The Pestilential Rat and Its Enemies
A vivid historical piece outlines the rat as a feared pest, detailing its fearsome traits, habitat in sewers, and cannibal habits. It traces two rat types, brown and black, notes their spread from Britain to America, and recalls experiments showing rat breeding and numbers. It also describes hunting efforts on ships and in cities, and cites a French observer on Parisian rat life.
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New York Sun
Tia
Eustie
Creation
Englieh
Great Britain
Persia
East Indies
America
England
South America
Paria
Paris
Milne Edwards
Montrevesm
Dusaussois
Terrile
Tamate
Sacoling
Sas
Oviae
Toi
Andy Ae
Destructive Rat Habits Noted by Buffon And Observers
The text recounts Buffon’s view of the rat as omnivorous and destructive. It details the animal’s diet from fruit to human provisions, its habit of gnawing through walls, and nesting in sewers and hay. It notes rats’ depredations, including grave danger to humans and theft within colonies, illustrating a grim, period-tinged portrait of urban vermin.
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Buffon
How Popes Are Chosen
The Paris expert Abbe Sabatier argues that papal succession rests in the Pope's absolute power to name a successor. He cites precedents from Peter and Felix IV and explains election by two thirds ballot among cardinals, compromise, or accclamation as paths, with the final choice proclaimed by the remaining canopy.
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Philadelphia
London Dispatch
Leo XIII
Paris
Papacy
Sacred College
Leo XI
St. Peter
Rome
Germany
Abbe Sabatier
Bavaria
St. James
Common
Jesus Christ
Peter
Universal Church
Clement
St. Stephen
Lucius
Boniface II
Felix IV
Sabatier
Felix
Boniface
Bonifare
Bonifare II
Leo XII
Pius VII
Artificial Curing of Tobacco Gains Notice in New England Farm
The New England Farmer reports on artificial heat curing of wrapper tobacco in the valley. Early trials produced strong odors from rapid fermentation, but adjustments have reduced the smell. The revised method now yields high prices, suggesting a reliable artificial curing process.
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New England
Connecticut Tobacco Growers Show Enterprise in Curing Leaf
Observations note a shift in curing practices from 14 to 16 degrees to drier leaves until the end, then moisture during cooling. The report highlights Connecticut's enterprise aiding tobacco growers as they seek better growing conditions and yields.
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Connecticut
Artificial legs and their makers in the rail era
The Philadelphia Record surveys early artificial limbs, noting railroads drive demand for lighter, more functional wooden legs. It details construction from English willow and rawhide, fitting processes via casts, stump stockings, and straps, with costs around 100 dollars for a knee ankle limb lasting about five years, plus a 45 dollar foot. The piece quotes a wooden legmaker on gender roles and praises the physique benefits from using artificial limbs.
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Philadelphia
New York
Milwaukee
Village Improvement by Women Converts New York Town
The Ladies' Village Improvement Society in Oxford New York transformed a neglected area over years. They restored three parks Lafayette Square Washington Park and Fort Hill, repaired fences, planted trees and shrubs, installed stone walks and a fountain, and funded a cemetery makeover. The group also maintained a village theater street sprinkler and opposed public drunkenness, while abstaining from politics.
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New York Evening Post
Oxford
New York
Ladies’ Village Improvement Society
Lafayette Square
New England
Calvin Cole
Washington Park
Fort Hill Park
United States
Laurel Hill Association
Stockbridge
Mase
Mary Hopkins
J. Z. Goodrich
Public critique of religious novels and a Central Park assault
A New York Mail and Express piece defends religious novels amid debate over a Central Park assault linked to a writer's madness. It cites early American examples like Ingram and Ben Hur, notes the danger of religious mysticism, and praises Walter Pater's Marius the Epicurean while warning of madness.
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New York Mail and Express
Central Park
Ingram
Wallace
Ebers
Walter Pater
Marius
A Canary Bird's Appetite Calculations From New York Press
The article recounts weighing a canary named Bobs and calculating its seed intake. It eats 32 times its weight in grain monthly, about four times its weight yearly, more than its weight daily.
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New York Press
Views on Blue Eyes and Character in New York Ad Column
The piece critiques a stereotype that blue eyed women are simple and self centered, contrasting them with dark eyed women deemed passionate yet faithful. It argues blue eyed individuals show ego and seek shallow devotion, while dark eyed partners are portrayed as loyal and enduring.
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Becky Sharp
New York
Son Returns From War to a Mother's Empty Praise
Zona Gale laments a mother’s sight of her grown son, a battlefield commander, bearing the marks of war. She speaks of pride and loss, the busy meadow burned by marching troops, and the ache of an unborn, soft kiss she can never give. The poem reflects cost of conflict and parental longing.
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Zona Gale
Ethics of Dancing Class Aimed at Youth Morality in New York
A New York Tribune report details a dance class for boys and girls on West Forty-seventh Street led by Miss Mildred Fairfield. Operated by the Chapel of the Divine Providence, the class seeks ethical development, teaching etiquette, rhythm, and self restraint to keep youth away from dance halls as a safeguard against vice. Students pay 10 cents per lesson, with instruction focusing on dignified dances and social manners in a church mission setting.
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West Forty-seventh Street
Mildred Britton Fairfield
Arios Hall
Chapel of the Divine Providence
West Forty Fourth Street
Church of the New Jerusalem
Swedenborg
East Thirty-Fifth Street
Women’s Council
Fairfield
Tribune
Bacon
Autograph collecting shifts in Boston and New York sales
New York Mail and Express notes autographs and rare prints from the French collection shifting from Boston to New York auctions. It contrasts two kinds of collectors, cites Frederick W. French and Dr. Pratt, and finds autograph values low with actors’ letters often cheaper than authors’.
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New York Mail and Express
New York
Boston
Frederick W. French
Dr. Pratt
Chelsea
Mass
French
Broadway
Edwin Booth
A Good Word for the Poets Poets of the Middle West
The Chicago Evening Post defends its practice of printing unsolicited verse from minor poets of the middle West. It notes accepting some edits for clarity and style, with contributors granting permission for changes. The editors praise genuine poetry and modest earnestness among both sexes, while hinting at names that may be revealed.
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Chicago Evening Post
Middle West
Poets, Publishers, and the Post’s Quiet Influence
The editorial notes that merchants and professionals publish poetry under initials to avoid public sentiment. Poetry remains a luxury for the masses, needing generations of wealth to foster interest. The Post supports educative work by printing quality verse despite small sales.
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Post
Tsang Po River Described As Remarkable Himalayan Waterway
National Geographic details the Tsang Po as the world’s most notable river, rising near the Himalayas at high elevation, navigating through Tibetan ranges, and linking to the Brahmaputra before reaching the Bay of Bengal. It highlights heroic exploration, vast tributaries, and the river’s dramatic, scarcely mapped path through Tibet to Assam.
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National Geographic Magazine
Tsang-Po
Coast Plain
Nile
Thibet
Ganges
Indus
Sutlej
Himalayas
Thibetan
Mount Blane
Assam
Brahmaputra
Bay of Bengal
Profound Craft of Spiders in Spelling Out Nature
In Ainslee's, Harvey Sutherland describes spider tricks of camouflage and misdirection. Nets of nephila plomipes vanish when threatened, orb weavers scatter debris, and Phobus spins fast to disappear. Some spiders mimic flowers to lure pollinators, while others mimic plant parts to blend with leaves and bark.
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Harvey Sutherland
Ainslee
Phobus
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Lect
New York Tribune
American Central Life
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Lrck. Insurance
Legal Reserve Deposit Law of
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State OF Indiana
National Bank
E. B. Martindale
Chas. E. Dark
Supt. Agencies
Lynn B. Martindale
Finance Committee
Pierre Gray
A. H. Nordyke
D. A. Coulter
Augustin Boice
Atty
National Electric Automobiles
H. T. Hearsey Vehicle CO
THE
Lady's
Stearns
Palmer Tires
Andrae
M. & W. Tire
Pennsylvania Street
Seeley
Indianapolis
Tos Commercial Club
Bell Tol
Plainfield
Ind
D. B. Sullivan
South Capital Avenue
Ocean Steamers
Hamburg-American Line
Plymouth -Cheerbourg
F Gismarck
Deutschland
Jane
F. Biemarck
Jaz
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Janes
Belge
Waldersee
Jone
Pennsyvania
Hambur
Hamburc- Amer
Frenzel Bos. A. Metyger, Agts, Tadpotie
Sunday Journal
Geomy
Salticus
Frank Lestie
James B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
American Tobacco Com
Duke
Ihe
Duk
Wall-street
Breoo Gtock
Vice Preetient
Ele
Cosany
Mr. Duke
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