A Waterloo Soldier Recounts a Century of War Memory
iSpecial Correspondence from New Orleans Jan. 11 details an elderly Waterloo drummer boy recounting a brutal World War era past. He recalls battles, the death of his father, and grim scenes of cremation, burial, and the fate of soldiers buried as forgotten heroes.
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New Orleans
Crescent City
Lafayette Park
Ossian
Macpherson
Lake Superior
Persia
Orontali
Waterloo
Plancenoit
Population growth raises fear of starvation by 2072
Statisticians estimate the world cannot sustain more than about 5,994,000,000 people. The current population is around 1,467,000,000 with an 8 percent annual decade increase. If the trend continues, the planet may reach its limit about the year 2072. The Spanish Portuguese war of 1830 to 1840 cost about $250,000,000.
Palmistry fad readers in Chicago cited as fad and scam
Special correspondence from Chicago notes the palmistry craze in social circles, with self-taught guides promising insight from simple rules. It outlines palm features and lines such as the life line, Mars line, heart line, head line, fate line, and mounts, warning of deception and the unreliable basis of palm reading.
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Chicago
Barnum
Jupiter
Saturn
Apollo
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Luna
Moon
A Kind Old Chicken Man
Special correspondence from Sumit New Jersey describes Tom Rundie as the county’s noted chicken man. Hens freely approach him in the farmyard and even sleep beside him, while one Dominick hen hatched a brood in Tom’s old hat. Neighborly humor centers on his bond with poultry and rural life.
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Sumit
N. J
Bernardsville
Mendham
Tom Rundie
Tom
Dominick
R. K. Munxirrrice
Sketch of Howells Character and Work Revealed
Special Correspondent profiles William D Howells describing his health, daily walks across Manhattan, family, and home life. It notes his methodical craft, realistic but non melodramatic plots, favorite character Colville, and ties to real Boston and New York locales. It highlights his hard work, selective sharing, and love of flowers at his Boston home.
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New York
W. D. Howells
Silas Lapham
Manhattan Island
York
Howells
Mr. Howells
Colville
Italy
William D. Howells
Fulkerson
Ralph Keeler
Cuba
New York Tribune
Boston
Novelis
Grifon
Maybrough
Coast of
Bohemia
Navarro Flats
Wayfarers’ Lodge
Lemuel Barker
Loften
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RE Medical CO
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