Where Eden Was Said to Lies Across Ancient Babylon
The article surveys theories on Eden's location from Babylon on the Tigris and Euphrates to Armenia and Palestine. It notes map lore from the thirteenth century and cites scholars like Delitzsch and Sayce favoring Babylon as mankind's first home, while others point to central Asia or Palestine.
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Paradise
India
Eden
China
Asia
Great
Babylonian Plain
Tigris
Euphrates
Perath
Hiddekel
Armenia
Mount
Ararat
Delitzsch
Sayce
Babylon
Heidegger
Palestine
Media
Arabia
Upper Nile
Central Asia
J. Kalisch
Fraud Exposed by Dr King’s New Discovery Ad
Counterfeiters imitate Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs to defraud the public. The warning urges shoppers to seek the genuine name on wrappers, noting Bucklen’s remedies carry the mark. From H. E. Bucklen & Co. of Chicago and Windsor, with L. M. Bosworth, a local druggist.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
Marriage in Mexico Celebrated With Public Betrothal Ceremonies
The Southern Workman article describes Mexican wedding customs including the prendedor public betrothal where a groom presents a chosen bride to her parents and guests shower the couple with money. The betrothal can bind as strongly as marriage, followed by a priestly ceremony and a lengthy feast and dance lasting several nights.
A Chinese Dinner Recounted by a British Officer in Hong Kong
An officer recalls one of the finest meals he ever ate at a Chinese host’s table in Hong Kong. The course lineup includes tiny oysters, bird’s nest soup, beche de mer, bamboo shoots, a pale lamb-like roast from Cantonese puppies, dog meat, sea-season vegetables, rice birds, and Nankin eggs, followed by cold viands, pheasants, Kobe beef, and potted orange trees for picking fruit.
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Hongkong
China
Beche-De-Mer
Loochoo Islands
Shanghai
Kobe
Grave Trouble Foreseen By Stomach Liver Ills
Mrs. John A. Young of Clay New York says neuralgia of the liver and stomach left her heart weak and unable to eat. Electric Bitters relieved and cured her quickly, and the product is advertised as the best medicine for weak women sold with a guarantee at 50 cents a bottle by L. M. Bosworth.
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John A. Young
Clay
N. Y
L. M. Bosworth
Early Steps Toward International Postal Union Formed
The onset of the International Postal Union began with a German proposal for an international postal congress. The first congress at Berne in 1873 drew 22 countries including all of Europe. A Paris meeting in 1878 admitted 10 more, fixing the official title. Subsequent congresses in Lisbon 1885 and Vienna 1891 widened its scope.
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Postal Union
Germany
Berne
Europe
Paris
International Postal Union
Lisbon
Vienna
Prim Mother Predicts Marriage Worry Over Miss Easyways
A dialogue from the Detroit Free Press notes a mother’s fear that her son will wed Miss Easyways and inherit a lax housekeeping household. The son admits the appeal of comfort and easygoing routine in the parlor.
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Miss Easyways
Detroit Free Press
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Endorsement
A. R. Kane of Baxter Springs Kansas praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as superior for constipation. He says they are sure in action without causing nausea or griping and notes they are sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
A. R. Kane
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Sermon Noted as Congregation Glances at Watches
An exchange in London reveals a churchwarden praising a sermon and noting how several parishioners kept glancing at their watches. The parson sighs, agreeing the timing was apt and the attention paid to time.
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London Telegraph
Whist Partner Accuses Faulty Play In Quiet Death Note
A reminiscence notes the death of Figg Goodman who lived a praised life as a model citizen. The writer recalls a whist game where Goodman trumped an ace, contrasting with his otherwise spotless conduct.
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Figg
Goodman
Fogg
Rhythm and time in the art of music have to come from the heart
Rhythm and time in the art of music have to come from the heart not from the machine Dr Joachim What Are They Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets a new remedy for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation and a good one price 25c for sale by all druggists
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Joachim
Chamberlain
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