Famine in India Reported by Missionaries Amid Skyrocketing Prices
American missionaries document dire famine in British India with accounts from Bombay Poona Agra and Ahmednagar. Mass hunger and price shocks push wage earners to starvation while authorities pledge aid and wheat shipments rise. Riots deaths and grain theft underscore desperation as police struggle to contain unrest.
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British India
India
New York
San Francisco
Ames L. Barton
Foreign Department
American Board of Missions
Elnathan E. Strong
Barton
Ahmednagar
Edward Hume
Bombay
R. Winsor Serur Poona
Eed
Kai Kern
M. E. Mission
J. G. Potter
Agra
New York World
American Board
Where Hotel Men Draw A Line
Hotel keepers complain of guests who reserve rooms then switch hotels upon arrival causing idle vacancies and losses. Clerks may bill the unoccupying patrons to deter fraud. proprietors’ association plans enforcement. The piece also notes elm dust is elm seeds ripening before leaf formation.
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National Association
Nelsons Famous Signal At Trafalgar Exhibit
The United Services Institute in Whitehall displays a time worn document tied to Nelson era signals. Lieut Pasco recalls advising revised wording to England expects every man to do his duty and later ordering the signal for close action represented by No 16 until shot away.
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United Services Institute
Whitehall
Nelson
England
St. James Gazette
Lieut
Pasco
Capt. Blackwood
Lord Nelson
Col. Baylis
2. C
India Faces Severe Famine Threat and Government Response
Readings from missionaries warn of mass starvation across India's 287 million population as grain riots grow and merchants hoard grain. Reports describe six to eight months of dry spell, rising prices, and police and soldiers deployed to quell unrest while public works plans seek to provide employment.
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India
Strong
Mission Board
James Smith
Ahmednager
Ahmeda
A. Hume
Sholappur
Rev. L. S. Gates
Sholaur
Washington
United States
The Curse of Careless Farming and Winter Work on Farms
A long critique by Dewitt C. Wing urges active farmer involvement, planning, and experimentation to avoid careless farming. It follows a neighbor described as slouchy and wasteful, contrasts with progressive farmers, and proposes winter gardening, dairying, and new methods to boost cash income.
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Dewitt C. Wing
Philadelphia
Parsley funeral plant in ancient Greek cemeteries tale
A note on ancient Greek custom where parsley served as a funeral plant and was believed to thrive in cemeteries. The text also observes small plants that drift and root wherever they land, flourishing by chance.
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Ja Tuidings
American Tract Society
Tract Society
Greece
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Mississippi
Mississippi River
Broadway
Appience
New England
Washington Star
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