Kobe and Hiogo port history and Osaka gateway
Kobe and Hiogo form a municipality with Kobe now the dominant city and harbor able to shelter the world’s largest vessels. The port provides entry to Osaka and Kyoto and lies 375 miles from Tokyo, about a 14 hour train ride. An American photographer trend combines portraits with famous figures, and a Lincoln portrait once linked to Shurtleff College is discussed with artist A J Conant’s notes from 1902.
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Kobe
Yokohama
Japan
Hiogo
Osaka
Kyoto
Ree
Tokio
Abraham Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
Shurtleff
Alton
Til
Life
Lincoln
A. J. Conant
Shurtleff College
Conant
New York
Demolition Planned for St George's Church Belgrave Square
Belgrave chapel at Wenge Belgrave Square near London faces demolition after the Duke of Westminster refused to renew the expired lease. Once named St George's church it hosted a fashionable crowd including the late Duchess of Teck and Princess Louise, Duchess of, and drew crowds large enough to fill the pulpit steps.
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Belgrave Chapel
Wenge
Belgrave Square
London
Duke of Westminster
St. George's Church
Duchess of Teck
Louise
Duchess of Igyll
Disinfection System Adopted for Prussia State Railways Coaches
The Prussia state railways adopt a new disinfection system using steel tubes to sterilize coaches. Cars enter one by one, interiors and exteriors treated with formalin gas, and the tube end sealed during the process. The formalin gas is fed from a gas tank connected to the tube for rapid sanitation.
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Prussia State Railways
Iler
Methods of Making Matches From Logs
The text describes shaving logs with the grain or across it, boiling to ease cutting, and machine processes that rotate logs to slice them into uniform thickness. It notes simultaneous cutting into lengths and splitting into two sticks, with many methods used and round matches made by forcing through dies.
Precious metals and diamonds fuel telephone apparatus
The article notes the vast use of precious metals especially platinum in telephone equipment. It states a company consumes about a ton of platinum yearly for such devices and that platinum costs about 30 percent more than gold, suggesting high costs drive justified results.
Windmill Country Tina and Expansive Plains Discussed
The text describes a vast windmill country named Tina with ample water from 16 to Abe r underground across a level plain extending one third of the United States. Wind blows year round and grazing lands are dotted with windmills while Argentina imports them from the United States at a rate exceeding thougan per month.
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Tina
Argentina
Murder on North London Railway Sparks Transatlantic Chase
Detective effort follows July 1864 murder of Mr. Brigga. Frans Muller travels by steamer Victoria to New York on July 16, pursued by a second vessel from Liverpool to intercept. City of Manchester arrives shortly after, and Muller is arrested on July 30 with two witnesses aboard.
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Crippen
Frans Muller
Brigga
North London
Victoria
New York
Liverpool
Manchester
Muller
Varied Seaweeds and Birds Nests in Historic Diets
The article notes several seaweeds once common in streets of Edinburgh and other places. It mentions Dulee and tangle as local cries and describes Chile as another tasty seaweed. In Australia’s Swan River colony seaweed appears on fare, and edible birds nests are built with seaweed as a building material.
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Dulee
Tangle
Inburgh
Swan River
Inustralia
Fare
Denmark Tests Pontoon Bridge With Submerged Anchors
Denmark experiments with a pontoon bridge using anchors beneath the water surface to keep the structure motionless amid wind and waves. The test examines stability and potential for shore-to-shore spans without visible piers.
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Denmark
New Phonograph Cabinet Claims Better Sound
A new phonograph cabinet advertised to elevate the metallic note and make reproduced sound truer to the original is highlighted as a modern improvement for amplifyers.
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Youtaire
German expert predicts future use of artificial fertilizer
A German expert predicts rapid adoption of artificial fertilizers in agriculture. He notes early use of ammonium sulphate and increased saltpeter supplies, signaling a shift in farming practices and input availability.
A Plea for the Conservation of Common Sense
The North American Review's September issue elicits strong cross party praise for a call to conserve common sense. Colonel Harvey argues that Labor and Capital are linked, urges calm reform, and stresses patriotism taught in schools, with a focus on voters learning to govern and fight corruption. The piece views America's future as bright if citizens act prudently and conserve natural resources.
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Harvey
The
North American Review
America
Tts
Lood
Republic
Fire Chief Sets Leave Rule Ahead of City Game
John Conway of Jersey City, as described in the Metropolitan Magazine excerpt, posts an official notice at headquarters banning Friday leave requests after 10 am on game day. The rule lists reasons including grandmothers funeral and moving among others.
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John Conway
Jersey City
Ing
Fitting Out a Girl for Boarding School Fashion
A guide on winter school wardrobes contrasts country versus city boarding schools, stressing simple lines and practical dresses. It details separate waist and skirt ensembles, jacket lengths, belt styles, and the importance of proper undergarments to ensure a clean drape and comfortable fit for school wear.
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New York! Ld
What One Writer Thinks About Fashions This Autumn
A fashion column surveys the 1920s autumn silhouette with slim straight lines and Merovingian influences. It notes short waists, high waistlines beneath the bust, two tone materials, and long tight sleeves for day wear. It highlights revival of serge, satin trims with fur, and bold color clashes from Paris including black and white and royal purples.
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America
France
Paris
Ice chest suggestion for ribbed toe protection
A brief note suggests using an ice chest as a protective aid to prevent injury when a rib is placed on a toe area. The idea mentions a rubber ring and ordinary jars as potential components.
Breakfast in Any Room A Charm of Movable Feasts
The Delineator advocates moving breakfast to sunlit windows or cool breezy spots, not necessarily the dining room. A portable tray serves two, and a favorite china set may be replaced by open stock. Japanese wave or green and white patterns brighten a fumed oak table with natural linen for a delightful effect.
Steakalabrigand Campfire Delicacy An Old Recipe
A Collyers piece by Marydith Griswold describes campfire beefsteak cooking. Build a large fire with hardwoods, prepare a sapling spit, peel and shape, and arrange potatoes onions bacon and meat for a primitive meal.
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Bergand
Marydith Griswold
Primitive Cookout With Spit Roasting Under Open Sky
A rustic scene describes meat and potatoes cooked on a spit over coals. The chief carves a morsel for the company while aromas of beef, bread, coffee, and incense mingle, creating a savory, communal feast.
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Cortés
How to Wash and Dry Colored Embroidery
Detailed guidance on washing silk embroidery, avoiding color fading and unevenness. Steps cover rinsing, gentle pressing, ironing, stretching, drying, and special handling for foundation materials and colored silks. Warns against sun drying and recommends use of warm irons and moisture management.
Tall Queens Rule in European Monarchies
A historical column notes most European rulers are shorter than their wives. It contrasts George V and Queen Mary, the German empress, the czar, Alfonso of Spain, and other pairs, citing Denmark and Norway as exceptions to the trend.
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Europe
George V
Mary
Alfonso
Spain
Victoria
Italy
Helena
Denmark
Norway
New Sponge Wash Cloth Offers Compact Bath Option
The six or eight inch square sponge wash cloth uses small sponge particles from trimming expensive bath sponges. It is stitched to resist tearing and designed for travelers, offering an alternative to round sponges and textured washcloths.
New daytime hats set style for winter fashion
The article notes a shift toward daytime hats ruling in probability for dress and morning functions with medium sized hats favored over tiny ones. It observes narrow high felt hats appearing widely, predicting the new silhouette this winter though it is early to tell as the best hat styles have not yet arrived.
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Pertienne
Evertist
Fragmentary Quote About an Actor and Deployment
A partial dialogue notes an actor being assigned for work. The speaker describes appointing a fellow actor and comments on perceived competence and timing of the first week. The fragment hints at internal staffing decisions without full context.
Singing Heart Aleat Be Ree If Thou Danet Way
A garbled line of characters appears to reference singing and a heart motif with fragmented phrases. The text reads like an OCR fragment lacking coherent context or clear events or entities.
Kindness to Horses and the Geers Sloan Method
The piece lauds kindness in horse handling by Geers and Ted Sloan, contrasting gentle training with brutal methods. It recounts incidents at gates and fences, notes a rare profanity by Geers, and extols early, calm training to gain trust and performance in racing horses.
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Geers
Rollew
Punt
Pas
Bod
England
France
Ted Sloan
Ted
Sloan
Golfbalderhash and the Unclear Club Encounter
A garbled OCR text mentions a Santa men and a realmer club in hand, with numbers and partial phrases. The readable bits suggest a golf scene or sports moment, but most names and specifics are unreadable.
Longfellow Statue Unveiled Sparks City Tour Debate
In Washington on Connecticut Avenue a new statue near Lake Ellow drew a curious crowd. A girl in a passing car asked what statue it was while an older woman struggled to explain the unveiling aims amid city chatter.
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Longfellow
Pitts
Connecticut Avenue
Washington
Ellow
Velt
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York
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Cian
Gomund
Track
Walsh
Pau
Tate
Ae Geers
Golfbalderhash
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