Sea heroism on a night of fire in the Cape liner
In a perilous night at sea aboard the Cape liner, a fire breaks out in the hold as passengers rest. The captain and officers stabilize the ship while a fourth officer, secretly the captain’s son, descends to extinguish smoldering bales. He is grievously burned, saved by the doctor, and the ship continues on as dawn reveals the near disaster.
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English Channel
Seaside Park
Montoloken
Bay Head
Brazilian avocados gain fame as the alligator pear
The Brazilian avocado rises in prominence as a versatile fruit with a laurel family tie. A West Indian expert praises its nutrition and culinary versatility from plain to custard pudding, noting Brazilian Marajo island as home to the finest. The piece concludes with a wry line about polar travel.
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Laurel
New York Post
New York
West Indies
Central
South America
Hawaii
Far East
Africa
Palm Beach
Florida
California
Marajo
Amazon
Para
Electricity as Future Motive Power for Railroads
Chief Tam argues electricity will dominate as motive power for major eastern railroads. He predicts electric installations for New York Central’s short haul lines within five years, lowering costs and boosting commuter traffic despite high initial setup costs. He cites a station example where an elevated line expansion cut fares from 2,000 to 1,000 daily while adding 6,000 more tickets.
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Tam
New York Central
Tongaul
Salt marsh mosquito life history explained by Prof Smith
Prof John B Smith state entomologist reports new findings on salt marsh mosquito breeding. Eggs over winter, larvae hatch with warming water, fiddler crabs reduce larvae, marsh depressions and tidal pools produce massive swarms. Remedies include filling breeding sites or oiling pools with a broom for quick control.
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John B. Smith
New York Herald
Smith
Prof. Smith
Jersey
Shortage of Women in South Africa Sparks Proposal
London News notes a large imbalance in white sexes in Cape Colony Natal and Rhodesia with about 169000 fewer women than men. It forecasts dire consequences for British South Africa and suggests yearly import of 3000 British women could close the gap in 35 years, given Boer women outpace British.
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Cape Colony
South Africa
London News
British South Africa
Natal
Hvar Colony
Rhodesia
South
United Kingdom
Rubber Pockets Steaks End Waiters’ Scheme at Resort Hotel
Report describes waiters at a fashionable summer resort hotel who hid choice foods in rubber pockets of their jackets to skim from the kitchen. All implicated were discharged amid the hotel’s revived “Rubber!” cry, per the Chicago Chronicle. Also a cranberry pudding recipe is included with method and ingredients for steam cooking.
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Chicago Chronicle
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Trouble
A Illinois retiree credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing backache and kidney disorders three years ago and reports no recurrence since. The ad offers a free trial by Foster-Milburn Co. and notes the 50 cent price per box with sales through all druggists.
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Bright
Dean
John J. Scharschug
Concord St
Scharschug
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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