Tagalos Wake Attack Ends With Heavy Filipino Losses
In Manila on April 17 a force of about twelve hundred tagalos attacked Case's battalion of the 40th regiment at Cagayan Island Mindoro. Americans suffered fifteen casualties. Fifty attackers were killed and thirty wounded or captured. General Montenegro surrendered to Colonel Smith near Camalig Pangasinan while Gen Macabulos tried to reorganize the Philippine Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Case
Battallion
Cagaayan
Mindondo
Montenegro
Smith
Camaling
Pangasinan
Macabulos
Scout Rhodisan Returns With Dispatches From Mafeking
Lieut. Smith Eman Rhodisan, the scout, entered Mafeking through the Boer lines and arrived at Colplummer's camp with dispatches stating Mafeking was in good condition on April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Lorenza Marquez
Smith-Eman Rhodisan
Mafeking
Colplummer
Boers Lift Siege at Wepener Advancing Toward Port
Brief dispatches from Bloemfontein report the Boers have raised the siege of Wepener and are moving toward the port city in a fresh movement during the April news cycle.
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London
Wepener
Porth
Blomefonjen
Troops Arrive at Croton Landing After Strike Ends in Murder
The April 17 arrival of troops at Croton Landing followed a deadly strike incident. Robert Douglas from the 11th separate rate company of Mount Vernon was killed by an unknown assailant while relieving the guard. A hastened pursuit of the slayer failed.
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Croton Landing
Robert Douglas
1Lth Seprate
Mt. Vernon
Senator Oar Attacks Philippine Policy in Senate
Washington April 17 Senator Oar addressed the Senate criticizing the administration's Philippine policy and its imperial expansion doctrine with a vigorous assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecal
Evening Journal
Washington
Senator Oar
Senate
Fire destroys Italian neighborhood. four killed at Rock Point
A large immigrant tenement near Rock Point, Castle, Pa., burned today. David Jatte and three of his relatives, Joseph Pastelle and Edwin Jatte, were burned to death. Several occupants escaped by jumping from windows.
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Amily
Deathpew Castle
Rock Point
David Jatte
Joseph, Pastelle
Edwin Atte
Ancient Cattle and Butchering Mentioned in Early Egypt
The source notes that Egypt’s earliest records show a butcher cutting an ox outside major markets, sharpening a steel knife at his side and offering meat similar to modern cuts. It suggests ancient butchery used leather and produced cooking fat, with cattle trading tales linking biblical figures to livestock, mentioning Apophies the stockbroker in chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Jacob
Jo- 1
Apophies
Gentle romance hints at distant call and social life
A young lover debates his beloved's gentleness and amiability. He plans to call her over a long distance line to test her response, reflecting on social life and the value of cultivating friendly relations in a changing world.
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Indianapolis
Ap Ole
The Rise of Cleanliness From Ancient Times to Today
A Cornhill Magazine note compares past and present habits of cleanliness and sanitation. It contrasts modern shopkeepers and peasants with royalty, humorously recalling Marie Antoinette's private bathroom and speculating on Louis XIV’s washing practices.
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Marie Antoinette
Trianon
Versailles
Louis XIV
St. Simon’s
Cornhill Magazine
Age Told by Teeth
A Philadelphia Record quotation reports a Frankford bookkeeper claiming men’s ages can be inferred from teeth, based on observations of salesmen. He notes patterns in tooth display, lip droop, and wear by age, detailing how lower teeth change more with time.
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Frankeford
Philadelphia
House of sorrow and a tale from Dakota
A colonel halts at a Dakota dugout where a towheaded girl explains her grim day and a planned wedding that failed after her feller was shot by an Indian. She warns the colonel to ride on, noting sorrow within the dwelling and family illness.
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New York Sun
Gloves and Hand in a Humorous Family Confrontation
An exchange unfolds as a suitor asks for the daughter’s hand and the father quips that at the man’s salary he could not even dress her. The suitor retorts he could keep her in gloves, prompting the father to misinterpret the gesture with a pointed joke about gloves.
Plains Myth Versus Real Crime Says Western Traveler
A traveler refutes the myth of rampant Western desperados. He notes our vast plains show far fewer crimes per population than eastern areas and admits he has seen no fierce dime novels come true during decades traveling through the Dakotas Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia.
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Rockies
Dakotas
Eastern
Middle States
Great Northwest
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Clark Street
Chicago
St. Paul
Infant Baptisms In Russia By Trumbull White
Trumbull White recalls visiting the Church of St. David in Tiffis Russia for a Greek rite baptism of a 4 to 5 week old infant. The boy endured three immersions as priests blessed with oil and prayers while a warm tempering dip was secretly added, prompting a quiet display of courage from the child.
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Russia
Trumbull White
Chicago
Paradise Boiled Down
A traveler recalls a honeymoon carriage scene where a newlywed couple share affection openly. An old man across from them jokes that he has married three times before and is on his way to a fourth, calling the scene paradise boiled down. The exchange conveys light humor on wedlock and romance.
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London
Sunday in Era Of Royal Card Parties And Public Receptions
The piece notes that Sundaywas traditionally seen as strict but in Victoria s era great ladies like the Duchess of Wellington and the Marchioness of Salisbury held regular card parties and there were many concerts and receptions throughout the town announced in The Morning Post
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Queen Victoria
Duchess of Wellington
Duchess of Rutland
Marchioness of Salisbury
Lady Hyde Parker
Misses Walpole
Morning Post
Saturday Review
How to Get a Genial Dog From a 19th Century Glove
A dated advisory extols a mixed breed vagrant dog as the ideal companion over fanciful breeds. It notes the cheerful temperament, wagging tail, and broad appetite of such a dog, contrasting with a blue ribbon pet that snaps at children. The author expresses a preference for a yellow pup bought from a young Black boy, reflecting era attitudes.
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Atchison Globe
Secret of French coffee flavor whispered by housekeeper
A French housekeeper explains an invariable rule for roasting coffee beans adding a small amount of butter and powdered sugar. She specifies roughly a hazelnut sized piece of butter per pound and no more than a teaspoon of sugar to achieve a pleasant burned sugar note in the coffee.
Like Unto Like in a Humorous Exchange
A witty exchange from the Daily News features the old bachelor and a young woman debating marriage. The young ascribes a cure for insanity to love while the bachelor counters with a sharp jab about his single status.
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Chicago Post
Singleton
Hienso Daily News
The Lady and the Teeth and a Bridal Tour Shock
A physician recalls being called to a hotel to give chloroform to a young wife about to have a minor ear procedure. The bride, days married, feared her husband’s presence and wore false teeth. Upon awakening the teeth fell out, provoking the husband to attack the surgeon, calling him a scoundrel and accusing him of harming his wife.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Bard Threats and Whisky Duel in Ventura's Early Days
In Ventura, Dr. Bard, famed for quick temper, vowed to kill a lawyer who betrayed him. They met in a bar, Bard demanded the lawyer drink first, then brandished a pistol. After a tense standoff, Bard and his friend discarded their glasses and left, calling the man a curs.
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Ventura
Cal
Dr. Bard
Bard
San Francisco
Minister apologizes after bell ends five minute prayer
A minister ends a five minute prayer meeting with a bell to hurry the service. He regrets hurting veteran deacon Uncle Ira who vows bells will never drive him from the vestry. Uncle Ira insists he would have continued talking all night if not for his chaw.
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Lewiston
Israel
Ira
Marjorie Recalls Teary Moment Over Doll Araminta
The girl Marjorie, famed for her stoicism, clings to her doll Araminta after it falls into a grate and suffers a nose contusion. She hides tears, then confesses to her mother that her tears have “all come un fastened.”
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Marjorie
Araminta
Painter and quarrel lead to self painting incident
A Philadelphia Press quote recalls a house painter's dispute with Jay Krank over painting a new house. The quarrel led Krank to claim he would apply the paint himself. He reportedly ended up applying most of it himself.
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Jay Krank
Philadelphia Press
Ancestry mix up sparks gallery joke in court
In a humorous exchange, Judge notes decorators mixed up ancestors during gallery work, then the couple jokes about treating the whole set as their own. The line highlights a light moment in a legal setting about family lineage.
Pocketbook Swells Heart of Patient in Comic Exchange
A doctor notices a swelling over the heart and urges reduction. the patient reveals the swelling is his pocketbook, humorously asking the doctor not to reduce it too much. Harlem Life records a witty exchange highlighting financial strain and humor.
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Harlem
Color and Hogan Dispute Over Black Eye Details
Grogan states there is nothing about a black eye being decisive, while Hogan questions it. Bogan notes the eye turning green before healing. The exchange touches on hippo-related pet claims and precedents.
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Hogan
Grogan
Bogan
Hippos
Preah
Tornado Wrecks Property injures several near Concordia
A tornado west of Concordia in Lafayette county caused major damage and left five injured including August Krohn and Henry Meyers. Homes and barns were destroyed, stock was killed, and injuries ranged from facial wounds to internal injuries.
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Evening Journal
Lexington
Concordia
Lafayette County
August Krohn
Will
Martin Bergman
Henry Meyer
Robert Hendrick
A Simple Home Remedy for a Fatal Malady
A period pamphlet describes a hot onion and rye meal poultice for a chest illness. It advises repeating applications every few hours until perspiration starts, claiming several saved lives in New England and Boston, attributed to a physician famed for home remedies.
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Alte
New England
Boston
Polish Language Not Stopping American Reporter
A Williamsburg reporter fresh from a Polish political meeting proves his grit by covering events in a language he does not know. He sits on the platform, notes furiously, and later declares I am an American one while promising a rattling good story.
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Williamsburg
Jim
New York Press
A Savage Publisher and His Sharp Postal Remarks
A portrait of J Schabelitz the Zurich publisher famed for biting postal notes. He reserved the right to correct bad grammar and rejected poetry for postage, while bluntly critiquing manuscripts and historians with terse postal cards reputed in Saturday Evening Post.
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J. Schabelitz
Zurich
Count von Arnim
Saturday Evening Post
Angel Without Wings Sparks Faithful Farewell
The dialogue recalls a past call of “my angel without wings” while noting fading passion and a shift in belief. A contrasting Catholic Standard and Times line adds a lingering sense of tension between intimacy and distance. The text then shifts to a medical note about tuberculosis saying bacilli are in the sputum and that research shows the disease spreads extensively.
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Kin
Nes
Hoar
Seaman
Japan
United States
New York Tribune
ROYAL
Old London
Missouri
Henry Meyers
John Luetzen
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Kwok
Chasa. Keck
Casrine
Frank Stewart
C. M. Keck
I. M. Sproull
Asey Feed and Sale
Hotel Allen
H. Sanford
Aerophone No
P.W. McCelwain
Washington Lawn
J. R. Burroughs
W. E. Anderson, M. D
OFEOR
J. F. Poage
Osteopath
American School of Osteopathy
First National Bank
Marsh W. Bailey
Ofreice
City Hall
Washington, Own
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Bear Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
Washington, Lown
P. J, Hanley
Washington County
Savings Bank
E. C. Keck
Florist
Postoffice
Iowa
Joe Daniels
Frank Rogera
C. S. Lemmon
Aptician
L. D. Robinson
East Side
C. S. I,emmon
Mr. Lemmon
U. D. Robinson
Sputa
T. J. Dempsey
Capital
stmiLus
Does & General Banking
W. RK. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Vice Prep
J.T. Anderson
Ings Bank
Paynterest
Don
Jon
Know
A. Wnuris
Cashier
H. Keon
V. P
M. Keon
Wm. Blair
A. H. Wallace
Joasoe Keck
0. H. Koek
J. F. Henderson
Clark Setlar
North Towa
Washington House
Moothart
S. E
Kemble
Kembie Flower Co
Oskaloosa
R. F. Riley
Smouse
Il. Knecht
Rocky Mountain
Burlington
New York
East
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