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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
15
A Geographical Journal account details the Mashikolumwe tribe of central Africa. It describes their naked men, barbed assagais, and elaborate 45 inch head headdresses built from hair grease and sable horn. The piece explains the pain and ritual of creating the spike and how wearers secure it during sleep.
The Iroquois describe a creation myth in which deep waters covered the world while birds and monsters ruled. A celestial woman fell from the sky and was carried by ducks and a giant tortoise who bore her weight and became an island. Two spirits, good and evil, followed, shaping maize and weeds. The world grows while the tortoise strains beneath the weight.
A Ledger Monthly feature notes that nations use diverse mile measures from the nautical and graphical miles to regional and ancient forms. It catalogs lengths for German, Swiss, Italian, Turkish, Swedish, Viennese, Japanese, Russian, Persian standards and more, illustrating wide global variation in distance units.
A provincial hospital children’s ward recalls Wordsworth’s line on endless imitation as a little girl nurse and a companion doctor enact a mock call. The pretend doctor learns a patient has swallowed ink and the nurse claims she treated with two pads of blotting paper.
The article recalls 17th century quirks and cruelty, noting Claudius of Lorraine swallowing glass wood and other items, plus a historic anecdote about Dr. Keate at Eton who warned students to be pure in heart or face flogging. It mentions a class flogging for confirmation and a rash use of corporal punishment.
A young probationer in an inland Scottish village delivers his trial sermon then prays silently from the pulpit. A grave elder taps his shoulder and soothingly tells him not to take it to heart, suggesting he may do better next time.
A practical household tip explains a method to remove stubborn bottle stoppers. Tie a cord to a drawer handle, hold the other end taut, and run the bottle neck over it. The bottle heats quickly, expands the glass, and the stopper falls out in under two minutes.
A historical note explains that the popular sandwich owes its name to an earl who, while gaming, had meat placed between two slices of bread to avoid interruption. The practice spread, and the term evolved from a quoted nickname to a standard word in the language.
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