Migratory Fishing Villages and Odd Laws Across Isolated Shores
From Household Words and Atlantic Monthly descriptions, curious coastal settlements such as Tupuseki in New Guinea perch on stilts, while Lake Jiuron villages move huts seasonally to the water. A harsh law in Athos forbids women, affecting people and even animals, framing a landscape of superstition and resilience.
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Lake Jiuron
Athos Therme
Tupuseki
New Guinea
Lake Tureen
Nnts
Watile the
Speiie
Retta
Uetee
How Cubans Lie and Plot to Favor American Control
The passage argues Cubans mix truth and deception, varying by context. It notes a prevalent belief that Cubans are liars, while asserting many tell the truth yet hide motives. It claims honesty is conditioned by policy aims, especially regarding Cuba’s future under American influence.
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Matey
Abe
Cuba
Iving
Arequivecante
Literary News From Theatre and Letters
A string of author updates and manuscript moves fill this item. Sir Walter Besant’s The Orange Girl will be published this season while Mrs. Desmond Humphreys and Marie Corelli are each advancing new works. Frank St Stockton relocates to Claybourne West Virginia, and Richard Le Gallienne works on two volumes Sleeping Beauty and The Worshiper of the Junge.
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Desmond Humphreys
Lita
Togur
Frank St. Stockton
Madison
N.d
Claybourne
W. Va
Marie Corelli
Rome
Richard le Gallienne
L. Clarke Davis
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Kueavyi
Rebecca IT Harding Davis
Tichard Harding Davis
C.J. Mowlton Barrett
Drowning
Jumneiena
Prownipes Jove Fetets
Directen
Mattressless beds in Manila and a Maine tramp tale
The page recounts soldiers in Manila adjusting to tropical lodging without mattresses or pillows, relying on cane-bottom beds and mosquito netting for comfort. It also mentions Maine’s tramp law pushing transients out of state, with judges sentencing several to hard labor and social scrambling to cross borders.
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Totel Oriente
Bet El-Thes
Manila
Leslie’s Weekly
Maine
Rose
Rough Rider Confession Shifts to Self Defense tale
In a Washington Star account a disheveled prisoner, claiming Rough Rider fame, explains his self defense escape plan. He begs the judge to keep his identity secret while asking to be sent west to Texas for safety and return to a normal state.
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Jim
Judie
Hisself
Santiago
Texas
Jude
Great Republic
Washington Star
Asi
Breathing Therapy Claims Cure for Ailments
Major Greageral Thayvson of the Finnish army promotes deep breathing as a remedy. He says air and ventilation, not food, sustain life, and that forty deep inhalations per minute can relieve headaches toothaches heart pains restlessness and sleeplessness. He advises breathing fresh air walking with the room and filtering air through a handkerchief, though he warns against rebreathing stale air.
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Greageral Thayvson
Aiv
Presbyterian Brainer
Whisky Nostalgia Prompts Debate On Aged Flavour
A fragment quotes a claim about whisky tasting improved by a mysterious process. It notes praise for a rapid “nose” development in six weeks that would take many years. The snippet hints at marketing language and a debate over quality.
Annual Nickel Plate Niagara Falls Excursion Returns
The Nickel Plate Road announces its yearly Niagara Falls excursion in August. Return tickets will be valid on any of three Fast Express Trains for fifteen days. Dates fixed for August 11 or 14 with more details to follow.
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Niagara Falls
Hall's Catarrh Cure and boarding house remarks
An item cites Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents and mentions a witty exchange about an up to date boarding house. A landlady clarifies the lodging refers to boarders only and excludes late arrivals. The Philadelphia Record framing adds a humorous note.
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Hall
Dedbroke
Philadelphia Record
Low Rates to Pacific Coast by Nickel Plate
Nickel Plate Road offers excursion tickets at special low rates to San Francisco and Pacific Coast points. Palace Sleepers and superb dining car service are available on the route. Ask agents for details.
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Pacific Coast
Nickel Plate Road
San Francisco
Palace Sleepers
Nickel Plate Poad
Manila Hemp Not Hemp in Our Possessions
Manila hemp, though named hemp, comes from a plantain family. Three years of growth yield about two-thirds of a pound of fibre per tree, meaning 700 trees produce roughly one bale of 270 purines. The fibre is used to make binder twine, with one field needing enormous quantities.
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Manila
Philippine
Chiesa
America
Protecting Sensitive Teeth with Home Remedy
A routine using milk on the Washstand and a nightly rinse claims to form magnesia over sensitive enamel to shield it from acids during sleep. The article also recommends rinsing with a soda solution after acidic foods to counteract enamel erosion.
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Harper's Bazar
Photographers Converge for Annual Association Convention
Photographers invited to attend the Annual Convention of the Photographers' Association in Celeron New York from July 1st to 28th. One round trip fare via Nickel Plate Round. Choice of a Peerless Prio of Fast Express Trains Daily, ask agents.
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Photographers’ Association
Celeron
N.Y
No Mystery About It Magistrate Questions Burgher on Surrender
The magistrate pressed the captured burgher for details after a scuffle with police. He asked why the suspect surrendered so easily to a smaller officer in jeans clothing, noting the chaos that followed the escape attempts.
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Ehigen
Burghir
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised powder for tired feet
Try Allen's Foot-Ease a powder shaken into shoes to relieve swollen tired feet. It cools feet eases smarting and tight shoes, helps with blisters corns and corns. Free sample offer with address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Ledioy, N.Y
Lost Power of Speech Among Ordained Lines
A clipped note from the Philadelphia North American mentions a poor chap Wie who has lost his power of speech, with a wry aside about teds making a great naval queer.
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Wikkek
Philadelphia
Chautauqua Lake Excursions by Nickel Plate Road
Nickel Plate Road announces excursions to Lake Chautauqua with round trip prices for travel July 7 returning August 5 and July 28 returning August 5. Special low rates apply and agents provide further details.
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Chautauqua Lake
Nickel Plate Road
Lake Chautauqua
Stated Cure for Consumption Prompts Home Use Claim
A dated testimonial from December 11 95 credits St. Tise's Cure for Consumption as the household’s only cough medicine. The message cites two individuals discussing employment and a firing incident at an unknown location.
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Tise
D. C. Albright
Mithinburs
Nickel Plate Excursions to Chautauqua and Lynn Special Rates
Special excursion rates offered by Nickel Plate Road to Lake Chautauqua on July 7 and 8, with return options August 5 and 9. Also announces Lynn Massachusetts travel July 27 to 19 for the Annual Meeting of the Young People's Christian Union. Choice of a Peerless Trio of fast express trains.
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Lynn
Mass
Young People’s Christian Union
Nickel Plate to Run 17th Annual Niagara Falls Excursion
The Nickel Plate Road plans the seventeenth annual excursion to Niagara Falls on Tuesday August 15 with return tickets available until August 2. A free step covering privilege at Chautauqua Lake is included. Tickets to Teronte cost $1.90 and to the Thousand Islands $0.50. Sleeping car reservations should be secured early. Dining car service is highlighted and return on one of the peerless trio of fast express trains is available. Inquiries should be made through Nickel Plate Road agents.
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Nickel Plate Road
Niagara Falls
Chautauqua Lake
Teronte
Thousand Islands
Fagie Linen Paper Brand Ad Advice for Printers
A brief note recommends Fagie Linen Letter Paper and Fi velopes as the proper choice for upcoming print orders. It urges printers to specify this brand for next work.
Nickel Plate Special Tour Tickets to Western Destinations
From June 24, Nickel Plate offers Special Tourist Tickets for July travel to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Utah Points via Palace Sleepers and unexcelled Dining Car Service. Low rates available through agents Read for particulars.
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Nickel Plate Rail
Denver
Colorado Springs
Publo
Utah
Palace
Nickel Plate
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