Orphans in Austria Protect Foundlings Through Civic Guardians
The New York Tribune notes Austria uniquely bars orphans and foundlings from workhouses. Instead, noble and wealthy residents act as honorary orphan fathers and mothers, supervising care, training, and future prospects. They select vocations and provide protection, improving orphan welfare and offering a model for Western cities.
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Worl
Austria
Paris
London
Berli
Vienna
Atlantic
New York Tribune
Stilt Race in France Beats Distance Record
A French scientific journal details a Bordeaux stilt race where Aime Martin, under 20, set a 440 kilometer record in 76 hours 85 minutes on 6 foot stilts weighing 16 pounds. His feet suffered no friction injury. A portaneres race for burden carriers was won by Margaret Pujol, 86, with a 45 pound basket over 5 kilometers in 1 hour 5 minutes.
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France
Bordeaux
Aime Martin
Margaret Pujol
Vowel Sounds Captured by Phonograph Method
Professor Herrmann photographs vowel sounds by speaking them into a phonograph. A 4 microphone setup with a vibrating mirror records the vibrations onto a traveling band of sensitized paper. This delicate process reproduces vowel sounds for study.
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Herrmann
Chicago Herald
Theatrical remark in Texas Siftings humor
A brief theater quip where Tom questions why Dick laud actors, and Dick replies he does so to stay awake. The exchange captures lighthearted backstage wit from the Texas Siftings columns.
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Tom
Texas
Stories of Great Luck On the Iron Market
Captain Ben Ferguson recalls tales of sudden wealth tied to iron prices. Mr. Cole man, a Washington street foundry owner near Brook, claimed to net 90 000 in a single night by stockpiling iron bought at low figures. Dennis Long made 200 000 as iron prices fell after bidding on Indianapolis waterworks, turning a prior debt into a fortune that kept growing.
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Ben Ferguson
Coleman
Washington Street
Brook
Captain Ferguson
Dennis Long
Mr. Long
Indianapolis
Rats Tell of Global Travel on Ships and Lakes
An interview in the Chicago Tribune notes water rats and wharf rats are frequent travelers, seen across seas and rivers. The observer recalls Jamaica rats with white bellies and Indian rats near ships, plus a voyage where rats swarmed up the ratlines for water and many drowned or were slain.
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West India Service
Jamaica
Chicago Tribune
Bismarck Advises Students On University Life
The Bonn speech text shows Prince Bismarck admitting neglect of study in university days. He says later learning fades and urges work but tolerates student excesses. He praises student corporations for shaping character under peer scrutiny and notes the university and the sword knot form the backbone of German officials.
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Bonn
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
London News
How to Live for Longevity and Curious Word Origins
A compact digest notes longevity favors a quiet retired rural life and low stress, mocking the idea that high labor or politics produce centenarians. It cites Dr Holyoke and contrasts modern professions. It also explores Sterling’s money origin from Easterling coinage and debunks lightning immediately causing rain, then closes with a playful quote from Fogg about understanding the world before and after his life.
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Dr. Holyoke
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Nothing But Dutch In An American Dutch Village
Special Correspondence from Onanen City Illinois Sept 28 recalls Orange City Iowa as a Dutch enclave in Sioux county where 600 immigrants from the Hague built a village named for the Prince of Orange. Dutch shops and officials prevail while few other nationalities remain, and attitudes toward women are harsh yet slowly changing. The writer notes clannishness, distinctive dress, daily 10 o clock coffee, and a churchgoing devotion, with politics loyal to local leaders and the county adapting slowly to American norms.
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Hague
Prince of Orange
Sioux County
Orange City
Holland
United States
J. E. Noyes
Welsh Seek USA Claim of Welsh Americans Outnumber Wales
A controversial assertion from Welshmen in America claims their population rivals that of Wales. They also allege an ancestor blocked Columbus by 272 years, citing Welsh bardic manuscripts and linguistic traces among Indigenous languages in both Americas as supporting evidence.
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America
United States
Wales
South
North America
Fun For Our Girls Shooting Costumes And Wraps
Olive Harper surveys fashion for women gun enthusiasts, detailing hunting outfits with gaiters, alpine hats, and velvet trimmed jackets, plus stylish wraps such as a ribbed silk sack coat and a redingote in blue gray plaid. The piece emphasizes practical yet fashionable gear and hats, urging fashionable appeals for a season’s hunting attire.
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Diana
Sonearus
Olive Harper
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