Cubans Embrace Smooth Shaven Look Amid American Fashion
Havana reports reveal a wave of facial shaving across Cuban society. Men formerly proud of moustaches and beards now seek the American smooth face, fueling barber demand as youths and even older generations adopt the new style seen in plazas and theatres. The trend spreads from cities to countryside with Cuban women noting shifts in courtship and social norms.
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United States
Ioan
Havana
Cube
New York
Oarder
French Inventor Demonstrates Sliding Boat Concept
A French inventor M. de Lambert develops a sliding boat using a flat stone-like surface to skim water. The design relies on very low friction, needs minimal power to propel, and uses floats for support. total length is about 20 feet.
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M. de Lambert
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de Lambert
Green Turtles Exposed to Northbound Trade Prices and Practices
An oyster dealer outlines the high cost of green turtle meat, sourced from West Indies reefs, and describes methods of catching, shipping, and handling. He notes live turtles fetch prices up to a dime to a quarter per pound, with calipee and calipash yielding limited meat from a large animal, and recounts a rare accident involving a turtle biting a worker.
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West Indies
Thousa
New Orleans
Paris Umbrella Novelty Described With Pigskin Handle
A red umbrella with a striped border and pigskin handle is highlighted as a Paris novelty. Leather patina develops with use, giving a polished rich dark hue. if bright umbrellas gain fashion, rainy days may look cheerier. New York City welcomed 10,495 new residents in January.
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New York City
Scientific notes on tech advances and human perception
A wireless firm reports 22 New York steamers equipped and more orders. An electric plant on the Jhelum River, Rampur area, India will use a six mile hydraulic system. Odor tests show few correct identifications among 255 girls. Advances in ultra microscopes use 275 nm light and quartz lenses with cadmium light sources. Harvard time perception tests find females overestimate more than males when judging intervals.
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Rampur
America
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Manchesters Municipal Trolley System Compared With Private Ownership
Charles Edward Russell argues in Everybody s that Manchester shows a successful municipal traction network. The city operates 138 miles of lines serving suburbs and nearby towns with cheap, frequent service and modern cars. Wages rose to 44 hours weekly, uniforms provided, and profits reach about 1 160 000 yearly after funds and depreciation. State finances then reduce general taxation by 250 900. A shift back to private ownership would likely be unpopular in Manchester.
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England
Charles Edward Russell
Manchester
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Rover the Collie in Paris Siege Tale
A London Chronicle anecdote recalls a collie saved from famine during a siege who is eventually served in a soup tureen after the family suffers hunger. The master sighs that the bones would have delighted Rover, highlighting wartime deprivation and dark humor.
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farmer Kulp renews annual passes on Pennsylvania railway
In Shamokin, farmer Kulp, owner of the Lewisburg and Buffalo Valley Railway about 20 miles long, renews the annual passes for his special favorites. This may be the only road in Pennsylvania offering free rides this year.
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Shamokin
Lewisburg and
Buffalo Valley Railway
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