Starch and State Etiquette in Madagascar Court Folly
The Paris envoy M. Le Myre de Vilers visited Antananarivo and faced exaggerated court forms. A Times correspondent notes the Queen Ranevalo’s morning bath routine as a ritual, while an old Madagascan observer jokes that excessive starch would make teens and collars stiff and vain.
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Hom
Antananssivo
Shakespeare
Merle Antoinette
Paris
the Times
M. le Myre de Vilers
Hans
M.de Vilers
Pompeii Tools Show Modern Echo in Ancient Workshop
Professor Goodman noted striking resemblances between 1800 year old implements and contemporary tools during a Pompeii site visit. He cited iron tools and surgery instruments that resemble modern designs, including wire ropes, bronze work, water systems with lead pipes, and elaborate locks and fountains in large houses.
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Goodman
Fompeli
Saga Glass and Pottery Magazine
Pompeiians
Kitchener
Pompeii
Man boards Chicago streetcar with muddy valise and tip demand
On a South Halsted streetcar near the stock yards a man arriving from Kansas City flashed a rolled bill, kept the nickel fare, and offered a quarter as a tip to the conductor claiming his wife advised tipping. He warned the conductor to take the quarter and not speak another word.
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Halsted Street
Chicago
the Tribune
Thirty Ninth Street
Hare
Kansas City
From Whiting to Chicago Oil Refining Secrets Revealed
A Chicago area piece explains how crude oil yields lighter oils such as naphtha benzine gasoline and kerosene and how wax, coke and other byproducts are created. It notes that refuse from stills becomes fuel and that kerosene products find use in many industries from gum to candy factories.
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Atoves
Chicago
St. Whiting
Ind
Whiting
Ohio
Chinese Obstacles in Home Repairs
A discussion of traditional Chinese beliefs about house repairs describes consulting an astrologer for lucky start dates, offerings to spirits, and warnings to neighbors. It notes farmers’ seasonal timing and praises Chinese farming as scientific and skilled amid vast agricultural support.
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Lippincott
Spirita
Ah Sin
Manual for Army Cooks in Camp Life
The Chautauquan notes camp dining faces hardships from improvised cooking spaces. Yet appetite improves outdoors and soldiers adapt with simple fields stoves and primitive field ovens. Government gear includes meat can, three pint canteen, tin cup and cutlery for field use.
Boys All Over Poison Ivy Experiment Warns Officer
Superintendent Kimball of the life saving service recalls a tale of two boys who ingested poison ivy leaves as a supposed cure. The Washington Star notes they once believed swallowing two or three leaves would prevent further trouble, and the boys treated it as medicine.
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Kimball
Life Saving Service
Washington Star
Mr. Bim
Bold Color Shirt Ad Rims In Grand Royal Display
A vivid description heralds a colorful shirt collection as a kingly display. The text extols a majestic range of colored shirts, claiming unmatched splendor and irresistible style, inviting readers to view the vivid fashions showcased.
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L.rosenbush & Co
Childrens’ Hats At
Silvermans
Columbus
Silverman 'S
France
France & CO
Garfield ‘Piach
Ctupinadti
Maxiy
Europe
America
Lienberger
Sal Wither AuReau
Columbus Fuel & Ice Co
Wash
Mechanic Sts
Reeves Pulley CO
Haa L. B. Q
Fourir
Hoek M
Indiana
Lce
Garland Steel
Esi
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