Language and science notes in Challis era miscellany
A fragment from SILVER MESSENGER discusses linguistic roots of chauffeur terms, French loanwords, and nautical life statistics in Britain. It cites mortality trends from 1881 to 1882, then shifts to Atlantic Monthly essays on nature, solitude, and education, mentioning Grovnovgh Scott, and ends with oblique references to Virchow Pasteur and medical merit debates.
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Grovnough Scott
Atlantic Monthly
Ww Fm
Eneh
Arctic explorers praised for honesty and restraint
The article argues that Arctic explorers have earned public trust by never overstating their progress or claiming to reach points beyond their actual achievements. It notes their consistent restraint, the temptation to exaggerate, and the lack of any perilous bravado in their public statements.
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New York
Falline
Pelven
Othirs
Hans
Delights of Summer School Roars Above Regular Classes
A summer session excites young students who return to regular classes with dull routines. Boys in the workshop experience hands on first aid, treating seven injuries in one day as girl students aid and observe. The teacher uses the incidents to teach practical cleaning of blood spots, making standard lessons feel tame by contrast.
The Air of a Lady and the Harlems Island Visitors
A Harlem social scene story notes a wealthy woman hosting visitors from tropical island origins. A stout, well dressed woman enters the drawing room as a Latin presento, while butler John is scolded for admitting her. The tale highlights class, manners, and the difficulty of identifying guests.
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Bome
Harlem
Tropics
South Sea Islands
New York
John
World Methodist totals and ministry figures summarized
The general statistics show Methodism worldwide with 7,550,081 members across numerous churches and conferences. It lists 46,171 ministers, 102,058 lay preachers, 7,922 Sunday schools, 792,217 officers and teachers, 6,208,374 Sunday scholars, and 85,637 churches.
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Methodists of
Wesleyan Methodiste
Great Britain
Ireland
Foreign Missions
South African Conference
West Indian Conference
Primitive Methodiate
Methodist New Connection
Bible Christians
Wesleyan Reform Union
United Methodist Free Churches
Independent Methodist Churches
Australasia Methodist Church
Methodist Church In Canada
United States— Methodist Episcopal Churches
Methodist Episcopal Churches
South
African Methdist Episcopal
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Colored Methodist Episcopal
How to Bottle Peas for Storage
To bottle peas, gather on a warm dry day, shell and sort the finest. Place in wide mouthed bottles with patent stops, seal tightly, wrap to prevent knockage, and boil in a large kettle covered. Keep boiling two hours, then cool undisturbed. Store in a cool dry place for next season.
Fortune of Rich Heiress Wins Longevity of Arran Isle Title
The tale recalls Edward VII gifting Arran to dispute over birthright in a Drake era drama. The current Duke descends from the fourth duke, while the Arran heiress, now eighteen, holds nearly the entire isle. The record mentions Jack the Painter James Aitken, captured after dockyard arson attempts in 1776.
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Arran Isle
Edward
Arran
Scotland
Duke of Hamilton
Heth
Anne Hamilton
Anne
Hamiltona
Alfred Douglas Hamilton
Baden
Monaco
United Kingdom
Jack
Portsmouth
Bristol
Plymouth
James Aitken
Foreign buyers increasingly invest in American horseflesh
Germany, France, Russia and Austria are among foreign purchasers now entering the market. They have just begun buying and are invested mainly in trotters. Other nations listed include Canada, Cuba, China, Philippines, Japan, British Columbia, British West Indies and a variety of smaller numbers, totaling diverse overseas participation in American horseflesh trade.
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Viea
Canada
Cuba
China
Philippines
Japan
British Columbia
British West Indies
Germany
France
Russia
Austria
Old Inn With a History at Hook England For Sale
The Raven inn at Hook near Basingstoke is offered for sale. Built in 1663 the half timbered structure features overhanging gables small windows and a storied past. It gained notoriety in the late eighteenth century during the American War of Independence as a residence and inn.
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Hook
Basingstroke
England
American Horses Demand Abroad Growth in Exports
American horse breeding gains foreign demand with rapid growth in exports. In six years Great Britain spent about 35 million dollars on U S horses, plus mules. Last year Britain bought at least 75,000 horses. Exports to other nations have surged since 1895, reflecting widespread recognition of American horse quality.
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Syren
London
United Kingdom
Pho Lon
Paswensers
Great Britain
United States
England
South Af
Lemons for Rheumatism Reported in Germany
German practitioner M Desplats of Lie reports lemon juice therapy for articular rheumatism. Patients started with one lemon daily, rising to twenty five, then tapered. One case stopped at three lemons, another cured at twenty five with ten months pain free, a third with ankylosis nearly recovered limb use.
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Germany
M. Desplats
Lie
The Volcano Record List of Global Earthquake Eruptions
European scientists add to the world record of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions from April to September 1902 including Mont Pelee in Martinique and La Soufriere on St Vincent. Entries note fatalities, shocks, and shifting island contours as observers warn the end is not yet.
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Bengal
St. Vincent
Greece
Mexico
Philipottes
Macon
Taal
Balusan
Newington
Mont Petee
Martinique
la Soufriere
Mont Peter
St. Pierre
Alaska
Caribbean Sea
Mont Pelee
Italy
Veauvins
France
Pau
India
Severy
Renador
Quito
Kelon Tife Cireles
Tash
Titus and the sideboard scheme ends in a clash
A Philadelphia Ledger item recounts Titus, a furniture store owner, scheming to trick his wife Laura into accepting a cheaper sideboard and provoking her to revolt. Laura outsmarts him by recalling her mother's prior mistake, leading to a comic family dispute and toast to cunning in marriage.
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Titus
Bis
George Wilis
Laura
Abe
Atore
Father
WHY HE WAS EXEMPT WITNESS MISUNDERSTOOD ORDER IN COURT
A felonious charge hearing featured a witness who refused to leave the courtroom as ordered. The Inspector reminded the bench that all witnesses must depart, but the witness joked and claimed confusion, prompting laughter and a space saved for the proceeding.
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Thyirector
Detroit News
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