Story of Tea: From Imperial China to Global Beverage
A historical overview traces tea from ancient China through its spread to Japan Europe and England. It notes tax records in 793, European adoption by Dutch traders, rising English consumption by 18th century, and modern production methods including electric dryers and samovar brewing.
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China
America
Europe
Chinning
Tih Tsung
Japan
England
Wickham
Java
Royal Exchange
London
Russia
Russian Empire
Siberia
Asia
Tibet
India
Canada
United States
Things Fish Can See
The piece discusses fish vision, arguing they detect moving objects at a distance and react to shadows on the water. It notes fish fear moving people or birds but not still anglers, suggesting limited form recognition. It cites nocturnal feeding of predatory fish as evidence of sharp water vision.
Curious bear catching method and fish weather uses
The New York Herald describes a bear capture method in India using four to five men with spears and limed bamboo poles to secure bears while dogs dog the quarry. The piece also notes a proposed torpedo shark concept and fishes as living weather indicators in aquaria and in Russia as a weathercock from the miller’s thumb.
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India
New York Herald
War Department
Russia
Cottus Gobio
Sunday Magazine
Literary Tailors Notable Tailors Who Shaped Letters
The piece highlights how several literary figures began in tailoring. John Stow famed for Survey of London started as a tailor, John Speed an early mapmaker and antiquary, Robert Hill known as the learned tailor who wrote theological works, and George Meredith born above a tailor shop.
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John Stow
London
John Speed
Society of Antiquaries
Robert Hill
Birmingham
George Meredith
Collective Housekeeping at Brent Garden Village
An English paper reports an experiment in collective housekeeping in Brent Garden village. Dwellings have all improvements except a kitchen. Meals for all are cooked at a central hall and may be eaten there or sent home. A four course dinner costs 1 shilling and 6 pence. Servants are supplied from the central hall at about ten cents an hour.
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Brent Garden Village
Discipline at Annapolis and a Boy Named Ferguson
A naval officer recalls hazing days at the Annapolis academy and how an upperclassman upheld traditions by dressing down a young trainee. He encounters a lad who would gain international fame as an engineer, Ferguson, and tests his spelling with stern formality. The moment highlights discipline, hierarchy, and the enduring culture of Annapolis.
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Annapolis Academy
Annapolis
Feer-gare-on
Ferguson
Origin of Nine Tailors Saying May Refer to Toll Bells
A theory suggests the phrase nine tailors to make a man derived from nine tellers or tolls rung on a death bell. Three tolls marked male deaths in English custom, six more across two cycles, with variations for women. An Ontario doctor proposes hot baths as a delirium tremens cure, noting whisky absence as alternative.
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Ontario
Ancient metals and instruments trace roots to Anubis and lyre
The article traces early metal use from gold and silver to copper tin and brass with Anubis credited for the first metallic tools and the lyre as the ancestor of all stringed instruments. Horus and Terpander expand the instrument lineage as music evolves. The piece notes ancient musicians composing melodies orally in a world with few written scores.
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Far East
Africa
Upper
Egypt
Anubis
Horus
Central
Beehive Incubator Bees Hatch Eggs in Country Farm
A farmer demonstrates a new use for beehives as incubators. By placing a cage over the hive and affixed cloth, he hatched eighteen of twenty four eggs in each trial, repeating with similar success. He notes better results with a hundred eggs under a dozen hens assisting.
Rail Milestones In Europe And Americas Highlight Rapid Expansion
Ireland's largest railroad claims 1121 miles of track. Railless electric trolley cars win public favor in England. The Delaware Lackawanna and Western forbids liquor use by employees on and off duty. Germany's D Zug 20 averages 55.177 mph between Berlin and Hamburg. A Bolivian line from Potosi to Rio Mulato reaches 16000 feet, a claimed world record for rail height.
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Ireland
England
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Potosi
Rio Mulato
Bolivia
Notched headlines and a wandering tramp
A tramp rejects a sandwich wrapped in newspaper amid market reports and a farmer wife’s kindness. The judge quips on priorities as a baseball magnate remark about wheel prices adds a tangential note. The item blends local color with sharp social commentary.
Right Way To Clean A Horse From Farm and Fireside
A guide on proper horse grooming explains removing sweat and dead hair, using a currycomb to loosen dirt, brushing to lift hair, and finishing with a cloth for extra shine. It emphasizes thorough cleaning for best results and a polished coat.
Lew Tells Two Jokes From Brooklyn Manager and Father
A New York Morning Telegraph item notes Lew Hearn recounts two jokes. He met a Brooklyn theater manager who boasted of an orchestra of six pieces, including fife and drum. His father misdescribes a painting with three men, one with a headache.
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Lew Hearn
Lew
Brooklyn
Louis
Von
New York Morning Telegraph
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Decorah
Iowa
A. K. Batley & Son
Shark
Literary Tailors
Collective Housekeeping
Metals and Musical Instruments
K.A. Vick’s
East Water Street
Mr. Parker
Gor
Parker
Funke, Lawther and Kratchwil
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