Challis Laworth notes on promotions and battles abroad
The article recalls various global figures and events from promotions of officers to colonial ships, contrasts sentiment in Chicago with valentines, and wryly observes a Delaware affair and a minister's dinner anecdote. It surveys England's naval power versus France Russia and others, noting Australian naval desires and colonial governance concerns.
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England
France
Russia
Germany
Italy
United States
Japan
The Ear of Russia and a Quiet Life at Alexander Palace
The tsarist ear dislikes grand life and military pageantry, preferring rowing cycling and tennis. He and his wife retreat to the small Alexander Palace at Tsarskoe Selo where they enjoy an unpretentious library life and meals served in a pavilion designed by Catherine the Great. A trick dining table sinks between courses, reappearing ready for the next.
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Russia
Exar
Aumerer House
Catherine of Russia
Mghta
Cntme
Edwina
Angelinas
Edwin
Angelina
Tae
South Africa War Stimulus for British Mule Breeding
The war in South Africa may push British mule breeding, as demand for eligible draught mules exceeds supply. Mules offer heavy work, health, and resilience where horses struggle, with prices rising as supply tightens.
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South Africa
Great Britain
Horat
Waetal Bewat
The Importance of Newt Apparel for Women
A vintage advertisement discusses stylish blouse and scarf ensembles in coral, cream, and black crepe de chine. It extols neat dress as enhancing personal influence and readiness to face emergencies, noting appearance as a path to the heart and social advantage.
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Easler
Salt Bath Cure for Cold Prevention and Skin Care
An authority on hygiene claims systematic salt baths prevent colds and soften skin. Dissolve a handful of coarse salt in a basin of cold water, sponge the body with no soap, sponging face and neck with cold and adding a touch of hot water to the rest if desired.
Frugal Modern Kitchen From a 19th Century Cook Book
A fragmentary tutorial outlines desserts and side dishes. It lists making a chocolate milk pudding with milk eggs sugar flour cinnamon and raisins then a parsnip dish in a milk broth with butter and flour, and an inexpensive icing for cake using milk flour vanilla and sugar.
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Saltmann
Power of Interlees in a Chicago Record quote
Fragmentary excerpt cites Power of Interlees asking what makes an intellectual woman with a quip about quitting gowns. Cited as from Chicago Record in an old collection, referencing a supposed law of convenience claimed to derive from nature.
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Interlees
Chicago
The Electrical Shock You and The Human Body
A discussion of how electric shocks affect the heart and breathing, detailing fibrillation as the immediate risk and asphyxia from prolonged currents. It describes experiments by Dr. Remy Cunningham, a method to revive a struck animal using defibrinated blood and electrical stimulation, and cautions that such revival methods are impractical for real accidents and unlikely to be found in power stations. The piece also touches on malaria control via mosquito management and drainage.
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Philippine Islands
Germany
Army and Navy Journal
Sumatra
Bornooia
Remy Cunningham
Cunningham
Cheaper Gas in Lehr Tt and German Lighting Prospects
The article notes cheaper gas in Lehr and discusses using incandescent mantles with low candle power for bright light. It cites Magdeburg and cities considering lowering candle power from 14 to 10 and then 8, with hydrogen-rich poorer gas and new water gas methods promising lower costs.
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Lehr
Germany
Magdeburg
Novel Motor Carriage in France Combines New Features
A newly introduced French motor carriage uses an oil engine as the primary drive with an electric motor aiding on hills. The oil engine runs at constant speed and excess power drives a dynamo to charge accumulators. Accumulators are kept charged and used intermittently. The engine connects directly to a shift-wound dynamo starter, with speed changes managed mechanically.
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France
Pie Cutter Devised By Pennsylvania Genius
A Connelsville inventor has created a new pie cutter that slides a triangular blade under the crust and uses a vertical knife blade operated by a scissors like mechanism. The device claims easy cutting of both hard and delicate pies.
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Pennsylvania
Connelsville
Mosquitoes and Mwinein Discoveries in Malaria Spread
A report discusses the discovery linking mosquitoes to malaria, stirring hopes for eradicating the disease in tropics. Major Ronald notes the potential impact and future steps toward control.
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Maj
Ronald
Fire escapes and Siberia tale in a single report
A mixed field note reports on fire escape mechanisms for safe use in buildings and a Siberian traveler recounts a cold region phenomenon. He describes cannons-like bursts from river ice in extreme cold, where rising mounds and sudden explosions send water and ice into dramatic eruptions.
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Corinas
Siberia
Lence
Jaat
New disinfecting storage device with a reservoir valve lever
The item describes a storage disinfection device featuring a reservoir for liquid disinfectant, a valve and lever on the water reservoir cover to release a measured purifier quantity. An Australian calendar device with metal tubes and day marks is noted for pencil use. A hair washing implement with coarse teeth and heat to evaporate moisture is mentioned, and a street design with a rear wheel drum and dirt-throw mechanism is described.
Ant Settled Fresh Trial Ends Quietly
A local civil matter concluded as ant settlement terms were reported after a brief legal review. No court appearances or major disputes were disclosed, and the outcome was described as amicable by involved parties.
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