Making Balloons for Balloon Warfare and Silk Craft
An in depth look at balloon manufacturing detailing silk selection, pattern cutting, stitching by women, sewing machine use, valve and neck collar prep, rope netting choices, varnishing, and the assembly process. Emphasizes precise materials, testing with dynanometer, and the extensive labor required to produce a high class silk balloon.
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Uae
Vivinetos
Italy's Problems and the Savoy Role in Italy
A historical note on the Savoy line and Italian unification. Charles Albert grants a constitution and offers himself as a voluntary sacrifice for independence. Victor Emmanuel advances the Italian Union and aims for Rome, challenging papal temporal power. King Humbert upholds political liberties by resisting audacious attempts.
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Savoy
Italy
Charles Albert
Trajan
Victor Emmanuel Ateom
Troy
Rome
Humbert
A Curious Work Room of Gabriele d Annunzio
Gabriele d Annunzio’s method of work is as original as his fiction. He retreats to Michette’s country house where a ladder to the window grants him access to a doorless room. He labors by day and night, with the ladder moved for meals and then returned for continued writing.
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Gabriele d'Annunzio
Michette
d'Annun- Gimba
Michett
Ocean Salt Figures Pose Vast Global Cover
A noted statistician estimates oceans hold about 49 million million tons of salt in solution. If true, the salt would blanket the earth's surface to a depth of roughly 1,000 feet, though the figures are for impression rather than precise measurement.
Up To Date Fight In Mexico Ends With Rider Dead
A Mexican bullfight turned fatal when toreador Manuel Gi was thrown by a bull on a bicycle and sustained critical injuries. He died shortly after, marking a grim note in a years-old procession of events surrounding such contests.
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Mexico
Toreador
Manuel Gi
The Ostrich Rival Speeds Beyond Horses in Cuba
A fragment discusses a land animal in Cuba that can rival the ostrich in speed and outpace a horse, suggesting a swift runner unseen by many. The text hints at a comparison between Cuban wildlife and ostrich speed without detailed names or measurements.
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Cuba
Civilized Kings of Davage Raged Across Islet Monarchs
A historical note on white rulers of small island realms, detailing shipwrecked men like John Curtin who became kings in the Caroline and Fiji regions. It covers how castaways or adventurers were installed on thrones, marriages to local royalty, abdications, and the rise of American or foreign leaders among Polynesian chieftains and archipelago rulers.
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John Curtin
Caroline Islands
Plora E. Stafford
Curtis
Ickickee
Taale
Curtia
Carolines
Ichickee
Curtin
Apong
Prince Burt
Thakonibou
England
Tilika
New Hebrides
Quartette
Oumalea
John Hobbs
Caroline
Hobbs
Japanese Immigrants and California Education Access
The article discusses Japanese immigration to the United States, noting that many come to study due to free public schools and affordable living. It cites rising numbers on the Pacific coast, with San Francisco arrivals increasing from 1,380 in 1893 to 2,664 in the recent fiscal years, and references Ainslee's Magazine as the source.
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Japan
San Francisco
Berkley
Palo Alto
California
Pacific Coast
Victoria
Ainslee
Green color not protective to eyes says professor
A London Tit-Bits item reports a German professor denying green aids vision and claiming green newspapers glasses and umbrellas are a mistake. He argues each color tires different nerves and favors dimming light with smoked gray lenses to ease strain.
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Homan
London
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