Hindoo Cremation Process Observations At A Ghat
The writer describes Hindu cremation rituals in detail with two brothers supervising a flame built on a bamboo framework. They place the body on wood, pour oil, light piles, and collect ashes, noting ritual purification and eventual ash disposal away from rivers. A night visit to a burning ghat reveals crowds, chants, and silhouetted figures against flames. The account contrasts a Maharajah funeral with costly pomp and a primitive, sensory scene.
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Hindoo
Ganges
India
St. Peter’s
Rome
Man saved from supposed death as telegram interrupts end
A man laughed uncontrollably at a story, the doctor had given him up, and his family awaited his death. A telegram arrived that his wife's mother would visit briefly, and he survived. He reportedly never laughed again.
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London
The Banker's Big Hand Ends A Strain In A Game
In a Buffalo Express tale, two men win a long night’s gambling duel. The banker settles with the pair after midnight, revealing IOUs paid with cash, sparking a twist as the strangers in the game realize the stakes and leave with a lesson on luck and deceit.
Audible plant growth via galvanic bell trace
A late 19th century note explains turning plant growth into sound. By placing platinum foil strips on a revolving drum and wiring to a galvanic cell and bell, plant growth of an eighth of an inch produces a bell ring followed by silence as the pointer passes gaps. rapid growth or flowering signals can be heard directly via a microphone.
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New York Journal
Kept Her Word Folklore Tale Of Gypsy Promise
Two young women meet a gypsy who offers to reveal their future husbands’ faces in a brook for a fee. They view only their own reflections and learn these are the faces they will wear when married, a cautionary folk tale about marriage and illusion.
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Mem
Miss de Fashion Accepts Twenty Thousand Share
An item from New York Weekly notes a confident claim by Young de Style that Miss de Fashion agreed to share a twenty thousand sum. The exchange signals a notable social moment in fashionable circles.
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Young de Style
London
Miss de Fashion
New York Weekly
First European Almanac Kalendarium Novum Recorded
The Kalendarium Novum is cited as the first almanac printed in Europe or worldwide, compiled by Relimontanus and published in Buda Hungary in 1475. Only one perfect copy is known to exist, held by the British Museum.
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Europe
Relimontanus
Buda
Hungary
British Museum
St. Louis Republic
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Lucy L. Miles
Concord
Herbas
Charles Thompson
Cambridge
Concord Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
H. Folsom
Tuereas
Fred W. Gale
Saich
Charles J.mcintire
Register
Thomas Hillis
Margaret Douherty
Maynard
John Christie
Maynard Enterprise
Jourt
Spoon guessing game at hotels sparks theft concerns
A Stillman hotel guest pockets a solid silver spoon prompting the manager to recall the item. The knockabout tale introduces a new hotel spoons game where guests identify the engraved hotel by sight, with prizes for correct guesses and steps back for the wrong. Numerous spoons have disappeared, alarming hosts.
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Cleveland World
Wild Beasts Demand Surges in Demant Area Trade
The article notes a boom in the wild beast trade, with circuses, private menageries, and zoos competing for rare animals. Demand in America exceeds Europe as Hagenbeck expeditions return and supplies remain inconsistent. A Philadelphia Zoo purchase included a leopard and other species.
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Trenager
Gardena
Cninania
Elas Mail
Zoological Gardens
America
Europe
Hagenbeck
Central Africa
Berbera
Borneo
Africa
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Landor Spectator
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Brown & Lawrence
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Hepworth
Hiram Goff
Hill
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Maclay
United States Navy
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Josiah Gilbert Holland
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Wood
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Weyman
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P. J. Sheehan
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F. D. Gilmore
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W. C. Hancock
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