Portraits and publishing season noted in early 1900s commentary
The piece reflects on George W. Cable and Miss Marie Corelli with examples of their work and business sense. It highlights Sir Maria corelli's August publishing strategy and praises Mary Orne Jowett’s literary lineage, noting Berwick influences and East Asian race debates tied to Boxer era reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
W. Cable
Hll Grounds
Lougtton, Mifflin & Co
Marie Corelli
Miss CoreHis
Miss Corel
Marah Orne Jowett
Berwick
Amd
Kier Isher
Ber- Wick
Renidine
Faber
Pler
Dew
White race dominance and Chinese fate in Asia discussed
An translated Chinese paper reviews the Anglo Japanese treaty and argues racial hierarchies favoring whites. It accuses foreigners of mockery toward non white peoples and notes US exclusion bills against Chinese and Japanese workers. The piece warns China must reform or risk being swallowed by stronger nations. It highlights Japan's rapid progress.
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Vbercurs
Publici Sal
Shanghai
Aero Veo Penyaide
Advatier
Abrhad
Moog
M. Kuang-Hsnn
Asia
Sentrie Test Intelligencer
Artcle
United States
China
Japan
Ciy
Mexican Wasps Sting Reader Describes Painful Attack
A western railroad passenger recounts a Long Island man using Mexican wasps for rheumatism. He describes a two inch insect with a inch sting that caused intense facial pain, numbness, swelling, and hours of agony, noting the wasp’s relentless and painful sting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Anim
Inventor Patents Telephone Recording Device
Copenhagen's Peter Out Pedersen secures a patent for the twibesraphone a device that records telephone conversations on steel wire or ribbon and replays them without degradation. The system uses a moving steel band and electromagnet to magnetize and reproduce the speech as electric currents. Also mentions Wyoming oil springs and Judge Carter's 1860 discovery leading to early petroleum shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Out Pedersen
Copenhagen
Mlewnetisu
Wyoming
Uintah
Evanston
Judge Carter
Judgeer
Union Pacific Railway
Lyles Indiana a town tied to Uncle Joshua Lyles tale
Lyles Indiana grew from a freed slave entry to Princeton Gibson County. Joshua Lyles bought land in the Wabash bottoms and built a settlement that became a growing town with rail side tracks, a siding named Esvdes, and a vibrant corn and melon trade fed by Southern trains. Postmaster Jim Cancrell helps settle disputes as the community, still tied by shared descent, preserves Southern rural customs along the Wabash.
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Lyles
Ind
Joshua Lyles
Indiana
Tennessee
Princeton
Gibson County
Wabash Bottoms
Joshua Jugies
Sunny
Wabash Bottom
Testiana
Wabash
Leuisvile
Evansville
St. Louis
Lewisville
Joshua’ Lyles
Byles
Southern Railead
Southern’s
Harrison Ashby
Ashby
Postcoaster
Jim" Cancrell
Joshua” Lyles
Wyoming Strikes Oil From Ancient Springs and Oil Sands
The article reports early Wyoming oil discoveries from near surface springs and oil sands at shallow depths. It notes historic claims tying bear country and Captain Bonneville to early occurrences, and mentions limited success with a drying market and a refinery push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Lew
Wien
Neraie
Bonneville
Washington Irving
Far Springs
Polson Spider Creek
Resting the Eyes Ball Helps Bookkeeper End Optical Strain
A bookkeeper keeps a bright pink and gold rubber ball on his desk to rest his eyes during long hours of calculating. He says a look at the ball relieves fatigue and refreshes his vision, a tip from a free medical dispensary. The page also notes German life expectancy data and a humorous remark about memory.
American machinery drives horses on French farms and more
The article notes a shift from oxen to American farm machinery and horses in France, with large French cavalry purchases of American horses. It also mentions radium production for Curie, animal alarm during Mont Pelee, butterfly color changes by temperature, fox farming in Alaska, and visual training improving sight in two Hungarian boys, plus forestry and turpentine concerns.
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France
America
Mont Pelee
Sekiya
Tokio
John Milne
E. Fischer
Standfuss
Alaska
M. Heller
Vienna
Turpentine forests face decay as operators overcut pines
The Turpentine Operators and Factors Association met in Jacksonville to address drastic pine depletion. Forestry expert Herty warned that repeated boxing kills sap trees after two to three uses and an industry move south has accelerated ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turpentine Operators and Factors’ Association
Jacksonville
Fla
Norfolk
Savannah
Tampa
Herty
United States Department of Forestry
South
Georgia
Florida
Names of Lakes in Maine Peculiar and Wonderfully Constructed
A Farmington dispatch reviews Maine lake names like Meddy Kemps Passadumkeag Sista dobbis Bashaheegan Umbacooksus Mollechunkemug Mooselookmiganite. It argues aboriginal names, though cumbersome, carry poetic resonance versus modern English replacements.
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Farmington
Jake Moose
Pine Tree
Americar
Theodore Winthrop
Maine
Moose
Mary
Molly
Mollechunkemiug
Rochester Democrat
Sunshine and Nature Amid Hard Times in Washington Star
A Washington Star piece adopts a reflective tone telling readers not to complain about hardship. The speaker prefers patience and imagery of sunshine butterflies and brooks to venting about labor troubles.
Cedar Poles Ship to Egypt For Electric System
The company operating a large tele phone network in Egypt has arranged shipments of fifteen hundred white cedar poles ties and posts from Michigan to Alexandria and Cairo. The hot dry climate in Egypt ruins timber quickly and imported Sweden timber lasts only about four years. The move aims to secure durable cedar poles for the transmission system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Sweden
United States
Michigan
Alexandria
Cairo
Bank Note Forgery Ring Detected in Brussels
A Brussels fraud operation used real note fragments pieced onto fine tissue paper to imitate genuine currency. Operators stitched tiny segments with careful dexterity, creating counterfeit bank notes deemed nearly undetectable. Authorities noted the sophisticated technique and ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Elfficul
Manufacti
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Chinaman
Carter Company
Real Vale
Tena Ta Q
Wyoming Oil Company
Carter
Evanston, WY
Germany
Mount Pe Lee
Washington Star
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