Names of South African towns and colonial boasts
A fragmented account mentions town names like Kimberley Ladysmith and Frere as commemorations from the South African war era. It also contains a stray biographical note about Levi Brewer and a financial/land grant history involving J T Leese and Mexican colonization deals with a claim for recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Leene
Lower
California
Mexica
Leese
J. KR. Leese
State Department
Weelington
Electric light bath and other framed notes from history
An eclectic 19th century column describes an electric light bath in a Chicago hospital with mirrored walls and 60 lamps below 36 above, used for nervous disorders, Bright's disease, and fatty heart degeneration, alongside portraits of imperial figures and a chaotic mix of anecdotes from Ireland to South Africa. It also covers hog breeding by pure blood lines, breed economics, and farm crop variety trials citing Kansas Agricultural College on kafir corn varieties and yield changes over years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesii
Earl of Kimberley
John Charles Molento
Warriot
Molento
London
Cape
Blackdritt
Colenso Get
Colenso
England
Natal
Kansas Agricultural College
Fragmented Local Notice From Inland Sources
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions Lonton Monterey Cal and J B Leese, with quoted dialogue about gentleness and inheritance, plus a note that Steel Alex has been used on the Mosfran Southern Railway for the total eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cini & Big Sirew
Lonton
J. RB. Leese
Monterey
Cal
Southern Railway
Biscuit Box Fortress at Orange River Camp
Odd fortification built by camp officers during the South African campaign used biscuit crates and ammunition boxes stacked into a high wall to enclose the camp near the Orange River. Hundreds of boxes and Emsteds were gathered and sealed with sand to form an improvised defensive barrier, as shown in a contemporaneous photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange River
Orabie Siver
Comforting hogs pays off for profitable keeping
How comfort improves hog profits with clean housing and good feed. Hog endurance and profit depend on proper care, less disease, and better conditions. A South African observer notes cattle land sales in January, while English breeding practices link to Oxford sheep adaptability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Omaha
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Nebraska
Early spring scenes and playful chaos in town
A cluttered excerpt blends a cheeky tale of Tommy and marbles with nature notes on migrating cowbirds and meadowlarks. It also references a children’s spelling drill and a vignette on literature’s role in education, framing season changes and city life in a lively, era-appropriate voice.
Vayents Help Your Children Long 2g0
A family remembers a time with few juvenile books and a subscribing chill’s paper read aloud to youngsters. The mother’s storytelling nurtured early reading, shaping taste as children grew, with later access to more books yet still valuing shared reading.
Florida City Sights and Historic Tales in St Augustine
A nostalgic slice recalls St Augustine Florida with notes on Anastasia Island and Ponce de Leon’s fountain legend. It mentions the old stone market where slaves were sold, and the Ponce de Leon Cordova and Alcazar hotels around a court. Also shared are child philanthropy ideas in Dublin and a moral tale of a girl buying caramels for her father, plus poetry fragments and school memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
St. Augustine
Anastasia
Thad
Ponce de Leon
Nate
Cordova
Alcnaar
Josephine Holloway
Kirkland School
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
British Empire
Siam
Kimberley
Frere
Colonno
Ladysmith
Molonto
Levi Brewer
Warfield
Big Sandy
Hila Valle
James Stevenson
Ted
Bartle Frere
Gladstone
Bowth Africa
Harry Smith
Harriemnlch
Nia
Lady Smith
Spauleh Indy
Badajos
Plum Fork
Louie Brown
Boston
Masa
Stevenson
Suffolk County Registry of Deeds
Ireland
Dublin
John
France
Russia
Germany
Austria
Epgileh
Annyway
The
London Chronicle
AOL
Littte
S. M
Tracy
Oxford
Terouta
Chiliteen
Witte
Tommy
Mamma
Lin
Agossle Veurtes
Cornell Nature
Delug
Tyson
Tennessee
Hagliah
Behring Stralté
Michaelmas
Himailf
Guadalgulvir
United Kingdom
Dorothy
Mary
Marjorie
I Thas
Papa
Barry Cornwall
Morse Gendt
WU Maury
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