Ballybunions Monorail In Ireland A Quaint Rail Route
Ballybunion in Ireland hosts one of the world’s quaint railroads the Ballybunton monorail. A single raised track carries passengers and freight between Ballybunion and Belmore in a five minute run. The odd locomotive uses elliptical rollers and dual cylinders with two door compartments for passengers and guarded crossings with movable bridges. Freight traffic and cave stone yields mineral wealth for the surrounding area.
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Ireland
Shannon
America
Ballybunion
Belmore
Ballybunion Monorail
Rally Bunion Railroad
Ballybunton
Railroad Man’s Magazine
Pronouncing Chinese Variations in Tone Change Meaning
A Springfield Republican summary of Dr. Jones at University of London on Chinese pronunciation. He argues tonal variation drives meaning, not just sound, and that learning Chinese is more about sageing than talking. Six tones are essential, with seven usable in practice. Cantonese features six distinct meanings for certain words like fan depending on tone.
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University of London
Dr. Jones
Springfield Trepublican
London’s Mighty Roar in Lowells American Legation
London Chronicle quotes James Russell Lowell praising Hyde Park’s roar as a tonic during his American legation tenure. He compares the park’s sound to Niagara, claiming the bustling torrent of voices carries a burden to the thrush’s song and “drops are men.”
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London
James Russell Lowell
Legation
Ike Tleundon
Charles Blut Norton
Hyde Park
Niagara
London Chronicle
What He Wanted It For
A man expresses a desire for money to marry and plans to spend it traveling, prompting a blush from the woman as they discuss the design on the carpet. The exchange ends with a comic visual of a thermometer dropping ten degrees.
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Lippincott’s
Sarcastic remark distracts from bridge party plans
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet portrays a sarcastic exchange about inviting Mrs Parveau to a bridge party. The husband quips she is a sure loser who will pay, while others joke about her potential to fund invitations or send money by mail.
Napoleon Lost Something Too
A whimsical London Opinion exchange riffs on losses at Waterloo and a recent misplacement of time, with a mock dialogue about memory and misfortune. The brief pun hints at historical fame and a sharp, humorous tone typical of the era.
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Napoleon
Waterloo
London
Genuine Regret in Suffrage Parade Tradeoff
A wife apologizes for missing the suffrage parade due to staying home with the baby. The remark frames the conflict between personal duties and public activism in a light, domestic moment.
Public Sentiment Key to Law Enforcement, Says Rev Wasson
In Pearson's Magazine Rev W A Wasson argues enforcement hinges on active organized public sentiment. He notes that vague wishes fail without persistent effort and that majority support is needed for stringent laws like prohibition to work.
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W A Wasson
Pearson's Magazine
The People Ought to Rule in Ballot Power
John M. Harlan, late U S supreme court justice, urged that wisdom lies in the consensus of the people via free secret ballot. The piece notes growing use of voting to decide public questions from state to local matters including billiard halls, arguing ballot rule vindicates statutes and ordinances.
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John M. Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Lows
Reform by inner virtue and home example urged
Chicago Inter-Ocean argues reformers rely on mass agitation and laws, urging that real change begins in the individual heart and daily conduct at home. Cedar Rapids Republican notes Iowa City students rarely frequent saloons due to university rules and high standards. Keota Eagle reports a new push by the Keota Brotherhood to clean out a liquor joint, a move that landed with a dull thud.
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Inter-Ocean
Cedar Rapids
Sgata
Iowa City
A Royal Frolic of Burma Embassy in Paris
The New York Times recounts a Burma embassy prank at the Tuileries where white robed performers crawled and somersaulted toward the throne. Eugenie wept at the scene, deeming it insulting, while Napoleon II and courtiers found the display humorous. peace was forged weeks later.
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Bayer
Napoleon
Rugente
Wsant
Eugenia
Burma
Tim
Kalna
Eugenie
Marquis de Gauttet
Paris
England’s Power Questioned by Lord Percy
Lord Percy in the National Review argues Britain has never led a decisive European land campaign against a major power. He notes combined Europe beat France, Trafalgar victory did not end the war, Spain and Waterloo numbers, and foreigners balancing power as Britain boasts superiority.
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Europe
France
Trafalgar
Spain
Waterloo
Lord Percy
The
National Review
London
Salt in Butter Sparks Consumer Backlash
In a critique attributed to Henry T. Fink's Wood and Flavor, the piece denounces adding salt to butter as barbarous and unnecessary. It argues European standards reject salted butter and claims salt does not improve flavor or preservation, urging an end to the practice.
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Europe
Henry T. Fink
The Worm Turns
A garbled dialogue quotes Mrs Gnagga and Mr Gnaggs quarrelling over dress and movement. A visitor questions a police chief who once was a musician. The chief notes he is generally a good officer, citing one odd early arrest for attempting to play Schubert on a bagpipes.
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Mr. Gnagge
Mrs. Gnagga
Mr. Gnaggs
Jennie
St. Louis
Youngstown
All His Own
A printed quip remarks on a boy's arithmetic results being too original for the teacher, followed by a French phrasing and a nod to Stephen Girard as a playful signature.
Bonfire death among Guthrie Center youths shocks Iowa
Little Mary Russell of Guthrie Center dies after severe burns from a bonfire. The report lists other Iowa notices including weddings, retirements, public meetings, a temporary injunction over a gas ordinance, and various local incidents across Mason City Ottumwa and Chariton.
Pioneer families mourn as two die in Iowa
Clinton Crouch buried his father W Bremerman at Boone then rushed home to comfort his dying mother who died hours later. The text notes longtime central Iowa settlers and a string of local civic donations including 40000 to a Young Women's Christian Association building and 132000 for a Masonic temple. It also mentions a Baptist church conference near Webster City and various court cases and local incidents.
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3. W. Bremerman
Boone
Iowa
Port Dodge
Northwest Iowa Baptist Country Church Conference
Webster City
Country Church Conference
Baptist Church
J. J. Turner
Centerville
Anchor Oal Company
Mt. Pleasant
William Noonan
Creston
Chicago
M. G Clark
Sion City
C. H. Wright
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Logan
Northwestern
Columbia
Fairfield
Parsons College
M. A. Reed
H. A. Kinney
Woodbine Normal
Harrison County
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Normal
Reed
Slong City
Iowa Mausoleum Co
Waterloo
Tosta
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