Coffee Berries and the Male Berry in Coffee Trees
The article explains that about one in twenty five coffee kernels is a round male berry while the rest are flat. Round berries occur on young vigorous wood at branch ends, while old wood bears flat berries. Pruned and well cared for plantations increase the male berry proportion and improve quality across varieties like Rio, Ceylon, Maracaibo, Mocha, Java, and more.
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Rio
Ceylon
Maracaibo
Java
California Big Trees First Seen by John Bidwell
California's big sequoias in Calaveras and Mariposa counties are described as among the oldest and largest trees. John Bidwell is credited as the first white man to witness them in 1844, with Dowd popularizing knowledge later. The trees reach 200 to 400 feet tall and 15 to 40 feet in diameter, yet only a few hundred remain.
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John Bidwell
California
Dowd
Forest Kings
Bidwell
Calaveras County
Cal
Calaveras
Mariposa
Louisville Herald
Desert Trek Describes El Ka a Wilder ness and Biblical Echoes
In a vivid account from Wide World Magazine travelers recount mounting camels and riding through a harsh desert toward Wad Hebron. They describe wind, sand stinging and a desolate landscape echoing the ancient murmuring of Israelites in the Wilder ness of Sin as they faced forty years of wandering.
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Israel
El-Ka'a
Dijon
Wide World Magazine
A Handy Gift Box For The Bachelor
A gift idea describes a handy box packed with tags, rubber bands, labels, tacks, twine and other dispatching tools. One bachelor notes he valued such a box highly and prefers it to many other gifts. Bows come in various sizes and the box holds a useful assortment for many small chores.
Rogue Elephant Fleeing After Lamp Blow in Indian Tiger Hunt
Three men on a tiger hunting expedition in India ward off a rogue elephant by striking it with a lighted lamp. The lamp breaks as the beast charges, and the curtain slashes open revealing the animal. the lamp’s flame scorches its trunk and the elephant retreats.
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India
Model of Travel From jaunting car to electric railway evolution
The article traces transport from 1815 Ireland with Carlo Bianconi’s two penny mile jaunting car to 837 stages, then omnibus, streetcar, cable cars, electric trolleys, and elevated subways. It notes third rail electrification spreading to railroads, predicting widespread future electrification.
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Ireland
Carlo Bianconi
Dublin
Caherons
National Magazine
The Wolf Faces Goats and Elephant at the House
A farmer tenant confronts the wolf after a goat is harmed near the house. The wolf defends his actions by noting he cannot eat an elephant, contrasting treatment of the two, then proceeds to eat the goat, as reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain der Er
Understanding Gold Filled Items in Dental and Guard Watches
The article explains that gold filled tooth restorations resemble enamel on a gold core and that gold filled watch cases are two gold sheets with a base metal layer between. It notes 10 carat gold is not pure gold and that some misunderstandings treat gold filled as a faulty cladding rather than a sandwich of gold and base metal.
Beat It A Carpet Beat It Joke In Public Notice
A New York policeman cited a woman for a street ordinance after she used a carpet and stick in response to his order. The judge, hearing the tale, replied Beat it and she left, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Right In His Line
A brief dramatic exchange unfolds with a weary stranger declaring he has seen the end of many good men. A bystander asks if he is a doctor or undertaker, to which the stranger reveals he is a shoemaker.
Preventing Brain Skid With Mental Chains
Quote from Oll City Blizzard notes men could curb reckless thinking if they could put mental chains on their thoughts like wheel chains on cars to reduce skidding and danger.
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Oll City
Harold Lets Poor Children Share New Year Joy
Harold helps two poor families on New Year day by gathering gifts and a Christmas tree from an empty lot. He arranges a hidden gift unveiling at 2 o clock and returns dressed as Santa to distribute toys and food, inspiring a moral vow to spread happiness.
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Harold
Tarald
Larell
Tiaroth
Tarold
Santa Claus
Persian Cabinet Deadlock Over Shuster Amid Rising Tensions
London reports ongoing stalemate as Persian Cabinet and Assembly refuse to dismiss Shuster. Weyliss resists cabinet proposals, triggering a deadlock. Russian troops may intervene to force a resolution. observers fear a grave crisis but hope the Inejligs will back Russia's demands.
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London
St. Petersburg
Paris
Shuster
Russia
Wickersham to Panama Cuba trip announced
Attorney General George W. Wickersham will depart Washington for several weeks to Panama and Cuba. He will address Newark Catholic club tonight and is not due back until January 10. No major developments are anticipated in pending DOJ trust cases before his return.
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Washington
Wickersham
Panama
Cuba
Catholic Club of
Newark
Fay
Department of Justice
Meteors across the Atlantic blaze down in 1883 shower
A London Mall excerpt recalls a tourist noting untouched belongings after a meteor shower of November 13 1883 seen across the United States from the Atlantic to the West Indies. Reports described the roar and sublime glare frightening many as the world did not end and later made the date a lucky day in Indianapolis News.
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United States
North Atlantic
Great Lakes
West Indies
America
Taditna
Theorld
Lodianapolis
President Ends 1852 Treaty With Russia Amid Dispute
Washington reports that the 1852 treaty with Russia is terminated with no offense to the czar government. Formal notices were sent to St Petersburg, aiming for cancellation by January 1, 1913. President Taft notified the Senate and urged concurrent House approval.
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Washington
Russi
Czal
St. Petersburg
United States
Taft
Senate
House
Sulzer
Lodge
Kitchcock
Winslow to Hoist Flag Aboard Louisiana in New York
Rear Admiral Cameron Winslow, famed for cutting cables to Cuba in the Spanish American War, is assigned to command the second division of the Atlantic fleet at the New York navy yard and will hoist his flag from the battleship Louisiana. He is currently at the Naval War College and will raise the flag next Thursday.
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Louisiana
Newport
R. 1
Cameron Melrae Winslow
Cuba
New York Navy Yard
Winslow
Naval War College
The Edge of a Windstorm Reported at Sea
A captain aboard a vessel near Valparaiso describes a windstorm that swept over the stern, carrying away sails and movable gear from the aft deck while the forward portion remained intact. The storm left a trail of foam in its wake as it moved away.
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Valparaiso
Golden Gate Fogs and Their Coastal Reach
The article explains how fogs along the Golden Gate form dense low-lying walls that affect San Francisco and nearby regions. Summer sea fog depths range from 100 to 1700 feet, with afternoon winds reaching 22 mph driving a visible fog wall about 1500 feet high, cooling surface temperatures to 55 degrees.
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Golden Gate
California
Oregon
Washington
San Francisco
Great
Interior Valley
Fox
Chicago News
Irving Recital Saves Haunted Man from Murder Trial
London Sketch reports that Sir Henry Irving's performance of Eugene Aram moved a guilt ridden man to confess. The murderer, fearing trial, attended Irving's show, then surrendered to police after the recital exposed his crime. Insufficient evidence led to acquittal, allowing him to seek pardon.
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Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Henry Irving
Euegene Aram
Eugene
London
Tragic inscriptions on a Hungarian tombstone tell of family murders
The Debecgin stone cites Joseph Moritz murdered by his son at sixty two, Isabelle Moritz poisoned by her daughter Ellaabeth at forty seven, Ellaabeth killed herself at twenty after poisoning her mother, and Joseph Morita, murderer of his father, died in prison at twenty seven. Contemporaneous excerpts from London Standard and Philadelphia ledger appear.
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Debecgin
Hungary
Joseph Moritz
Isabelle Moritz
Ellaabeth Moritz
Joseph Morita
London Standard
Fragmented quotes on relations and benevolence
A garbled newspaper clipping presents awkward quotations about family relations and a misattributed wisdom. The lines mix a question about spousal relations with references to a London Telegraph style quip and a misrendered Confucius saying.
Three Killed Pistol Duel in New York Park
In Thomas Jefferson Park a revolver duel broke out between twelve Italians from Philadelphia and twelve New York Italians. Two men were killed, one fatally wounded, and several others slightly hurt. Four arrests were made as police investigated the clash sparked by a confrontation at Pat Knecco's room.
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New York
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson Park
Pat Kneccos
Park
Dr. Bogardus Returns Note on South trip wildlife
Former Sheriff O. C. Bogardus of Keyport returns from two weeks in North Carolina near Oxford. He reports fine shooting with many rabbits quail and pheasants, plus fox hunting. He was not accompanied by former Governor Fort this time due to legal business.
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Dr. Bogardus
O. C. Bogardus
Keyport
North Carolina
Oxford
Fort
Cost of a Silk Secret and the Lambe Silk Trade
The silk manufacture in England began in the seventeenth century and expanded after John Lambe of Derby traveled to Leghorn in 1715 to learn from the Leghorn mills. He gained entry as a worker, secretly sketched plans, and barely escaped aboard an English ship amid pursuing armed forces. The enterprise thrived, with silk production becoming a major industry worldwide.
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England
John Lambe
Derby
Leghorn
Italy
Lombe
National Magazine
Trains Charged by Buffaloes in Early Plains Travel
In 1871 1872 the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad faced buffalo attacks delaying trains. Enraged beasts charged cars overturning them endangering crews and passengers. Tales from soldiers frontiersmen and emigrants describe near escapes and disappearances likely due to stampedes. Joseph Howland moved to Hughes flat on Third avenue from Rockwell avenue.
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Plains
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Missouri River
Joseph Howland
Hughes
Third Avenue
Rockwell Avenue
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