Miscellany of facts and oddities from the era
A collection of brief notes covers cabbage weights in Cuba, Mediterranean tide differences at Algiers, a will contested in San Francisco with a mouse eaten signature, and age weight milestones for brain development. It also notes China’s low tax rate, house taxes, Texas pistol taxes, and a trend of pistol leasing rather than sale over ten months.
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Cuba
Mediterranean
Algiers
Mico
John Arrowsmith
San Francisco
Mary Brown
China
Texas
Preventing Round Shoulders In Daily Posture
The article advises against slouching with sagging shoulders and offers simple drills. Stand straight against a door jamb each morning to check posture and walk with a broom stick under both arms to keep the chest up. Deep breathing and chest-up practice help maintain good posture and prevent round shoulders.
Useful Remodeling Ideas For A Summer Linen Suit
A Home Chat note suggests reviving last year’s white linen suit with small changes like colored cretonne trim and tiny cuff updates. It also proposes fresh buttons or repurposing pearl buttons with cretonne molds, plus a practical reminder that most troubles stem from our own faults rather than others.
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Paris
Wild Cattle Diversity at Berlin Zoo Exhibit
The Bierlin zoological garden hosts a premier cattle collection, offering about 40 specimens across 14 forms. Included are American and European bison, yak, Lake Chad buffalo, Egyptian buffalo, arni, anoa, gayal, gaur, zebu, Ascania Nova steppe cattle, Spanish fighting bulls, Tamara cattle from German South West Africa, and North African humped cattle.
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Berlin Zoo
Bierlin Zoological Garden
Europe
Lake Chad
Ascania Nova
Rome Bath Tales From Old Illustrated Bila
A quirky note wonders if tramps existed in ancient Rome, while Jaumes replies there were too many baths in the town. The snippet pairs a playful line about Roman life with a touch of illustrated commentary.
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Rome
OFARM By Willem Cill- A Prairie Farm Almanac Excerpt
A detailed, benchtop guide of farm practices covering sunflowers for crops and poultry feed, cow cream ripening, sheep tick control, breeding efficiency, fence maintenance, and humane, practical husbandry. Practical notes on silage, hay, machinery, kitchen and dairy labor saving, farm mismanagement, and weather impacts.
Gymnastic dancing class delights skeptical friends
In a chatty scene two women discuss joining a gymnastic dancing class led by Ida. Miss Heron recalls initial reluctance, the oddity of the movements like buck and wing and flower figures, and the comic misadventures of beginners. One woman vows to join, while the other contemplates lessons and playful mockery from classmates.
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Miss Heron
Ida
Julia
Helen
Cosmopolitan New York as World City Leader
The article extols New York as the frat Irish city of the world noting an Irish population near 600,000 and a Jewish population of 726,000 the largest in a metropolis. It claims New York ranks high among German Austrian Swedish Norwegian Italian and Russian cities by native populations and status.
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New York
Belfast
Ireland
Warsaw
Berlin
Hamburg
Ethel Questions Heaven After Grandmother Talks Religion
A five year old, Ethel, debates going to heaven with her grandmother. The grandmother insists on piety as the path to heaven while Ethel wonders if escape is possible. Ethel replies she would like to visit her grandmother in heaven, revealing a child’s candid view on immortality.
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Ethel
Grandma
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