Dates as Food. Fairchild Reports on Date Culture
Country Life In America notes agricultural explorer David G. Fairchild visited date regions of the old world and writes for the Department of Agriculture on date culture in America. He praises date nutrition, digestion, and potential as a hot season staple, suggesting dates could become a nutritious American food.
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Funeral rites described for Cambodia's late king Norodom
Paris reports detail royal funeral customs for Norodom. The body rested on a state bed as cannons announced mourning, was embalmed with a gold mask and jeweled crown, then placed in a kneeling case and sealed in a solid gold casket. Bonzes will pray until the sanctuary is completed for cremation and coronation of the new king.
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World population and continental density figures cited
An exhaustive statistical work by a German estimates the world population at 1 53 300 000 with an average density of twenty five persons per square mile. It breaks down continents as Europe 392 261 000 or 100 per sq mi Asia 19 556 000 at 45 per sq mi Africa 110 700 000 at 13 per sq mi North America 105 714 000 at 13 per sq mi including the West Indies Mexico Central America Panama and the U S and Canada.
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Cows on Bennett's Yacht Cause Surprise
When James Gordon Bennett's yacht arrived from Europe, visitors were astonished to see two cows aboard. An officer explained Bennett carries milk for sea voyaging, with fodder for long journeys and the cows later put ashore at port to graze. The cows are described as of fine breed and producing abundant milk.
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Flogging in England's Navy Sparks Public Photo Bid
A humanitarian league committee urges the Admiralty to allow photographs of naval flogging considering display on walls in London and chief seaports to educate the public. The measure targets boys up to eighteen serving in the British navy.
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Paper Kettles Boil Water In Ten Minutes In Army Use
A Japanese invention by Daiju allows soldiers to boil water using kettles made of thin paper. The kettles are filled with water and heated. water boils in about ten minutes. Each kettle can be reused eight or ten times and costs about two cents.
Jokai and His Critic A Humorous Hungarian Census Remark
Critics led by Gyulay doubted Jokai could craft a good novel. Jokai reportedly offered a witty comeback during the latest Hungarian census, saying he could write though Gyulay says no.
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Polly and Silas Wed After Cracker Proposal at Crossroads
In Georgia Polly and Silas court under magno lia trees. The tall youth asks Polly for a cracker and she agrees. They marry at the crossroads two days later, per the New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Farmer and Weary Walker Cherry Conversation
A short dialogue from the Brooklyn Eagle features a kind farmer asking if the respondent likes cherries. Weary Walker answers cautiously that he likes them only sometimes. The quip hinges on cherries being already picked, signaling a humorous exchange.
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Boyish Newsboy Tricks Shop Clerk With Free Matches
A young American newsboy buys a box of matches for a penny and, after lighting one, asks the clerk to secretly give away a match to any man who asks for one. He then toasts a cigar stub and shares a prank plan to the shopkeeper, promising to supply matches at his own risk.
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Ring purchase becomes a budget concern in couple’s chat
In a brief exchange, a woman asks her partner to accompany her to pick a ring, noting she has chosen it but fears they cannot afford it, while he questions who should choose. The dialogue highlights budget constraints and decision dynamics in a relationship.
Postcard Face Dime Museum in New York Life
Sot sighs at rejection and despair as Nedor Montmorency laments fate. A suggested remedy emerges from a woman’s sympathetic wit offering a quirky idea about a “man with the postal card face” in a dime museum.
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Trickey Confesses Poker Is More Skill Than Chance
In a quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript, Trickey recounts convincing Lamb that poker is not a game of chance, noting he won all the money Lamb brought after a sitting session. The second vignette shows a student mishearing a geography question about Cuba, replying with a playful mispronunciation of olives.
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Lecturer at women’s club on honesty and trends
A lecturer urged straightforward living saying honesty should guide life. An attentive listener interrupted noting that plain style may fall out of fashion in a future season. The lecturer paused as confusion lingered.
Letter Writing Arts Lacked Today Cited by Washington Star
A witty exchange contrasts the neglected art of letter writing with a practical plea from a son at college seeking a raised allowance. The Washington Star quotes the remark as a humorous glimpse into family budgeting and literary tastes.
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A Sure Way to a Well Done Dish
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press quotes Franklin with a quip about preference for cooking. Subbubs interrupts with a joke about telling your cook you like it rare, reflecting a light, humorous dining aside.
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