Talk With Hunton Reevaluates Civil War Threats
Senator Hunton of Virginia discusses the electoral commission and Civil War risks. He recalls Confederate currency collapse after 1863 and 1865, noting wartime economics, tradeoffs, and the impracticality of another civil war for presidential succession. He reflects on Hayes vs. Tilden and the war’s financial toll.
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Washington
Eppa Hunton
Virginia
Warrenton
Congress
Electoral Commission
Gert
Hunton
Rt al
Hayes
Tilden
Reflections on Civil War Legacy by Gen Winton
Gen Winton recalls Civil War hardships and patriotism of Confederate soldiers. He notes wartime money woes, blockades, and inflation, compares Gettysburg to Pickett charge, and mentions Hunton's brigade and the Spanish-American context. The dialogue references electoral conflict and national unity. SMITH D FRY.
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Virginia
Hunton
Continental Army
Washington
Valleys Forge
Pickett
Gettysburg
Spain
Huntons Brigade
Confederacy
Sander
Richmond
Slinton
South
Cottai
Dahlonega
Winton
Electoral Commission
Sid
Bermuda Lilies Experiment to Grow Bermuda Lily in U S South
The United States Department of Agriculture conducts trials in South Carolina and Louisiana to grow Bermuda lilies domestically for Easter decorations. Early trials at the Rally experimental station yield promising results with hopes of stocking U S markets with native grown bulbs. Bermuda supply is diminishing and Britain has set up an experimental station in Bermuda to train local growers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South Caroina
Louisiana
South Carolina
Chin
Rally
Bermudas
Department of Agriculture
Bermuda
Secret meetup noted in street conversation
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Gillian and Mrs Wyckoff preparing to part ways as one plans to tell a secret while another exits to get a hair cut and meet at the corner, narrated in a New York Press style.
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Gillian
Irish Blood Gag Ends Stage Run in Green Shirt Debacle
A northern Iowa barnstorming troupe recounts a small town supper party memory. Fitzmorris played Lion Hearted Larry in an Irish melodrama when a prop bulb burst green, transforming the shirt and triggering gales of laughter. The incident earned him the nickname Green Blood Fitz.
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Iowa
Larry
Carter
Cathcett
Erin
Lion Hearted
Fitzmorris
Fitz
Colleen
Fitamorris
Green Blood Fitz
Wisconsin
Language Struggle in Luzon Courts and Markets
An article discusses language chaos in American occupation of Luzon. Spanish remains court language while Tagalog and English clash in commerce and daily life. Pidgin speech emerges as traders mix tongues, risking misunderstandings and delaying schooling reforms.
Beef Killing in Manila Exposed at Arroceres Slaughterhouse
A descriptive report from Manila reviews the Arroceres slaughterhouse near the river, where native cattle are butchered nightly to prevent taint from tropical heat. It notes the tied cattle, swift spinal blows, and amid blood the rush of native women and children to collect dripping blood, later distributed to markets across the city.
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Manila
Arroceres
Aia Chas
Pocketbook in Trust Leads to Small Pay
Clevee and Plain Denter recount a peculiar cash exchange over a pocketbook held in trust for a client. The speaker received a plugged dime and a promise of a nickel later if Md visits the office soon.
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Morey
Cleveeland Plain Denter
Bargain Yard Cloth Sparks Shopper Chatter
In Kliondike a shopper praises a cloth piece bought by Mrs Mines. The yard price is quoted at 98 dollars 99 cents per yard provoking conversation about value and bargains.
Fragmented 1920s newspaper snippets mixed with humor
A collage of comical excerpts from various papers detailing misheard phrases and quirky dialogues. Includes brief lines about social events, church plate jokes, a big fire, and domestic miscommunications, all presented in clipped, mock news style.
Somali Life and the Caravan Trade in Somaliland
The passage describes camel herds supporting nomadic life in Somaliland, shifting between pastures and dry seasons as no village remains fixed. Camels carry goods and people across distances, acting as the sole means of exchange and travel. It notes a sacred, unwritten law guiding Gomal society across the region, with movement tied to seasonal pasture and water.
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Wlole
Somaliland
Docking Horses Through History and Law
An archival note recounts the practice of docking horses from the dark days of bull and bear baiting to modern times. It traces usage on roadsters and hunters, praises the Peninsular War cue of cock-tails for British dragoons, and notes its decline with round-coach decline and a later unwelcome revival.
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Blackwood
From Peru to Paris and Australia A World of Oddities
A quirky survey describes Peru producing most of the world’s raw cocaine and Japan using tarred pasteboard shingles. It notes Paris artificial oysters deceiving tastes, British Guiana’s mixed population, and a Central Australian tribe’s widow pigment ritual. It mentions Tumbes population, historic canals, Negri Sembilan federation, and stamps across principalities shaping postage.
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Peru
Switveraind
Paris
Japan
Tumbes
Sach
Negri-Sembilan
Pehane
Perik
Sekingor
Sungei- Ujong
Straits Settlements
Paris Fortune Tellers Thrive Despite Police Efforts
The Paris police report over 2000 fortune tellers profiting from cartomancy and other divination methods. Tarot dominates a widespread trade with prices ranging from a few shillings to several pounds, attracting actresses and society ladies while men also seek counsel. Police struggle to curb swindling as blackmail and crime creep into the profession, reflecting a darker side of Parisian life.
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Paris
Preest
Hovos ruirecHor
Purisanne
Melliner
Caf Parisain Life Pall Matt Gazette
Census Concerns Shape Indian Enumeration Challenge
The census office faces legal and constitutional questions in preparing for the twelfth census. A core issue is whether tribal Indians count as part of the general population or as a separate group not taxed under the Constitution. Officials seek careful, nonadversarial methods to ensure accurate data while avoiding public resistance.
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Iivo
Department of the Interior
Census Office
United States
Census
Supreme Court
Lst
Washington
Jugs on Floata and River Cattis In Western Waters
The piece describes using jugs as floats for catfishing in western rivers. Jugs are corked and tied to lines with frogs or bait. One or two jugs can float a trot line while anglers on shore wait for bites and may row out to reel in catches.
Sudden Proposal In Tit Bits Snapshot
Amusing item from Tit Bits describes a farmer named Greene Waal approving a sudden proposal to marry his daughter. A touring amateur photographer offers to capture her as she is, prompting a brisk reaction and a plan to seek a parson for the wedding.
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Farmer Greene Waal
Sudden
Sal
Sayings of Children in a Grammar Class
A Chicago Daily News item recalls humorous exchanges from a juvenile class. A boy contrasts adjectives little and small in a witty aside about nothing at all. Other vignettes feature four year old Gracie, Bes sie, and Johnny with family quips about naps, signs, and pudding.
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Nelle
Mumma
Gracie
Bessie
Johnny
Chicago Daily News
Old Iron From Cuba Reveals Junk Trade Across War Debris
Mr. O Saylor describes a year and a half in Cuba's wreckage business, recovering iron and cannon balls from Morro to Cabanas and ruined sugar plants. He shipped 35,000 tons, sold to American foundries, with profits limited by transportation limits and ongoing sugar harvests.
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0 Saylor
Havana
Morro and
Cabanas
Meriecan Foundries
Cuba
Trochas
Gen. Weyler
Times-Democrat
Continental Soldiers in Philippine Campaign Compared with Earlier Wars
The article contrasts U.S. army hardships in the Philippine archipelago with earlier conflicts. It notes better overall physical condition of modern troops versus Civil War and Mexican War veterans, cites logistical failures in Spanish American era campaigns, and recalls Revolutionary War marches and Montreal expedition hardships under General Washington.
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Philippine Archipelago
Wil
Orient
Sherman
Gulf
Efsen
Santiazro
Washington
Canada
Sehuyier
Montgomery
Atlantic
Vortreal
Quebec
Montreal
Boston
Kennebec
Tacoma
Wash
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Vicksburg
Lee
Grant
Chattanooga
Sheridan
Valley of Virgin
Quartermaster General of the Confederacy
Richmond & Danville Railroad Company
Hyuerns
Luzon
Luevon
Ideed
Gian
Hocos
Pampanga
Tagalo
N.Y
Tribune
Spirlins
Shadyside
Pittsburgh
Boston Traveler
South Africa
James
Catholic Standard
Times
Fortune Tellers
Washington Lettres
Washington State
Grutlis
Philadelphia
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