Stowaways Plague Ocean Voyages Between Honolulu and Mainland
A Honolulu to Wilmington voyage article notes frequent stowaways aboard Pacific routes. A New Orleans youth jumped ship during transfer, was pursued by a submarine and rescued with law permitting his return to Wilmington. Most stowaways are teens seeking adventure, using hidden spots on ships.
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Honolulu
T. H
United States
mid-Pacific
Wilmington
Losangeles
Calawil
Edward J. O'Hara
New Orleans
O'Hara
Carawall
Hey
Abmarine
Smmer
Ara
San Fran
Pacific
Steamship Company
May Be World's Record for Bumming One's Way
Byron Riley a former Hollywood stage carpenter and UC student arrived in Champaign ending a five year stint building sets for Metro-Goldwyn. He sought further education and left Hollywood studios to pursue a life of study and journalism.
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Champaign
United States
Byron Riley
University of California
Riley
Metro-Goldwyn
Hollywood
Larnin
Ham and Egg Record Set by Lumberjack in Iron Mountain
Charles Smith, known for a large appetite, walked into a local Iron Mountain restaurant and wagered $100 he could eat two dozen eggs and a foot long ham. He won the bet after finishing the meal, and offered to bet $200 more he could eat ten more eggs, but onlookers doubted. He stood over six feet tall and remained hungry but not hungry enough to eat more.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Charles Smith
Smith
Byronic Journey to Illinois School of Journalism
A youth named Byron leaves Berkeley after studying a year then heads to the University of Illinois journalism program. He travels by hitchhiking with a traveling man promising meals in exchange for night driving. Over ten days he completes six rides and reaches Champaign with $3 still in his pocket and a total of $75 saved for the year.
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Berkeley
New School of Journalism
University of Illinois
Illinois Institution
Byron
Knight of the Grip
Champaign
Alphonse XII Our Youngest Monarch Record
Historians in Paris note King Alphonse XII of Spain was born king, father dying before his birth, making him the youngest monarch in history. The article mentions Mihai II of Romania at five and Queen Wilhelmina of Holland at ten to compare ages.
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Paris
Romania
Mihai II
Carol
Alphonse XII
Spain
Whitewash formulas for dairy barn sanitation and coating
A dated set of whitewash recipes outlines durable mixtures using casein, lime, tri sodium phosphate, formaldehyde, and zinc sulfate. It describes soaking casein, preparing lime pastes, mixing with casein or skim milk, and applying by brush or spray for sanitary barn coating.
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National Lime Association
Cards and Dice Burned After Church Revival
In Comanche Texas cards and dice from four leading stores were piled in the courthouse square and burned after a revival campaign. A local pastor gathered the gambling paraphernalia for the bonfire and the tax collector applied the torch. Forty eight decks of cards and four hundred four dice were burned. Bibles were placed on sale where the items had been offered.
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Comanche
Texas
Princess Stephanie One Of The Saddest Of Women
The Brussels based Princess Stephanie, daughter of the late King Leopold II, travels to settle her aunt Empress Charlotte of Mexico's estate. Her life is portrayed as plagued by love, hatreds, murder, and self destructive acts, leading to a reputation as a beacon of tragedy. Her brother in law Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo in July, a note that ties to broader royal turmoil.
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Brussels
Stephanie
Leopold II of
Belgium
Charlotte
Mexico
Archduke
Francis Ferdinand of
Austria
Sarajevo
Francis Joseph of
German Envoy Known by Initials Ago von Maltzan
Berlin reports that Ambassador von Maltzan has admitted his real name is Adolf Georg Otto. His father changed the given names to A G O, leaving him commonly known as Baron Ago von Maltzan as ambassador to Washington.
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Berlin
Ambassador von Maltzan
Ago
Adolf Georg Otto
Washington
Baron Ago von Maltzan
Royal kinship amid Great War origins linked to Sarajevo
The Sarajevo incident sparked a great war and tied to Princess Stephanie through her father-in-law. Her mother-in-law was Empress Elizabeth of Austria, reflecting a web of dynastic ties surrounding the conflict's backdrop.
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Sarajevo
Princess Stephanie
Empress Elizabeth of
Austria
Assassination in Geneva and Habsburg Tragedies Linked
Genevan assassination echoes through a web of 19th century European nobility. King Leopold of Belgium stirred consternation by marrying a French janitor's daughter, then disinheriting his daughters. Archduke Rudolf and his mistress died by suicide in 1889. Sister Princess Louise scandalized courts for decades. Ex Empress Charlotte of Mexico, Stephanie's aunt, died after long insanity. A cousin, Emperor Charles, died at Madeira from heartbreak.
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Geneva
Leopold
Belgium
Archduke Rudolf of
Stephanie
Emperor Charles
Madeira
Hungarian nobility titles renounced for US citizenship
Providence R J Baron and Bar oness Francois de Levay de Wolf will renounce their Hungarian titles and become United States citizens. He says the title means nothing to him.
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Providence, R. J
Francois de Levay de Wolf
United States
Fall Feeding of Dairy Cows Quite Important
Fall feeding is crucial for dairy herds. Dairymen should feed silage and hay early to keep cows in good condition through winter, sustaining milk flow and reducing later feed waste. Protect cows from cold winds and rain to prevent declines in milk production.
Quiz questions for general knowledge archive
A set of trivia prompts including requests about a contemporary novelist banished from Spain a light heavyweight champion pugilist Pocahontas marriage, the Hair Buyer General of the Revolution, the reaper inventor, two artist-rich families on the American stage, Colombia’s striking feature, water voles’ habitat, immigrant vs emigrant, Ascension day, dog tribe in Britain, the Spanish Shakespeare, tennis champion defeater, Tecumseh’s death battle, Remember the Alamo battle cry, machine gun inventor, Ibsen based orchestral suite, Africa’s second largest river, meaning of from whence, and Whitsunday.
Answers and corrections from a historical quiz list
Compilation of solution numbers with names places dates and corrections. Notable items include 1 Constellation against L In surgente 1799 Gen Francis Marion 8 EH Whitney 4 April 80 1922 Edwin Booth Edinburgh Carlyle French Revolution Wild horses and asses and various corrections plus figures like Edison Monet Hofmann and Yangtse kiang with locations from British Columbia to California.
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EH Whitney
Edwin Booth
Edinburgh
Carlyle
John Stark
Lord Dunmore
Thomas A. Edison
Cecil Leitch
Claude Monet
Josef Hofmann
Pacific
North America
British Columbia
California
Grain Fed to Dairy Calf Proves Good Investment
The article notes feeding grain to dairy calves on grass is generally a sound investment. A mix of corn and oats in equal parts works, with 10 percent linseed meal boosting growth, though linseed meal is often unnecessary on good pasture. Young calves should not rely solely on pasture, yearlings may need no extra feed, and small calves benefit from 1–2 pounds of grain daily or a calf creep if separate pastures aren’t available.
Rye flavors milk steer dairy pastures in Missouri study
A. Ragsdale of the Missouri College of Agriculture warns rye used for fall and winter dairy pastures taints milk and cream with a distinct flavor and odor. While rye is a succulent, milk-producing pasture, its taste leads farmers to substitute wheat despite its forage value.
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A. ©. Ragsdale
Missouri College of Agriculture
Sweet Clover Pasture Pasturing Tips for Lasting Quality
Sweet clover helps solve pasture difficulty. Best results come from grazing the second year's growth after harvest. It is sown with small grain and provides abundant pasture once shocks are removed. Avoid overstocking and note it tolerates fall grazing better than other clovers.
Ideas About Heaven Are Many and Varied
A survey of diverse notions of heaven from a Forum column quotes many viewpoints. Readers offer places from a circus lot on Main Street to a high spot in imagination, a mirage, or the abode of the Deity. The excerpt frames heaven as spiritual land or childhood illusion, reflecting hopes and delusions.
Ancient Greek Kissing Customs and Adoration Rules
The piece explains Greek practices of kissing hands or knees to dignitaries as bows of reverence. Kissing feet signified worship and humility. It notes a rule about lips representing adoration and links contemporary hand kissing to venerating a god statue out of reach.
Proof That Ancients Suffered as We Do
A London Answers note argues no disease is original with modern times. It cites pyorrhoea rheumatoid arthritis gout and tuberculosis found in ancient mummies dating back to 2900 B C. The piece suggests ancient sufferers endured the same afflictions as today.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Admiral
London
Has It Come to This Grandmother’s Hair Tale
A Kansas City Star brief describes a four year old visiting grandson from California who gazes at his grandmother’s long hair, then asks what is on top of her head. The moment blends affectionate family warmth with innocent curiosity.
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California
Kansas
Ty Star
Incriminating Father Walter’s Crossword Habit
A playful exchange hints at Walter’s habit of completing cross word puzzles. A father figure is teased for recurring mental tasks while a daughter or speaker refers to noble songs and deeds in a wry personal note.
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Yorktown
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Whitsunday
L’ Insurgente
Francis Marion
Edinburgh Review
Cos
E. Pinkham
Lydia
Middle West
Lydia B. Pinkham
Cavanesty
Orchard Ave
Muscatine
Iowa
Haarlem
Haarlem Oil Agee
Hiscox Chemical
Walter
Austin
Boschee
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury
N. J
Ethan Eden
Cpe Seu
WNI
Cincinnati
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