Warlike fever in Paris as France reads fictitious end of England
A Paris magazine Le Monde Illustre presents a vivid war fantasy titled The End of England by Henri de Noussane. The story maps a British act triggering a global conflict spanning Herat to Toulon with Russia France and Britain at odds. It mixes living figures like Roberts Kitchener Rosebery Beresford and Marchand with dramatic events from Kouck to Scilly.
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France
le Monde Illustre
Harper's Weekly
Paris
England
Ireland
Henri de Noussane
Roberts
Kitchener
Rosebery
Charles Beresford
Marchand
Kouck
Koushk
Afghanistan
Russia
Ameer
Abdur-Rahman
Merv
Herat
Kandahar
Afshan
M. de Montebello
St. Petersburg
Gatchina
Sobeleff
Great Britain
London
Fournier
Lizerta
Toulon
Alexandria
Egypt
Lord Cromer
Mourad Bey
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Fisher
Turkey
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Menelik
Abyssinia
Peerless
Isis
Admiral Fisher
John Fisher
Royal Sovereign
India
Dragomiroff
Gericheh
Lord Roberts
Delhi
Benares
Lizard
Scilly
Queenstown
Harry Rawson
Albion
Submarine balloons redefine future naval warfare
A detailed hypothetical unfolds in which balloons carried by battleships become key in long range observation and defense. The piece envisions a world war where French and Russian fleets overwhelm Britain, leading to a Parisian and Moscow led invasion and a postwar map reshuffle with colonies divided and Ireland and India declaring republics. Balloons and submarine wakes are described as crucial in military optics and detection.
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England
Brighton
Marchand
Dublin
Queenstown
Russia
France
London
Jament Fournier
Lord Rosebury
Sir Henry Campbell Bannermann
Grand Duke
Surgius
Count Mouravier
M. Deschanel
Admiral Caillard
Canada
Ireland
India
Australia
Koumiss Drinking by Asiatic Nomads
An illustrated feature describes Khirighis nomads on the Asian steppes drinking koumiss, a fermented mare’s milk drink. They live in tents with mutton as staple food and celebrate with songs and dances as their skins are opened.
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Great Asiatic Steppes
Absorbed Writers and Health Theories
Anecdotes about Mary Fairfax Somerville and Harriet Martineau show her intense concentration at work. The piece cites public figures like William Evarts Joseph Chamberlain and Senator Hanna to illustrate a belief that physical exercise harms longevity.
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William Evarts
Mr. Evart
Evarts
Mr. Evarts
Joseph Chamberlain
Senator Hanna
Washington
Captain Thompson of the Doris Dies and Is Buried at Sea
Aboard the four masted barkentine Doris Captain John Thompson died and was buried at sea on February 14 after the ship arrived from Baltimore en route to Bahia Brasil. News reached Mrs. Thompson from ship chandler William E. Kirwan, who broke the news Sunday, and she claims clocks in her house stopped at 1:15 AM that morning.
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John Thompson
Doris
Baltimore
Bahia
Brasil
William E. Kirwan
Fox Raising in Maine Becomes Practical Agrarian Venture
In Foxcroft Maine farmers move beyond experiments to raise foxes for fur. They focus on blue Alaska foxes with valued pelts. The two acre setup includes three yards nine pens and heavy wire fencing to prevent escape. Dens are built underground for natural living.
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Maine
Foxcroft
Alaska
Venerable New Englander Seventy-Three Votes And A Monument Walk
Frederick Waterman of Grafton Massachusetts recently turned ninety three and has voted in nineteen presidential elections. He walked one hundred fifty miles to witness the corner stone of the Bunker Hill Monument ceremony.
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New
Star Distance Sparks Railway Facts and Poetic Metaphor
A fragmentary piece contrasts sentiment about stars with a statistic about Massachusetts street railways. It notes 116 companies controlling 1,492 miles and muses on bodies as vessels and souls as fecund septa.
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Massachusetts
Two Farming Paths and Cooperative Market Reform
A historical piece argues farming by brains, not brute labor, will outpace brute force methods. It warns against wide labor use in families, stresses better schooling, and predicts a shift to cooperative marketing for fruits and crops. It urges larger tile drainage for efficiency and cautions against cheap small-bore tiles.
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United States
Europe
Size of Drain Tile Trends Toward Larger Sizes
Farmers increasingly adopt larger drain tile as more efficient and affordable options displace 2, 3, and 4 inch tiles. Manufacturers plan to phase out smaller sizes due to demand shifts and cost considerations.
Rainfall patterns and livestock health across states
The report outlines annual rainfall ranges by state from Vermont's 29 inches to high South and Pacific coast figures, then shifts to livestock health reports across Illinois through Missouri and Kentucky, noting hog cholera, pinkeye, and blackleg in various counties, plus a Georgia cow pea vine silage anecdote and Roentgen ray medical uses.
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Vermont
New Engand
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle States
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolna
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Texas
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
North Dakota
South Dakota
Colorado
Nebraska
Arizona
New Mexico
Pacific States
California
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
District of Columbia
Johnson County
Gallatin
Mercer
Morgan
Henderson
Hancock
Madison
Dewitt County
Montgomery
Cuyahoga
Muskingum
Geauga County
Stark County
Portage County
Hardin County
Wells County
Parke County
Michigan
Oakland County
Carroll
Greene
Andrews
Knox County
Cherokee
Atchison
Reno
Nemaha
Anderson
Dickinson
Douglas
Sedgwick
Butler
Lincoln
Ellis
McPherson
Brooks
Garrard County
Marshall
Thomas C. Crenshaw, Jr
Railroad Commissioners of
Hoard’s
Dairyman
Mr. Crenshaw
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station
Novel Folding Bed Emerges From Chair to Sleep Solution
An inventor in New York city developed a folding bed concept from the traditional comfortable chair known as a sleepy hollow. He notes chairs are padded and bulky, hindering mattress storage, but the folding bed idea aims to convert this design into a compact sleeper.
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Sleepy Hollow
New York City
Transforming a bed into a chair with hinged arms
The article describes a method to convert a comfortable bed into a chair by using hinges and brackets on the armrests. One arm is adjusted to create a pillow rest while the back becomes part of the seat, and a second arm is removed to simplify the frame.
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Fashoda
Malta
Marseilles
Anson
Channel
Rawson
Scilly Islands
Koumiss
Mary
Merville
Mary Fairfax Somerville
Harriet Martineau
Somerville
Alta
Derry Cart
Neville Wood
Wood
Copenhagen
Vancouver-Fanning
Lord Kelvin
Scribner’s
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