Russia and Japan tensions and the Transsiberian impact
A historical column argues Russia may gain influence in Korea and Manchuria to pacify Japan, discusses the potential building of the Siberian Railway, and analyzes effects on trade with America. It notes Russia’s balance of power, warns against annexation of Manchuria, and emphasizes continued commercial expansion for the US.
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de Tethe
Japan
Kees Piette
China
England
Formosa
Korea
Russia
Manchuria
Whiderstood
America
Catherine
Orient
St. Petersburg
Asia
Europe
Talieman
Ines
Pacifc
Pacific Mail
Occidental and Oriental Steamship
Sia
Honolulu
Alabama
South Carolina
Wade
Charles Denby
The Daeguerreotype Poem Fragment by Moody
A fragmentary excerpt from William Vaughn Moody depicts a pale figure at seventeen, described with childlike earnestness and grace. The speaker recalls a cherished, ghostly presence that haunts memory, urging protection and judgment while acknowledging sorrow, devotion, and the ache of loss.
Medical Nomenclature and the Hidden Meanings of Terms
A discussion of how medical terms derive from Latin Greek and other roots, showing that many words describe symptoms or appearances rather than diseases. It notes examples such as cancer lupus gangrene tubercle and epilepsy, and explains how roots like icterus or phthisis shaped common terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necropolis
Pliny
Questions and Answers Quiz From an Historic Page
A reader asks about world cities and U S statistics, with trivia on the Thirty-first regiment, pig iron and steel production, General Lee, and King Ludwig’s drowning. The page includes quiz questions and answers about geography, history, law, and sports from a historical newspaper column.
Arsenic as a Habit Forming Tonic and Its Dangers
A historical note describes arsenic as a medicine that can momentarily boost strength and fatten the user, but leads to dependence with withdrawal causing low mood and collapse. It warns of stomach inflammation, impaired digestion, eyelid puffiness, dropsy, and other chronic poisoning symptoms, and suggests iodide of potassium, tonics, electricity, and open air for recovery attributed to L. N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E
L. N
Turning gray hair with peroxide tips and risks
Advice to J L H on using hydrogen peroxide to gray hair. Steps include washing, drying, applying from root to tip, and avoiding tips. Roots should be moistened weekly. cautions cover cold exposure, staining clothing, and not overstrength. Alternatives mention pomade, borax, and ammonia water but warn against harsh effects.
Ottawa social scene yields vaccination joke
In Garnett Eagle reporting from Ottawa a youth entertaining a vivacious young lady at a social gathering is struck by her exposed arms. She reveals she was vaccinated recently and the moment of pride turns into a humorous twist as she explains the vaccination took well and caused a playful, painful scream.
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Santiago
Kansas City Journal
Garnett Eagle
Ares
Ottawa
Notice to Contractors and Builders in Indiana
Yellow pine timbers and joist in stock at Indiana Timber and Lumber Co. Office and yards B. 22d St. and Monon Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Timber and Lumber Co
St. and
Monon
Gossip's Corner Reflects on War Hero and School Fads
In King Henry IV lines, Sir Harry Percy is examined as a symbol of the ideal soldier, while a later essay laments modern education fads. The writer recounts Percy's birth May 20 1361, his death at Shrewsbury 1408, and the Northumberland lineage. He critiques graduates, penmanship, and school reforms, urging focus on learning how to learn.
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Bell
Boston University
Wheatstone
Henry IV
Shakspeare
Sir Harry Percy
Hotspur
Earl of Northumberland
William de Percy
William the Norman
Douglas
Otterbein
Shrewsbury
Duke of Northumberland
Henry George Percy
Northumberland Militia
Indianapolis
Brooklyn
M’am
Greenpoint
Chicago
Washington Faddist
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Evansville, Ind
Ludwig
Blackburn
United States
W. H
American Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia
New York
Charleston
A. F. Ax
First Circuit
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
le Baron B. Colt
William L. Putnam
Connecticut
Vermont
William J. Wallace
E. Henry Lacombe
Nathaniel Shipman
Third Circuit
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
M. W. Acheson
G. M. Dallas
George Gray
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Nathan Goff
C. H. Simonton
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Don A. Pardee
A. P. McCormick
D. D. Shelby
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Tennessee
H. F. Severens
H. H. Lorton
W. R. Day
Indiana
Illnois
Wisconsin
W. A. Woods
Grosscup
J. G. Jenkins
Arkansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
The
Dakotas
Utah
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H. C. Caldwell
W. H. Sanborn
A. M. Thayer
Alaska
California
Arizona
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
W. W. Morrow
W. B. Gilbert
E. M. Ross
Psent
M. i
Francis Joseph
Austria- Hungary
Leopold I
Belgium
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Christian IX
Denmark
Emile Loubet
France
William II
Germany
Otto
Bavaria
Albert
Saxony
Frederick
Baden
Ernst Louis V
Hesse
Alexander
Lippe- Detmold
Anhalt
Prince Albrecht
Brunswick
Frederick Francis IV
Grand Duke
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick William
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
August
Oldenburg
Ernest
Saxe-Altenburg
Leopold
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
George II
Saxe-Meiningen
Karl Alexander
Saxe-Weimar
Prince
Waldeck-Pyrmont
Edward VII
Bina Saetier
Nothley
William Vaughn Moody
Medical
Questions and
A. C
Manila
William Knox
Anthony Wayne
Thomas Mullen
Margaret Atlee
Ins
R. E. Lee
L. C
Capital
Jack
Pedro
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Canada
University of
Panhandle
Acre
Piteher
J. D
Cy Young
Pittsburgs
M. B
Dr. von Gudden
James William Callahan
Schleicher
Brussels
SAM Ba Schleicher Martens
Waren St
Porte Sree
Lilly & Stalnaker Shington
East Washington Street
Alabama St
R. W. Furnas Ice Cream Co
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