Potatoes and starch in Wisconsin and Maine discussed
The article surveys potato production and starch factories in Wisconsin and Maine, noting Maine leads U S output with about 60 percent of annual tonnage. It details soil types, key counties Waushara Portage Waupaca and townships, yields around 200 bushels per acre, and mentions Stevens Point and other processing sites. It also describes experimental sound device developments near Brighton and potential uses in public notices and signaling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Aroostook
Maine
Wisconsin
Stevens Point
Portige
Waushara
Waupuen
Plainfeld
Tly
Studantenimpurk
Municipal Manufacturing and City Repair Shops Change
The Boston Transit Authority notes a shift toward centralized repairs for fire apparatus and related equipment, citing cost and efficiency lessons from Boston’s past in municipal ownership. It argues external shops may offer cheaper, safer, and faster service, while warning against broader municipal printing and repair centralization without savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munisipal Manufacturing
Yittebirg
Luis
Boston
Ince
New York Evening Post
Monster Phonograph From Brighton Shouts Loudly Across Miles
Horace L. Short of Brighton unveils a three foot long phonograph with a four foot trumpet. The machine vocalizes whispered speech at ten miles distance with perfect articulation, repeating words through a delicate tongue mechanism instead of record grooves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
England
Nnev
Horace L. Short
Tostead
Kipling and the Boots Mystery on Sea Point Road
A fragmentary and garbled account recalls Rudyard Kipling amid South Africa duties, a private boot theft incident, and a sharp warning from a military policeman. The piece mentions a correspondent and a Plain Dealer reference, with chaotic dialogue about boots, guardrooms, and Kipling’s status among soldiers.
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Kipling
Sea Point
Rudyare Nipling
Capa
Corresponee
Mr. Kipling
Derin
South Africa
Nudyerd Kipling
Thair
Brighton
Rapid Siberian Colonization Dates Town Foundations
The International Monthly notes rapid expansion across Siberia with founding dates of key towns: Tobolsk 1587 on the Tobol River, Tomsk 1604 on the Tom, Yeniseisk 1618 on the Yenisei, Yakutsk 1623, Achinsk 1642, Nevcheninsk on the Shilka 1654, Okhotsk 1628 on the Sea of Okhotsk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Tobolsk
Tobol
Tomsk
Yeniseisk
Yenisei
Yakoulsk
Atchinsk
Nevteninsk
Shilka
Amur
Okhotsk
International Monthly
Fuqua Bride of Kentucky Governor Beckham
Misa Druqua became the bride of Governor Beckham, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fuqua of Kensucky. She is described as attractive and well known, marrying into a long prominent southern family. Beckham is son of Mrs. Julia Beckham and nephew of ex Governor Wickliffe of Louisiana and Senator Yulea of Florida.
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Kensy Las
Betar
oMee
Misa Druqua
Gov. Beckham
J. A. Fuqua
Govarnor Treekham
Kentucky
Julia Beckham
Bardstown
Wickliffe
Louisiana
Yulea
Florida
Molten wool invention by forest inspector of Lamar
Mr YeGail, inspector of forests at Lamar in France, reveals a molten wool material created by dry distillation and high pressure. The gas escape is prevented, producing a solid mass that resembles coal with traces of organic structure. It is hard, shapable, water and acid resistant, and acts as an efficient electrical conductor.
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YeGail
Lamar
France
Heresby
Marquise de Medici to Wed Major Eldratge of Massachusetts
The Marquise de Medici is to marry Major Eldratge of the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment while en route to Italy. She descends from Leonardo de Medici, patron of art, and from other Medici lineages shaping Florence’s glory. Edith Story, connected to American sculptor W. W. Story, is noted as part of the family.
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Marquise de Medici
Eldratge
Massachusetts Regiment
Leonardo de Medici
Florence
Shelley
Eldredse
Italy
Edith Story Chutecter
W. W W. Story
Farmers Institutes to Hold 101 Sessions in Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin announces 101 farmers institutes across the state for the coming winter. Five corps of workers, led by Supt. McKerrow, will conduct two day sessions with specialists aiding the conductors. An edition of 60,000 farmers institute bulletins will be distributed after December 10. The schedule lists numerous towns, with Oshkosh hosting the closing institute on March 9 1921.
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Peliliona
Supt
McKerrow
Wisconsin
Faremers’ Institute
Teg
Lawrence
Antifo
Pound
Spencer
Maomville
Angelica
Birnatrond
Abrams
Philling
Mayvsi Fed
Dee
St. Croix Falls
Koapp
Ellsworth
Arkansaw
Dullas
Balsam Leke
Clear Take
Houston
Rogk Elm
Cameron
Dbrackett
Fountain Ci Toyai
Coby
Middleton
White Creek
Tan
Whitehall
Tambind
Warrens
Ontario
Camp Douglas
Parnell
Lori
Rome
Nonko
Gato
Brandon
Iericho
Fillmore
Fond du Lac
Shoboygan Falls
Eureka
Charles Thorp
W. CG. Bradl
Saath
C. Tayinr
Gamua
Mauston
Horbird
Ek Mound Witerloo
OcanemoWer
Kinnisawane Oxdensburg
Eryreka
Oshkosh
General Grant and Mrs Tom Thumb visit Galena museum
In a Mississippi River voyage a private Citizen Grant and his wife visited a museum in Galena. The Countess Marl recalls how Grant, then plain Mr Grant, chatted reticently and bought a photograph while asking for her autograph. Mrs Grant was approachable and pleasant, matching her White House persona. The encounter illustrates early public fascination with Grant.
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General Grant
Tom Thumb
Grant
Galena
Mrs. Grant
White House
Countess Marl
Tom Tin
Hone Companion
Fearful Heights of Dignitaries Leave Readers Stunned
The text lists royal figures with fantastical heights and weights, stating Inebos Lal as king of Italy at 4 feet 3 inches, the Prince of Wales at 3 feet 4 inches, and Portugal's monarch at 5 feet 8 inches and 247 pounds. The peculiar measurements imply a satirical or erroneous report from a historic newspaper.
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Russia
Paris Exposition of 1889 via Victor Hugo era tour
A reflective account of the 1889 Paris Exposition, detailing the vast grounds along the Seine, the Eiffel Tower, and the Trocadéro, with observation of the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, the bridges, entrances, and diverse national pavilions. The writer notes the scale, architecture, gardens, and the lively display of nations, cuisines, and costumes.
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Henry T. Clapp
St. Johnsbury
Ezar
Rios
Seine
Alexander II
France
Cherbourg
Germany
Chatons
Paris
Champs de Mars
Vincennes Aguex
Solpe
Palace of Electricity
Leour Iineh
Anid Mijes
Vincennes
Les
Ile
Fanny
de Miller
Nicholas 1
Grand Palais
Petit Palais
Excn
Point Des Invalides
Pont de Alma
Paviloa
Municipal Fe
Amat Miense
Jordeniture
Trocadero
Pont de Jeaa
China
Russia
England
Transvaal
United States
Spain
Algeria
Farae
Tunis
Malta
Carthage
Tiahomy
Senegal
Soudan
Tonkin
Cambodia
Java
Madagascar
Brazil
Peru
Mel ryantchina sect in Kiet city linked to Corrado Malevaning
A London Express report details a peculiar religious group in Kiet named Mel ryantchina founded by Corrado Malevaning after his 1872 release from a mental asylum. The sect shuns work beyond household tasks, wears plain garments, and subsists on bread and cheap fruit under a parable of toil and plenty.
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Kiet
Kiem
Uess
Mel Ryantchina
Corrado Malevaning
Homselves
Iliés
London
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Thomas
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Reed
Robert Peel
Sir Robert
Parrest
Forrest
Forrest Courte
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Pinyfair
Scottish Observatory
Scotland
Playfaly
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Uesammary
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