Lighthouses Power Surges and Diverse World Notes
The article surveys lighthouse light output from 1874 to present reaching nearly 3 000 000 candles. It covers irrigation plans in Egypt near Assuan soil flooding effects and a safety test proposal for St Pauls Cathedral. It also highlights Mrs W J Bryan's wide-ranging skills and notes Lincoln gifted Ira Haworth a walnut cane in 1860. It reports Canada’s log products workers numbered 65 000 earning over 21 million in 1905 and NY College trustees considering a night college option.
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Canada
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Prohibition of Petroleum Transit Through Suez Lifted
The long standing ban on petroleum passage via the Suez Canal has been removed greatly benefiting European consumers as about 250000 tons are annually imported from Borneo and Sumatra. The report covers global trade shifts and related industrial notes from the period.
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Suez Canal
Borneo
Sumatra
Pets of titled women and their exotic favorites
An European roundup notes royal pet obsessions from monkey houses at Potedam to iguanas feeding 100 marks weekly. It highlights Princess Estel Friedrich’s monkeys, Duchess Vera’s lizards, Grand Duchess Alexandra’s camels, and other royals sharing unusual animal tastes with light commentary.
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Wochenblatt
Kriesler
Kaiser
Princess Estel Friedrich
Potedam
Imperial Gardens
Montignosco
Saxony
Vera
Wurtemberg
Stuttgart
Herr Kriesler
Hildegarde
Bavaria
Rupprecht
Caucasus
Baroness von Heliburg
George I
Saxe-Melningen
Helena Franz
WASP-LIKE WAISTS AND THE LONDON CORSET CRAZE
London women seek smaller waists with reports of a 12 inch target by a famous actress and demand doubling in corset sales. Experts note pads under costumes to avoid attention while many embrace the pressure of tight lacings. A 16 year old girl climbs from 20 to 16 inches with staged sizes and orders a 15 for dress occasions.
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London
Sewing Hints From Cattalla for Saving Time and Money
Practical tips on filling pillows with cattalla to resist insects and damp, refreshing summer millinery with steam, mending dropped stitches in stockings by crochet, quilting blankets into quilts, and threading a sewing machine by transferring old thread to a new spool to pull thread through to the needle.
Suggestions for the School and the Old Maid Stereotype
A written critique argues against labeling married women as old at 36 and for consistent treatment of single women. It notes expanding roles for women and urges avoiding gendered insults while calling for honest, respectful discourse. The piece reflects social norms and biases with humor and caution.
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Vieter
Rabbit Hoodoo Tale From Old South Quarters
An elderly Rastus recalls a Christmas Eve rabbit hunt that ends in hoodoo fear and a fatal fear for Big Jim. The story unfolds with plantation ghosts, mint juleps, and a tense hunt as old masters debate the bravest dogs and the fate of a doomed hunt.
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Cyrwo
Rastus
Marster
Big Jim
Fiel
Jackson
Marester
Dem
Jedge Dewsett
Stapleton
Mars’ Gawge
Hisself
Mint
Tomorrew
Gays de
Old Marster and the Hunt of the Lively Dawg
In dialect memory a hunt unfolds with Rastus and Jim recalling a wager to bring a dog to a big hunt. The antebellum tale follows a tense morning, the dog leading the chase, and a rabbit escape through moonlit fields as the old master and crowd watch with hopeful pride.
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Rastus
Jedge
Big Jim
Marnter
Dawgelt
Alluz
Mara
Ike
Jim
Bengle
Phenomenal diving feats in Australia by Alexander Lamb
Australian showman Alexander Lamb, age 26, performs Monte Cristo dives and over fifty other feats to astonish crowds. His daring career includes escapes from tight bags and near misses, with lengthy river swims and high dives, drawing praise from onlookers like Horace H Prescott. The article also notes the Great Western Railway widows and orphans fund funded by collecting dogs, highlighting Tim of Paddington and other dogs’ contributions.
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Australia
Alexander Lamb
Lamb
Horace H. Prescott
Clase
Richmond City Baths
Alec
Monte Cristo
Queensland
Lang
Heyington Bridge
Twickenham
Chapel Street
Punt Road
Anderson Street
Prince's Ridge
England
America
Scotland
St Tel
Great Western Railway Company
Widows' and Orphans’ Fund
Great Western Railway
Saya
Tim
Paddington
Victoria
Paddington Station
Edward VII
Jlin
Slough
Colin
Southall
Cole
Ile
Ote
Ernie
Curious Uses of Early Day Spook Spoons Through History
Curious old spoons include the marrow spoon for bone marrow, the mulberry spoon with a perforated bowl and spiked handle, and tea related caddy spoons. The article notes snuff, candle, and pap spoons, apostle spoons, death's head spoons, and a forked spoon with a toothpick handle, highlighting antique table curios.
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London Globe
South Kensington
Ilford
Essex
New Wardrobe Trunks Feature Clever Packing by Design
The New York Herald describes larger wardrobe trunks with full length hanging space for gowns and a design that keeps garments wrinkle free during travel. Other trunks offer multiple compartments and tray shelves for gowns, with tape guides to suspend waists and prevent crushing.
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New York Herald
Careful Flower Etiquette For Invalids In 19th Century Notes
Instructions on sending flowers to invalids emphasize avoiding strong odors and violent color contrasts. Delicate pinks and soft hues are preferred. white roses should be avoided unless paired with other blooms. Suggests floral pillows and warns against burdensome, elaborate arrangements.
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Crook County
Wyoming
Egypt
Assuan
St. Paul's Cathedral
Mervyn E. Macartney
W. J. Bryan
Ira Haworth
Kansas City
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
the College of the City of New York
Ohio
Ocean
Globe
Onchorseville, Mich
United States
Anna Garel
Botzen
Austria
J.W. Beers
West View
Great Britain
Tne
Europe
Tatler
British West Indies
Pacific
Cape Town
Quebec
China
India
New York City
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Prince Gustavus of
Sweden
Cattalla
Chile
Ophelia
Ollymbus
Earth
Sally
Hariter
Carliny Eber Weerd
Elastus
Anton Muse
Morkter
Marne
DOG Agents For Charity
Ion Belie
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