Fragmented log of odd world notes and people
A jumble of quoted lines and satirical musings from press items and gossip notes. References include the Haytian navy, Grand Duke Boris, the Shah of Persia, commentary on coal trusts, a Paris public executioner automobilist motif, and fleeting mentions of figures like Russell Sage, Carnegie, and Queen Alexandra. The piece blends spoof headlines with social observations and local color.
Princesses San Faustina Seeks Fortunate Ancestry
The Princesses San Faustina formerly of New York must trace lineage to our old fleeting stock after an incident where a maid was bent severely in Tome and needed hospital care.
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Princesses San Faustina
New York
Steers Airship Over London and Suburbs
Stanley Spencer of London demonstrated controllable flight in his self designed airship. He launched from Crystal Palace and traced a path over St Pauls to Ealing then landed near Harrow at 6 o clock, covering about thirty miles in under two hours with no slip. Percival Spencer claims the flight surpasses Santos Dumont by nearly twenty miles in distance. The craft features a blunt nose and tail, bamboo frame, front propulsion, and a three horsepower motor with a safety gas valve.
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Stanley Spencer
London
Mr. Spencer
Crystal Palace
St. Paul's
Ealing
Eastcde
Harrow
Percival Spencer
Santos
King Humbert Monument Emerges on Mount Superta
In Italy near Turin a monument to the late King Humbert rises on Mount Superta, praised as a striking marble tribute by observers. The sculpture, attributed to Mic Mir Posst, stands at the mountain’s base with a marble urn and figures, while Queen Margherita, Humbert’s widow, expressed special admiration for the work. Grand Duke Boris and others depart New York aboard the Vecht Chinrokee, noted for the voyage from Narragansett to quarantine, as passengers are listed alphabetically.
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Superta
Turin
Humbert
Italy
Micmir Posst
Margherita
New York
Boris
Hook
Cultivated Catalpas and Two Hog Market Views
Kansas Experiment Station describes three cultivated Catalpa species with leaf and flower details, pods, and hardiness, noting Teas Japan hybrid and regional varieties. It also contrasts two hog market classes, detailing consumer-driven meat preferences and breeding targets for bacon and lard hogs.
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A. 8. Hitchcock
Kansas Experiment Station
Kansas Agricultural College
Bignomioides
Sims
Tennessee
Warder
Kansas
Ilinois
Indiana
Miselseippi
Louisiana
China
Japan
Colely
Agricultural primer on soil turning and early furrow work
The article stresses careful plowing and accurate first furrows as essential to future field straightness. It notes old fields guide the plow, warns against entrusting novices with initial furrows, and discusses how landmarks aid accuracy across lands plans. It adds advice on orchard site selection and soil drainage, then shifts to alfalfa cutting timing and swine vigor.
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Logan
Utah
Atyle
America
Alfonso
Grand Duke
Chicago
Galveston
Indianapolis
Eine Edward
Carnegie
Dead Sea le Deas
Martinique
Chamberlain
Tuer
Viel
Russell Sage
Iberia
Ohio
Grand
Buckeye
Murat Halstead
Paris
Coal Trust
Uncle Russell Sage Basin
Shah of Persia
Sittig
Queen Alexandra
Prince of Wales
England
Boyton
Morgan
Missouri River
St Joseph
A. T. Whitney
Emperor William
United States
Mil Watkee
Meniii
Prince Henry
Suburbs
Brenley Spencer
Spencer
King Humbert’s
Toishund
Articulture
Jy Jorse
Nerenaa
Wire
Fenenrs Fieperiment
Kansas Station
W. J. Kennedy
Pratt
Ana Vitor
Netile Thomas