A Glowing Steel Banquet for Carnegie at Stevens Institute
A lavish Stevens Institute of Technology meal honoring Andrew Carnegie in Hoboken featured a steel themed feast. A moving blast-furnace punch bowl, steel dishware, and railcar shaped bread captivated guests as Marton presented a silver casket containing Carnegie's first steel cookware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Laboratory
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken
New Jersey
United States
Leslie Gilliame
Humber
Hains
Mfr
Carenegie
Hit
Stevens Institute
Morton
Institute
Bessemer
Marton
Carnegie
Stevens
Gospel Work in Brazil Inspires Native Mission Growth
An English missionary recounts six years in Brazil, urging organized native outreach. In Sao Paulo and Santos, Bible sales and house canvassing led to about forty converts, with notable change in individuals like Mello and Diss. The team plans broader training for Brazilian workers to sustain growth and deepen Bible circulation.
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Reginald J. Young
Brazil
Young
Rio Janeiro
Bible Society
Sao Paulo
Sam’ Ang
Bel
Santos
San Paulo
Canvans
Éde
Sarael F.C. Glass
Christ
Rand
Sur. Mello
Smemmy
Ami Bas
Priesh
Am Inquirer
Jess
Toy
Spresch
Mellos
Snr
Egydio Diss
Oa Psitlo
Leis
Baz
Youns
Althuih
Lebselop
Natici Braxiilana
Sid
Theft and bamboo prank target Durman railway passengers
Ingebluus Maivvem SA reports theft on the Gurma rail line. Burmese bead-yerging silk gaunghiung prized, while Burmese youths attach bushes to bamboo near passing mail trains. They yell to force passengers to lean out, then scrub the train, depriving male travelers of a windfall. About 27 head esres were taken in one night by the youths.
Lynn Train Linnet Query
A readers note asks if Lynn is the place where linnets are trained and questions why a certain angle worm lacks any angle. The message shows playful inquiry and linguistic riddling without clear factual details.
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Lynn
Bullulo Express
Arsenic-based substitute for Paris Green eyed by farmers
A historical note explains using arsenic as a substitute for Paris Green in pest control. It details cost differences, solubility in water, preparation methods, and safe handling tips, including mixing ratios for spray applications on fruit trees and potatoes, and cautions about misidentification and child safety.
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Paris
Wales
London
Nursery pest findings and control methods described
Experiments cited from Experimental Bulletin No 136 show nursery stock largely free of serious osecte pests. Ten species appeared transiently, leading to stock removal. Key threats include Sup Jose scile and plant lice, with dipping and spraying noted as control methods using chal e oil soap mix. Fungus and beetle issues discussed with arsenite spray. Fumigation with hydrocyanic acid gas considered for winter stock to avoid new houses.
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Sirserior
Young-Nursery
Salt Not Effective In Preventing Carnation Rust
Historical experiments reported that salt spray did not prevent carnation rust nor improve plant vigor. Trials from 1886 to 1897 showed no rust avoidance and occasional negative effects from salt, with mixed results across treated and untreated groups.
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Bulletin
Livestock Rearing and Feed Preparation Guidelines
The guide advises starting small amounts of grain by three to four weeks for piglets and increasing gradually to eight weeks. It recommends steaming clover trays to improve bone and meat quality, plus feeding rough or steamed grain. Instructions cover horn-mouth feeding using a pouch method and cautions on using heat medicines to cleanse rations, with sulfur flowers as a remedy for unknown illnesses.
Work of Missionaries and King Lewanika’s Reform
The article reviews missionary impact in Barotseland with King Lewanika as a pivotal figure. It notes churches schools and houses at five stations, canals linking stations, and Lewanika’s building projects and peaceable reforms. It cites opposition from traditionalists yet highlights schooling, crafts, agriculture, and governance reforms under missionary influence.
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Lewanika
A. Syias
Alfred Bertrand
Edward
Barotaeland
Upper
Zambezi
Amotge
B. Coillard
Savy Eral
Switzerland
Barotseland
Fissionavica
Zambesi
Lialui
Lowanika
Instea O
Rebe Bing
Lewaniks
Ary
Bat Ther Baratse
Chi
Sfokumba
England
Keep Out the Piles Health Warning on Flies and Pets
A fragmented discussion condemns flies as health hazards and nuisance. It notes that discarded waste near homes attracts flies, spreading disease as they travel. observers recount dramatic window encounters and the need for better screens and adhesive traps to keep dwellings pest free.
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Indy
Taner
Mies
Ant social life inspires reflection on duty and society
The passage reflects on ant society as a model of collective duty and social law. It compares ant behavior to human actions, noting devotion, warfare, slavery, and care for the community, while acknowledging human complexity and inherited instincts. The author urges readers to study ants to glimpse natural laws governing social life.
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Anta
August Forel
International Monthly
Jung
Batan
Templar
Amusing International Fishing Contest at Drispets
An international fishing competition in Drispets drew three French clubs to the Bois de la Cambre and Tucllos ponds. Contestants fished under a scorching sun as guns fired for every catch and prize money totaled several hundred francs. The fish were weighed and meals prepared for the judges, with a ceremonial parade and toasts closing the event.
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Fabermen
Drispets
France
Tlis
Bois de la
Cambre
Tucllos
Alll
Simple Home Remedies for Common Ailments
The article lists basic household remedies with cautions and instructions. It covers treating insect stings with ammonia or cold water, snake bites with immobilization and emergency care, burns and heat illness with cooling measures, lightning injuries with warmth and brandy, and hiccups with a bridle or bridle-like cure, reflecting period medical advice from the New York Tribune.
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Suniouth
Cates
New York Tribune
Humor Snippets and Anecdotes From Various Papers
A collage of old time quips and jokes features a brokered mix of wits and witticisms. Sage and humorists trade barbs while anecdotes recall clever boys, lawyers, and a peddler with a powder gag. The collection showcases comic dialogue, puns, and curio snippets from press humor pages.
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Uough
O.H. Smith
Freud
Hatch
Livy
Walter
Meir How
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Mr. Pilcher
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Washington
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Philadelphia Court of Naturalization
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United
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Treas
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Hinington
Ohio State
Mwatope
Mniself
Bey
Chigigo
Record-Herald
Pittsburg
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Abe Gruber
New York
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Ald Gruber
Washington. Post
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Maude
Georga
Haith
Brooke
Hure
Thayer
Loston Transcript
Joseph Jefferson
New York Times
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