Streets of Jerusalem at fair replica to aid visitors
The article describes a World’s Fair replica of Jerusalem with street names like Moor te..., Chemists' Street, Coppersmiths' Street, and Silversmiths' Street. It notes narrow lanes where workers of specific trades occupy dedicated streets and artisans live above shops. It also mentions the Mohammedan quarter cafe, Austrian post office, US consulate, and a Jewish synagogue. The citadel and Jewish walking place are highlighted, including the wall where Jews pray for the restoration of Zion.
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Jerusalem
St. Louis
New Jerusalem
Mohammedan
Market Square
United States
Cook's
Citadel
Herod
Holy City
Zion
Trade in Apples in Export and Home Markets
Portland Maine Press outlines the apple export trade, noting 15,000 to 60,000 barrels shipped weekly from American and Canadian ports, with export share typically 1 to 5 percent of total crops. Boston and New York handle most exports. California moves bulk east by rail. UK is the principal buyer, Germany a distant second, while Canada also ships heavily to Europe.
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Portland
Europe
United States
Canada
Boston
New York
San Francisco
California
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Germany
Canadiens
Food for Geniuses and a Remarkable Diet Discovery
Four years ago the delicate composer Uttle Max Darowski was deemed unlikely to survive. A diet rich in meat and fresh air, with vegetables limited, helped him grow teeth and bones. The doctor credited the meat, not cod liver oil, and noted sweets in moderation aided development as musical talent blossomed.
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London Mail
Max Darowski
Peculiar Tales From a City Veterinarian
A veteran veterinarian recalls odd cases and patient habits from city practice. He describes a caged coon lanced through a stove pipe, dogs overfed to death, and a pug with unexpected common sense. A fox terrier needle incident and an older dog’s medical mischief illustrate animal instincts and human care.
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Charles Holtman
Old Joe
Gus Habich
Little Joe
Holiman
Habich
Joe
Ae Nat
Lawyer Fights Off 482-Pound Adirondack Bear
Newark New Jersey lawyer William L Brown faced a huge bear on a dangerous ledge in the Adirondacks. He fired birdshot repeatedly, lost his guide, and sustained facial scratches while the bear pursued. Brown reloaded unsuccessfully and the bear was driven off.
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New York Telegraph
Adirondack
William L. Brown
Newark
N. J
Mr. Brown
Brown
North Woods
Aes
Englishmen in America naturalization rates cited
New York Times reports Massachusetts figures show English immigrants in the United States are more likely to naturalize than many foreigners. Irish lead with 79 percent naturalized, Germans 74, British 67, Welsh 70, Italians 37, Poles 41, Russians 44, Canadians 46 and Acadians 53.
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New York Times
Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maritime Provinces
Britons Seek Naturalization Amid Stir Over Citizenship
The piece argues Britons may naturalize to gain citizen rights while noting sixty two of every hundred Scots pursue it, and Massachusetts figures may reflect misapprehensions. It critiques articulate foreign residents who explain themselves and contrasts Italians who rarely naturalize but are increasingly doing so, warning of future scrutiny if they take advantage without contributing fully.
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Simon
Massachusetts
Fire Brigades On Steamboats A Civil War Era Plan
A late 19th century tale recalls steamboat disasters on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the rise of a boat fire brigade. Captain Jim Crowder on the Growler tests a drill that calls crew to duty, but a boisterous prank with wood choppers leads to a chaotic fire drill and a hard lesson in communication and consent.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Sultana
Memphis
Tenn
Jim" Crowder
Growler
Bitterwater
Jim
Captain Jim
Will Dietz
Sphinx Love and the Leisure Hour Puzzle Teaser
A fragment from a Leisure Hour page teases readers with a verse about climbing to a first height before declaring a grander peak in the distance. It references Sphinx Love, a puzzle section, and notes E. R. Chadbourn as contact, ending with a Swamp Angel cue about lesser writers and fame.
First Homonym First Last and the burden of actions
A compact verse reflecting on choosing the first or second option and the consequences of actions. It urges embracing decisive deeds to avoid lingering regret and sorrow as years pass. The poem frames FIRST and ONE and TWO as a moral guide toward blessing rather than condemnation.
In Albion inn a chorus of names and numbers collides
A fragmentary dialogue links a missionary and lawyer with writers and royalty noting travels in Seesereees seesone 08 seseseeeeseseee Frances Hodigon Burnett and a London court invitation, while a townsman mocks speculative growth through a 1-2-3-9-8 rhyme of rising prices and a doomed relocation.
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Albion
Ourgee
Lake Erie
Mark Twain
Charles Sheldon
Edward Everett Hale
Frances Hodigon Burnett
William Black
Edward VII
Francis Marion Crawford
Robert Barr
Africa
Grant Allen
Evess
Rudyard Kipling
Bret Harte
California
Golden State
Buna Fo
Master of the Northern Harp In Memoriam
A fragmented verse commemorates a master poet and musician who claimed the harp as his own muse. The lines reflect on poetry versus reputation and the enduring impact of a single song across generations.
Among the Ancient Greeks and a Puzzle of Letters
A cryptic note discusses using letters to denote numbers and presents riddles about sea and land, luster and gilt, and moral contrasts. It references a prize for listing book names and hints at wordplay with vowels and anagrams.
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Grace T. Hadley
Salt Lake City
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Hanna i
Washington
Sphinx
E. R. Chadbourn
Swamp Angel
EL EM Dee
M. C
Transportation
SIS
Enigma
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Epi
Anacrostic
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F. L
Minnie Kemp
Marengo
Ind
Emma C. Humphreys
J. D. Allen
M. Raschbacher
Mrs. Hattle Hunt
E. L. Elam
C. F. Lewis
Josephine K. Thomas
N. H. Perkins
Stella J. Scott
Coffern
G. D. Roberts
W. BE. Storey
Pearl Hammond
L. M. Paddock
R. D. Emery
Kate Schooley
C. O. Holman
C. A. White
J. N. Luce
F. L. Huskins
M. KE. Home
L. Don
Asa
Grace
Frank
Guy
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Mark
Sue
Rob
Carry
Anna
Rose
Pat
Justin
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Atkins
Barry
Kraft
Ciresiar
Boley
Phu
Mea Mae Ree Nara Oe
Business Universi
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Susiness
Bixler
Penmansrip
Rample Business
Penman
Madison & Ogden
Chicaxse
Vv. OH
Lockwood Patent and
Lemeke Building
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