Mixed international notes on supply, science and curiosities
New York mill supply troubles spread to henna markets amid shortages and a harsh winter reducing milk. Colonel Mathias, a Welsh leader of the Gordon Highlanders, recalls a slip of the pen that sent him to the Seventy fifth regiment. London Zoological Gardens display hummingbirds from Venezuela, with seventeen now in view. Celery crops in Canon City rise after late frosts damage fruit, showing strong returns per acre. A Dutch meningitis treatment uses pyocy anase spraying nasopharynx to curb diplococci. Massachusetts roads struggle with dry spells. sand coats failed to prevent raveling. Cuban cigars hailed from Vuelta de Abajo. Bees in Isle of Wight face a paralysis disease risking extinction. Belgian sculptor Lambeaux works on Pullman memorial in Washington. Gloucester cod-fishing ships use wire ropes for rigging for 15 years. Norway maintains many small leper asylums. a 102-year-old Geneva resident boasts lifelong health through habit. England’s metals industry dominates manufacturing. Denmark and Norway push convict labor for farming. Darwin’s Andes potato experiment noted and a Bath tombstone project for an engine driver geologist planned.
Twenty Locomotives Built by the Metric System
Philadelphia special. Baldwin Locomotive Works completes twenty locomotives for France using metric measurements. About 19 000 American workers support the project as the Paris Orleans railroad contracts for $600 000, with six months to finish, and metric drawings supplied by the client.
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Philadelphia
France
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Army of Mechanics
North Broad
Chemin de Fer d'Orleans
Paris- Orleans
Unusual Punishment Of Ship Captain Ends In Death
A Washington Star excerpt tells of Pendon a naval officer ostracized by his wardroom peers sent to Coventry after a personal scandal. Denied detachment he endures a year of isolation aboard ship collapsing mentally and physically, saving a man during a storm before dying in a Brazilian port hospital after his resignation is accepted.
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Washington Star
Coventry
Coventtry
Pendon
Navy
Department
New York
Blandford
Samuel
Annapolis
Fondon
Everthing
Villefranche
Navy Department
Naples
Mediterranean
Alpers
South America
Kio
Rilo
States
Brazil
Yellow Jack
Hopkins Secrets of Frugality and Foolish Pride
A string of aphorisms on money, thrift, and social pretensions. The piece mocks dependent youths, bragging spouses, stingy men, and flashy jewelry while warning that wealth and status do not guarantee character or happiness. It weaves humor about banks, mortgages, and social roles with scattered, misspelled words reflecting OCR flaws.
Tool to Protect Wallpaper While Washing Baseboard
During baseboard washing a two inch wide by one foot long tin guide is handy. It can be held above the board to shield the wallpaper, speeding the job and preventing damage.
Pope Pius X A Humble Pope With A Quick Wit
Rome special reports that Cardinal Sarto became Pope Pius X with reluctance yet soon asserted independence from politics He governs with simplicity and humor, abolishes tribunes for Holy Week tickets and relies on Cardinal Merry del Val His daily routine blends prayer audiences and modest meals, while a bicycle joke among Benedictine nuns prompts a lighthearted exchange with the pontiff.
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Rome
Cardinal Sarto
Venice
Peter
Pontiff
Vatican
Earth
Leo XIII
Papal
Leo
Pius
Cardinal Merry del Val
St. Peter's
Pius X
Merry del Val
France
Pius Xx
Slite
Rampolla
Inez
Sacred College
Italy
Ius X
Ries
Patriarcch
Baltimore
Aucred
Halla
Mgr
Maggiordomo
Gramophone
Care and Use of Cooking Pans in Everyday Kitchen
Guide contrasts materials for cookware and storage. Steel lasts longer than iron, tinware be economical yet sensitive to heat, enamel and porcelain best for certain foods, aluminium praised for lightness despite cost, German ware bowls favored for appearance and cleaning, milk bottles with no metal tops ideal for storing cereals and supplies.
Useful accessories and sleeve fashions of the era
The article discusses full length tight bodice sleeves in chiffon or lace as a middle ground between short Japanese sleeves and wrist length. It notes the rise of elastic top half sleeves as quick alternatives for short gloves and mentions new gloves with lace tops. It also records Hon James Bryce, British ambassador, attending New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington as a member of the United Free Church of Scotland.
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James Lryce
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington
United Free Church of Scotland
Fashion Notes Offer Emerald Bolero Styles and Details
A fragment describes bolero jackets in emerald green and Havank brown with suede gray accents. It notes short cropped backs, tiny ruching, and a single large button at the bust line, though the text is garbled and outlines limited specifics.
Late Parigian Fad Described in Linen Garments
Unclear observations note that women favor linen gowns or bodices with lace chemisettes and a ribbon of rich trim. Ends are adorned with large rough pearls and droplets of diamonds, reflecting the fashion trend of the period.
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Stin & Marlon
Dinek Toolre
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Inter Mountain Globe
H. H. Gunderson
Pub
Hulett
Crook County
Wyoming
Uairy
Vienna
Mathias
Gordon Highlanders
Dargas
Ninety-fifth
Dargal
Mackie
Serant
Zoological Gardens
Venezuela
Regent's Park
London
Canon City
Col
Massachusetts
Cuba
Vuelta de Abajo
Havana
Isle of Wight
Behring
Constantinople
Dycke
Reysachad Bey
Belgium
Let Lambeaux
Rodin
George M. Pullman
Pullman Car Company
Norway
Jean Brun
Geneva
England
Denmark
Norwey
Andes
Bath
Tyres DE Glehn
Phladelpria
Metric
Algiers
Constant Sttain
SIS Hopkins’ Savings
Rose Melville
Mosahya
Gema
Nhe
Elina
Indiana
Will
Bugsy
Saya
Pope Pius X
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