Cast away on Gaston Islands lived on penguin eggs
The Glenhuntley crew stranded for months on a remote South Atlantic island survived by penguin eggs and sea eagle meat as natives with stone houses and rats swarmed the islet. Captain Shaw's letters recounts hunger, rescue near Tristan da Cunha, and arrival at Simon's Town then Liverpool.
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New York
Cape of Good Hope
BR. R. Shaw
Thrush
Simon's Bay
South Allca
Australia
R. W. Camron & Co
Liverpool
Shin
Tristan
SD. Carlton
Hong Kong
Cage of Good Hope
Castivn
Silernon
Stratherype
Greenock
Sfelbourne
Iue
Tristap d'Acunhs
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Cure Claims
Fragmented ad style passage extols pluck and backbone in fighting illness. It touts Golden Medical Discovery as the best health maker and cure for headaches bilious pain and bankruptcy fears, asserting its power to force out disease and restore wellness.
Alaska Fox Farms Eyed By Unga Island Indians
United States Commissioner C BR Ishman tours Alaska's Unga Island amid a booming fox and sea otter industry. Islanders harvest blue and black foxskins and sea otter, supplying much of the world with the best skins. Eleven islands yield 34 sea otters valued at 21800, while individual islands report up to 90 blue fox skins worth 3000. Indians use bidarkas and shotguns to hunt, sustaining a village economy of 621 full and mixed Aleuts.
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Unga Island
San Francisco Cor
New York Sun
United States
C. BR. Ishman
Alaska
Washington
Unga
Shuinag
Unga Senak
Helkofsky
Far Company
Tigen
Belkofsky Island
Island narratives reveal stark life on Tristan d'Acuna
An account details islanders hunting seafowl for food, weaving moccasins from skins, and crafting grotesque feathered ornaments. It notes a lack of clothing for natives, a lone colonist named Thomas Hill Swaine linked to Trafalgar, and the Glenhuntrey built in Glasgow in 1883 with 1165 tons burden.
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Tess
Thomas Hill Swaine
Nelon
Trafalgar
Tristan d'Acunda
Swaine
Wea
St. Helena
Cape of Good Hope
Africa
Glasgow
Messrs
T.C. Jones
J. H. Foyl
Scotland
Character in Eyebrows How a Wife May Be Chosen by Brow Study
A Boxton Globe piece reports on physiognomy linking eyebrow shape to temperament. It describes arched versus straight brows, downward tips, hair direction, and proximity to the eyes as indicators of gentleness, resolve, timidity, or passion, suggesting eyebrows reveal character in a prospective spouse.
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Boxton Globe
Leiving
Gilbert and Sullivan operas charm and misfires noted
A clipped discussion reviews Gilbert and Sullivan works, praising The Grand Duke as their great failed venture while noting other operas like Princess Ida Hed and Ruddygore had mixed success. It critiques audience loyalty and lasting impact of this pair on musical theatre.
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Tower of London
Knelind
Toluni
Ida
Mountebank
Husseystone
Cae Calure
A Society Vice Accusations and Thefts Across Classes
A society circle discusses thefts and suspicions with servants blamed yet not always involved. Women recount missing valuables from quiet rooms, noting the ease of temptation and the prevalence of alleged covert thefts amid fashionable gatherings.
TO CARVE UP PERSIA
London correspondence warns of growing Russo British pressure over Persia as Russia pushes a railroad concession to the Persian coast The note suggests fear of war if Shah and England resist while an Anglo Russian partition deal for Persia is implied and discussed by British authorities
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London
New York Sun
Persia
Miles
Ter Roca
Hassia
Russia
Triton
England
Iso
$2 490 000 Sermon Inspires Armour Institute Growth
A Chicago pastor Rev Frank W Gunsaulus delivered a Sabbath sermon at Plymouth Church that moved the city. In response Philip Armour pledged five years of support and Armour Institute grew, with 1 200 students this year. The sermon is hailed as the $2 490 000 sermon.
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Chicago
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Armour Institute of Technology
Plymouth Church
Lake City
Abe
Plymouth
Philip D. Armour
Gunsaulus
Armour
Armour Institute
Gumsaulus
A Pathetic Feature At Havana Ceremonies
From the New York Times, the piece laments General Maxine Gomez missing Sunday's Havana ceremonies. It portrays him as old and physically ruined, defending his long fight for Cuba while predicting trouble if Americans stay. It argues his absence shows dignity lacking in the crisis and notes his refusal to stand by Spain’s flag or support a temporary republic.
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New York Times
Havana
Maxine Gomez
Gormex
Cuba
Allen
Spain
Phat
Gil
Finding Speed of a Ship Using The Log Line Method
An old naval guide explains measuring a vessel speed with a log ship line and bunting marks. It details the log ship setup, fixed lines, a bone peg, and the staggered knots from seven knots, with a three hundred sixty in an hour rule of three for the distance.
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Wttle
Mme Jane Heading Sought Audience With King Oscar of Sweden
A Chicago Record note describes Mme Jane Heading visiting King Oscar of Sweden, presenting a crafted speech to gain royal favor. The tale recounts a gallant reception, a tour of the gallery, and Heading being presented with a Swedish decoration badge before departure.
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Mme
Jane
Sweden
Chicago
Stockhelm
Oscar
Uading
Hall Et Gallery
Aly Wrders
Woemen
Norway
The Difference in Times
The article explains solar noon varies by longitude and describes four US time zones each 15 degrees apart. It notes New York noon corresponds to different local times in Chicago Denver and San Francisco and mentions Calcutta and Hong Kong relative to New York.
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New York
Calcutta
Hong Kong
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
Ereen Wien
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Fast Piles Relief
A vintage advertisement extols Pyramid Pile Cure as a safe, quick remedy for piles. It claims temporary fixes from salves exist but only Pyramid Cure offers lasting relief, potentially avoiding surgical operation, with a price of 50 cents and endorsements by Pyramid Drug Co. of Marshall, Michigan.
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Perineum
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
China's First Railway Demo Ends In Ruin
The Shanghai Woosung narrow gauge line built in 1876 served as a display for Chinese officials. After six and a half months the line was torn up and sold, its engine and cars abandoned in Formosa. In a year it carried about three hundred thousand passengers, drawing crowds eager to watch this foreign curiosity.
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China
Shangjia
Woosung
Formosa
Formosan
Shanghai- Woosung
Busy Children and a Narrow Escape Highlighted
A discussion from Woman's Home Companion argues busy wholesome work for children prevents vice while criticizing parental neglect. The report also recounts James Hindmarsh, 14, saved from drowning after being blown over a dam while skating, rescued by two boys, Thomas Eliott and John Daniels, near the upper bridge.
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James Hindmarsh
Thomas Eliott
John Daniels
Mexico's Display of Art Opens at San Carlos Academy Exposition
President Diaz opened the twenty third exposition at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City with Interventions by Ramon Las Curian and a tour of all salons. The display features 1400 art objects including works by Murillo Rubens Titian Leonardo and Da Vinci as well as pieces from Mexican schools. The lineup includes landscapes portraits sculptures and miniatures with 20 paintings from Chapultepec Military academy and contributions from Spain and other foreign artists. Tomorrow the exposition will be opened to the general public.
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Diaz
San Carlos Academy
C. Butler
Chicago
Hernando Cortez
San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts
Visi
Ramon Las Curian
Academy
Europe
Tartow
Pass of St. Guthand
Murillo
Rubens
Titian
Leonardo da Vinci
Dutehan
Mexico
Valesco
Valley of Mexico
Philadelphia
Felix Harra
Father Las Casas
Zacatecas Normal School
Jalapa
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Peirl
OPERA
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Gilbert Rea
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