Multinational Graduates and Diverse News From The Era
The article notes eight nationalities represented at the American College for Girls in Constantinople and cites a French play by the graduates. It reports on Japanese clerks in London, a theft scheme in New York Chinatown, Eatonville Florida’s all nonwhite population, and local postmaster James J. Clark. It mentions tree pests near St Joseph Michigan, Hoff and Wolf medical prescriptions, a Gathmann gun test at Sandy Hook, Finnish immigration trends, Maltese incident with a Plymouth Refriger ator engine flywheel, and Monadnock Block postal activity in Chicago. It closes with details about Li Ming Chang’s wife, described as one of the wealthiest women and most elaborate in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American College For Girls
Constantinople
Equitable
New York
Monadnock Block
Chicago
Mutual Admiration Society of Newspaper Paragraphers
A Washington letter recalls an early Paragraphers association formed by editors and reporters to share and credit wit. It traces how mutual exchanges among papers in New York Boston Danbury and other cities built trust among scribes and later morphed into broader newsroom networks. The piece notes ongoing collaborations among correspondents in cities including Newark Chicago St Louis Omaha and San Francisco to cover river and harbor bills and major legislation with richer, cooperative dispatches.
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Washington
World
Ciiealar
Brooklyn Argus
New York Commercial Advertiser
New York Herald
George F. Rabbitt
Boston Post
Cecil T. Bagnall
Turner's Falls
J. M. Bailey
Danbury News
George D. Bayard
Nathaniel Bu
Uawes
Bob Burdette
Burling
Weill
Mutual Admition Society
New York
Chicago
Newark
St. Louis
Omaha
Denver
San Francisco
Avork
House
Buffalo
Detroit
Grand Rapids
St. Paul
Great Lakes
Combine
Detroit Tribune
Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin
Sam Stephenson
Smith O
Witty Quips From Various Papers Highlight Comic Tone
A collage of jokes and quips from newspapers including Atchison Globe Chicago Daily News Philadelphia Bulletin Ohio State Journal Denver News St Louis Republic Cleveland Plain Dealer Punch and Pick Me Up. It features misheard lines social jabs and light banter about mirrors balloon falls and prior lives.
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Atchison Globe
Wise
Chicago Daily
Philadelphia Bulletin
Ohio State Journal
Maud
Angelina
Mary
Fred
Denver News
Trate
Louis Republic
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Walter
Toozer
Lovozer
Boric acid method eyed to keep fish fresh without ice
United States fish commission experiments at Woods Hall show boric acid washing of freshly dressed bluefish, weakfish, and bonito preserves flesh firm and eyes clear for 24 hours in sea water without ice. Salicylic acid and formaldehyde failed. boric acid appears safe, reduces decay, and prevents putrefaction without embalmment.
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United States Fish Commission
Woods Hall
Squirrel Swims Across River Competing with Ferryman
In Middie Haddam, a gray squirrel leaped into the river and swam against a strong current, beating the ferryman Thomas Donnellon as he followed in his boat. The animal reached the opposite shore far ahead, impressing observers. Velocity tests by M. Hrunhes reportedly place X-ray speed near that of light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Donnellon
Middie Haddam
Tom
Hartford Courant
Trains Crash and Rescue Amid Devastation
Rescue workers freed injured passengers after a severe train wreck as engines overturned and boilers hissed. A man’s body lay beneath wreckage while bystanders lifted him from the mass, and a crowd heard cries for help amid warped rails and scattered debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Megethae
Chicago Times-Herald
Kentucky Dog Fight Tale in Post Column
A traveling man recounts a Kentucky dog fight episode from a Washington Post piece. A colonel guides him to safety as a shooting occurres, with the grim punch line that dog fights attract death. Also clipped are notices of weekly excursion sleepers via MKT to San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Town Post
Kentucky
Washington Post
Leprang
Fragmentary 19th Century Notary Notice and Cure Ad
A garbled sworn document cites a notary public A W Gleason on December 6 1896 and references a patent cure marketed as fall a catarth cure. It mentions success payments and a druggist sale of Hulls Formilp Fille style remedy with testimonials and telegraph contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seiex Py
Ls & Ob
Fanty
A. W.gleason
Thater
To. Hull
Not That Kind Cartoon Clash Sparks Lively Ink War
A satirical cartoon causes a clash between a politician and a cartoonist. The politician threatens libel action while the artist defends the depiction and mocks the figure, illustrating a tense period in modern society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
bin Uelff
Makearaise Earl in Nepatherr Society Note
In Society column a brief Society Note mentions The Earl of Makearaise and a public query titled Whats his price reflecting local gossip. The item references Free Press coverage and hints at social intrigue surrounding the noble title.
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Earl of
Makearaise
Nepatherr
Dr Greene offers free advice from New York office
Nervara’s discoverer Dr Greene invites all to write or call at 35 West 14th Street New York City for his counsel. He promises swift, practical guidance drawn from vast experience. Thousands already seek his help but he urges readers not to delay or misstate their needs.
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Mich
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Berrien
Hoff
Wolf
Cable
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Sandy Hook
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications of
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Li Ming Chang
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W. A. Croffut
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Wheeling
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Harrison
South America
United States
Laronel W. Small
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Alex T. Sweet
Texas
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