Public Epe Woman Missionary in United States
A Buddhist apostle from India, Olivia Oatman, arrives to preach among US heathen. The nun, once a sailor, wore a white robe for 11 years, now dons purple vestments yet modestly declines exaltation. She outlines core Buddhiam tenets, stressing nonviolence and vegetarian living, with emphasis on mercy to all beings.
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India
Oatman Olivia
Spiritet Buddhies Fateh
United States
Oatman Quivta
Olivia
Mike Olvin
Silk Weighting Fraud Triggers Push for Legislation
Prominent silk manufacturers demand congressional action to curb weighted or dynamite silk goods. They accuse producers of increasing silk weight with metallic dyes, harming legitimate trade and deceiving consumers. Calls mount for stringent laws to protect buyers and honest makers.
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Aijaimst
Congress
The Confession of Alvord and Its Aftermath
Alvord, the year’s major defaulter, confessed his crime to escape trial costs and seeks a lighter sentence. He stole $700,000 from the bank he served and lived in luxury for a time, only to face the day of settlement and eventual punishment for embezzlement.
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Alvord
Centenial Exposition Influence on Industrial Education
The text notes Secretary David Hous of the Bureau of Labor Statistics highlighting how the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition showcased France with a superior industrial education system. It attributes a rising interest in kindergartens, national training, and trade schools to that era, impacting England and Germany.
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David Hous
Bureau of Labor Statistica
Idergartens
Lionalia
Philadelphia
France
England
Germany
Pauncefote and the Porter Rheumatic Cure Tale
Pauncefote the Lord and William Gwynn a colored doorkeeper at the secretary of state office discussed a cure for rheumatism. Gwynn had suggested a remedy which the diplomat tried and claimed cured him of rheumatism and gave him the gout as a result.
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Pauncefote
Frith
William Gwynn
Gwrop
William
Cincinnati Letter on Flesh Diet and Philosophy of Manihot
A Cincinnati letter profiles a distinctive local figure nicknamed Manihot who shuns fatty meat and wool, living barefoot and praising nature. He teaches music and philosophy, arguing nature harmonizes with humans and citing Newton and Socrates as inspirations. He uses a musical scale analogy to illustrate life’s cycle and Sunday as a starting point. The piece also notes German emigration shaping Brazil with sizable communities in Parana Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro, suggesting Germans there could influence future politics.
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Cincinnati
Peter
Cangitty
Manihot
Bryant Tsay
Newton
Socrates
Hrazil
Germany
Brazil
South America
Brasil
Rio de Janeiro
Bahia
Parana
Santa Caterina
Hig Grande de Su
Bracail
Copper Deposit Near Alaska Fire Develops Belt Trade
The rich copper belt in Alaska is unfolding with a transfer from the White Horse region to Tacdura. The belt extends twenty five miles along a Yukon tributary, four miles wide, with ore grades from 26 to 75 percent copper and values estimated at six to ten dollars per ton.
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Amalovs Hloh
Rluh
Alaska
White Horse Belt
Tacdura
Yukon
The Sturdy Siberian Cossacks in Imperial Ambition
The piece extols Siberian Cossacks from Neruhinsk and Trans-Balkaria as tall, sturdy fighters with stern, keen eyes. It cites Count Muravieff Amursky praising their fighting value and ominously notes his claim to annex Amur and China, reflecting aggressive imperial aims.
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Neruhinsk
Trans-Balkaria
Comsck
Muravieff-Amursky
China
A Daring PlorEr Retur Ne Africa Explorer W Stampa Cherry
Chicago explorer W Stampa Cherry returns home after a three year solo expedition in Africa. He traveled along the Upper Mobangul river with tribes such as the Dar Band Dar Fert and Dar Rungas, adopting native life while advising local chiefs. He notes the natives' intelligence and justice, observes customs including matriarchy and harsh penalties for men in misconduct, and describes their diet and salt shortage. He doubts rich mineral discoveries await, noting iron ore deposits but no near term value.
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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
Tale of Boer and English Soldier on Battlefield
Conan Doyle recounts a Boer and an English soldier wounded side by side. They share a cup, a piece of bilton, and a brief exchange of mercy amid exhaustion before sunset.
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Dr. Conan Doyle
Baypet
Hugle
BRITONS ADMIRE GEN DE WET IN SA WAR VIEW
British papers hail General Christian De Wet as a top guerrilla leader whose tactics outshine Lord Kitchener in South Africa. They say De Wet’s small army can prolong the war, force costly British mobilization, and keep Boer resistance alive despite a vast imperial force.
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Christian de Wet
de Wet
Phil Sheridan
Bach
Great Britain
A Typical Woman in a Milwaukee Journal Fragment
A fragmentary Milwaukee Journal piece discusses George Eliot and Mary Ann Evans as typifying female intellect and artistry. It contrasts gender roles, notes Eliot’s acclaim, and mentions a “Marble Heart” club of four young women, pondering their symbolism and the nature of female identity.
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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 attire and girls in the city
A partial line discusses few young ladies in the city who have not deciphered the seriat shat attire described in the rocks and have marked their faces by turning away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martie Harard
Making Gown the Fire
The passage explains nightly and noon coal adjustments to maintain a furnace. It notes raking down the fire, adding fresh coal, opening drafts on very cold days, removing clinkers in the morning, replenishing the water pan, and avoiding overloading with air. It warns against letting the furnace burn to white heat and emphasizes proper air flow to heat the house efficiently.
Local Artist Reflects on Pot-Boller Pay and Anonymity
A familiar town figure discusses earning from pot-bollera and his refined works. He notes the struggle between high-quality labor and fair pricing, explaining he signs differently to protect income and avoid undercutting buyers who value his anonymous or pseudonymous pieces.
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New York
Ite Clase
Dunbar’s Rise From Slavery to Dialect Poetry Fame
A Chronicle of Paul Laurence Dunbar born in Dayton in 1872 rising in eight years to fame as a dialect poet and writer. It notes his humble elevator boy days, his prolific scraps becoming published verses, and his role in the popular coon song repertoire including Uncle Eph’s Christmas with Marion Cook.
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Deyton
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dunbar
Dayton
Bowtoun Music Hall
Uncle Kph
Mr. Dumber
Marion Cook
Mr. Dunbar
Musle
Tle
Wedding Showers Heist Foils Purcell House Party
A Union County wedding at Mrs Purcell’s home draws a large crowd. Guests admire Lumercue a $76 gold purse as part of gifts. During the fancy clog dance thieves strike, grab valuables including a Gertrude Atherton novel, and flee. A boglivd playwright plans to draw the bank.
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Mra. Purcell
Union County
South Dakota
Gertrude Atherton
Senator North
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Patterson
Colorado
Senator Wolcott
Rocky Mountain ‘Nova
Denver
Cinelasat
Pete Cassidy
Gen. DE Wet
Armise
South Africa
Jong
Gina
Bingeland
W. C. Snyman
Goodby
Irou
Ofp
Steyn
Komatipoort
Roodal
Lees
Boar
Eliot
Bex
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