Big Shark Caught Off Santa Cruz By Mr Cumming
At Santa Cruz a San Francisco angler aboard a boat near Cumming Harbor hooked a huge shark. The fish, more than five feet long and weighing about 150 pounds, fought for an hour before Cumming, using a twelve ounce salmon rod, reeled it to the boat and killed it with a boathook. The catch is noted as the largest shark landed there on a hook and line. About twenty boats watched the battle.
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Cumming
Santa Cru
San Francisco
King
Wheelwomen Clash With Constable in Odd England Case
In Holloway a cyclist challenged a police stop for name and address. The Highgate bench ruled the stop an arrest and an arrest an assault, fining the constable a shilling plus costs. The New Buds note the ruling as odd and highlight legal questions.
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Holloway
England
Highgate Bench
Bellegal
Theatrical Notes From Opera and Theatre World
The article notes Seville opera production in Rouen and Sibyl Sanderson singing Thais at the Paris Opera in October. Patt marks forty five years on concert and operatic stages. The Silver King plays in Berlin with Nikisch set to conduct Berlin Philharmonic next season. Buenos Ayres hosts thirteen theaters with music prominent. Minnie Palmer arrives in October, starting her year in Philadelphia. William Farron accompanies Olga Nethersole to America next fall. Louis Harrison’s first stage appearance was in tragedy. he was a Walnut Street call boy in 1875. Calve to sing La Navace Faixe at the Paris Opera Comique in October. before sailing for America, a quoted street chat ends with a joke about a schoolteacher.
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Seville
Rouen
Sibyl Sanderson
Paris Opera
Patt
Deutsches Volks Theater
Berlin
Nikisch
Berlin Philharmonic
Buenos Ayres
Minnie Palmer
Philadelphia
William Farron
Olga Nethersole
America
David Garrick
Louis Harrison
Walnut Street
Mme. Calve
Paris Opera Comique
Syrup of Figs promised to ease constipations nationwide
An 19th century style ad extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative that cleanses the system, relieves colds, headaches and fevers, and promotes health. It states the product is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Go and sold nationwide with the slogan Syrup of Figs. It warns against substitutes and emphasizes the medicine’s acceptability and medical approval.
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California
Drought shifts wheat plow plan and soil care notes
In drought struck regions farmers alter field work to break stubble for wheat and prepare a solid seed bed. Advice covers surface prep, drainage, harrow use, plow setup, and tool readiness to maximize yields. Also discussed are hog feeding on clover and corn, subsoiling as an irrigation substitute, and rail fence repairs.
Irrigation Aims To Reduce Dreary Season Harm
Several methods to lessen injurious effects of dreary seasons focus on irrigation. Techniques include targeted water management, soil moisture monitoring, and crop adaptation strategies to sustain yields and protect livelihoods during harsh periods. Local Ag Dept researchers test new scheduling guidelines and drought resistant varieties.
Tesla Aims to Produce Sunlight by Atmospheric Vibrations
The New York laboratory of inventor Nikola Tesla burned, killing progress on two major projects. He sought to emulate sunlight by vibrating the atmosphere, claiming sunlight results from 94 million miles of ether and proposing machinery to generate an equal number of vibrations per second to produce similar light. He noted progress before the fire and said he would redouble efforts.
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Prof
Tesla
New York
Smiljen
Central American
Testa
Cycling Marathon and Norwegian Life Span Estimates
A French cyclist Riviere reportedly rode 524 miles in 24 hours on a cement track, illustrating long distance prowess. The piece notes Norwegians enjoy the longest life expectancy in Europe at 48 years for men and 51 for women, with mortality 17 percent below central and western Europe due to lower infant mortality.
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Riviere
Chicago
Cleveland
Norway
Europe
Beerometer tracks beer in southern Germany saloons
A humorous note describes a "beerometer" attached to a drinking weasel in southern Germany, its dial advancing with each glass as a control for saloonkeepers. It also mentions invisible inks such as onion juice and a gray ink from alum, lemon juice, and jute that reveal writing when soaked.
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Germany
Health hints and oddities from old papers
A collage of health maxims and odd newspaper notices tout advice on safety at crossings and drafts, curious quotes, and brief items about railroads perched in tree tops, Nebraska harvest forecasts, and reduced excursion fares. It blends moral cautions with miscellaneous clippings and ads from a bygone era.
Odd Finds and Financial Folio From Various Areas
A six inch alligator was found lodged between planks as lumber was unloaded at Rock Falls Illinois. In Lake Geneva reports caution that bodies do not rise in under seventeen days, often never. Birmingham England tests urban ideas with a city public house in suburbs owned by the corporation and run by a manager with no stake in sales. A three ton silver shipment recently moved from Baltimore sales treasury to the Philadelphia mint, totaling 109000 dollars with 20000 halves 447000 quarters and 32000 dimes. The Columbia river salmon pack is collapsing this season with unusual slickness in the run. July 1 fraxinella or bittany, a garden classic from southern Europe and Asia, among “vegetable marvels” in olden times.
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Rock Falls
Lake Geneva
Birmingham
England
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Columbia River
Europe
Asia
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