African Slave Markets in Morocco Highlight Auction Rituals
A Wide World magazine piece reports slave markets in Morocco where Arabs sell men, women, and even white women. Auctioneers and dilals organize lines, prayers open the sale, and gaudy garments are used to boost appeal as buyers set prices and take ownership.
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Africa
Morocco
Queen Victoria
Marrakesh
S. L. Bensusah
Wide World Magazine
Europe
Dilals
Dilal
Allah
London Electric Traction Creates Detectable Earth Currents
Tests in London show electric traction lines generate earth currents observable by instruments at Kew Observatory six miles away. The recorded marks on a sensitive surface form a clear timetable of the electric rail lines' activity.
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London
Kew Observatory
Expressing His Displeasure About His Mother
Reports from Paria say Mme Bernhardt's son sends his seconds to the editor whenever a paragraph about his mother displeases him.
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Paria
Mme. Bernhardt
Goose trained by Inhabi tanta of Siam hoots at strangers
A curious account notes a goose trained by Inhabi ta n ta of Siam to imitate a motor horn when a stranger nears. The anecdote highlights unusual cross cultural training methods and animal behavior.
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Inhabitanta of
Siam
Automobiles and Good Roads Push for Better Highways
The Horseless Wagon reshapes transport policy as states rush to fund durable roads. H P Burchell notes global interest and rising U S momentum with states like Florida, Illinois, California expanding highway departments. Governors urge larger appropriations as year round serviceable roads spread.
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H. P. Burchell
Outing Magazine
America
New Jersey
Massachusettes
Automobile Club of America
New York
Ilinois
West
Illinoia
California
Idaho
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Oregon
Tennessee
North Carolina
Nebraska
Florida
Union
Elimination of Grade Crossings Urged by Good Roads Group
The Good Roads Magazine argues grade crossings are a public safety menace harming train operation and pedestrian safety. It notes rising accident numbers due to increased country road traffic and urges their removal as essential for road improvement plans, including New York highway bonding discussions.
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Good Roads Magazine
State of
New York
The Result of Experience on Massachusetts Roads
The Massachusetts highway commission concludes that thick macadam is not always needed to resist springs. Build to protect spring-prone areas then monitor through winter. Treat weak spots in spring with drainage essential to springy ground. Often four inches center, three inches sides where subgrade prepped and traffic light.
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Improving Dirt Roads and the Split Log Drag
A Chicago paper lauds the split log drag as a simple yet effective method to convert bad dirt roads into good ones. Railroads endorse it for building better roads along their lines. An Iowa paper notes a once unusually bad road is now among the finest routes, achieved by the split-log drag. Farmers are urged to trial this cheap device where costly improvements are not feasible.
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Chicago
Iowa
Missouri man claims cure for horse heaves with peelings
A Missouri resident asserts he cured a horse of heaves using peelings and waste materials from henge and radish. The claim centers on an unconventional feed method and lacks corroborating evidence.
Subscriptions Offer for Daily and Weekly Newspapers
Subscribers can remit one dollar for a one year subscription to multiple publications. Cash with order includes New York World thrice weekly at .66. The note praises the News as a top non political paper delivering to homes every other day. It mentions Louisville Courier Journal weekly and Cincinnati Enquirer weekly as leading options.
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New York World
Louisville Courier Journal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Courier-Journal
Henry Watterson
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Beckman
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BANK
Ferdinand Electric Light Co
Frank Steltenpohl
The
Ferdinand News
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Herdinand News
Cole
Bosler
Southern
French Lick
West Baden
Southern Railway
West Baden Springs
Southern Railway Company
C. Bram
Apsio
J. A. Sondermann
Thesa Dubois County Telephone Co
Dubois County
Ferdinand
Courier- Journal
B. A. Mosby
Muntingburg, Indiana
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