Building A Farmhouse From a Well Placed Site
A Department of Agriculture bulletin urges careful farm house planning to serve as residence office and home. It stresses healthful site selection, drainage, shade, wind, and water access. advocates scale drawings, wife’s input, cost controls, and seeking an architect’s input before finalizing plans. It describes how smart initial design enables cheap additions later and outlines contract controls for the build.
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George W. Hel
Department of Agriculture
Hill
Simsenf
Aia
Wedding in Sare Ends With Basque Feast and Mock Registry
A Basque wedding near Sare in St Jean de Luz tradition blends church ceremony and a mock marriage registry. In a lively village celebration, gifts and wine passed in a procession to the bridegroom, with meals, singing, dancing, and cake at the cafe and later the church path amid umbrellas and merriment.
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Jean Marie
Pelhoter
St. Jean de Luz
Juan Ceche
Petho
Thor
Gentlemen's Magazine
Fought Himself in His Sleep
In Towntown Pennsylvania Genius reports a curious case of Lee Mozer who awoke with a swollen head and a missing tooth after dreaming he fought himself. He recalls a Hyde versus Jekyll struggle where his better self clashed with his worse self, leaving him fearing self harm and considering a bed guard.
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Lee Mozer
Momesta
Bioon
Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll Case
Penn
The crucial hour after work shapes family harmony
A New York Sun excerpt discusses the first 19 minutes after a man returns home as decisive for household peace. It advises a cheerful, nonconfrontational approach, avoiding early quarrels, and suggests a calm, prudent tone to ease the evening. The guidance emphasizes timing and subtlety in influencing the day’s mood.
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Memeni
Adinet
New York Sun
The Moor's Last Sigh in Herner's Weekir
A harsh late nineteenth century critique portrays Morocco as stagnant under tyranny and religion. It laments Moorish decline after Spain's expulsion, claiming wealth is hoarded by monarchs while talent and progress are buried. It frames Morocco as the failing center of a once conquering Moorish race.
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Morocco
Sheea
Africa
Spain
Vernmen
Init
Herner
Cave Echoes in Blue Mountains Reveals Named Boy In Joke
A remarkable cave near Sydney in New South Wales entertains with a repeated echo gag. When the returned colonist calls out a name, the echo replies with the same name four times, prompting amused exchange.
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Blue Mountains
Sydney
New South Wales
Sierathome
Halioa
Smith
Lignum Vitae: The Toughest Wood Known
Lignum vitae is renowned as the toughest wood. It resists splitting and remains extremely hard to work and shape.
Eyeglass Factory Details and Production Volumes
A historical account describes an eyeglass factory’s process from lens grinding to finishing. It notes German lens material, cement bonding, steam-curing, and multiple departments including nose pieces, frames, and cases. The facility employs 1200 workers, with output figures: 7,585 pairs daily and 3,496,220 total spectacle and lens items, plus substantial gold and silver usage and 110 tons of lens material.
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Controm Modgers & Pirposs
Esrat
Mechanic Street
M Tr
Etery
Alzo
New Coast Defence Plant to Build Gruson Turrets
Harpers Weekly reports the formation of the Gruson Iron Works at Stone on the Delaware to manufacture chilled iron work and heavy castings for naval turrets. The plant, linked with Endicott board recommendations, aims to produce 22 coast turrets and could begin casting plates within six months, leveraging the project’s tactical wartime needs and shipbuilding constraints.
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Fis
Spain
Gruson Irov Works
America
Delaware
Stone
Harpers Weekly
Not a Hero to His Danghter
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a humorous exchange about a man and his daughter. A New York Commercial Advertiser line recalls a father’s pride and a daughter’s vanity, with playful asides about memory and status. The text hints at family dynamics in a dated voice.
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Rey
New York
Bismarck Chides Titles With Incognito Comment
A recalled tale shows Otto von Bismarck scorning mere titles. On learning William III named him Duke of Lauenburg he smiled that it was a capital name to travel with incognito.
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Bismarck
Wiliam Iil
Duke of
Lauenburg
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Telocate Bb Manufacturius
Germany
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