News Snippets From Around The World And Washington
A collage of brief items notes New York City’s large banking deposits and vast construction value, Japan’s peculiarities in child care and a whistling kitchen for the army. It also highlights 1909 telegraph and telephone use, a New Rochelle electrician’s miscommunication, and Senator Dixon’s door etiquette reform in Washington.
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Japan
New York City
New York
London Stovck Exchange
United States
Durin
Chicago Record-Herald
Devonshire
Francis Wilson
New Rochelle
Wilson
War Office
Okezaki
Japan Mail
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
Senate
Washington
Senator Dixon
Primitive Mojello Corn Milling Observed in Brazil
Vice Consul De Young from Santos reports on a primitive cornmeal method in interior Brazil using a mojello log with water pressure to drive a pestle. Some modern grinders exist, but many families still grind corn individually due to scarcity of flour mills.
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Brazil
de Young
Santos
Old Time English Pronunciations Recreated At College fete
A Manchester Guardian note discusses University College London’s fete showing Shakespearean pronunciation as it might have been 400 years ago. The piece cites humorous renderings and contrasts with modern speech, plus brief ads and odd quotes about authors and remedies.
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Shakespeare
University College, London
Manchester Guardian
Rayson
Fashion Hints on Small Hats Feature Velvet and Plume
Fashion hints describe two season hats. the upper is black velvet with ermine and willow plume, the lower blends quill and feather styles with a dull gold trim. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's teething remedy for children and its soothing claims.
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