Mokil Snake Dance Among the Moki at Mokiland
Smithsonian researchers describe the annual Moki snake dance in Mokiland Arizona a rain-propitiation ceremony with 2 500 spectators. Young men harvest rattlesnakes for the rite while snake priests wash and bless the serpents and dancers perform in painted regalia on the plaza.
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Smithsonian
America
Arizona
H. G. Tinsey
Dearborn
Columbus
Spain
Mokiland
Tusugnan
Europe
Coronado
Honi
Pueblo
J. Walter Fewks
Smithsonian Institution
Old Hont
Oret Alt Io
Kopall
Salako
Slovak influence in fall Paris fashion shown in embroidery
Paris fashion notes the rise of Czecho Slovak inspired dress with black and white embroidery on gray tones. Lanvin and others adapt peasant motifs into coats tunics and short skirts with bold contrasts. The trend emphasizes black and white combinations, Moravian embroidery, and vivid trims while maintaining wearable elegance.
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Paris
Cxecho-Slovakia
Jeanne Lanvin
Lanvin
Republic
Mme
Jenny
Spanish Coin Found in Delaware Bay Fish of 1709
Cape May Point resident Frank W. Hughes pulled a nine pound weak fish in Delaware Bay near Cape May N J and found a Spanish coin dated 1709 inside it. It is believed the coin came from a Spanish ship wrecked off the Delaware capes. Hughes was with Horace Carson who previously found a $500 pearl in a Fishing Creek clam bed.
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Cape May
N. J
Frank W. Hughes
Cape May Point
Delaware Bay
Hughes
Delaware Capes
Horace Carson
Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Helps Wyandotte Woman
Mrs Mary oe er of Wyandotte Michigan says monthly pains and severe illness slowed her for years. After using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Liver Wash she regained strength and can do housework again. She asks others to publish the story to help more women.
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Wyandotte, Mich
Lydia E. Pink
Lydia Einkham
Orange St., Wyandotte
English Tourist Seeks Horseflies on Arran Visit
An Englishman visiting Arran asks a Highland inn girl for horseflies to aid a day of fishing. She replies she has never seen a horsefly, only noting once she saw a cop jump over a cliff. The anecdote appears in the Chicago Daily News.
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Arran
Chicago Daily News
Cuticura for Sore Hands Advert
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for toilet use and sore hands. The ad advises soaking hands in hot soda, drying, rubbing with Cuticura Ointment, and removing excess with tissue.
Women urged to try Swamp-Root for kidney trouble
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder issues are urged to seek treatment with Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root. The ad claims back pain, headaches, and nervousness signal kidney trouble and promotes purchasing a bottle or requesting a sample by sending ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Appalling Thought From The Hamilton Herald
A fragment cites a harsh view on retribution and the world, noting lack of substitute for thorough earnestness and sincere effort, attributed to Dirksen in a Hamilton Herald piece.
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Hamilton Herald
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Bolshevists
Mexico
Obreros
Mexico City
Union For Prehistoric Exploration
Kopali
Lydia E. Pinkham
Orem Medal
Ablem O
Wilkins’ Market
Goiog
Arcent
Neas
Dirkens
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