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Will Japan Become Ambitious and Threaten US Navy
The writer argues the United States must watch Japan's growing naval power as a potential threat to far eastern dominance. Juxtaposing Caesar and Ostrich figures, the piece suggests Japan aims to dominate the region, urging vigilance and possible naval expansion to counter any conflict with the United States. It warns that complacency could invite risk as Japan's fleet grows.
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The New York World on the Building Boom in 1895
The New York World admires a city expanding through vast building, noting Manhattan plans worth 396,000,000 in eight months and a projected 250,000,000 for 1895 across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. It contrasts roaring growth with social divides and comments on monumental construction shaping the metropolis.
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Rural life fades as modern services transform Maine country
The article notes rapid changes in eastern Maine as improved travel and communications reshape rural living. Trolleys, telephones, and rural free delivery replace old habits, turning the traditional country folk and the figure of “Rube” into a bygone tradition.
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The Naming of the Treaty
The Post urges naming the treaty the Treaty of Washington over rival proposals from Portsmouth Kittery and Oyster Bay arguing Washington embodies national capital prestige. It mocks local names as ridiculous and appeals to the Czar and Mikado for sober consideration to avoid ridicule.
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Graft Debate Echoes Across Virginia and Washington
A Virginia Republican speaker blasts Democratic graft while denouncing the lack of opposition against eight years of Republican rule. The piece notes graft in federal departments and predicts no real party competition until Republicans dissolve or the South is rebuilt. It ends with a jab comparing the orator to a widow discussing a rope.
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Delugion on Mortgages and Home Ownership Trends
A Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post piece discusses rising mortgage indebtedness across rural and urban homes. It notes census data since 1850 showing fewer families owning homes, yet suggests hopeful views on future ownership while acknowledging ongoing mortgage growth. It highlights the tension between subjective optimism and statistical decline in homestead ownership.
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Mortgage Trends Reflect Shifting Home Values and Debt
A historical survey notes rising mortgage use in cities and farms as owners borrow to buy more land or expand business. It explains how mortgages conceal wealth transfers, with 4 to 5 percent rates and frequent turnover yielding profits, while signaling broader economic activity and potential housing strain.
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General Staff plans raise army to two hundred fifty thousand
The general staff remains focused on increasing military strength to 250,000, balancing military needs with geographic racial and political factors. It stresses cautious progress, avoiding race tensions and political strife while expanding reserves and funds for maneuvers and national defense. The piece notes debates in Congress over spending and parsimony, and highlights other broad comments on figures like Twain, Hyde, and canal projects.
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Fifty Years of Talk Over Depot Project Reflects Stagnation
W Vanderbilt suffers gout in Baden Baden and cannot return to New York. Grand jury questions touch Holmes associates while Peckham and Moses Haas resist. Kaiser contemplates a counterblow to the President’s submarine move as Lafe Young of Iowa nears Hawaii governor choice. Indian Territory GOP backs Senator Warner of Missouri for president amid Oklahoma and Indian Territory admission questions.
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National quarantine urged to protect health over states’ rights
The Montgomery Advertiser argues for a national and equitable quarantine to safeguard millions from a deadly epidemic. It contends federal regulation would ensure uniform rules and enforcement, reducing hardship and disagreement caused by state and city measures, and avoids the drab, illogical policies often seen under fragmented control.
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Chicago as a Railroad Center
World Today notes Chicago links 120000 miles of rail, five percent of U S mileage, with 40 million in the Mississippi basin and routes to Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf ports. The piece frames trade supremacy as gained when all roads lead to Chicago.
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A Sad Experience And Misplaced Blame For A Recipe
A collection of brief comic snippets from old papers includes a tale about a blamed recipe fault. Neighbors quarrel and a dog is unleashed, illustrating a domestic mishap with light humor. The clippings also reference a forest fires discussion and a joking anecdote about Revolutionary heroes.
No Exasperation Prompt Leads to Humorous Cellar Quip
A landlord and tenant clash over cellar water depth. The tenant asks for a plumber. the landlord notes the water is shallower than claimed. The tenant replies that two feet is still too deep for his two feet.
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THREE EARLDOMS BUT NOT A PENNY AND A SHAM OF ROYALTY
Douglas Gordon heir to three earldoms and the Gordon estates is described as the sole surviving son of Lord Granville Gordon, with the Huntly title and Aboyne Castle in question. The piece traces bankruptcies, marriages, and shifts of property among the Gordon family, noting the lack of money accompanying their vast honours and the complex line of inheritance leading to other relatives. It also covers imperial naval plans, Osborne and Annapolis training parallels, and a note on Upper Sheen House amid royal exodus superstitions.
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Seeing the Unseen Wealth of the Mind
An essay praising the unseen riches beyond tangible things. It argues wisdom, love, patience, friendship, and integrity outshine gold and land, urging vision beyond senses. It cites Bunyan and Burns, notes enduring rewards in service, and claims enduring progress comes from faith and inner sight.
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Sentences of Faith and Friction from Early Sermons
A fragmentary column blends short moral maxims and quips from Henry F. Coplian, with jokes and quotes about sermons and daily life. It pairs pious reflections on love, holiness, and work with humorous snippets on fashion, weather, and sleepy mornings, drawn from 19th century newspaper prose.
Notable Guests and Loyal Talks at the New Willard
Washington hotel scene shares grief and gaiety as mourners gather to comfort the Walsh family over Vinson Walsh's death. Evelyn Walsh recovers from a fractured leg with no lasting injury. Speakers discuss South African federation debates and juvenile wartime memories. Notables from Congress and Australia swap views on fashion and manners as fever fears disrupt travel and commerce.
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Still with Thee Hymn by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Poem notes Harriet Beecher Stowe's hymn Beating to God and the later titled Still with Thee, tracing its appearance in the Plymouth Collection of 1835 and its enduring place in hymnals. The piece reflects intimate devotion and the sense of divine companionship through dawn and prayer.
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Conditions in the Strerage Sad Tandog on Immigrant Voyage
An Atlantean steamer captain was arrested in New York revealing U S policy to admit immigrants after voyages rated as comfortable. An inspector rode in steerage and found quarters as deplorable as a cattle car with execrable food and miserable conditions. The report signals government plans to compel steamship lines to honor promises.
No Strong Ones There From the Philadelphia Leader
In a Philadelphia Leader excerpt D’Auber cites an old proverb to explain a rejected master piece. The exchange notes the line the weakest must go to the wall, reflecting on the exhibit and the artist’s reaction.
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