Irishman Henry Moore Claims World Wanderer Past
The San Francisco Chronicle recounts Henry Moore, an Irishman arrested for begging, who narrates a life as a dervish traveler from Ireland to India and Persia. He says he served as Mualum Mukahsus and Sertib to the Persian Shah, earned a Mecca pilgrimage, and later returned to the United States and Australia before settling back in the area.
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Afghanistan
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Australia
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India
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Mualum Mukahsus
Kenty Moore
Sertib
Sertib Moore
Mecca
Tehdran
United States
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Mucure
San Francisco Chronicle
Mustaches and beards as signs of character in society
A New Orleans Times-Democrat column extols facial hair as markers of status and intellect. It links mustaches and beards to business acumen, trust, and social standing, noting how length, color, and style signal austerity, confidence, or wit.
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Ofaviiariy
van de Vareiniy
Auestion
Conta
New Orleans Times
China
Local notes mix town life and aging veterans in Covington
Dr. LD Orr visits Covington last Saturday while Mrs. McNeift and son retire to their home in Rewand. The Red Men name a new Chief of Records and Rev IL J McKimmel conducts services at the Free Methodist church. villages readers share jokes and local tidbits about births marriages pensions and town plans with mentions of upcoming store moves and possible incorporation.
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IL. J. McKimmel
Free Methodist Church
Shop Goss About Invalid Woman Heard by Two Workers
Two shop girls gossip about a woman named Mame who is said to be set up as an invalid. They discuss her condition noting she sleeps well and can eat, mentioning she ate two cents worth of meals at lunch. The overheard chat captures local concern and rumor.
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Darlington
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Peruna
Trartman
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Alvina Hanenkrat
Rich Falls
Wis
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How Earth Turns Its Axis Not A 24 Hour Day
A science note explains a day is the interval between sun transits rather than a full Earth rotation. The Earth in a year completes about 365 1/4 rotations, but one solar day is 23 hours 56 minutes due to orbital movement.
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Earth
Meridan
Toot Malay
Moose and Caribou Cemeteries Reported in Quebec
A Quebec cor respondent describes moose and caribou returning to the same places to shed antlers each season. L. Z. Joncas, Superintendent of Game and Fisheries, confirms the habit and notes several likely “cemeteries” where bones, though rarely whole, are found. He cites a geologist who obtained five excellent antlers by altering his route to a known area.
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Quebec
L. Z. Joncas
Joncas
The Smallest Seed Counts Across The North American Land
A fragment discusses seeds of unknown mustard variety and mentions seeds so tiny that one ounce could feed a plant per square inch of land across North America. It notes a seed about the size of a tobacco seed, with a plant up to six feet tall and leaves spreading widely.
New Invention Patented By Alderhaven Chemist
A new invention by Tuliis Netden of Alderhaven claims a solid fuel with novel properties. It promises safer, quicker cooking and heating uses with a self contained unit that can be used then discarded and reused after a minute. The article notes dangers of too slow a fire and cites Mrs Crummet-Cook and Mrs Cruller in a humorous asides.
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Greragtia
Tuliis Netden
Alderhaven
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