Floating mines from Port Arthur menace navigation
Reports from Pekin Times describe drifting naval mines near Port Arthur threatening ships. One mine exploded after two hours towing, another exploded at 100 yards from the Yushun, and a large spiked mine was sighted twenty three miles from Howski Island with rifle attempts to detonate.
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Port Arthur
Tsen-Tsin
Miller
Pratt
Yushun
Kungping
Howski Island
Pekin Times
Pope's Wealth Hard to Judge Amid Varying Incomes
The article notes the pope's income is hard to determine due to fluctuating sources such as Peter's Pence and countless offerings worldwide. Authorities estimate the average annual income does not fall below £600,000, though exact figures vary by year and source.
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Peter
Radium for Snake Bite Cited as Human Use Remote
The article notes a claimed cure for rattlesnake venom based on a French Academy communication. It says venom exposed to radium for fifty to sixty hours loses virulence, but snake bite effects in humans occur within minutes to an hour, making practical use of such long exposure unlikely.
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Ti 8Worth
French Academy
Man Ia
Rumor of Mass Chinese Executions Taints Tram Project
The Free Press in Singapore reports rumors among locals that 590 Chinese heads must be buried under the power house before the electric tramway can operate. The alleged planned atrocity leads riksha coolies to refuse night fares into rural areas, reflecting widespread fear and hostility surrounding the project.
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Riksha Coolies
Free Press
Singapore
Letter From Alicia Sparks Careful Trial Of Child Care Plans
In a humorous exchange two women receive a letter from Alicia detailing plans for caring for her three children Norbert Willie and Marjorie while she and her husband travel to China for an inspection tour. The letter includes strict, mismatched instructions that alarm them and prompt discussion of best care without rigidly following the written directions.
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Alicia
China
Relan
Norbert
Willie
Marjorie
Borjorie
Allona
Soldiers Find Inn On Return From Foraging
Two English Territorial Army soldiers, hungry after a long mission, enter a house they mistake for an inn. An elderly woman welcomes them, serves beef and vegetables, and insists there is no charge. She clarifies the establishment is her home, not an inn, and refuses payment.
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England
Ue Yard
Mother
Sid
Tye
Motorcycle Loan Ends With Grandfather Tire Joke
A well known man tried to buy a motorcycle on installments with the machine held by the grandfather until the last payment. While riding the other day the boy met the grandfather and asked who owned the bike. The grandfather reminded it would belong to him until fully paid, sparking the boy to remark that the bike needed a new tire.
Listening as Key to Life’s Brightness
A brief remark on human dullness caused by poor listening and the ego at the root of social erosion. The author, quoting The Lady, notes nine of ten struggle with listening and laments the selfishness hindering optimistic views of people.
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Mo Usieners
Hfe
British House of Commons SPeaker Lineage and Traditions
The text notes a red line between benches and floor matting in the British House of Commons. It prevented members from overstaying a speech, a relic from eras when swords were common and proximity to opponents was dangerous.
Weight of the World Estimated in Vast Atmosphere Mass
The article claims the present world weight totals about 6,666,250,900,000,900,000 tons including the atmosphere. An additional figure shows a combined grand total near 6,050,205,019,609,000,000 tons.
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Chia Wea
Thomas Annual Sale of Horses Cattle and More
Auction preview lists 15 head horses and mules, 60 head cattle, 60 head sheep, 30 head hogs plus farm implements and merchandise. Sale starts at 10 50 o clock with a carload of harness, stoves, spreaders, plows, robes, blankets and more. Also a carload of fence and assorted feed and an automobile.
Terms of Sale At Six Months With Discounts
Six months term applies. Interest rate of six percent from date and one percent discount for cash.
Public Auction At J W Herod Farm On National Road
Public sale announced to be held at the J W Herod farm located 24 miles west of Mt Meridian and one mile east of Cloverdale pike along the National Road. Details and auction time follow in the official notice.
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J. W
Sale of Livestock Lot on September 15 1919
Monday September 15 1919 at 10 50 O Clock the following property 55 HOGS S55 6 Sows with pigs by side 7 Sows due to furrow from Sept 28 to 20 82 Feeding Shoats 75 to 115 pounds 10 Feeding Hogs averaging 150 pounds 37 SHEEP 37 22 good Black Faced Breeding Ewes 15 Spring Lambs 11 CATTLE 11 1 rom Shorthorn cow 6 years old 1 black Angus Cow 5 year old 1 red Polled Durham Cow 6 years old 1 red Shorthorn Cow 8 years old 1 yearling pure bred Polled Angus Bull 1 short yearling steer 1 short yearling Shorthorn Heifer 1 black Angus yearling Heifer 1 ex ta good Polled Angus Bull Calf 2 Polled Angus Calves TERMS OF SALE Sums of 5 00 and under cash over 5 00 a credit of six nine or twelve months with interest at six per cent from date of sale purchaser giving note with approved security if not paid at maturity to bear 8 per cent from date of sale 2 per cent discount for cash All property to be settled for before removed from premises.
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McAttle
Jersey
Sale of cattle by J. W. Herod and Chas. E. May
Leonard E. Peek will sell cattle at the same time and place under the same terms. The property includes 10 cattle: 4 Shorthorn yearling steers, 1 Angus yearling heifer, 2 Durham two year old heifers, 1 Angus two year old steer, 1 cow with calf by side, and 1 Angus cow giving milk.
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Leonard E. Peek
Durham
Audiences Stampede as Mutter Scene Nearly Nips Villain in Bud
An appreciative crowd recalls Joseph Jefferson on a pioneer company tour where a melodrama climax nearly ends in tragedy. A miner in the front row shouts about missing the shot prompting a chaotic rush to the exits before the cast reassures the audience and resumes the performance.
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Joseph Jefferson
Roy Hors
Jefferson
Success Magazine
Collar Focus Recurring Theme in Fashion Debates
A discussion notes how collars determine perceived attire quality in women’s suits and urges attention to a snug collar. It cites a rector’s funeral procession and describes Budapest’s Danube cityscape and historic siege, contrasting old and new urban forms.
Glass Shattered by Voice Echoes Bard Wabach Fame
An old note on a glass breaking experiment describes striking a thin wine glass and shouting the same note into it. The vibrations extend the glass and it shatters into fragments. The piece recalls the famed elager Wablache breaking many glasses with this method.
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Wablache
Elager
London County Council Sets Largest Ground Rent on Aldwych Site
The Aldwych site is let at £45,000 per year for 123,250 square feet, creating the greatest ground rent in the United Kingdom. The deal mirrors a landmark in British property economics and signals a new scale for urban development costs.
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Aldwych
London County Council
United Kingdom
Sale of Farm Property North of Greencastle Court House
Following the sale of the farm of Mrs. T. J. Phillip, a public auction opens at 10:00 a.m. on Crawfordsville pike. Items include 8 cows Jersey and Shorthorn with cattle, 2 Holstein bulls, 6 horses and mules, 125 hogs and 84 pigs, 14 acres of corn, 10 tons straw, farming implements, harnesses, chickens, and other goods.
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T. J. Phillip
Greencastle Court House
Crawfordsville Pike
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