Miscellaneous Foreign Notices and Personal Anecdotes
A long list of brief items covers various topics from high society to politics. It notes King Louis of Bavaria facing demand for government interpellation, an English nobleman burdened by farm losses, and a dance at Inverary Castle excluding alcohol. It also mentions a French minister’s career, Prof. Busch’s death, Bismarck’s humor, and reflections on Mexican cuisine and dining customs.
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Hughes
Louis of
Bavaria
Midland
England
Duke of Argyle
Inverary Castle
Lorne
Mary
Velyn Campbell
Campbelltown
M. Gambetta
Germany
Busch
Dr. Busch
Marburgh
Berlin
Ifo
Bonn
Rhine
Bisamarck
Hines Full-Bloode
Coarde
Tagblait
Morelia Mexico Life Described in Foote’s Interior Scene
Mary Hallock Foote’s Century essay on Morelia portrays a well to do Mexican household in a former ecclesiastical college. It details airy interconnected rooms flower scented dining spaces galleries with vines parrots and a child with a poodle. Servants in white linen move about as bells are absent and daily meals begin with a midday breakfast of a succession of courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hallock Foote
Mexico
Morelia
Panama
Enrique
Alma
Moreno
Casa G
Leonarda
Rita
Michaela
Rose
Uses of the Bamboo From China Could Benefit Southern States
The American Consul-General at Shanghai lists bamboo as having at least five hundred uses in China from poles and ribs to leaves for thatching and screens to edible shoots. He notes widespread growth south of the Yangtze and reports sending bamboo, Pang Sao trees, and game birds to Oregon and Washington for transplantation.
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China
Shanghai
Yangtze
Foochow
Swatow
Aizo
Formosa
Greeley
Oregon
Washington
New York
French meat import dispute shifts to port and customs
The Chicago News reports France faces a meat supply shortage prompting debate over who checks quality. Gambetta's policy shift eases prior bans and proposes shared responsibility between shipper and French authorities for meat being unloaded and inspected.
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France
Republic
Borgen
Gambetta
Chicago News
Body snatchers strike again in England tale of Earl Balcarra
The Earl of Balcarra, buried in England last year, had his vault broken into after iron railings were damaged. Three coffins were raided and the body taken, with no traces found. The Earl, a noted theologian antiquarian and geologist, is memorialized by his son who led the English section at the Paris Electrical Exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
New York
England
Earl of Balcarras
Tie
Florence Duc
Thedond Earl
Chicago Tribune
Dairy feeding and milk quality across dairy practices
The article reviews dairy nutrition from winter shelter advantages to skimmed milk calves and oats mixes. It cites Dumas and others on milk proportionality to excess feed, Danish rankings of first to third class butter foods, and Crozier’s Ayrshire milk yields. It also analyzes cheese composition in Stilton Cheddar and skim milk cheeses, noting water fat and casein percentages.
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Dumas
Pagan
Boussingault
Denmark
William Crozier
Northport
Long Island
Ayrshire
Ida
Kentucky
Gloucester
Keeping Butter for Long Shelf Life in Brine
Agricultural editor notes methods from the Vermont Dairyman’s Association on preserving butter for a year. Details include brined tubs with cotton cloth packing, turning, and hooping, plus jar methods with strong brine and sugar for extended storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. World
Vermont Dairyman’s Association
A. Willard
L. B Arnold
Willard
Preparing the Cream for Churning
Guidance on cream temperature and handling for butter making. Use a tin vessel, maintain even temperature by cooling or warming in water or air, avoid water addition, adjust to room conditions, and add skim milk to soften if too thick.
Frazier's Root Bitters marketed as a medical tonic
Medical advertising claims Frazier's Root Bitters aid liver and kidneys, bowel regularity, nerve and blood health, and relief for dizziness, dyspepsia, fever, dropsy, skin issues, and female weakness. A Cleveland user reports dramatic recovery after two bottles. Sold by Henry & Co in Cleveland for $1 per bottle.
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Frazier
Pam
Cleveland
Heniy & CO Sole Props
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Mey
Éurco
Moat
East Park Row
Krefs
City Market
John Morgan
Sard Gausages
Efc
Ion Morgan
A. C. Weis
Firetclass
Hata
Jenkins
Comstock, Avery & Co
Illinois
Chicago
Henry
Grey Eagle Landing
V. Becker
Mearle
Vincent Becker
H. J. Grawburg
Public Square
Henry I
Koopa
J Grawbung
Chicago & Aston RR
Lacon
Arnivhr
Dwight
Toledo
Buffalo
Boston
Springfield Mans
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Prarie Dus Chien
LaCrosse
Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Gand
J.H. Dillman
McMullen
Chargton
Jengo
the Granite Mills
Granite Mills
J. Riley & CO
Ade
Deo
Dinnea, Chas
Heova
Menasha
Joe Woxrez
Stcl Am
Eleanhere
Centra
William
I.t
J M. CoMnberry
Cleveland Mays
Henry & CO
Ohio
F. Drake
Fraziers
Dr. Frazier
Rock
Council Biuffs
Thropak
Pringatonn
Galatin
Camascan
Leavenworth
Eon
Kansas
Illnois
Iowa
Pullman Palace
Palace Pullman Palace Cabg
Council Bluffs
Msas City Ticketa
United States
For Information Act
Yi Amball
A. Seid Gyn
and & Pacific R. R
Fea
Poe
CarcAgo
Alengliwos
LS. &M.S
Hriorts
PB. C
St. R
TL Cent
Proria
Wab
Ule & Pac
Keo
N.W
Rds
Cameron
Atchison
Atenaropeks & Santa Fe
Tok
Neb
Ae Leavenworth
Fan Pac
Snd Kan
It. BR. Rds
Caransas City
Peoria
Des Moines
Ucomison
Canada
Mamta
John
Gex
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