Trackless Trolley Built for Mannheim to Langen Told Route
A trackless trolley line is planned for Mannheim to Langen Told in Prussia, about two and a half miles long with two short freight branches. The system uses two rotary poles, flexible cabling, and an electric locomotive to pull two or three cars with five ton freight capacity. Some cars will be open and some closed, all equipped with brakes and farm wagon couplings.
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Prussia
Mannheim
Langen Told
Monnheiy
Langenfeld
Why farm boys turn from the farm to professions
A Missouri agricultural education debate centers on why farmer sons entering college switch to law medicine engineering or teaching. Deans note many students come from farms and suggest high school curricula lack practical agriculture and crafts, urging solid ag courses and trained teachers to restore farm appeal.
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University of Missouri
Hfe
Mune’ford
Missouri College of Agricenture
A. Hors Hill
Missouri Veechers’ College
Dr. Hill
Journal of Agricultura
The Doctor's Joke: A Student's Amputation Hope
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt recounts a trolley accident leaving a young man with amputated legs. The doctor consoles friends, predicting the patient will adapt and move more actively with wooden legs, despite initial worry about home life and mobility.
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Phildelphia Telegraph
English and American girls difference noted at Washington
A Washington Post article recounts a weeklong display of English maids at a prominent hotel. A congressman's wife notes English women resemble Americans in language yet differ in dress, posture, and perceived elegance, criticizing English attire as dowdy compared to Parisian influence.
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Washington
England
Paris
Washington Post
Wash Potatoes Before Storing Warns Northern Michigan Grower
Mr. Lewis Vin Winkie, a leading potato grower in Northern Michigan, details a washing method for potatoes using a Hoover digger and high pressure water. He reports 100 bushels washed in ten minutes, air dried, then stored in cool cellars in 4 bushel crates, with no weighing needed. He claims crates prevent sorting issues and extend shelf life, recommending the method to farmers of all sizes.
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Lewis Vin Winkie
Michigan
Chicago Packet
James Farmer
Ex Secretary Prates on Humane Judges
A former secretary discusses judge humanity and the burden of sentences. He cites a tale of a western judge and a sobbing defendant, contrasting perceptions of mercy and punishment in the courtroom.
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Eliza Root
The Popular Numbers Nine Men Out of Ten
A man discusses mental selection of numbers between one and ten. He notes seven as the most natural and popular choice, with nine and seven often chosen. In tests with five people, all slips bore the number seven, surprising the observer. He argues there is no occult trick, just common psychology.
Why clocks say tick and tock not tick tick
Berlin psychologist Dr. Rosenbach explains that tick marks the pendulum’s rightward extreme while tock signals the leftward swing. The escapement anchor strikes cogs under unequal conditions, causing an acoustic difference in the sounds.
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Rosenbach
Berlin
Rosenbach Mada
Home Made Toilet Waters and Jokes from a Comical Page
A Victorian era page describes making violet and lavender waters at home with simple steeping and alcohol steps. The item list includes violet water, laveriey water, cherry laurel water, and bay leaf infusion. Interspersed are short comic quips about a patient and a talkative woman comic strip.
All Have Pet Aversions Peculiar Sides of Human Nature
In a St Louis Globe Democrat feature, Geo McPherson explores why people hold seemingly inexplicable aversions to foods, colors, or music. He cites varied cases including a palate named Vincent who hates the odor of roast meat, Vaughala the German athlete who recoils at roast pig, and others who cannot touch milk or cream or tolerate blue. He notes parental influence often fails to explain these quirks and claims none of the men grasp why they harbor such dislikes.
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Geo McPherson
Vincent
Vaughala
Bludy
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Helpful Hints to Harassed Housewives Backfires
A reader confronts the answer to queries editor about a past salad recipe in the Helpful Hints column. The clipping for Hogtess salad caused illness among guests, with three nearly dying, prompting the reader to reveal the dangerous result and the editor to thank her for loyal readership.
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Madarm
Saia
Night sewing tips and light suited to eye comfort
The piece advises using a kerosene lamp with a porcelain shade for night sewing and avoiding dark or striped fabrics. It suggests reserving such fabrics for daylight and working on white or delicate colors at night to reduce eye strain and save effort. It also notes changing colors can rest tired eyes. It briefly mentions Colonel John S Mosby, now an assistant attorney in Washington, age 71, and a remark about hops and obesity.
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Ilge
John 8. Mosby
Department of Justice
Weehington
Growth of an Industry on the American Frontier
A retrospective look at Braddock's expedition of 1766 and Washington's role in the action near Fort Duquesne, linking early military moves to Pittsburgh’s rise as an industrial hub. The piece notes Braddock’s defeat, Washington’s leadership, and the transformation of the Monongahela region into major steel and coke centers, tied to St Louis’ century milestone of territorial expansion.
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Monongahela
Allegheny
St. Lawrence
Mississippi
Ohio
Braddock
Colona Washington
Fort du Quesne
Erie
Pittsburg
Fort Pitt
Spc
Monongahella
St Louis
Braddock Battlefield
Great Republic
Atlantic Seacoast
France
Ivy vines threaten Trinity Church stonework in Boston
The Boston Advertiser warns that ivy covering Trinity Church walls has polished rough points and dusting on the stone, signaling beginning disintegration. The piece notes a London church wrecked by ivy and cautions ivy harms wooden buildings too, suggesting we must do without it.
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Boston
Trinity Church
London
Largest Grapevine in Carpinteria Valley
The La Para Grande grapevine near Santa Barbara grows from a cutting planted by Nona Ayala decades ago. It measures eight feet four inches around at the base, with branches over three feet in circumference. The trellis spans about a third of an acre, supported by sixty heavy posts, and it yields up to 5000 bushels annually. In good years clusters reach twelve to fifteen inches long and weigh six to eight pounds. Estimates say the 1903 yield reached ten tons of grapes.
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Carpinteria Valley
Santa Barbara
California
la Para Grande
Nona ‘Ayala
Interchurch conference on marriage and divorce aims for uniform laws
A broad interchurch movement seeks to study divorce comprehensively and educate public opinion. Officially appointed by major religious denominations, its leaders include distinguished prelates and lawyers. They aim to influence state laws and seek constitutional amendment, facing Catholic opposition and secular critics as they mobilize Protestant church members nationwide.
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Thi
Inter Church Conference On Marriage and Divorce
United States
Jaxawa
Interchurch
Philadelphia
Crusades Against the Kiss Stir Debate
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece notes widespread crusades on many topics and argues that while kissing has critics, it remains entrenched in culture and ritual. The column frames kissing as an old, sacred practice unlikely to disappear despite opposition.
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Isin
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Fragmented dialogue on wealth and virtue in harsh times
A garbled exchange contrasts wealth and honesty with lines about self-made fortunes and dignity. The text mentions counterfeiting mockingly and hints at societal awareness of good days and bad, while referencing a mix of phrases about Jews and moral paths.
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