Paris Kitchen Change Sparks Garbage and Ash Debate
Clarence Cook described 25 years ago Paris as a city with no visible garbage or ashes due to market prep and dedicated cooking practices. He noted meals are fully prepped, with leftovers minimal, and even coffee grounds reused, contrasting New York's ash barrel image discussed by a local woman. The piece also mentions a growing women’s chess club with modest membership but steady growth.
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Paris
Clarence Cook
League For Political Education
Cook
New York
Metropolis
New York Times
Attar of Roses Perfume Production and Adulteration
The Philadelphia Times explains attar of roses a costly perfume from roses grown in rosefields in the East. It details leaf distillation where 100000 roses yield 180 grains of attar, the risk of adulteration with oils or spermaceti, and a sulfuric acid test to prove purity.
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Turkey
East Indies
Philadelphia Times
Monkeys at Breakfast on a Indian River Veranda
Phil Robinson recalls a honeymoon in India near Nebudda River where a shrine house sat beside their cliffside hut. Monkeys gathered on the veranda as the couple breakfasted, calmly watching then rioted for biscuits before a solemn procession dispersed. The piece also discusses college costs and aid, urging support for able poor students.
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India
Phil Robinson
Nebudda
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Farm Poultry Pioneer Isaac Wilbur Runs World’s Largest Poultry Farm
Isaac Wilbur of Little Compton Rhode Island operates a vast colony style poultry farm with about 100 houses arranged in rows across several fields. He ships 150000 to 180000 dozen eggs yearly feeding fowls twice daily with a two part mash and whole corn, and collects eggs each afternoon.
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Isaac Wilbur
Little Compton
R. I
First Incorporated Women’s Chess Club of New York Formed
The Women’s Chess club of New York gains prominence as the first incorporated chess club started for women in the United States. Incorporators include Mita Eliza Campbell Foot Jean L Neabit Emily Somere Haines and Mrs Winthrop Parker with Mim Sophie owner. The season opens the first Tuesday in November.
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Women’s Chess Club of
New York
Mita Eliza Campbell Foot
Jean L. Neabit
Emily Somere Haines
Winthrop Parker
Mim Sophie
Tortoise Shelter Tales at Historic Palaces Across Britain
A shell of a tortoise arrived at Lambeth Palace in 1628 and lived until 1780. A Fulham Palace tortoise, bought by Bishop Laud in 1628, died in 1753, and a Peterborough example survived 220 years. Britain has many more railway miles relative to its size than the United States.
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Laud
Peterborough
Britain
United States
Bible Names Cause Baptism Row in Yorkshire Parish
A vicar faces a naming dispute when a baby to be baptized is thought to be a boy named Noah but a woman whispers it is a girl. The father explains his method of selecting names by the first proper sex in the Bible and cites Numbers 26 33 showing Noah as a daughter's name. The dispute ends with no further argument.
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Yorkshire
Noah
Zelophehad
Wording of Wound Report Foe Absorbed by Pension Applicant
An applicant for a pension adopted a neat phrase to describe his injury. He had been abducted while his regiment retreated but avoided that term. He stated I received my wound while marching rapidly in front of the enemy.
Carter elected Republican National Committee chairman in 1892
Mr. Carter, a lawyer, was born October 30, 1854 in Ohio. He rose from railroading and teaching to represent Mopfana, then Montana, in Congress and became commissioner of the general land office in 1891. He later pursued mining, banking, and real estate in Montana and is described as five feet eleven inches tall and 175 pounds.
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Washington News
Carter
National Republican Committee
Helena
Mon
Junor Furnace
Scioto County
Edward
Margaret Carter
Roscommon
Ireland
Maryland
Ohio
Pana
Christian County
Ill
Burlington
Iowa
Kentucky
Mopfana
Congress
General Land Office
Harrison
Minneapolis
Republican National Committee
Louisville
Montana
U. S. Senate
Thos. C. Power
Comfort vs Economy in Bicycles Sparks Tire Debate
The piece argues riders should pump tires moderately for comfort and tire life, noting higher pressure reduces ride quality and increases puncture risk. It highlights manufacturer pressures to keep tires hard for durability, while cyclists seek resilience and better performance, citing a long ride metric of 893 miles.
Foreign Wheel Notes Highlight Global Cycling Trends Adapt Fashion
The report covers Paris training by German champion Lehr, Cuba wheel shipments valued at 4833 dollars, Belgian tourists gaining free parts, George Grossmith riding in His Majesty at the Savoy, Mrs. Kilpatrick cycling in Cape Town, English cycling fashion with Spanish boleros, and cross border trade and racing results from England to the 1800s era. It notes Hawaii stock plans, a Vienna Prater race winner disqualified, and Australian cycling profits including Melbourne club earnings.
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George Grossmith
His
Savoy Theater
London
England
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Vienna Prater
Australia
Austral
Melbourne Bicycle Club
Thirst Quelling Trick For Cyclists At Low Cost
An old English cycle publication advises cyclists to use a small lead bullet or pebble wedged on the tongue to keep the mouth cool and moist during long rides. The method involves chiseling a notch in the bullet and tying a cord so the head rests on the tongue, with the knot outside.
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Huis
Cyclist Falls After Bicycle Drops From Ceiling
A cyclist crashes as a bicycle loosens from the cellar ceiling and a rat jumps from the wall onto the front wheel tire, causing a startling mishap.
Is a Coming Rider Champion Bids in France
A life fellow now racing in France, Is a Coming Rider Champion appears poised to rival Jimmy Michael. In a three day Paris meet he won two firsts and a second in three events, with the 100 kilometer ride set at 2 hours 9 minutes 87 seconds, breaking all records from 51 kilometers upward.
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Champion
France
Jimmy Michael
Paris
New York
Pedal mounting urged against to protect wheels
The New York Post argues pedal mounting is increasingly common but should be avoided as it strains the wheel and causes future trouble. curb mounts are recommended for the wheel.
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New York Post
Noisy New Chain Made From Raw Oxhide For Silent Friction Reduction
The article notes a new cycle chain on the market built with raw oxhide blocks and mild steel side plates. The rawhide acts as a pivotal bearing reducing friction and requires no fabrication. Ends extend beyond plates to absorb cog tooth impact for supposedly noiseless contact.
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New York Advertiser
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