Patchwork Dispatch From Emmons County Notices
A garbled reprint covers local notices from Emmons county, including grain storage offers at McKenzie elevator, a description of ancient footwear, chickens drinking water without a hen, a pope anecdote, Sabbath changes in Scotland, a Paris cycle express idea, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup praise, a cattle mark listing from Slaughter N D, and a Dec 25 wand ball at the Lee House in Emmons.
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Emmons County
McKenzie
Lee House
Emipons
The Decline of Chicago Jewelry Auctions
The Chicago Post notes the end of jewelry auctioneers on the South Side once common in storefronts. By two years ago many shuttered, with only rare Saturday night flips on West Madison street remaining. The period saw brisk sales of watches and diamonds but the market has vanished.
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Chicago Post
Madison Street
Festival of lamps in India sparks gambling duties lore
In the Indian festival of Lakshmi worship gambling is described as a religious duty across social classes. At Benares lamps light the city as households use shells cards dice and coins to forecast wealth or poverty for the year. A Parisian case notes a hereditary mass suicide pattern ending with one survivor aged 68.
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India
Lakshmi
Benares
The Troubles of a Woman in a Wild Mountain Country
A West Virginia circuit minister recalls a widow who has lost four children and faces a son’s death. She insists on no funeral for lack of mourning dress, saying the boy can be buried without a ceremony. The minister, the widow, her sister, and he attend the burial.
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Washington Star
West Virginia
Sal
Jess
Jim
Old-Time Southern Hunting Club Fines Heavy in 1830s
The Camden County Hunting Club organized in 1832 at Bear Hammock under Gen. John Floyd. Charter members named include Charles R. Floyd and the Holzendorfs. Members faced fines up to 1000 copper caps for absences and dress rules, with dinners after hunts and a broad game list.
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Atlanta Constitution
Camden County
Gen
John Floyd
Hunting Club
Charles R. Floyd
Richard Floyd
Henry Floyd
Ben Hopkins
J. H. Dilworth
James Holzendorf
John Holzendorf
Alexander Holzendorf
P. M. Nightingale
William Berrie
Henry du Bignon
Alexnder Holzendorf
Missouri resident buys fake European zither
Four Missourians went abroad in a humorous tale from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat about a Hermann resident who sought a fine zither. He ordered a European model only to uncover a Washington Missouri stamp on the frame, proving the instrument local and overpriced.
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Missouri
Hermann
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Washington
Mermann
Europe
Hunters struck by their game in wild flight clashes
The article recalls incidents where birds strike sportsmen during hunts causing injuries. Examples include a Long Island grouse hitting George Manners, a wheelman nearly struck by a falling black cock, and Charles Leslie knocked out by a grouse at the battery. It notes momentum and unexpected collisions as common risks.
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London Field
George Manners
Long Island
Charles Leslie
Min
Na Wiron
Cardinal's red hat costs far more than crowns in Rome
The article explains the expenses of elevating a cardinal from creation to the public consistory, noting fees to Vatican officials cooks and guards, with out-of-pocket costs around 2500 dollars. It also notes Vatican loans if needed for Rome residence. It then describes Burmah as a place of gender equality where Burmese women manage property and trade while men perform crafts in some classes.
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Propaganda
Rome
Vatican
Burmah
Island
Mourning Customs in China After Emperor's Death
The text describes imperial mourning practices in China. Dispatches to provinces announce the death using purple ink. Rank holders remove red silk ornaments from caps while all subjects forbear shaving for 100 days and refrain from marriage, music, and sacrifices during that period.
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China
Mourning Color in Brasil Scarlot at Unmarried Woman’s Funeral
In Brazil scarlet is the mourning hue for an unmarried woman. The coffin hearse and trappings of the horses and the driver’s livery are scarlet to mark the bereavement.
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Brasil
Brazil
Sounds as Remedy: Healing Taps From Harp to Violin
A 19th century column cites physicians and thinkers who argue music's vibrations aid healing. References include C Cot and Tarchanow praising sound as a remedial force, Valkyrie music stimulating perspiration, Tannhouser as a vibratory soporific, and Coriveaud noting violin therapy for sciatic pain. The piece ends with cautious wonder at such wonder-working days.
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Saul
David
Charcot
Tarchanow
New York Herald
Warthin
Michigan
Tannhouser
M. Coriveaud
Paria
Ian
Beware of Soft-Shell Crabs and Peculiar Parts
A reader cautions about soft-shelled crabs noting they are harmless if fresh and well seasoned but poisonous when old. The piece warns against milks after eating crabs, advises pepper, mentions nighttime meals, hot weather, and lightning storms that can kill crabs, and discusses humane killing methods.
How Dogs Are Stunned A Then A Lilliputian Toy Terriers
A London establishment uses early removal from the mother and a gin based diet to stunt puppies. Fed alcohol from hours old, the pups do not die or grow, and after generations of mating a tiny liliputian dog is produced.
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Toledo Blade
London
Evading the Eile at congressional library doors
In Washington a library guard enforces a rule barring parcels inside. A tall woman with a brown paper package protests, then unties it to reveal hose she hands over for the guard to keep until she leaves. The scene highlights a strict building rule and the attendant’s firmness.
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New Congressional Library
Washington
Post
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