Food for London Could Be Easily Starved
A New York Press summary warns that London’s food system relies almost entirely on imports. Docks handle wheat from the United States Russia Canada and Argentina with three quarters of consumption tied to overseas grain. Cattle come from across the kingdom to Islington and Smithfield, while fruits vegetables and fish arrive from France Italy Spain Algiers and the North Sea coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Russia
Canada
Deptford
Peter the Great
Kingdom
Islington
Smithfield
New Zealand
Victoria Docks
Kent
England
Spitalfields
Great Northern
Warringdon
France
Italy
Spain
Algiers
Covent Garden
Billingsgate Market
North Sea
Thames
London Bridge
New York Press
Artistic Temperament and The Prima Sell Seats
The Stock Exchange seat sold for 50 000 dollars as The Prima contemplates a singing career. The exchange transaction and showbiz aspirations are noted in New York Post coverage.
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Stock Exchange
New York Post
Odd Temperament and the Quinine Conundrum
A Buffalo Express quip contrasts temperament and medicine noting that absolute rest is essential for ailment yet the patient cannot tolerate quinine. The remark likens human nature to soil with hidden gold veins, suggesting stubborn or elusive resistance to treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
Farm and land auctions on Ryan Iowa area sale notice
Auction details list farm parcels near Ryan Iowa with 160 and 120 acre properties, sale by G J Bohlken at Sand Spring on Sept 18, 1914, with multiple stock and farm goods. Also sale of residence property on Angle street Monticello owned by Frances Conner estate with bid deadline Sept 21, 1914. Additional Iowa land listings offer 110 to 180 acre tracts with prices and terms.
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Ryan
School House
Iowa
W.F. Drummy
G. J. Bohlken
Sand Spring
Boblken
Col. L. P. Waddick
Angle Street
Monticello
Frances Conner
Lowell State Bank
R. C. Stirton
Station
L. R. Jacobs
The Subtle Asiatic and the Clothes That Make the Man
A Persian tale from The Fringe of the East recounts Khoja Nasr-ed-Din Effendi in Asia Minor who sees a camel and misleads a curious neighbor by calling the beast a hare a thousand years old. At a feast he dons a noble gown, gaining attention and respect while remaining unseen.
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Agshelin
Asia Minor
No Market Then No Markets Now No 3960 to 8960
A publisher once rejected S R Crockett with no market for this sort of work. After his later fame he offered to publish him, and he quoted their old letter marked No 3960, Crockett replied to consult their letter book under No 8960, ending the matter.
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S. R. Crockett
Mr. Crockett
Disraeli and Primroses debated by London Mail notes
The London Mail cites disputes over whether primroses were Disraeli’s favorite flower. Lady Dorothy Nevill recalls he showed little fondness, while a admirer sent prime primroses from Torquay each spring. Grant Duff relays a remark to Cory about liking the primroses in country settings.
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Disraeli
Dorothy Nevill
Torquay
Grant Duff
Lord Pembroke
Cory
Queen Victoria
Prince Consort
London Mail
The Swallow Speed King of the Air
The swallow is described as the speed king of the air with a record of 300 feet per second.
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Food For London
Dr. L
Bruhler
G. W. Hastwood
Monticello State Bank
North Cedar Street
South Dakota
Coome
J. A. Voorhees
R. J. Taupert
David Wilhelm
J. W. Coxsee
W. Balsiger
I. D. Terwilliger
Alsover
Center Junction
Scott & Brady
Independence
Chestnut Street
F. M. Mages
eSpecre
Woos
Ae R Hyena
HPI
Nxeim
Bowfannwoc
Hoakorcoo
Cole
Wwe Boone
Ogie
Ooutonn
Corporation
Chicago
U. S.A
J. E. Bateman
Mayr
Geo
EL. Mayr
Még
Whiting St
W. W. Stickford
Harry E. Netcott
Independence, Iowa
H.M. Remley
James Remey
Remley & Remley Attorneys AT Law
Anomosga
Main Street
Eauterly Hotel
Frank Byrne
Monticello Iowa
Hotel Cumberland
New York
Broadway
54Th Street
Stimson
Hotel Imperial
M. W. Herrick
E. E. Reed Herrick & Reed Attorneys AT Law
Fitemores
Aes Es
Uae
ALBO
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Albany Street
P. B. Counterman
Joplin
Chamberlain
Kettlitz & Kay
Chiropractic Monticello State Bank
Europe
Switzerland
Sweden
Austria
Germany
Iowa Telephone Company
Udells
Opera House
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