Germany and the Slavic Rise Prompt a Massive Armament Plan
A German proposal argues for 1 billion marks in taxes and a permanent 200 million mark boost to the army, financed by taxing fortunes and exempting small ones. The Kaiser backs raising military strength as Europe shifts with Balkan and Turkish power changes, aiming fortifications on the eastern frontier and raising the standing army.
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Japan
China
Germany
Bismarck
Clernians
Asit
Near East
Tye
Balkan States
Turkey
Artificial meat produced by Belgian chemist
A Belgian chemist named Mffront has developed artificial meat called vrandin. Doctors testify it is easier to digest, more nourishing, and cheaper than real meat, with a similar taste. Beef, mutton, and pork could be produced on demand. The product uses malt as the main ingredient and is processed with various chemicals. A taste and nourishment test is planned.
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Mffront
Which Miss Wilson Becomes Thirteenth White Blouse Bride
The list tracks brides linked to political figures across years, noting Misses Wilson among named matches. The next entry asks who among the Wilsons will be the thirteenth bride, following earlier pairings like Lucy Payne Washington, Anna Todd, Marie Monroe, and Frances Folsom with notable men.
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Misses Wilson
Lucy Payne Washington
Judge Todd
Anna Todd
John G. Jackson
Maarie Monroe
Lawrence Gouverneur
Helen Jackson
John Adams
Delia Lewis
Alphonse Yver Pageot
Mary Easton
Lucien B Polk
Emily Marlin
Lewis Randolph
Elizabeth Tyler
William Waller
Paris Doctor Claims Sex Control Discovery
Paris physician R. Robinson and Dr Carlo Basile of Rome announce a method to influence the sex of unborn children. They propose lecithin or cholin injections yield female offspring, while adrenaline injections bias toward male offspring.
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Paris
R. Robinson
Carlo Basile
Rome
Robinson and
Basile
Only Girl Babies Wanted Prompt Debate in Chicago
Mrs. Julia Way of the Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society told a Chicago woman’s party that there is no demand for boy babies. Families seeking adoptions prefer girls, hospitals and asylums overflow with healthy boys, and no solution yet exists for male infants.
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Chicago
Julia Way
Ulinois Children's Home and Aid Society
Mrs. Way
Charged the Enemy Yet Saved by Misfortune Tale
General Basil Duke recounts at a reunion how Morgan's cavalry faced a Federal regiment in a Tennessee campaign. A green recruit on a runaway horse charged straight at them, but Jeff Sterritt halted the steed and captured the rider, who begged for mercy, fearing death.
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Basil Duke of
Louieville
Morgan
John Morgan
Tennnessee
Jeff Sterritt
Sterritt
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Real Roof Gardens in Rural Norwegian Cabins
The log cabins of rural Norway feature heavy square hewn pine logs with sod roofs. Writers note roofs range from wild pansies to wild roses and daisies, forming picturesque housetops. Sod roofs stay waterproof when laid right, alternating layers of sod and earth create lush, poetic coverings atop sturdy birch bark and board bases.
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Norway
Craftsman
Work of the Doctor and the Creation of Life
Dr Stephen Paget debates doctor rewards in Confessio Medici arguing medicine is art or trade. He contends doctors create life by saving or prolonging it, citing an operation that adds five years to a patient already seventy, thus proving creation. He challenges Claude Bernard’s view that a physician is not an artist creating anything.
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Stephen Paget
Confessio Medici
Claude Bernard
Medecin Artiste
Miss X
London Chronicle
Velocity of Light According to Neewomb Report
The article states the speed of light as 299860 kilometers per second or 186.327 miles per second in vacuum. It notes light travel times from the Moon about 1.3 seconds, from the Sun 8 minutes 19 seconds, from the nearest star 4.35 years, from Sirius 8.7 years, from Arcturus under 40 years, and from more distant objects 1000 to 5000 years.
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Simon Neewomb
Moon
Sun
Sirius
Arcturus
Pet
Schoolroom Humor from New Zealand Howlers
Schoolboy misstatements from New Zealand show playful misunderstandings of science and names. Entries include a claim that cross darkness is 144 times darker, Marconi misdefined as a pudding ingredient, and Charop described as a man cooking soles over sticks.
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New Zealand
Marconi
Charop
A Mere Bagatelle and a Hotel Purchase Inquiry
A Cincinnati Enquirer fragment notes a St. Louis waiter purchasing a hotel with money received over five years. The dialogue questions what happened to the remaining funds and the overall outcome remains unclear.
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Bagatelle
Gabe
St. Louis
Steve
Cincinnati Enquirer
Quote and aphorism collection note
A quotation from London Tit-Bits contrasts a dog from France failing to understand English with a light joke about language learning. It then quotes Bulwer-Lytton on men desiring purpose over mere talent, emphasizing will and labor as keys to achievement.
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France
London
Bulwer-Lytton
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