Peculiar Parsis and the bicycle's Indian impact
An excerpt from Harper's Magazine surveys the Parsis of India, noting their wealth, reform-minded stance, widow remarriage, and benevolence. The passage discusses their avoidance of fire and tobacco, monogamy, two-class structure, and the liberal social role of Parsi women, concluding with reflections on how bicycles may influence Indian society.
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India
Persia
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
England
Harper’s Magazine
The Kentucky Mountaineers and Their Ancient Ways
A writer lauds isolated Kentucky mountaineers living in the Appalachians describing preserved speech and customs. He notes old Anglo Saxon words survive in their dialect and ballads, with a man reportedly collecting a 1665 Scots ballad from mountain singers.
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Kentucky
America
St. Lawrence
Hiie Canal
Appalachians
Interna Nonal Magazine
Female Postal Employees in England
The English post office employs about 30,000 women, largely in telegraphy or related duties. In London the count exceeds 1,500 with around 1,000 at the central telegraph office at St Martin's Le Grand. Scotti sh American. Every time a boy looks at a gun, some woman screams.
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England
London
St. Martin’s-le-Grand
Oddities and notices mix of science lore and industry
A collage of scattered facts and items reports on animals, crops, markets, wages, biographies, and industry. Topics include New Zealand hens, giraffes, tomatoes, human eyesight, London crime timing, Mexican baths, Miss Helen Gould, Louise Froebel, prune shipments, mine strikes, cycling exploits, and soap production in Britain.
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London
Mexico
Helen Gould
Berman
New York Public Library
Alabastine wall coating endorses pure durable finish
Alabastine Co promotes Alabastine as a pure durable interior wall coating to mix with cold water in five pound packs. It contrasts with cheap kal semines and warns against dealers selling imitations. It claims health safety for walls in churches and schools and urges insistence on properly labeled packages.
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ADIES
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Three Daily Trains Between Ogden and Denver
The Salt Lake Tribune notes a triple daily fast passenger service between Ogden and Denver by the Rio Grande Western Railway in cooperation with Denver and Rio Grande and Colorado Midland Railroads. Through sleepers run Chicago to Ogden to San Francisco, plus a dining car service.
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Salt Lake City
Rio Grande Western Railway
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado Midland
Salt Lake Tribune
Ogden
Denver
Chicago
San Francisco
J. D. Mansfield
Washington Street
Portland
Geo. W. Heintz
Empress Dowager of China Noted for Art and Wrestling
An English observer in the Celestial empire recalls the empress dowager as a remarkable figure beyond European expectations. She paints well and displays admirable Chinese art, enjoys European music and piano, and reportedly practices wrestling with fearless composure despite multiple assassination attempts.
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China
Celestial Empire
N. Y. Herald
Hamm Emphatically Opens New Play January First
A dialogue reveals the eminent tragedian Mr Hamm confirming a January premiere. The exchange notes the short run and a lengthy walk from Chicago to Philadelphia after the second performance.
Liquor Production From Grain and Molasses
Over the last year 25,202,901 bushels of grain and 2,198,518 gallons of molasses were used to manufacture liquor, yielding 107,618,120 gallons of spirits and 1,657,808 gallons of rum, totaling 109,275,928 gallons. This equals about 1.5 gallons per person. Spiders are a serious plague in Japan, spinning webs on telegraph wires and causing insulation losses as they rapidly repopulate after sweeping.
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Japan
California Fig Syrup Co. promotes a gentle effective laxative
The advertisement touts Syrup or Frias as a well known remedy from the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims a pleasant taste, cleansing effects on kidneys liver and bowels, and relief from constipation without irritation. It notes figs in manufacturing but medicinal qualities from senna and aromatic plants. Sold by all druggists at Sc per bottle.
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Califonnia Hie Syrup Co
California Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
N. Y
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Mountain Home
New Zealand
Switzerland
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Friedrich Froebel
Hamburg
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South Africa
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Collier’s Weekly
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Palace of the Mikado
Bath and Sanitary
Australia
South America
Pat
Bridget
Jeweler’s Weekly
Wilson
International Revenue Bureau
Chicago Daily New
New England
Corrigin
Great Britain
Dearborn
Women’s Journal
Wade Metal
Lake St. Chleago
William A. Hansell
New Brunswick
N. J
St. Jacobs Oil
Lumbago Sciatica
Minnesota
York
Danvers
Portland Directory
Fpeorce and Wire Works
Miecheinwry Seed
Sarpeplien
Tawston & CO
Kirst Sr
Portland, Or
John Poole
Portrand
Orraon
Alzer
Earliey
Tatum & Bowen
First Street
Portland OR
Moore
América
Perth
Johiva Salzer Seed Co
Wis
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