Economic and cultural glimpses from a diverse era
The article surveys Italian influence in Buenos Aires with a $150 million capital footprint and Montana land grants. highlights include Lawrence Wilkins, a towering figure born near St Paul, and a Bodleian literary discovery of James I poems. It notes Edison battery advances, urban trucking shifts, Barney Morrin’s 100th birthday, American land acquisition, European imports, and comparisons of global education.
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Bodleian Library
Oxford
Amar in Tennesque Finds Rich Harvest From One Tree
The local paper notes Amar in Tennesque collected four cords of wood, three gallons of honey, and five raccoons from a single tree, urging readers to care for forests to gain wealth.
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Amar
Tennesque
An Effect in Rosemary by Elizabeth Cherry Waltz
Milly Hillis, once a rising opera star, returns to her hometown after twelve years. Awaiting a debut in the summer theater, she longs for lilac scents from a past life while a new tenor arrives with flowers. In the wings she faces a crowd of strangers, a reminder of former dreams and a life in decline.
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Elizabeth Cherry
Dully Srory
Milly Hillis
Micent Devareaux
Milly Bilis
Miss Devereaux
Miss Deverpaits
Grive
Milly Hills
Valra
New York
Paris
Milly Ellis and the Fire at the Grand Theatre
Milly Ellis, a famed singer, returns to her hometown stage in triumph as a fire erupts. John Crompton, once a friend and now a man, rescues her from the blaze, sparking a renewed bond. She confronts the cruel theater world, asking what art truly costs and whether love can survive fame.
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John Crompton
Milly Ellis
Gegawa
Abin
John
Erick War
Fragmented Heartfelt Moment Captured in Street Scene
A terse dramatic fragment shows a woman gripping a man's hand and weeping, declaring in broken lines that “it was art or life” and that life won. The exchange reveals emotional stakes and personal sacrifice in a vivid, tense moment.
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John
Historic Thees and Trees Tied to Washington Elite
Washington correspondent notes Charles A. Dana and William R. Smith toured the botanical gardens, recounting historic trees linked to Crittenden, Bingham, Washington, Jefferson Davis, Forney, Forrest, Amos J. Cummings, and other notable figures. A Chinese tree from Confucius’ grave also figures in the tale.
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Charles A. Dana
Thin City
Washigton
New York Times
William R. Smith
Botanical Gardens
Mr. Dana
Mr. Smith
Confucius
Amos J. Cummings
Thaddeus Stevens
Senator Bayard
Proctor Knott
Daniel W. Voorhees
C Blackburn
Lot M. Morrill
Justin 8. Morrill
Senator Hoar
Senator Evarts
Washington
Carolina
Union
Attire Marks Senate by Region in Dignified Style
The piece notes how senators’ clothing signals regional origins with Western and Southern members preferring unbuttoned, low-cut frocks while Eastern and Northern senators favor buttoned formal jackets. Piatt and Depew stand out for tailoring from New York and London, with Aldrich of Rhode Island praised for well dressed presence.
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Piatt
Depew
New York
London
Aldeh
Rhode Island
Woetmaire
Buffalo Folen Tale On Deer Shooting Balance
Buffalo Folen Aminbin Wontneass reflects on deer hunting woes and a deer’s trusting gaze. He confesses not having a match for a deer in the eye and jokes about friends laughing, noting only a brute could shoot a deer after seeing its childlike look.
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Aminbin
German Antarctic Expedition to Study Sea Life
The German Antarctic expedition plans a stop at Kerguelen island in a few months to focus on sea life research and its economic aspects. The report notes gaps in knowledge about useful chip varieties yet to be found in Antarctic waters.
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Fexprdivien Wy
Kerguelen Island
Milwaukee Boy's Flag Day Verse and World War Spending
A twelve year old Milwaukee boy Paul G. Gregory writes a patriotic flag verse praising Old Glory and historic leaders. The piece is followed by a World War I era essay noting global war costs surpassing $30,000,000 yearly and a billion-counting calculation by K Gordon Butler, illustrating vast financial and time scales.
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Milwaukee
Historic Plate Worn Out By Navy Commission Forging History
The steel engraved commission plate used for naval officers for six decades is retired for a replica. Secretaries Long and the engraving bureau preserved the period style, rejecting modern upgrades as gun placements and ship types shift eras. The piece, created by the American Bank Note Company in 1880 or 1840, honors Civil War and Spanish American War heroes with era imagery.
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Sigsbee
Long
Prdaia
Bureau of Engraving
American Bank Note Company
New York
Navy Department
Neptune
Nered
Washington Star
The cost of war in the nineteenth century
The article argues that war has risen in cost despite gains in warfare, listing Napoleonic, Crimean, Civil, Franco Prussian, and other wars across eras. It estimates total war costs around 320 billion dollars, equating to about six days of spending per century and six dollars a minute since creation, while noting St Peter's cost to illustrate compareable scales.
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Spain
Portial
Mexico
Great Britain
China
Kipling
Italy
Abesinia
Usher
Orr elected commander at Grand Army encampment in Rochester
At the 35th annual Grand Army of the Republic session in Rochester Charles A. Orr of Buffalo won the department command by a large majority. John H. Swift Enion Broome County senior vice commander and Daniel M. Hulse Canandaigua junior vice commander were named along with several officers. Two staff appointments were announced: George B. Loud Inspector General and W. H. Boughton Adjutant General. Orr pledged to serve comrades, widows, and orphans, needing widespread support for his administration.
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Ior
Grand Army
G. A
George B. Loud
New York
W. H. Boughton
Troy
Orr
Severe Test for Candidates in Military Transfers
Washington reports from the New York Times that volunteer candidates seeking transfer to the regular establishment face a strict exam. They must show solid military records, pass strong mathematics and drill standards, endure exacting physical tests, and prove education in English grammar mathematics algebra equations logarithms geometry trig surveying geography history US government and law. A minimum 60 percent in each subject and 70 percent overall is required.
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Eivil
Washington
New York Times
Adda
United States
Evils of aie Mitney Keep Dr. Colin and Health Claims
The article discusses Dr Colin's investigation into the effects of a military marching routine on soldiers health. It claims a regular uniform shock from marching can cause fatigue and stress, with 40,000 shocks per day and stronger men tiring quickly. It questions whether overproduction of blessings should benefit the devil.
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Colin
la Salud
Colt
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