Polyandry in Tibet: One Wife Tied to Many Brothers
The Louisville Commercial reports on Tibetan polyandry where one wife is wed to multiple brothers. The practice, found in western Himalayas and among other groups, arises from poverty and population limits, with the elder brother selecting wives for the family and surplus women sent to Samar nunneries for study and service.
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Warren Hastings
Thibet
Andrew Wilson
Himalayas
Shipki
Ceylon
India
Turner
Teshu Lumbo
Teshu
Wilson
Samar
Louisville
Placing Trees by Cannon Fire and a Risky Street Scene
An excerpt describes Nasmyth using cannon canisters to plant trees on a cliff near Dunkeld as a novel forestry solution. It also recounts a near disaster in Boston where two women moved a child into the path of a fast carriage, urging one guardian to bear sole responsibility for child safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Nasmyth
Landsea
Sewell
Boston Post
William Black
Cardinal Newman
Cardinal Manning
Miss Thackeray
Thomas Hardy
Robert Buchanan
Eclectic
the Eclectic
Pelton
Punnisiren
Bond Street
New York
The Vineyards of France Prize For Phylloxera
A New York Times report notes the French government offered 60 000 dollars for a remedy to phylloxera but has yet to award it. Destruction affects about half of France’s vineyards with direct losses of 1.44 billion dollars and wine imports costs pushing the total impact to around 2 billion.
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France
Roosevelt
Bordeaux
New York Times
Bear Fight Ends With Bear’s Death In Catskill Encounter
Charlex Ford of Shandaken faced a bear on a mountain trail in the western Catskills. Ford attempted to shoot, fought the bear as it pressed him, and after a fall the hunter fired again and killed the animal with the revolver in its mouth. The dramatic clash ended with Ford surviving the rugged encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlex Ford
Shandaken
Catskills
Ford
Brain
Bruin
Kingston Freeman
Jefferson Davis Home Beauvoir Portrait of Southern Hospitality
Cor. Louisville Courier-Journal describes Beauvoir Jefferson Davis Home on the gulf coast as a peaceful villa with verandas lawns and a bath house. The piece notes southern hospitality and the villa’s white walls and green blinds as a distinctive Gulf Coast aesthetic tied to the era and the “Child of the Confederacy.”
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Beauvoir
Gulf Coast
Southrow
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Louisville Courier-Journal
Old Government Clerk Career Shows Long Service Decay
The Philadelphia News notes the lengthy service of James Eveleth and other aging Treasury staff. Eveleth began in 1829 at $800 yearly, rising to $1,600 by 1852 and 1,800 in 1864 before age prompted a reduction to 1,600 in 1885. Many veterans, aged 70 plus, linger at desks with full pay by consent while few visit their offices yearly. Richard White, 75, spent 52 years in the department. John Lovejoy worked forty years with minimal time lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Eveleth
Smith
Treasury
Hiram Pitts
Richard White
Department
John Lovejoy
Philadelphia News
Sea voyage prank that sparked chasing land in the Gulf of St Lawrence
A humorous tale from Youth's Companion recounts a practical joker aboard a Gulf of St Lawrence voyage. While the nearest shore lay two hundred miles off, a Yankee quips that land is within three quarters of a mile, provoking passengers to rush to the window only to be misled by the joke. The prank exposes traveler irritation and gullibility in a nautical setting.
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
Indigo cultivation gains notice in Chinese agriculture
Farmers nationwide begin cultivating the indigo plant as a key feature of Chinese agriculture. The indigo fern, a seed pod variety with dark green hardy leaves, resists insect attacks and adapts easily, marking its importance in cultivation practices.
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Omaka E
The Horses Were Spared In Circus Death Plan
Cir cus owner Mr Cole planned a painless death for three beloved duns after reclaiming them from New Orleans stock. Nedondard suggested electric methods as kinder. The act was halted as Cole sought a guardian to care for them without harming them, while vow of humane end remained.
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Mr. Cole
South
New Orleans
Chen
Nedonard
Cole
Leonard
Tumblers
Afr
Leo
St Louis Repub
Turkey's Tax Policy Stifled Mohair and Silk Trade
The author laments Turkish policy that taxes growing mohair, mulberry trees, silk, and other staples, crippling industries and driving production offshore. It describes heavy in kind taxes, forced consignment of livestock, and brutal enforcement, leaving farmers destitute while Turkey’s vast resources remain underutilized. The piece cites Mohair decline, silkworm culture suppressed, and widespread poverty among interior laborers, noting coal reserves near Constantinople and the costly, distant water supply.
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Asia
Broussa
Turkey
Constantinople
Mashiak
Belgrade
Grand Champs
New Ork Herald
Deer Shot From Locomotive by Engineer O Malie
The O and L engineer O Malie near Glenns Ferry fired from the cab window at two deer. He killed one with a Winchester as the train ran at speed. The other approached the engine, panicked him, and the attempt to stop the animal failed. The deer escaped when the commotion subsided. Reported by the Pocatello Idaho Reporter. A Watch Gain or Loss. A chronometer on a ship stays fixed while the vessel moves, giving better time than a pocket watch subjected to daily motion. A steady one-second gain or loss daily is excellent if it repeats.
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O’malie
Pelnee
Glenn's Ferry
O'Malie
O’malia
Pocatello Idaho
Snake Bite and Yellow Fever Remedy from Minas Gerais
Dr. Arias da Silveira reports sending a vegetable remedy to the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Rio de Janeiro. He states the plant, common in Minas Gerais and Barra Mansa, has shown benefit in cobra bites, especially when severe symptoms appear. He notes similarities to yellow fever and suggests trying the drug in yellow fever cases.
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Arias da Silveira
Medico-Chirurgical Society
Rio de Janeiro
Minas Geraes
Barra Mansa
Scientific American
Extortions in Chinese Prisons Revealed in The Chinese Times
A writer in The Chinese Times exposes widespread extortion in Chinese prisons. Warders exploit inmates by noise at night, insect infestations, and other schemes, while corrupt officials avoid capital punishment by manipulating the emperor's death list. Escaped criminals endure life imprisonment yet profit from prison extortion schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinese Times
London
Monkeys in Hindostan Quell Disturbances with Daring Tactics
In Agra and surrounding towns sacred monkeys act as informal enforcers of riot laws. A leptopard visitor was met by a semicircle of troops who formed to deter the predator, while monkeys rescue cats and curb rowdy behavior, showing both moral and physical resolve.
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Hindostan
Agra
Planters
Popular Science Monthly
Tailored Mens and Boys Suits From Cloth Mills
Cut from the truest woven cloths including Cissi meres tweeds Cheviots and Bannockburns from mills of the old and new world finished in the highest act of the trade. Men s Suits from 7 to 85 dollars and boys suits from 2 to 18 dollars.
Large General Stock Sold At Prime Cost February Sale
Consisting of ladies dress goods, gentlemen's clothing, cassimeres, woolen goods, boots and shoes, and a large lot of Christmas goods bought before my engagement. Stock to be sold at prime cost to clear. Highest cash price paid for all kinds. After stock is sold the story and dwelling may be rented or sold with remainder of stock on February 1.
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Baltimore
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Eclectic Magazine
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WOH
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Coulbourn & Moyen
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P. W. Downes
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J. BR. Godwin
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Del
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Caroline County
Dukes & Hocker
Millville
J. M. Wooters
John A. Nottingham
Capeville
Eli Saulsbury
Dover
Goslin
J. S.johnson & CO
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