Maine Shipwreck Saga Raises Harbor Controversy in Havana
The article recounts the 1898 sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor and the drive to raise the wreck. It notes public sentiment for retribution, possible Spanish guilt, and ongoing Cuban and U.S. cooperation. Details cover proposed cofferdam cylinders, dredging, and methods to salvage or cut the hulk.
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Havana Harbor
Maine
Uncle Sam
Congress
Havana
Arlington National Cemetery
Havana Bay
Epos
Bowie
United States
Casa Blanca
Cabana
Tod
Women as doctors in Florence and Santa Maria Nuova
A discussion notes that women becoming doctors in Paris is not a modern feminist product. It recalls an eighteenth century Florence case with a student trained by Professor Manzoni and given private lessons at a convent. The hospital council favored the Knights and a long gap followed before another woman, a Russian, entered Santa Maria Nuova’s schools.
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Florence
Paris
Manzoni
Tattooed Rocks of Raglan New Zealand Attributed to Ancient Sun Worshipers
Mr Clement Wragge surveys the coast near Raglan New Zealand and argues that the so called tattooed rocks are not Tamil or Maori works but inscriptions of an ancient sun worshiping race predating Maori arrival by untold centuries. He notes spiral circles ovals crosses and squares as evidence.
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New Zealand
Clement Wragge
Raglan
Sweden Civil Service to Fund Widows and Orphans
A proposal insists women in Sweden's civil service contribute to a fund supporting widows widowers and children of former workers. The measure links to suffrage arguments and argues no sex distinctions.
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Sweden
Truth In a Nutshell Phrase From Puck Satire
An archaic quip contrasts fools and rogues with filth fires swamps and mosquitoes to imply cause and effect in a playful moral. The line echoes a Shakespearean tone attributing human folly to wider natural dysfunction.
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Puck
Maori Spiral Origin Debate in Ancient Art
Text argues Mufian origin for spiral motifs and claims Maori copied the design from an earlier Felice source, suggesting no Maori initiation of the symbol. The snippet presents a theory of cultural transmission and cross-cultural influence.
Englishwoman admired for lean athletic beauty at New York dinner
Charlies Dana Gibson praised the Englishwoman's lean fit look describing a tall, greyhound like figure. A Japanese diplomat at Cavendish Square contrasted the Englishwoman’s meat as harder. Spotted banter noted hospital stays and frequent baths.
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Charlies
Dana Gibson
New York
Cavendish Square
Wish and Warnings in a Love Triangle
In a melodramatic scene Dallas confesses a wish to erase his past and marry Marcia, while Helen challenges his feelings and reconciles with her own love. Marcia nurses Dallas back to life after a near fatal crisis, then Helen arrives to reveal the true depths of their entangled passions and choices.
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Dallas Logan
Helen May
Dallas
Helen
Dalias
Marcia
Jongh
Marela
Tollname
Eugene
Daddy
Doctor Ware
Denly
Tomah
Gene
Ware
Bridegroom Arrested in Farce of Substitute Lover
William Crawford of Amherst Nebraska was arrested in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania after posing as the real suitor to Sadie Emery of F B Emery. The ruse followed a letters and photographs romance sparked by a Seventh Day Adventist connection. Authorities, including District Attorney Small and Justice Jacoby, charged him with attempting to desert his bride on the eve of the wedding.
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William Crawford
Amherst
Neb
Bloomsburg
Sadie Emery
Emery
Crawford
Small
Jacoby
Merz
Sik Crawford
Seventh Day Adventists
Amharat
Miss Emery
Charles Baerle
Mae
Cone
Renee Neues
Dual Purpose Fowl House Design For Small Poultry Breeding
The article explains how to design a fowl house for keeping multiple varieties or larger numbers. It recommends a continuous breeding house with pens about eight by eight feet and a four foot wide alley to accommodate efficient mating and space use.
Dual Purpose House for Poultry Pens and Nesting
A guide from Farm Stock and Home describes a two level poultry building suitable for eight to ten hens and one male bird per pen. It covers dimensions from five to twelve feet wide with front south facing slants, movable dropping boards roosts and nests, ventilating air tight roofs, and wall construction options using tar paper and drop siding.
Poultry Housing: Colony Huts For Free Range Hens
The article discusses using small 10 by 10 foot colony houses for 15 to 20 hens on free range. It favors removable sections and adjustable interiors with dropping boards on cleats roosts on loose standards.
Setting Hen Needs Light and Access for Health
A setting or laying hen should not be kept in total darkness or airtight nests. The bird must stay healthy and maintain body heat to do its work. Some sun is beneficial. Give the hen freedom to leave and return to the nest and provide access as desired.
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Board of Investigation
Neith
David Graham Phillips
Princeton Club
Kegin
Phillips
Madison
Lai
Associated Literary Press
Pos
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