Prince Ludwig’s Bavarian Charity Hotel and Its Royal Family
In Oberammergau area Bavaria stands Hotel Kneaschel run by Prince Ludwig who quit royal duties to marry actress Baroness Wellersee. From May to August royals host guests, then Duke Charles Theodore welcomes about 300 poor artists and writers while funding hospitals treating eyes with over 6000 delicate operations. His wife is a nurse and daughter Princess Marie Gabrielle aids the sick, famed for beauty and charity. Marie Gabrielle wed Prince Rupert in 1800, a love match that spurred noble reforms, with their son Luitpald Maximilian Louis Charles born last July.
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Oberammergau
Kneath
Ludwig of
Bavaria
Baroness Wellersee
Jourdwig
Charles Theodore
Marie Gabrielle
Teeernsee
Munich
Meran
Portugal
Princess Marie Gabrielle
Europe
Prince Rupert
Rupert
Otto
Prince Leopold
Prince Louis
Gabrielle
Luitpald
Maximilian Louis Charles
Gold Discoveries Spark Vermont Mining Boom
Gold is found in Vermont after quiet experiments near Readsboro and Wilmington in Bennington county. Joint venture interest surges as pasture land heats up, leases grow, and mining plants rise along the Deerfield valley railway corridor, signaling rapid development and new mining corporations.
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Green Mountins
Vermont
Readsboro
Wilminton
Bennington County
West
Deerfight
Parrot Foils Berlin Burglars
A Berlin jeweler awoke to his parrot urging him in German to hurry and shoot burglars. The jeweler armed himself, confronted a masked thief in his lower rooms, and halted the break‑in. The parrot’s cries drew police, and the thief was arrested. The case highlights the feathered defender’s role in protecting the owner and property.
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Berlin
Linely Warntye
The King and the Davy Crockett Tale Echoes
Fragmented text recounts a vision of a mighty ruler and a dream of power, then a Davy Crockett adventure near the Navasota river involving a Mexican cougar. It describes riata making, lasso care, and a birds’ mischief tale featuring the bold Blue Jay and its interactions with camp nest predation and neighborly defense.
Shadow Portrait Scrap-book Fun at School
A playful guide to making shadow portrait scrapbooks from school mates. Cut the inside of silhouettes or their outlines, mount on black cloth or ring, and hang a light brown square as the display. Trace carefully to create recognizable shadows for friends to guess.
A Party Trick for a Subtle Social Challenge
A casual opening lures a guest into a test of willpower by claiming to force movement without touch. The trick relies on a fixed gaze that intimidates, prompting the subject to shift seats or scoot away, proving the performer’s supposed power.
You Cannot Stand Or Break An Egg Challenge
A health column tests simple physical feats including standing blindfolded for five minutes, crushing a shell egg held lengthwise, rising from a chair without bending forward, and breaking a match placed on the middle finger nail. The piece notes these tasks seem easy but may be impossible.
Animals respond to violin in German gardens study
Eminent violinist Herr Baker tested animals in German zoos to gauge music sensitivity. The pia, or tiger? reacts most to tempo shifts, showing rapid mood changes from lively quicksteps to calmer tunes. Wolves show interest, lions and hyenas fear, leopards unaffected, monkeys display varied curling behavior.
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Herr Baker
Zological Gardens
Germany
Piaa
How to Make a Lasso
Manual on lasso construction emphasizes usefulness over firearms. It notes lassos are sold in western towns west of Kansas City and are commonly made by expert ropers, with makers like Landy cited as potentially skilled producers.
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Y Western Plains
Kansas City
Woodchuck riddle and humorous musings from H B VV
A quick read recalls the woodchuck creature with a quip about how much wood it would chuck. The piece blends playful lines with a note on reading quietly for humor, and oddly shifts to Sydney housing quirks about kitchen and clothes.
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H. B. VV
Funeral crowds mark Tunis grand rabbi burial
A Paris dispatch to the London Telegraph describes hundreds of Tunisian Jews gathering at the burial of Moveht Berrebi, the late Grand rabbi of Tunis. Police and volunteers controlled a crush as mourners pressed near the grave, hoping to kiss or touch the shroud for forgiveness and a place in heaven for those who helped lay the body.
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London
Ditiwiy
Tunis
Some Facts About London Big Town Beyond Question
London is described as a vast metropolis with vast transit and communication networks. It notes births and deaths in minute intervals, thousands of railway stations and lines, hundreds of bridges, massive Underground and bus usage, and enormous letter and telegraph activity, plus daily water consumption.
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Thames
London
Decline in World Sheep Numbers Reported in Recent Years
Official reports show a marked decline in global wool production with Europe losing about 19 percent of its sheep in ten years. Germany, Spain, Hungary, and other countries report shrinking flocks while Russia and Australia show limited growth. Argentina faced flood losses in 1900 and the U.S. sheep population remains below a decade ago but trends toward gradual rise.
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Europe
Germany
Spain
Hunary
Great Britain
France
Russia
Argentina
Friday Schedule Frayed By Childrens Oriented Confusion
A fragment from a Friday schedule shows a young minister trying to engage East Side pupils with nature and spring. He asks what comes in spring and a child blurts rent man. The scene shifts to Friday evening services packed with instruction and church expectations.
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East Side
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Curse
Ster
Paris
the King
Gheorge KE
Parrish
Wluejay
Rascal
Sydney
Australia
Ratti
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