Lame Tiger Slayer Impresses Natives At Jungle Camp
Ram Deen recounts a night by the thaua dar fire where a young sahib shoots the lame tiger of Fluidwanl with a pistol bullet. The tale, told amid dim light and jungle omens, ends with praise for the sahib and a vow to repay the risk with taxes to the foreigners.
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Moradabad
Kaladoongle
thanadar
Ram Deen
sauhih
Lal Kooah
Nana Debi
Goor Dutt
Nandha
Nalin Tal
sirear
Lat Kooah
dak
Mittler
sirdar
sahib
befke
Nandba
HWuldwani
sircar
Gunga
Goor Deen
Kaladoongie
Boro
wan
Shere Bahadoor
sabih
Mercy Rules For Kitchen Killings In Humane Society
A Buffalo Express reprints guidance recommending humane animal handling. It argues crabs should be killed with one decisive thrust, lobsters pierced in the tail joint to halt pain, and terrapin mercifully killed before cooking. It notes eels’ suffering and suggests decapitation before further handling to end misery.
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band of mercy
humane society
Buffalo Express
Temperature rise with depth in mining regions
Observers worldwide have studied how earth temperature increases with depth. Earlier work suggested 1 degree per 90 feet, but newer findings indicate about 200 feet per degree. Mining depths remain shallow relative to the earth’s radius, and tests vary by local conditions, making universal averages uncertain.
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Lake Superior
Nevada
Unjust Dog Licensing Sparks Public Debate
A dog owner denounces dog licensing as unjust discrimination while comparing it to license for a wife. A county clerk's office visit prompts the exchange, reflecting broader tensions over licensing requirements and annual renewal.
Conversation at the Art Gallery Sparks Youth Preference
A dialogue contrasts aging professors with a preference for the society of the young. One speaker rejects the old masters while favoring youthful company over discussions of traditional topics.
Poisoned Weapons Across Ancient Cultures and Poisons
A historical survey describes how primitive peoples across continents used poisoned arrowheads. Vegetable alkaloids like curare and upas remained potent for long periods, while animal and microbial poisons faded quickly due to mold or air exposure. The text notes curare and upas lasting. serpent venom decays in air. tetanus arrows' duration varies by source and environment.
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India
Indo- China
Borneo
Moluccas
npas
Sudan
equatorial Africa
N’Dris
New Caledonia
Hebrides
Solomon
France
equatorial America
La Condamine
N'Dris
Ubanehi
Nicolaier
Ice on the pulse bet tests endurance on exchange
A notorious challenge born on the London Stock Exchange pits a piece of ice on the wrist and forearm. A selects the spot between fingers and elbow, B exposes the arm, and A places ice on the pulse. Pain typically ends the stunt in 41 seconds, though oarsman Guy Kickalls reportedly endured two minutes.
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London Stock Exchange
Guy Kickalls
Senator Sorghem Defends Vote Amid Calumny Claim
An exchange cited from the Washington Star shows Senator Sorghem denouncing a claim that his vote supported a sale. He asserts the accusation is unfounded and urges a response to clear his name, stressing restraint in political promises and rental arrangements.
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Sorghem
kim
sule
Washington Star
Bobbie Declines Second Cake at Party
A Cleveland Plain Dealer friendly item notes Bobbie at a party politely refuses more cake after already having plenty. The hostess questions if Bobbie will have more, but Bobbie remains firm, saying no thanks.
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Bobbie
Cleveland
Stop Worrying By Replacing Attitude With The Worry-Free Mind
In a piece from The Ladies' Home Journal Mary Boardman Page argues that stopping worry via willpower fails. She advises replacing the worry mindset with a calm, patient attitude and letting nature operate, using a sunlit room as a metaphor for shedding darkness and adopting the worry-free approach.
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Mary Boardman
Ladies’ Home Journal
Tia
Village lore and a mattress lesson across time
A New England village tale shows Bates famed for silence while John misreads praise about mattresses, misquoting his own wisdom. A 20 year echo revisits husks then straw as best fill, ending with John's rueful remark about talking too much. A separate piece questions whether women may or should initiate love, urging courage over silence.
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New England
Bates
John
asid
Mutual Aid as Duty in Times of Need
The text argues that from birth to death all people rely on others for aid and that assistance is a right. Those who hold the power to grant aid bear guilt if they refuse, establishing a moral imperative of mutual support among fellow mortals.
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BALTIMORE
Main street
BENIAH KINNAMON
Denton
Garruls in Short Skirts and Long News Mocked
A Chicago News quote quotes a janitor philosopher who mocks Garruls as never satisfied in short skirts craving long wang and when they get long news must be held up.
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Chicago News
The sorrowful tree of Persia and a courtly cow tale
A fragmentary collection notes a Persian tree named the sorrowful tree blooming only at night yielding a white flower dust scent likened to evening primrose and a nearby daytime bloomer. It also recounts a humorous misheard church banns tale where a deaf farmer mistakes the vicar’s notices for cow adverts in a Stray Stories tone.
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Persia
St. Louis
Joseph So
elor
Sarah
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