Must Have Had Busy Life Thella M. de Beer’s many marriages
Thella M. de Beer of Pretoria Transvaal a widow aged seventy eight is said to have married ten men culminating in a complex family. Starting at eighteen she wed Petrus Jacobua Lubbe who died leaving one child. Over eleven marriages and numerous stepchildren she accumulates a large blended family.
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Thella M. de Beer
Pretoria
Transvaal
Petrus
Jacobua Lubbe
Hendrik Klopper
Hendrik van Wyk
Change of stance cited in wartime dialogue
A London Tit-Bits quotation recounts a soldier questioning a photographer about a man’s demeanor. The photographer notes the man was not alone, as his wife accompanied him, prompting the soldier to remark that her presence explains the guarded behavior.
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London
Practical Fashions Romper Pattern No. 6755 for Children
This pattern offers rompers for very young children whether creeping or learning to walk. The model is easy to sew and sits softly at the jog seams. Fabrics such as seersucker fannelette gingham or chambray suit the design. Size ranges include 6 months 1 and 7 years. Medium requires 2 yards of 27 inch fabric.
Fashionable six gore skirt pattern No 5748 for sizes 23 to 80 inches
The article describes a stylish six gore skirt with a left side front closing and panel back, suitable for separate wear or with a spring suit. It lists fabric options Mohair serge cheviot satin or linen and notes pattern No 5748, sizes 23 to 80 inches, with yardage estimates and a 20 cent newspaper patent partent. It also includes a short anecdote about thrift in funerals and a railroad anecdote about habit.
Thomas Carlyle on War Voices from Drumrudge in wartime
The excerpt reflects on war as a process of conscripting villagers to build, train, and dispatch men at public expense. It contrasts British and French drills with 30 artisans from Drumrudge facing 30 from France in a brutal, mechanical clash, each armed and ordered to fire.
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Drumrudge
Dumrudge
Kopas Slide Draws Honolulu Visitors to Kauai
A dramatic lava chute on Kauai called the Kopas slide attracts visitors from Honolulu. The 20 foot leap, 50 foot wide pool, and 80 foot lava channel create a rapid descent of about eight seconds from a natural lava platform into a crystal pool.
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United States
Kanal
Honolulu
Ealao
Kauai
Found Use for the Yacht
A wealthy New Yorker bought a steam yacht to please his wife, who preferred living on land. After she died he remarried, finding a wife who would rather live on a yacht than in a house, making the vessel worthwhile now.
New Magnifying Instrument By J J Thomson
England reports a vast advance in observation with a magnifying apparatus combining a spectroscope and photographing camera. Sir J J Thomson claims instruments capable of detecting chemical combinations existing only in an instant far beyond current spectroscope precision.
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England
J. J. Thomson
Long Lives of Animals Across the Ages
The piece compares lifespans of common animals noting cats about fifteen years with good care, dogs similar, horses thirty plus, humans up to seventy, elephants hundreds with education, whales near a thousand away from harpoons, and turtles living longer as they grow.
Man Survives with Bullet In Heart For Years
After carrying a bullet in his heart for years, a man lived long despite the injury. This remarkable case details his endurance, medical history, and eventual treatment outcomes.
An Object of Sympathy in a Puck Quip on Henshaw Pension
A wry note quoting Puck questions Henshaw’s wartime pension grounds. It states he did not fight in the war, yet claims his sympathies were enlisted, reflecting satire on pension merit and public perception.
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Henshaw
Puck
Early Presidential Elections Voted Shares by State Names
Report notes the first presidential elections used a waived vote split with John Gay of New York receiving 24 votes, John Ratledge of South Carolina 6, John Hancock of Massachusetts 4, and Samuel Huntington of Cambridge Adams as vice president. The practice persisted for several years.
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John Gay
New York
John Ratledge
South Caroine
John Hancock
Massachusetts
Samuel Huntington
Cam Adams
Parasite fungus Empusa muscae battles house flies
A historical note explains a parasitic fungus Empusa muscae as a natural enemy of the house fly. Flies appear dead or dying on walls and windows, surrounded by white powder spores that can infect other flies. It is uncertain whether spores are eaten or merely attach to bodies.
French official works two minutes daily on frontier duty
Investigations into hours of work in the French department of navigation reveal an official whose daily duty lasts exactly two minutes. He lives near the Belgian frontier and his tasks involve transferring from one office to another a list counting entrants into French territory in the previous 24 hours. The pay is modest and the duties are minimal.
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Department of Navigation
Sint
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