Filer by the Ton and the Lake Fly Catchers
A historic account describes Mexico’s Lake Texcoco drying as the cliff overflies a traditional industry. Fly catching families shipped dried flies to the United States and Germany, with annual export values reaching over ten thousand dollars in 1900. The craft, passed from father to son since Aztec times, faced ruin as the lake drained and the birds starved.
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Mexico
Sant
Caloy
United States
Germany
Europe
Casique Chimalpopea
Tenochtitlan
Buckten’s Annt Salve Promises Heats All Winter Ailments
Endorsed as a greatest heater of burns, boils, piles, cuts, sores and chapped skin, Buckten’s Annt Salve is advertised as relief for winter troubles. The ad claims it safeguards against frostbitten lips and rough skin during cold weather.
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Buckten
Lawyer Encounters Frank Visitor at Firm Office
In a New York Weekly tale a seedy man gains access to a major firm's senior partner seeking a half dollar. He explains his failed rise, blaming his late uncle who left his fortune to an orphan asylum, prompting a philanthropist remark from the lawyer.
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New York Weekly
Orpan Asylum
The Stork and the Eagle in a City Classroom
In a West Philadelphia classroom a teacher recounted wild animal and bird lore to young girls. When asked which bird could carry off a child, a pupil exclaimed the stork, saying one brought a baby to their house last night, sparking laughter and mild confusion.
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West Philadelphia
Board , of Education
Levow
Bitters Help for Suffering Man
A testimonial from J. P. describes relief after thirty years of distress including headaches nervousness loss of appetite and kidney issues. The ad claims Bitters cured him with five bottles proving beneficial for liver trouble dyspepsia and malaria among other ailments with a guaranteed remedy.
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J. P
Tong
Solar Cooking Inventions Of The Nineteenth Century
The text describes sun powered cooking devices using a spherical mirror and axis joint plus a reflector to focus heat. It notes German Baron Teherhausen as an early cook and mentions Sir John Herschel Tatton among others. California experiments claim fast heating and meat poaching, with a yellow glass plate to avoid odd tastes.
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Baron ‘Teherhausen
Sohn Herschel
Ted
California
Win Raya
Reading the Face Traits and Expressions Described
The excerpt outlines how eye color and facial features supposedly reveal character. It links green eyes to falsehood, blue to cunning, black to deceit, yellowish with emotion, white to temper, gray to dignity, and brown to kind nature. It also discusses month size, conversation power, and facial shapes indicating love, jealousy, and steadfastness.
Thrice-a-Week World Promotes Low-Cost Subscriptions
The Thrice-a-Week World claims broader coverage than a daily, reporting global events promptly and accurately. It markets a $1.00 yearly subscription plus 155 serial novels, offering a combined deal with The Banner for one year at $1.05, touting high standards and political neutrality.
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Ews
Servic
Wood
Baner
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Stork and the Eagle
F. F. Pelt & Co
Tharp
Chipley, Fla
Chipley Banner
Pramen
Marianna Manufacturing CO
Marianna, Fla
New York World
R. E. Tiller
Chipley, Florida
First Nat’ Bank
Attorneys At Law
Office
Ove Piet Natio Ent Bank
Curtis L. Jones
Wausau, Florida
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