Wireless telegraphy and Torrens law cited in period notes
A stock of opinions from The New York Commercial and The New York Sun discusses wireless telegraphy progress and naval needs for submarines. It notes Denmark’s butter exports while importing cheaper American butter, and highlights Massachusetts Torrens land-registration growth with swift bank lending based on certificates from a North End Boston property.
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Denmark
Frank H. Hitchcock
Division of Foreign Markets
Agricultural Department
Washington
United States
New York Commercial
Massachusetts
Court !Ae
Recorder
Boston
German Bill Seeks Five Year Medical Study Term
A bill before the federal council of Germany proposes extending medical study from four to five years. The measure aims to deepen training and improve future clinical competency for medical students nationwide.
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Federal Council of Germany
Peril on the Atlantis as romance meets sea trial
On a calm sea the steamer Atlantis sails toward Portland with a young married couple on deck. The man, a Civil War veteran, vows protection for his wife Nina Denzil as a worried mood settles over their voyage and a drunken captain sows doubt about command.
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Saul
TV el Ue
Dhromd
San Francisco
Atlantis
Portland
Nina
Robert
Darling
Husband
Nina Denzil
Tyrefer
Renin
Omline
Tiveley
Robert Denzil
Courageous Denzil Saves Vessel From Ocean Peril
In a fogbound North Pacific chase, Captain Frazer threatens a torchlight pursuit at sea. Major Robert Denzil and mate Dick Bagley overpower the captain after a pistol shot, steering the steamer clear of a collision with a whale ship. Frazer reforms, and Denzil earns a safer voyage with Ning and the crew.
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Isaac Frazer
North Pacific
Robert
Dick Bagley
Frazer
Robert Denzil
Major Denzil
Imad
Hts
Fraser
Atlantic
Dick Bavley
Nin
Ning Denzil
New York News
Costs Climb as Metals Dwarf Gold and Silver
The Philadelphia Record notes metals far exceed gold with prices rising to $13,000 a pound for vanadium and rubidium at $11,200. Titanium reaches $1,200 and gallium, discovered in 1815, would be worth $877,500 per pound if obtainable.
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Philadelphia
Learn the Alphabet With Alphabet Family Brick Lesson
A Philadelphia North American summary describes a mother teaching her young son the ABCs using a box of bricks and 26 lettered cubes. She portrays the letters as a family with Mother A and 25 children, plus a distant father in Africa, guiding the child through named letters, houses, and drawings. Within a fortnight the four year old learns all letters and begins forming simple words.
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Africa
Philadelphia
Venomous Fish Venom Expands Danger Beyond Snakes
The text outlines new venomous fishes including a Central American species with a spine connected to a poison bag and two Indo Pacific species with dorsal spines acting as fangs. It notes sea creatures like sea urchins, globe fish, sea urchins, trunk fish, and certain tropical herrings and parrot wrasses as potentially poisonous, often via their prey.
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Central America
Fairy Work at Mrs Gray's Tea Party
Madge and Colin tidy a messy room after discovering the cat and a broken tea tea set. They pretend fairies to fix the scene before Mrs Gray returns and are invited to share tea. In a separate tale Brucie calls his father from in distress about Queen Victoria the cat stuck in a salmon can. Brucie’s father rescues the cat with a can opener and both families rejoice at the ending.
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Colin
Madge
Col
Mrs. Grey
Kittie
Mrs. Gray
Dugsall
Queen Victoria
Lrnese
Bruefe
Papa
Kiek
Brucie
Pipe
Ife
Mr. Wilson
Victoria
Brucia
Mamma
Tisabel Gordon Curtis
Good Housekeeping
Paris Cleanliness Brings City Praise and Labor Split
Paris is praised as the world's cleanest city as 2000 male and 600 female scavengers, organized into 149 brigades, perform the capital's toilet. Men work ten hours daily from four a.m. to four p.m. with two hours for meals, while women work only in the morning.
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Paris
Meale
How to Clean Black Marble Using Turpentine Paste
A nineteenth century tip recommends spirits of turpentine to clean polished black marble. For white marble stains make a paste from one half pound whiting one eighth pound soda and one eighth pound laundry soap melted. Boil until thick then coat the marble for 24 hours, rinse with soft water and dry with a soft cloth.
Furnishing a Small Flat with Ingenuity and Paint
Practical tips from Good Housekeeping suggest using a carpenter to craft compact furniture. A forest green painted pine dining table offers cost savings and charm. Low plain legs and hinged boxes with simple shelves create quaint, unique pieces rivaling store-bought items.
Tables and Table Linen Fashion in Breakfast Rooms
A New York Tribune guide explains using polished boards instead of cloths with mats and blue and white tiles for breakfast settings. White doilies and clean white linens prevail. keep cloths spotless with careful scrubbing and tiny covered boards to hide stains while maintaining elegance.
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New York Tribune
Vintage Dessert and Salad Recipes From a Classic Menu
The page lists several dishes and instructions including Cherry Tapioca with sour cherries and cream, Chrysanthemum Salad with cabbage and tarragon dressing, Pressed Chicken prepared from boiled meat with a press, and Oyster Creams baked in shells with oysters in their liquor and a creamy filling.
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Holland
Cushing
Hobson
Navy Department
New York Sun
Harriet McEwen Kimball
The
New York Independent
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