Effect of the Meat Bill on German Commerce
The meat bill in Germany is debated as agrarians push for strict imports and two veterinary checks per animal. Germany buys a small share of American meat but imports many other American products. the law could trigger retaliatory moves and affect sugar and broader trade with the United States.
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American hackney may rival trotter in future horse breeds
The article argues American hackneys could surpass trotters in durability for heavy draught work while retaining speed. It notes English hackneys rise in popularity, trotter hind feet span aids speed but hinders heavy work, and blending trotter speed with hackney form could yield a superior American hackney in demand abroad.
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Ainslee
England
America
Europe
Decline of Buckwheat Cultivation Across America
The article notes falling buckwheat acreage and yields over 35 years, from 160000 acres sown annually to lower production after the Civil War. It cites unreliable harvests, rising use of hygienic cereal foods, and buckwheat’s limited global cultivation with Russia and France as main producers. It warns of honeybees losing a nectar source as buckwheat grows decline.
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America
Russia
France
Europe
Great Britain
How to Make Rice Pancakes on a Griddle
A list of ingredients for batter includes half a pint rice, a teacup cream, teacup sugar, three eggs, yeast, and flour. After mixing and allowing to rise, batter is baked on a griddle as described in Farm and Fireside.
Jokers misfire in Dutch German joke muddle
A Chicago Chronicle anecdote recalls a joke about German speakers in broken English. Two men argue that authentic dialogue would be in German, not English, noting how writers weaken humor with misfit language. The exchange ends with the complaint that some jokes are beyond saving.
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Chicago Chronicle
Heinrich
Alretty
Germany
Mysterious Elder On Train Delivers Dramatic Tale
An old man with a white beard captivates a crowded northbound carful of women. The travelers speculate he may be Northwestern professor or ecumenical missionary as he narrates a story, then shouts a punch line about Terry landing an upper cut on the kisser. The car stops abruptly and resumes.
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Chicago Tribune
Northwestern
New York
Terry
German Army Tests New Food Substitute for Bread
Military reports describe experiments in Germany testing a biscuit that allegedly substitutes for bread and meat with preserved vegetables. Eggs flavor the biscuit, while meat and vegetables are eaten hot after short cooking. The First Battalion of the 174th Regiment will subsist on the new biscuit for a week amid forced marches and camping fatigue, with the inventor urged to test his product first.
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Germany
Lovewell’s Pond Battle at Fryeburg Maine
The young captain John Lovewell led colonial forces in a fierce 18th century clash at Lovewell’s Pond near Fryeburg. The settlers repulsed Native Americans after heavy losses, and the deed has been preserved in local tradition and poetry.
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Fryeburg, Mo
John Lovewell
Resurrection Trick Shows Fly Survives Salt and Water
In a New Orleans Times-Democrat retelling a late night restaurant incident, two workers drown a fly in a finger bowl then revive it with salt. After eight minutes under salt the insect stirs, shakes, and flies away, prompting the note that resuscitation may extend to humans.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Toby
Soft crabs praised when kept alive say New Orleans clubman
A Times-Democrat view lauds live soft shell crabs as superior, criticizes local hotels for killing crabs on arrival, and describes proper handling to preserve sweetness. It contrasts practices in Charleston Savannah Baltimore and other cities where patrons demand live specimens and even counterfeit the same crab.
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Focal
Charleston
Savannah
Baltimore
Molne
Epicures
An American Sultan Told As He Is Portrayed
Oscar King Davis in Ainslee's describes the sultan of Sulu as a young, capable ruler with a coppery complexion his fez and silk coat mark him as dignified. Discussion with General Bates on a treaty shows Moro diplomacy, flag rights and military occupation terms and ends with a tense but calm scene as Kalvi and followers reassemble after a small melee.
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Gen
Bates
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Natii
Kalvi
Tia
Gen. Bates
Languce Jeers at Paris Exposition Solo Trip
In a brief gag, Spingletree boasts he will attend the Paris exposition alone and spend money, while Languce mocks the idea and admits no French speaking ability. N Y World.
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Gazzam
Spingletree
Verbal monstrosity sparks diction debate in Oxford
The London News reports a new Oxford dictionary entry described as a verbal monstrose ity noting it matches the length 22 letters in circumscriptibleness. Byfield, a 17th century writer, is cited as perhaps the only author favorable to the term.
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London News
Byfield
Mark Twain
Danube
Buda-Pesth
Venison Price and Caribou Trade in Newfoundland
The article notes venison at two cents a pound in St John s Newfoundland where venison is a staple for the first five months each year. It describes isolation by cable from the world and a yearly slaughter of two to three thousand caribou for winter supply. Despite extensive hunting the deer population remains steady.
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St. John’s
Newfoundland
He Talks on Just the Same
A brief item from Chicago Daily News notes that many fluent talkers fail to say the right thing at the right moment, illustrating the quip with concise reflection on speech.
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Chicago Daily News
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