Euphrosyne Parepa and Carl Rosa Courtship Tale
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore recalls the 1867 U S tour of Parepa and Rosa. Parepa teased the shy violinist with stage banter and compliments, sparking a visible courtship that led to marriage in New York. They formed a lasting opera company that evolved into Carl Rosa English Opera.
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Patrick Sarsfield Glimore
Euphrosyne Parepa
Carl Rosa
E. J. Edwards
Jenny Lind
Otto Goldschmidt
Goldschmidt
Parepa
Rosa
New York
Parepa-Rosa English Opera Company
Carl Rosa English Opera Company
Birthplace Village Mystery Meeting a Gentle Stranger
Jean Winslow visits her father’s birthplace in New Hampshire and stumbles into a tense encounter with Danvers, a man connected to explosives in a secluded turret room. He reveals a plan to repair the old house while she contemplates joining him, their bond growing as they discuss the future.
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Jean Winslow
Jean
New Hampshire
Scott
Danvers
Jenn
James Winslow
John Danvers
Jean—Winslow
Winslow Home
Thiis
Mater
Making Money With Ducks The Egg Market Guide
A brief on profitable duck egg farming notes English and continental demand for duck eggs, with Indian Runner eggs valued over Pekin eggs for flavor. It highlights feeding, water needs, and advertising to overcome market prejudice, plus duck sizes and care for healthy production.
Squab Compared to Quail Pleases Wellington News
The Wellington Kansas News notes squab is preferred to quail because it remains tender and less dry. It adds the main advantage is that diners need not pause to pick out bird shot from sore teeth, highlighting a practical dining benefit.
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Wellington
Kan
Great arsenal project urged by Chinese ministry of war
A plan to build a major arsenal and iron works in Peiyang to supply the army is being developed at the instance of Yi, Chang and Shao Hegun, all from the Chinese ministry of war.
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Peiyang
Yir, Chang
Shao Hegun
Cinese Ministry of War
Fattening Poultry Ration Plans From Pennsylvania Station
Agricultural Experiment Station of Pennsylvania State College shares tested grain rations for fattening poultry. Yellow flesh favors cornmeal, oats, and animal meal with sour milk. whiter flesh uses buckwheat oats and cornmeal with sour milk. other mixes include barley meal middlings buckwheat cornmeal with sour milk. When confined, sour milk aids digestion. with no milk provide green or animal food. If a bird loses appetite, turn it outdoors to recover. Feed once daily water and milk or twice a day water. feed soft porridge-like rations and remove after 20 minutes.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Pennsylvania State College
Poor hatch in eggs shown by incubator illustration
Beginners often fail because some eggs do not hatch. Test eggs at about seven days, discard dead ones, and learn why live germs show membrane patterns that affect chick birth. The note explains how membranes influence hatchability and why hens may turn eggs, aiding artificial incubation.
Science of Feeding Fowls and Farm Ration Focus
The article notes poultry feeding has become a science with balanced rations aimed at egg production growth and fattening. It contrasts proper nutrition against convenience feeding relying solely on corn and suggests this limits farm results.
Nest boxes for hens outside poultry house design
An illustrated design shows new nest boxes placed on the side of a poultry house. Hens enter through door A and passage E, with nest box B inside and DDDD marking nest entrances. A lid keeps nests dry and allows eggs to be reached by lifting the lid, while A can close passage to deny access and gain space. Originator: J. C. Baker of Illinois.
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J. C. Baker
Illnois
Ben Butler and the Frame Full of Shinslasters
In the Parker House lobby a framed scrip stash from the Civil War era inspired Ben Butler. The notes, issued by Harvey Parker, circulated at the hotel for meals and lodging. Butler praised irredeemable paper money and backed greenbacks, boosting his national notoriety.
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Parker House
E. J. Edwards
Ben Butler
Charles Levit Woodbury
Boston
Levi Woodbury
Navy
Jackson
Treasury
van Buren
Woodbury
Mr. Woodbury
Parker
Pemberton Square
Harvey Parker
United States
FT Edwards
SUCCESS IN TURKEY RAISING IN TURKEY
It is inadvisable to rear large fowls unless abundant space is available. Turkeys suffer from confinement more than other poultry. Many have attempted turkey rearing in limited space with little success. Those with ample space can profit, but must give attentive care to the birds.
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Turkey
Poultry Yard
Combating Lice in Chicks
Lice largely spread from hens to hatchlings. Clean premises and ash dust baths help. A NSW method uses olive oil dabbed on the chick heads after hatching to kill lice, with kerosene added later if needed. Apply oil immediately after hatch to prevent infestation, and treat runs with plowing and liming to purify soil.
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New South Wales
Ancient Church Found on Mount of Olives
Excavations on the Mount of Olives uncover a Christian church remains dated to about 330 AD. The transept floor mosaics are preserved while the nave floor awaits uncovering. The chancel shows two floors, lower linked to St Helena and an upper Crusader restoration.
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Mount of Olives
St. Helena’s Church
His Inflexible Rule in a Folklore Riff
A fragmentary dialogue frames a rural comic exchange about earning a handout for raking a neighbor’s leaves. The banter hints at personalities named Larry and Dupan, with playful ribbing over work and rewards.
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Larry
Vintners in London Kept Honest by Hanging Measures
During King John’s reign in London every vintner was bound to display marked wooden pegs outside his shop on iron hoops to show the different quantities sold, guarding against dishonesty in wine measures.
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London
John
The Humorous Lad
A quip from the Detroit Free Press about a man drunk bragging of his virtue toward his wife, framing humor in misused premised kindness and the irony of intoxicated bravado.
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Ilquor
Detroit Free Press
Disccouraging Progress and Social Anecdotes
A quotation from Mrs. Lapsting chides John ny about his mathematics, noting his cousin Horace was halfway through differential calipers at his age. The second fragment jokes about wives and looks in a kimono, suggesting few can wear one bewitchingly.
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Johnny
Train Meeting Sparks Legal Joke
Mr Knagg claims recovery but notes it is too late to sue the company for damages. Mrs Knage recalls their first meeting on a train as they exchange reflections on the past.
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Mr. Knagg
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Howard Melvin Melvin & John
Den
I. Johnson
State Department of Labor
New York World
England
Continent
SUPE
Spapel Ras
Agricultural Experiment Station of Pennsylvania
Gobbler
Caroline County
Abbott-Detroit
Abbott
Detroit
Rices Abbott
Pasenger
Ant
Guar
Abbott Motor Company
Abbott Motorompany
Michigan
J. ©. Foster
Federalsburg, MD
Del
Va. Ry
Baltimore Ark
Denton
Ar. Lewes
E. H. Ringgold
Field & Willis
J. B. Tull
Seventh St
Brethren Church
P. O. Box
Fourth Street
T. Pliny Fisher
Denton, Md
Sixth Street
E. M. Garey
Hell. Construction_Co
J. Leland
Cal
Equitable Bidg
Baltimore
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