Vast World News Roundup From Paris to Vesuvius
A digest of disparate items notes Paris deaths from consumption in 1330 and a large share among youths, an Alabama geologist near Decatur reporting gold and phosphate traces, and mastodon tusk discoveries in Loean county. It also covers Oswald d Aurmene's castle, fresh Vesuvius excavations with frescoes, a Kaiser purchase offer, European staff study on Boer era corps, Russia's horse census, pension woes of veteran Lorney J. Salley, a California signal station couple guarding Sierra Nevada fires, and a Pall Mall Gazette view on burning Boer farms and land speculation for English settlers.
Will delays in time locks alter church bequest fortune
In Mount Joy Penn a pastor David Conway lies fatally injured and dies after signing a will leaving 5000 to his church. A bank bond deposit of 3700 is contested by state law requiring death due to 30 day predeath bequest. Bonds later added to Conway estate for relatives. A Paris incident sees Jacques find 40000 francs in notes and securities hidden behind bricks and planned to claim if owner does not appear within a year. An under bed proposal of marriage follows discovery.
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Presbyterian
Mount Jor
Sta. Rev
David Conway
Conway
Jacques
Paris
France
Sermon on crossing Jordan ferry to the King's house
Dr. Talmage uses the Bible story of David crossing the Jordan with Barzillai to comfort listeners about death. He argues the journey to heaven is a brief ferry ride, not a struggle, and that believers are welcomed by the king and by saved kin. He urges admission to the King’s household through faith in Christ.
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Klopech
Telmage
David
Jordan
Barziliat
Rogelim
Barsilias
Baraillal
Barzilini
Meaven
Heaven
Ramsgate
Earth
Russia as a future business language urges German and English speakers
A column argues that learning Russian surpasses German for aspiring businessmen. It notes Russia’s empire spanning from the Baltic to the Yellow Sea and describes Russians as already using Russian as the dominant language in commerce. The piece cites a 8 Weekly assessment and says practical Russian training at universities yields employable technologists, with St. Petersburg producing hundreds of skilled workers awaiting engagement at better wages.
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Valoane
Baltic
Yellow Sea
Moscow
Russia
America
Universiea
St. Petersburg
Ontriches and Polygamum Breeding Recounted
An odd fragmented report describes female members laying eggs while males stay to hatch them. The text mentions multiple wives in families and a scene at a meet where creatures or people are described as gad, sporting, and remaining at the past to hatch.
Ancient skeletons unearthed in tall race burial site
Fragments describe skeletons found buried stooped, dating about 4,000 years ago. The text notes bounties for bears in earlier times, with payment in Easter regions upon showing noses or ears, referencing Malne and New Hampshire style practices.
Wall Grew to Nutritions in Mild Autumn Grass
The article notes that grass growth in a long mild moderately rainy autumn is far more nutritious for cattle than spring grass, being richer in nutrients. It emphasizes the superior feed quality of the autumn growth for livestock.
Carrier Pigeons After Journey
Carrier pigeons refuse food after a long and exhausting journey. They drink some water and go to sleep, then resume their usual mode of life for forty eight hours.
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Giher Shore
Adoniram Judson
America
Burmah
United States
Helena
Lansing Institution Researchers Return With New Plant and Insect Specimens
Professors C F Wheeler and R A Ettit of the Michigan Experimental Station return to the State Agricultural College from a long collecting trip in the upper peninsula and Beaver Islands. They add significant items to the college scientific collections, including specimens not previously known in the state.
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Lansing
C. F. Wheeler
R. A. ¥Ettit
Michigan Experimental Station
State Agricultural College
Upper Peninsula
Beaver Islands
Southern migration of Mississippi river horseboat dwellers
The annual southward movement of horseboat dwellers has begun as some parties voyage down the Mississippi toward warmer climates. Each autumn hundreds of river residents move on after summer along the river banks.
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Omebasta
Mississippi
South
St. Louis
Vegetarian Kitten Refuses Animal Food Diet Story
A vegetarian family raises a kitten on an all plant based diet. The kitten refuses meat and shows no interest in consuming animal food or hunting rats.
From Bryans Own City Starts Letter in Lincolns Daily Ads
An open letter from A C Bonsor of Lincoln Nebraska promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills. He details years of kidney trouble and sleepless nights then claims complete cure after using the pills, urging others to try them and stating the product is unexcelled. The letter is presented as a public incentive for publicity in the interest of consumers.
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Lincoln
Neb
O Street
City
B. & M. Wallpaper House
A. C. Bonsor
C. E. Myers
Bonsor
Mr. Bonsor
Ebony Wood Preparation and Sourcing
Ebony is prepared six to eighteen months after cutting. It is chiefly sourced from Mauritius, Ceylon, and the East Indies.
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Mauritius
Caylon
East
Tar Hees Tar Beela and Other Oddities From a Far Off Era
A cobbled fragment set of 19th or early 20th century notes. It mentions Tar Hees Tar Beela used to describe North Carolina soldiers nicknamed for tar on their heels to anchor them in action. It also reports a sulphur bed east of the Caspian. Sir Arthur Sullivan’s health rumors. a physician testing petroleum fumes for whooping cough. a new dessert Fett-O with four flavors. a claim about clock hours. Garfold Tea for skin cures. a crank quip about kindness. Red Cross Ball Blue laundry aid. and a wry line on broad minds versus shallow minds.
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North Carolina
Becaus
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Alabama
Decatur
Workman
Round Prairie
Loean County
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Kruger
M. @’Aurmene
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Berlin Museum
Kaiser Hias
Lorney J. Salley
Freeport
Ind
Paul Reicke
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Rocky Wilds
Pall Mall Gesette
Johannesburg
Talmage
Sana
All Gos
Washington
White House
Daniel Webster
Philadelphia
Barzillat
Barziliai
Bolingbroke
Tyndall
Spinoza
Renan
Spiecsa
Bioust
Shaftesbury
Diodorus
Zeuxis
Pel
Min
Thomas Walsh
Sarah Wesley
Pau
John Wesley
William Forbes
Christ
Elcome
Antwerp
Constantinople
Henry
Esch
Malne
Bryan
A.C. Bonsor
Dodd
St. Jacobs Oil
Caspian Sea
Arthur Sullivan
Switserland
Red Cross
Packare Sc
Graino Grain Coffee
Grain-O
Carter
Basin Chester
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