Washington Letter on Merchant Marine and Indian Agriculture
Washington writer reports Senator Gallinger expanding a bill to pay steamers sailing to South America and Asia, aiming to boost foreign trade and farm profits. Indian agricultural advances include Egyptian cotton trials at Sacaton Arizona yielding strong fiber, with fairs across multiple reservations and rising stock farming. The piece also notes China trade tensions and canary onion seed trade expanding to the US market.
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Sailors Superstitions On Friday Ships And Cats And Winds
An old seafarer discusses common sailor beliefs about luck and misfortune at sea. Cats portend gales, whistling at wind, and dead bodies departing a vessel bring bad luck, while the presence of a child is seen as a good omen and women as bad luck on voyages. He notes fading belief among younger sailors and the persistence of customs across traditional and steam-age ships.
Marriage a Succesesio in Kansas Gig Times
A Kansas man with fourteen wives seeks a fifteenth, arguing marriage is succession rather than love. The Kasas Gig Times notes the unusual tally and his claim that marriage mirrors an ongoing lineage expansion.
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