Mosque of Omar at Jerusalem Mount Moriah Shrine
The Mosque of Omar towers over the sacred rock on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem, famed for its beauty and the Rock of Paradise beneath. Descriptions detail its history from Solomon to Abd el Malik, its interior mosaics and glass, and the rock’s holy significance to Jews Christians and Muslims.
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Jerusalem
Mount Moriah
Omar
Solomon
Herod
God
Christ
Ishmael
Isaac
Mohammed
Moammed
Mecca
Heaven
Ghabrial
Paradise
Abd-el-Malik
David
Lewis
Ferguson
Taj Mahal
Agra
Delhi
Testing the Standard Yard and Pound at the House of Commons
The London Mail describes a ceremony in the House of Commons where the official standard yard and pound are tested and compared to buried standards. The process uses careful temperature control, automatic heat warnings, and involves the chief commissioner of the office of works, the president of the board of trade, and the speaker. The last test occurred in 1892.
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Board of Trade
Office of Works
House of Commons
London Mail
Tart Tale From Mrs Swankle Party
A London Answers joke sketch shows tarts everywhere at Mrs Swankle's party. The cook explains the apple tarts are marked TA for Tis Apple and the raspberry ones Ra for Tain't Apple, prompting amused disbelief from the mistress.
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T. A
Wasy
London
Home Made Grinder for Cabbage and Poultry Feed
A Popu lar Mechanics described device fits chopping cabbage for sauer kraut and grinding vegetables for poultry. The wooden grinder uses a cylinder with nails, crank drive, hopper, and adjustable concave for different vegetables.
Key Rules for Successful Turkey Rearing and Rearing Tips
A longtime writer shares essentials for success in turkey farming. Key points include location and range, healthy standard breed fowls, careful feeding, lice control, and a dry roomy coop. Practical steps cover egg gathering, brooding setup, hen and poult care, early feeding, water, weeding lice with insect powder, and gradual weaning to the outdoors.
Filthy Houses Harm Poultry Growth and Laying
The report notes that filthy and poorly ventilated houses undermine the vigor of growing pullets and reduce their laying potential. It emphasizes the need for better housing conditions to improve poultry production.
Worldly debut remark spurs St Louis growth praise
Claude H. Wetmore writes about Miss Lois Campbell's billion-dollar debut in St Louis and praises the city's rapid wealth. He notes the populace wonders at luxury, while acknowledging there are things beyond money that money cannot buy.
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Lois Campbell
St. Louis
Claude H. Wetmore
America
White pimples on head baby cure by Cuticura
Mrs BE Sulzberger recalls a two year old with a head to full body eruption described as white pimples and sores. After trying an eczema ad, Cuticura Soap and Ointment were applied nightly and washed with soap twice daily, leading to a complete cure by age two and a half. The ad promotes Cuticura as sold worldwide with free samples via post card to Boston.
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Ransom, NL
BE. F. Sulzberger
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Streetcar Courtesy Sparks Dame Cayenne Quip
Miss Cayenne retorts that offered seats in street cars rarely matter as men often alight at the next corner, reflecting on manners and social expectations. The exchange centers on politeness and perceived chivalry in public transit.
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Miss Cayenne
Consistency praised as rare jewel and patent remedies noted
The column cites Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as a small sugar coated tonic for stomach liver and bowels and praises Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething gums inflamation and wind colic. It also remarks that many married women pretend to do light housekeeping and notes a quip about rival praise.
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Dr. Pierce
Mrs Austin's Bag Pancake Delights for Breakfast
A brief ad notes Mrs Austin's Bag Pancake as delicious light cakes for breakfast available at all grocers. It claims savings and wit in one line about writing poetry.
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Earth
Carter
Saskatchewan
Western
Canad
Bayes
Cnet
Traction
Teraminal
Indianapolis
Ind
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