Exiled Doukhobors Seek Freedom in Canada Amid Russian Persecution
A large body of Doukhobor Russians, about 2000 of 7500, exiled for religious beliefs, arrived at St John New Brunswick and head for lands at the junction of Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Led by Peter Verigin, they embrace vegetarianism, nonresistance, and charity as they migrate with support from Russia England and the United States to cultivate new land.
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Hilkat
Universal Brotherhood
Auasian
Biber
Seni Coswaeles
Anil
Peter Verigin
Caucasus
Lapland
Canada
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ruasiay
England
United States
Aleady
Doublebors
Nicholas
Kars
Elisavetpol
Tiflis
St. Petersburg
Leo Toletui
Vladimy Tehertkat
Panl Birnkoil
Ivan Tregonboll
American diplomacy praised as world leading by Grosvenor
At New Haven a Grosvenor speech lauded American diplomacy as superior to Europe amidst praise for its century long record. He cited Dutch recognition of independence, Jay’s treaty, and naval officers like Decatur Perry Farragut Dewey as evidence of a strong American diplomatic tradition and training.
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Dewey
New Haven
Conn
American Economic and Historical Association
BE. A. Grosvenor
Amherst College
Grosvenor
Jady
United States
Europe
America
John Adama
Great Britain
Jay
Woodford
Spain
Decatur
Algiers
Perry
Gulf of Yeddy
Farragut
Manila Bay
Farmier seeks mortgage lift in Kansas county case
A prosperous Kansas farmer, after selling his crop for cash, visits an attorney named Derrick and asks for help lifting a mortgage on his farm. The scene unfolds in a county seat office as he seeks legal aid. The anecdote highlights local economic conditions and trust in legal counsel.
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Kansas
Tlan
Derrick
Diet Myths in Spas and Health Resorts Exposed
A discussion of diet as the main cure in spas and health resorts notes that many treatments rely on restricted eating. It cites European graph therapy and no-meal fads, arguing reduced intake plus large water use rest the body, while critiquing human gluttony compared to animals who stop eating when ill.
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Ella Morris S
Kretschmar
Europe
Germany
First Firing on the Merrimac Sinking in Santiago Harbor
An excerpted Century account recalls the moment the Merrimac faced a hail of shot near Morro Castle. A picket boat with rapid-fire guns fired at its rudder as the ship tried to navigate the channel, while onlookers noted near misses and stern warnings from the bridge. The text shifts to Austria’s race tensions and Germanic influence amid calls for Protestant adherence, amid military and political frictions. It ends with a Manila linen joke about rifle cleaning symbolizing wartime resource thrift.
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Santiago
Hobson
Morro Castle
Morro
Port Helm
Helm
Charette
Message from the Prison Warden Instructs Visitor
A cryptic note from Fliegende Blatter shows a convict advising Tam to say he is not at home when approached by the Warden. The exchange hints at undercover reporting or avoidance within prison lines and reflects tensions between prison officials and inmate communications.
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Tam
Cost of Nicaragua Canal Estimates and Patent Medicine Ad Mix
Estimates for constructing the Nicaragua Canal range from 115000000 to 150000000 with varying public opinions. The text also promotes Mostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion, Cascarets candy for blood cleanliness and beauty, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for colds, and an electric music turner proposal, all presented in a period-style newspaper ad fragment.
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Nicaragua Canal
Mostetter
The Naval Engineer in Battle
A vivid portrait of shipboard engineers enduring heat and hazard in battle. It describes engineers in the engine rooms fighting leaks, keeping machinery cool and fire suppressed while officers on deck face the ship’s pounding. Extreme temperatures reach 156 to 190 degrees near vents and boilers.
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Degigineering Magazine
Relieved Women Praise Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
Letters from Mrs Joan Wintaass of Englishtown New Jersey and Mrs Joseph Permnson of Warren Pennsylvania describe dramatic recoveries after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. Womb troubles backaches headaches dizziness heart issues and breathing difficulties are cited with claimed cures after treatment.
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Joan Wintaass
Englishtown
N. J
Josefh Permnson
East
Warren
Dean
Proeiras
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Russia
Canadian Northwest
Bnt
Daninly
Count Tolstoi
Hia
Wnasia
Leo Tolstol
Austria
Tyrol
War Office
London Spectator
Emergency Relief Board
Manila
Red Sea
Mount Sinai
Moses
C. C
Druggiata
Boulful
Plano
Hoon
Betor Hendersa & Co
New York
Anderson
Jersey
Wakefield
Anorson
Dante
M. Alko
Snle
Nga Roatynd
Livingston Stone Tomato Janta
Baty & Towles
Young's Island
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