Manila Hemp Details From Philippine Bananas and Trade
The Manila hemp comes from a banana plant abaca in the Philippines. It yields a pound of fiber per stalk, with two natives producing about 25 pounds daily. The rope uses outer fiber. inner fiber makes dress materials. The U S consumes 41 percent of global output, with 417,473 of 825,020 bales exported last year. Britain and Europe follow in orders.
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Manila
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Philippine Islands
Philippines
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Chinese Passport Proof by Palm Print in Baltimore
A Baltimore Sun note explains a Chinese traveler’s passport method using a fine paint brushed on the palm and pressed onto damp pauper to capture a unique palm print. The procedure aims to prevent transfer as every person has distinct palm lines.
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Baltimore Sun
Insects Versus Birds Speed Studied by Naturalists
A Chicago Chronicle piece notes insects can rival birds in speed. A house fly averages 100 beats per second and 25 feet per second, while alarmed flight tops 150 feet per second. A dragonfly reportedly outpaces a swallow in a chase.
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Chicago Chronicle
Captain of Bicycle Corps and War News Echoes
A mixed compilation quotes a cavalry scene about a lost cyclometer capping miles ridden. It also advertises Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort and includes a Kansas City grocery inscription, cures for consumption cases, and a May 1865 testimonial. Excerpts contrast war dispatches from Indianapolis News and reflections from Washington Star Chicago Vimes-Herald and others.
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Bicycle Corps
Campaigon
Allen
Allen S. Olmstead
le Roy
Indianapolis
Duke of Wellington
Spain
Europe
Washington Star
Santiago
Chicago
Vimes-Herald
San Francisco Examiner
California
Cansas
Chicago Chronicle
Garcia
Shafter
Cuba
United States Commissary Department
Washington Post
Sylvester Scovel
Uncle Sam and forty five daughters debate a playful proposition
A fragment hints at a humorous, non definite dispute about fun and figures linked to Uncle Sam and a group described as forty five daughters. The tone suggests satire rather than a factual report.
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Uncle Sam
Salzen Seed Co. Catalog Promises Wheat Growth and Sample Seeds
Jolin A Salzen Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a farm seed catalogue for 4 cents postage. The ad touts wheat profit at 40 cents per bushel and samples of Salzer's Red Cross winter wheat rye oats and clover with 80 bushels per acre claimed. The line about umpires with stained records hints at bleachers saving reputations.
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Salzer
Red Cross
Jolin A. Salzen Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis. CN
Catterson Smack in His Lig Think I' Know of a Place
A Pointer. Life humorously depicts Catterson asking an old fellow about a place to eat and drink cheaper wine, with banter about travel and taste. The fragment suggests social chatter and rustic wit in a colonial setting.
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Chicago News
Hatterson
Catterson
The Oldest Volunteer Doctor Offers Service to President
A 109 year old New York state doctor volunteered as an army surgeon for the president. At his age he reads without glasses and walks ten miles daily. The note adds that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the oldest standard medicine for indigestion and constipation. One battle does much good.
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New York State
Spain and United States face Philippines settlement in push for accord
The piece argues Spain seeks stemmed by diplomacy to force U S involvement in Philippine issues while Europe led by Russia France and Germany presses for a settlement. It notes Madrid hopes for understanding with McKinley to avoid harsh concessions and predicts continued war if talks fail.
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New York
Russia
France
Germany
America
Oieh
Goerce
Spain
United States
West Indies
Philippines
Manila
Frania
Usagi
Triple Alliance
Mediterranean
Morocco
Madrid
United State
McKinley
Tipo
Far East
Nuevitas Bombarded and Evacuations Reported
Fragmentary text reports Nuevitas bombarded near Gibra harbor and evacuated by Spanish forces. accounts mention gunboat Nashville and General Logie with insurgent scouts and troops fleeing toward Luquín, amid fire and disorder. limited details available.
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Key West
Puerto
Cros
Soldie
Nashville
Gibra
Expre Harbor
United States
Inguin
Giby
Logie
Americus
Llotguin By
Vail
Sion
Har
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