What a Child Saw and the Ghost at Chamonix
An American family visits Chamonix and takes a seven year old girl to a remote spot in the mountains seeking a ghostly encounter. The child, with entrancing eyes, reacts with fear and convulsive shudders, while Annette and the narrator wrestle with awe and doubt. The scene ends with the narrator carrying the terrified child as they recall a chilling encounter and its lingering impact.
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Chamonix
Annette
Merman
Abe
Heber
Anette
Herman
Cridenne
Adel
Finnd
Artie
Muriel B. Gray
Declining Japanese Industry and Apprenticeship Offer
The early booming Japanese sword industry has dwindled to two makers, Mensa Sankyama and Myamoto. No youths volunteer as apprentices, prompting the mikado to create two scholarships of £100 to entice applicants into the craft of making actuator blades.
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Japan
Mensai Sankyama
Myamoto
Himelf
London Globe
Deep Breathing Warmth Method Described by Family Doctor
A simple technique to warm up after cold exposure is to take a long breath with the mouth closed, repeated several times. The doctor claims it quickens the pulse, drives blood faster through veins and arteries, and yields heat while claimed to prevent colds and other ailments when begun to thaw.
Pure Iron at Last by German Dentist H Brousler
The New York Herald notes that chemically pure iron has eluded extraction until recently. Tr Th Brousler, a German dentist, achieved isolation by a long sequence of ingenious chemical and partly electrical steps, yielding metal with properties markedly distinct from conventional tin iron alloys.
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Wilplice
Brousler
Rrehalfer
New York Herald
Ever Mobilized Address Praises Profession
Rudyard Kipling attracted attention with an address praising the medical profession. He claimed physicians form a permanently mobilized army, always ready to intervene at a moment’s notice, noting Argentina.
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Rudyard Aipling
Pigrmons
Difference Between Making and Earning Money
Youth asks about the distinction between making and earning money. A local resident quips that sometimes the difference is a trip to penitentiary for counterfeiting. A farmer adds a comment about well water and germs noted by doctors.
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Pittebure Port
Corntomnol
Washington
Polite burglar in Paris recalls past crimes and wardrobe exchanges
In a Paris interview with M. Descaves, burglar Palm recalls his courteous exchanges with victims since 1800. The burglar notes wardrobes were swapped and advised leaving shutters open to mislead neighbors. Descaves, amused yet wary, avoids saying au revoir as Palm faces years of hard labor.
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Paris
M. Dew
M. Descaves
Palin
M. Descaren
Phin
Jenving M. Desenges
Palm
M. Dyseaves
Boston Transcript
Fresh Air Tablets From France Stiffen Rooms With Oxygen
A rosy lady explains fresh air tablets from France by an acetylene specialist. Dissolved in water they release oxygen, making stale rooms bracing, and the tablets are said to widen air similar to opening a window for an hour.
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France
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Chimney Smokes and Social Snares From Old Cracker Barrel Tales
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press and Laramie Boomerang recounts a late 19th century anecdote about a London druggist William Whiteley, plus a theatre seating misadventure in Laramie. The tales mix humor and embarrassment on social outings and misunderstandings.
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William Whiteley
London
Rascal
Jim
A Dramatic Child and London Rioting Fractions
A two to three year old boy in a high chair dashes corn cakes and molasses, then declares no more nap and smashes the plate. In London a witty faction mocks shoppers with 99 cent bargains as women riot, while others critique their chores.
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Chicago
Bkirt
London
Chicago News
Deacon Hardenty Feeds Hens to Preachers Debate
A pastor and Deacon Hardenty argue over tithes in a humorous exchange. The deacon boasts he is earning little from hens this year, while joking he feeds nearly half of them to the preachers, illustrating rural church life.
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Brother Hardenty
Deacon Hardenty
Chicago Tribune
Man Touts Satin Purchase in Whimsical Exchange
A lively exchange between a young musician and a prima donna reveals a humorous moment as the aspiring artist praises a pristine white satin and asks about its cost per yard. The dialogue captures playful courtship and fashion talk in period style.
Fragmentary OCR Summary of Local Item
Fragmented OCR text shows a neighborhood scene with an unclear description of a drink and wooden object. The readable parts mention a drink of alcohol and a wooden nim or tool, but the overall event and entities remain obscured. No clear person or organization is identifiable from the readable content.
William Cameron Forbes Named Philippine Islands Vice Governor
William Cameron Forbes, new vice governor of the Philippines, appointed during the Roosevelt era. A veteran of the Philippine Commission and secretary of commerce, Forbes brings extensive administrative experience to govern the islands. He is 58 years old and a Harvard graduate who previously worked in Boston's commercial sector before his appointment.
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Philippine Islands
Wiliam Cameron Foren
The
Philippines
Mr. Roosevelt
Opermens
Cameron Ponti
Lslande
Mores
Philippine Commieeton
United States
Tle
Tle Hecame Consented With the Inaulin Service To Wme
Philippine Commission
Commeror
Dud Patton
Frervard Tohe Elane
Chanting Wind
Bowton
Tenue
Daily Market Report East Buffalo Stockyard Feeds Market Mixed
In East Buffalo New York on December 8, a cattle and sheep market report shows active receipts around 16,000 heads with mixed prices. Steers and heifers rise to about 6.60 to 7.00, wethers around 4.50, and lambs near 5.00 to 7.05 with several classes noted including native and western lambs. Union Stock Yards reports 5,000 head in tonnage with varied demand and upcoming market intentions for tomorrow.
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Union Stock Yards Union Stoo Vurdy
Grain Market Terms and Prices From Cleveland Ledger
The Cleveland report lists bids and asks for grains including wheat corn rye and clover seed with May and December delivery notes. Prices noted include 108 for wheat May, 62 for corn cash, and various open or closed terms for oat and rye deliveries, reflecting dated trading activity.
iGo Market Briefs From New York Poultry Journal
New York reports mixed poultry and dairy activity with modest demand. Prices for prime meats and creamery products are noted alongside varying receipts and local market conditions as of late December.
Local Produce Market Prices Corrected Daily
Corrected daily to Chas. Turner Co. Paying and selling prices listed for butter lard cheese syrups sugars tea vinegar and grain products. Prices per unit include pounds, quarts, and sacks with numerous items such as navy beans rice flour and corn products.
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Chas. Turner @ Co
N. Y
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Busines
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John P. Jowett & Co
Jewett
Jowett
Prof. Stowe
Balcanoes
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New Surk World
the Bible
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Ves
Mrs. Chatters
Laramie
William Cameron Forbes
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Dee
Prine
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Cleveland
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Tinmdy
Rowlyie Joo Hen
Sheap
Peenlpis
Chicago Grain
Ohietko
Decenser
Clawe
Clowe
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Olam
iGo
Aleike
Maren
Prime Tmethy
Hutter—Creamery
Fluur B. P. Marion
Monarch
Knickerbocker
Carnation Wlour
Fies la Bot
Mirror
Coloma
Elp
Serview
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Perry
Opera House
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Thompson
Elrest
Bader
Silver Street
Kent
Elly
Telesphone
Ryan
Mirke
Chared
Forest
Maino
Mirren
Oak Street
Kelly
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West Center Street
Coffer Pearl
Peoples’ Transfer & Storage Co
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