Thomas Carlyle on War and a Remarkable Marriage Record
The article cites Thomas Carlyle on war comparing slaughter to ruined crafts and then presents Mia de Beer of Pretoria as possibly the world’s record holder for matrimonial ventures. She married nine times, raised 49 children, and is grandmother to 270, spanning decades and multiple households.
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Mia
Thelia ‘M. de Beer
Pretoria
Transvaal
Petrus Jacobus Lubbe
Hendrik Klopper
Hendrik van Wyk
de Beer
Kauai’s Lava Slide Draws Honolulu Tourists
A vivid passage describes Kauai’s volcanic lava formations near Kaleo, where the Koosa river forms a dramatic twenty foot fall into a deep pool. The smooth lava channel guides visitors on natural leather slides, attracting Honolulu visitors to the island for this dramatic plunge.
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Kauai
United States
Honolulu
Kaleo
Koosa
Kaual
First Presidential Election Results and Outcome
In 1789 ten states voted with 69 electoral votes. George Washington received all 69, becoming president, and John Adams of Massachusetts was vice president with 34 votes. Other candidates included John Gay, John Rutledge, John Hancock, Samuel Huntington, George Clinton, John Milton, James Armstrong, and Benjamin Lincoln. The practice continued for years.
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George Washington
John Adams
Massachusetts
John. Gay
New York
John Rutledge
South Carolina
John Hancock
Samuel Huntington
Connecticut
George ‘Clinton
John Milton
Georgia
James Armstrong
Benjamin Lincoln
Bo Washington
Adams
Parasite Fungus Empusa Muscae Fights House Flies
An article notes the parasitic fungus Empusa muscae as a second weapon against house flies. It claims the fungus destroys many flies, thrives in fall, and produces spores seen on walls and windows. Spores may infect other files on contact.
French Official Noted For Two Minute Work Day
Investigations into hours of work in the French department of navigation reveal an official whose daily duties last only two minutes. The man, living near the Belgian frontier, withdraws from one office a list of barges entering France in the previous 24 hours and delivers it to another office. If his job were official, the pay could reach 40 pounds a year.
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Department of Navigation
Parody on a Colonel Portrait and a Yacht Purchase
A witty London Tit Bits anecdote recalls a soldier recognizing a colonel from a parade ground while the photographer reveals the man is unseen in South Africa. The tale pivots on the colonel’s wife and a yacht purchase as a joke about appearances versus reality. It also notes Sir J. J. Thomson testing a magnifying device vastly surpassing the spectroscope, capable of detecting fleeting chemical states in fractions of a second.
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South Africa
London
England
J. J. Thomson
Long Lives of Animals and Their Ages
The text discusses animal lifespans across species. Cats are said to live about fifteen years with proper care, dogs similar lengths, horses over thirty, a lion around seventy, elephants possibly hundreds with education, and whales near a thousand when not hunted. Turtles are long lived and size correlates with lifespan.
Swiss Police Veteran Dies After Bullet In Heart
Gotfried Fischer aged sixty three of Zofingen in Angevis canton Switzerland died after carrying a bullet in his heart for years. He was shot in the chest during a criminal pursuit and temporarily recovered to resume police duties before dying of lung chill.
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Gotfried Fischer
Zofingen
Angevis
Switzerland
Fischer
Bischer
Farmers urged to exhibit at two day fair classes
Farmers can boost the fair by entering exhibits in various classes. Two days will feature classes and lectures with a strong roster of speakers. J. J. Hill may address the convention, and Prof. Holden noted for his Iowa corn industry work.
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Devils Lake
Lake Region
J. J. Hill
Holden
Iowa
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Thomas Carlyle
Drumrudge
Dumrudge
Devils Lake, North Dakota
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