Dried potatoes urged as food by Dr Schmulevitch
The Indiana Progress reports Dr Jacov Schmulevitch promoting dried potatoes as a durable, lighter alternative to fresh potatoes. It notes soaking before cooking and discusses other varied items from reports on animals at a zoo, debt standings of states, and a money-minded youth rising in South Africa.
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Jacov
Schmulevitch
Arcarixe
Washington
Cincinnati Commercial Gate
Weedin
Zoo
London
European imports and American influence in world affairs
A survey of global trade and politics notes Europe importing over one billion pounds of rice with no U.S. origin, plus U.S. investment in the South. It cites political moves in Russia and Poland, alleged Oklahoma land frauds, African Congo trade, and American gun design.
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Europe
United States
Pay of Royalty Enormous Sums Required Each Year
The article compares royal stipends across Europe, noting Germany's 8.4 million, Russia's 7.32 million, Austria 4.66 million, Britain 3.6 million, Italy 3 million, and Spain 1.8 million annually. It highlights per capita costs, ages of monarchs, and rising personal debt among rulers. contrasts monarchy with republican government.
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United States
Europe
Patherland
Russia
Austria
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Victoria
United Kingdom
Italy
Umberto
Spain
Wilhelm II
Germany
Alexander II
Franz Josef
Recession of Niagara Falls Spotted by Geologist
In Washington before the US Geological Survey Professor Gilvert described Niagara Falls recession. He estimates the falls have retreated about 2.4 feet per year for 44 years with Horseshoe Falls at the gorge head and American Falls on the eastern side. The center recedes faster, Goat Island once joined the falls, and the gorge runs 35 500 feet long. Calculations place the start of rock wear near Lewistofa about 7 900 years ago.
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Niagara Falls
Washington
United States Geological Survey
Gilvert
Horseshoe Falls
American Falls
Goat Island
Lewistofa
Frog Rides Turtle Around Fountain at Heubleixs
In Mulberry Street’s Heubleixs restaurant fountain, a green turtle and a frog share the tank. The frog learns to ride the turtle as the back surfaces, riding when the turtle breathes and swimming when it dives. The antics continue as the pair circles the enclosure.
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Heubleix’s
Mulberry Street
Fountain Tank
Aircf
Hart- Ford Courant
Old Hymns and Modern Songs Leave Hearts Unmoved
A Christian Union reader notes the loss of spiritual depth in today’s hymns versus Watts era pieces. Quoted lines mock modern singability, while Civil War clergymen recall using imprecatory psalms. Yet enduring tunes like When I Read My Title Clear and Come Holy Spirit still thrill the soul.
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Doctor Watts
The
Christian Union
David
Aaron
Tin Coffee Pots Healthful Says Tin Worker
A tin worker told New York Mail and Express that tin pots are as healthful as silver and durable. He explained the process of coating Russia iron with molten tin, cleaned by tallow, and noted that the best tin is imported while locally made tin is often cooked tin. Proper drying and cleanliness keep tin pots usable for many years.
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New York Mail and Express
Russia
Queen Victoria Appears Publicly With Feathered Bat Adornment
A sensational notice claims Queen Victoria has appeared in public without her black mourning bonnet since the Prince Consort’s death. During a Sandringham visit she reportedly wore a feathered bat with bright ribbons, fueling rumors of a broader relaxation of mourning.
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Queen Victoria
Prince Consort
Prince of Wees
Sandringham
Eiffel Tower as an observatory for upper air currents
The Eiffel Tower could host high level experiments to study upper winds and cyclone origins. French scientists might devise a simple, inexpensive apparatus to measure directions and speeds of currents from 5000 to 7000 feet above Paris, using captive balloons or devices above the lower clouds.
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Eiffel Tower
Eifel
Paris
The
Herald
M. Faye
Fixed on Higher Things as Wife Shows Vanity in Dress
A witty exchange between a husband and wife centers on vanity and moral focus. The wife downplays a fashionable bonnet while the husband comments that she should direct her mind to higher matters.
Chinese Play Delights and Dazzles at Madison Street Theater
A Chinese dramatic company from Portland Ore gorged the stage with elaborate costumes and bizarre props while a noisy orchestra and eccentric stage practices overwhelmed a mixed reception. Two acts featured a comedy and a historical drama as Mr Lee Kee attempted exposition amid stony laughter from Americans and subdued reactions from Chinese audiences.
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Madison Street
Saya
Chicagoers
Portland
Oregon
Lee Kee
Aca
Hip Lung
Moy Tung
Win Chung Hing
la la
May Kee
Quong Lung Hing
A German Emperor and a Simple Supper Tale
A Berlin letter recounts a humorous anecdote about the German Emperor inviting a dinner guest, a skilled zither player, and his sister. After coffee with the Empress and a music filled evening, the party enjoys a modest supper, the Empress joking that luxury only appears when visitors stay.
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Berlin
Empresa
Preparing Beets for Sugar Making
The article explains beet washing to remove dirt and impurities, then describes the carousal system sorting out poor beets, a 1000 pound cage and indicator for material flow, and a slicer with 400 tons per day capacity. Sliced beets feed a belt into diffusion tanks, aiding sugar diffusion.
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Popular Science Monthly
Teak Tree: Siam’s Forest King of Ships and Structures
The teak district spans 100 to 150 miles wide in Siam and Burma where forests are managed by provincial governors. Logs are girdled and left to dry, then cut in the dry season and floated to Bangkok by elephant-drawn rafts. The owner pays to propitiate river spirits before rafting, a custom still enforced despite reforms aiming to end it.
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Siam
China
Europe
Burmah
Bangkok
Ancient Prohibition and Roman Drunkenness Across Ages
Ancient Rome enforced a strict wine ban until age thirty, likely for moral reasons or scarcity. Later, intoxication spread as wine became plentiful, with accounts of Mark Antony and Cicero, and Tiberius’s famed drinking bouts. A note on early beer and water as beverages contrasts Roman sobriety with indulgence. Sparrows thrive on the elevated road in New York, nesting under trains near Thirteenth Precinct Station, taking drinks at the fountain, then returning to their busy nests.
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T Cecil Phoedes
Ipoek Las Fortune
Ace
Lux
South Africa
Mark Antony
Cicero
Tiberius
Pomponius Flaccus
Lucius P
Syria
Seneca
Pliny
Lippincott
New York
Thirteenth
Precinct
Fashion, virtue, and a Napoleonic clash in letters
A reader attacks fashion for moral laxity and health neglect, then shifts to a discussion of German Minister von Verdy du Vernois as a theoretician to Boulang er, a note on AxToxio Brevazzi carrying Lincoln’s bloodstained sleeve, and a brief historical mention of sugar usage before detailing the American navy’s planned twenty-two ships and crew totals.
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General Grant
General Boulanger
Boulanger
AxToxio Brevazzi
Washington
Lincoln
White House
Tenth Street
Ford’s
Bregazzi
Maine
A Dr Carpenter Slip Cited In Town Anecdote
A SyHabie Slip. Dr. Carpenter was known for quick wit and always ready with an answer. In town he was once introduced as Dr Carter and his friend corrected him. The doctor joked it was only a slip of the pen.
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Persia
England
Shah
Carpenter
Dr. Carter
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