Leonanie and the Taboos of Samoa in Old Texts
A fragmentary piece blends a poetic tale of Leonanie with a late Victorian essay on Samoan royalty and taboo. It recounts sacred kingship, women’s diet bans, and the abolition of taboos through missionary influence, then shifts to a biographical sketch of Arthur, younger brother of the Iron Duke, noting his slow rise from schooling to early political and military roles.
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Armstrong
Arthur
Earl of
Ross
Eton
Army
Dave
Military College
Angers
Lord Stornington
Lord Wellesley
Lord Camden
Mather Arthur
National Review
Moon Worship Across Isles Described by Seventeenth Century
A London Standard excerpt recalls old lunar superstition in Britain and Ireland. Yorkshire folk reportedly worship the New Moon kneeling on earth as Athol Highlanders do. The Irish chronicler notes Phoenician and Irish customs venerating Bel, sun, and moon, linking Rinumoen worship to lunar rites in Meath.
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Tighlands
Scothind
Sylvester O'Halloran
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Bel
Rinumoen
Phonicians
Flechta
Meath
London Standard
Two Rainbows Appearing Simultaneously Explained
The Brooklyn Eagle describes why a primary rainbow appears brighter with red on the outer edge while a secondary rainbow is fainter with red on the inner edge. It notes the primary is formed by one reflection inside the raindrop and the secondary by two reflections, causing inversion.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Hand Organ Factory on Elizabeth Street in Italian Quarter
A New York Work report describes a compact organ shop on Elizabeth Street near Grand, serving as U. S. headquarters for barrel organs street pianos and carousid organs. Two young workers tune and repair while customers, speaking Italian, watch. prices range from eighty five to two hundred sixty dollars, with weights from thirty to seventy five pounds for the older barrel organ.
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Grand
Hanes
New York
A Limit to Long Distance Telephoning
Professor Elihu Thomson contends in New England Magazine that while the telephone is a marvel of simplicity and reach, extending its use to an ocean cable would face practical hurdles. He argues that long cable transmissions would retard or obliterate pulses, impeding speech reception far away.
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Elihu Thomson
New England Magazine
The Tone of Machinery in Engineer’s Ears
The engineer judges machinery by its running tone. Each engine has a distinct tone, stationary or locomotive, and any deviation triggers suspicion. An ear for music is not required, only recognition of change prompting immediate investigation.
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Hingoni
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Luna Handsome House Plans Patient Room for Disease Care
A plan by Luna Handsome House adds a patient room with tiled floors and walls and full safety provisions for contagious illnesses, a setup not typically found outside hospitals. The measure is noted in a New York ust.
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Luna
New York
Ust
Disposal of old hens after breeding season
The article discusses selling mature hens at market prices while keeping yearlings for future seasons. It notes that older birds should be fattened and fattened hens will be in good health as leaves fall, with a cautious reminder to manage feed and care during the transition.
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M. 4. Young
Young
Killing Off Mosquitoes by Drainage and Oil
A New York scientist describes spraying kerosene on a mosquito breeding pool on Onteor mountain near Palmersville Green County to kill larvae. He reports 370 dead insects after treatment and suggests drainage, introducing fish, and pre-lay oiling to curb the nuisance.
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Onteor Mountain
Palmersville
Creen County
N.Y
New York Post
Beetlelike Insects Create Fashion Fad in Richfield Springs
Richfield Springs buzzes with a bug craze as Cuban traders bring Censti kiator nectiltens to town. The winged beetlelike insects glow from yellow spots on the thorax and other body parts, being worn as decorative fasciations on dresses by ladies, sparking a novel social sensation.
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Richfield Springs
Richfield
Richfiehl
Earlington
Lessened Demand for the Horse in Electric Transit Era
The electric motor has displaced about 30,000 horses in a year of street railway service. In cities with electric rail, livery stables decline and private carriage use drops as rapid transit grows. Less demand may reduce horse breeding. land used for horses could serve other needs. electric power sharpens electric-steam railway competition.
Britain’s seapower seen in six year strength rise
The Chinese Herald reports official comparisons show Britain’s naval strength increasing over six years, reaffirming its title mistress of the seas. It notes the costly burden of overhaul and refitting warships, while the United States lacks a worthy navy and spends mainly on new construction rather than reconstruction.
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Somme
Britain
Admiralty
United States
Chicese Herald
The Church of Russta Wealth Claims
A Russian observer notes the wealth of the Russian church could cover national debt, yet the church remains silent during distress. No soup kitchens or contributions have been reported as provinces suffer, highlighting a paradox between wealth and aid.
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Russta
Politically Charged Call to Break Up Capital Alliance
The Minneapolis Times argues the public must decide whether to renew a conspiracy against popular rights and a free ballot or finally dismantle the alliance between invested capital and the Republican party, framing it as a battle for democracy.
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Republican Party
Minneapolis
When Kissing Was Unknown in English History
The Boston Globe quotes medieval customs on kissing and courtship from a knight at the Field of the Cloth of Gold era. It reflects on how couples entertained themselves before kissing was common, noting practices like hand squeezes and quiet good nights, drawing parallels to modern courting rituals.
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Jack
Jill
Boston Globe
Ancient ideas of Africa in medieval minds
In medieval times Africa was treated as a largely unknown land similar to Asia, with sailors unaware of its full extent. The belief grew that northward seas chilled and southward regions heated to a parched, boiling zone where life would be impossible. The era’s reasoning echoed in a Yankee Ride excerpt.
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Africa
Asia
Humble Bible Society Traveler Conducts Family Worship
Dr Pierson traveled the southwest as a Bible society agent. In humble cabins he stayed and was invited to lead family worship before sleep. The host would present the Bible and hymn book, ask him to begin, and all bowed as the blessing was invoked.
Episcopal statistics across global Anglican Communion
The Omaha Bee reports on Anglican clergy counts by region. England lists 49 bishops and 2 290 clergymen, United States 61 bishops and 3 800, Ireland 83 bishops and 1 807, Canada 11 bishops and 1 500, Asia 13 bishops and 713, Africa 13 bishops and 350, Australia 21 bishops and 260, Scotland 17 bishops and 280, scattered dioceses 9 bishops and 10. Grand total 80 bishops and 32 272 clergymen.
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England
United States
Ireland
Canada
Asia
Africa
Australia
Scotland
Omaha Bee
Remark Sparks Mixed Reactions as Daughter Echoes Mother
A social moment where a mother smiles at the remark that her daughter resembles her at a younger age while the daughter shows visible apprehension. The exchange highlights generational pride and insecurity in a single glance.
Odds and Ends Roundup of Curious Facts
A jumble of short items notes curios about famous figures and inventions. It mentions James Mill’s father, a good play for the blind and deaf, 13 miles of British Museum shelves, tannin with mutton tallow for hands, light hair longevity, Nicholson’s 1554 wooden pavements, a world population of 200 million, New York’s huckleberry consumption, watches keeping time to ten seconds a month, a Newark suitor ad, a talking mockingbird in Georgia, bonnets sold in London, Marshal Augereau’s grocer father, an electric cycle at 2500, and various habits and weather hints. It also cites Chang iu Ling at 7 ft 3 in, changes in customs, sweet oil aiding appliances, a Geneva talking clock, and John N. Hutchinson’s 25 accidents in ten years with severe injuries.
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New York
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London
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Richmond
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Corner Slave Cares for Master’s Daughter in Indianapolis
Robert Chison, eighty five, once a slave on a Louisiana plantation, resides in Indianapolis and cares for his former master’s daughter, Mrs Sarah J Clark, now destitute and ill. A former prisoner and longtime police watch, Chison acts out of charity while Mrs Clark, widow of Union captain Milton G Clark, seeks a pension still unawarded.
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Robert Chison
Louisiana
Indianapolis
Chison
Sarah J. Clark
Last Peliciana
Youn
Shelley’s Wiles and Boscombe Seclusion of Lady Shelley
Lady June Shelley widow of Sir Percy remains in strict seclusion at Boscombe. She loves birds and tame wildlife frequents the woods near Boscombe manor where a small theater sits. Sir Percy once had a Chelsea theater mocked by neighbors as a chittle bethel. A summer house overlooks a cliffside chine noted in the area.
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June Shelley
Sir Percy
Boscombe
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Chines
Night lamp with two filaments offers adjustable light
A new style incandescent lamp called the night lamp uses two filaments with a simple switch to switch between full power or a subdued long lasting light. The device is described as simple, ingenious and unlikely to fail.
Points for Our Girls and British Widowers
A satirical note in the Chicago News Record highlights three prominent British government figures Lord Rosebery Lord Houghton and Mr Asquith as widowers. It contrasts their marital status with millions of American girls and jestingly suggests Britain must expand its ministry to solve the problem.
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Lord Rosebery
Lord Houghton
Ireland
Mr. Asquith
Great Britain
Chicago News-Record
Portrait of Washington miniature offered for exhibition
The Ramage portrait of George Washington painted in 1789 is displayed as a locket with hair and monogram on the back. Miss Johnson calls it the finest of all Washington portraits and predicts it will become famous like the Stuart portrait.
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Ramage
Washington
Johnson
Stuart
Pittsburg Dispatch
Democrats split on Cleveland tariff reform issue
A New London Telegraph letter notes Democrats would back Cleveland with or without tariff reform and envisions a coalition of voters who will support both Cleveland and tariff reform, highlighting the appeal of combining the two positions for rallying Democratic support.
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Cleveland
Tarif
New London
Coun
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