Vast assortment of global items fill Williston page
The page cites diverse notes from London philanthropy to electric plans in Cuba and India. It reports on a London fund for model dwellings, salaries for Kansas City clerks’ families, long term food costs at age seventy, a Santa Clara cannery, auction prices for violins, a Paris map, royal gifts in India, canal plans, and health and industry quirks from around the world. It notes dairy cows in Peking, cigarette use by Ohio State students, and Margherita of Italy’s support for Japan with future Japan travel plans.
Correct English usage guide by Edward B Warman
Author's note introduces a long list of language usage corrections. He urges constructive criticism and shares numerous examples distinguishing common misuses from correct forms, including endings, word choices, and phrasing, with explanations and notes for clarity.
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Chinese Beliefs Promote Peace Amid War News
A Chinese peace message from an empress cites Brahma teaching that brains, not brute power, rule the earth and keep peace. The piece contrasts China’s antiwar stance with Russian threats and notes readers’ preference for reading as uplift. Also mentions reading’s social benefits and a London Trade Vigilance Committee warning against trade frauds, with a Chicago Tribune quote on lack of progress due to disdain for small tasks.
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London Chamber of Commerce
Richest bachelor Alfred de Rothschild hosts private circus in London
Alfred Charles de Rothschild, England's wealthiest bachelor at 61, entertains in Mayfair with a private railway car travels to Halton House. His estate Halton House features a French chateau style, a grand private circus, a royal box, and a vast private art collection. He conducts his own musical pieces with a private band as guests watch trained animals and tumblers in a secluded forest setting.
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Halton House
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England
Winter Garden
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Wealthy Marquis of Bute to Wed Miss Augusta Bellingham
London reports the engagement of Scotland’s richest peer the Marquis of Bute to Miss Augusta Bellingham an Irish beauty of ancient lineage. The match attracts attention as the heir’s tastes and wealth span coal, land, titles, and extensive estates including Mount Stuart. Augusta is described as vivacious yet modest with Roman Catholic faith like her fiancé.
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Augusta Bellingham
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Palestine
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Iceland
Mount Stuart
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Wales
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Sir Henry Bellingham
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Ida Belingham
Order of the Holy Child
Hand Grenade Mortar Used by Japanese at Port Arthur
The cut shows a bamboo mortar used by the Japanese to launcher hand grenades during the Port Arthur siege. Grenades were sometimes tossed into trenches by hand, but bamboo mortars extended range and proved effective. The text notes hand grenades fallen out of favor but their use here may revive interest.
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Birth Announcement From Holland Keeps Quirky Sign
A playful note describes a Holland birth custom using a silk pin cushion on the doorknob. The cushion color signals the baby’s sex with red for boy and white for girl, a quaint flourish in local tradition.
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Restored to health thanks to Peruna testimonial
Mildred Keller of Washington DC reports catarrh relief after using Peruna. She describes alarm from friends, climate change suggestion, and rapid improvement after first doses, saying a few bottles rebuilt her constitution and appetite.
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One Good Way
A fragment from a Chicago item quotes a tongue in cheek exchange about endurance and fixing a glass eye, capturing a wry local tone. The readable snippet hints at a humorous or reflective rural or urban vignette without presenting a full event or clear individuals.
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It Cares While You Walk and Other Fragments
Fragmented OCR lines describe a sales pitch for a product sold by Druggists, with a trial package offered free and price 266. Address listed as Allen & Orusiees Le Bos Roy. Also includes a dialog line about a widower and love, from Pick Me Up.
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Engagement Ends Over Faux Diamond Gift
A stray line from Stray Stories hints at a broken engagement after a fiancé buys an imitation diamond under the instruction to practice economy. The fragment suggests a domestic discussion and a wary parting, reflecting a wary, humorously brittle tone.
Grip's Ugly Sequel and a Blood Remedy Claim
A gaudy grip sequenced tale touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for post grip weakness. Mrs Van Scoy details severe after effects and dramatic recovery after four boxes, urging readers to seek the tonic a claim supported by a Danbury resident N o 20 Thorpe street.
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