A MOST CURIOUS LAND The Korea fastness explored by Americans
Special Correspondence from Washtington states a U S Navy party visited a royal fortress near Korea's capital. They traversed a mountain fastness with wall gates and a stream. viewed temples, a banquet hall, and a Buddhist shrine. The ascent featured dangerous paths and lively ponies following their riders through rugged heights.
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J Wasnixeton
Korea
China
Sace
Spain
Exe Eous
Bow the Viennese Amuse Themselves
Mary Brennan describes Vienna as contented and outdoorsy with late mornings, beer gardens, music and theatre. Families air bedding from windows, crowds gather at Prater and Ringstrasse, and Germans enjoy excursions, torches, and river steamers. Hungarian women praised for beauty.
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Vienna
Ringstrasse
Strauss
Baden
Dornberg
Auf Garten
Altestrasse
Prater
Danube
Tanbark
Mary Brennan
Beautiful Antelope Hunt Near Crystal Spring Ranch
W. Lynn Wilson reports from a hunting trip in the mountains east of a Crystal Spring ranch. He and a companion, with Messrs. T of the ranch, pursue seven bucks. four fall after strategic shooting as they stalk the draw. The large buck, as big as a yearling steer, is skinned and partially butchered for edible portions, with trophies to be mounted later.
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Crystal Spring Ranch
New York
Wiblu
W. Lynn Wilson
Detroit
Free Press
A Johnstown Dog Found in Log Cone Cage
A team near Johnstown uncovered a cone shaped pile of logs about a dozen feet high. The hollow mass hid a mastiff that wagged when freed, while a trapped cow lay crushed nearby. The dog appeared sleek and healthy after two months imprisoned in the log chamber.
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Johnstown
Jeash
Diamonds Hidden in Walking Sticks Smuggled From Paris
A New York World report details walking sticks from Paris containing diamonds. Customs officers found a silver name plate on a bamboo cane that opened to reveal a hollow chamber storing the gems. A Berlin cablegram helped identify the owner, but the search yielded no diamonds.
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Paris
Berlin
Washington
Ford
Cegerd
New York World
Whines of the Society Actress Debuts in Plush Dress Debate
A wealth young woman demands a plush yellow gown for her stage debut, clashing with a manager who insists on cost containment and practical theater needs. The actress leaves in anger but later concedes to wear the right dress, illustrating that stage dressing involves more than showy fabrics.
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Blank
Hess
Philadelphia Times
Dogs of War in Austrian Army Outpost Duty
The article notes historical use of dogs in war and reports claims that Austria plans a dog led outpost service for dispatches and spy catching. It discusses dogs as recon and guarding tools, contrasting past royal civility with modern military dog roles and cites London Life.
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Spain
Napier
London
Farming in China Averages Wages and Living Costs
A San Francisco letter describes Chinese farming pay by year and day, with meals and clothing provided for yearly hires and lower daily rates for day workers. Wages for rice planting and harvest range from 10 to 20 cents a day, or 30 cents with meals, while land leasing to clansmen and high family living costs are noted.
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China
Abernethy
San Francisco
Cat and War Style in a Yard Tale
A reader recounts a humorous lack of grammar used to describe a cat trapping a dog near walls. The cat enlarges her threat by standing upright and spitting, sneezing, and then scratches the dog in the nose as the dog struggles. The piece notes readerly tension and a rustic, folksy narrative voice from Youths Companion.
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Hisself
Inventions and Events of the Modern Era 1887 Highlights
A compact survey of pivotal 19th century milestones from unification of Italy and the annexation of Texas to the 1848 French revolution and the rise of electric telegraphy. It notes ocean cable laying, railway steam navigation, and imperial ventures in Central Asia and Africa. The piece credits August Morcek Jr for a bifocal spectacle lens patent in Warren, Pennsylvania, 1887.
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Gaifa Ceminry
Italy
Texas
Central Asia
United States
French Republic
Nile
Niger
Africa
August Morcek, Jr
Warren, Pa
Farm for sale near Russell Virginia with adjoining acres
One hundred acres no buildings about one mile from the Russell Virginia railroad station in Warren county. Forty acres partly cleared with good land. Price 1000 dollars half cash balance on time. Also ninety acres adjoining on Warren and Jamestown turnpike about half a mile from the station, with improved stone quarry, timber worth 400 to 1000 dollars, house two barns, fine young orchard. Price 2500 dollars with cash payment and balance on time. Inquire Charles Chase Russell Pa or on premises. 136m pi. Domestics and sewing machines offered for sale with cash or easy payments. Office and residence 112 Host Water Street Warren Pa. 436m pi. YW. A. Conswent Agent.
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Russell
Warren County
Warren and
Jamestown Turnpike
Chas. Chase
Domentie
Wilson
Warren
Conswent
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