Breakup of a Rhodesia Farm and Pioneer Trekking
The article outlines a settler moving to a large Rhodesian farm of thousands of acres, detailing trek routes by bullock or mule wagon, starting work at sunrise, clearing stumps, and preparing water supplies. It covers soils, ploughing with multi‑team oxen or donkeys, building huts and stables, and investing in wells, windmills, and irrigation for fruit and meat farming. It also contrasts small‑holder farming with ranching aimed at meat export.
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Rhodesia
Donga
Aso
No Hesitation About Paying A Stark Golfing Bet
The tale recounts John W. Gates losing a high stake card game to Charles M. Schwab after a late night in a New York hotel. Gates, undaunted, stripped to his underwear to collect his loss and walk to his room, witnessed by a few guests and Schwab.
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John W. Gates
Mr. Gates
United States Steel Corporation
New York
Charles M. Schwab
Steel Corporation
Mr. Schwab
Hoyle
Charley
Wall Street
John
Steel
Schwab
Gates
Man Hypnotized in Court at Prague Trial
In Prague a man charged with forging baptismal register entries claimed the act occurred in a trance under a hypnotist’s influence. His neurotic doctor testified to his susceptibility and triggered a trance in court with a magic formula. The trial paused for medical expert opinions.
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Prague
Value of Conservation in Ohio Forests
Collier's Weekly argues Ohio lost forests leading to floods and tragedies like Dayton. It says protecting strategic headwaters could have saved lives and money, citing widespread deforestation as a key factor in ongoing disasters.
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Ohio
Dayton
Collier’s Weekly
Jones at Home
A friend discusses Jones, praising his ease and self possession. He claims Jones can go further by making a person feel like a stranger in their own home, illustrating Jones’s highly developed social faculty.
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Jones
Judge Fines Driver For Overspeeding In Mud
In a Harper's Weekly style vignette, Jinks protests a ten dollar fine for speeding. The judge retorts the rough road hindered travel, insisting the man was pulled back by the mire and not at fault.
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Jinks
Harper’s Weekly
Truest Noblest Development Quote by Mrs Woodrow Wilson
A quotation from Mrs Woodrow Wilson on marriage noting that husbands and wives reach their truest and noblest development when they are complementary to each other.
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Woodrow Wilson
Madrid’s Rag Market Awe Inspires Grand City Contrast
A Los Angeles Times observer portrays Madrid’s Rastro as a bustling Sunday spectacle where the Rag Market crowds into a 1000 by 50 foot stretch. Vendors hawk shoes hats and furniture while poor shoppers barter for scraps, with an American artist finding a $5,000 value in Rubens drawings amid the chaos. The Prado extends toward Castellana revealing mansions and elite equipages in contrast to the bustling, improvised exchange in the Rastro.
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Madrid
Prado
Rostrado
Paseo de Castellana
Riverside Drive
New York
George W. Burtor
Los Angeles Times
Puerta del Sol
America
Europe
Rubens
King Peter's Paris Attic Era Rents a Concierge's Tips
In Paris a concierge profits from visitors to an attic once occupied about a quarter century ago by the King of Servia. The rental agreement shows Peter Karageorgevich paid 750 francs yearly, a high price for the area, and the concierge has spurned large offers to buy the autograph.
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Peter
Paris
Servia
Peter Karageorgevich
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