Future Mikado Prince Michi in his Japanese nursery
A dramatic portrait of Prince Michi, eight months old and heir presumptive to the Mikado, under the care of numerous nurses and overseen by Count Kawamura. The piece notes his English and French governesses, Europeanizing influences, and the contrast between royal duties and baby life in the nursery.
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Prince Michi
Mikado
Japan
Empire of
Yoshihito
Mikado Michi
Royal
Count Kawamura
Michi
Imperial baby Mikado Michi and his jeweled sword
The article describes Prince Michi, the imperial grandson, as a precocious infant with a jeweled enameled sword. It notes public enthusiasm, dietary rites, astrologers, and the seal customs, plus an arranged marriage discussed by matchmakers and the word formed by the name inscription under a photograph.
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Michi
Japan
East
Mikado
Hidden Proverb Fable About the Thrifty Ant and Butterfly
A butterfly neglects winter prep while the thrifty ant and industrious bee advise saving. Summer ends, flowers fade, the butterfly starves before frost arrives, proving the value of foresight and work. Six hidden words form a well known proverb in the proper order.
Property sale on the Nile nets large profit for Kitchener
Lord Kitchener sold an island on the Nile at Assouan that he had bought for £50. The island brought £1,500 at auction, reflecting a substantial gain on the price of property in the area.
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Assouan
The
Nile
Lord Kitchener
Greyhounds and Foxhounds Swiftest Four-Footed Runners
The article notes keyhounds as the swiftest four-footed animals with trained hounds reaching eighteen to twenty three yards per second, comparable to carrier pigeon speed. Foxhounds also travel fast at nearly eight yards per second. It cites M Dusolier, a French scientist, on dogs trotting with riders covering long distances without fatigue. Wolves can travel fifty to sixty miles in a night and again the next night.
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M. Dusolier
Largest Apple Orchard Claims Global Lead
Governor Morrill’s orchard at Karisds now lists over 64 000 trees claimed as the world’s largest single apple orchard. This spring eight thousand trees were added, expanding the renowned planting.
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Morrill
Karisds
Tailor Birds Sew Leaf Nests to Foil Predators
Describes Indian tailor birds that stitch a dead leaf to a green leaf using fiber as thread and their bill as a needle. The leaf nest hangs in a tree with an opening at the top, camouflaged from snakes monkeys and humans.
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India
Thatia
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Jadans
Strangelattee Tailors
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