Tea tablets promise space saving U S tea packing
The Department of Agriculture experiments in compressing tea into tablets aim to protect leaf strength, save space, and foster a domestic tea industry. Pinehurst South Carolina grows American tea, with Summerville samples, showing tablets for any cup. machinery replaces manual labor and reduces contact.
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Department of Agriculture
Summerville
S.C
B. T. Galloway
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pinehurst
8. C
Agricultural Department
Orient
United States
Middleton Barony
Ashley River
Charleston
D. C
Junius Smith
Forties
Greenville
S. C
Asia
Patent Office
South Atlantic
Gulf States
United States Department of Agriculture
Malt Coffee as Food in Army Diet Experiment
A Russian army doctor attached to the 2d Turkestan Rifle Battalion reports ten men fed malt coffee for ten days as their sole beverage gained 832 grammes per man. Tea lowered weight by 520 grammes per man. Returning the group to tea led those boosted by malt coffee to lose 660 grammes each in ten days. The doctor notes the gain stems from enhanced digestive action rather than the malt coffee’s nourishing content, improving overall nutrient extraction.
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Turkestan
Cyrillus Koljago
Insult to the Horse in a London Cab Stand
A London cabman politely asks a fat passenger to walk the other way so the horse will not see what he has carried for a shilling. The woman asks why and the cabman replies the horse will have a fit.
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London
Population figures for Philippine towns and Manila
Philippine data show four towns exceed 10 000 residents and thirty five exceed 5000. Manila remains the only incorporated city with 244 782 inhabitants.
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Philippines
Manila
Islands
The Docking of Horses
Agitation builds to pass laws against docking horses and urges owners to join the crusade. Dealers rarely sign petitions and argue docking causes little pain and eases horse life. Fashion and cleanliness drive buyers to favor docked tails despite concerns of secondhand appearance.
The White Trader Shows Off a Brass Watch
A fearless white man enters a native king's kraal and offers a brass watch as a gift. In exchange, the king demands six tusks weighing seventy pounds each. The trader recalls a London trade where an old weapon was swapped for similar items that failed quickly.
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London
Docking Horses Discussed As An Acceptable Practice
A coaching amateur argues docking is not painful and keeps horses tidy while critics claim it is cruel and unnecessary. The account describes the operation in detail, noting oats during the procedure and a quick recovery, but questions linger about the welfare impact amid broad condemnation.
Witness Testimony Turns to Language in Court
A lawyer questions a Southern backwoodsman whose reply "It was a non-possibility" leads to a request for a definition of a word. The witness struggles to explain with a comical mispronunciation about lips and money, illustrating courtroom linguistic confusion.
Was a Proper Judge by Cleveland Birthday Tale
The narrative recalls President Cleveland weighing a newborn with his own scales. Dr Bryant notes the nurse reported eight pounds, but Cleveland insists the baby weighs twelve pounds, asserting the same scales he uses for his own measurements.
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Cleveland
Death's Dominant Reach Through Every Life Form
An early 20th century verse piece personifies Death as a vast microbe with power to invade every age and state of life. It laments Death’s all consuming grasp from youth to elder, promising the grim last laugh with each life it takes.
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G. BE. M
Briefs From Everywhere
A collage of curiosities notes Mahomet tomb jewels valued at over 12 million dollars a Mont Blanc railway project, Jerusalem Jews described as blond, Mexico's silver output at one third of world total, extensive tea farming in India, Keinton Mandeville birthplace of Sir Henry Irving sold for 3000 dollars, coal oil as cold remedy, cap on tablespoon usage, Panama area iron mines awaiting reopen, Khedive of Egypt’s gold saddle valued at 70000, Dr Glennon of St Louis youngest archbishop at 42, medieval note on church rites and Pope Innocent III, ant survival after head removal is one month, and the effort to drown an ant failing.
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Guy Elliott Mitchell
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Pinehurst Gardens
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Dragon's Pool
Hangchow
China
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Fis
Bummerkvulle
Philippine
Mila
Buiterr
Mahomet
Summit of
Mont Blanc
Jerusalem
Mexico
Sir Henry Irving
Keinton
Mandeville
Panama Canal Route
Egypt
Dr. Glennon
St. Louis
Innocent III
A. A
Novelty CO
LUMBL
Boston
Maas
Joors
Ji Pacintha
Giadiolas
Podelsa
Hillside Nursery
Somerville
Mass
Av. N.Y
Nox
H. T
Ware Lewis Machine Co
Cleveland, Ohio
H. D. Hemenway
Hartford School of Horticulture
Doubleday, Page & Co
Finel Illustrated
America
H, D
Hemenway
Hartford
TG Oouwin
Sears
Goodwin
Ee H. Goodwin
Room
Broadway
New York
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