Buddhist Apostle Olivia Olmtan Teaches Spirit Buddhism in United States
Public Epe Woman Olivia Olmtan, an Indian Buddhist envoy, arrives to proselytize among American heathen communities. She has studied touristic aspects of Buddhism in India, wore white robes, and now paints the sect’s beliefs as peaceful and vegetarian, stressing reverence for all life. Her talk outlines core tenets and the ascetic path.
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India
Oatman Olivia
Spiritet Buddhies Fateh
United States
Oatman Quivta
Olivia
Mike Olvin
Silk weight fraud prompts calls for labeling in Congress
Prominent silk manufacturers urge action to curb twisting weights in silk articles. They argue that metallic dyed weights inflate silk fliers, harming honest makers and deceiving consumers. Calls exist for stringent legislation to protect both buyers and legitimate producers.
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Aijaimst
Congress
The Confession of Alvord Exposed as Major Bank Theft
Alvord, the year's largest defaulter, confessed to stealing 700000 dollars from his bank employer and evading trial costs. He lived lavishly, but the piece warns that embezzlement carries a day of settlement and punishment.
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Alvord
Industrial Learning and 19th Century Education Shift
Secretary David Hous of the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes a 1876 Centennial Exposition impact. France led in industrial education and kindergarten and trade schools gained interest in England and Germany.
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David Hous
Bureau of Labor Statistica
Idergartens
Lionalia
Philadelphia
France
England
Germany
Pauncefote and the Porter Case
Lord Pauncefote Frith minister and William Gwynn colored doorkeeper at the secretary of state office are bound by mutual tears over rheumatic torment. Gwynn had suggested a cure, the diplomat later confessed, saying that cure worsened his rheumatism and gave him gout in a later meeting.
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Pauncefote
Frith
William Gwynn
Gwrop
William
Cincinnati Letter on Flesh Diet and Nature Philosophy
A Cincinnati letter by Manihot the musician writer argues for a meatless diet and barefoot life. He claims nature guides harmony and compares life to music, citing Newton and Socrates, and uses playful imagery about Sundays on the scale. The piece also notes German emigration in Brazil and German settlements shaping regional influence.
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Cincinnati
Peter
Cangitty
Manihot
Bryant Tsay
Newton
Socrates
Copper Ore Deposit in Alaska Reported
Amalovs Hloh Copper Depodita describes a developing Alaska fire related deposit. A belt from the White Horse belt has been dispatched to Tacdura and travels twenty five miles along a Yukon tributary, four miles wide. Ore content ranges from 26 to 75 percent copper and values from six to ten dollars per ton gold.
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Amalovs Hloh
Rluh
Alaska
White Horse Belt
Tacdura
Yukon
The Sturdy Siberian Cossacks Described In War Note
The Siberian Cossacks from Neruhinsk and Trans-Balkaria are praised for tall stature strong bodies and stern wary features. Their eyes show resolve and cunning making deception difficult. Count Muravieff Amursky is cited praising their fighting value and intent to annex Amur and China.
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Neruhinsk
Trans-Balkaria
Comsck
Muravieff-Amursky
China
A daring explorer returns from three year Africa trek
W Stampa Cherry returns to Chicago after a solo three year expedition along the Upper Mobangul region in Africa. He describes living with Dar Band, Dar Fert and Dar Rungas, learning their language, adopting their customs, and serving as an adviser to chiefs. He notes the people’s intelligence and justice, varying morality, and the difficulties of finding valuable minerals, with iron ore noted but not yet promising.
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W. Stampa Cherry
Chicago
Africa
Mr. Cherry
Mobangul River
Livingstone
Stanley
Dar Band
Dar Fert
Dar Rungas
Rat
Diana
Dar Ferti
Cherry
Story of Boer and English Soldier in Doyle Tale
Conan Doyle narrates a Boer and an English soldier wounded together on a battlefield. They share a drink and a small token of courtesy in their exchange, each aiding the other before exhaustion ends their encounter.
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Dr. Conan Doyle
Baypet
Hugle
Britons Admire Gen De Wet Guerrilla Chief Of War
British papers laud General Christian De Wet as the supreme Boer guerrilla leader and praise his resilience against Lord Kitchener. They note his tactics forced costly British responses, with De Wet claiming strength to prolong the war and finance from the empire.
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Christian de Wet
de Wet
Phil Sheridan
Bach
Great Britain
A Typical Woman and the George Eliot Idea
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt critiques gender distinctions in literary praise, analyzing George Eliot and other female authors. It notes how women are studied as individuals yet gender remains a driver of critical bias, referencing Mary Ann Evans and Charlotte Bronte, and discussing a club named the Marble Heart with youths who question whether their hearts are truly marble.
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George Eliot
George Huot
Georgy Eliet
Mary Ann Ryans
George Hotherealf
Abe
Womin
George Zilot
W. C Brownell
Tm Berthper
Marble Heart Club
Wfe
Milwaukee
Fragmentary note on local fashion and youth in the city
A clipped excerpt notes few young ladies in the city who have not deciphered a seriat shat attire described in the rocks and have thus masked their faces from view.
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Martie Harard
Making Gown the Fire
The passage explains how to manage a furnace fire with evening coal, open drafts on cold days, and noon coal adds. It stresses raking the fire down, removing clinkers, replenishing water pans, avoiding long neglect of ashes, and preventing overheating by controlled air flow.
Local Artist Reflects on Pricing and Anonymity
A town figure known as Fo Boller Pay Meat discusses earning from pot-bollers and his higher craft, noting pressure from market prices. He explains signing his work and choosing anonymity or pseudonyms for pretentious pieces, citing fairness to buyers and his need for income.
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New York
Ite Clase
Paul Laurence Dunbar Acknowledged as Leading Colored Literary Figure
A profile on Paul Laurence Dunbar born in Dayton in 1872, noted as a celebrated poet and dialect song writer. The article traces his rise from elevator boy to renowned author, mentions his popular coon songs and his collaboration with Marion Cook on Uncle Eph’s Christmas, highlighting his impending fame and influence in Black literary circles.
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Deyton
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dunbar
Dayton
Bowtoun Music Hall
Uncle Kph
Mr. Dumber
Marion Cook
Mr. Dunbar
Musle
Tle
Wedding Reception Heist in Union County South Dakota
A wedding at Mrs Purcell house in Union County ends with burglars plundering valuables including a Lumercue purse worth 76 in gold and Gertrude Atherton's novel Senator North. A fancy clog dance was interrupted as thieves fled with articles. The text also notes unrelated literary tidbits about a German edition and a Boglivd playwright's proposal.
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Mra. Purcell
Union County
South Dakota
Gertrude Atherton
Senator North
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