Largest sailing ship yet built for Mosera in Hamburg
The five decker now under construction for Mosera F Laeias of Hamburg will be the largest sailing vessel afloat when completed. Displacement about 22000 tons and 8000 tons register. It surpasses the seven masted steel schooner in progress at Fore River Yard Quincy Mass with 10000 tons. Also notes a new cinematograph for the blind by Dr Dysrand of France and a German political forecast with 1,000,000 votes and strong party prospects.
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Wesent
Mosera
F. Laeias
Hamburg
Fore River Ship and Hogine Company
Quincy
Mass
Magnificent Costa Rican Opera House Noted by Traveler
A Kansas City writer reports on the government opera house at San Juan in Costa Rica. He notes its $3,500,000 marble beauty, Italian craftsmanship, and European interior decorations, comparing it to Vienna's opera house. He worries Central Americans know little of the United States and cites Costa Rica's potential as a railway link to Pacific markets.
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M. M. Dolphin
Kansas City
Pitt
Central America
San Juan
Comte Rica
Vienna
Italy
Europe
Congressional
United States
Costa Rica
Limon
San Jose
Punta Arenas
Washington Times
Faithful Four Footed Friend Guards His Mistress
A bachelor girl recalls her dog’s loyalty after a guest insults her. The dog, once scolded for barking, leaps from under a table in a threatening stance, snarling as the mistress asserts the animal’s devotion. She reflects that the dog’s growl means the mistress is right.
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Rome
Chave
Turkish Rugs Sold at Auction Through Customs House
Turkish rugs arrive weekly from Asia via caravan and ship to Smyrna and Constantinople. Purchasers may inspect goods before bidding. lots range from good to ragged, old to new, coarse to fine. Auction Monday mornings determine value, often below true worth, depending on seller and origin knowledge.
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Asia
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Smyrna
Constantinople
Aimee
Costly Mastele of Fruit and Seasonal Prices
A New York Post note outlines the high cost of winter fruit, detailing a “emotive basket” price range around 40 to 50 dollars to assemble. Domestic peaches cost about 1 dollar each and can cost 50 cents, with most local hothouse fruit raided from New Jersey and New York markets.
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Pwlee
New Jackey
New York Post
Hotel Keeper Senator Quay Tale at Vittaborg Inn
An excerpt recounts Senator Quay at a country hotel near Vittaborg noticing an inscription on the parlor wall. The dialog shifts to conversations with the proprietor and others as the senator skewers blame and questions national loyalty amid a chaotic exchange with multiple names mentioned in a muddled segment.
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Dake
Senator Quay
Vittaborg
Anawared
Hake Kemper
Rich Everglades Drainage Plan Promises Rich Crops and Transit
Scientists argue the Everglades in Florida could yield vast crops if drained, with a drainage system serving as transport between plantations. The plan claims the land is healthy with pure water and few fevers, though cost to prepare is about 2.76 per acre. A separate entry notes California's Big Bank forest area near San Jose and San Mateo counties, home to the giant redwood, proposed as a forest preserve.
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Rich Hall
Bcientiats
Everglades
Florida
Guttfornia
San Jose County
California
San Mateo County
Big Bank
Wootland
Not a Maders invention claims on bulkhead use in Chinese junks
A paper to the Institute of Marine Engineers argues that the water tight bulkhead is not a modern invention and that Chinese junks from time immemorial employed the bulkhead principle, a point highlighted in the discussion.
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Institute of Atrine
Washington map to Library of Congress from 1763 grant lands
A manuscript map of lands on the Great Kanawha river in West Virginia, granted to George Washington in 1763 for his Braddock expedition, is now in the Library of Congress. The two by five foot document is entirely in Washington's handwriting.
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George War
Washington
Great
Kanawha River
West Virginia
Library of Congress
Continental Limited Sets Rail Record Between Tilton and Granite City
The Wabash Railroad Continental Limited ran 180 miles from Tilton to Granite City in 180 minutes with five stops including two to change engines and one to take on coal. The Danville to Decatur leg covered 71.6 miles in 70 minutes, with stops at Tolono and Bement, stated in a St Louis Republic report from April 17, 1902.
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Springfield
Continental Limited
Wabash
Tilton
Granite City
Danville
Decatur
Tolono
Bement St Louis Republic
Vest Has Wonderful Memory in Poetry Mastery
Senator Vest, famed for a moving eulogy of Wade Hampton, reportedly shines in both American and English poetry knowledge. His command of quotations is described as extraordinary, and he is also noted as a keen leaf scholar of high attainment.
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Vest
Senator Vest
Wade Hampton
Tennyson
Dear Mrs Pinkham Endorsement Letter Promises Health
A testimonial from Mrs Anna McKay Chaplain of the Sons of Temperance credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after childbirth complications and female weakness. The letter urges readers to seek advice and endorses the product, noting a $5000 forfeit if not genuine and inviting sick women to write for guidance from Lynn Mass.
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Annie McKay
Sons of Temperance
Spadina Ave
Toronto
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Pixxam
Lydia B. Pinkham
Anna McKay
Chaplain Sons of Temperance
Pinkhan
Lynn
Mass
Valuable Hebrew Bible in Vatican Stirs 16th Century Trade Affray
Fragmented notes describe a Hebrew Bible in the Vatican valued at gold weight and long whispered buys by Jews in 1512. The item is large and heavy, two men struggle to lift it, while later passages discuss summer camps and art treasure looting fears by British journals.
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Vatican
Pupe Dullee
Dispensary Profits Survive Town Finances
Eloviva Ali runs a liquor dispensary that, in profitable months, covers town expenses from its earnings. The profits are shared with the county, sustaining local finances and contributing to public funds.
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Eloviva
Ali
Hall Catarrh Cure and Parish Farm Notes
Fragmentary notice mentions Hall Catarrh Cure and a parish farm issue. References authorities, discharges, and long history of a mole or pests on the farm. Includes odd monetary figures and a Poulter goods line tied to Leadstp Javeileig Co with Sept. date fragment.
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Leadstp, Javeileig Co
D. Parsonskan
What He Megot Have Meant Beriin
A fragment from a chat shows uncertainty about a declaration of engagement and potential happiness. The speaker questions whether the remark implies a formal engagement or a broader wish to release someone from concern, reflecting a delicate romantic hesitation.
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Beriin
Charles
Jim
Mercy
Boston Transcript
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Mt Examiner
U. 8
Treasury
Llewellyn Jordan
Columbia College At
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Dr. L Jordan
Peruna
Geo
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Anacostia
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Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
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Hartman
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Aac Savitarium
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SEARS
Merton Balfort
John Acton
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Dumas
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New York
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Grand Rapids
Mich
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Souk
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Wennad
Ules View
Dysrand
Germany
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OPERA
Attontada
Bathtele
Moxon Line Co
Unionville
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Concentrator
Demimcn
Renee
Yeloy Hamlin
Wisaed
England
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Keighley
Hegland
Aptoo Gurs
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California Fig Syrup Co
California Pig Syrup Co
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