Island of Many Memories on St Helena Landscape Reminds Visitors of Home
A Chicago News piece notes St Helena, Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile site, features a mosaic landscape with European, African, and Asiatic plant introductions. English oaks mingle with bananas, Scotch pines on uplands, gorse in level areas, and lemon trees near brambles, creating homesick reminders for travelers.
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St. Helena
Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe
East
Chicago News
Death Laid to Evil Spirits in African Funeral Rites
The Bangala tribe near the Quango river holds two day funeral rites where the deceased is questioned about his death. If no answer is given, the crowd declares death caused by evil spirits and buries the body. Only the mother and wife show grief as drums resound until sunrise.
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Africa
Bangalas
Quango River
Score One for Employer in Birthday Gift Gaffe
A Kansas City man received four presents for his birthday this week including a silk shirt gloves and socks. His wife gave a size 15%4 shirt though he wears 14% and his mother picked gloves in size O he wears 74. His brother sent socks size 12 he wears 10. The employer sent a box of soft collars that fit him exactly.
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Kansas City
Siz O
Cattle kept from young hazel by sharp thorns says forest magazine
The American Forestry Magazine of Washington notes that cattle will be deterred by the sharp thorns on certain shrubs and trees. It claims hazel oak and meat-bearing species struggle to survive in pastures, while thermapple bushes may thrive due to their thorny defenses.
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Mauile
Saya
American Forestry Magazine
Washington
Scientist sketches cholera germ form and behavior
A scientist notes cholera germs resemble a comma in appearance but cautions they become active once inside a human body, potentially triggering rapid onset. The remark highlights differing views on germ morphology and infection latency.
Uncle Josiah Finds Family Christmas Cheer in New York
In a snowy Manhattan scene on Christmas Eve 1919, lonely Uncle Jos Miggs narrowly misses a car, reunites with his nephew Tom, and is welcomed by Tom’s employer Ethel Westcott and her mother. Ethel, the advertising girl on the hoarding, and Tom arrange a warm family gathering, making Jos feel loved and valued at last.
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Josiah Miggs
Jos Miggs
Manhattan
Jos
Tom
Billings & Kent
Hardware People
Mr. Miggs
Ethel
Uncle Jos
Farming Side Line Trapping Can Prove Profitable
United States Department of Agriculture outlines profitable trapping this winter across regions. It details timing for best fur values, regional species like skunk weasel mink raccoon fox and muskrat, aftercare and casing pelts, and sources for buyers and legal guidance.
New York Couple Turn Christmas Apples Into Gift Drive
A New York couple received a barrel of apples from a relative. With steam heated heat risking spoilage they decide to gift baskets to friends to prompt future presents. They now anticipate Christmas with curiosity and have many apples left.
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New York
Honey as a Profitable Crop for Women Beekeepers
Home clubs under the department of agriculture and state colleges promote beekeeping for women. The Morgan County Kentucky case, dubbed the Bee Woman, kept 150 hives and harvested 800 pounds of honey in six months. Agents train women in up-to-date techniques to boost profits.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Colleges
Morgan County
Kentucky
Farm Wisdom Notes From An Agricultural Almanac
Soy beans are rich in protein. A farmer must be a business man before he can prosper. Clean fence rows add 25 percent to the appearance of a farm. Time and tide wast no man, but time and care applied to farm tasks pay any man. Dodder is a very difficult plant to destroy, and when a field is badly ty tested it by almost a hopeless task.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Cold Relief
The ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for colds and grippe. A dose every two hours up to three doses clears nasal passages, stops runny nose and headache, eases feverish feelings, sneezing and sore throats, with no quinine needed and a cheap price at drug stores.
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Pape
Female Destroyers and the Deadlier Mirthful Image
In a World’s Work excerpt Admiral Sims recalls a naval quip about destroyers. British officers taunt American ships as dainty while Americans defend sturdiness and promise Kipling’s line that the female of the species is more deadly.
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Kipling
Admiral Sims
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure vegetable herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims purity strength and consistency in every bottle and offers a sample via ten cent request to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Rolling chair wheels spark homebound dispute
Yeast reports a new invention clamping small rubber wheels to rocking chairs to make rolling chairs. The notion provokes a witty exchange about dangers of a rocker pursuing a man in the dark.
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Chiysonbeak
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Deafness
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications. a constitutional remedy is needed. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood to reduce inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube, aiming to restore hearing and avert permanent deafness. A $100 reward is offered for any case not cured by the medicine.
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Hall
Ll Druggists Tec
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Invention compares coffee pot ideas for self start
A humorous note contrasts a vacuum coffee pot with a self starting pot. It jokes that a lid stopper may be less helpful than a self starter for busy mornings. The exchange uses playful banter about kitchen gadgets and morning routines.
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Church
Gotham
Boschee’s Syrup Advertisement
Boaschees Syrup has been used for coughs bronchitis and colds for fifty three years. It helps sleep without coughing and eases morning expectoration. Made in America and used in homes across the civilized world. Sold everywhere.
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America
Civilized World
Adv
It Does Money Talks and Paying for Goals
A compact remark notes money's influence in achieving success, highlighting how funding often drives performance and outcomes in competitive contexts. The phrasing hints at the high costs associated with reaching ambitious goals.
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