From Natal Witch Doctors to Paris via a Tree Schooner
Report describes murders tied to white flesh charms in Natal with witch doctor Umtanti and pupil Sibaweni executed for Kay’s murder. It notes chiefs witnessed the hanging as a warning to natives and mentions a child stolen for similar rites. Also, Captain Firmin Moindrin plans a Paris exposition voyage in a tree schooner built in Humboldt County, aiming to sail 16,000 miles.
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South Africa
Natal
Harding
Kay
Umtanti
Sibalweni
Fibalweni
Umranti
College of
Mouleine
Baberton
Charies Peace
Frisco
Paris
Firmin Moindrin
San Francisco
Humboldt County
Cape Horn
Strait of Magellan
Atlantic
Seine
When Women Rules
Cartoon dialogue depicts Mrs Ballotbox rushing to Washington to see the President while Mrs Worepuller questions the purpose. Ballotbox mentions bargains in battleships and torpedoes, reflecting playful wartime politics and consumer wartime humor.
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Ballotbox
Washington
Worepuller
Puck
Fowl Fatness Deters Egg Laying Efficiency
A compact observation notes that a bird prone to fattening quickly becomes lazy due to extra flesh, and this laziness reduces its egg laying performance.
Ex Secretary Sherman and a Chinese language test for a consular post
Sherman recalls a cabinet-era applicant seeking a China post who claimed to speak Chinese. Sherman challenged him to prove by asking a Chinese question, and the applicant responded I can. The anecdote highlights language as a criterion for posting.
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Sherman
China
Aways
Roman camp unearthed on Narenta bank in Herzegovina
A well preserved Roman camp dating to Nero's era was found on the Narenta's right bank in Herzegovina. A 300 by 276 foot section has been traced with walls gates and towers partly standing. Utensils and weapons have been dug up, suggesting a Nero period fortification.
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Narenta
Herzegovina
Coffins From Europe Admitted Free of Duty
In Philadelphia the general board on customs appraisers decided that coffins carrying bodies imported to any U S port shall be admitted free of duty after years of protests over duties. The ruling settles a long standing grievance of those carrying internationally shipped remains.
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Gatron
Philadelphia
General Board On Customs
New GBusiness In Hamlet With Sarah Bernhardt
Actress Sarah Bernhardt unveils a novel approach to Hamlet acting by guiding the troupe in rehearsal and using Ophelia’s hair as a veil while revealing a unique, torchlit confrontation with the king. She asserts originality and denies copying Booth or Irving.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Hamlet
Ophelia
Booth
Irving
Good Customers, Horse Dealer Matrimonial Ad Remark
A humorous exchange from Puck notes a horse dealer bragging that most horses go through matrimonial ads. A friend asks how, and the dealer explains that a man seeking a wife is a reliable buyer to back a horse trade.
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Puck
The Shrinking of Salt Lake and Its Causes
Professor James E. Talmage explains that four tributary rivers divert more water to irrigation, causing the Great Salt Lake to shrink yearly. He warns the lake’s water grows more acrid as it diminishes, and a glittering salt bed could replace the lake in about a century.
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Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
Utah
James E. Talmage
Talmage
Transporting the Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment Home
The cost to move the Tenth Pennsylvania from San Francisco to Chicago was 30851 dollars. From Chicago to Pittsburgh the state troops were carried free by the Pennsylvania Railroad, which also bore all arrangements along the entire route at no charge.
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Tenth Regiment of Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Chicago
Pittsburg
Keystone State
Pennsylvania Railroad
Password uncovered in uptown vault case
A boxholder’s private password was found to be “In God we trust” after two years of delinquent rent notices. The box belonged to a woman who disappeared from contact, leaving questions about the vault’s operations and the delayed collection. Rare honor for a woman. Mrs John Rylands to receive Manchester’s freedom of the city in recognition of charitable work and contributions to public libraries.
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Tom
Safe Deposit Company
Terest
Manchester
John Rylands
Longford Hall
Shetford
Stanley
Rylands
Italian knight mix up leads to postman dubbed knight
An Italian signer earns a knight of the crown but is found to be of dubious character. To recall the honor, authorities pick a man of the same name, a young postman, who is then named knight of the crown. The piece mocks the pomp and the perceived bureaucratic bloat.
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Italy
Unlikely Chicago Social Rule Sparks Divorce Joke
An inquirer asks if Chicago ladies divorce and remarry quickly. The reply says in the lower classes such a cycle may occur, but in their circle a two week vacation is the proper practice.
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Chicago
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Singer Sewing Machines
O. L. Miller
Salesman Bryan
Brogdon's Market
Trant’s
R. L. Brogdon
City Bakery
Griesser
Webb Bros
J. B. Cruse
Bryan, Texas
Dru
B. F. Leman
Bryan Water, Ice, Light and Power Company
Wilcox
Bryan Eagle
M. F. Heenan
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