Tea Raising in the United States
The Department of Agriculture promotes Ameri Tea in tablet form grown at Summerville South Carolina. Tablets compress dried leaves into compact units to save space for Army Navy use and home consumption. Pinehurst tea gardens near Summerville produce 10,000 pounds annually from 90 acres with labor by trained local children. U.S. tea potential and commerce are discussed against Britain and China, noting domestic cultivation could reduce imports and expand a home industry. The piece traces early trials in Charleston Greenville and Summerville and compares efficiency of machinery to traditional methods.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
India
Summerville
S.C
B. T. Galloway
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pinehurst
S. C
Agricultural Department
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Pinehurst Gardens
Pinehurst Tea Gardens
United States Department of State
Dragon’s Pool
Hangchow
China
Britain
Colonies
Middleton Barony
Ashley River
Charleston
Junius Smith
Forties
Greenville
Asia
Patent Office
South Atlantic
Gulf States
United States Department of Agriculture
Malt Coffee Heals Soldiers By Boosting Digestion
A Russian army doctor attached to the 2d Turkestan Rifle Battalion reports experiments where malt coffee as the sole beverage for ten days increased each man’s weight by 832 grammes. Ten days of tea produced a weight loss of 520 grammes per man. When returned to tea after malt coffee, those men lost 660 grammes each within ten days. The doctor concludes malt coffee mainly enhances digestive action, allowing all food to yield maximum nourishment.
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Turkestan
Cyrillus Koljago
An Insult to the Horse
A London cabman delivers a rude quip to a portly fare paying a penny over the minimum. He pretends to be polite then jokes that the horse would have a fit if it saw what she carried for a shilling, prompting the fat lady to inquire why.
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London
Philippine Cities Population Snapshot
Four towns in the Philippines exceed 10 000 residents while thirty five surpass 5 000. Manila stands as the only incorporated city with 244 782 inhabitants in the islands.
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Philippines
Manila
Islands
The Docking of Horses Causes Public Debate
Agitation grows to pass laws against docking horses as owners join petitions. Dealers rarely sign, saying docking is not painful and justified by a better life for the horse. Some cite cleanliness or fashion as motives, while buyers are urged to notice a bob tail signals a used horse.
Trade of Brass Watch Among Kings of the Kraal
An unnamed fearless white man offers a brass watch to a native king as a trade for six tusks of seventy pounds each. The king accepts the gift, returns a moc-nocle, and recalls a London exchange where wooden clubs were swapped for similar trinkets that failed quickly.
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London
Docking Horses Sparks Cruelty Debate In Coaching Circles
A coaching amateur defends docking as painless and beneficial while acknowledging cruelty. He describes the operation with oats on the manger, a hoisted horse, a heated cauterizing iron, and a quick severing of the tail. Critics call the practice universally condemned despite claimed gains.
Non-possibility quip in courtroom exchange
A lawyer questions a Southern backwoodsman on a remark that it was a non-possibility. The witness explains the phrase with a humorous example about the mouth size and the position of the years, adding a regional dialect twist.
Was a Proper Judge
A humorous anecdote recalls President Cleveland weighing his newborn son at twelve pounds. Dr. Bryant notes the nurse reported eight pounds, but Cleveland insists he weighed the child with the same scales used for his fishing.
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Cleveland
Death Profiteering of Death in a Poe-esque Monologue
A dramatic monologue personifies Death as a vast, unstoppable force. It claims power over all ages and beings from newborns to elders, creeping into every limb and vein, reveling in each victim’s final breath. The speaker boasts of endless victims and harvests, indifferent to pity.
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Ga. E. M
Briefs From Everywhere: Odd Facts and Ancient Trivia
A collection of curiosities notes jewels on Mahomet tomb worth 12 million. a Mont Blanc rail link. Jerusalem Jews labeled bland. Mexico's silver share. India tea expansion. Irving birthplace sold for 3000. coal oil as cold remedy. safety on dosages. Panama mines revival. Khedive’s gold saddle valued 70000. Dr. Glennon 42, youngest archbishop. Pope Innocent III ushered church weddings in 1198. ants live a month after head removal. drowning ants remains challenging.
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St. Louis
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Cleveland, Ohio
H. D. Hemenway
Hartford School of Horticulture
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Connecticut
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Goodwin
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New York
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