Emperors Palace Walls Adorned With Mineral Specimens
The Potsdam palace vestibule walls and ceiling are lined with shells quartz agates crystals and other mineralogical items. The 68 foot square room features six pillars tessellated marble floors and stained glass windows. Objects come from Arctic Antarctic Patagonia Lapland Burmah Transvaal Andes Urals Himalayas Moon Mountains and Rocky Mountains with Colorado pieces gifted to Germany by the US Geological Survey.
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Potham Palace
Emperor William’s Palace
Potsdam
Globe
Germany
Arctic
Antarctic
Indian Ocean
Siberia
Patagonia
Lapland
Burmah
Transvaal
Andes
Urals
Himalayas
Mountains
Moon
Rocky Mountains
Geological Survey of
United States
Colorado
How a Passenger Got Even
A man with a newspaper refuses to acknowledge fare payment and plays a repeated tag with a conductor. After the conductor asks about the fare, the man asserts no offense and insists on verification. The exchange ends with the man’s sly satisfaction at home, his wife noting a faint smile.
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Dunkirk
Falconer
Warren
Titusville
Falconer Junction
D. C. Moon
H. Parry
Exchange St
Buffalo
N. Y
Gro
H. Daniels
Gen’l
New York City
Indiana Lakes Hold Thousands of Natural Springs in Northeast
In the northeastern corner of Indiana a cluster of more than 1,000 natural lakes spans Steuben DeKalb LaGrange Noble and Kosciusko counties. The lakes, isolated from the state river system, host large mouth bass including several nine pounders. Sylvan Lake, the region’s largest, was expanded by damming to serve as a reservoir.
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W. L. Mott
Richmond
Ind
Indiana
Steuben
DeKalb
Lagrange
Noble
Kosciusko Counties
Noble County
Orange
Sullivan
New York
Pike
Wayne
Pennsylvania
Indiana Lakes
Dennis
Glens Falls
N. Y
Moyer
Kendallville
Sylvan Lake
French council adopts phonograph reporting plan
A municipal council in France orders its proceedings to be recorded by phonograph to replace shorthand if successful, aiming to streamline minutes and public records. The move signals experimental use of audio reporting in local government and mirrors broader tech adoption trends.
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Phonograph
France
Women in Turkey outshine American housewives in domestic arts
A traveller notes Ottoman women excel in domestic tasks. Even the haman’s rank does not exempt the wife from washing duties. Each Turkish household, from humble to noble, keeps a slave for common chores while the mistress personally handles delicate cooking.
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Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Haman
Emile Zola in Open Court Aided Dreyfus Defender
The article portrays Emile Zola as a bold advocate for Dreyfus facing authorities in court. It recalls his rise from clerk to famed writer of the Rouson Macquart series and notes his attempts to join the French Academy. It highlights public reaction in Paris and questions how the drama will end.
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France
Emile Zola
Dreyfus
Zola
College of Aix
Paris
Lycee-Louis-le-Grand
Emile Zolature
Charlemagne
Hachette
Lombroso
Nordau
May Manton Hints on Seasonable Toilettes for Women
A Paris report suggests gowns in flesh-contrasting colors affect perceived body size. Subdued blues plum olives with black minimize flesh. Wedgewood blue pale gray and many reds should be avoided. Trim and light tints go with orange yellow light blue and cerise avoided. Mauve and green tones around the throat and shoulders help diminish visual fullness.
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Paris
Dainty pink and white dimity fashion feature
A summer outfit showcases dimity with pink and white shading and white needlework. The waist is built on a fitted lining that closes invisibly at the center back, with the bodice main portions including the shoulder and underarm areas.
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Dimity
Save the baby with Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
A promotional notice urges prospective mothers to strengthen health during pregnancy and avoid fatigue. It claims Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription supports endurance, safer labor, and better nourishment for the child, and offers a free book and a cloth-bound copy for stamps from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Pierce
Common Sense
Orld’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N.Y
Conflict Between Two Alligators End With Little One Winning
Two Florida men Miller Henry of Snake Key and Jim Green boasted of catching alligators and staged a public match. The smaller alligator used speed and cunning to disembowel the larger after a tense fight, emerging victorious as the big one died in retreat.
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Miller Henry
Snake Key
Fla
Jim Green
Gator
Bath Robe Styles Highlight Comfort and Fit
The model shown emphasizes comfort and luxury with a loose plain front and fitted back. Center seam and side-back shaping extend to the skirt edge, ensuring a satisfactory silhouette for Misses and Girls.
Grand Valley Post Office Merchandisers List
Fragmentary OCR lists names and businesses tied to the Grand Valley post office in a general merchandise and hardware context. Entries include Hull, Halsted, Peck, Thompson, Wood Brothers and others with scattered accounting figures. The legible parts indicate a directory style notice of local merchants and post office connections.
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Hull
H.H
Grand Valley P. O
Utnilute
Halsted, T. J. & Company
Grand Valley
Peck
G. W
Grand Valley P.o
Bib
W.eseen Adedones
Wood Brothers
General Merchandise
Tall Hats Spark Czech German Clash in Austria
A long standing dispute over the stove pipe hat spills into the Austria Czech conflict. High hats symbolize Germanic identity to Czechs, turning attire into life threatening provocation. In Kattenberg a deputy, Dr Pacak, faced a mob when his silk hat triggered a hostile reaction.
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Austria
Wolfville
Bohemia
Vienna
Prague
Kattenberg
Pacak
Jindrich
Gage Refuses for Autograph Space Rule
Secretary Gage declines autograph space in a White House moment, explaining his rule against signing blank papers with room above the name. A cabinet colleague overheard as Gage recounts incidents where writings above signatures caused trouble, and he notes he never breaks the rule.
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Gage
White House
Washington Telegram
Chicago Times-Herald
Klondike boom in Maine sparks diverse ventures
Maine pursues Klondike interests through stock companies and new crafts. An Oldtown canoe maker ships four sectional canoes for Yukon travel. a Fort Fairfield resident develops a thawing machine for frozen ground. Bangor firms rush moccasin production. Dogs from Nova Scotia and Maine are shipped west, with Newfoundland, St Bernard and Scotch collies sought. four box cars carry 500 dogs west.
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Maine
Yukon
Klondike
Oldtown
Fort Fairfield
Bangor
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
St. Bernards
Global Telegraph Wire Mileage Reaches Five Million Miles
The world’s total telegraph wire length hits 4,908,921 miles plus 180,440 miles of submarine cable. If joined end to end it would wrap around the equator about 198 times. Europe holds 1,764,790 miles, Asia 310,685, Africa 99,419, Australia 217,479, and America 2,516,548.
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Equator
Moon
Earth
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
America
How Celebrated Authoresses Dress
Miss Braddon is a careless dresser who wears old-fashioned gowns and long drop earrings from twenty-five years ago. Ouida favors light colors and a powdery face with curly hair and ribbons. Marie Corelli adopts a simple girlish style with pale frocks in white blue or pink.
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Miss Braddon
Miss de la Ramee
Marie Corelli
Maiden’s sharp scissors target distant heathen with red flannel
A beautiful maiden vows to give them fits and begins cutting out red flannel drawers for a far-away heathen, using scissors to create a striking, provocative garment as part of a bold stunt.
Why You Should Keep Hens
A farming guide lists eight reasons to raise poultry on the farm. It notes hens convert waste to eggs and chicken, offer year round revenue with minimal management, provide quicker returns than other crops, produce valuable manure, help control pests, can be raised nationwide, involve family labor, and yield winter eggs with little initial cost.
Poultry Preparation for Distant Markets
The article advises soaking poultry in water for first dressing unless dry packing for long journeys. Dry pick turkeys and poultry for distant markets to improve appearance and price. Do not ship mixed lots. sort by size and keep poor birds separate to avoid lowering overall value.
Farmers favor business birds over show stock in poultry
It is not often profitable for a farmer to buy show birds to improve his poultry. Let the fanciers trade in pampered stock. The farmer wants a business bird that has not been overfed for show purposes.
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Warren Mail
Warren, PA
William
Thousand Lakes
Bey
May Manton
Battle OF the ’Gators
Bear Lake Borough
Chadwick
C. L
Humphrey and Alien
Walker
L. E
Groceries Mather
C. V
Wilcox
H. L
General Merchant
AMD
Spectaieanet Snosacpan
la Quay
Groceries
Houghtling
W. H
Bordwell
C. T
Columbus Borough
Baker and Barnes
Merndise
Francis and Putnam
Fiour
Johnson
Merritt
Creece
Simpson
Chas
Merchan Schelion
Frank
Corydon Township
Canfield
P. B
General Merchandie
Corydon
Stryker
L. R
Drugs
Turney
A. M
Hardware
White, J
Corydon P. O
Generalson
Corydon P.o
Geral Merchandise
Everts
E. D
Conewango Township
Buck, J. A
North Warren
Huey, H
Ernanari
Brvevss
Jones
W. Grren
P. O
Couesse Cumpenese
Rowland
Warren . O
Sauaubsakeespnouuandeecians
Bloomquist
C. A
Elk Township
Hagberg, Frank
Scandia
Clarendon Borough
Jarecki Manufacturing Company
Cescesece Cessere
Thomas
Ea Johnson
C. J
Bucklin
W. D
Lester
Joseph
Bender, J. M. and Co
Harris
Albert
Stanford Bros
Simpson Bros
O'Neil
John
Olson
L. P
Malone, T. and Son
Cherry Grove Township
Lass. Beebe
Cherry Grove P. C
Veuserses
Cherry Grove
General Merchan- SD
Cigreeus Duesshe
Ess Miller
J. B
Ees
Vicinity
Great Bargain Store
Water Street
New Rogers
Cooney
E. W
Irvine P
Groce
Swanson
Eeveee
Anderson
F. W
Irvine Pos
C. C
Mathews Run
Brokenstraw Township
Farmington Township
Freehold Township
Hodges
E.L
Lander P. O
Geduvtitenba
Gardner
KR. L
Wright, G. J
Freehold P. O
Near
Elroy
Freehold Post Office
Ziocetics
Wright, A
Freehold P.o
General Metchangise
Howles
Geo. E
Lottsville
Kemp
George G
General Merchand- BQ
Grand Valley Boro
Whitten Broders
Barnes P. O
Seee Johnson
R. M
Sheffield
Gustafson
Nelson
Sheffi Einstein
Epstein
Levi
Ry Goods
Peterson
N. E
Triumph Township
Wagner, W. P
Eversdns
Thompson
Dunn, A
Tidioute P
Tidioute Borough
Fuellhart
Henry
Boots Bloes
Kembie and Son, C
Strong, J. A
Magill Hardware Company
Hare
WATC
Tnter
Esac Uller, Chas. C
wWatches
Cereee - Bucklin, C. P. Company
Genera
Meepchandis
Culver
E. A
Groceries Cohell
R. W
Dunn
General Merchan Acomb
J. L
McCall
D. M
Alf
J. A. and Sons
Wee King
J. H
Kinzua P. General Ee Ie Devant
Dew Drop P. O
General Merchan- Cisc
Ceeseesveeeceseneeseeeseenes
Messes Mead Township
Lo McOwens
Clarendon P. O
McOwens and Company
Tiona P. O
Wood, J. A. and Co
Schimmelseng & Co
Stoneham P
Glade Run P. O
Glade Township
Pittsfield Township
Coates
E. L
Glade Run P
Mitchell
J. K
MCAIS
Connely
Pittsfield P
Morris
Watt Bros
Garland P.o
Smith
G. L
Glade Run
Thelin
Gus
Rugs and Groceries
Eral Merchandise
Whitney, I. A
Pittsfield P. O
Erickson
Fred
Dugall P. O
McConnell, H. E
Torpedo P. O
Ayers
C.B
Pittsfield P.o
Gengeneral Merchandise
Quick, T. D
Torpedo P.o
Rosen, G. A
Garland General Merchandise
Sugar Grove Borough
E. G
C.cccororseres
Woodside
G ‘Harrington
M.’ Undertaking
Wheelock
E. R
General
Reseeners Stilson, D. Biocetice
Sugar Grove Township
Thayer, F. L
Sine Chandlers Valley RS O
Darling
Add
Chaners Valley
Wilson, Arry
Handlers Valley Poss Office
General Merchan- DC
Nuttall
P. W
Nuttall Post Office
Spring Creek Township
Cavro
Madison Bros
Spring Creek P. C
Seccseses Senese Blanchard, N. H
East Branch Post Office
General Merchan
South West Township
V. L
Goodwill Hill
Enterprise P. C
Gro- Holeman, A
Enterrise P. O
Gyron
Robinson
P.N
Scofield P. O
Groceri
Sheffield Township
Roberts, H
Barnes P.o
N. N. Levine, Propr
Warren Borough
Isaacs and Morningstar
Snesenees
Laihb
Caeucsen
Deible
Schuler
Deforest
Byron
Undertaking
George A
Besblin, M
Coal and Lumber Smart
ATV Zoos
Siegfried and Company
Barnhart and Heck
Printz Bros
Hertzel and Saner
Morck and Kirberger
Jarvis, W
Scott
F. R
Morris and Mullen
Kopf and Henry
Slater, T. O. and Company
Ball
George
Northrop
Sai Lewis
D. L
Brownell
D. R
the Pickett Hardware Company Ltd
Iutmilute
Srreseseeren Glenn
Jenuinge
MEEIS
Peel
M. P
Meaats
Ccesser
Eeeseer
Davis, A. A.and Company
McNett, T. W
Keller’s Sons
Harness and Todes
Smith, C
Boots
Phillips Drug Store
Warren Mills Company
Ana Leo
Smith, A. J
Boston
Anenes Leonhart and Son
Eda
Ndasae Cage
Ers
Gatto, G. and Co
Veenee- Davis Drug Store Co
Cogwell and McKeon
Wendelboe
N. K
Anderson and Salyer
Allen,s. E
George L. Smith and Company
Strickland
G. H
Dixson
F. H
Trusler
A. W
M. B
Trushel and Shaw
Offerle
C. G
Bridenbaker
Carnes
J. M
Maybank
George E
Eistrup
Veter
Wyman and
Conarro
Weaver
J. K. and Sons
Crock- Lesser
Reneeeeve
Klingensmith
Helen
Hultberg
J. E
Ae Co
Conlechionety
Hunter, O. H. and Son
Piso Co
Pine Grove Township
Bennett, D.J
Ackley P
Eral
Ereereees
B. Ackley P
Genral
Brother and Son
Russell Post Office
BNA [Co
Eetterrenn
Young and Clark, Ackley P
Ada Leo
Eeeerser Severe Hatton
J. C. and Son
J. E. and Company
Russell P. O
ES Beee Ee Clark
A ‘Rand
Russell P. Olark
A ‘Aerchand di Seupenser
Youngsville Borough
Hazzard, C. A
Furniture and Undertaking
Eee
A. F
General Merchanseeecene
Mead
W. J. Hardware
Phillips
W. B
Harness McKee and Smith
Davis
W. J. 2d
Tobacco
Bearen Wilson, O. H. and Son
Mead, Co. S
Moll, Henry
Geisselbrecht and Kelley
Warrene An Deihl
Warren Cusson, A
Henderson, R
North Clarendon Post Office
Gleason, L
Warren Wills and Williamson
Sheffield Post
McClintock
TeeReon
Sugar Grove
Shriner
J. P
Tidioute
Huber
Fuller
Jay
Kinzua
Sehreckenget
William,” ‘Warren Post
Thomas, Warren
Samuel
Warren Post
Geo. H. Bates
Mercantile
O Ville More Co
Flour and Kinnear
F. C
General Merchanseeene
Wil Geneasses Vencurers Sseuseree
Jarugs
England
Post
Dorcas
Philadelphia Times
the Times
Philadelphia
W. H. Druen
U. S. Pension Claim Atty
Dearborn St
Chicago
Erie
All Points East
Cincinnati
St. Louis
East
West
F. H. Garfield
Div Pas
Jamestown, N. V
Matt
Cabatoria
Ves
THE
Bia
Producer
Consumer
Kopf & Henry
Grocers
Harrisburg
Pullman
Sunbury
Lancaster
Philadephia
Baltimore
Washington
Williamsport
Ree
Kane
J. R. Hutchinson
J. R. Wood
Avent
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Railroad
Rk Central
Hudson River
R. R. Co. Lessee
X. Sun
Sun. Daily
Sun
Aidady Sesceseesees
EICE
Socreres
Bytacube
Rochester
Niagara Falls
Cccceeee- Bumbio
Cores
Fredonia
Laiy Dale
Cccce
Aeene
Ceooee Ftewscape Coccoose
Fentonville
Ackley
Oil City
Bradford
Salamanca
Olean
Olean Express
Pittsburg Express
Irvington
Liloute
Tionesta
Pittsburg
Buffalo Express
Oil City Express
Leffaed
R. Bell
J. A. Fellows
Mooney-Brisbane
Clinton Streets
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Sheffield Junction
Lamona
Lamona 6.65 am,Shef
Shef
Jerry Crary
Humphreys
Wott Centee
Renee