New Food From Water Lily Seeds Baffles Markets
Government experts spotlight wokas from the Klamath marsh and lake as a palatable nutritious food. The seeds, gathered by the Klamath Indians in Oregon, ripen in green pools and yield a mucilaginous core. White consumers already pay 10 to 20 cents a pound for prepared kernels, prompting calls to use milling methods to produce a cheap breakfast staple for mass markets.
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Oregon
Great Camcade Range
Klamath Marsh
Klamath Lake
Rene
Klamaths
F. V. Coville
Department of Agriculture
Pons
Calcutta Plans Large Water Tank and Other Era News
Calcutta to spend nearly half a billion dollars on a 9 million gallon elevated water tank. A British post and telegraph department experiment uses a slot machine for calls with coin return when busy. Navy submarine Octopus depth record noted with Little vessel operations in Bustard's Bay, Massachusetts. First US electric furnace erected in Schenectady for metal annealing and tempering. German prize for pollution prevention of sulfite liquor remains unawarded. Ornithologist F Stubbs on storm travel of myrda birds. Off fuel advantages for stationary and marine boilers discussed in England. Crocodile photograph from Abyssinia shows newborns and sounds. Theatre anecdote about a horse in a play causes audience laughter and an actor’s retreat.
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Calcutta
Poatofire Department
Navy
Octopus
Oulphite Hyier
Willis Nul
Sucrenstal
F. Stubbs
England
G. W. Grabham
Rahad
Abyssinia
Mr. Grabham
The Fine Art of Manners and a Miss Prindle Misstep
Mint Prindle, a formal old lady who runs a sewing class for girls, mistakes Marion Knight for her twin sister Ella while bowing and smiling in the street. The mix up grows when she realizes her error and is distressed by the mis cue, then QA Mae advises Marion to explain the greeting to Ella. She recalls a church event as the possible meeting.
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Mint Prindie
Tesides
Mixx Prindle
Mina Wrindle
Mina Prindle
Marlon Knight
Miss Prindlé
Marlon
Milas Prindle
Marion Knight
Miss Peldle
Miss Prindle
Miles Prindle
Elate
Misa Prindle
Marion
Marton
Cate
Cain
Young Sapleigh
Puck
Rome
Milas Sharpe
Philadelphia Press
Merchant
Philadelphia Record
Epleure
Walter
Mia
Pepera
Origins of dances across Europe and beyond
The article traces the waltz origins among German peasants in the seventeenth or eighteenth century, later popularized by Vienna composers. It notes other European contributions including the polka, redowa, gallop, minuet, quadrille, and various national dances from France, Poland, Italy, and Britain, and contrasts lively folk dances with those deemed more artlike.
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Schu‘bert
Weber
Beethoven
Strauss
Lan ‘Ner
Labitzky
Waldtenfall
Vienna
Germany
France
Poland
Italy
England
Scotland
Ireland
Spain
Storms and ships and blazing women in France
A stormy August tale recalls a schooner struck by lightning named Emma S. and the crew’s tale of ravages and repairs. Paris women now work as skilled stone cutters earning $1.80 daily while handling diverse roles from station supervisor to barber.
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Bill
Indead
Cape
Eil
Ell
France
Hying
Paris
Amsterdam
Jean Stress
Froissy
Pari
MOTHER GOOSE TALES AND A FLOWER IN A BUBBLE
A caricatured tale describes Tom the piper's son stealing a pig and being pursued by a farmer who stops him. It then moves to a science trick placing a flower under a soap bubble and ends with a grammar note about using the possessive or with making a rush.
The Right Side and Patience in a Humorous Tale
A fragmented humorous passage notes a man’s beard heavier on the right, a girl seeking the right side, and a married woman’s meals drawing less attention from tradesmen. It then portrays a man desiring something so strongly he overlooks a partner’s reluctance to yield.
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Patience
Bis
Patrice
Elde
A Mani
Monarchs Always Sw Peril in Apparent Danger Rules
Fragmentary text discusses monarchs and peril, noting a rule about a king’s face betraying no emotion as part of courtly conduct. The readable portion hints at attempts to appeal or appease Caln and the risk of upsetting events, but details are incomplete.
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Caln
Territorial nerves and royal fears across 19th century Europe
An English writer notes self-control in danger, while frightened monarchs like the Spanish queen and the German emperor reveal nerves under threat. Stories recount the queen's tearful farewell, the emperor's camera shock, the Czar's quake at Balmoral, and Isabella II's terrified staircase scene during the 1841 Madrid mutiny.
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Spain
England
Victoria
Cowes
Prince of Wales
Osborne
Balmoral
Ballater
Staten
Royal Palace
Madrid
Isabella
Cob meal mystery exposed in Popular Mechanics
A long feature discusses cob meal made from corn cobs, noting vast machinery, high costs, and deception in its use. It cites price comparisons with ground feed, regulatory penalties, and calls for pure food legislation. It quotes industry and humor pieces amid scattered anecdotes and quips.
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Popular Mechanics
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Swansea
Wales
Mother Goose
Tom the Pipers
Jenkins
Plagic
Uncle John
Tom
Piggie
Reader
Shure
Lodge
David
Miso
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