What became of the famous Boer siege guns
The article asks where the large siege guns used during the sieges of Kimberley Mafeking and Ladysmith ended up. It notes British rail disruptions and Boer retreats as factors, questions whether heavier guns were concealed, and suggests General Roberts would reward any Boer who reveals how the artillery train was spirited away.
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South Africa
Ladysmith
Kimberley
Mafeking
Lacysmith
Paarceberg
Kimberney
Lore Roberts
Dom” Paul
Kruger
Gen. Roberts
Grand juries called obsolete by judge in court address
Judge Clergy urged abolishing grand juries in the criminal court saying they are obsolete and costly. He argued indictments could be handled openly in court with the public seeing evidence and the petit jury deciding guilt. He urged investigation into whether social conditions still require grand juries.
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Criminal Court
Philadelphia Times
Petit Jury
Golf in Thibet Played with Leg Swing and Stones
Thibet players golf using a small round stone as the ball struck with the instep into a distant hole. An alternate method uses a 40 pound stone tossed toward the hole with beads. Some men can throw stones over 30 feet.
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Thibet
Chronicle
Soldiers' bluntness on army canteen reports bluntly stated
Inquiry by the secretary of war gathered 1090 replies from officers on the army canteen system. Many answered concisely with blunt judgments on morale discipline and desertion, ranging from “Bad for the soldier” to “Better morals” and calls for restraint or prohibition.
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Secretary of War
Adjutant General
New York Sun
War Department
Nathan Calm
Fort Porter
Thomas Dennis
Fort Wingate
Bliss
Fort Bliss
Tex
Guyot
Holquin
Cuba
Plattsburg Barracks
Fort Meade
S. C
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Manila
Port Valdez
Alaska
San Juan
Porto Rico
Fort Preble
Fort Knox
Ayres
Tenth Cavalry
Third Cavalry
Engineer
United States
Military wedding in Middletown with full dress uniforms
Lieut. George Adolphus Nugent of the Fourth artillery and Miss Emma Howard Bacon wed at the Church of the Holy Trinity. The ceremony opened with reveille and the ushers presented arms as the wedding party processed to a militarized altar amid flag decor and soldiers in full dress.
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Middletown
Conn
George Adolphus Nugent
Fourth Artillery
Emma Howard Bacon
Church of the Holy Trinity
N. Y. Sun
Marchioness Li Seen as Beauty of China
The Marchioness Li Li Hung Chang’s wife is praised as a great beauty and one of the cleverest women in China. Although over 60, she appears 35, with a wardrobe of 3,000 to 4,000 garments including 500 fur pieces.
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Marchioness
Li Hung Chang
China
Albany Argus
Miscellaneous items from a turn of the century paper
Kvetching snippets note Kansas potato field distances and Utah Irish Mormon absence. A beauty expert counsels carrot use for complexion. Texas town Triangle forms a triangular layout with threeCornered houses. Newark moves traffic rules to match traction engine laws, with a watchman. Indians and Seminoles face removal from lands and reduced tribal presence. Cleveland doctors target deformed beggars to curb street displays. Florida contemplates moving the capital from Tallahassee and possibly dividing the state. Florida covers 54,000 square miles, 7,000 larger than New York.
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Kansas
Utah
Texas
Triangle
Newark
N. J
Sandusky
Florida
Cleveland
Tallahassee
New York State
Strangest patient a burglar becomes a model citizen
A prominent physician recalls treating a jailed burglar after a fall from an airshaft during a failed New York burglary. The man, once destitute, received care, later earned trust, started a tinsmith shop, and became a prosperous family man with the physician as his long time doctor.
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St. Louis Republic
New York
Startling Remark About a Bright Orb Distance
A playful exchange unfolds with a speaker wishing to be the other’s star. The other replies coldly that the brilliant orb is 11,760,971 miles away, and the scene ends with a fading exit in a London Angwers tone.
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London
The Viewpoint of Experience in a Joke
A light quip about marriage vows and motherly threats from wives. An old boy replies that such a remark isn’t a real threat, framing the exchange as a playful old world joke in The Smart Bet column.
Fashion's Fancies and New Winter Dress Trends
The piece describes white Swiss muslin knockabout dresses for children, lace trimmed dressy waists, and rhinestone decoration. It notes a gray home spun golfing gown with crimson silk blouse, plaid cape, and detachable hood. Emerging hats and sashes including obi style and military scarlet crepe sash are discussed.
Stop Consumption Early with Scott's Emulsion
This notice urges early action against consumption, stressing many people do not recognize it until dangerous. It advises self care at home with Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil. Free samples are available, and the product is sold by Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Pineapple Mousse From Ledger Monthly
A method to prepare a pineapple mousse from a Ledger Monthly recipe. The process uses fresh pineapple slices and dice, pineapple syrup, egg yolks, whipped cream, and chilled in a salted cracked ice bed for four hours before serving with garnish cakes.
Our Daily Talk and the Value of Conversation
A brief note from Ladies' Home Journal on daily speech patterns, arguing that refinement shows in ordinary talk and that training in conversation yields better results. It encourages natural, not stiff, improvement in everyday language.
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Ladies’ Tlome Journal
Remedies for a Childish Ailment Earache Advice
The Detroit Free Press suggests twenty drops of warm water in the ear, a warm flaxseed poultice, or a hot salt-filled finger of a kid glove placed in the ear before external heat to ease a child's earache. The pain is described as severe and prolonged with sharp screaming.
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Detroit Free Press
From the Land of the Setting Sun and Hen
A humor note recalls a congressman from the far west declaring his origin as from the land of the setting sun while a New England representative extends a greeting and jokes I’m from the land of the setting hen.
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Far West
New England
Chicago Times-Herald
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