Standards for Brewing Hops at Grand International Exhibition
The committee on awards for hops at the Chicago grand international prize exhibition (Oct 12–22, 1911) adopts a unified standard. Hops are scored 100 to 50 points with penalties for seeds leaves and stems moisture dryness sulfur wind damage and off color. Aroma ranges from exquisite 50 to inferior 25 with detailed deductions for bitter acids content and moisture levels.
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Committee On Awards
Chicago
Niger
Awards for Exigits of Barley at Illinois Exhibit
The second international barley and hop prize exhibit in Chicago runs October 12 to 22 with over 100 cash prizes totaling about 7001 dollars. The top award is 300 dollars. Prizes are divided by four botanically distinct barley types and by geographic origin, state and crop importance as determined by the prize committee.
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Chicago
Manchuria
Committee
Barley Exhibit Rules and Sample Certification Details
Special awards follow contributors conditions. Barley on exhibit must be at least sixty pounds in bulk with a twelve head sheaf. Samples must reflect a fair average from a field and be taken by the grower from at least two thousand pounds. All barley samples require certification that they were grown by the exhibitor per committee rules. 1508 Republic Building Chicago.
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Committee On
Repubic Building
Chicago
Awards of Prizes for Hop Exhibits at Chicago Show
Hops entered in the second international barley and hop prize exhibition to be held in Chicago October 12 to 22, 1911 will compete for twenty one prizes, top prize 150 dollars. Each distinct hop growing section forms a class, with districts including New York state, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Hops from outside sections go to the closest district. All samples must be grown by the exhibitor, with at least ten pounds offered and six clusters of about twelve cones each.
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Chicago
New York State
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Hops Valued by Looks and Aroma Across Regions
American and European brewers favor hops by appearance and aroma, while Bohemia Bavaria and Kent are praised by some growers. A Chicago exhibition October 12 to 22 will judge hops using a new jury system amid ongoing questions about aroma origins and lupulin resins.
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Bohemia
Bavaria
England
Kent
Chicago
Germany
Foiling the Pickpocket in a Crowd Tactics and Pockets
The guide warns hat tips in crowds reveal pockets that thieves target. It notes breast waistcoat pockets with flaps, trouser pockets especially for stout men, and the safer left hand pocket. It explains helpers, jostling distractions, and hat tipping as common tricks, plus a bell-dummy technique used to train pickpockets.
The Present a Economical Duchess Delight Ends In Surprise
A wealthy duchess gives a tiny cameo as a gift to a rich friend. The present sparks enthusiastic letters, then reveals the cameo is a priceless relic from Trajan era valued at 200,000 francs. An Englishwoman’s misadventure on a Rivera train ends with a fine for traveling outside the car.
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Rt.’s
The
Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres
Mme
la Duchess
Trajan
Col de Paris
Earning a Spanking
Dialogue notes a mother scolding children in a downtown scene. Mrs Brown and Mrs Greene recount being downtown and missing each other. Little Johnny asks about a cat remark, prompting a memory of a stray cat near Mrs Browns dog.
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Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Greene
Johnny Greene
Peculiar sayings crop up in old comic quotes
A fragmentary reading presents assorted quips about gender roles and vanity. It cites a Pearson's Weekly line about a wife greeting a man after two years and a remark on women being peculiar, followed by a quip about a craft for harmony and hair color, and a maxim on glory and crowns as toys for growing children.
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Aman
Pearson's Weekly
Must Carry Good Watches for Railroad Time Accuracy
Railroad men must use highly accurate timepieces to coordinate dispatches, stations, and side tracks. Watches are adjusted to heat, cold, and three positions, with regular inspections by local inspectors and biweekly checks by jewelers or watchmakers. Eight manufacturers supply railroad watches, with total costs running into hundreds of thousands.
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Scientific American
Swords Shortened to Equal Length at London Gates
In Elizabethan England, tavern brawls led authorities to enforce equal blade lengths. At the gates of London, any sword exceeding thirty six inches was snapped to the limit by a bystander smith. This practice aimed to curb unfair advantage in duels and public affrays.
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England
London
Elizabeth
Sixtus V Salad Tale Sparks Italian Proverb
A tale recounts how a once-poor lawyer sought aid from his monk friend who became Pope Sixtus V. The pope sent a basket of lettuce, and money was found in the hearts of the lettuce. The story gave rise to the proverb about needing Sixtus V.'s salads.
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Sixtus V
Salad
Rome
Sixtus
Jam For Breakfast Story About Herbert Spencer
A morning meal note reports Herbert Spencer ate strawberry jam to avoid monotony and aid digestion. He recalled a man who declined after a steady diet of mutton cuts, illustrating the value of variety in food choices.
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Herbert Spencer
A Gilded Fad Inspires Dr drawing Ship Party
A Cleveland pain dealer quips about a child’s fanciful demand to buy a toy battleship to use its deck for a drawing party, illustrating a gilded fad in playful exaggeration.
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Cleveland
A Matter of Measure in Poetry Critique
A satirical note from Birmingham Age-Herald mocks a poet who writes “poetry by the yard.” The quip suggests length does not equal quality and jokes that verse should be crafted with care rather than quantity.
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Yard
Tovt
Birmingham
Age-Lerald
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