Forbidden Foods Across Times and Totem Beliefs
The article traces prohibitions on meat and vegetables from ancient Egypt Greece and Rome to totemism in various cultures. It cites Demeter festival pig abstentions Eleusinia bean bans and animal taboos including mice and bear kingship links. It notes how totemic kinship shapes food rules and marriage norms.
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Demeter
Aristophanes
China
India
Egypt
Greece
Apollo
Thebes
Herodotus
Plutarch
Wolf
Swan
Kongo Free State
Old Egypt
Mendes
Bubastis
Ombos
Lucian
Pelusium
Pliny
Juvenal
New York Post
Wives and Bureaus Hint at a Cunning Question
A clubman debates the division of house contents as a humorous riddle. The second clubman dismisses the notion, suggesting even vast wares would be filled with ribbons and hatpins, and advises the husband to store his own belongings in a newspaper under the bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Proverbial Saying Attributed to Fuller
A clipped historical quote ponders sin and virtue noting that those who sin are men those who grieve are saints and those who boast are devils.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals 23-Year Leg Sore
Mrs. Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wis. found relief after using a 25 cent box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve which fully cured a running leg sore that had tormented her for 23 years. Advertised as the greatest antisptic healer of piles wounds and sores at L. M. Bosworth’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucia Wilke
Caroline
Wis
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Pepys Diary Revels and a Patent Cure Ad
Diary excerpt records Mrs Pepys using the word devil and the husband fearing loss of control over her. The passage notes supper quarrel and his concern that amusements erode his authority. An 1880s advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claims broad cures at 85 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Pepys
Ashwell
Samuel Pepys
Hollister
L. M. Bosworth
Mecca Temple and Sacred Black Stone Description
A description of Mecca as a large east city and its temple. The temple sits in a spacious square with a quadruple row of columns. Steps descend to Muhammad’s house where the black stone, brought by Gabriel, is said to be foundational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecca
Temple of
Mohammed
Gabriel
Vain Glory Compared With Kindness in Death
A Woman's Life editorial quotes a saying: sweeter happiness in death comes from wiping a tear of sorrow than ruling an empire or conquering worlds. The remark emphasizes benevolence over power and fame.
Plunketts Dance Tomorrow or Tonight Confusion
A brief exchange questions whether the Plunketts dance is tomorrow or if they are currently at it. The dialogue notes fatigue and confusion in a social setting.
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Plunketts
Excerpt on Excellence and Pursuit by Johnson
A quotation notes that those who reach excellence spend their lives pursuing it and that achievement comes only through hard terms, highlighting a common belief about dedication and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Mrs Sue Martin Credits Cure to Stomach and Liver Tablets
An elderly Falsonia Mississippi resident credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with curing six months of stomach trouble. She reports being able to eat anything and calls the medicine excellent. Sold by Judisch Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Martin
Falsonia
Miss
Chamberlain
Judisch Bros
Red as a military color in history and Britain
Red has long served as a military color since Lycurgus who ordered red tunics to hide blood. In Britain its first army use dates to 1526 when the yeomen of the guard wore red.
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Lycurgus
Guard
Excursion Fares For Imperial Council Shrine Trip
From all stations an ex cursion rate of one first class limited fare for round trip will run April 25 to May 5 with favorable return limits on account of Imperial Council Nobles of Mystic Shrine. Three fast trains through to California daily The Los Angeles Limited electric lighted via the New Salt Lake Route with drawing room and tourist sleeping cars The Overland Limited electric lighted less than three days en route Another fast daily train The China and Japan Fast Mail with drawing room and tourist sleeping cars For itineraries and full information apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western Line
Imperial Council, Nobles of
Mystic Shrine
California
Los Angeles
New Salt Lake
Overland Limited
China and
Japan
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Exchange About Ridicule Across Friends
Fogg reports Bass compared him to a giraffe for holding his head high. Fender asks for the reply. Fogg says Bass called him an ass in return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogg
Bass
Fenderson
Family secret whispered in a Philadelphia Ledger line
A terse dialogue fragment shows a wife accusing her husband of drinking and urging discretion, labeled as a family secret in a Philadelphia Ledger context. The exchange hints at domestic tension and a quiet scandal within a press-sourced period voice.
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John
Philadelphia Ledger
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Lowa
Ames, Iowa
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Clinton St
Minneapolis Minn
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Judisch Pros
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B. A. Lockwood Grain Co
Frank N. Fowler
Dickerson Globe Poultry
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Fuller
Pride OF
Mac’s
The
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Fish and Game
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L. A. Morris
East Main Street
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Poland
E. A. Crane
Royal Medicine CO
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Port Arthur
Crow Files
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H. D. Dutton
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Roesler
IMMIG
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