Equal Birth Regimens Stir European Royal Match Debates
A long discussion of morganatic marriages in European royalty, noting Prince Oscar of Prussia and Countess Ina von Bismarck as a case study. The piece contrasts unequal marriages with traditional monarchic unions, citing Kaiser Wilhelm and various royal families, and explains the social and financial implications for children and titles.
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Fueger
Augs
Puggers
Cbenburtickelt
Reval
Otv
Wilhelm
Ger
Ste
Gerrit of Peess
Eopvdee
Edie
Hero Ouarrigge
Iver Suove
Cecilie
Grand Duke
Meklenburg
Coerkin
Prince Oscar
Ina
Thia
Thenea
Kaiser
Oserr
Agaliu
Worgunatte Wite Untesa Sheta
Ake
Where Emeralds Come From The World’s Rich Gem History
The article traces emerald origins from ancient Egypt and Rome to the Americas, noting famous gems and mines. It highlights Colombia as a major current source, with historical notes on Spain, Montezuma’s hoard, and mentions of Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and US locales. It mentions the Devonshire emerald and the Muzo and Cosquez deposits in Colombia.
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Aaron
Egypt
Herculaneum
Pompeii
Nero
Rome
Cleopatra
Mt. Zabarah
Upper
Pizarro
Spain
New World
Duke of Devonahira
Colombia
Reuador
Peru
Villeraldas
Mexico
Tt Ia
Cortes
Montezuma
United States
Muzo and
Cosquez
Hogota
No Cheap Girl Candy Exchange Sparks Comment
A dialogue fragment shows a man promising to bring a box of candy to a young woman with many varieties available. She replies for the dollar kind, highlighting plain preferences in a brief social exchange.
MacDonald urges Sabbath hold on Sunday observance
British MP J Ramsay MacDonald speaks at Leicester urging religious bodies to resist secularizing Sunday. He condemns calls for Sunday recreation as dangerous humbug and says the day should remain a time of spiritual rest, not a dull secular leisure.
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J. Ramsay MacDonald
M. P
Leicester
Jondon Chronicle
Porter Honored After Essex Voyage and War of 1812 Feats
Captain David Porter, renowned for his War of 1812 leadership, received a warm Philadelphia reception after reaching New York from Valparaiso aboard the Essex. Surviving officers and crew were celebrated, then Porter was cheered as he moved toward Philadelphia, where crowds awaited at the hotel.
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David Porter
Philadelphia
Porter
New York
Valparaiso
Essex
Airmen’s Dinner Gong Marks Netheravon Camp
An old cylinder of a Gnome werophine engine hung between two posts at Netheravon Army camp on Salisbury Plain in England serves as a dinner gong. When struck it emits a clear tone that召 calls airmen to dinner with a startling, ornate effect.
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Netheravon
Salisbury Plain
England
Pasteurization Cost Insights From Animal Husbandry Bureau
The Bureau of Animal Husbandry in Washington issues guidance on mono crops and the cost of pasteurization from an engineering viewpoint. It provides useful information for owners of creameries dairy plants and for designers and instructors of pasteurizing equipment.
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Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Washington
Migsour & Islesige Arkansas
Jay Kerr
Pasaswer
Harrison
Ark
Prize Food Palatable Economical Nourishing
A Nebr woman extols Grape-Nuts describing seven years of use and preference over other cereals. She claims improved health after switching from tea and coffee to Grape Nuts and Postum, noting her children’ health and saved doctor bills. Battle Creek Postum Co. listed.
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Py. Postum Co
Battle
Makes Trouble for Berlin by Tilak
The father of unrest Hal Gatr gadhar Tilak a Chitpavan Brahman and former Bombay Legislative council member has been released from prison. In 1908 he faced a seditious inciterment conviction related to Kesart articles printed by his own newspaper. A high court jury sentenced him to six years transportation but it was commuted to simple imprisonment due to age and health.
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Berlin
Hal Gatrgadhar Tilak
Bombay
Tilak
Justice Davar
Stan Datay
Preacher Mused as Child Recites Sermon Quip
A mother sends her young daughter to entertain a visiting minister. A kitten darts inside and the child loudly proclaims the saying, Dad warned Mr Black's sermons could make a cat sick, so she wants to avoid more sickness.
Castoria and Cancer Deaths Featured in Odd Ad Mix
An old newspaper fragment touts Castoria for infants and children while veering into alarming cancer death statistics in the United States. The piece mentions specific organ cancers and numbers, then shifts to a Red Cross Ball and a stray joke about a girl’s flirting.
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United States
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Peek
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Holy Roman Empire
Mary of Teck
Raueh
Kaiser Friedrich
Friedrich
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Faelish
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Louise
Duke of Arasdb
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Bonor
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Rothenberg
Adalbert
Prussia
Rarnia
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Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta, GA
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Alwave Pur Red Cross
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Murine Eye
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