A Field For Women In Perfume Industry
Secretary Wilson urges women to enter perfume farming citing United States climate as ideal for growing flowers and bulbs for extracts. He notes potential profits, home production, and government assistance with experiments across France Italy Germany and other nations, highlighting roses and orange blossoms as key sources.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
United States
Far Northwest
Holland
New York
Washington
France
America
New Jersey
Italy
Germany
California
Florida
Louisiana
Union
Acre
New York Tribune
Cable Extensions Open With New Madagascar Links
Daily Consular and Trade Reports notes completed cables between Madagascar Reunion and Mauritius, linking with global systems. Rates for cablegrams to Europe and transit via Dakar Cape Town Mauritius are 65.137 cents per word, 26.5 cents for press items, while Madagascar Reunion Mauritius Mozambique exchanges run twenty to forty cents per word.
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Reu
Mauritius
Europe
Reunion
Dakar-Cape Town-Mauritius
Malta
Aden
Algeria
Tunis
Tangier
Tripoli
Heartbeat Gap Between Vegetarians and Meat Eaters
The text notes a vegetarian heartbeat rate around fifty eight per minute and a meat eater rate around seventy five per minute, totaling a difference of about 20,000 heartbeats in a day.
The Trembling Pirate and the Butterfly Story
A playful poem from Ss. Nicholas recounts a pirate perched on a rosebush as a butterfly approaches. The pirate quivers with fear and claims he would reveal a secret if not scared by the winged foe. Carolyn Wells is credited with the tale.
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Wes
Carolyn Wells
Ss. Nicholas
The Great Work Basket Ruckus Ends In Quiet
A three story work basket awakens as thimble and emery bag clash with cushions and scissors over a spilled drop of blood on satin. The top floor tenants fear and the cushion fight escalate until Elsie fixes the mess, restoring order and peace.
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Elsie
Washington Star
A Small Sacrifice for an Older Friend
A college tale of holiday choices shows a student declining a concert to visit his mother's old friend Mrs Brown. He explains the duty to honor promises and gain happiness from making an elder smile, stressing how small acts bring joy.
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Home Herald
Cactus as Food Sparks Nationwide Dissent and Wit
A New York World feature mocks the USDA and Professor Burbank debate on cactus as food. Citizens and meat purveyors joke about cactus dishes from consommé to chopped preparations, noting sharp tastes and quirky analogies in a humorous exchange.
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Meehan
New York
World
Sailor Boys Drill on Island in St. Nicholas Memoir
In a vivid excerpt from Three Years Behind the Guns, a sailor boy recalls weekly drills on a rocky island. He describes packing a heavy kit with blue and white uniforms, ammunition, and a full haversack. The routine includes dress parades, trumpets, and marching orders, intense and strenuous.
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St. Nicholas
The King Gets The Most Game Described
The Washington Star outlines a party game where captains race to grab more pebbles or beans from a central bowl after a countdown. Teams swap captains for each round and the side with the most collected items is deemed strongest.
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Washington Star
Philadelphia Record
Interview with Senator Bloodgood Aims for Broad Policy Outlook
A reporter visits Senator Bloodgood to quiz him on issues from pure food and tariffs to trusts, navy build-up, pensions for old soldiers, reciprocity, railroad ownership, and Philippines self governance. The exchange ends with the senator nodding politely and the reporter rushing to publish.
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Bloodgood
Philippines
Panama Canal
Puck
Poor John Wit From Mrs Depew A Rights Tale
A Victorian joke cited by Mr. Depew then Senator from New York. A husband hides to catch his wife with false hair, she quips back about his shoes, asking why he wears skin of another calf. The exchange underscores wit and gender caricature in period humor.
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Depew
New York
Mary
John
Eiverybody’s
Extra Pay For Music On Ships Transcribed
The London Gazette reports a future allowance of two shillings a week in ships where a chaplain is aboard and in certain other vessels. It applies to any qualified crew member who plays the harmonium or suitable instrument and conducts the choir during divine service.
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London Gazette
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