Cuban horticultural show tests citrus quality in Havana
The Cuban National Horticultural Society held its fourth annual meeting in Havana with a citrus show. Exhibits highlighted Cuba's capacity for first class grape fruit and orange production by English speaking colonists, while debates noted where other crops might yield higher long term returns.
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URING
Cuban National Horticultural Society
Havana
Florida
Peninsular
Cuba
United States
Canada
Vuelta Abajo
Pinar del Rio
Cuban citrus boom attracts American and Canadian growers
Americans and Canadians push into Cuba citrus groves across Pinar del Rio Isle of Pines and eastern regions. Fertilization, irrigation, and clear land costs shape profits as growers gamble on orange and grapefruit yields while facing transport and market challenges. Coralized by seasoned Cuban tobacco masters and local conditions, the venture requires substantial capital and grit.
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Isle of Pines
Cuba
Central
Pinar del Rio
Organos
Caribbean Sea
Taco Taco
Havana
United States
H. C. Henricksen
Cuban National Horticultural Society
Florida
Porto Rico
Cauto
Toto
Indies
Freaks in Circuses and the Domesticated Gorilla
A London piece argues many claims about freaks in circuses and recounts two show incidents. A “domesticated gorilla” turned man, with a steel tail that failed when a spectator pulled it, leading to the show's collapse. A counterfeit mermaid plot involved a dwarf and a Cirassian girl, ending when the mermaid’s boiling threat forced disclosure.
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London
Victor Hugo
Woman’s View on Intelligent Men Cites Hat Alignment
A humorous quote asserts a woman’s idea of an intelligent man lies in his ability to tell whether her hat sits straight. The remark playfully contrasts intelligence with attention to appearance.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Encourages Clean Clothes
All up to date housekeepers are urged to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes sweet and fresh as new. Distributed by grocers, the advert promotes a household cleaning product.
In the Night School Teacher Explains Life Sentence
In a Chicago Tribune anecdote a night school teacher defines life sentence as a prison term for life with no release. A pupil answers with a joke, saying the teacher named him husband and wife, illustrating a humorous misunderstanding.
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Chicago Tribune
A Simple Matter
Young Mrs Torkins notes in conversation that Prohibitionists struggle with bootleggers and jokes that universal footwear would force a stop to the activity. Charley agrees.
The Dentist's Joke Recalls a Laughing English Dentist
At a London Authors' club dinner Mr. Walter Emanuel recalls a dentist who pulled a tooth after patient refused gas. The dentist, holding the tooth to the window, laughed and asked what the joke was. The patient groaned, "Wrong tooth."
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Authors’ Club
London
Owen Seaman
Punch
Walter Emanuel
Doctor’s Sun Cure Ends In Fatal Stroke
A physician recalls using a painted sun on the ceiling to induce hypnotherapy for a gravely ill patient. The patient improved until the doctor found him dead, dying from sunstroke rather than the treatment’s failure.
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