Found a sacred lake treasures dug from Quatavita by Indians
Antiquarians gathered at the Waldorf Astoria to view relics from Lake Guatavita near Bogota brought by Hartley Knowles. The find recalls the Chibcha worship of the sun and a serpent god, with gold offerings sunk yearly to honor the center of the lake and El Dorado legends.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Quatavita
Bogota
Colombia
New York
Hartley Knowles
London
New York Herald _reports
Charles Stuart Cochrane
Guatavita
Usaquen
Lake Guatavita
Artesian Wells: Century-Old Chinese Use and Paris Grenelle
Artesian wells have long supplied water, with Chinese usage dating back over a thousand years. The Grenelle well near Paris draws water from 1796 feet deep and yields 616 gallons per minute. A Perth well reached 8100 feet in the 1870s.
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Grenelle
Paris
Perth
Fitting Procedure and Advice Quote by Lippincott
A compact adage from Lippincott's contrasts money and guidance. It warns to seek money from strangers, advice from friends, and nothing from relatives, framing social exchange as a pragmatic hierarchy.
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Lippincott’s
Bhavsinhji Maharajah of Bhavnagar and His College Legacy
The publication on the Rajkumar college of Kathiawar highlights the movement to educate Indian chiefs and princes. It praises Bhavsinhji Maharajah for leadership in social reforms and elevating Indian women, noting his literary interests, riding, shooting, and administration.
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Rajkumar College
Kathiawar
India
Chiefs and Princes of India
Maharajah Bhavsinhji
Prince Katsura Visits Czar in Push for Russo Japanese Pact
The Japanese statesman Prince Katsura visits Russia as talks near finalizing a defensive alliance with Japan. The two nations may draft a two part accord defining spheres in Mongolia and Manchuria and a joint defense pact. The agreement could mirror earlier treaties and affirm Japan's base at Liao Tung while granting Russia broad freedom in Chinese territory outside the Japanese zone.
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Russia
Katsura
Japan
Mongolia
Manchuria
Persia
London
Portsmouth
Peking
Great Wall
Siberia
DANGER IN RAW FOODS and the Call for Sanitary Kitchen Practice
A discussion on the health risks of eating raw fruits and vegetables, citing Chinese and Russian views, and stressing the need for sanitary kitchen methods. It emphasizes proper heat to kill spoilage microbes, trained cooks, and the lifetime effort required to conquer dirt to protect health.
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China
United States
Metchnikoff
Old Tree of Historic Interest Records Fox’s Hunt Memory
Sir Sidney Pocock dis posed of Charlton Court in Middlesex England and notes a very old mulberry tree in the kitchen garden. The tree bears a tablet stating that during Charles II’s reign a fox hunted from Windsor park took refuge here and was killed while the king wished the tree be preserved to mark the longest run on record.
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Sidney Pocock
Charlton Court
Shepperton-on-Thames
Middlesex
England
Windsor Park
Sicily Sulphur Trade Shifts with Louisiana Mining Boom
Immense sulphur quantities are mined in Louisiana by pumping. Sicily now exports little sulphur to the United States while seven or eight years ago it sent more than one hundred thousand tons annually.
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Sicily
Louisiana
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Bhavnagar
Prince Katsura OF
Czar
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