African Poison Story Sparks Theories In Northeast Africa
Charles M. Stern of Chicago recounts unusual deaths of four gurus and several dogs after exposure to a volatile carbonic gas in a district reported by the New York Mail and Express. He suggests a ground layer trapped gas caused immediate asphyxia, with deaths in under an hour. Local superstitions blamed witchcraft as fear grew.
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Strance
Puck
Charles M. Stern
Chicago
Africa
Cwallah
New York Mail
Ex-1press
Unb
Chat
Guise
Neu
Chen
Wikdora Io
Historic chair tied to Uncle Tom’s Cabin author Stowe
The plain poplar chair used by Harriet Beecher Stowe during the initial chapter of Uncle Tom’s Cabin is preserved by her descendants in Ohio. It bears cracks and a blackened back, and was once part of conversations with Stowe about her fame as documented by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Fie Mba
Stowe
Enele
Poms
Cebip
Urret Hoceher
Rotasin
Lea
Uncle Yonn
Bombmer
St Falbor
Ws Psite de Batavia
Owen F. Wishback
Tewr Sning
Hamilton County
Eiricut
Grant
Anderson
Eawing
Cincinnati Enquirer
Smokesless Fuel Substitutes Seen in Future Coal Trade
The text discusses masut as a potential smokeless fuel alternative to coal, noting its origin as a by product of petroleum distillation and from cheap Saxon brown coal. It claims masut is 40 50 percent cheaper and 20 percent hotter, with faster steam up and greater machinery work. Naval implications include less smoke from ships and experiments in Germany and Russia.
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Saxony
Iiissia
Mary
Germany
Kiel
Wilhelmsharen
Danzig
Food Prep Note for Spinach and Eggs Dish
A brief kitchen tip describes washing spinach, picking through it, and draining. It suggests sautéing with butter, pepper and salt, garnish with hard boiled egg slices, and tasting with a dash of vinegar.
Baby's Rubber Tub Novelty Toy Adapts For Summer Use
A rubber tub for babies offers a simple bath accessory, inflates with a bicycle pump, and stands on the floor. The ad emphasizes its own base and easy use, noting it amuses the child during bath time.
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Lees
Vast Old Santa Barbara Mission Imprint and Earthquake Echoes
In Santa Barbara the Mission remains and the old adobe houses survive amid a historic landscape. The 1812 earthquake altered coast structures and altered the town, with traces of the past in the church, mission grounds, and carved streets. Descendants kept homes, while a sense of vanished daily life lingers in the weathered scenes and ceremonies.
Weighty Brides and Fatting Practices Across Empires
A fragment from a San Francisco chronicle notes fatting brides in Morocco Tunis and Libyan villages, detailing a 12 year old girl strapped and fed porridge while elders supervise with a token of coercion. The report contrasts fattening with beauty ideals and includes unrelated anecdotes about a fishing man and Russian servants.
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Fumlin
Morocco
Tunis
Vilages
Barlyry
San Francisco
Modern Lazarus Cure for Scrofula Promised by Swift's Specific
A Macon Georgia family testifies that inherited blood taint scrofula caused severe sores and deafness, but after using Swift's Specific they report full healing and restored health. The testimonial cites a local alderman support and promotes the product as a pure vegetable blood remedy with free literature.
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S.S. Mabry
Elm St
Macon
Charlie
Swift
A. T. Morzau
Dregrisiz
Hand of Aldermen
Walvaliie
Atlanta
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Ain
Historig Rocker
Baby
Abls Linler Tew
Old Santa Barbara
Fameun
Xone
Leiteba Ras
Loughrd
Salure
Sania
Porthem Histens
Wien
Amd
Boota
Barbara
California
Etiland
Ailixpes
de la
Heim
Striedal
Domeetin Spas
Amerienses Eoena
Levee
Gaji
Ramea
Deseo
APODR
Santa Gargara
Wis
Lake
Laquite
Lussia
Lazarus
Scotts
Charlie Mabry
Miles
INERE
Alles
Nervinea
FP. W. McCoy
1. Crowdway
Conyers Mufis
Hemboldt St
Denver
Kel Nerve
Miles Medical
Health 3
Elkvars
Iad
Bank of Athens
Tnesis, CO
U.S
J.D. Brown
W. Harris
Casino Telephone No
James F. Brown
Athens
Ohio
Ofice
East City
R K. Tinker
G. W.blakeley
Orig
Washington St
F.p.mcvay
M.D
Payrician
Alessanoek
Herald Bulldl
OBIO
Tab Fray
Elena
Cere
W. A. Meree
Orgornuc
Remedy CO
Pharmacy
L. Spence & So7i
Martins Ferry
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