Secret Arms in the East and Hidden Blades in Folklore
The Saturday Review describes concealed weapons used across Hindustan and beyond including the gupti sword stick the bich hwa scorpion the bagh nakh tiger claw and daggers. It recounts Sivaji the Maratha leader killing Afzal Khan with a concealed bagh nakh and notes armor protected him during the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindustan
Akbar
Abdul Faz
Afghanistan
Willis
Kandahar
Mr. Egerton
Sivaji
Afzal Khan
Saturday Review
Bitious Celie Prevented Illness With Remedy Claim
A claim that taking a double dose of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at first symptoms wards off a cholera attack is reported. The advertisement says hundreds use the remedy with perfect success and that it is sold by all druggists.
Finland the Nation of Singers and Unity
The Helsingfors capital of Finland hosts a vast, organized singing culture from nobles to laborers. Finns sing constantly from dawn to night, forming a national chorus across classes, with large choirs, religious hymns, and public anthems. The author notes 10,000 voices at stations and a deep communal spirit shaping national character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingfors
Finland
Russia
Northland
Lapland
Europe
Rosenfeld
Arctic Circle
Ulenborg
Goodby
America
London
Animals That Never Die and a Bilious Attack Relief
A short note describes a vast, simple life form class that never dies due to its basic constitution and a health testimonial claims Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cure bilious attacks. The testimonial from J. W. Smith of Juliff Texas praises the remedy priced at 25 cents and sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. W. Smith
Juliff
Texas
Thedford
Mack Drang
C Medicine Co
Tenn
The Bee's Sting Defends Home With Life
The bee uses a three pronged grooved sting that forms a tube for poison to flow from the sac. As the sting enters flesh, barbed prongs work alternately while the sting is driven to full length. The sting is torn from the bee, often killing it, and the bee dies after defending its home.
Fight With Dr. King's New Discovery Warns of Consumption Dangers
Beall Mississippi's T R Beall cites his wife recovering from consumption after using Dr. King's New Discovery. The ad warns listeners about persistent ear closing and urges trying the remedy. It claims rapid improvement and a full cure after four bottles. Trial bottles are advertised free with prices at 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
T. R. Beall
Beall
Miss
L. M. Bosworth
Be Quick to Treat Croup Symptoms with Chamberlain Remedy
Early action stops croup when a child shows hoarseness or a croupy cough. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is described as safe and effective, and is available from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Morse 1802 geography praised New York as commerce hub
In 1802 Jedidiah Morse praised New York for commerce sociability and elegant civility. The piece notes the city’s east side spread masonry and two mile length, Albany and Hudson as other cities, and forecasts U S growth to 160 million by 1902. An employment ad follows for magazine distributors at Sprague Wholesale Co. Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Jedidiah Morse
D. D
Morse
Albany
Hudson
East River
United States
Union
United America
Europe
Canada
Sprague Wholesale Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Ahuatl Insect Eggs And Larvae Eaten As Food In Aztec Culture
On Lake Texcoco and Lake Chalco in Mexico natives harvest ahuatl, the eggs of a certain fly deposited on sedges. Bundles placed in the lakes yield eggs and larvae used as food. Eggs ground into meal or pressed into small cakes taste like caviar and are in demand on fast days. The larvae, called puxi, are also consumed despite their wormlike appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Texcoco
Mexico
Lake Chalco
Ona Indian Courtship and Industrial Opportunities
Ona courtship in Tierra del Fuego uses hunting bows as signals of acceptance or refusal with immediate pursuit and possible injury by an arrow. Separately, advertisements promote 286 business locations for merchants and manufacturers along the Chicago Great Western Railway with maps and leaflets available from W J Reed in St Paul Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tierra del Fuego
Chicago Great Western
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
W. J. Reed
Endicott Bidg
St. Paul
Minn
Chicago Great Western Railway
Endicott Bldg
St.Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parley Sheldon
F. H. Schieiter
Asst
AMES
Story County Bank
Don General Banking
Western National Bank
Knautle, Kachod & Kuhne
First National Bank
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
Surance
Canier Bros. & Hermans
Canier Brothers & Herman
Mederine Remedy CO
C. A. Gamble
Secret Arms
Mysore
Haidarabad
Foley
Bauer
CJL Csi
Fe Alin
Thedfords
Burt Kooser
L. A. Morris
Sale Stable
East Main Street
Ames, Lowa
E. F. Bell
Roland, Iowa
Pilgrim Hotel
Wood Eye & Ear Sanitarium
Rev
Wood
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