Kentucky and Kentucky ship christening at Newport News
Newport News March 20 Kentick Was, a new battleship bearing the state's name, was christened by Miss Bradley as the Kentucky slid down the ways. Gov Bradley and other dignitaries spoke. the vessels will each mount thirteen inch rifles and heavy armament, with power to threaten even the strongest steel warships.
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Newport News
Kentick
Kentucky
Bradley
United States
Gov. Bradley
Kearsiege
Mar ‘Hart
Aay
Marchoyessel
Mer
Kearsarge
Whear‘Rose
Geahy
Farm and fame in Albany county strawberry fields
A reader discusses the Albany county strawberry harvest, noting Lovett and Haverland varieties yielding up to 11 340 quarts per acre at 12 cents a quart, and farms of 200 acres or more producing 10 000 to 18 000 plants. Haverland is favored for quality and fertilizer use, with growers planning market sales and extensive plantings. A separate tip explains starting tomato seeds in a cigar box with warm damp soil and a folded newspaper cover to maintain heat.
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Albany County
Sixson
Haverland
T.overy
Kentucky Girl Crowns Water Baptism On Launch Day
Miss Christine Bradley of Kentucky christened the vessel with water drawn from a crystal spring near where Abraham Lincoln was born. About 10,000 people watched as the ship, named after a famed carrier, slid into the river with a ceremonial salute and a chorus of praise for purity and honor.
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Ogure
Chil
Cbristine Bradley
Washington
Chiisten
Kentucky
Bradley
Abraham Lincoln
Large
Bradigg
Hanes
Wes
General Assembly
Kantusky
Abie Datlard
Alicea Castleman
Lilian Stein
Loulavillg
Mills Sal Ye Bronsien
Lexington
Miles Frances Voller
Lancaster
Gatewood
Mount Sterling
Moyhard Winslow
Winslow
Mando
Wetera
Anecdote of Eugene Sce and Moonlit Wines
A fragment recounts Eugene Sue’s father, a physician, storing noble wines from European rulers in a locked study. Friends secretly tested the liquor, later doubting its famed quality, and the novelist confessed the tale after his parent’s death. The rest shifts to cabbage growing advice and crop failure causes.
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Eugene Sue
Europe
Austria
Prussia
Guristina
Spain
Alicante
Metternich
Lorene
Treshman
Auvieg
Adolphe
Adam
Veron
Conversation on bishops incomes at a literary gathering
At a literary gathering the conversation turned upon the income of bishops and their benevolent work. "Ah said a gentleman, "it is easy enough to be good on salaries of 325, 100 a year, but others of us have to be food for nothing, sail'-looking around-'some of us are!'"-Tit Bits.
Notes on draft horse weight and feeding efficiency
The piece discusses the link between draft horsepower and animal weight, noting rising demand for heavier horses to pull larger wagons and trucks. It stresses profitable feeding by synchronizing growth and flesh development, claiming early feeding is more efficient for flesh than post-maturity, and urges farmers to plan fall-to-spring livestock costs to meet busy season needs.
Secret to Complimenting Styles in Married Life
A brief, quirky exchange about compliments between spouses appears in a panel caption from Yellow Kid Magazine, noting humor in marital banter and playful posing on an illustrated page.
Testing Food and Tea Adulterants in Water and Teas
The article explains methods to detect adulterants in foods and drinks. It describes how chicory, if sprinkled on water, sinks and leaves browned fragments, while real coffee powders differ in texture and color. Tea leaves are tested with magnets and mineral coatings. Milk shows fat content by needle and white greasiness. Copper preservation of greens is noted, with lemon and salt used in a solution.
Woman Speaker Challenges Audience On Husbands Burden
The Des Moines Leader recounts a speech where a female orator questions if any man has shared household burdens. She lists daily chores from bread to lamps, urging a willing husband to stand. A shy husband in the audience does so, marking his first chance to participate.
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Des Moines
The Caliph's Diary Entry Recorded in Corjova
The Caliph Abdulrahman writes in his diary on New Year’s Day claiming a fifty year reign of peace and prosperity. He asserts riches fame and power and notes a time free from major threats though the text is marred by garbled phrasing and unclear details.
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Abdulrahman
Corjova
Mla
Sue Lappy
St. Louis Globe. Democrat
Parisian New Year Candy Trade in 1828
In Paris a New Year's custom grew after the empire, with boys receiving gifts. A confection prepared for the season indicates about a thousand tons of candies were sold in the confectioners street over the two days before New Year 1828.
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Paris
Pers
Weyler hinted to need bulletproof cloth in Cuba clash
A brief note from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch suggests Mr. Weyler may require new bullet proof cloth as tensions rise. A commander in hiding in Cuba is referenced, signaling ongoing conflict and caution.
Just a Little Song for You by Alkahest in Exchange
Fragmentary verse expresses a gentle ode to you with arching skies and birds singing. It references bells, fragrances, stars, and hopes, framing a simple lullaby about making a song for you and shared beauty.
Report of the Maine court of inquiry on the disaster
President McKinley transmitted the board of inquiry report on the Maine explosion to Congress. The document reviews the ship’s discipline and safety practices, magazine conditions, and coal bunkers, concluding the destruction was caused by a submarine mine that detonated forward magazines. The court found no fault by crew and noted the wreck remains largely intact aft.
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Washington, D. C
McKinlay Lay
Tie Vepork
Congress
Agsher
Wit- Nexw
Hie
Congress 1
Vollowing
de Loxe
Board of Inquiry
Fen Key West, Fli
United States
Maine
Havana
Cal
JSG
Vavena
Willeh
Wirich
Yivie Desbruetien
Luc Maine
New River
Alg
Sittin
Cuba
Ltst
le Maine
Ulivers
Marne
Qaurt
Lie Gescon
de Siaine
J. Sampson
Vowed of Inquiry
A. Marix
Sicard
United States Naval Force
North Atlantic
There Were Others Ep To Date Exchange
A fragment from a dated exchange shows a husband asking when razors will be useful and a wife replying that razors are not for sharpeningDeb relates to a humorous miscommunication about halpina and cleaning pipes.
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Debella
Murderers seldom punished in Germany and New York escape
The death penalty is rarely enforced in Germany Austria Dewar and Sweden. In New York one out of seventeen murderers escapes punishment and in the United States only one murderer in six suffers capital punishment.
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Germany
Austria
Dewar
Sweden
New York
United States
Britons and Tin Land Tales Trace Name Origins
The text traces Britain from 187 B.C. when named Phaeus- Clans as Harat-Anae meaning she land of tin, to Roman times when it was called Britania and later Britain. It notes a 500 year gap before the Roman reference and the evolution of the name.
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Britain
Britania
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Yellow Kid Magazine
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