Alligator farming and world population notes
The article surveys new ventures in farming including alligators for hides and notes large shifts in world population, coffee production, and land use. It reports growth in Europe and North America, mentions birth rates in Germany and France, and discusses irrigation and reclamation in French Algeria with extensive data on wells, cultivated areas, and wine production.
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Pall Mall Gazette
France
Europe
German Empire
British India
Liberia
Africa
West Indies
Mexico
Central America
Brazil
United States
Indiana
W. H L. Brevert
White River
Knox County
Brevort
Butler University
Extraordinary Scene at Alachua Lake Vanishes in Dramatic Descent
A Jacksonville Fin letter notes the disappearance of Alachua lake near Gainesville after flood years. The Sink and Payne's creek fed the basin, but a supposed underground passage to the Sink drained the water, leaving only memory of the once vast lake and pools of dead fish and alligators.
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Gainesville
Jacksonville
Atlanta Constitution
Alachua Lake
Payne's Creek
Newnan’s Lake
Payne’s Prairie
Alachua
Tea Detects Poison In Waffles and Syrup Incident
A woman recalls a country inn episode where she tested syrup with tea to detect a mineral poison. The tea turned black instantly, prompting her to avoid the syrup and alert the landlady, who then banished all syrup from the house.
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Picayune
Skillful Engineering in the Manchester Ship Canal
The Mersey swept away 300 feet of embankment at the Shropshire Union Canal mouth, destroying ten million tons of earth and masonry. Engineers and workmen worked eight hours to build a rock and clay embankment, with railroads and locomotives rushing supplies as water receded and the damper tide finally yielded.
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Manchester Ship Canal
England
Mersey
Shropshire Union Canal
Picayune
Farmers Mutual Co operative Insurance Under Scrutiny Stateside
Farmers mutual cooperative insurers are being used in several states amid scrutiny of operating practices and regulatory oversight. Officials say reforms may affect policyholders and market structure, with discussions focusing on solvency, pricing, and governance. Local agencies monitor developments affecting claims handling and member protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Mutual Co-Operative
Courageous Engine Run Averted Disaster at Crossing
The tale recalls Nathaniel W. Gookin guiding a Philadelphia Wilmington train past two runaway wagons at a grade crossing near Dumont Pier on the Delaware River. He sped through the danger with engines roaring and wagons overturning, then stopped at Wilmington station as the crew survived.
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Nathaniel W. Gookin
Patiet
Cocaasion
Philadelphia
Dumont = Pier
Delaware River
Trookin
Wilmington
Gookin
Scott
Goodkin
Del
Beards as Bonds in Freemasonry Observed
A Boston Transcript note mocks long beards as social glue among men who share facial hair. Strangers strike up bonds over weather and beard measurements, often turning to loans with beards as security, highlighting odd social rituals in a humorous, observational vignette.
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Boston Transcript
Improvement Tale From A Delsarte Teacher
A Delsarte instructor describes how a pupil improved her speaking and bearing. The teacher boasts the impact of better posture and dress, noting how even shorter skirts can appear balanced with proper form and confidence.
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Delsarte
Sue
A New Refrigerant For Local Anesthesia
Dr Redard of Geneva substitutes ethyl chloride for methyl chloride in producing local anesthesia by refrigeration. The colorless liquid is kept in sealed glass tubes ten grams each. breaking the tip releases a jet to cool a surface, stopping with finger or wax. It relieves sciatica neuralgia and toothache and may aid laboratories.
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Redard
Reneva
Scientific American
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Curenco
New York Herald
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Perry
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Chicago Tribune
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SLY Bros
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Freicur
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Jones
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