Untitled notes on various topics from a distant era
A patchwork of brief items covers liquor laws, weather, war reports, land issues, theater and rail notes, and a long animal essay. It mentions British war contexts, mules from India, a shooting-rights lease in Guilford County, and Paris exposition work, with an extended, reflective piece on duck and pheasant nests and natural history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British War Office
Ladysmith
India
Minneapolis
William Tell
Switzerland
Mauna
Tell
Rge J. Gould
Guilford County
Northlina
Mr. d
Pierre Nard, Jr
Hawaii
Corbin
United States
M. Dourlins
Ake
A. KE
Dolbear
Tufts Cole
Universalist Club
Boston
South Africa
Imnse
Kimberleyes
Johanburg
Gutenberg
Mayence
Gerny
Michigan
New York City
Police Board
Dillis Harter
Wild Duck Nesting Habits Highlight Watery Nursery
A Country article notes the wild duck favors water-adjacent nesting for brood safety yet sometimes selects remote sites. The female guides ducklings to water, while comments describe the birds as quaint and their choice of nest spots as a curious problem for observers.
Recent Inventions Highlight Practical Household Innovations
A set of new inventions includes a curtain hanging method using a circular spring steel grip to avoid fabric damage, a self opening can with a steel opener strip that cuts the can head, a carpet fastening using floor cups and spring heads to lift and secure without tacks, a two clamp saw attachment ensuring equal depth on both sides of a beard, and a waste gate water reservoir system that self adjusts via a pivoted gate and overflow pocket to maintain proper levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Buried Millions in Cemeteries Revealed by Undertaker
An undertaker claims hundreds of millions of dollars in valuables are buried with the dead. He cites wealthy individuals who insist on rings, jewelry, or trophies entombed with spouses or themselves, including a young bride adorned with 1500 dollars in jewels and a man whose will required gold and silver prizes to be placed in the grave.
Worms and metal buttons in an age of trade shifts
An amateur gardener notes earthworms surfacing at night and estimates a rote of MESO earthworms per acre weighing about in pounds. Dhupan manufactures metal buttons as Germany’s former lead role in the trade shifts to Japan. Krupp produced a twenty thousand gun recently for European armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dhupan
Germany
Krupp
Pleasant Incidents and Witty Epigrams Across Newspapers
A collage of humorous exchanges and light quips from Chicago News, Baltimore American, Chicago Times-Herald, Philadelphia Bulletin, Hellene Welt, New York World, Baltimore American, and Chicago Post. Snappy dialogues feature Old Beau and Miss Clara, sarcastic reporters, and homemaker humor, ending with playful moral snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Beau
Miss Clara
Clara
Chicago News
Quick Wit Snippets From Turned Word Jests
A collage of newspaper quips and jokes. The lines feature playful exchanges about fashion, manners, and everyday curiosities, with social jabs and punch lines. Notable mini conversations include a plea for old clothes, a zoo of cheeky retorts, and witty exchanges about clergymen, money, and telephone society.
Beginning of the Century in Lillie Talk
In a long digressive exchange from the Chicago Times Herald, a speaker muses on the twentyeth sentence and the start of the new century. He jokes about arguments over time and the folly of those with little to do, as family members discuss a calendar riddle and the mischief of a cat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Fannie
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Post
Paw
May
Little Albert
Chasen
I Wendersenses
Chicago Times
Herald
Onion Cure and Balloon Linen Treatment
Onion cures are touted as universal remedies with fasting claims for cold relief and nerve quieting effects. A balloon drying method claims to purify linen by floating it aloft, with bamboo frames and captive balloons used to lift garments for “rough dry” treatment. England consumes enormous match quantities, averaging eight matches per person daily, totaling over 1.7 trillion annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Anches
England
Widow Tackett Pie Brings Mountaineer to Pleasing Pause
A June section from the Cumberland ridge chronicles a Mountaineer visiting Kentucky for timber and lodging. He learns of Widder Tackett who offers a place to sleep and eat for two or three men, boasting her pie as unmatched. The tale ends with an invitation to try the famous pie before judging the lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ikentucky
Cumberlands
Mt. Pleasant
Widder Tackett
Bill Rogers
Rogers
Fastidiousness in Food and Unfamiliar Delicacies
An article excerpt defends culinary curiosity by citing crocodile, elephant foot, lion, rhinoceros, monkey, opossum, kangaroo, seal, and locusts as palatable or nutritious. It notes tiger meat is dry and nervous, octopus spoils potted lobster, and warns some mysteries should not be pried into.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Cost of War and Naval Expenditure Across Empires
The article argues England has spent over sixty hundred million dollars in two centuries, with annual interest over one hundred million. It forecasts future naval wars as vastly costlier than land wars, estimating a single hour of battle between 30 modern ships at about five million dollars, and a three-nation war at costs matching the market value of all English sails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Russia
Record Salary Pleases Railroad Heads Then and Now
The piece notes George Gould receiving 5,000,000 over ten years for services rendered, equating to 500,000 annually. It compares this to the Canadian Pacific presidency, where Sir William C. Van Horn earned 75,000 every two years as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gould
Sir William C. van Horn
Canadian Pacific
New York Press
A Plausible Explanation From a Pompous Man’s Friend
A dialog note contrasts Admiral Dewey and Russell Sage in humility and dress. It cites Dewey’s unpretentious manner as not needing to “put on airs” and mentions Sage could wear plain clothes without loss of credit. It also mentions a tiny book library claim and a military statistic: one ball in eighty five rarely hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Russell Sage
Washington Star
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Georgia
California
Wild Duck
Comic Papers
Sourface
Cash
Gabby
Baltimore American
Treadwell
Dis
Chicago Times-Herald
Mr. B
Philadelphia Bulletin
Mehitibel
Revere
Emerson
New York World
Miss Sourface
Fadder
Baltimore
Henderson
Indianapolis Journal
Hankinson
Garlinghorn
Hewitt
Jewett
Pop
Tommy
Philadelphia Record
Kate
Judy
Coulter
Jenks
Philadelphia
Lst
Georgie
Standard OF Excellence
Prenclman
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