Abandoning Use of Meat Says Census Report
A Pear Magazine interpretation notes meat consumption declined but argues Americans eat generously with vegetables and fruits rising. The 1950 census shows wheat 430 bushels per 100 persons vs 623 in 1900, oats up from 90 to 380, and oatmeal dropping recently. Market garden products, sugar, and canned goods rise amid more greenhouses and glass-covered acreage in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New England.
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Pear Magazine
America
New York Atoll
Pennsylvania
New Jerney
Tillhcola
Massachusetts
Bottle Gun Shoots Oil for Water Pathways
A novel oil scattering gun invented by Admiral Guimaraes of Brazil’s navy uses a bronze breech loading barrel to fire bottles filled with oil and dust. The bottle bursts on impact, oiling a water lane ahead of a moving vessel or every 20 minutes when stationary, creating a slippery, continuous surface.
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Guimares
American gowns weigh little, cost much in summer couture
The piece surveys light weight gowns for American women, noting a ten ounce summer gown for comfort in heat. It details textures like cream lace net chiffon pineapple gauze and Cluny lace, discusses embroidery weight, underskirt construction, and affordable lighter options versus expensive lace gowns. It also offers recipes for baked peaches and a blackberry jelly dessert.
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Amer'gan
Alma
Horse Pride on a Coal Sleigh Mile
A Hartford Courant observer praises a well turned coal hauling horse, describing him as an excellent specimen of horseflesh. The animal strains at an incline, tires, and briefly rests before laboring on, with onlookers noting the horse’s pride as he completes the uphill load.
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Hartford Zourant
Frontier school reveals clash of Indian and white customs
In Oklahoma at Fort Sill era, white children raised among Indians imitate tribal dress and speech. A new district schoolteacher faces resistance as pupils cling to Indian customs while learning civility.
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Red Store
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Mlasion
Quickness Across Cultures and Swift House Service
An American observer notes that quickness is relative and defined by context in England. He cites a London bookkeeper’s rapid currency computations and a butler’s immediate, decisive reply after an accident, illustrating swift social and administrative responses across classes.
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England
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Atlantic
London
Zebra Domestication Plans Stir South Africa Policy
British policy in newly acquired South African territories envisions using zebras as domesticated draft animals. Large-scale capture and captive breeding would supply many animals trained from a young age, while the wild few would not be tamed individually. Allied varieties like the quagga are noted as easier to domesticate. The piece also mentions Cape practices from forty years prior. A side note compares limousine concepts to a sleeping car automotive hybrid.
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South Africa
Cape
Heiress of Rosa Bonheur Sets Publish Date
Miss Anna Klumke inherits Rosa Bonheur's fortune and plans a biography built from notes and artist letters. Brooklyn Eagle notes John Arbuckle helped bring Rosa Bonheur and Anna together, leading to a friendship and Anna's later portrait of the artist. An American edition of Rosa Bonheur's letters is planned.
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Anna Klumke
Rosa Bonheur
Brooklyn Eagle
John Arbuckle
Rosa Bonheu
Paris
Mr. Arbuckle
Miss Klumke
America
Anna
LookS for Ninth Moon by Harvard Astronomer Pickering
Harvard astronomer Professor Pickering plans a summer trip to study the Moon and search for Saturn’s ninth moon. Using the Harvard observatory negatives and the Yerkes telescope, he aims to confirm the moon’s orbit and observe satellite behavior, including Jupiter’s end over end rotation noted in Peru.
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Pickering
Harvard
Saturn
Harvard Observatory
Yerkes Observatory
Arequipa
Peru
Jupiter
Echo Mountain Observatory
California
Parsonage Voter List Scrutiny and Chimney Champion Tales
A list shows only the parish overseer Be ardes as a voter and presiding official with self appointment as overseer and salary. Leeds chimney-seller Thomas Kidney, 70, claims 106th demolition toward a self-stated goal of 209 chimneys, planning retirement after completion.
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Thomas Kidney
Leeds
Mr. Kidney
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