Wells Meets Japanese Delegation on Arrival in Yokohama
Wells steps ashore with Ellen as a Japanese delegation welcomes Kayama-San Lord of the Thunder Gate. He prepares to play his part amid ceremony, pressure from Sanderson, and a planned banquet while navigating loyalties and a cautious bodyguard.
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Manzanita
Madrona
Wells
Japan
Alberta
Jim
Robert Wells
Aochi-San
Ellen
Williams
Sanderson
Kayama-San
Thunder Gate
America
William
Albert
Ray
Sandy
Bob
Dinner with the Iron Chancellor in 1885 at Friedrichsruh
An 1885 visit to Friedrichsruh recounts conversations with Otto von Bismarck. The narrator describes Bismarck’s blunt humor with Princess Bismarck, his blunt stance on smoking, and a tale of thwarted visitors. He also notes Bismarck’s views on diplomacy and temperance and Moltke’s punch recipe.
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Friedrichsruh
Germany
Bismarck
Pomeranian
England
Moltke
Fearsome iguana added to London Zoo attractions
A large iguana with a blue spiny breast is displayed at the London Zoo. The creature roams outside on warm days, guarded by a warning sign. It has powerful jaws and a muscular tail capable of inflicting severe wounds, and keepers force-feed it despite a loss of appetite.
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London
England) Zoological Gardens
Arizona Diamond Hoax Exposed After Vast Mining Fraud
The Arizona diamond hoax of 1872 involved Arnold and Slack claiming a diamond field in the territory. They showed rough stones in San Francisco as proof, spurring a $10,000,000 mining venture led by prominent investors. Clarence King later proved the gems were African and Brazilian and that Arizona had no diamond deposits.
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Territory
Arizona
Arnold
Slack
San Francisco
Lst
Clarence King
United States
Africa
Brazil
Detroit News
Honest money test asks who is honest in public
A man mailed one hundred one dollar bills to as many people with a note claiming they were overcharged. Sixty three returned the cash, including thirty two women and thirty one men. Five letters to bar keepers yielded one return. Thirty seven people admitted dishonesty without reply.
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Heerst International Magazine
Seraglio's Location Fixed at Constantinople
The ancient sultan s palace in Constantinople is described as the seraglio a nine square mile complex with baths mosques kiosks gardens and cypress groves The harem forms the main residence while the outer court is accessible through the sublime porte The new sultan palace lies on the Bosphorus opposite Scutari.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Seraglio
Kansas City Times
Byzantium
Bosphorus
Scutart
Ceylon Adopts Irrigation Scheme For Arid Lands
The government announces an irrigation scheme to convert 10 000 acres of arid land into productive sugar cane fields. The plan aims to boost agriculture and sugar production in the region.
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Ceylon
Turned Quarry Into Lake Near Pextang
A heavy blast at the Pextang stone quarries created a lake overnight after a hole breached the rock bottom and released a spring. Within 24 hours the pool measured about 400 feet long and 100 feet wide, with depths from five to seventy feet. Assistant state geologist R. W. Stone deemed the lagoon permanent.
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Pextang
Pennsylvania
R. W. Stone
After School Lunch Guidance From USDA
The USDA urges parents to provide extra after school meals like milk and crackers or fruit to meet growing children’s energy needs. It explains typical calorie needs for ages twelve and up, notes active youths may require up to 280 weekly calories, and recommends servings across five food groups with emphasis on milk fruits and vegetables.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Rinse Empty Milk Bottles Promptly Says USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture advises rinsing milk bottles promptly after emptying. Rinse cold then warm until clear, drain bottom up, and reuse only for milk. Wash and scald all milk contact utensils and never reuse water or towels from other dishes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Kitchen Should Serve Food Only Says USDA
The kitchen is better used only for preparing and serving food. The USDA argues that separate spaces for laundry wash rooms and storage prevent contamination and keep equipment compact and convenient. Mixing rooms invites mud and work clothes near food areas.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Martynias Promoted for Pickling in Home Gardens
The United States Department of Agriculture says martynias can be pickled by brining for about three weeks. The plant grows two to three feet tall with large leaves and purplish flowers. seed pods two inches long are curved and sticky. Brine strength and equipment details are provided, including a 40 percent brine and the use of salinometers, kegs, paraffin covers, bricks as weights, and soaking before final pickling. Martynias suit plain or sweet spiced vinegar and mix well with other pickles.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
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