Beo Toklon Chapel Memorial Linked To Tragic Tale
A disjointed narrative recounts Helen Sturtevant, Leo Tokken, and Soo Tokion, with Osaka Yokohama ties, culminating in a drowning, an inheritance of $25,000, and the Beo Toklon Chapel near a Yokohama mission. It notes a Chicago Record-Herald mention of an aspiring American actress.
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Wes Boo Tokion
Wes
Dig University
Dig Lake
Stuttevant
Uni
Soo
Ann
Helen
Susie
M Sturtevant
gubla-Khees
Hans
Helen Sturtevant
Mae Tee
Leo Tokken
Soo Tokien
Seo Tokion
Loo
Yokohama
Sco Oe
Chicago Record-Herald
Delayed Notice on Overland Telegraph Risks
In Central Australia one foe to the overland telegraph line is the common green frog. Frogs climb poles and use insulators as cool perches, attracted by the damp dropper wires intended to protect against lightning, risking damage to the line and cables.
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Australia
Rugiand
Paving In South Africa and Colonial Nicknames
A fragment discusses Mr Chamberlain and the export of British pavvies to South Africa. It notes weed abundance in colonies versus the mother country and links origins to canal construction. Includes a misread section on nicknames like Wisconsin people and Temans.
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Mr. Chamberlain
South Africa
Domestic Training For Girls And Public Reform
A historical piece discusses expanding female education through manual training in schools and funded programs. It notes women’s clubs aiding reforms, cooperation with leagues, and rising demand for skilled labor for women in the public sphere and workforce.
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Standa
The Ge War and the Geographer in a Romantic Map World
A reflection on historic maps and places that captivate the imagination. The piece muses on how color coded lands such as Venezuela and distant cities sparked curiosity about geography, names, and historic voyages, with vivid recollections of explorers and voyagers shaping youthful interest.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Venice
James Monroe
Esquemeling
Brave Chronicle
Caracoa
UN Beg
van Dieman
Haslitt
Bagdad
Damascus
Andalusia
NATO
Washington Irving
New York
News
Manhood and Heroes Beyond Wealth and Fame
An opinion exhorting true heroism over money and status. It argues for choosing large hearted servants of mankind rather than pompous figures and recalls Thomas Hughes on maintaining integrity while earning a living and doing one’s own work.
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Guumenaing
Sle Crocus
Rae Thomas Hughes
Balance of Work and Play Emphasized for Healthy Life
The author argues work and recreation must be balanced with moderation. Pleasure should be rational and morally wholesome, not excessive. Amusements should support art and effort without replacing productive work or overindulgence in activities like golf.
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oSree
Toll
Progress and Prospect in Industry and Science Across Waters
The harbor at Copenhagen expands to store tankage for several new ships while American locomotive works push to capacity and railroads offer large premiums for engines. Neurological and chemical advances include Rosenheim's polonium based diamond test and Chantemesse’s typhoid antitoxin from cultured material. Balloon ascent experiments detail oxyhemoglobin reduction at high altitudes and arterial pressure changes with altitude.
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America
France
M. Tripet
Wonderful Tyrol railway aims at world steepest line
A new mountain railway under construction in Tyrol will be the world’s steepest when finished next summer. The two and a half kilometer line will connect Eastern village to Col de Mendel summit and cover the ascent in twenty seven minutes by electric cog railway, a four hour road journey.
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Tyrol
Col de Mendel
Sarena
Fragmented Text Endorses Toe
Readable fragments indicate an endorsement of toe action. The text mentions an implied approval tied to a sequence of phrases but lacks clear context, names, or dates to identify the endorsing party or the exact subject of the endorsement.
Notable aphorisms by Raze Horn on work and virtue
A collection of maxims emphasizes that aesthetics do not define ethics and preparation precedes progress. It argues wills shape actions, mercy aligns with majesty, and labor serves people, not the reverse. It contrasts innocence with vice and highlights solitude, opinion, and habit.
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Onarecter
Greedy Animals and Clever Predators in Nature
In Longman’s Magazine a meditation on animal hunger shows sea birds feasting on robins afloat and birds of prey blundering into traps. A robin cut off from sight struggles on the water while gulls gorge, and a snake’s attempt to grab a frog ends with a clever escape by the amphibian.
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Longman's Magazine
Salutes and Messes in France by General Andre
General Andre, French Minister of War, introduces two changes in France. Bachelor officers may dine with comrades or separately as they choose, ending the old segregated mess system. The second change involves dropping the movements of presenting arms, with implied continued ceremonial respect.
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Andre
Perseverance of a Glasgow Printer Chronicle
A Glasgow printer, Mr Johnstone, undertakes the monumental task of copying the entire Old Testament from Genesis to Malachi. He writes each word in a new, elaborate script, devoting careful attention to the flow and finish of every book’s end.
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Glasgow
Malachi
Johhnatone
Setenee
Fragmentary note on names and phrases from a historical page
The readable parts mention several personal names and odd terms like Nansen and Pamiy, with fragmented phrases about an explorer and color hints. The text is garbled, offering no clear event, date, or location to frame a coherent news item.
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Frank Munsey
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Hamilton W. Mable, A
Copenhagen
Rosenheim
Biograph
Chantemesse
Manson
Nansen
Muato
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