ENTERPRISING TRIBE WHERY Leading Men in Arizona Letter
A Special Arizona letter profiles the Chemehuevi, nomadic renegades who allied with Mohaves along the Colorado River. It details their origins, customs, irrigation farming, basket making, and social life, contrasting them with nearby Mohaves and noting U S government aid differences, frontier culture, and a touching child welfare moment.
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Arizona
Elolorado River
California
Fort Mohave
Needles
Colorado River
Yuma
Paintis
Nevada
Carnegis Museum
Pittsburg
G Wharton James
One Grand Sweet Song May There Goes Lieut von Offenbach
A humorous exchange notes a divorce suit with the couple reportedly not opposing, while a judge comments on their harmony. A separate aside mocks an extravagant friend unable to curb spending, implying creditors over marital strife.
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Lieut. von Offenbach
Fashion Trends Return to Old Styles in Brooklyn Life
In Brooklyn Life, Lisette notes the revival of old fashions, while Selina observes the styles seem absurd at first but begin to reappear. The dialogue hints at cyclical costume trends and social attitudes toward style.
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Selina
Brooklyn
Noteworthy Exception Quote in Chicago Tribune
A girl in a pink shirt waist voices a humorous claim that heat does not expand all things noting a hot day makes gloves and shoes too small, reflecting a light, witty Tribune snippet.
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Chicago Tribune
Tit for Tat. Sailor hats and stovepipe hats in humor
The Chicago Daily News quotes a quip on appearances versus ability. A girl wears a sailor hat yet cannot row a boat while a man wears a silk hat yet cannot set up a stovepipe, highlighting social irony.
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Many
Chicago Daily News
The Consolidation of City Banks
The article argues that branch banking in rural areas is unlikely and undesirable. It says country banks stay local, profits stay at home, and community ownership builds trust. Consolidation is driven by big deals, economies of scale, and the influx of new blood, while mid sized banks remain viable in cities.
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United States
Country Bank
A City of Tolerance and Parisian Hospitality
A New York Mail and Express correspondent extols Paris as a city of broad tolerance and hospitality. The piece praises Parisian openness to diverse ideas, people, and artistic expression, noting the absence of rigid caste lines and the welcoming of merit from any source despite historical conflicts.
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New York Mail and Express
Witte Enonugh
Paris
Garrets
Judge Wickersham Views Asia From Cape Prince of Wales Picture
Judge James Wickersham of Nome district returned to Nome in February after a scientific expedition to Cape Prince of Wales. Standing on an ice shelf three miles from shore, he looked across the Behring Strait and saw the continent of Asia. Tacoma Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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San Axia
America
James Wickersham
Nome
Cape Prince of Wales
Wickersham
Behring Straits
Asia
Tacoma Cor
Cincinnati Enquirer
Census figures show India population at 294 million
Cenansa of India reports the first census returns with a population of 294,266,701 for India. The early count highlights geographic spread and demographic indicators across states.
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India
Place of Peace: Rhodes Resting in Matoppo Hills
The London Mail notes Cecil Rhodes chose Matoppo hills for his tomb where his role in ending the Matabele rebellion is recalled. It describes the landscape from Bulawayo toward the ruins and caves, ancient mines tied to Ophir legends, and Rhodesia’s transformation from royal capital to a modern region.
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Cecil Rhodes
Matoppo Hills
London Mail
V. C
Matoppo
Bulawayo
Rhodes
Rhodesia
Mateppos
India
Job
Lobengula II
Rhodes Street
Government House
Colosans
Winter Bud Observations and Lynchings in U S History
The piece notes winter buds of trees unfolding in spring, detailing bud coatings and miniature foliage as observers study preparations. It also cites historical lynching statistics across U S states, showing counts by year and noting victim demographics including races and a Chinese individual.
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Meehan
United States
Abune Abuse Comment Sparks Ashes of Memory
Abune declares that abuse faced openly may be repaid with force, yet abuse whispered behind his back lingers in memory, underscoring a harsh stance from the Atchison Globe.
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Atchinson Globe
Policy and tact are not synonyms in ethics discourse
The remark contrasts policy as a calculated plan or rule with tact as social skill. It argues policy can imply rigidity or moral flaw, while tact denotes prudent sensitivity in dealing with others.
Policy and tact in human conductExplores how policy serves selfish ends while tact guides words to aid others, contrasting worldly wisdom with intuitive truth and urging tact as the moral standard.
The piece contrasts policy and tact, defining policy as worldly wisdom that serves selfish interests and tact as the proper use of sympathy and praise for the receiver. It argues tact indicates right from wrong, and condemns policy when it harms others.
Pith and Point Selections and Quick Wits
A collage of witticisms and quips from 19th century papers. It includes jokes on life outlooks and self awareness, a misquote exchange about a man with a million, a teaching ad for entering rooms, a poet’s note to Mabel, family questions about a father, and a quip about automobiles and gas. Also a farmer’s cure for a cow’s kicking.
Stand Up Fares Missing On Street Car Training
An Indianapolis street car trainee, new to the line, collected fares poorly on a Brightwood run. After the crowd remained seated at the conductor’s cry to stand for unpaid fares, the humorous scene drew smiles from passengers while five girls in front quietly surrendered transfers, unknown to them the attempted new rule in fare collection.
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Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis
Brightwood Line
Talhatise
Unfinished stone motif at Rothschild houses noted
Across Lord Rothschilds elegant Piccadilly palace and Tring country seat a conspicuous unfinished stone fragment remains un dressed as a symbolic token. The practice, tied to orthodox Jewish belief, signals temporary status until return to the Holy Land. A field scene in a separate voice notes a quarrel with a mule and reflections on graduates and money.
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Lord Rothschild
Piccadilly
Tring
Rothschild
England
Holy Land
London
John
Atlanta Constitution
Cause of Hard Luck in Auilwaouhee Sentinel
A fragment from the Auilwaouhee Sentinel notes that a saying about hard luck favors practical help over admonition. The brief item suggests a tenadellar bi will aid a man in misfortune more than a rebuke or an "I told you so" sermon.
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Auilwaouhee Sentinel
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Shemehuevi
N. Y. Sun
Puck
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Fleraid
Harold
Abune
Cincinnati Tribune
Mann
Wright
Willie
Tommy
Boston Transcript
Cuudor
Philadelphia Press
Rufus
Ohio State Journal
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