The Gypsies A Separate People Across Britain
A 19th century London Standard style overview traces the gypsies’ origins in Europe, their legal bans since 1530, and continued persistence in England and Scotland. It notes shifting attitudes from ban to tolerance, cites 10 000 wintering in Surrey, and explains slang terms like shaver pal codger and cove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Great Britain
Egypt
The
Nile
England
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Scotland
George IV
Surrey
Shaver
Pal
Codger
Notes Rules and Indorser Liabilities Clarified
A minor’s note is void. notes bear interest only if 80 stated. Altering a note voids it. No need to say value received. Lost notes must still be paid. If payment time is not stated, due on demand. Sunday or holiday due dates move to previous day. Frauds or intoxicated issuers negate collection. Indorsers can pursue prior parties. and liability ends if notice of dishonor is not served within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lim
Lovan
Plese
Mear
Pension Office
Mackinley
America
Union
New York Tribune
A Kurdish Tent Examined in Mountain Pastoral Life
A Kurdish tent shows a single common plan across sizes. The roof uses long strips of black goat hair sewn lengthways and rests on three to five tall poles. Ropes extend to stakes, while reed matting walls form the enclosure.
Happenings Across Campus Report From Iowa
Miss Mary Rausch remains in hospital while Prof. Curtiss heads to Washington for a week long trip. Attendees visit, exams conducted in Des Moines, lectures announced by J A Bonesteel and Olmstead Bros. landscapers engaged. Announcements include a birth in Ambridge and a Maryland wedding in Takoma Park. Baseball losses at Cedar Rapids noted, student alumni fund drive underway with pledges nearing 11 000. McDowell Panama talk, Easter cantata, and Iowa Academy of Sciences events profiled. Y M C A banquet highlights and plan discussions conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Theodore Nielsen
Hope Frances Sherwood
Takoma Park
Maryland
Arlington, Farm
Arlington
Cedar Rapids
The Explosive Harpoon and Whale Hunting Tactics
The article describes the explosive harpoon as the whale hunter’s primary tool six feet long and iron built with four hinged barbs to anchor in the whale. It notes a time fuse bomb head and an air inflation method for bagging multiple whales in a day, including a record of 258 in a single season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
Polar Sea
Quirky Pension Office Letters Reveal Odd Claims
Readable excerpts from 19th century pension applications show applicants mixing poetry, mis-spellings, and farfetched injury tales. A Bull Run veteran seeks pay for eye and brow wounds while others claim hog attacks, blood poison, or love for gain spurred pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
Commissioner of Pensions
Bull Run
Wright
Pension Office
Proper Kennel Orientation and Bedding for Dogs
Home Chat recommends facing a dog's kennel south to ensure light and warmth year round. Dry bedding like straw or pine shavings is best, better than hay or sawdust. Change bedding at least weekly and keep it dry. in hot weather no bedding is needed as the dog lies on the kennel floor.
Nothing Like Tact and Clever Homefront Pranks
A midland man visits a gravely ill friend and ends with an awkward coffin joke after a brief pause. A later quip about stairs to a coffin creates a final departing moment. A woman leaves a card saying All out Dont leave anything and returns to a ransacked home with the thieves replying Thanks We havent left much. Settlers one way second class rate to western Canada and prairie provinces offered on select Tuesdays and in April via the North Western Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Joe
Goodby
London Globe
Blood Trance Leaves Mark in Bac Ky Merchant Home
J. W. Williams, a Bac Ky merchant, reports blood marks inside his home as memories of a past lung illness. He credits Dr. King’s New Discovery for cure after severe hemorrhages twenty years ago. The remedy, advertised by L. M. Bosworth Drugist, promises relief for hemorrhages, chronic coughs, settled colds, bronchitis, and weak lungs with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Williams
Bac
Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Map of the universe sparks humility in a wise man
A reputedly wise man recalls using a universe map to locate himself when ego swelled. The anecdote emphasizes humility and perspective over self-importance.
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Caryiess
ENS
W. J. Semmons
Victor Records
Chicago
Doll Comedienne
Jessie Mae Hall
Louisiana
Mexico
Buffalo
Iowa
Emporium OF Music
Mary Rausch
Prof. Curtiss
Washington, D. C
Bradford Knapp
Clarion
Knapp
E. B. Wilson
Sioux City
Dr. Pierce
Iowa City
Harry McClure
H. O. Buckman
J. C. Gilbert
Des Moines
Bureau of Soils
J. A. Bonesteel
Soils Bureau
United States
Olmstead Bros. Landscape Artists
Boston
Mass
B. R. Wallace
Aprist
Ambridge, Pa
Kenneth March Wallace
State Veterinary Society
Savery
J. H. McNeil
W. A. Stuhr
W. J. Kennedy
F. P. Collison
06 Electricals
Westinghouse Electric Company
Pittsburg
C. BE. Downey
Edward Burton McDowell
Panama
Iowa Academy of Sciences
Central Hall
M. F. Arey
C. R. Barnes
University of Chicago
C. E. Bessey
Dr. Bessey
Ram
Herman von Schrenk
Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry
Adams Hall
Prof. Newens
Storms
R. A. Hadley
W. A.ener
M. F. Kennedy
Dakotas
Ih Pension Office
Uncle Sam
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Missouri River
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
L. Adler Bros. & Co
Rochester
Our
Keedick
Beos
D. M. Ferry
Crossman’s
Northrup King & Co
Sioux City Seed Co
Ohio
B. Kooser
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