Varied notes on fisheries wars and world events
The item surveys diverse topics from Canadian lumber yields to tropical rainfall. It notes Miramichi river timber with 112,000,009 feet, recalls heavy frog rains at Bizerta, typhoid death rate declines in England and Wales, and long lived gray horses. It lists salmon and cod values, Turkish literacy limits, and a plan by Admiral Makarov to use an ice plow. It mentions Sarah Siddons collectibles, a large Astor hotel carpet order, Niagara Falls powered streetcars, Kaiser Wilhelm retiring generals, and an Atlanta man funding a monument for Smiths with a ten acre house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttme
Miramichi
Canada
Bizerta
Tunis
England
Wales
Conad
Constantinople
Dora
Brooklyn
Admiral Makarof
Sarah Siddons
Astor Hotel
New York
Waldorf
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Kaiser Wilhelm
Atlanta
John Smith
Fragmented Excerpt Shows Odds and Ends From Diverse Topics
A collage of items mentions a Chinese bicyclist in Niles Michigan and a laundry man named Foo Lee, then shifts to Queen’s Jubilee notes, a German naval history fact, Berlin university figures, German actors’ records, tuberculous disease in cold-blooded animals, and quotes from Dusty Rhodes. An order from the Russian commander in Turkey urges officers to monitor moral welfare after a rise in deaths by self harm among soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Frankfurter Zeitung
Dubard
Dijon
Dusty Rhodes
Turkestan
Household hints and decor tips from a past issue
Practical notes on entertaining lemonade with orange juice and nutmeg, an upholstery brush for furniture care, using potato water to brighten silver, baked bananas with brown sugar, and wall covering advice. Encourages choosing wall colors and dado heights to shape room feel and display art.
Ancient Roman water heater discoveries at Naples museums
From the Boton Transcript researchers note water heaters in Naples Roman antiquities museums showing early water tube principles. Descriptions detail bronze tube grates, hemispherical shells, tripods, and heated wine or water use linked to Pompeian cafes and term pods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boton
Naples
W. T. Bonner
Cincinnati
Paul Revere
Pompeil
Cleaning and coloring service for garments in Des Moines
Cleaning and coloring on Meh's clothing and fabrics offered with no color rub off guaranteed. Services include dresses waists cloaks chenille curtains and more. Office at 221 Locust Street Des Moines Iowa Jim P Wintson Manager Pants Factory Agent Work guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meh
Locust Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Jim P. Wintson
Mgr
Pants Factory
Buddhism and Christianity on life after death
The piece compares Buddhism and Christianity, noting both teach life continues beyond death and that eternal life can be present here and now. It contrasts Buddhist emphasis on ending desire to escape rebirth with Christian promise of eternal life tied to righteousness, describing Nirvana as total desire extinction and enlightenment beyond existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
What Will We Do With Our Boys
In a street scene a boy at a bookstore window is hit by a half eaten apple hurled by a Macchiavelli type youth on the curb. The fruiting strike triggers a scuffle with another boy, a future president in the making, as a cable car passes and the crowd registers a mix of shock and gleeful mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macchiavelli
Trolosis
Sun Damaged Bicycle Tires Warn Readers
The New York Evening Post cautions that prolonged sun exposure harms bicycle tires. Bright sunshine robs rubber of elasticity and accelerates aging as tires absorb water, dirt grinds in, and tires rot when left in the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
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Manus
Wwe
Copvaiants &c
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Washington, D. C
Neston
Record Office
Colorado
California
Tifrough
Phillips
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Joan Sebastian
Chicago
Art Press
van Buren St
Rock Island & Pacific Station
Union
Great Rock Island
Birds Eye View
Niles, Mich
Foo Lee
Johnny
Frederick William
University of Berlin
Steam Dye Works
D. L. Muthiar & Son
Props
A. H. Weber
Walnut St
Will
A. M. Behner
J. F. Baker
N. E. Cor. Square
Jasper & Sons
Central Market
Fred Claussen
Vaughans
Des Moines Weekly Register
Inter Ocean
Karl
Wagley & Smead
Fema Agad State
Forbes
Webaen
McVicker’s Theatre
Cleveland
Ohio
Jasper County
Colfax House
Loving Co
E. CG. Kinsell
Golfax
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