Figures Large and Small Across the Nation
A modern survey notes over a million head of cattle in Kansas ready for spring and summer sale. California’s wine crop this year would equal a quart for every American. Sixteen steamers ply between the U S and Europe carrying 5,000,000 barrels of oil annually. The world’s longest tunnels reach 21,000 feet with St Gothard at 48,840 feet and Sutis at 21,120 feet. Chicago post office handles 500,000,009 mailed items yearly with 27,000 tons transferred train to train. 10,000 postmasters oversee staff.
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Kansas
Califgenta
United States
Europe
Tuerr
St. Gothard
Mont Cenis
Hoosac
Severn
Nochistongs
Sutis
St. Louis Republic
Dunina
Chicago
Practical household tips from Homestead column
Useful to know. Freshen salt fish by soaking in sou mille. A quarter of three yards of mosquito netting folded and tacked makes a food dishcloth. Smoked kerosene lamp crusts may be cleaned by washing with water dissolved soda. A spoonful of horseradish in milk keeps it sweet for days, though taste may show in tea or coffee. Grass stains on children’s clothing respond to molasses before usual washing.
Religious diversity and clergy counts in the United States and Britain
The document cites 184 religious sects in the United States and over thirty Methodist churches in Toronto. It notes the Church of England has about 23,000 clergy, rising to 27,006 when colonial and missionary workers are included. A Welsh Baptist minister near ninety preached at Abergele, and a humorous note from Brooklyn Life mentions a playwright’s line about a doomed romance.
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United States
Toronto
Church of England
Llanllyfni
Wales
Baptist
Abergele
Close Shave Aboard Seashore Narrow Escape
Three British lads narrowly escaped drowning when swept by the tide on a sand bank. A boy clung to a spade, others jumped in, and a mounted rescuer aided Tom Royle and the writer as the water rose to their waists. The close rescue highlights danger and courage from a seaside incident.
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Fide
F. H. Grundy
Sud
Ede
Umeself
Tom ‘Oyle
Ton Royle
Tom
Tom Royle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soalang
Sou Mille
Brooklyn
Komroesus
Robin Redbreast
Lana
Cassell
Amehury
Mr. Whitier
Brazil
West Indies
Mr. Whittier
Bouton
Bpsctaden
Russia
Vienna
Paris
London
St. Nicholas
Herbert
Isaire
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