Norway enlists all able-bodied men for army service
Observations note mandatory service for all male natives in Norway. Other items mention Austria’s tax plan to avert a treasury deficit, Persia’s road troubles hindering commerce, Navy shortages forcing ship retirements, and various international remarks on trade and history. A memorial tumulus near Parliament Hill in London is slated for a Bratuary group.
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Norway
Parliament Hill Fields
London
Boadicea
Red rust and red spider on cotton leaves in North Carolina
W F Massey of North Carolina Experiment Station explains that the observed yellowish red on cotton leaves is from red spider mites, not rust. He recommends vigorous soil nutrition with kainit potash and acid phosphate to build plant resistance, and notes clover on sandy soils worsens mite problems unless limed and fertilized.
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North Carolina
South Atlantic
W. F. Massey
N. C
Origin of the Term Simon Pure Detected in Quaker Marriage Plot
The Detroit Free Press recounts how Colonel Feignwell impersonated Simon Pure to win consent to a ward’s marriage from Obadiah Prim and three guardians. When the real Simon Pure appeared, the impostor was exposed but had already secured Prim’s signature, shaping the phrase Simon Pure to mean the real man.
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Simon Pure
Pennsylvania
Obadiah Prim
Anne Lovely
Colonel Feignwell
Obadish
Lim
Low le Hhal
Detroit Free Prees
Economic Impact of 1893 Horse Market Collapse
The 1893 depreciation in horse values is estimated to exceed 25 million dollars, with total price declines across sectors reaching about 60 million dollars since the early downturn began, according to the New York World.
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New York World
Horses shipped to Europe surpass imports in value
The country now ships more horses to Europe than it imports. Previously, imports from Europe were large for improvement, but Europe is currently importing horses from us for the same purpose.
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Europe
Early Desiccated Milk Recalled as Lactoline
Desiccated milk once called lactoline drew attention over twenty years ago. Reports claim thinning it with nine parts water would yield fresh milk. The New York Sun notes that modern condensed milk is an improvement over the earlier product.
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New York Sun
California Adopts Beneficial Beetle to Combat Black Scale
The New York Post reports the Australian black lalybird has been in California two years and decimates black scale insects on orchards. In Santa Barbara County and other regions few insects remain, saving growers millions in spraying costs. Officers predict the beetle will mean healthier trees and better fruit quality as they seek a parasite against the red scale.
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Australia
California
New York Post
Santa Parbra County
Los Angeles County
Board of Horticulture
Quips and quips about dreams money and fashion
A collage of witty quotes from Puck Truth and Tribune humorists on wealth marriage dreams and social pretenses. Light jabs at balloon sleeves, second marriages, and gender roles, interspersed with a seaside of playful exchanges and a verse about a sister and music.
Relationship Matrix for Cousins Clarified
Explanation outlines genetic relation: you are first cousin twice removed to your first cousin's grandchild. Their grandchildren are third cousins to each other, while your cousin's child is your first cousin once removed.
A Great Milkman Herr Bolle builds Berlin dairy empire
The article profiles Herr Bolle, a German peasant who arrived in Berlin fourteen years ago with two cows and now runs the city’s largest milk business. His operations employ about 1,160 people, span 200 wagons and 150 horses, draw milk from 1,500 cows, and deliver 60,000 to 70,000 liters daily. The firm emphasizes sterilized milk, pure sugar for babies, and strict handling to prevent adulteration, with nurses for employers and model laundry.
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Herr Bolle
Berlin
Belle
Bolle
Old Maids and Bachelors Club Idea Promoted
A New York World proposal imagines a social club for lonely old maids and bachelors to gather evenings, hoping such gatherings will reduce their numbers by providing companionship and chances to form bonds. The article notes many remain single due to lack of opportunities for romance.
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New York
Fishes reproduce vast broods with surprising parental roles
Charles Frederick Holder discusses codfish and other species, noting millions of eggs from a single mother and contrasting paternal versus maternal care. He observes many eggs are laid offshore with parents abandoning them, while some species show strong parental defense.
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Charles Frederick Holder
New York
Quito plans dentistry college modeled on U S system
In Quito the capital of Ecuador a college of dentistry is proposed modeled on United States schools. Directors of Public Instruction have approved the project. The opening will include at least fifteen payzis, the course lasts two years, and three professors will conduct the instruction.
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Quito
Ecuador
United States
Directors of Public Instruction
Nose grown from patient finger at London hospital
A noseless man sought a real nose from London doctors. An amputated finger was grafted but died. He then agreed to use his own patient’s finger, which was held to his face for four weeks in a plastered arm until it took root and was shaped as a nose.
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London
New York News
Scotch Tenacity and the Left Hand Path
A Scotsman in Edinburgh observed a fixed habit in the Foreign Office where the guard always called for keeping to the left. Investigations traced a fifty year old order to avoid wet paint on a painted passage, a rule unchallenged for a half century.
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Edinburgh
Foreign Office
The
Statesman
New York Dispatch
Remarkable Berlin Professor Helmholtz Brain Noted
Physicians who examined the brain of the late Professor Helmholtz of Berlin described it as one of the most remarkable they had ever seen or heard of.
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Professor Helmholtz
Berlin
Costly and Deadly Torpedoes In English Channel
Reports describe a British navy torpedo used for practice that ran out of control in the English Channel. The unloaded device dashed against rocks, exploded, and fragments flew up to 500 yards, with noise heard for miles. Public concern rises over the potential danger if loaded.
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Whitehead
English Channel
Chicago Herald
Butter Water Standard Set by Parliament
The dispute in England over butter water content ends with an act establishing a legal standard of twenty percent water and thirty percent of pure butter fat. The rule is described as a reasonable one by New York World.
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England
New York World
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Persia
United States Navy Department
New South Wales
Hillsborough
Dumir
N. W. Brown & CO
Nate W. Brown
Puck
Atchison Globe
Detroit Tribune
Madge
Chicago
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