Filipinos Cunning Shown in National Museum Curiosities
A National Museum display in Washington reveals Filipino ingenuity in rattan and bamboo crafts. It features trebly curved headsman axes called talabongs, arched swords called campalongs, decorative knives, a Chinese-origin umbrella, a small blowpipe, bamboo wine bottle, musical instruments with vegetable strings, carved canes with hidden tools, and a long fishing rod hidden inside a cane. An additional note covers Chicago's rise of nickel-in-the-slot telephones, with about seven thousand five-cent units deployed in a year and expanding contractor work to install wiring and poles.
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National Museum
Washington
Tyrol
Philippines
Chicago
Kaiser's Daughter Victoria Louise Spotted At Zoo Visit
The Kaiser's beauty Victoria Louise, born September 13, 1802, accompanied by a governess and an aide de camp, was seen enjoying the Zoological Gardens. The private crest bearing coachman and footman in imperial livery marked the royal party amid the crowd.
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Emperor Wau
Victoria Louise
Zoological Gardens
Chicago Record-Herald
Women organize Bird City scheme in Kenosha Wisconsin
In Kenosha Wisconsin women form a club to create bird restaurants in gardens. Members pledge tall pole perches with water dishes and seed trays to attract songbirds. They plan moss and nesting material in trees to encourage birds to settle nearby and spread the idea to surrounding suburbs.
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Kenosha
Wis
Ken
Fog and Smog Cloud Cities in a Damp Season
The Philadelphia Times laments a recurring foggy season that sharpens a municipal problem. It questions whether dampness or soot from chimneys fuels a heavy air, noting London smoke and similar pall over Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Cleveland, with damp conditions worsening the already smoky atmosphere.
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Philadelphia
London
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New Butterfly Species Introduced After Long Atlantic Voyage
A tropical ship followed by a swarm of butterflies circled the vessel for days. The insects settled on masts and decks, some perished at sea while others reached shore alive. After thirty days in New York harbor a few emerged from hiding and flew ashore, introducing a new butterfly species to the area.
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New York
Smit College Girls Protest New Riding Rules
Indignant female students at Smit College in Northampton complain about a rule banning carriage rides with Amherst College students. The regulation requires exactly two girls in a vehicle, may include two men, and headlines note expected engagements in Philadelphia Mines society.
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Smit College
Northampton
Mass
Amherst College
Tere
Whiladelphia Mines
New Russian Tramway Idea Aims to Revolutionize Rural Haulage
A Russian plan proposes using three to six horsepower autos hauling carts on improvised tramways of wood iron or cement. Prime Khilkoff tests planked tracks over swampy land between Tsarkoe Selo and new water works with bricks hauled on a three and a half horsepower cart. If successful the system would extend across the empire offering cheaper lighter lines and road tax relief.
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Russia
Khilkolf
Prince Khilkoff
Tsarkoe-Selo
United States
Jong de Tours
Industrial Discoverer and Ingenuity in Tools
The quote argues that true industrial discovery comes not from a boy with the best tools but from Whitney making a cotton gin with a cellar like precision, or a Cunard shipwright whittling a ship model with a jackknife, highlighting the value of practical ingenuity over equipment.
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Whitney
Cunard
California Fig Syrup Co
When Russians Eat and Tea Customs Described
The piece describes Russian eating habits with six meals a day and frequent lunches. It notes a preference for strong tea with lemon, vodka to drink, and a distrust of milkier drinks. It also critiques table manners, including elbows on the table and peculiar rinsing with a finger bowl water.
Thackeray’s House Sells for 76000 in Kensington
The house Thackeray built for himself in Kensington has just sold for 76000. The sale follows the first auction 87 years ago by the auctioneer’s son. The red brick mansion sits back from the road with 41 years left on the lease.
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Thackeray
Kensington
Local Patent Medicine Claims and Odd Facts
A miscellaneous clipping notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children claiming gum relief and fever reduction, then a consumer boast about Pigo's Cure for throat and back ailments from Vanbur en Indiana dated February 10, 1200, and a curiosity remark that a hippopotamus hide in some parts can be two inches thick.
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Pigo
Vanburen
Ind
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