Englishwoman Miss Kingsley Returns From African Expedition
Kingsley journeyed 250 miles up the Ogowe river studying fetish practices and gathering fish specimens for British museums. She faced canoe wrecks and traps in Fangwe country while escorted by Pangwe and Djuma hunters. Lake N'Covn and the Crystal Range provided perilous terrain before she plans another West African expedition.
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Kingsley
Cameroons
Africa
England
Miss Kingsley
Ogowe
Fangwe
Rembwe
Faugwe
Pangwe
Cat
Lake N'Covn
Lake N’coin
Gierra del Crystal
West Africa
The Salmon and the Ring of Keys Fools a Fish
A fisherman struggles with a stubborn salmon in a pool. He uses his ring of keys as a lure by sliding it down the rod to land on the fish’s nose, causing the fish to bolt and take line sharply. The trick backfires when the rod tip fails and the keys remain, risking both fish and tackle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tees
Spoke Without Looking Ends in Red-Headed Outburst
A Washington Post item describes a striking woman famed as one of the Southwest’s prettiest arriving in Washington for the winter. She plans a dinner to celebrate housekeeping but a canvasback duck enters gossip as she visits a shop, asks for canvas back, and the proprietor’s aide blurts out a “nice red-head” provoking her to storm out in temper.
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Southwest
Washington
Hler
Joseph Thompson
Atlanta
Washington Post
Household Hints on Cleaning and Preservation
A collection of practical tips on pest prevention and food care. Uses for potash in drains, benzine on carpets to deter moths, spinach flavoring tricks, vinegar in soaked salt fish water, milk soaking for peach stains, lemon juice with salt, parsley and vinegar for breath, quick freezing of ice cream, alum in pickling, horseradish and mustard seeds for clarity, tansy for moths, and scalding stone jars to prevent mold.
Lovers Candles On The Vistula Foretell Fate In Poland
In Poland the old superstition endures that two lit candles set afloat by lovers on the Vistula predict their future. A water fête sees boats, wreaths, and carriers row in procession with two wreaths and two candles per boat. If the candles drift together they remain united, if apart they part, and if they separate briefly then reunite, harmony is foretold. The display attracts a large crowd under bright river illumination, a scene likened to fairyland.
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Poland
Susy
Vistula
Child Swallows Safety Pin Freed After Operation
Marguerite Freeman, a Newark girl aged one, suffered five weeks from a supposed membranous disease. Hidden safety pin found between trachea and vocal cords after throat incision. Pin removed by frecheotomy. incision closed. Child recovering well with expected rapid recovery.
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Marguerite Freeman
Harry T. Freeman
Taylor Street
Newark
Dollar
Joseph Fensiitth
Agitation for Broader Rights on Western Australian Gold Fields
An advocacy campaign by the Gold Fields' National League forms a platform demanding political registration, population-based representation, lower railway rates and duties on essentials, improved rail links, and favored consideration of gold fields over coast and farming regions.
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The
Gold Fields’ National League
Seaboard
Anniversary pledge marks long abstinence from whisky
In the Hoxle Kar Democrat the editor recalls a Saturday night at 10 o'clock marking 1,093 days since the office escape and breaking their beloved whisky bottle pledging never to use the vile stuff again and claiming faithful observance.
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The
Hoxle
Kar Democrat
How He Got Notoriety in Wayne Maine
A Wayne man gained notoriety by tracking clothespins he bought. For three years he kept a ledger noting every pin purchased totaling forty dozen, while his wife does not wash clothes nor use them for kindling.
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Wayne
Dinner for the Prince of Wales Costs Tiny Sum
An American widow hosted a summer dinner for the Prince of Wales at a Hamburg spa. Five guests shared the meal, which cost about 60 dollars. The widow, known in New York and Boston society, had married a wealthy Boston architect years earlier and inherits wealth from her late husband. The story notes her long friendship with the Prince and prior meetings with royal family members.
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Prince of Wales
Hamburg
England
New York
Boston
Central Park
Er Nisbaird
Lii
Ehest
Mary
Duke of Clarence
Prince Delivers Solo Theater Appearance Amid Birthday Farewell
The Prince attended a dinner then a theater outing, marking one of his rare recent solo appearances without other royals. The widow and her mother, back in New York six weeks, sent birthday wishes by cable and received a Prenot personal reply. Her daughter reportedly dined with the Prince for $60.
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Prince
New York
Cable
Old Maid's Epitaph Revealed in Depew Story
At a Buffalo club dinner Mr. Depew recalls a joke about Abigail Trenderson a former teacher who erected a churchyard monument to herself. The tale links a New Haven railroad president's visit to sixty years ago and a town memory of an old maid.
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Depew
Buffalo Club
Mr. Liishop
New Haven Road
Mr. Depew
Abbair Henderson
Academy
Yale
Abigail Trenderson
Army officers endure peril on Grand Canyon river voyage
Lieutenants Davis and another officer with guides Barney Weaver and Jona Goldy reached Yuma by boat from Needles after inspecting the river from Black Canyon. Their 850 pound craft proved unstable and broke apart after being hauled by rope down the canyon walls. They battled rocks spray and rapids for days, escaping uninjured and reaching safety, with their expedition described as life threatening.
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Placern
Black Canyon
Davis
United States Army
Barney Weaver
Jona Goldy
Yuma
Needles
Army
San Francisco
Peach Springs
Diamond Creek
Grand Canyon
Ibs
Capt Macauley's Apache Artifacts Revealed By Photographs
Captain Derkeley Macauley post surgeon at Port Apache Arizona has sent objects from White Mountain Apaches to the University of Pennsylvania Museum. An expert photographer he shows Indians at work with a hollowed stone matate and a braided brass carrying basket. The images depict a woman grinding, children in a cradle, and other scenes capturing a fading primitive culture alongside modern contact.
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Derkeley Macauley
Port Apache
Arizona
Museum
University of Pennsylvania
White Mountain
Macauley
Tee Een
New York
Parper
Prince of Wales Dines With Widows in Bicycle Abroad Tale
A widow and her mother, famed for bicycle costumes, travel with their horse to Europe. In Homburg the Prince of Wales becomes charmed by them and invites the younger widow to a dinner after a race. The meal features clear soup squab hock and champagne with pink roses decor.
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Miration
Hier
New York
Homburg
Prince of Wales
Sykes
Excerpted Sermon Acknowledges Doubt in Men
A fragmentary line reflects a speaker urging trust in the Lord over reliance on people and imagines Abigail as the recipient who would react differently to the honor given tonight. The excerpt hints at religious rhetoric and biblical allusion without full context.
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Abgail
Japanese newspaper growth and composition in Tokyo
The passage notes fifty daily Jonur in Tokyo and the first Japanese newspaper appearing about 25 years earlier. It describes native press setup with movable type, a 4000-character type cage, and compositors aided by boys who call out required types. It explains that Japanese compositors set lines read downward rather than across.
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Tokyo
England
A Curious Superstition About Robins Red Breast
The piece notes a belief held by English country folk and others that the robin’s red breast comes from blood shed at the crucifixion. It tells how the robin is said to have comforted Christ by trying to remove the crown of thorns and in doing so the breast touched blood from his wounds.
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England
Mind reader amazes party with newspaper trick
A mind reader demonstrated to a party of ladies and gentlemen his talent by reading a newspaper through two horse blankets. One young guest left the room remarking she would not stay with the calico cross any longer.
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Havice
Izzies
Trail to canyon peril ends in harsh desert trek
Fragmented OCR describes a group trekking a canyon without provisions. They push through harsh terrain risking starvation as they descend and later reach a desert station near Hackberry after surviving exhausting climbs and injuries.
Revival and fashion notes from a bustling era catalog
A fragmented 19th century column blends fashion observations with moral exhortations and social quirks. It notes dresses, mantles, and ermine cloaks, comments on confectionery trends, and hints at a revival meeting with sermons and prayer groups. It mentions prices, a Dresden clock, and various playful, sometimes garbled, lines about daily life and faith.
Deaconess Movement Expands Across Dioceses
The article notes the enactment of deaconess canon in nineteen centuries and highlights active ministry by female deacons in fourteen dioceses. It reports flourishing schools in New York and Philadelphia educating women for teaching nursing and parish service, with parishes calling for trained deaconesses to support clergy and charitable work nationwide.
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Twing
New York
Philadelphia
New Taeat
Siielas
Deacctessis
Teicher
Wwanya
Loskes
Depan
Vitel
Polk
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Hombur
Hila Hoatess
Abigail Henderson
Fidence
Apiroe Carl
Aye
Dpmotera
Wien
Lapt
Hackberry Sferis
Vacrant Notes
Marlborough
Dresden
Lee
Bernie
Speire
Coletta
Pam
Inney
Ain
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