Burglar’s Blunder Trapped by Ventriloquist in Sleepy Home
A burglar attempting a quiet break in is foiled by a awake ventriloquist keeper and two armed companions. The intruder flees after doors, windows, and a dog alarm him, tumbling through a window into a snowbank as he gapes at the sleeper. A second item notes Louvre officials displaying an ancient brick dated to the fortieth century B C with thumb-impressed maker mark and heraldic inscriptions.
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Academie Des Inscriptions Et Belles- Lettres
Paris
Louvre
Henzoy
Existenca
B.C
de Sarzee
Tallo
Sirpulo
Chaldea
Costumes and Couture Run by Men in Era
A London designer claims to have created costumes worth 200000 for one woman. A pair of stockings costs 500 and a tea gown 3500. In major fashion houses, men oversee design and creation while women mainly handle skirts. Even embroidery designs and artificial flowers are produced by male hands.
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London
Paris
York Evening World
Soda Water Secrets and the Summer Beverage Trade
The Scientific American notes the soda water boom in New York City with chemists turning ideas into market drinks yet few reach enduring success. Fountains stock dozens of flavors, advertising and cost control drive profits, and modern druggists often make their own syrups and carbonated water cutting costs. Ice cream soda lags in profitability due to time per customer, while the department stores push fountain sales and export tastes grow in South America and Africa.
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Sumner
Dot
Scientific American
New York City
Soda
Thei
South America
South Africa
Extemporaneous Effait and a Divinity Student’s Wit
A story from Mr. Spurgeon describes testing students by giving a text to present in their own words. One novice faced with Zacchaeus as a cue delivered a three part joke about Zacchaeus small stature the ascent to the pulpit and Zacchaeus coming down. The anecdote illustrates ready wit whether or not the student became a great preacher.
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Spurgeon
Zacchaeus
Farm Wagons of the Argentine Land Wheat to Cars
Describes long distance transport from distant Argentine farms to railheads. Bullock teams pull massive wagons eight foot wheels with loads of several tons. Up to sixteen bullocks share a double team as wheels screech loudly on rough roads. Farmers claim axle grease is necessary for movement. Modern farms use European or American threshers with new machinery.
Unawesville House Under Construction Stirs Town Rumors
In Hawesville a residence remains unfinished with roofless phases and shifting structures. The unoccupied, sizable dwelling draws comments about its oddity and speculation about the carpenter owner as locals mock the situation.
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Unawesville
Hawesville
Howenville
V. Clarien
Siwuks Kill Bees in Hobart Night Attacks
J B Kinskern, owner of aunt Hobart New York, reports bee losses after nocturnal skunk attacks. Skunks raid hives at night, breaking backs and killing bees with blunt force, leaving property owners shocked.
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Siwuks
J. B. Kinskern
Hobart
N.Y
Cleaning Light Colored Silks With Gasoline Methods
Household guidance from the Ladies' Home Journal explains using gasoline or naphtha to clean delicate light colored silks to avoid color change. Do the work in a well ventilated room, wash in one bowl, rinse in another, shape and hang to dry, and reuse clear liquid after dirt settles.
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Home Journal
Light Lunch For an Invalid And Love Letter Pillows
A recipe for a simple invalid lunch with sponge cake and cream or milk follows a measured batter including pastry flour sugar eggs cream of tartar soda lemon and water. The piece then shifts to Yale pillows made from torn old letters and wrapping paper, popular with young women for couch pillows and playful use around campus.
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Yale
Piazza
Pickling Sanson Warns Against Improper Use of Spices
The article cautions that improper handling turns pickles unhealthy. It advises avoiding brass kettles alam and turmeric, using strong spices sparingly, alum only for appearance, and keeping pickles fresh and sound. Mold prevention, leaf additions, and cleanliness with cider vinegar are urged for wholesome results.
Home Cooked Swedish Rolls and Easy Creamed Cucumbers
A simple set of early 20th century recipes covers Swedish Rolls with cinnamon sugar, Creamed Cucumbers simmered in milk and thickened with flour, Macaroni with Tomato Sauce baked in a rich stock, and a Corn Soup variant. Each dish uses common pantry items and straightforward methods for home preparation.
Early U S Censuses Costly Yet Affordable
The 1790 national census cost under fifty thousand dollars while the 1890 census ran to eleven million two hundred thousand dollars reflecting rising federal population data efforts.
Government Stations Report On Agriculture Advances
Dr. E W Allen reports West visits on dairy cheese ripening findings at Wisconsin stations challenging European theory. Irrigation and alkali issues in semi arid regions prompt trials to match water use to crop needs. Montana and Idaho focus on forage plants like cow pea and red clover. Rotation and farmer support for experiment stations grow nationwide.
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E. W. Allen
Agricultural Department
Washington
West
Wisconsin
California
Utah
Montana
Idako
Allen
Weed Garden Becomes Remarkably Beautiful
A landowner develops a successful weed garden using wild plants ignored as weeds. She transplanted wildflowers and arranged them to create a delicate, feathery mass. Ragweed and other common wildflowers provide foliage for cut arrangements and a continuous bloom from violets to late fall grains.
Rapid readers and feats of speed reading noted
The piece praises Gladstone as a supreme rapid reader able to digest long works by glancing over leaves. It cites John G. Carlisle as another fast reader with claimed book contents mastery. It also mentions a Kansas man weighing 135 pounds carrying 150 pounds for three miles and betting more.
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Gladstone
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
House
the Treasury
Trust
New York
Joe Blackburn
Carlisle
New York Press
Kansas
Praying Soldiers in War Tales Stir Frontline Memory
A recalled Rough Riders reunion yields anecdotes of praying soldiers from Civil War to Cuba. Stories recount prayers before battles, a wounded Chicago boy praying after firing started, and an unknown soldier buried without a minister. Chaplains’ mixed reception is noted as officers and laborers reflect on faith amid hardship.
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Montank
Thomas
Jackson
Cuba
Quy
Sibley
Rough Riders
Las Vegas
Las Guasimas
Chicago
Med Cros
Siboney
Nebraska
Montauk
Marshall
Santiago
H. J. Cleveland
Chicaso Times-Herald
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