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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1888
Page
5
A cabled reminiscence discusses the superstition of catspaws among mariners. It explains the cat as a weather gauge and how a cat’s arched back and tail signal coming storms, with ties to Neptune and sea gods and the old gaffer’s beliefs.
The article explains differences between animal sealskin and fur seals used in coats. It notes overhair removal, London dressing, and global distribution by the Alaska Commercial Company. It cites carcass decay near St Paul Island and remarks on meat in young seals.
The Christmas issue of La Revue illas tro outlines M. Mexander Dunas of Als recounting his stay of about thirty years at the Rue de Boulogne later known as Rue Ball as, in a house that successively housed Francisque Sarcey Edmond About and Paul de Cassagnac. He describes a tiny dining room and garden, visits from his father the Alexander the Great of fiction, and a habit of working from 8 AM to 3 PM with window contemplation when inspiration paused.
Dieppe as a breezy town famed for ivory and terra cotta carvings. Narrow streets house shabby shops with flyers in windows, while locals produce high quality objects at low prices. Carving dominates the trade, with street stalls filled by artisans shaping clay stumps and sabots.
A festival at 13th in Sardinia witnessed a formal oath by rival families, 670 members, to forgive offenses and live in harmony, in the presence of the province prefect, the archbishop of Nooro, a provincial deputation, the Sassari syndic and other officials. A public banquet followed with heavy provisions and wine.
The article notes that from Soilly to 1883 the manufacture of medicines required patents and a 4 percent levy on receipts. With about 6,000 items listed, the government gained substantial revenue, totaling 36 million dollars over twenty two years. The tax was abolished in 1883 according to the New York Commercial Advertiser.
A fragmented verse segment describes wind gardens and wild vistas with flowers and fragrances. The poet hints at hidden bowers and distant voices, alluding to spring skies and smoky, elusive scenes. The lines evoke nature and ardent imagination through references to gardens and evoked perfumes.
The New York Press notes cremation rapidly spreading in Europe and the United States. It cites many crematories in cities like Paris London Florence and Copenhagen and reports numerous societies forming in the U S with facilities at Fresh Pond Pittsburg Washington Buffalo Cincinnati Detroit and Lancaster.
A short line from the Idaho Democrat notes Sheila 5 asks for bad bunny stories. Papa How ard responds with imaginative natural history to explain naughty animal behavior.
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