Fiji Islanders Ceremonial Dances Told by a Fiji Correspondent
A Fiji correspondent describes the morning crowds arriving by canoe and foot for a village pageant. Schoolchildren recite geography aloud as the mek e dances unfold through flying fox, club, and waves of the sea, with elaborate leaf costumes, body paint, and synchronized drums and chants.
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Fiji
South Pacific Ocean
Sia
Britain
British Empire
Europe
Meke
Boy Sat On Lion Tail At Philadelphia Zoo
A boy at the Philadelphia Zoological Garden climbed over a low railing and sat on a lion’s tail while his mother and sister watched. The lion rose and chased the boy, who escaped with a back somersault. The incident amused the onlookers as a curious tale of youthful adventure.
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Philadelphia Zoological Garden
America
Adventire
Hou
FARM HORSE CARE AND HARMONY OF HARNESS AND SADDLE
Practical notes urge proper fit of harness and collar to prevent galled shoulders on farm horses. Regular daily cleaning and rubbing, midday care in warm weather, and careful bathing of affected areas are advised. If sores appear, treat with soap wash and suet lard sulfur mix. avoid bleeding or blistering. Also offers crude coal oil mixed with spike for purification and cautions against unnecessary harsh methods.
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D. Zdivans Jr
Waffles and preserved fruits from an old kitchen guide
The excerpt describes bottled foods aging well for 119 years while keeping flavor close to fresh figs and tomatoes. It gives a recipe for a pear shaped tomato use and brown sugar syrup, plus a batter for waffles with butter milk and eggs. It notes rising yeast and timing for winter and summer servings.
A Demoniac Procession at Ragusa Bazaar
A London Times correspondent reports a grim scene in Ragusa where 150 children, each under twelve, paraded with two human heads on poles. The procession, watched by soldiers and officers, ended with insults and spitting, while locals called such sights common in Trebinge.
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Mint Island
Corad
London Times
Ragusa
Trebinge
England
Frebinge
Educating a Gorilla in Private London Reception
A Berlin gorilla named Pongo was shown to educators like Prof Owen and Prof Mivart at a private London reception. Frank Buckland attempted to teach writing but Pongo preferred chewing pencils and even swallowed part of the lead. He eats a vegetable heavy diet with milk fruit and rice, drinks beer at times, and naps late, with a habit of avoiding tobacco unless offered a cigarette with a mouthpiece.
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Owen
Mivart
London
Berlin
Pongo
Frank Buckland
New counterfeit fifty with 1874 series described
A counterfeit fifty dollar note described as Series 1874 No. E35 features a female head with coarse hair and a crown, an indistinct Union word, and very scratchy lathe work in the right corner and center back. The shading below the United States is noted as poor and the overall impression is of a low quality reproduction.
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United States
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