Adulterated Arlosa Coffee Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict
James Witte, a grocer, found guilty in Judge Meek's court of selling Adlosa coated coffee. Ohio Pure Food Commission led the case alleging the glaze hid defects and promoted bacteria. Experts for Arbuckles contested, while Prof Wiley and others testified on eggs and coagulation used in glazing. The verdict is treated as a national issue by state officials.
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Toreno
Meek
Favid James Witte
Atbuckles Artosa
Ohio
Pure Mood Commission
Arlosa Coffer
State of Ohio
Blackburn
G. A. Kirchmajer
Kirchmaier
Schmidt
Cincinnati
Lirchmailer
Arbuckles
United States
H. W. Wiley
United States Agricultural Department
Vaughn
Ann Arbor
Bleile and Webber
Ohio Stith University
Ariosa
Wiley
Blélie
Pure Food
Pure Food Laws Aim to Bar Glazed Coffees
The passage suggests that Ohio and other Pure Food Commissioners may act to prevent the sale of glazed coffees, implying a broader move toward stricter enforcement of pure food standards.
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Ohio
Pure Food
A Salt Sea Yarn From Bowdoin's Quill
The Bowdoin' Quill recalls a 1870 sea anecdote about the coaster Jonathan Bell misreading a tramp steamer light near Monhegan. Mistaken navigation sent the Bell 50 miles off course, three days late into Rockland, and cost the captain his job as the light swung by the mast.
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Jonathan Bell
Boston
Rockland
Monhegan
Applause on Trust in Jules Simon’s Oratorical Triumph
The anecdote recalls Jules Simon on stage in Brittany where a long speech drew vast applause. He was carried to his hotel in triumph, then told by a friend that most listeners did not understand French. Simon admitted the crowd’s praise was on trust, calling it his last great oratorical success.
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Washington
Kinkman
Lawrence
Earl of Nervers
George Washington
Johnson
House of Lords
Mervera
Lyburn
Merrers
Jules Simon
Brittany
Julesimons
Birds That Carry Their Young
Ancient writers spoke of woodcocks bearing nestlings and later evidence supports the fact. Woodcocks hollow a ground spot under trees or undergrowth and cover it with leaves. After hatching, the young are carried one by one between the parent's thighs with the bill aiding adjustments.
A Bag of Coffee A Confederate Parole Tale
A Civil War veteran tells of traveling home with a mule and a bag of coffee. He paroled prisoners in Charlotte then swapped into a better mule for coffee worth 160 in gold. An old woman sheltering at a cabin feeds him and his mule after he shares coffee, with her drinking Ginny Wine Coffee for three years.
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Johnston
South
Sherman
Ave
Charlotte
Confederacy
Paty
Mtae
Norta Lee
Ginnywine
Last ginny wine coffee seed in three years
A fragmented recollection describes a departing encounter where a woman stops drinking to cook breakfast, receives a quart of green berries, and bids farewell with gratitude, mentioning a scarce supply of ginny wine coffee seed after three years.
Taken at His Word Saint Vaix Debt and Shaving Tale
The famed French poet Saint Vaix, always in debt despite a large income, faces a creditor while being shaved. He asks for patience until payment, arranging the settlement with the barber as witness, then leaves with a beard to his dying days.
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Saint Vaix
Noa
Saint Foix
Saint Poix
Dramas
Close Fisted Banker Carrick Averts Charity With 2 Guinea Donor
Glasgow banker Robert Carrick famed for thrift is drawn into a dramatic moment when three citizens urge a Royal infirmary subscription. He initially offers 2 guineas, fights the request, then, after a firm rebuke from manufacturer Milquham, writes a 10 000 pound check but withdraws it. Milquham pressures deposit removal then Carrick finally signs for 50 guineas.
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Robert Carrick
Glasgow
Old Ship Bank
Paxton Hood
Royal Infirmary
Milquhom
Carrick
Jamie
Ship Bank
Robin
Milquham
Garrick
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Grocer White
OHIG
Koaoas
Grup
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