Joss House and Social Club Open in Mott Street Building
A crowded old joss house on Mott Street is renovated into a grand new temple, with a new social club opening in the same building. The article describes the elaborate idol, decorations, and prayers on the walls as renovations transform the space into a more modern Chinese religious and social center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinatown
Fifth Avenue
New York Herald
Joss House
Mott Elreét
John Chinaman
Eld Jons
Kwan
An Hie
China
Shrtie Pris
Anc Vetlow
Puideta
Silvereat & Basises
Reson
Chiba
Prankster Applies Water and Salt to Pillar Allegedly
A humorous Tit-Bits blurb recounts a man who, after a quip about water and cedar, sprays a compress from a salt cellar on a wet floor then lifts it to his forehead and suddenly spins it around a pillar.
Duel Arm Sizing Sparks Fairness Debate
A Harpers Bazar excerpt from Woemas in Dieretee recounts a duel stalemate when a principal requests both combatants right arm lengths be measured before fighting. The challenger’s arm was found two inches longer, prompting the objection that sword combat is unfair without equal arm length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieretee
Taming a Humming Bird in California Gardens
The article describes attempts to tame humming birds, noting they often die in captivity. It recalls personal observations from southern California and Sierra Madre slopes, detailing patient approaches to near-contact and the birds’ wary, curious responses. It mentions regional varieties and the birds’ attraction to orange groves and flowering shrubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sierra Madre
Welllo
Tag
Santa Vaciti
de Helds
Gta Pavideres
Fragmented Tribute to a Revolutionary Era Heroine
The passage recalls a woman from revolutionary times admired for charm and personal influence rather than professed opinion or deliberate intellect. It notes she attracted all and performed with natural ease from start to finish of her life, without apparent conscious effort or aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenderfnes
Missing Girl in Cuba Photo Leads to Identification Effort
A photograph of Mile. Berthhart, a young French woman from Alsace, is used by Mrs. Reynolds at 56 New Street to locate the missing girl who may have gone to Cuba aboard the steamer Gasconge. The item ties a tale of devotion to a cadet from the St Cyr military school near Versailles and notes an appeal for the girl to return to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene Bretchart
New Street
BE. Reynolds
Siath Avenues
New York Journal
Gil
Alsace
Arly
Versailles
Liuiefen Poirot
Tesa Shin
Poirot
Lewis
Cuba
Fies
Witbank
Genellors
Ehief
Peru
Be Good to Others Good Moral Guidance
A brief note emphasizes acting kindly and helping others as a core value. It urges generosity, empathy, and responsible behavior in daily life, encouraging readers to model good deeds and support their communities.
White Africans in Africa a supposed white tribe examined
A London Graphic review questions tales of a white race in Africa noting that many reports describe light colored Arabs rather than a distinct white group. It recounts Captain Larymore’s investigation near Koraraa and Meera, where a priest confirms a light skinned tribe living near dangerous desert caravans.
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Africa
London Graphic
Capt
Larymore
AL D.C
Sir Francis Scott
Koraraa
Shauke
Ase
Fortier
Maui
Attenpis
Avisibis
Ducutt
Throwen
Flere
Larguere
Mayhe
Tie
Meera
Apa
AL Phadit
Apt Barsiance
Hidtel
Matey
Ben Aie
Bane Niles
Ill-scraped Market Scene and Oddities from a Kentucky River Farm
A chaotic ragbag of items from a New York World reprint describing a chaotic market with price cutting, a peasant fair, and a curious note about a large bird’s nest found atop an apple tree in Pleaseet Valley Kentucky. The article mentions a penny sale price of two thousand ren and various scattered events including a royal x and a bird egg discovery in a nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar
Royal x Theering Rhemp
MB Eolre
Cis
Shah
New York World
Joseph Bishop
Licking River
Terrible Scourge and Medical Impacts Described
A garbled text fragment discusses a medical scourge and various remedies such as Hestetter's Stomach Eheners, nervine concerns, and liver and kidney complaints. It mentions consumption and paralyzing symptoms, with references to doctors like Dr. Whune and various remedies. The passage lacks coherent structure but centers on health fears and treatments.
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Tere
Feder
Meee
Waleil Beg
Bbs East
York
Cadet Poirot
Seu
Miss Heighart
Bobrey
Shaeptey
Orphan Asylum
Gimbey
Phoarien Marie
Wyant
Goth
Dho
Kansas City
Hestetter
Vis
Asubod
Ides Dinehestebuad
Gaachrie
Coos
Beliaia
Woman's Writes
Ayet
Tom A. Greylly
Fort Burke, Mo
Ayer
Wren Eeperiy
Keith
Diane & Weaten
BO Wootey
Atlanta, Ga
Avrga
Thompson
Columbia
Catalogue of Fact
Columiia
Pope. Mfg. CO
Hartford, Conn
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