Zuni initiation and European court misadventure reported
A Boston Herald summary recalls Frank T. Cushing’s account of his initiation into the Zuni priesthood and seal ceremonies in New Mexico. The letter describes guardianship, prayers, scalp trophies, multiple rites, and the transformational impact on his ethnological work. Two Evans ton women abroad are noted for social daring in London. European farm labor practices and boarding arrangements are discussed alongside American shifts toward cash wages and independent housing.
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Frank T. Cushing
New Mexico
Smithsonian Institution
Pueblo of
Tuni
Boston Herald
Boston
Principa
Herald
The
Zunis
Pueblo
Zami
Washington
Chicago Times
How Two American Girls Managed to Get Into Parliament
A historical column discusses the American youth and two American girls in Parliament, noting traits from diverse European cultures. It portrays the American character as unconstrained by tradition, bold in pursuit of adventure, curiosity, and roaming fantasy.
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America
Farmers Buy Cows to Make Cream for Creameries
In Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin farmers buy cows to produce cream for creameries finding it more profitable than growing grain.
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Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
October hurricane devastates English trees and historic specimens
The October hurricane in England felled thousands of fine trees across parks. Berkshire alone reports 2000 trees blown down or damaged, Stamford’s queen Elizabeth lime tree nearly wrecked, and the Tynninghame estate in Handingtonshire facing many thousands of pounds in damage while beech trees largely survived.
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England
Berkshire
Stamford
Elizabeth
Tynninghame
Handingtonshire
Wellington buys bargain land near Strathfieldsaye estate
The Duke of Wellington, seeking a farm beside his Strathfieldsaye estate, learns the owner is in trouble. Valued at £11,000, the seller accepts £8,000 loss. Wellington tells his agent to pay the £3,000 to the final owner and avoid discussing cheap land again.
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Duke of Wellington
Strathfieldsaye
Wellington
Bancroft’s remark on New Jersey population prospects
The historian Bancroft is credited with the remark that New Jersey is destined to become the most densely populated State of the Union.
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Bancroft
New Jersey
The
Union
Surplus Straw and Curing Pork from Old Times
Far Western correspondent explains rotting straw to make manure and reduce waste. Historically farmers used straw to cover potatoes, then shifted to feeding, bedding, and selling to papermakers as market demands rose. The piece also outlines practical pork curing methods including air drying, brining, barrel packing, and storage to prevent spoilage and insect contamination.
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New York
Great West
Cor
N. Y. Tribune
N. Y. World
Lizard Under a Man's Skin Allegedly Removed in Surgery
A New London resident relates a tale of a black man claimed to harbor a reptile under his skin. Doctors Sprague and Ralls confirmed a living lizardlike creature was found, removed from the leg, placed in alcohol, and the patient says a childhood conjuring tormented him.
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New London
Ralls County
Sprague and Ralls
London
Darkey
St. Loui Globe-Democrat
Lyman Descendants In America Count Over Twenty Thousand
The article notes more than twenty thousand people in America trace their lineage to Richard Lyman who landed in Boston about 250 years ago from High Olgar near London. It highlights the spread of the family across the country and its historical roots.
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America
Richard Lyman
Boston
High Olgar
London
Man fattening bear for Christmas dinner in Hornellsville
A man in Hornellsville New York is fattening a bear for his family Christmas dinner. Local reports note the unusual preparation amid winter conditions.
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Hornellsville, N. Y
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Tunis
Court of Nations
Evanston
Methodist Ecumenical Conference
Chicago
Lowell
Europe
Chicago Tribune
United States
New England
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