Breadfruit Tree Versus Bread Atop Pacific Isles
The article describes the breadfruit tree native to southern Asia and the Pacific, detailing its height up to 60 feet, large deeply lobed leaves, and the fruit which weighs several pounds. It explains its role as staple food, preparation by roasting, and communal baking methods. Additional uses include cement from milky sap, cloth from bark, and lumber.
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Wouthern Asia
South Pacific Islands
Indian Archipelago
Philadelphia Times
A Slave to Duty An Elephant Safeguards a Baby in Bengal
In St Nicholas Marie A Millie recounts an elephant's remarkable care for a six to seven month old infant. The animal guarded the child while the chaprasi and mother rested, fanned heat with a leaf, and refused to leave its post despite tempting food nearby. The scene ends as the elephant patiently awaits treats after two hours.
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Marie A. Millie
St. Nicholas
The Proposal That Made Him Kneel for Love
A diffident man seeks advice on proposing but learns by a tying of a shoe that guidance yields to timing. As he ties her laces for a third time she dares him with a coy question, and he reveals the parson may seal their fate in a playful moment.
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Strand Magazine
Bet at Sears Book Store Tests Voter Knowledge in Binghamton
A New York Sun report notes merchants at Sears Book Store in Binghamton offered cigars as a bet when asked which Democrat ran for governor against Black in the last election. The first twenty visitors failed to identify the candidate, while a nearby expert admitted ignorance after consulting an almanac. The exercise continued with a bet on who could name the vice president, which the man won, claiming many cigars as proof of general political forgetfulness.
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Sears
Binghamton
N. Y
New York
United States
New York Sun
Hunter Bags Forty Wood Ducks Near Bloomingburg NY
Sullivan county hunter Ryerson surprised a flock of 40 wood ducks feeding on chestnuts along Shawangunk hill near Bloom ingburg. He killed six before selling them at 10 cents each, noting the birds were ducks.
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New York
Sullivan County
Ryerson
Shawangunk Hill
Bloomburg
N. Y
Bottle found in shark stomach tied to British coast tale
Miss Beulah Bate of Trenton and three companions cast bottles into Delaware Bay near Flushing Creek five years ago. A British ship captain later recovered one bottle from a shark's stomach after a crewman fell overboard, delivering a note from Bate.
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Delaware Bay
Flushing Creek
England
Miss Bate
State Normal School
Trenton
Paris Lobster Dog Case Sets Diplomatic Tone
Mrs. Robert McCormick of Chicago challenged a Paris purchased ten pound dog banned by Britain under a strict foreign dog quarantine. An American ambassador and British officials exchanged notes, a cabinet permit allowed landing only if the dog stays from public places, now under U S embassy protection with clerk Hodson guarding.
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Robert McCormick
Chicago
St. Louis
Paris
United States
John Hay
McCormick
Hodson
New York Tribune
Belgium To Require Ear Tags For All Cattle
The director general of agriculture issues a regulation mandating all Belgian cattle wear earrings from eight months old as a sanitary measure to prevent tuberculosis. Breeders must maintain exact records of all animals and the numbered ring is affixed to each cow.
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Belgium
Director General of Agriculture
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