Contraband of War in a Daring Country Lane
Three officers Stamford Saule and Wilson from the 4th Dragoons 90th Field Battery and Rutlandshire Regiment mistake a Rectory lunch girl for a courier and declare her basket contraband of war as they plot to seize the lunch and misread a mock battle scene. The farmer and an amused observer picture imperfect comradeship among officers as they scheme and bluff toward Cadman’s Barn.
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Stamford
4Rd Dragoons
Saule
Wilson
Rutlandshire
Smurti
Tsepnovs
Juggins
Coe
Electaan
Wyllson
Cadman
Charlie
Aru
Yilson
Sanle
Baule
Adam
Carman
Willeen
Wynson
Luonch
Wrilson
Offi Wyllson
Willson
Wylson
Cadman’s Barn
Johnnie
Imvacers
Woullson
Stamford Ance
Wellson
Saure
Valil Wilson
Iskel
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Farm and Field tips for efficient dairy farming and soil care
The article discusses dairy herd management focusing on selecting productive cows, tracking yields, and the impact of feeding on milk output. It notes the value of milk, the need for regular, well timed feeding, and the benefit of testing herd performance to identify top producers. It covers Australia’s sparse population, soil fertility, wheat exports, and soil lime testing for optimal crop production.
Pig Feeding Experiments Improve Bacon Yield by Diet Type
Experiments show bacon production rises when liquid and solid foods are combined. Separated milk with barley yields best quality bacon, while barley or maize with whey lowers bacon carcase quality. Heavier pigs need more feed but remain economical producers. Carcass yield varies with pig weight and diet.
Power recovery at South African mines via Pelton wheels
Water is drawn from distant sources over a 600 ft ridge to supply a mine, where Pelton wheels drive dynamos to yield 90 to 160 horsepower. At another mine ore cars descend about 250 ft, producing 60 horsepower from 2,200 tons daily via a cable winding drum powering a dynamo.
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South Africa
Manuring for Fruit in Orchard Care and Yields
Fruit growers often see little first season benefit from fertilisers yet long term yield and quality improve with persevering treatments. Keep trees weed free, prune well, replace old stock, avoid crowding, and supply nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash. An acre loses key nutrients yearly, so annual dressings of farmyard manure and mineral fertilisers are advised to sustain production.
Wireless automobile top reveals hidden wireless phone
A Belgian ref on an English automotive journal tells how a British patrol captured a German touring car with two officers. A wire under the raised top connected to a hidden wireless telephone receiver. The patrol heard a message from the army corps headquarters through the car top skeleton.
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Belgium
Mountain of Rock Salt Near Jelfa Aleria Described
Professor E F Gautier describes a salt hill near Jelfa Aleria rising about 500 feet high and nearly a mile wide. Two other similar hills lie near Biakra. Surrounded by Triassic marls and clays the salt remains in high relief with sink holes and salt springs forming after winter rains.
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E. F. Gautier
Jelfa
Aleria
Eria
Biakra
Jella
Debunking Shrapnel Myths About Soldiers’ Deaths
Scientific American refutes the idea of a shell that can wipe out troops in a 70 yard by 70 yard rectangle. It explains shrapnel carries 262 iron balls forming an ellipse roughly 45 000 square feet, giving about one ball per 1 ½ square feet, making universal mass kills impossible. It notes random death, deafness, and unconsciousness from nearby explosions rather than spectacular shock effects.
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Scientific American
Interesting War Notes on Antwerp Throughout History
Antwerp endured sieges and surrenders across centuries. The Spanish Fury of 1576 wrecked the town with massacres and fires, then 1830 saw Belgian insurgents seize the city while Dutch forces held the citadel under General Chasse. End of 1882 brought a final siege and gallant surrender.
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Antwerp
Chasse
Kaiser’s Effigy Seals Book Of Prophecy In Cathedral Glass
The article notes a Kaiser figure among prophets in the Mets Cathedral beamed in a carved glass display. It mentions Daniel’s prophecy and a statue of Don Gusmenco as Paul in Caracas’s cathedral window, with Lord Salisbury also depicted in armor at All Souls College Chapel.
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Sau
Israel
Kaiser
Daniel Amonj
Mets
Fion
Daniel
All Souls’ Collage Chapel
Oxford
Lord Salisbury
Lord Salisbury Anong
Certaine
Ee Os Pi
Pemcins
Caracas
Venezuela
Don Gusmenco
Apostle Paul
The Toll of War and Human Costs Across Conflicts
The article surveys war casualties and ratios across major 19th and early 20th century conflicts. It notes that modern warfare brings heavier totals though combatant death rates may vary, citing Inkerman, Plaardberg, Waterloo, Mukden, Cuba skirmishes, and Balkan battles, with hundreds of thousands affected.
Royal Relatives as Foes in European War
A long analysis of royal-genealogies shows how intermarriage binds European dynasties in conflict. The piece details King George V Kaiser Wilhelm II Queen Victoria's descendants and their German, Russian, and British loyalties amid WWI. It also notes financial strains, war funds, and debt comparisons among Britain Germany Austria France and Russia.
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House of Commons
Duchess of
Mecklenwirg-Strelitz
Duke of Cambridge
Kaiser Himslf
George
Carina
Germany
Can Ee
Hesse
Duke of
Saxe-Coburg
Iser
Austria
Count Mensdorff
London
Duchess of Cumberland
Alexandra
Russia
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Prince
Duchess of Connt
Sweden
Pat
Prince Christian
Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Albert
Potsdam
England
Europe
George Haa
Kaiseraa
King Albert
Kaiser
King George
Snd
Alfred
Edinburgh
Marie
Hohenzollern
Roumania
Leopold
Albany
Alexander
Life Guards
Argyll
Frederick
Alice
Helena
Christian
Beatrice
Edward
Duke of Hease
Dukes of
Hease
South Africa
The
Amvs
Bere
Palsin
Prince Lews of Battenberg
Soph
Greece
Alexendra
Albert
Leopold II
Kaizer
Servia
Dusseldorf
Stock Exchange
T. Good
Britain
France
Utis
Antwerp Port Hub of Europe and Its Rich Heritage
Antwerp, a major European seaport with half a million people, handles vast trade for Belgium and Germany. Its 1885 quay expansion and docks boosted prosperity, while history records fires, sieges, and pillaging by Spaniards, and Napoleon called it a strategic pistol aimed at England.
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Antwerp
Liverpool
Europe
Germany
Belgium
Napoleon
England
Laos
Life as Education Not a Holiday Says Eternal Lesson
A reflective line notes life’s value as a school of living rather than leisure. It emphasizes continual self improvement and mindful living as universal guidance for all people.
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Walter Wood
D&c
Csamford
Wevilson
Weillson
Stanford
Wallson
Reece
Wellector
Filson
Manilla
F.C
Australia
Eng
North
Shropshire
South
Staffordshire
Sgienge
Antwerp Sieces
Mone
Inkerman
Waterloo
Plaardeberg
Jai
Mukden
Cuba
Balkans
Irene
Henry
Lloyd George
Munich
Treasury
War Funds
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