Leopard Hunter Tales From A Camp in India
An eyewitness recounts a leopard raid on a sheep near a camp. The hunter slews into the trees with a rifle but misses, then notes leopards target young cattle while buffaloes deter older ones. The story includes a cautionary goat-sitting tale and a humorous misfire.
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Gunga Sing
Gunga
Kitmagur
Gooral
Ayaw
Kig
Soth
Gund
Sirmoor
Sardewy
Gsain
Peralips
Origins of the word farm and ancient beliefs in wartime women
The piece traces the term farm from Saxon leases once called fermes, evolving from produce rents to money rents and hereditary tenure. It surveys legends of the phoenix, notes famed ancient warrior women, Caesar’s praise, and medieval wax-figure sorcery with pins, ending with Scottish Highland beliefs about clay effigies and declining health.
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Den
Adiana
Eve
Parnadise
Caesar
Rome
Switzerland
Highlands
Scotland
A Little Home Missionary
A young girl is praised for small acts of kindness at home. She amuses her baby sister, mends her brother Ned’s kite, pins twine for strings, writes to her absent father, listens to Grandma, and lightens her mother’s load with cheerful help. Though she cannot aid foreign missions, she spreads happiness at home.
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Ned
Mary
Ian
Grandma
The Duchess Regiment Formed By Highland Nobility
In the late eighteenth century rumors of French invasion spurred enlistment. The Duchess of Jasdon and the Prince Regent sparked a rush to raise a Highland regiment, fronts including Lord Huntly commanding the Ninety-second Highlanders, all wearing clan tartan.
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Eaghind
Jasdon
A 4
Lord Huntly
Ninety-second Highlanders
Edison Kinetoscope Demonstrated as Toy Yet Powers of Speed Shown
Edison dismisses the nickel in the slot kinetoscope as a toy but reveals the machine shows 46 pictures per second for twenty seconds, producing a seamless realistic moving image from 920 photographs. The apparatus uses precise timing to keep each frame in place, with scenes including Sandow the strongman and boxers, and blacksmiths at work.
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Edison
Mr. Edison
West Orange
Sandow
Orange
Boston Advertiser
Telegraphic work in Persia and new Indian oil press advances
BE O Walker describes the perilous life of an inspector delivering telegraph service across Persia with high mountain passes heat and cold and sparse shelter. He notes Persian unrest and the vital link to the outer world. The article also reports a new hydraulic oil press from India claiming high efficiency and simplified operation.
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BE. O. Walker
Enghdnd
India
Persia
Teheran
Suimmer
Sumime
Fars
Official’s language skill delays petition to the shah
Within ten minutes they would smash the line and flood the scene until the official used his knowledge of local speech and his standing to persuade the crowd to wait for the petition to be presented to the shah.
The Chemistry of Cleansing by Professor Lewis
Professor Lewis explains cleansing science in plain language noting dust carries germs and aids decay, tea leaves or soap dissolves skin oils to remove dirt, and true soap balances alkali and acids to avoid skin damage. He warns many commercial soaps are substandard, sometimes with excess water or alkali.
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Lewis
Prof
Prof. Lewis
New Device Aims to Speed Stereotype Molding for Presses
A British patentees device seeks to replace beating and mixing in stereotype production. It promises mold preparation in under 30 seconds, improving drying and casting for rotary presses in three sizes including royal for jobbing work.
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England
Vno
Tenor
Tyne
Diamond Smuggling Tricks Revealed by Jewelers Weekly
A detailed study outlines clever methods used to conceal diamonds including hearse heels, porous plaster, gem studded soap, hat ornaments, bushy hair, and a two smuggler berth scheme. It notes authorities intensified detection after persistent schemes and describes a risky cross ocean partnership delivering diamonds to the U S market.
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Europe
Providence
Custom House
No. 2
Railroads Use Equalize for Wage Cuts and Rate Hikes
A classroom exchange shows teachers and students debating railroad jargon. The phrase reduce wages is linked to equalize and the term increase rates also tied to equalize, with a skeptical bellow from the class.
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