La Guaira Port and Its Storied Cliffs and Rails
A Venezuelan port town at La Guaira blends rugged cliffs with a busy harbor. The article recounts its climate, markets, cobbled streets, and mountain rail ascent to Caracas, noting historic sieges, pirates, and a scenic tramway alongside old fortifications and dungeons.
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South America
la Guaira
Venezuela
United States
Caracas
la Guairra
Caribbean
la Guatra
Maiquetia
Baden Baden
Aeept Macuto
la Guerra
Paris
la Guaira Creek
Kingsley
Amyas Leigh
Frank
Rose of
Torridge
Don Guzman Maria Magdalena Sotomayor de Soto
Macuto
Galipan
Caribbean Sea
Cao Blanco
el Boqueron
Canary Island
Rio Grande
Utah
Colorado
Guiria
Elaborate Stock Barn for Missouri Stockman
The article describes an extensive Missouri stock barn designed by J. E. Bridgman for efficient housing. It details dimensions 84 by 160 feet and 314 by 134 feet, multiple livestock sections, a fireproof asbestos roof, limestone foundations, extensive feed systems, manure handling, and water and drainage features. The text notes the structure is large but a source of many instructional points.
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Missouri
J. E. Bridgman
Orange Judd
Grizzlies Form Fatal Plan in Open Plain Kill Scene
Thomas Clark recounts how three grizzly bears a mature male a sow and a cub plotted and executed a daylight steer ambush on a grassy plain near the Ojai valley. The attack unfolded as Clark watched from about 150 yards, watching the bears coordinate a fatal contact and bring down the steer in minutes.
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Clark
Thomas Clark
Ojai Valley
Marin County
United States
Thomas R. Bard
Grizzly &S
Ojai
Tiny steam engine fits inside a thimble
A man unveils a perfect steam engine so small it can fit inside an ordinary thimble. The playful remark compares its size to the Mexican revolution, signaling astonishment at miniature ingenuity.
Clever Father Surprises Students With Quick Solutions
A father impresses teachers by solving school homework problems beyond his children's level, prompting praise for his clever reasoning and teaching influence.
Grizzlies Devour Steer After Early Sightings
A fragment notes that after first sighting, grizzlies had already devoured a large portion of a steer, signaling a danger to livestock and wildlife behavior.
Prisoner Swallows Ring To Hide Theft In Atlantic City Court
In Atlantic City a prisoner, caught stealing a ring, swallowed it to destroy evidence as the owner identified the piece in court. Despite back pounding and attempts with a stomach pump, the ring remained unrecovered and the outcome was not disclosed. Boehl was returned to jail amid the medical contest.
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Atlantic City
Boehl
Conflicting Emotions in a Humorous Exchange
Mrs Flimgilt notes a man is absurd when he proposes while Miss Cayenne suggests laughter arises from not admiring his courage. The playful dialogue captures social tension and irony in a light moment.
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Mrs. Flimgilt
Miss Cayenne
Champion Jersey for Milk Sets World Record at Hood Farm
Sophie Nineteenth of Hood farm Lowell Massachusetts is named champion Jersey for milk and butter fat. She produced 14372 pounds 3 ounces of milk and 1011 pounds 5 ounces of butter in the year ending December 31 1910 under Massachusetts Agricultural College authentication. Her milk sold at ten cents per quart yielded a profit of 565 dollars 22 cents.
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Sophie Nineteenth
Hood Farm
Lowell
Mass
Massachusetts Agricultural College
American Jersey Cattle Club
Profit In Raising Rye Promises Strong Returns For Farms
A Baltimore American note touts rye as a profitable crop with one acre yielding 6900 pounds pre thrashing and 2000 pounds of grain at three cents a pound for seed and flour. Two tons of straw fetch $25, total costs $9 including tillage seed and harvesting. Rye, easy to grow and often sure, outperforms other grains and once supported seven local distilleries.
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Baltimore American
Food for Hens Advice on Egg Quality
Advice on keeping hens warm busy and clean to improve egg production. Emphasizes lack of feed litter or warmth as causes of poor laying and urges sunshine exposure and regular activity for healthy fowls.
Horse Meat in Holland Lowers Price for Equine Flesh
In Holland and across Europe horses are used as food. Retail horse meat sells for about six cents per pound, roughly a quarter the price of comparable beef cuts.
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Holland
Holand
Europe
Money and Marriage at Thornybrook Reveals Hidden Love
William Douglass, Thornybrook manager, plans to resign after handing Anne Thornton a stock and farm statement. In a sunlit room he confesses, but a personal motive blocks him until Anne reveals she is the woman he loves, Anne Thornton. He admits his feelings, and she calls him Billy.
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William Douglass
Thornybrook
Miss Anne
Douglass
William
Anne Thornton
Miss Thornton
Nile
du Quoin National Bank
Willam
Mother
Robert
Anne
Shana
Brad
Tie
Billy
Darling
Mount Holyoke Abolishes Secret Societies and Stages Fair Rosa Mond
Secret societies at Mount Holyoke College are abolished by a combined vote of society members and faculty after more than twenty five years. The dramatic club acquires American rights and costumes for the pastoral play Fair Rosamond likely to be staged at the May day celebration.
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Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke
Dramatic Club
Albany
Chicago Girl Fumbles Gown in Humorous Wardrobe Exchange
A playful dialogue reveals a Chicago girl failing to fit into a fashionable gown. One remark says the outfit was so hobble that it wouldn’t go over her head, prompting a puzzled response about wearing it over her feet.
Quote Style Prompt Echoes From a Courtroom Dialogue
A courtroom style exchange features a speaker named Judge and two others discussing character and wandering. The dialogue uses metaphorical lines about fireside preference and a burned child fearing a blaze, reflecting tension over loyalty and risk.
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Valencia
Cape Blanco
Spain
Osorio Villegas
Withal
Amias Preston
Sir Francis Drake
Villapardo
King’s Highway
Preston
M. Grammont
la Guiara
Rhe
Grizzlies
Associated Literary Press
Miss Anna
Sional Company
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