Witty Replies Through the Ages and a Mining Tale
A collage of brisk one liners attributed to Talleyrand Opie Abernethy Jerrold Wesley and Johnson with brief notes on proverb brevity and a California mine anecdote. The piece weaves historic quips from poets painters and preachers into a light column on quick wit and succinct speech.
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Talleyrand
John Brown
Opie
London Globe
Abernethy
Dean Hole
Great Northern Railway
Douglas Jerrold
Jerrold
John Wesley
Wesley
Scotland
Local marriage and nearby notices in Lancaster region
June reports record the marriage of Joseph K. Parker to Katie Knight at the Methodist parsonage in Cotton Mill village. Looty notes cover power line surveying from Great Falls to Monroe by the Southern Power Company and community reactions in Lancaster and Chester.
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Joseph K. Parker
Katie Knight
William Knight
Cotton Mill
C. P. Revecal
Southern Power Company
Great Falls
Monroe
N. C
Lancaster
W. L. Murphy
Hunter
Jacksonville
Fla
Joe Brown
Orin Blackmon
Brown
James L. Williamson
Newberry
Williamson
L. Z. Williamson
Diaz's Mexico a Model of Order and Progress
The Terre Haute Star correspondent recalls the era of bandits in Mexico and praises Porfirio Diaz for eradicating the menace by offering amnesty to bandits who joined the army and organizing rurales. The piece argues Diaz brought order from chaos, modernized governance, and earned praise as a patriot and statesman despite dictatorial rule.
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Terre Haute Star
Mexico
Cortes
Cuernavaca
Garden of Eden
Diaz
Iturbide
Santa Ana
Porfirio Diaz
Quinine Fiends and the Drug's Global Rise
The article traces quinine as a universal medicine tied to Louis XIV's era, noting its value as a tonic and alterative while warning of dependence. It covers diverse names for quinine, origins of cinchona, and survival contrasts across European societies, with curious anecdotes on discovery and usage.
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Louis XIV of
France
The
Chicago Chronicle
Louis XIV
Italy
Robert Talbot
Louis le Grand
Peru
Cardinal de Lugo
Chinchon
Madrid
Chincora
Ecuador
Colombia
Osage Rich Man Feuds Over Oil and Fire Water
A Tulsa correspondent describes Push-me te-ha tore up over price gains and drink, amid wealth from oil royalties. The Osage chief, worth millions, lives in a rough hut near the Osage nation with his family, while relatives defend him as oil wealth grows.
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Tulsa
I. T
New York Herald
Osages
Croesus
Nebraska and Iowa Farmers Cross Border to Canada
Nebraska and Iowa farmers moved to western Canada in early April, with 428 people taking citizenship and transporting 79 carloads of household goods valued at 324805 dollars. The migration is large enough to affect US population gains in central states, and trains to Calgary Regina Saskatoon Red Deer moved families seeking bigger farms at lower costs.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Canada
Omaha
New York Herald
Central West
Census Bureau
United States
Middle Western States
Western
Calgary
Regina
Saskatoon
Red Deer
Edmonton
Quotations on Temptation and Society’s Ironies
A string of aphoristic lines on gossip temptation finances and human folly contrasts patience with prudence. Observations touch on politics gender money saving and daily life. Each quip hints at social habits and self restraint.
Water Gas Beats Coal as U S Illuminant Power Source
The United States relies heavily on water gas, produced from coal with steam, yielding more gas per ton and cheaper fuel. New York City leads in gas production, while coke oven gas expands nationwide, guiding plans for smokeless fuel and cheap electricity from large gas engine plants near urban centers.
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United States
United States Census Bureau
New York City
Moody's Magazine
Everett
Mass
Trustworthy Drugs and Harsh Trade Barriers Across Lands
An essay warns that drugs vary with origin and harvest, risking unreliable cures. It cites ergot’s uncertain activity and moral danger in reliance on variable remedies. A second note argues Alaska’s mining and trade are hampered by scant railroad infrastructure, with limited interior access via a single rail line.
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Alaska
Skagway
Lynn Canal
Tidewater
Yukon River
Yukon Valley
Atlantic
Mississippi
Albany
Troy
Central Africa’s First Road Built by a Scottish Merchant
James Stevenson funded a 211 mile road linking the north end of Lake Nyassa to the south end of Lake Tanganyika. Built in two years, the road used native labor and functioned as a civilizing force, with stations every twenty miles and porter work averaging twenty miles daily. Oxen failed, carts declined, and carriers on foot became cheapest.
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Gastonia
Lela Oates
Tirzah
S. C
J. C. Anthony
Pisgah
Oak Ridge School House
York County
John B. Sloan
Rock Hill
Ss. C
T. N. Kendrick
J. M. Kendrick
Kendrick
Archon
T. E. Brandon
John J. Stewart
Thomas L. Sparrow
T. N. Dulin
J. Rufus Sparrow
William H. Glenn
J. Hope Barnett
E. L. Hudspeth
J. M. Barnett
L. R. Brandon
R. L. Quinn
Fred Jackson
J. E. Brandon
Albert Smith
Texas
Santa Fe and
Frisco Land Development Company
Smith
Montgomery County
Kenan
James Stevenson
Lake Nyassa
Lake Tanganyika
Central Africa
Africa
Great Lakes
Chrapkovski
Victoria Nyanza
Tanganyika
Box hides ship cable on Hollywood road tale
A coolie carrying a heavy box on Hollywood road attracted a cautious Indian constable. He opened the box and revealed part of a ship's cable, the heavy chain needing two men to lift. The chain was confiscated. White gloves anecdote follows about court customs and violence in the state, criticizing murder dockets and calling for reform. A Q&A ends with a joke about Bible translation and Englishmen.
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Hollywood Road
Saya
Hongkong Telegraph
Coolle
D. EB. Converse
Canada
Blacksburg
Jonesville
Yorkville
Carolina Spartan
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