Boston suburb exposes surprising gender roles in laundry duties
Cor. Hartford Times reports a Boston area reader notes many husbands there help with washing and housework. She cites practices where men hang clothes, perform chores, and share the load, while women shop and manage the home. She observes broad acceptance of male labor, with specific local examples and a 36 cent per dozen laundry rate.
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Why the Negro Is Black Theory From Johns Hopkins
A Johns Hopkins professor proposes a theory on race color attributing it to oxygen deficiency from warm air breathed. He claims weaker respiration leads to carbon deposits under the skin, likening it to a chimney with poor draft. The piece notes 16,000 bands of hope and juvenile temperance societies in the United Kingdom with nearly 2,000,000 members, and the Scottish union comprising 600 societies and 180,000 members.
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Mosquito Plague Hammers Yakut Travelers in Summer Heat
Corroborated by Moscow correspondent from Russky Vedomosty the Mosquitoes swarm during short summers, temperatures soar to 56 degrees. Horses suffer wounds as insects darken the air and refuse to yield. Smoke in Yakut huts provides brief relief but swarms return once it clears.
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Photographs of Exploding Powder
La Nature shows two instantaneous photographs comparing volleys fired with ordinary powder and with smoke less powder. Taken at the moment of the command Fire the first image reveals a thick black smoke cloud obscuring gunners, while the second shows only a thin haze likely to vanish quickly.
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Imprisoned Duck Freed by Farmyard Rescue
A young duck with a broken leg was kept under a crate to prevent movement. About forty ducks gathered, pushed to lift the crate, and finally freed their comrade with a noisy welcome as she limped back into the flock. Source: New York Mail and Express.
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Banks Guard Doors With Water and Alarms In London
The Bank of England uses a desk knob to seal outer doors and restrict reentry, deterring theft by the unemployed. Bullion rooms are nightly submerged in water via machinery, with alarms linked to managers’ sleeping quarters. A single theft would trigger the entire pile to sink and reveal the crime.
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Extraordinary Beard Said to Dwarf All Others
Philip Hensen, a planter near Corinth Mississippi, is believed to possess the longest beard. He stands about 64 feet in stockings, yet his beard reaches the ground when erect, with strands over 70 inches long after fourteen years of growth.
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Reduged Prices At The Burrsville Hardware Store
I inform the public I no longer do a credit business but sell my stock at bottom prices for cash or trade. Prices marked down to suit the times. Full stock of wheelwright and blacksmith materials building hardware paints oils harness Oliver Chilled plows farm bells stoves tinware drive well materials cucumber pumps cutlery barb wire and more. Inspect stock and compare prices. TicuMan Harvey Burrsville Md.
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