Hawaii's Black Wattle Bark Industry Proposed by Experiment Station
The Australian black wattle has thrived in Hawaii for decades, with mature stands in Hamakua and Kohala. A 1905 harvest on a six acre Tantalus grove yielded two tons of tan bark, 36 tons sold for 839.44 dollars, plus 500 fence posts and 88 cords of firewood valued at 689.25 dollars, totaling over 1,600 dollars and a per acre value of 254.84 dollars. Harvesting methods, drying sheds, and economic prospects for tan bark and tannin production are discussed, alongside historical shifting focus from wattle planting to sugar and the potential for commercial forest planting.
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Hawaii
Hamakna
Kohala
Hawaiian Experiment Station
Tantalus Forest
United States
Australia
South Africa
Tantalus Ridge
Europe
Natal
Man Hunter Finds Real Human Relics in Java and Sumatra
German geologist Dr. J Elberts went to Java to seek ape man relics but found bone implements, fireplaces, and extinct animal bones suggesting early humans cooked meat and used fire. A 26 foot deep fireplace in Ma dium contained arrow heads pottery bone fragments and fossil teeth. he estimates people lived 20000 years ago. Expedition continues in Sumatra collecting fossil plants to test for an ice age.
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J. Elberts
Java
Madium
Elberts
Sumatra
Canada’s Government Revenue Tops One Hundred Million
Canada’s government revenue from all sources this year will exceed 100 million dollars. In the first seven months customs receipts rose by 6.5 million dollars.
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Canada
Secrets of dressmakers and waistline gossip
The piece discusses guarded dressmaking secrets and the mania for tiny waists, noting how women seek their peers' measurements. It cites a dressmaker who reveals caution over sharing customer data and reveals how waist sizes provoke endless public curiosity and rivalries. It adds a literary aside about Morland and General Marbot.
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Star Chamber
Special Pockets and Odd Fabrics in Tailoring
A tailor explains unusual pockets for professions. Musicians favor music pockets in back coats to hold music without damage. Detectives seek handcuff pockets in sleeves to deploy restraints unseen. One client lines trousers with leather from knee down to prevent dog bites. The tale ends with a riddle about a serpent and Adam’s line.
French General Slain at Austerlitz Buried in Rum Cask
Austerlitz era general slain by Napoleonic orders was transported to Paris for grand burial. With no other means, his body traveled in a rum cask stored in a cellar. The monument never rose, the hero faded in the cask until Napoleon’s fall, when decay split the cask and Morland’s mustaches were found to have grown to his feet.
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Austerlitz
Napoleon I
Paris
France
Napoleon
Gen. Morland
Beauty Parlor Metaphor Sparks Instant Agreement
A couple shares a playful exchange about a beauty parlor, with the man framing the place as a beauty parlor to win agreement. The woman accepts him on the spot, ending the dialogue with light humor and swift romance.
Say mister will you carry my satchel from a cartoon
The humorous dialogue from Harper's Weekly features a boy asking a ladylike Mr. Cis to carry a satchel and the reply that it isn’t heavy, followed by a quip about friends in need and a cold.
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Mr. Cissay
Harper's Weekly
How Old Was the Anecdote Era Across Publications
The Chicago Journal critiques the aging of a long running anecdote traced through history from ancient times to modern media. It traces the tale as it moved from the lost tribe of Israel and pyramids to Egypt, Europe, the Mayflower voyage, Godey's Lady's Book, vaudeville, and English weeklies.
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Israel
Egypt
Europe
New World
Godey
Chicago Journal
Queen’s Humble Milk Jug Becomes Royal Treasure
Queen Alexandra keeps a simple earthen ware milk jug in her Sandringham boudoir. A dying girl lent it to soothe her final days and Alexandra's tenderness. The jug, gifted through kindness, is used at afternoon tea in her Swiss chalet for pouring cream to honored guests.
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Queen Alexandria
Sandringham
Alexandra
Why Bouillon Cups Have Two Handles Explained
A humorous exchange from Hanper's Weekly features a little girl asking why bouillon cups have two handles and a brother retorting that the reason is because some people are left handed. The joke relies on a playful misunderstanding of left handedness and cup design.
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Hanper
Nicaraguan Match Monopoly Decree Sparks Attention
A Harper's Weekly note recounts a vivid Montauk Point scene with soldiers and a 16 year old offering aid, then reports Nicaragua's January 8 1908 decree creating a government monopoly on importing manufacturing and selling matches and wax tapers for all consumers.
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Nicaragua
Americans in Grand Opera Chorus Shortage at Metropolitan
The New York Times notes only about ten Americans in the Metropolitan Opera chorus. An executive staff member says Americans with operatic aspirations seek principal roles, leaving the chorus to be filled by foreigners. He expects improvement as Mr. Conried promotes the school of opera, though Americans remain exceptions in grand opera chorus.
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New York Times
The
Metropolitan
Conried
School of Opera
Grand Opera
Couldn't See the Sport at Commonwealth Country Club
Two ambitious but inexperienced golfers sparred on the Commonwealth Country club links. The round progressed with fair play and steady pace as players tested their swing and pace of play amid modest scoring and hopeful camaraderie.
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Commonwealth Country Club
Government Agents Seize Excess Stocks From Merchants and Individuals
Officials empowered to take over stocks at cost price warn that possession of excess goods may lead to indictment for smuggling. Any person with such goods on Seaneny 1908 must notify a government agent or face penalties. Separate items describe a pool episode and a charity donation, noting Grace Seattie’s $200,000 gift to a Missouri anti tuberculosis fund.
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Grace Seattie
Missouri
St. Louis
Traitor to Her Sex Dialogue Fifty Years Ago
A short exchange features six year old Elsie condemning a girl as a horrid child for wishing to be a boy. Kitty responds that she herself wishes to be a boy too, but notes the girl says it aloud for the boys to hear, illustrating period attitudes.
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Elsie
Kitty
Not a Dog Fancier Quote in Houston Post
A humorous interaction quoted in the Houston Post contrasts dog tastes and sausage with the quip I never eat sausage. The item presents a light cultural aside from a newspaper page.
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Houston Post
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Jebrash
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