Swiss Lieutenant Fights Enormous Toad In Italy Tale
A Swiss Army lieutenant recounts encountering a gigantic toad on an Italian hillside after visiting Rome and Naples. He nearly crushes the creature with a large stone, but the toad survives, reemerges, and he flees. He falls ill for about two weeks after the event, reported by the St. Louis Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Charles Offredus
Italy
Rome
Naples
Venice
Thad
Aquapendente
M. Busebius
St. Louis Republic
Virus of Indian Snakes and venom action study
A Royal Society presented paper reports on the physiological action of venom from Indian cobras and viperine snakes. Experiments across many animals in England show venom can act via the stomach and blood, with heart delivery causing rapid death, while venom remains oddly nonfatal to venomous snakes themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Royal society
England
Bengal
Buckwoods
Finglish
Munsey
How Choice Creamery Butter Is Made In Kentucky
A detailed guide to dairy practice explains air temperature and cream ripening, churn timing, salt and sugar additions, and careful handling to produce stable butter. It covers cooling, ice storage, parchment paper protection, two weekly shipments, equipment choices, and cleanliness to ensure high quality butter. It also notes the social anecdote about John Drew’s surprise marriage to Lucy, observed by his sister Betsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Drew
Somerville
Boston
Betsey
Betsey Drew
Ife
Lucy
Johna Drew
Cheddar Cheese Ripening Procedure Limited by Heat
Instructions for preparing milk before rennet addition specify heat application to ripen milk so that acid development is detectable within three hours by taste or hot iron test. Sour whey should not speed ripening, and old nearly sour milk may be added but thick milks or loppered milks must not be used.
Prince of Wales and the unpaid fare at Takeley station
During a private Easton Lodge visit the Prince of Wales jokingly faced a ticket obligation at Takeley railway station. Station master demanded fare for a prince with no ticket, only to have Lady Brooke confirm the ticket was valid. The tale, told by London Tit-Bits, became a running joke with Lord Brooke’s guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Brooke
Easton Lodge
Duuimow
Essex
Prince of Wales
Takeley
Lady Brooke
phaeton
Brooke
London Tit-Bits
Disraeli and the curious Torquay widow episode
The London News recounts a remarkable 19th century incident involving Benjamin Disraeli. Mrs Williams, widowed at Torquay, wrote to him seeking advice and later pressed a meeting near an exhibition fountain. He avoided her until fate delivered a thousand pound envelope for his election expenses, found later in the same coat. Their ensuing correspondence continued until her death and fortune passing to Disraeli, buried at Hughenden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disraelif
Mr. Disraeli
Bridges Williams
Torquay
agin
Monckton Milnes
Willyams
Hughenden
London News
Peddler Introduces New Soap as Madam Rejects Offer
A New York Weekly snippet shows a soap peddler offering a new soap called Madamn with lower price and double the work, while the madam refuses. The exchange highlights consumer skepticism and claims of superior complexion benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Madama
New York Weekly
Clean Face Essential in Photography, Says Experts
A photography note claims a truly clean face is essential for a good photo. Photographers reportedly avoid precise suggestions to avoid offending sitters, citing visible intelligence about facial presentation.
Wealthy amateurs often secure better butter prices
Wealthy amateur butter makers frequently fetch higher prices than professionals due to extra care and cleanliness in dairy work and superior feeding methods. Dust and minute particles cannot be fully strained from milk, and the rule is not to let them enter the milk.
Creamery ice houses co‑op plan for farm needs
The article urges creamerymen and farmers to build ice houses and ponds on cooperative lines to ensure cheap, ample ice for summer use. It outlines construction, drainage, insulation, and cost benefits, plus potential irrigation use and dividends for investors. It also recounts Col Pat Gilmore’s tale of musicians aiding wounded soldiers with a stretcher in battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W., I. Farmer
Tattle
Pat Gilmore
Tean
Jie
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Churning Frequency and Cream Ripening in Dairy Practice
The article explains that cream should ripen to a mild acidity within twenty four hours before churning. It notes that cream warmed to about seventy degrees and kept near that temperature can churn even in cold weather. Delays in churning reduce flavor and some experts, employed by large dealers, taste and smell to classify butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Elliott
Uoeard
Oat Hulls in Mill Feed and Creamery Rules in Texas
A historical Atlantic newsletter item notes oat hulls contaminating mill feed and warns buyers. It comments on Creamery Journal stance against alternating day milk collection and endorses ripened cream. It urges strong co operative creamery governance, warns against adulteration penalties, and quotes Mr. Rogers in Travia county Texas praising local cheese making potential and Texas forage plants yielding two crops annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creamery Journal
Fairbank
Rogers
Travia county
Tex
Texas
the
Union
Proposed Use of the Smokeball in War at Portsmouth
The article reports on a sham battle in Portsmouth honoring Emperor William where a smokeball cloud caused operators to cover their noses. It notes proposals to develop the device further to asphyxiate or incapacitate enemies, citing a Vienna scientist who claims an unconsciousness-inducing bomb and references an ancient English war office scheme using poisonous agents that was never publicized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Portsmouth
William
Vienna
war office
England
New York Commercial Advertiser
Surnames and Their Origin in Europe and France
The article traces surname origins from estate names in France around 987, notes baronial and noble naming practices, and explains common surnames arising from father names, trades, or distinctive traits. It contrasts crests with modest origins and cites the New York Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Europe
Edward II
New York Ledger
Preference for Old Shoes Sparks Moral Dilemma
A beggar visits a widow, asks for shoes. She lends a nearly new pair from her husband. He returns, begging for old worn boots, arguing that new shoes hurt his business. The tale, cited from Youth's Companion, contrasts affection for old things with practical risk.
Glossy Tongue Twisters and Odd Phrasing Parade
A quirky excerpt presents tongue twisters and odd phrasing from a New York Ledger page. It riffs on elocution tests, shopping items, and a decorative silver tray with a cut glass bottle, noting lipstick letters and envelopes. The piece highlights playful wordplay and archaic spellings.
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SPRING MILLS
DENTON
T. Fred Garey
FRED
A. W. SHORT
WEAR
YUAN
THIRD STREET
R. OWENS
fe ATTORNEYOATA LAW seh
Baltimore, Mid
St. Praul St
REUBEN GAREY
ie AS
MELVIN
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
DENTON, MARYLAND
F. M. ECCLES
HILLSBOROUGH
D. ALEX. HANDCASTLE
Denton and vicinity
DuLIP W. DOWNES
JI. W.BRYANT
HOWARD BRYANT
JJW
IL BRYANT, AtTtTys-aT-Law
Lexington St
Baltimore
new City
JAMES N, TODD
TODae
DAI
LY AID NIGz
rai
DUNNOCK’S STORE
W. EL DUNNOCK
S.F. CREW
M.L. COULBOURN
Buier
Dr. S. Beck
Kent Co
Stevens Bros
S. Charles St
Dey & Kugler
Thompson a Ave
N.Y
Produce National Bank
Chestnut St
Phila
J.11
MEDAIRY
J. H. MEDAIRY & Co
North Howard Street
Barrimore
MARYLAND
R.C. GARRETT & CO. Fruit and Produce Commission
LITTLE DOCK ST
PHILADELPHIA
K. EMORY
F. W. NEAVITT
EMORY & NEAVITT
SOUTH STREET
WAL. H. CASHO
PEP PERRIER
CHOPTANK HOTEL
S. E. DOWNES
PARKER
Hever Falla
TY Bental
HISCOX & CO
THOMAS M. COOPER
Denton, Ald
sean
APTORNE YALLAW
ATL
ayenre
OHN
W. CLARK, Jr
Willery
Caroline Queen Anne's
Talbot
Dorchester
GEORGE M.RUSSUM
HENRY St. LEWIS
RUSSUM & LEWIS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Caroline, Talbot
Queen Anne
HENRY IRWIN
WM. T. TUFF
Preston, Md
Caroline county
upper Dorchester
Winna Hackett
Tuckahoe
KINNAMON
J. E. HADLEY
M.RG
rei
Hadley
EASTON, MD
B. Emory, Jr
Denton-Ridgely
WESTERN UNION
RIRUE e& CO
AUGUSTA
MAINE
Orion
storg
Annie Fields
Harper's
KENTUCKY
Grimes Jim
Sarah
Smith
Philip
Newspa
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