Idol Worship in India and the Juggernaut Temple
The piece surveys India's vast idol culture, noting estimates of 333 million gods and a population near 800 million. It describes idol creation in Benares, Orissa, and the ritual of consecration, then focuses on Juggernaut at Puri. It recounts the temple, processions, and transporting the enormous wooden cars by thousands of worshipers amid fervent chants and dances.
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India
Benares
Ancred
Oripentera
Brahma
Vishnu
Siva
Persson
Juggernaut
Idnasmuch
Puri
Jagfeeranuts
Avood
Stuggernaut
Lana
John J. Pool
IF. BR. G
Los Angeles Times
Yellow Fever First Appears in Columbus Soldiers 1495
Report notes the first appearance of yellow fever among Columbus soldiers in 1495 and the historic link to the era of exploration. The brief item highlights early outbreaks and the disease’s long-remembered impact on military expeditions.
Moving pictures shown to teach farming methods in Omaha
An Omaha insurance man demonstrates using moving pictures to teach modern farming at model farms in Illinois Iowa and Nebraska. The films will be shown at the upcoming national corn exposition in Omaha and at western colleges, illustrating wheat drills self binders steam thrashers and other machinery in action with a lecturer explaining processes from seeding to milling. The effort aims to reveal how bread is produced from farm to table and promote practical agricultural knowledge.
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O W. Martin
Omaha
Martin
Inois
Iowa
Nebraska
Chicago News
Tin Can Clubs and Fat Men Taft Club Rise in Chicago
A quirky Raleigh era report describes tin can clubs claiming to grow forests from tree seeds planted in used cans with earth, including an oak eight years from seed and a redwood thirty feet high. It also notes the Fat Man Taft Club of the Union Stockyards in Chicago, open to heavyweights, with members like Everett Jackson and Frank L. Beveridge, pledging loyalty to harmony and Republican ideals.
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B. H. Green
Monterey
Cal
United States
Dakotas
Natloast
Green
Taft Club
Chicago
Frank L. Beveridge
Everett Jackson
Union Stockyards
New Job For Women On Steamship Carmania
The Cu nardina’s purser lacks a female assistant to answer many pre voyage questions. Catherine Leith appears on the passenger list described as “type and stone.” The move may influence other ocean liners to adopt the idea.
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Carmania
Cunardina
Catharine Leith
Ode to Arkansaw by Virginia sprinter before London Olympics
A poem by James Alcorn, University of Virginia sprinter, reflects on enchanted lands before departing for London. He imagines Arkansaw as a perfect landscape where mountains, fountains, plains, and rivers bloom, imagining a place of natural beauty. The verse contrasts fairy lands with Arkansaw as the ultimate home.
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Univerity
Virginia
James Alcorntor
London
Tys
Arkansaw
Yeggmen and the origin of the term yegg
A historical note explains the origin of the word yegg from early nitroglycerin safe-cracking methods. It outlines John Yegg’s role in perfecting the explosive technique, the spread of yeggmen across the country, gang structure headed by a king, and the use of a “kitten” to scout targets, based on a Pittsburgh Gazette-Times reprint.
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United States
Middle West
John Yegg
Drint
Yegs
Urthermore
Bat
Yege
Snrea
Tinkerton
Coldwater
Mich
Yegg
Honges
Goggs
Pittuburg Gasette
Humor and Politics in a Smiling Candidate Tale
A humorous verse sketch contrasts a candidate who lavishes smiles and money to win votes with the backers and followers aiding his bid. It traces his charm, slogans, and inevitable misfires, ending with a vaudeville anecdote about employment for an emergency. The piece blends political satire with comic vignettes from show business and daily life.
Corruptionist quoted in heated senate debate
A fragment quotes a corruptionist bragging about approaches to a voter's wife and offering money for a kitten, contrasting with an opponent who allegedly paid more for its brother. The dialogue portrays alleged bribery tactics in a political contest.
Langdon Smith Recalls Washington Visit and Capital Dome
The late Langdon Smith, noted journalist and author, recounts a 19th century trip to Washington. He describes Amith as tall and handsome guiding him to view the capital, noting the pale dome rising above the blue sky and misnaming it the national gap Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon Smith
New York
Denver
Washington
Smith
Nautical Quip Sparks Sailor Banter On Ocean Voyage
A Chicago Tribune quip recalls a sailing exchange on the voyage aboard the ocean Uner with a young woman asking where Mother Caray feeds her chickens. The captain replies solemnly that the trough of the sea is their feed. A Dutch proverb about hard work closes the item.
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Chicago Tribune
In One Legion He Your Sister Said She Couldn’t Dance
Yonkers Statesman recounts a lively exchange about dancing with a speaker claiming his sister could not dance yet admits he made her try The remark highlights a playful moment on the floor with light humor and local voice.
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Yonkers Statesman
Improvement Suggested In Politics And Baby Remedies
A fragmented dialogue discusses how improvements in politics might come from party alignment and platform focus. The excerpt shifts to advertising for Cesce Sweet and Orsea Sweets claiming soothing effects for babies and children with gentle ingredients and no harmful drugs, sold by 8 D Breuning & Co.
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Wornsn
Breuning & Co
Measles Cough Cured by Warner’s White Wine of Tar
A Mount Vernon Missouri family led by Rev A Dunlap reports measles coughs and sleeplessness in a wife for two years cured by Warner’s White Wine of Tar. The ad touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles and healing bruises, sold by Breuning & Co.
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A. Dunlap
Mount Vernon
Warner
DeWitta
D, Breuning & Co
Misnamed Towne-Why Do You Call Fetherbrane Cholly
Dialogue about misnaming Noah Fetherbrane as Cholly. Browne notes the error is inappropriate. Noah avoids rain, showing practicality amid a mispronounced nickname in Philadelphia Press commentary.
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Fetherbrane
Noah
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Timber Exports Begin to England and Europe
Vapen's Timber Exports Japan starts sending timber of excellent quality to England and other European markets, signaling expanding international trade and demand for Japanese timber.
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Vapen
Japan
England
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