Sea Bathing in Cuba Disaster for the Timid Traveler
Washington Dost warns readers against sea bathing in Cuba describing a painful experience at Vedado and Havana coastlines. He details ruined promenades, sewer stench, rough rock cells, attacking crabs, and predatory sharks making the ocean unsafe and unappealing. The piece blends humor with caution for travelers tempted to swim in tropical waters.
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Cuba
Tayana
Tropic
Malecon
Coser
Vedado
Wavana
Tirvana
Vladien
United States
Ann
Yen
Washington
In the British Navy Shipboard Rules and Traditions
The passage outlines naval discipline and customs including the ship bell every half hour, guard discipline, the manister or chief of police permitted to wear a sword, constant officer presence on water, grog ration with two parts water for most, undiluted for warrant and petty officers, universal duty call at any time, shore leave as privilege, and court martial protocol with sword on the table and verdicts reversed on acquittal.
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Greg
Mwn
Swell New York Restaurants Reserve Tables for Reserved Guests
In fashionable Fifth avenue venues waiters say slips with names are used to hold tables for patrons who may not arrive. They claim to protect seating by feigning reservations to manage others, keeping public guests calm and tables from being taken.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
New York Sun
Newton and the gravity story from ancient to Newtons
The article traces gravity ideas from Greek and Seneca to Kepler and Hooke, noting Caltiel’s demonstration and Newton's final consolidation of gravity as the true mechanism of the heavens. It also includes a humorous exchange about the money market between Mr and Mrs Wallace.
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Seneca
Kepler
Hooke
Caltiel
Florence
Newton
New York American
Mr. Wallace
Paris Theaters Peculiar Manners Move American Observer
Harriet Quimby describes Paris theaters in Leslie's Weekly noting that American visitors are struck by audience behavior. Men dominate best orchestra seats and boxes, women dress lavishly and roam from the rafters during openings, and entrées feature promenades and social calls. Opera glasses and frank seating etiquette shape a lively, revealing scene.
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Paris
America
Huarriet Quimby
Leslie’s Weekly
Heavy midday meals and European dining habits
The Baltimore Sun paraphrase cites Dr. Martinet of Paris advising a light noon lunch and a heavy dinner for modern workers. It contrasts French and German breakfast and lunch patterns with the idea that a substantial midday meal is a mistake and energy is depleted in the afternoon.
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Europe
Martinet
Paris
Baltimore Sun
Rosetta stone and fears of a comet panic revealed
A fragment from a London paper recalls the Rosetta stone’s value and history from its Egypt discovery to Paris garden ornament, noting how its hieroglyphics unlocked Egyptian writings. It also recounts Lalande’s speculative comet theories and the public panic that followed 18th century publications and police intervention.
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British Museum
Emhn
England
America
Egypt
Paris
London
Joseph Jerome Latranenis de Lalande
Newton
Providence
French Academy
Lalande
Giving Themselves Away Mr Younghusband Reads From Paper
In a clipped exchange a speaker cites an engagement to Blanche de Smythe and Walter Wellington Beere. Mrs Clushing reveals surprise at the reference to her own past engagement, while the childlike interjections add a note of whimsy as memories resurface.
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Mr. Younghusband
Blanche de Smythe
Walter Wellington Beere
Walter
Fur Needed and A Tie In Dubious Verse
An excerpt from a Cleveland Leader item reads Fur Needed. My love she spurned she will not wed. This maiden sweet and slender. My love was tender but she said it was not regal tender. Also a humorous exchange from Puck about a rabbit and harebrained remark.
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Tiis
Cleveland
Mulching and shallow cultivation aid celery growth
W H Benttle explains celery should be planted in single rows with mulch to limit cultivation between rows. With mulch, shallow cultivation near the mulch edge suffices. without mulch, cultivation must be shallow and avoided near the roots. A dust mulch keeps moisture near surface, supports air and plant food access, improving growth and quality. droughts can be mitigated by frequent shallow cultivations and watering.
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Ai Sea
W. H. Benttle
Election Officials Notified to Appear for Examination
In Denton Maryland fifth district Registers of Voters and Judges of Election are ordered to appear before the Board at the Court House in Denton at 10 o clock a m on Tuesday September 10 1907 for examination. Any complaints against the appointments must be filed with the Board or its Clerk by September 10 1907 at 10 a m. Supervisors of Election for Caroline County. Test: Bersy. H. Joussox, Clerk.
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Caroline County
Court House
Denton
William H. Thawley
James T. Sylvester
William H. Beauchamp
Maryland
Bersy. H. Joussox
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Niagara Falls
Great Gorge
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Orphans’ Court
T.a
Jonn IH. Todd
Sarah E. Todd
John H. Todd
Stable manure vs commercial fertilizers in plant nutrition
Farmers hold that stable manure is the sole real plant food and view commercial fertilizers as stimulants. Experts explain fertilizers provide essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, but soil conditions, humus, and proper tillage also determine yields. Sheep feeding in summer can utilize weeds as mutton, but require good grass and rotating small pastures to stay healthy.
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van Slyke
American Agriculturist
New England
Favorite Prescription Promoted For Women's Health
Dr. Fyfe and Prof. Ellingwood endorse Unicorn root and Golden Seal as key ingredients in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. They claim the remedy aids reproductive system activity, relieves back pain and menstrual issues, and supports general debility in women. Authorities cite its use for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and uterine disorders.
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Pierce
John Fyfe
Tuk Ecikeric Mzepicar
Helenias
Fyfe
Finley Ellingwood
Benedett Medical College
Chicago
Josn M. Scudder
Fate
Cincinnati
R. Northolow
M.D
Jefferson Medical College
County Claims Notice Denton 1907 deadline June 29
Notice to all claimants against the county to file at the Denton office by June 29 1907 as required by statute. By order of the County Commissioners Isaac L Dukes Clerk.
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Denton
Isaac L, Dukes
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