Romance in Liverpool Ends in a Tragic Sequel
A French consul in Liverpool received a note from Mlle Josephine Coulinge, claiming a lost lover aboard a ship arranged marriage in England. She attempted self harm, was revived, and faced magistrates on attempted suicide charges. The Marquis de Trobuiard arranged care for her as inquiries continue. The case follows a tale of love, despair, and formal proceedings.
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Liverpool
Marquis de Trobiand
Mlle
Josephine Coulinge
Marseilles
England
Josephine
Mlle. Coulinge
Mile
Coulinge
Greaves Lord
Lord
Marquis de ‘Trobuiard
Daily Mail
Can Fat in Milk Be Increased by Feeding
An official bulletin from the Agricultural Department reports experiments in America and Europe showing fat in milk cannot be increased or decreased by diet. Critics argued diet could affect fat, but Cornell University scientists tested 21 undernourished cows from March 1900 for a year, tracking milk yield and composition before transferring ten to the university farm for further study.
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Agricultural Department
America
Europe
Cornell University
New York
Aiso
University
Modern social demands and the cult of the Interesting
Fortnightly Review laments the era of self-importance in modern society. It notes people must be something or do something to be seen, celebrated, or advertised, often embracing swagger and even dishonesty on a grand scale. The piece mocks the pressure to project seriousness and hype.
Dejected stanza from Dum-Dum's Rhymes of the Hast
A stanza described as written in dejection appears in Public Opinion. The lines express weariness with profitless labor and a harsh view of India as a land of longing, soldiering, thirst, and hunting, ending with a self-deprecating complaint about the country.
New decorative craze hints at Queen Anne revival
The Decorator notes fashion swinging from quiet New Art to a rapid spread of a Queen Anne and Georgian revival. After Arts and Crafts gains in wallpaper and photo frames, the next trend appears to be a return to ornate early English styles.
When Man Woos A Hummingbird In Love
The passage notes that a man may admire a bird’s stunning plumage and then be surprised by the bird’s wild nature. It contrasts expectations of a “demure” pet with the reality of a free spirited bird, the queen of his cage. The piece humorously warns that choice beauty may not yield domesticated behavior.
English Tourist Requests Milk in Madrid by Cow Sketch
A British tourist struggling with Spanish at breakfast drew a cow to signal milk. The waiter understood and returned with a bundle of bull fight tickets as the requested item.
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Madrid
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The
King of Pollard Distributors
and Barnawartha
Vic
Commonwealth
Fortesgue & Sons
Fredk. Mason D. Raves
Fredk
Mason
D. Raves
Successer
Uy Street
Sydney
Alcocide Company
Pitt St
Henderson's
Hohey Kisses
Sussex Street
Hunter & Company
Sussex ST
Computing
Price
Standard Computing Scale Company
Union Chambers
Pitt Street
Broomhalls
McCarron
Stewart
C. G. Hatte Ltd
Newtown
M. DE Lissa & CO. Ltd
George St
Bramdpew's Cathedral
Shanghai
Ernest J. Drakeford
Northcote
Kuellin
Carrie
Canton
China
India
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