Life in the Beautiful West Indies Promise Wealth Again
An English visitor reports improved business and prospects in the British West Indies. He predicts Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados and others will rebound to wealth, with trade growth led by enterprising planters and traders. The piece highlights favorable climate, scenic beauty, and a peaceful, safe tropical life.
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West Indies
Caribbean
Islands
Gunn
Jamaica
Trinidad
Barbados
Tropics
Surrey Hills
Antillean Islands Offer Promising Trade Revival
The West Indian colonies are praised for climate wealth and potential, with Jamaica highlighted for beauty and resources. English emigrants overlook them for Africa and the Americas. locals, including white planters and black and white politicians, form a vibrant society with gardens, clubs, and sports across towns and plantations.
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Africa
Australasia
Canada
America
Jamaica
A chicken raiser who can make white meat
In the Kansas City Journal, a restaurant man laments the impossibility of producing all white meat poultry. He notes that current chickens yield mixed white and dark meat and argues a dedicated breeder could revolutionize the industry and enrich themselves, fulfilling a national need.
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Luther Burbank
Kansas City Journal
Boy's View of It at Circus Ends With Balloon Tale
Mrs. Kate Upson Clark recalls a Brooklyn boy taken to a circus by his father while his sister Lucy stayed home. On leaving, two toy balloons were bought for the siblings, one held high by the father and the other for Lucy, creating a memorable moment in a family outing.
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Lucy
Baloon
Philadelphia Ledger
Kate Upson Clark
Brooklyn
Automobile Compared to a Woman in Local Saying
A brief, fragmentary note compares an automobile to a woman, claiming it can sulk at any time about nothing. The text is incomplete but presents a playful or humorous aside typical of short regional items.
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West Indies
The Immigrant Poem on a Stranger Shore
A foolish little immigrant crosses an unknown shore with no baggage or cent. The speaker notes homesickness and silent lips, wonders about belief in a bright world, and wishes luck as the immigrant roams. The poem ends with the idea you cannot take a dollar back when returning home.
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New York Times
The Peddlers Page at the Travelers’ Refuge Inn
A gray haired landlord recalls a past temper and a life shaped by gold rush days in Tosita valley. A hard night with a weary peddler changes his view, as the man’s pack seems to stir from within the shelter, hinting at danger and a covert bond.
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Serafina Pass
Tosita Valley
States
Mary
Galveston Builds Seawall To Guard From Gulf Storm
Five years after the 1900 disaster Galveston, Texas, has erected a three mile long concrete seawall to defend against offshore waves. The structure rises 17 feet above low tide and rests on piles to 44 feet, with a 27 foot apron and a 4 foot thick protective base. A riprap breakwater of 5,000 earloads adds further protection, and the top will become a scenic drive along the shore.
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Galveston
Texas
Lfe
Oleander City
Gulf of Mexico
Mixed History Echoes in a Child's Riddle of Bible Figures
A compact, reflective note weaves history and parable as a small boy fields curious questions about Moses, his cradle in Siloam's pool, and Solomon's daughter bringing sustenance, culminating in the infant’s growth within a royal milieu.
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Moses
Solomon
Natural Delay and the Star Part in Playwriting
In a terse exchange a manager questions the script’s lack of a star role while a playwright insists on delaying casting until a likely star emerges. The humor centers on balancing plot quality with market appeal and star power.
Shrine of Guadalupe Draws Huge Pilgrim Crowd Each Year
The Mexican Herald reports at least 200000 pilgrims visit the Guadalupe shrine annually. About half come from the city, the rest from across the republic. Tens of thousands arrive by train or wagon, many on foot. About 100000 visit the Basilica during December 12 fiestas, with a city of booths around the church. The other pilgrims come year round, roughly monthly, with decorations and lights. Monthly pilgrimages occur on the 12th, with ceremonies similar to December 12, though on a smaller scale. Additional pilgrimages and festal services are held throughout the year.
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Shrine of Guadalupe
Mexican Herald
Republic
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Basilica of Guadalupe
Guadilupe
English Loafer Sign Seen by Miss Sorabji in Puna
An amusing baboo English moment reached the author of Notes from a Diary. Miss Cornelia Sorabji, an Indian woman educated in England, saw a baker’s shop sign in Puna that read Best English loafer to his Excellency.
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Cornelia Sorabji
England
Puna
More Blessed to Give Nodenu and Yather Exchange Compliments
In a brief dialogue from the Cleveland Leader, Nodenu thanks Cleve land for a fine pair of trousers and Cleve land offers credit for the craftsmanship. Yather expresses a wish to return the compliment.
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Nodenu
Yather
Cleveland
Affronted Authority and Umpire Bossing Noted
Quoted exchange from the Washington Star features Mr Meekton and Hen ri eta criticizing baseball umpires and authority. The piece quips that patience is needed to soothe a baby more than to endure umpiring, reflecting humor on control and public figures.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
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West
Indies
Antillean Islands
Ceylon
Isles
Lnbor
the Immigrant
District 1
Grand Magazine
Guadalupe
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