Wide World Notes A Patchwork Of Odd Facts And Histories
A batch of curious items ranges from Australian horseshoes to leprosy hospitals in Norway, and a salt water refusing system in Key West. It recalls early locomotives, deep drilling in Upper Shela and the Rand, and a nickel copper currency reform in Colombia. Cranberry output leaders in Massachusetts and New Jersey cited, with Wisconsin trailing. A German ship plan and a high power microscope advance are noted, plus a child telephonist and a Chinese incident in Changhi district. The Queen’s lilac dress from her marriage forty four years ago is kept in royal memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letther
Australia
Norway
Key West
France
Uruguay
Mississippi
St Louis
Nabliskaya Bay
Saghnilou
Upper
Sheala
Rand
South Africa
Republic of Colombia
Vilages
Salskammergut
Hungary
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Ttia
London
Changhi
Walt
Inen
Hig Pele
North China News
Alexandea
Queena Victor
St George and the Dragon in Knights Orders Across Nations
Fragmentary OCR notes recount St George as banner for multiple orders beyond England. Mentions guardianship of Sicily Aragon Valencia Malta Barcelona and titles created in 1417 1472 1492 with later Bavarian Russian Hanover references and heraldic devices.
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England
Sicily
Aragon
Valencia
Malta
Barcelona
Bavaria
Russia
Hanover
Ivan
A Tale of the Revolution and a Hidden Hut
Frances Wharton braves mountain peril to rescue her brother Miles Wharton with help from Harper and a mysterious peddler. She finds a concealed hut under a rock, persuades Harper to guard the plan, and ensures Miles’s escape before rejoining in secrecy as the pursuit tightens. The scene blends colonial intrigue with vigilante mercy as loyalties unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances
Flanvey
Harper
Dunwoodie
Pistola
Miss Wharton
Miles Wharton
England
America
Washington
Peddier
Henry
Wharton
Weary Clinton
Duswoodie
Porkut
Peidler
Ward
Jils
Fanny
Recret
Dunwoodia
Drances
Whoreton
Lurvey
Sarah
Table Land
Lauper
Professional Advier Advice on Summer Overexertion
A dialogue between a physician and patient warns against overexertion this summer. The exchange touches on caution, limits, and a contrast with exclusive neighbors, mentioning wire screens on doors and windows to keep their files in.
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Advier
Biggs
Tiggs
Vague Fragment Sparks Debate Over Weighing and Travel
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions a large creature or object, its length cited as ten feet and weight around 500 pounds, with phrases about breaking away and being observed in the country. The text includes names and断 context from various sources, but details remain unclear.
Happenings of the Day in Brief and Rumors
A collage of satirical notes on politics, marriages, inventions, crime, and opinions. The column jokes about a politicized cabinet, a titled Englishman marrying an American actress, a mud worthy car, a burglar daylighting a victim, and a debate society member named Twaddle. It surveys corn festival wealth, church property use, and notable accidents, concluding with reflections on life’s fragility amid growing English food costs.
nineteenth century rise in world food supply and living standards
The text notes a massive rise in the world food supply from 1886 to 1906, with meat supply stable while living standards improved. It attributes this to faster communication, advanced food production, and cheaper access to previously scarce luxuries. The United Kingdom gains from these advances, enabling greater wheat, butter, meat consumption and overall better living without large per capita cost increases.
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United Kingdom
Dio
Futueh Timber Kings Wealth Told By Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson toured the Western states and warned that nearly all U S timber outside government reserves will vanish, leaving two men with wealth surpassing Rockefeller and Carnegie. He cited 150 million acres under agriculture control, with one magnate holding 60? million plus, while the government holds five times that. The coming scarcity could push lumber prices higher as virgin forests diminish over generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Carnegie
United States
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Washington Post
Croesus
Tuo Foy'eata
West
Ares
Friends of Lumbermen
Between the Fence and the Roadyard Mirth
A self-respecting broker travels the countryside when a punctured tire forces a delay. While Lila repairs the tire a red headed farmer boy tending corn offers a blunt exchange. The broker jokes about a full crop and the boy quips that they planted the place on shares, ending with a sharp reply.
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Jolly Lima Uttla
Shires
What Stung Him and Other Odd Notices
Fragmentary OCR hints at a humorously mangled text about torpedo boats with odd names and misread phrases. It mentions Mrs Wayback, potential names like Soap Agent and Portrait Solicitor, and a quirky line about a good husband being nearly always gowalp.
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Wayback
Rhoumetia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oscar 7. Thrasher
Boston Herald
Miss Peyton
Treances
Miece
Francea
Aant
Vale
Wea
Sherlocka
North Pole
James
Raxeley
Philadelphia Press
Blox
Knox
Topics OF the Times
Mirlal Hafd
Englishmat
Sho
The
New York Sun
Chicago
Twaddle
Japan
Borog
Ays
Richard Oglesby
Edmund Burker
Bristol
British Board of Agriculture
Futueh Timber Kings
Gowalp
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