Travel in Abyssinia Slow But Safe With Escorts
An unsigned 18th or 19th century column cites Frank Mowrer claiming Abyssinia is safe for whites only with native escorts. It notes few white women, mentions native customs, birds and lions, and a cave near Tone Island described as a sea chapel with a hollow rock and secret escape from pursuers.
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Abyssinia
Frank Mowrer
Adis Ababa
Leghorn
Ami
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New Fingland
Washington Post
Island
Tone
South Pacific
Byron
Illegible Signatures and a Rubber Pavement Sketch
A London Telegraph report notes a League of Protest formed against illegible signatures by government figures. The piece questions the need to sign unclearly and mocks the manifesto signer. It also highlights rubber pavement’s limited use for roadways with a London station example from 1881 lasting over twenty years despite material scarcity and higher cost.
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France
London Telegraph
New Society
League
London
Indigo Seed Germination and Auto Engineers Definition
The text notes soaking Java indigo seeds in concentrated sulphuric acid for half an hour to overcome a cuticle barrier and achieve near 100 percent germination. It also reports the Society of Automotive Engineers expanding its scope with a formal definition of automobile as a self propelled vehicle operating on land, water, or in the air.
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Java
Society of Automobile Engineers
Origin of Two Familiar Proverbs
The ancient painter Apelles practiced daily drawing and showed finished works to visitors while listening to their comments. A shoemaker's critiques led Apelles to remind him that a cobbler should stick to his trade, a maxim that became a proverb.
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Great Creek
Apelles
Pliny the Elder
French Assassin Lupi Escapes Cayenne In Coffin Craft
Lupi, a feared French assassin, escapes Cayenne by hiding in a coffin craft built from a coffin shed. He uses paddles made from planks and sails toward Venezuela or British Guiana, about 150 nautical miles away, but is rescued by the steamer Abeille near Paramaribo and later jailed.
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Lupi
Cayenne
Tle
Venezuela
British Guiana
Abeille
Antilles
Paramaribo
Canary Islanders Appeal Causes Brief Lesson in Diplomacy
In a tale from Bou Vivant, oppressed Canary inhabitants send a chief to Galicia with a blunt warning not to ramble. The ambassador arrives with sacks, proclaims one empty, and the governor quickly fills them with meat, noting the emptiness and urging brevity in future speech.
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Canary Isles
Galicia
Ile
Distance Vision Therapy Advised For Bhutanese Youth
A young Bhutanese patient with eye troubles seeks help from a New York oculist who prescribes daily viewing practice. He should take trips on ferries or in New Jersey and Long Island or atop skyscrapers to scan horizons, train the eyes to see at distance and counter the city’s close confines.
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Bhutan
New York
New Jersey
Long Island
Travel Free Microbes Spark Passenger Conductor Quip
A passenger warns of a billion microbes aboard a car, and the conductor retorts that the company gains from the ride. The exchange is captured in a Chicago Tribune joke. The piece contrasts with another brief item about aging discussions where a woman lies low and deflects questions.
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Chicago Tribune
Worth Saving Remedy For Rheumatism Backache And Kidney Health
An old home made mixture claims to relieve rheumatism and backache and to cleanse and strengthen kidneys and bladder. It combines fluid extract dandelion half ounce compound Kargon one ounce compound syrup sarsaparilla three ounces and is to be taken after meals and at bedtime. A known authority says the ingredients are vegetable based and safe at low cost from a pharmacy.
Scandinavian American Bank Promises Secure Savings
The Scandinavian American Bank invites savings with a conservative management approach. It touts a convenient location modern equipment and courteous service to assure security and satisfaction for depositors.
QNE DOLLAR Opens An Account
Readers are reminded deposits may be sent by mail with prompt attention and no extra cost than in person in Seattle. Do it now the start is important. Resources totaling 10 million dollars with a reserve over 33 million dollars highlighted.
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Seattle
Tides for Astoria Oregon Standard Reference Table
U.S. Government compiled tide tables for Astoria Oregon and vicinity provide standard port reference. The guide notes exact tide times require the following detailed table for precise occurrences and timing.
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U.S
Astoria
Oregon
Three Glasses For Reading Needing Vision And Far Sight
A quirky quote presents a professor with three glasses for different tasks. He explains one pair to read with, a second for nearsightedness, and a third to search for the other two. The line highlights practical humor on eyewear.
Quote on laws by age and gender from Goethe
A dusty quotation attributed to Goethe contrasts lawmaking by old men with youth and women seeking exceptions. It presents a provocative generalization about authority and social norms.
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Goethe
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House of Commons
Sir John Kennaway
Johin Kennnaray
Mn Caosset
Arl
Pellmell
St. James
Indigo
Philadelphia Press
Gray’s Hornor
Atdeen
Herald
Resourcesetter
Alaska
U.S.A
U. S
Grays Harbor
Willapa Bay
South Bend
Orysterville
Sealand
Columbia
Clatsop Beach
Long Beach
High Water
A.M
P.M
Thom
H.m
Snes
A. M
Ewrene
S. W. Johnston
SF Street
Roslyn Coal
Aberdeen
Lupton
Telemitone
Corthand
E. J. Bradley
C. W. Miller
Aberdeen State Bank
N. E
Heron
H Streets
WM. Zeiglerk Boot and Shoe
Jeff
Dhagree
William Zeigler Postot the Black
A. Ingebrightsen
C Street
Sporting Goods
Tacoma
Portland
Porthind
Tavoniy
All Points
Seatie
All Pointe East
Qensta
Hiloa, Wn
H. B. Elder
A.D Charlton
AVG Pool, Nop. Re. Co
Portland, Oregon
Hayes
Bankers (Incorporated
Merdeen
Bowes & Randolph
Wishkah St
Paul Smits, M. D
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding
G and Heron Streets
DR. McNiven
Koehler
M. Antich
Heron and
Wishkah
Lawigles
Seventh Street
Washington
BD. Co. Pearce
City Library
City Hall
J. M. Walker
Wilson Bros. Navigation Cos
Harboreile
Peter Wilson
Mer
Montesam Cosmopol
Hoquiam Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Roemer
J. C. Cross
Zelaska Block
G Street
E. H. Fox
Ben Sheers
Dabney Book
Continental
C. Vammen
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt
Fred Hewett
Prop
South F Street
Andrew Blum
Marion Street
Cor
First Avenue
Seattle, Wash
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
Dake
Sansome Street
Francisco Calire
Herald Printers
Tel
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