Superstitions of Sun and Salmon in British Columbia Tribes
Legends from Eliqula Klivakuetl and other northern coast tribes recount the raven as benefactor or deity, the mink as sun bearer, and sun and moon kin. Tales cover salmon creation, fire theft, and heaven visits, with rites at first salmon, salmon dance, and offerings. many customs faded but echoes survive in coastal lore.
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British Columbia
Earth
Heaven
Phaestron
Arrowe
Mink
Moon
Sun
Momhanate
Sacramento River
Lewis and Clark
Dalles
Columbia
Portland
Oregonian
Infallible Test and Sudden Death Doubts
An old housekeeper recounts a tale of a wiser who died suddenly. The attending doctor shows doubt about the death and is pressed to accept a bribe to certify the burial order. Wegwelser.
Crafty John Chamberlin and the Washington statue wager
A Virginia storyteller recalls a rainy afternoon at Chaberlin's inn where Lt. Lucian Young and John Chamberlin debated whether General Thomas's Washington statue was the best. Beck the senator doubted it, Chamberlin dismissed it as the worst, and Young lost a wine bet. The tale ends with Chamberlin outsmarting naval rank.
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Boniface
Virginia
John Chamberlin
Chaberlin’s
Lucian Young
Pinally Chamberlin
Thomas Bestrides
Lieutenant Young
Young
Thomas
Lucian
Chamberlin
Washington
Beck
John
Kentucky Statesman
Judgment and Remand After Not Guilty Verdict
Judge Scoff questions the jury's finding of not guilty and remands the prisoner to the Tombs. Counsel asks for bail, but the judge says the case is not bailable since the prisoner is not under accusation. Truth.
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Scoff
Slippers Reveal Gifts Misuse in Detective Sketches
In a comic dialogue from a Cleveland Plain Dealer spoof, a wife finds her New Year gifts used as pen wipers while asking about slippers colored black and old gold. The exchange reveals playful mischief as Mrs Elderly reports their daughter’s fascination with a young Spitkins, observed by the wary old man peering through a portiere in the Detroit News.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
William
Detroit News
Price Dispute Between Mrs Sanford and Mr 8
Mrs Sanford questions a price as Mr 8 confirms it is about ten dollars too high. The exchange shows a domestic negotiation over cost framed in a casual, fragmentary dialogue.
Coppee Nourishes Birds in Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris in the Latin Quarter cheers Francois Coppee the dear master who feeds a hundred birds each day at the Jardin du Luxembourg. The birds circle his head as students and workers watch, sharing a bond of affection with the poet who also wrote and read the Murger bust unveiling poem. The beloved writer remains unmarried but surrounded by devoted students and birds.
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Francois Coppee
Paris
Jardin du Luxembourg
Coppee
Luxembourg Garden
Odeon
Henri Murger
Murger
Latin Quarter
New York
Sun
Farmer Builds Stone Wall To Stay In Kansas Cyclone District
A Kansas farmer in a cyclone district is building a stone wall five feet across at the base and four feet high to endure storms. A passerby notes the effort, but the farmer insists it will stay, even if it blows over, since it will be a foot higher afterward.
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Kansas Cyclone District
Preserve the Hair With Gentle Care and Ventilation
Philadelphia Times advises preserving hair by avoiding tight hats and collars, using porous headgear, and ventilating hats. It warns against heat near gas lights, limits washing to fortnightly, oils dry scalp, and cautions against rinsing with water and combs. Use olive oil, mild soaps, and soft brushes, clip ends monthly.
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Godfrey
Philadelphia Times
Dumas Fils and a Parisian Irish Beauty in a Witty Duel
Paris Letter recounts a sharp dinner quarrel between Dumas fils and a plain Irish girl raised in Paris. The exchange blends wit and insult as she parries his jibes with clever humor, culminating in her celebrated victory in a humorous pantomime of facial expressions and wordplay.
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Dumas Fils
Academy
Paris
Dumas
M. Dumas
M. Alphonse
Ernest Pinard
Mademoiselle Enfonce
Alphonsine
Jeune
Irlandaise
le Monde
London
Schiaparelli the Canal Discoverer and His Glasses
The article notes Schiaparelli, who first described the Martian canals with a small telescope and is nearsighted, reportedly avoids eyeglasses. It discusses vision, eye focus, and a side remark on candy, sugar energy, and rational candy eating as fit for meals, citing Annals of Hygiene.
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Schiaparelli
Mars
Garrett P. Servisa
Brooklyn
Annals of Hygiene
Sold. Ty D Anber a good painter
Report cites Detroit Free Press style remark about Ty D Anber as a painter whose work sells to buyers. The brief quotation lines suggest positive assessment of skill and market reception.
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Ty D
Anber
Detroit
Presa
Fort Wayne Pole License Ordinance Prompts Annual Filings
Fort Wayne ordinances regulate poles for telegraph, telephone, electric light and railways. Companies must file annual sworn statements and detailed pole charts with the city comptroller by March, pay one dollar per pole, and face penalties for noncompliance or license violations.
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City of
Fort Wayne
Common Council
Board of Public Works
Port Wayne
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Even the Post
J. Haverly
Norr
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Maumee Ave
E. L. Craw
Dortmunder
Billiard Hall
Freese & Ranke
Chemists
Calhoun Street
Hamilton National Bank
Capital
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Cc McCulloch
John Moh
Ind
Rescue Medicine Company
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H. G. Sommers
Boys gaiRty
Frank Leslie
Opular Monthly
America
Frank Lestie
M. E
Frank Leske
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