Tumut as Future Australian Capital Site and City Vision
The piece envisions Tumut in the Monung Range as a future capital site with government housing and public offices rising among granite and marble. It praises irrigation, crops, mining, and tourism potential, and imagines a planned city with parks, river flats, and coordinated development, noting a possible renaming to fit national status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Tumut
Cootamundra
Sydney
Melbourne
Gundagai
Adelong
New South Wales
Kiandra
Jenolan
Bo Tumut
Bet-Tumut
Notable Artists Use Vengeful Wit Through Portrait Tales
The piece recalls artists famed for sharp tongues and grudging payback. Hogarth, Turner, Reynolds and others allegedly exacted revenge through portraits, caricatures, or painted jests. The anecdotes span Leyland, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and patrons, ending with a canceled bill over a fishmonger sketch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whistler
Mr. Leyland
Robert Sheard
Hogarth
Birds Guided by the Stars in Night Flights
The St Louis Republic questions how migratory birds maintain due north orientation. It notes birds soar about three miles up where topography cannot guide them and asks if stars guide their course, citing that cloudy nights bewilder birds and cause groundward drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
St. Louis Republic
Digestive Health Advice From Old Era Remains Quoted
A fragment notes a maxim about digestion and appetite with a curious aside mentioning a Burdock Blood Bit remedy. The line evokes era text where health and digestion are linked to overall well being.
Little Eleanor Keefauver the Philadelphia girl farmer
A twelve year old girl in West Philadelphia runs a large vegetable patch for her family and others. Despite a paralyzed father the girl tends cabbages potatoes eggplants squash beans peas and more, markets via a hand cart earning about 26 dollars weekly. Her cheerful temper and skillful farming make her a notable local figure and a model of industrious poverty relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roatest
Philadelphia
Eleanor Keefauver
The
Vacant Lot Cultivation Association
Hkeefauvers
Eleanorea Farmer
R. F. Powell
Eleanor
mShé
Bealdes
United States
Floating Seaweed Fun At The Seashore
A summer activity for boys and girls at the seashore. Collect seaweed pieces, float and mount them as souvenirs. Rinse the sea flora in water until sand and dirt wash away.
Young Prince Edward Hosts Wild West Shows at Windsor
The future king of England, Prince Edward, after a visit to Buffalo, shows a strong urge to be a cowboy. He and his siblings stage wild west shows with wild pigeons provided by Buffalo Bill and Johnny Baker, occasionally pressed guests into service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Prince Edward
Wales
Numbered Hatra Dialogue on Head Figures
The text presents a comic exchange between a grandchild and grandpa over counting hairs and a bald spot. Grandpa jokes that the old man has few hair figures left, highlighting humor about aging and appearance in a short dialogue segment.
He Must Be Married Mother Is Your Teacher Married
A humorous exchange features a girl asking if a teacher is married and the mother answering. The girl notes the teacher’s constant attire as a cue to his single status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Never Fail Knight Seeks Time and Honor Each Day
A devoted knight from Never Fail proves steadfast and brave. His motto shows he will find a way to be on time, urging others to learn the path, scale each challenge, and seize every hour with a noble effort.
Tommy and Mrs Banks Spar Over Vase Breakage
In a playful exchange Tommy teases his mother about spankings if the parlor vase breaks. Mrs Banks remains calm. Tommy then claims Papa broke the vase and jokes about who would be punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Fragmented 19th Century Notes on People Places and Inventions
A miscellany of historical items including references to Patrick Henry and George Warhike ton, a brick laying machine, land values, China climate, Caspian Sea, German rail cars, and ancient British sites. It mentions a Duke of Richmond and Gordon grant, Sir Frederick Treves, and a vast range of dated curiosities from 84 feet lower Caspian depth to the oldest inhabited Punyegan castle in the Isle of Skye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty George Warhike
Patrick Henry
Bastion
Maite
Pleipa
Great Britain
Duke of Richmond
Gordon
Charles II
Fetelen
Uele
Germany
Sir Frederick Treves
Beilin
China
Caspian
Linesia
Tay
Columbia River
Punyegan Castle
Isle of Sky
McLeodsa
McLeod
Wiliem the
Norneer
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Aushia
Muniong Range
Elustralia
Belgravia
Mayfairne
Kensington
Bourke Street
Elizabeth Street
Whitehall
Deptford
Parkestown
Alexandraville
Federalia
Jordon Tit
Jare
Lordahiy
Weirtz
Wenner
Loth
Ivbens
Tatton Park
Souzas
Horace Vernet
Rothschild Family
Sir Thomas Lawrence
George Lallow
Epsom
T. S. Greek Street
Soho
Academy
Turner
Wilkie
James Holland
Holland
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Robertson
Joshua
Chichester
Alwa
Ladlea
Pee Fern Mall
Teallmeninie
Bal al Droggisa
Chicheater Chemical Ca
Villa
Troy
Catnos
Jadlean
Mary Ee
Continents
Uink
McKannon Bros
Wash. Ave
GEO. A. Love CO
Izy
Story OF
Alberta
Eléanor
Trict
Slednor
Pleanor Keefauver
Yaller Dorg
Cologne
Yand
Dresden
Se Nile
Natan Lincoln
Wiscasset
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
America
Professor Wood
Johns Hopkins
Meade & Gerpan
British Museum
Saint Etienne
France
Count von Bulow
Natal
Italy
Upléatham
North Yorkshire
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