Culinary symposi um and other notes from Townsend
A column from Townsend Montana columnist Che Wessenger-B Eaton reflects on a Boston hotel menu joke about hash a quip about the alphabet invention by a woman a burglars starch misdeed a father's view of his daughter and a contrast between presidential war powers and industrial disputes. The piece also notes America's participation at the Paris World Fair with 6 564 exhibitors occupying nearly eight acres.
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Paris
Geat
Britain
Germany
Russia
Minnesota Pioneer Alexander Ramsey Celebrates 85th Birthday
Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota Territory’s first governor and later U.S. senator and war secretary, marked his 85th birthday in Minneapolis, still hale as a man of 60. Also noted was Nancy Jones of Jonesboro Tennessee at 105, a revolutionary widow who farms and enjoys her pipe. The piece quips on the Jones family’s long lineage and future possibilities.
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Alexander Ramsey
Minnesota
Minneapols
St. Paul
Minnesota Territory
United States
President Hayes
Nancy Jones
Jonesboro Tenn
Joneses
Jonesvota Jones
Jonestown
New York
Connecticut
Yale
Columbia
General Woodford Weds Isabel Hanson in New York
The 65 year old General Stewart L Woodford, diplomat and Civil War brigadier, married Miss Isabel Hanson a 25 year old Madrid companion to his Madrid years. Hanson draws attention for her blue eyes and fair skin as the couple’s wedding closes a storied chapter.
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Spain
Cupid
Stewart L. Woodford
Woodford
New York City
Isabel Hanson
Stewart Loudon Woodford
Madrid
Missionary Recalled Amid Deteriorating Spain Relations
A missionary who traveled to Spain was recalled after cordial relations between the nations were strained. The incident reflects tension between the two countries and affects ongoing religious and cultural exchanges.
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Iater
Spain
Debates over Dewey victory and press fairness
Lieut Hobson disputes belittling Admiral Dewey's triumph and asserts the grandeur of the victory. A reporter dispute emerges as the writer defends the Kats ground truth after months repairing wrecks.
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Hobson
Admiral Dewey
Mount McKinley Tops Alaska Peak Height Record
Seventeen Alaska summits exceed ten thousand feet Mount St Elias was thought highest but new survey shows Mount McKinley exceeds it by about a half mile at over twenty thousand four hundred feet The president can proudly point to this giant as North America’s premier presidential peak
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Alaska
Mount St. Elias
Mount McKinley
Earth
North America
Rise and decline of Korea alleged in old remnant essay
The passage contends Koreans once surpassed Japanese and Chinese in civilization but fell into decadence due to devil worship and widespread superstition. It blames Buddhism Confucianism and notes Sham anism as the sorcery driven rule of wizards and witch doctors.
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Korea
New York Plans Medical Lab For Bubonic Plague Study
The New York board of health approves plans for a steel framed laboratory with asphalt walls to study bubonic plague. The project follows the port’s quarantine needs after the plague ship from Santos Brazil arrived last spring and the Glasgow outbreak hastened action.
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Board of Health of
New York
Santos
Brazil
Glasgow
Missionaries in China accelerate Christian outreach
The article notes about 2,500 missionaries from 53 organizations, 5,000 native pastors, and 100,000 Protestant converts with 40,000 pupils in mission schools. It highlights expanding auxiliary societies in religion, education, and medicine and cites Li Hung Chang on medical missions. Civil engineers and modernization efforts are mentioned as benefits.
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Young Women's Christian Associations
Christian Endeavor Societies
China
Li Hung Chang
Objection to Ogden H Fethers Irked by Misaddressed Letter
Janesville Wisconsin based Ogden H Fethers new supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias grows irritated after a letter addressed to O H Fethers. A friend recalls a wag once called him Old Hen Fethers explaining the odd reaction.
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Ogden H. Fethers
Janesville
Wis
The
Knights of Pythias
O. H. Fethers
Hen” Fethers
In Prussia Ten-Year Span 407 Children Die By Own Hand
In Prussia, over ten years ending in 1896, four hundred seven school children killed themselves. The statistic highlights a troubling youth suicide rate in the era.
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Prussia
Up-To-Date Hints On Soil Cultivation And Fruit Trade
Agricultural note discusses soil fertility balancing mineral fertilizers with stable manure and cowpeas, stressing crop rotations and roots retention. It highlights nitrogen loss, phosphorus, and potash needs, and urges practical farming for better land. It also reviews peach markets, packing standards, and price spreads in major centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Mooers
Tennessee Agricultural Co
L.ge
Tennessee
L.beral
England
Beef Making on Every Farm Proposed by R M Allen
In an address to western stockmen R M Allen argues for a generally moderate scale of cattle feeding on farms to sustain soil fertility. He cites marketing challenges for small herds and urges education of farmers to improve cattle feeding practices and value received.
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R. M. Allen
Inetrnet
Hybrid Cannas Bloom Through Cross of Italian and Dwarf Varieties
J A Kemp of Dickson County Tennessee reports a successful cross between Orchid flowering Cannas and a dwarf French bedding type. The cross yields crimson flowers with large size though not improved substance, showing southern climates support such hybrids. Secretary Wilson notes Alaska wheat seeds show two varieties maturing early with tall straw and potential value.
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J. A. Kemp
Dickson County
Tenn
New Yorker
Italy
Burbank
Luther Burbank
California
Kemp
Duke of Marlborough
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Georgeson
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Che Wessenger
B. Eaton
Montana
Boston
Congress
Lincoln
Hamlin
Washington
Grant
Garfield
Trinity Colleges
Union League Club
New England Society
America
Mrs. Woodford
Chicago
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