Indian Baby Rites Describe Harsh Tribal Customs
An 19th or early 20th century account details how Native American infants are exposed, strapped, or hung to dry, with death possible for deformed babies. It contrasts papoose upbringing with white childrearing, noting harsh discipline avoided by Indians. It discusses early training, bathing in creeks, and the social role of mothers and elders.
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Savage
Open Door and a Square Deal for All American Aid Welcomed
Japanese official Eki Hioki addresses Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, denying Japanese designs on the Philippines and advocating open door policy. He argues for mutual profit from Sino-Pacific trade, warns against war, and envisions a future era of East Asian progress with the United States, Britain, and Japan guiding the region.
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Japan
Philippines
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Lon. Eki Hioki
Legation
China
Asia
Great Britain
United States
America
Mr. Iffoki
Russia
Orient
Korea
East
Bishop Potter and the Nutmeg Prank on the Diocesan Ramble
A light tale recounts Bishop Potter tasting nutmeg at a Southern supper. Amid wrangling pantry jokes and Aunt Dinah’s questing for spice, the bishop’s palate is amused by suggestion and familiarity with the flavor. The anecdote ends amid flood damage to a railroad bridge on the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee.
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Bishop Potter
Subway
South
Dinah
Aunt Dinah
Nolichucky River
East Tennessee
Forest Reserves Move to Save Southern Appalachians
President Roosevelt champions eastern forest reserves in the Southern Appalachian region, arguing national control to protect water, floods, and future wealth. He cites forestry growth, regional impact on industry, and a push for four million mountain acres alongside existing western protections.
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Haive
Appalachian
White Mountains
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Bureau of Iorestry
Appalachian Mountains
Raleigh
N. C
Ile
Mississippi
Ohio
North Carolina
China
Mediterranean
Bay of Fundy
Gulf
Congress
Southern Appalachian Reserve
Funberman
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Southern
Iast Congress
South
New Planet Nebula Found Near Earth
A historian of an exploring party recounts the discovery of Nebula, a newly identified orb within a hundred miles of Earth, described as the most remarkable air-ship voyage on record.
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Nebula
Maine Judge Mocked by Justice of the Peace
A Maine woods justice of the peace addressed the judge as Most High. The judge corrected him, noting there is but one Most High who created the world. The lawyer retorted that the judge himself had created St Sewell justice of the peace from nothing.
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Justice of the Peace
The
Maine Woods
St Sewell
Song of a Dakota Blizzard Ye that have steers prepare to shed them now
A Dakota weather note urges herders to shed cattle as a blizzard approaches. The brief item signals an imminent cold spell and precautionary measures for livestock and farm operations.
Election of Henry Addington Fixes Speaker Salary
In 1789 the speaker of the House of Commons was fixed at a salary of 6000 pounds per year during Henry Addington's election as chair.
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Henry Addington
House of Commons
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Baby Savage
Redakin
School of the Indian
Navahoe
Hicki
Eki Hior
Iloki
Philippine Islands
Uloki
Pacific
Tapan
Future of the Orient
President Roosevelt
Richard Hamilton Byrd
R. L. Dunn
High Sierras
West
Appalachian Mountain Ridges
Hewes & Potter
Lincoln ST
Boston
Mass