The Last Maori Tohunga and His Sacred Powers
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent recounts the Maori tohunga tradition, noting hypnotism, ventriloquism, and telepathy as explanations for ritual feats. It portrays Tohuto, the final tohunga, resisting Christian conversion until a mystic leaf miracle and ends with his death after his sacred head was shaved following the Pink and White Terraces eruption.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Zales
Gloria
Rome
Tohoto
New Zealand
Makola
Lake Rotura
Hisnemon
Tohato
Care of the Violin in Daily Maintenance
Anna B. Poley advises careful daily care for violins noting cleaning after playing, avoiding resin polishes, and proper storage. She warns against polishing with polish, recommends wiping residue, and suggests yearly f hole cleaning with warm barley water, plus choosing Italian strings and oiling to extend life.
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Tust
J. A. Ottvy
Anna B. Poley
Cirele
Lord Whitworth a witty English diplomat of high grace
Equal to Occasions portrays Lord Whitworth as a kind gracious wit and seasoned diplomat who once faced Napoleon at the Tuileries over Egypt Malta and treaty violations. It recalls his quick retort at the Russian court about Adair’s father being a grand saigneur and a pun that played on blood letter and great lord.
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Lord Whitworth
Napoleon
Tuileries
Despot
England
Egypt
Malta
Treatios
Hin
Fox
Adair
M. Adair
Lord Whitford
DeVore Shorthand Offer With Piano Purchase
Advertises aDeVore plan offering five shorthand lessons to become a writer. Claims high demand with forty three stenographers needed in Chicago and potential income of 500 to 3000 dollars yearly. Buyers can arrange easy payments, apply lesson costs to a piano down payment, and later purchase a piano for 1.00 per week with no interest. For details contact NeVore Piano Co Freeport Il 76 and 78 Main Street.
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DeVore
Chicago
8Th Fnst
NeVore Piano Co
Freeport
Main Street
Nurse Helen Helps Nordine on Train to Chicago
Albert Nordine, recovering from an accident, bonds with nurse Helen Paget aboard a Pullman. She volunteers as his nurse by wire, then aids his Chicago transfer, their budding affection growing through caring acts and shared danger, ending with a hopeful wedding-day hint.
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Ile
Nordlne
Nordine
Wills
Chicago
Helen
Albert Nordine
Helen Paget
Dean
London
Mr. Nordine
Bertha
Inland Ocean of the Mesozoic Era Recalled in Survey
The article recalls a vast Inland ocean that spanned much of the continent in the later Mesozoic. Land areas bore a distinctive flora and animals who later defined the Cenozoic. Reptiles, fishes, and giant shells filled the seas while enormous oysterlike bivales fed many. As waters retreated, life waned and stronger monsters perished as habitats vanished.
Looking After Number One Seedy Actor in Hat
In a London Answers vignette, the seedy actor Perkins disguises himself as Claude Cremorne the juvenile lead. He laments his salary needs and jokes with the manager, who warns salaries may not be paid at week’s end. The scene centers on financial strain and hollow humor.
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Mr. Perkins
Claude Cremorne
Londoyn
Daily Journals Delivery Notice
The Daily Journals announces delivery service for the city for the week. Readers are informed orders can be placed for home or business delivery, with routes and times to be announced.
A Home Remedy From Chicago Drug Store
A Chicago prescription drug store claims its Compound Tincture of Cinchona Prosene Compound and Sherry Wine mix is the best stomach remedy yet. It says Prosene Compound provides pancreatic juice to digest food and that the combination works as a powerful vegetable tonic, with druggists able to fill using Prosene Compound sold for prescription use.
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Chicago
What the Witty Irishman Thought of the Chinese Cody
The New York World ridicules Irish laborers and Chinese workers with a stereotype laden tale. A scientist explains rice powers an Irishman’s potatoes, but the punch shows the boss’s ignorance and laborer wit.
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Cody
Olrishman
New York
Brilliant Display at Vine Covered Balcony Romance
An ornate 1910 scene shows a Romeo steering an air yacht to a vine balcony. He tells Juliet he can see a dozen stars while she cautions him to be careful. An old gentleman is heard hunting for his cane as the moment unfolds in Des Moines Register prose.
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Genagy
Romeo
Juliet
Marcel
Doctor notes at funeral cross out line about burying father
A medical specialist kept a notebook to aid memory and at his father’s funeral acted as chief mourner. After the service he drew his notebook and crossed out the entry reading Mom bury father, as reported by Argonaut.
Pearl-Yers engaged then marriage shows a bear like nature
A Chicago News item quotes Pearl-Yers saying her fiancé claimed the sweetest nature, but after marriage she discovered a bear like temper. The remark suggests his behavior aligns with the so called nature fakirs discussed in society.
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Pearl
Ruby
Chicago News
Perfect Gentleman Exchange From Southern Dialect
A dialogue scene captures a playful exchange on manners with a line about a “pulferk gentleman” who speaks to the waiter only to order and skewer a black scoundrel, reflecting period slang and racial tones in a southern setting.
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Rastus
Yussah
Just Had to Let Him Do It Joke Gets Rejected
A dialogue sketches a comic exchange over a scribbler's poem. The editor refuses after the writer threatens self harm, prompting judgment on editorial caution and duty.
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Scribbler
Isditor
How did Iakem the hypnotist fare on his last trip
A Brooklyn Life quip questions Iakem the hypnotist’s final tour. It notes he was first rate until attempting the impossible and hypnotizing a trimip to make him saw weed in a gibe about his show’s limits.
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Iakem
Brooklyn
Right In His Line Teddy the pugilist
A compact note in Scribner's presents a confident boast about ease in boxing terms, highlighting a speaker's swagger and streetwise casual tone. The fragment implies a self assured pugilist persona and a straightforward evaluation of a boxing match or skill.
Insects and Picnics Mentioned in Yonkers Dialog
A Yonkers Statesman exchange recalls insect diversity and a Sunday school picnic in the woods. The banter contrasts wide species counts with personal memory of outdoor church events.
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Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Don’t lose patience with a peevish baby for Cascasweet
An old-time notice promotes Cascasweet a stomach corrective for babies and children. It claims the remedy is non-harmful and available from Wm. F. Jungkunz at 86 Stephenson Street. The ad urges caregivers not to worry and to use Cascasweet to soothe distress.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher at Grove Street Studio
Harriet M. Burbank offers piano lessons at her Grove Street studio from 9 to 4 daily. Her teaching focuses on foundational technique and expression for students of all levels.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Daily Journal Citywide Delivery Announced
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery available to all parts of the city within a week. The service promises full daily issues to subscribers, with weekday editions and weekend inserts.
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Daily Journal
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