Tahiti and Pitcairn Island Life and Legacy Explored
A vivid panorama of Tahiti and Pitcairn Island, tracing Tahiti’s tropical paradise and the mutiny linked Bounty saga to the later Pitcairn settlement. The piece covers discovery, mutiny, subsequent isolation, colonial impacts, and current life in Papeete with emphasis on climate, landscape, society, and religious history.
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Tritech
Vimor
England
Tahiti
Pan
Les Withim
Tropics
Bligh
Enland
Taiti
Jamaica
Christian
Pitcairn Island
Folger
Nantucket
Mass
Alexander Smith
Adams
Bounty
Light Flash from Mars Reported by Lowell Observatory
Professor Pickering cites a December telegram from Lowell Observatory Arizona reporting a shaft of light projected from Mars for seventy minutes. He notified European colleagues and distributed neonatyle copies across the country.
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Mars
Pickering
Lowell Observatory
Arizona
Europe
New Use for Earth Promises Auburn Hair Dye from Clay
A Denver writer reports Frances Sherman keeps a secret red clay corner in Colorado used as a hair dye. The process grinds the clay to a fine powder, mixes with water or bakes to create dark shades, and applies warm paste from roots to ends. The dye is claimed permanent, non irritating to skin, and suitable for gray hairs with gradual regrowth.
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Saya
Denver
Frances Sherman
Colorado
Sherman
Sleeping the Months Away in Park Row Tale
Johnstone, a magazine contributor, explains to an acquaintance that after sending stories to Blank's Thanks Crank's and Tank's they were accepted with payment on publication. He slept to save clothes and energy, waking to find no prints or pay, lamenting lack of legal justice as he wanders without earnings.
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Johnstone
Park Row
Blank’s
Crank’s
Tank's
New York Press
Ife
Narcotics Use in Vermont Report Sparks Alarm
Dr A P Grinnell of Burlington reports findings on opium availability in Vermont. He notes monthly sales of opium across 160 of 172 general stores totaling 3,300,000 doses plus patent medicines and doctor dispensations, implying about one and a half doses per adult daily.
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Vermont
A. P. Grinnell
Burlington
Queen Victoria gifts and royal favors in shawl and engraving history
A historical note describes Queen Victoria receiving Indian shawls as favorite gifts. It notes thousands were given during her long reign. It mentions Edward III or Edward VII distributing etchings and engravings to friends as he progressed toward succession and amassed many such items.
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Vietoris
Victoria
Edward
Pwédish Explorer Sven Hedin Delves Deep Into Asia
The article profiles Sven Hedin on his second Central Asian expedition, noting his expertise as an oriental scholar archaeologist philologist geologist and more. It highlights his discoveries relics and natural history collections, mentions his visit to Bijapur prompted by Lord Curzon, and contrasts past splendor with ruin and repurposing under British rule.
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Pwédish
Central Asia
Indies
Sven Hedin
Kashgar
Europe
Bijapur
Bombay
India
Alhambra
Spain
Tere
Curzon
Yusub
Barrymores Bright Genealogy and Witty Anecdotes
Maurice Barrymore once famed actor now described as hopelessly deranged recalls a London club tale about British superiority. The piece notes the Barrymores' rich lineage, including mother Georgie Drew Barrymore, who died in California after a charity plan, and a curt exchange with manager Frohman over a permission request ending with her simple “Ob!” acknowledgment.
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Tosane
Terest
Maurice Barrymore
Iosane
Lamba’ Club
Barrymore
England
Barrymores
Georgie Drew Barrymore
Tong
Schwab salary myth debunked by New York Press
The New York Press clarifies that Charles M Schwab's pay is not 800000 a year and notes his realistic earnings stem from contingent Carnegie interests. It explains Schwab's origin as Carnegie Corporation president and his large stake in Carnegie company, with the steel trust holding a greater share.
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Carnegie Company
Steal Trust
Charles M. Schwab
Braddock
New York Press
Duke of Orleans Buys Soleil to Run Paris Journal
Royalists report the Duke of Orleans, claimant to the French throne, has purchased the Paris newspaper Soleil and will personally oversee editorial operations to advance his supported cause.
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Duke of Orleans
France
Soleil
Why Do the Animals Bark Mew and Bray
A collection of verses and prose on animal sounds, then a short moral about Tom in a school race. The piece blends playful poems with a tale of a boy named Tom who loses a footrace after peers cheer for another runner, teaching that encouragement matters.
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Tom
Johnny
Jim
Ron
Phorence Milner
Amury
Jean Hoy
Cat Faints, Vet Says It Happens to Animals Too
A cat fainted when treated with camphor and lavender salts, baffling boarders until a veterinarian explained the condition. He noted that animals can exhibit a sudden "re disposition" similar to fainting in humans, with comparable remedies effective for revival.
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New York Sun
Monkeys Hold Ceremonial Congregation in Gorge of China
A writer describes a strange jungle scene where a troop of monkeys sits in rows on tree branches in a sunlit gorge. Elders move among families, giving counsel as birds provide music, then depart decorously before the playful post ceremony frolic begins among the trees and midair swings. One lone bachelor sits apart.
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Sahara
China
Making Mureiar Proof Glass Invents Unbreakable Glass
A Liverpool glass firm reports progress toward burglar and fire proof glass. Molten glass with wire reportedly resists attacks and endures heat up to 250 degrees. A separate note claims a man would need 428 days to circle the world.
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Liverpool
England
theeMart
Bes
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Pacific
Nerever
South Pacific
Society Ads
Tabiti
Francaise Republique Ida
S’rance
Ahiti
Ter
Papeete Ners
Birt
Capt. Folger
Smith
Adama
Invenelll
San Francisco
Blight
Papeete
Tahitians
South Seas
London Missionary Society
Earth
Auburn Locke
Jack Frost
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