Strange Confederate Pursuit and a Whispered Rescue
A Union lieutenant hall records a perilous chase with Margaret Beach and Harold and Georgia Beach inside a Confederate held plantation. They escape pursuit through clever ruses and a treacherous roof plan, while a court martial looms over Miss Beach.
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Heath
Chattanoo
Longstreet
Chateanooga
Morganton
Jace
Iay
Caid
Knoxville
Hall
Miss Beach
Lieut. Hall
Chater VII
Lieut
Maj
Berante
Gen
West Point
Margaret Beach
Corporal Plunk
Melloden
Gen. Heath
Burnside
Plunk
Miss Beachee
Farmer's Wife Fails to Nourish Self and Warns of Burnout
A Victorian-style admonition shows a farmer's wife who sacrifices her own nourishment to feed others and warns that neglecting self-care leads to headaches stomach troubles and nerve strain. The remedy cited is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription with a testimonial from Mrs. Martha Barham of Newville Virginia recounting relief from chronic fatigue vertigo and female weakness after using the medicines.
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Cinun
Dr. Pierce
Golden
R. V. Pierce
Escape Plan Under Pressure In A Cut Knot
Margaret and Georgia urge Harold to flee as a corporal nears. The narrator ascends a gallery stair, intent on freeing Harold and leaving Georgia behind, confessing a plan to sever the tangle even at risk to themselves. The scene ends with a mention that the conclusion comes next week.
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Margaret
Harold
Georgia
Railways and their global innovations in the era
A survey of railway developments worldwide notes Britain employs 900000 people in railways and Sweden uses signaled meal stations. Innovations include Terra cotta sleepers in Japan, a tree-bark rail in British Columbia, electric tunnel lighting in Paris, and a New York fire alarm cable laid with a locomotive.
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Great Britain
Sweden
Buda-Pesth
British Columbia
Paris
Randall’s
Ward’s Islands
Bronx
New York
Railway and Engineering Review
Randall’s Island
Do You Know No Decomposed and Offensive Stock Warning
The notice warns against using degraded stock described as yellow and cheap grades. It cautions that such material should not be added to products or processes due to quality and safety concerns.
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Margaret
Hall
Foreign Notes of Interest in the Era of 1900
A digest of global facts highlights Germany’s mirror invention to celluloid, 11 607 foreigners in China in 1897, Hamburg streetcar fines for unseated passengers, and war population mobilizations for France Germany and Russia. It notes Russia’s liquor controls reducing crime, alum deposits near Liou-Chek China, and Germany’s new two-pfennig stamp at the 1900 issue for printed matter and city delivery.
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China
Hamburg
France
Germany
Russia
Liou-Chek
Animals and odd facts fill a curious page
The column notes various curiosities from the animal world and unusual industries. It mentions water buffalo as a burden in the Philippines, a proposed jackrabbit sausage factory in Kansas, bear trapping in Vermont, and swallows devouring flies. It also covers camel thirst, color dyeing of New York horses, tarantula filament for balloon thread, and a quip about a dentist’s business.
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Philippines
Kansas
L. O. Colburn
East Shrewsbury
Justice Court
Cripple Creek
New York
Australia
Curious Customs of China and Japan Described
A described travel note portrays Chinese and Japanese practices. It notes marital divorce for talkativeness in China, guests taking unfinished meals home in Japan, child care as sacred across regions, and unique token etiquette. It also mentions hens hatching fish eggs in China, scarlet visiting cards, and animal fire superstitions in Japan with rapid post fire rebuilding.
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China
Japan
Jewelry Designs Highlight Watch Fob Pins and Coral Shirts
A Jeweler's Weekly feature surveys new accessories including a four-coin watch fob with linked suspensions, coral shirt buttons with diamonds and pearls, a dragonfly gold brace with baroque pearls, and dog collar belts with English dogskin options. It notes many hat pins with imitation pearls and diamond accents.
Native Chiefs of Southern Africa Attract Global Attention
Three southern African leaders loom large in future headlines Lerothodi Basuto chief Bunu of the Swazis and Dinizulu Zulu chief return from exile after 1888 banishment to St Helena. Dinizulu’s capture involved Boers led by Luka Meyer now opposing the British.
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Africa
Lerothodi
Bunu
Swazis
Dinizulu
Zulua
London Mail
China
St. Helena
Cetewayo
Luka Meyer
Anaconda Mont Council Meets Once A Month In Snowbound Town
Anaconda Montana upholds a monthly council meeting schedule as the city council plans for December on a Tuesday night. The Chronicle notes the sparse meetings reflect a town surrounded by Rockies, furnaces, and mining wealth, with job seekers warned to apply by Tuesday.
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Chicago
Chronicle
United States
Anaconda
Mont
Upper
Rockies
Belike
Mauure
The Doppers and Their Belief in a Promised Land
A 19th century account describes the Boers as deeply religious and egotistical, claiming descent from the lost tribes of Israel. They view English as instruments of divine vengeance and some resist orders, believing the promised land lies near the Limpopo river. The piece ponders Boer willingness to settle in Britain’s favor if victorious.
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Doughty
Wilton
West Ferry
Margaret
London Mail
Limpopo River
Great Britain
Bicycles Used by Regular Troops in South Africa Campaign
The campaign in South Africa marks the first use of bicycles by regular troops. Riders have delivered dispatches from besieged towns such as Mafeking. Sir Redvers Buller allows base officers to use bicycles in place of horses with no ration allowance.
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South Africa
Mafeking
Redvers Buller
Workhouse for infirm beasts and birds near Calcutta
A Calcutta paper describes a workhouse or asylum for infirm animals established about 13 years ago by a society of influential Hindoos. Located near Sodepur station ten miles from Calcutta, it is run by a manager with an 80‑strong staff and an experienced veterinary surgeon.
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Calcutta
Sodepur
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