New Portuguese King Born in 1463 and Global Notes
The article notes the birth of the new King of Portugal, Carlos I, on September 7, 1463, making him 26. It describes Portugal’s geography, population, and colonies. It contrasts with the South African republic’s voting for Boers and a nonfunctional railway project. It discusses Pretoria’s politics, the Prussian style jury reform, and a Washington state growth report, including property values and immigration trends.
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Carlos I
Portugal
Luis I
Europe
Iberian Peninsula
Spain
Africa
Asia
Iniszz
South African Republic
Volksraad
Jarliament
Proteria
Wateherdt
Washington
Western Life and the Salt Lake City Waterways Debacle
A Philadelphia Ledger letter ridicules glowing Salt Lake City descriptions, noting mountain water turned to open ditches along City Creek and ruined by litter. It contrasts Brigham Young era grandeur with neglected streets, crooked canals, and struggling trees amid urban growth and toll road tales to Pike’s Peak.
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Eait Lake
Salt Lake
Philadelphia Ledger
City Croct
North Temple Street
City Vrain
Young
Brigham Young
Sut Lake
Tabernach
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Brigham
Brighim
Parrot Causes Stir on Street Car and Hair Care Advice
A talkative parrot in a New York street car causes laughter as passengers challenge a hat snatching insult. The scene ends with the bird rescued, while a Philadelphia North American reader offers hair care advice praising a natural gloss achieved with proper washing and brushing, warning against dye and damp hair.
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Willie
New York
Johnny
Broad Street
Best Keep Ol as Best
A fragmentary admonition urges readers to avoid debt and live within income. It mocks extravagant living and echoes a Dickens quote about small annual income and ample expenditure, noting the peril of debt and urging frugal habits amid muddled wording.
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Oman
Canning Salmon by Chinamen on Pacific Coast Docks
A Seattle letter describes Pacific coast salmon canneries as vital employers for fishermen and Indians. Chinese workers dominate the processing line from heads and entrails to salting, packing, and sealing cans. Canned salmon is shipped worldwide, labeled Columbia River salmon, with the process detailing scraping, slicing, salting, and soldering, followed by cooking and varnishing.
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Pacific Coast
Seattle
Washington
Columbia River
Wonderful Wills and Odd Testamentary Provisions
The will of Solomon Sanborn of Medford Massachusetts, long dead, reveals a patriot with pride in Massachusetts revolutionary role. He bequeathed body to De Oliver Wendell Holmes and Professor Agassiz, with odd conditions and instructions. He wished meticulous preservation of skin for an artistic anatomical display at Harvard, and careful preparatory steps by surgeons for this extraordinary request.
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Mary Green
Solomon Sanborn
Medford
Mass
Sanborn
Massachusetts
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Agassiz
Anatomical
Harcand Celles
Bible in Literature Shapes English Thought and Style
The Century argues the Bible profoundly influenced modern literature and daily speech through its beauty and vigor. From Shakespeare to Wordsworth and Bacon to Ruskin, secular writers repeatedly draw on biblical allusions, making the Bible a universal literary treasure and spiritual atmosphere.
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Shakespeare
Miltwo
Wordsworth
Scott
Bacon
Steele
Addison
Fife
Carlyle
Clover and the praise of clover in verse by Ingersoll
A reflective poem extols clover as a source of honey and contentment. The speaker links clover to joy, industry, and pastoral bliss, and muses on happiness, youth, and peaceful living. He cites Bottom and quotes Ingersoll to reinforce rustic idealism.
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Brooks
Violeta
Ingersoll
Chicago Tribune public good and a stray remark
The piece quotes the Chicago Tribune and Free Press debating public service. It wryly notes a Texas incident and questions why someone in Michigan did not act to curb it with an improvised tactic. The text reflects media commentary rather than a report of a specific event.
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Tom
The
Chicago Tribune
Texas
Michigan
Talk of the Day humor column snippets scattered jokes
A dense mosaic of old jokes and quips appears under Talk of the Day, with silly exchanges about markets water lambs bicycles counterfeiters and mistaken fortunes. Readers encounter playful banter on sunrises birthdays marriages fashion and social foibles from a bygone era.
South Boston Resident Wins Louisiana Lottery Prize
John A. Hayes of South Boston won a second capital prize in the Louisiana State Lottery drawing. He resides on West Fourth and conducts business on West Broadway. The 10000 prize was part of a total 15000 awarded to Boston holders. Hayes has long bought tickets and is a well known local.
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Boston
Mass
South Boston
Iter
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Alma Record
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Eastor
Pike's Peak
Kansas City
Western Railway Systems
Sagetaff
Consteaetion
White Mountain
New Harpshins
ISL
Thay West
Young Men's Christine Association
Teroehing
Kanens City Journal
Hynvel
Hansel Re
Londons
Kansas
N.Y. Star
Colorado
Akoetlon
Iwen
Kateas
Oltiown Park
Bob
Jeremy Bentham
Hospital Museum
London
Wagner
Napoleon Bonaparte
George Washington
Horatio G. Onderdonk
Deuces
Draco
Mr. Onderdonk
Onderdonk
the Bible IN Literature
Jay Gould
Bieycle
Ose
Wickwire
Mudge
Temple of Heaven
Polcin
Owen Long
Tommy
Empress of
Austria
Datel
Pharaoh
Joseph
Bugle
Walter
Ips
Mier
Helm
Mrs. Wickwire
Mr. Wickwire
Mabel
George
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