Striking Displays At World’s Fair Show Mystery and Science
An article from Appleton's Popular Science Monthly describes bizarre exhibits at the exposition. It details a surreal house structure perched on earth and a Celestial Globe with a two tier interior system showing the earth and celestial bodies. Also noted is a new electric glassmaking apparatus and a railroad journey highlighting Arctic scenery along the White Pass trail.
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Doula
Mediterranean
White Pass
Alleshany Mountains
Prairies
Angelo Heliprin
Appleton
Popular Science Monthly
Girls Run Elevators in Boston Ahead of New York
A fragile slice of city life notes girls operating electric elevators as a modern Boston advance. The snippet claims the city leads New York in this niche, praising the lever operated, low-energy design and ease of use. It mentions a musky odor in tall buildings and recalls muskrat eating habits, with stray unrelated musings on foods.
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Boston
New York
Boyhood days of Moy Kee recounts early schooling in Shin King
Moy Kee, a tea merchant and interpreter, recalls growing up in Shin King near Pekin. He describes starting school at seven, sitting on stools, memorizing long lessons, and receiving occasional beatings from a strict teacher. He notes no hardships beyond the common punishments of the era.
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Coluaman
Mia
Moy Kee
Indianapolis
Shin-King
Pekin
Wonders of the upside down world and the marvels of art
A long fragment describes a visitor in an exhibit who walks on the ceiling, exploring rooms as gravity appears suspended. It covers a Russian engineer and a French collaborator behind a innovative glass and electric heat display, likened to a Mareorama. It also recalls Klondike progress and elevator anxieties along with Muskrat meat and Chinese boy life contrasts.
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Tun
Pantie
Plano
Istin
Gullivern
Ives
Re Ee
San Francisco Chronicle
How Boers Kill Their Cattle and Game
An illustrated panel depicts Boer sharpshooting as a method of securing food. It claims Boers drive cattle to herdsmen, select targets precisely, and shoot brain shots. It notes skill with deer at long range and on horseback, with older generations portrayed as more expert marksmen.
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Marnally
South Africa
Kipling Leaves Restaurant Without Paying Bill
A London tale recalls Kipling, just before leaving England, rising and walking out without settling his bill at a Fleet Street restaurant. Waitstaff teased him with the refrain Absent Minded Beggar turning the moment into amused lore.
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Kipling
Leff
England
Fleet Street
Fegan
Kiplig
London
Hero of Samoa Commanded Vandalia Heroic Rescue at Sea
Commander James W. Carlin U S N is hailed for bravery during the 1889 Apia cyclone. He helped Captain Scoonmaker reach safety, secured a rope to save the captain, and led men to the Trenton as Vandalia drifted. Carlin later served worldwide, commanding the transport Calgoa between Manila and Australia.
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Carthage
America
James W. Carlin
Samoa
Pekin
Manila
Yokohama
Mlinots Aol
Carlin
Apia
Scoonmaker
Offcer
Jim
Seoonmaker
Raf
Desth
Trenton
Coral Reef
Wong
Congress
Minas
Naval Academy
Calgoa
Australia
Why Red Bananas Diminish in the Market
The article explains that yellow bananas now dominate due to easier cultivation and longer shelf life. Red bananas, once prevalent, fetch high prices and are rarer, limited by lower yield and shipping advantages of yellow varieties. Prices show red bananas selling up to 20 cents each, while yellows sell widely for 1 to 1.50 per bunch.
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Costa Les
Costa Rica
Honduras
Colombia
Jamaica
Cuba
New Orleans
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
New Yourke Sun
Fathag by the Wayside
A missionary recounts the brutal reality of African porters on long treks through forests. Heat, thirst, and scarce nourishment killed many as villagers waited to ambush stragglers. one porter collapsed by the road, and despite aid, died as the group pressed on.
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Africa
The Automatic Bathtub Prank
A lazy man installs an automatic bathtub to move from room to room. He demonstrates it to guests but it backfires when the tub slides into his room with his wife inside. She ends up in a washpan.
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Galesburg
Light from stars Takes four thousand years to reach Earth
The text notes that light from twelfth magnitude stars can be 20,000 times farther away than familiar stars, requiring about 4,000 years to travel to Earth. It urges readers to verify the claim themselves and reflects on the vastness of the cosmos.
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Schuylkill Valley
R Boye
China
Amelia
Dlindford
Parsons
the Grand Globe Celestial
Papp
Dorothy
Troth
Cartia
J. W. Carlin
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