Missionary in East Africa recounts Kitching expedition
Rev. A L Kitching and wife among East African tribes near Bugoma Bugahya and Elgon describe encounters with cannibal Babuku Hagisu and Rakonjo peoples. They chronicle sleeping sickness famine and pest burdens including tsetse flies fleas jiggers and a chaotic camp life with deaths and suffering.
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A. L. Kitching
Teso
Nile
England
Algot Lange
Kitching
East Africa
Uganda
Bugoma
Bugahya
Yorkshire
Tennyson
Albert Lake
Ruwenzori
Mr. Kitching
Protectorate
Leggity
Hillsboro graduates plan July 4 picnic and elected officers
Local talk centers on forming an alumni association in Hillsboro with plans for a July Fourth alumni picnic to organize officers and committees. William K G Cooper of the Hillsboro Times and Clitard Parker are active boosters as graduates from Hillsboro High contemplate a four year course inauguration nearby. Betty Munro died in Waynetown after a long illness. funeral service Tuesday at the Waynetown Christian church with interment there. Rabies scare after a dog bite in the area prompted transfer of the boy to Indianapolis for treatment. Several residents and visitors are noted at events and visits across nearby towns with routine social and family gatherings.
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E]gon
Elgon
Bipgnectiroles
A Uni
William K G. Cooper
Hillsboro Times
IMGT
Clitard Parker
Clasp
Alumiui
Lola
Hillscore High School
Betty Munne
Waynetown
Munos
Moss Betty Cooper
Hillsboro
Christian Church
Astern Star Chapel
Christian Church of
Waynes Town
The Choice of a Husband Ad Promotes Dr Kings Pills
An advertisement urges women to take Dr Kings New Life Pills to gain strength and good breath. It promises new vigor, a fine complexion, pure breath, and cheerful spirit to attract men. It claims the product is easy and safe to use and sells for 25 cents at druggists.
Death by pressing in medieval justice recounted
A New York Sun summary notes the peine forte et dure as a coercive method to obtain confession under threat of death. It describes the ritual execution by crushing on a stone platform with a door overhead, reduced sustenance, and tormentors awaiting surrender. It cites Giles Corey 1601 and Clitheroe’s 1650 case as historical references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Clitheroe
Salem
Giles Corey
New York Sun
Snakes as Pets A Philosophical View
An excerpt from Chambers' Journal argues snakes possess limited brain power and cannot be trained beyond instinctive behaviors. It discusses taming through companionship, exhibition practices, and the illusion of intelligence, comparing to the cobra de capella and a snake charmer’s deceptive methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers’ Journal
Men’s Evening Clothes praised by Gandara
Antonio de la Gandara, renowned portrait painter, defends modern men’s attire. He lauds evening dress for its sober lines and harmony, noting a single white shirt front against a black ensemble as its sole standout feature. He predicts future praise for the era’s dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio de la Gandara
New York World
Dining customs of colonial households described
The article contrasts colonial dining with modern practice, noting early tables were long narrow boards, sometimes three feet wide, without legs and supported on trestles. It describes the term tableboard for the surface and boardcloth for the linen covering.
Cause of the Row
Mrs Popley pleads with Mr Popley as Willie demands the earth in a domestic squabble. He wants the world to wash off his hands and face, sparking a quarrel recounted in the Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Popley
Willie
Mr. Popley
Philadelphia Press
Sidestepped exchange about visiting daughter after eleven
The Life excerpt presents a brief, charged remark where a parent restricts late hours for visiting a daughter. The reply asks the guardian to relay the request, noting six months of attempts to return home earlier. The tone hints at tension over curfews and family boundaries.
Very Much Married and Other Formulas of Love
A fragmented relic of social satire cites phrases about marriage fidelity and jealousy. The text mentions a wife and husband with whispers of infidelity, then shifts to obscure names and quips about humility and spirits, reflecting a curious, archaic tapestry of relationships and moral musings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ance
Friedrike
Jericho Leaves Claim Soothing Laxative Effects
Advertises Jericho Leaves from the Holy Land as a natural laxative curing constipation. Claims leaves are palatable, gentle on intestinal membranes, and more effective than drugs. Sold by mail order from the Jericho Leaves Importing Co. in Buffalo.
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Holy Land
Jericho
Jericho Leaves Importing Co
Buffalo
USA
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Wallace Eppers
A. D. McKey
Wee
Terre Haute
Frank
Delbert Davidson
Town
Samuel Davidson
Newtown
Paul Wyand
Frazier Hesler
Beulah Palmore
Mabel Bever
Marlatt
Covington
Wate Marlatt
John Holland
Fred Sloan
Silverwood
Orval Kemp
Clifford Parker
W. A. Wright
James Warren
Veedersburg
Steve Davis
Wayne Town
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Charles Carpenter
Mellott
Herbert Ellis
Hubert Ellis
Frank Bybee
Will Rice
Near
Mellett
Barry
Columbus
Marie Bennett
Nellie Davidson
Edith Stockdale
Wingate
Elizabeth Neal
Ralph Wyand
Crawfordsville
Virgil
Daly Frazier
National
Huntington
Indiana
Sproson Wilson
Ind
Moore Oil CO
York Street
Cincinnati
Logansport
Kid
Ohio
Herman Miller’s
Walnut Street
Danville
Herman Miller
Walnut St
LAW Printing
Laxa
Travelers Railway
S. Dearborn ST
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