How the Ants Beat the Snake
A vivid tale of ants marching through tropical forests conquering a snake. The advance guard encounters the snake which fights back by striking with its tail, killing many, but the ants swarm relentlessly. Exhausted, the serpent succumbs to the overwhelming assault of countless ants.
Infallible Indication at Mrs Hashem’s Table
A hush surrounded Mrs Hashem’s table as dinner began. The g irl with fluffy hair whispered to the one with dark g ines that Billy Bliven had paid his board bill, noting the substitution of a white meat portion for the wing and neck.
Woman's Best Friend Letters Endorse Pinkham Plant Remedy
Miss Louise Miller of Evanston Illinois writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her and urges all women with leucorrhea irregular or painful periods to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts or buy the remedy at a drugstore.
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Capitol Senate Debates and Tariff Tangle Continue
The Senate and House pressed tariff matters amid busy sessions and brief adjournments. Key actions included a pension oath bill for remote districts, fortifications funding measures, lighthouse and bridge projects, and a conference on the tariff amid scattered private bills. President Stevenson returned as debates linger over tariff policy and treasury note proposals.
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How Baltimore Got Rid of Tramps
Baltimore faced a severe tramp nuisance as winter approached. Citizens opened two establishments to divert the nomads, inviting Dusty Rhodes for a bath and meals before placing him on a stone pile. The plan aimed to reduce vagrancy by relocating tramps away from the city.
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Condor's Strength and Voracity Revealed
The condor exhibits immense strength and boldness, pouncing on small animals but unable to carry heavy prey due to claw shape. It fixes prey to the ground with one claw while tearing it apart with the other and its powerful beak. After gorging, it loses flight and defends itself fiercely against capture.
Early Greeks Built Rock Tunnels For Water Supply
Ancient Athens relied on springs and cisterns but faced shortages. By 625 B C a 4200 foot tunnel through a hill linked Samoe to a water source. Later works brought water from Hymettus and Pentelicus, feeding a reservoir outside Athens and distributing water via underground canals. Some ancient aqueducts still supply the city today.
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Defiant Hillsmen and a Wooden Caudal Ornament
A National Review excerpt notes Kengman villagers wear a wooden caudal appendage, eighteen inches long, curved upward and tied at the waist. The device, worn in battle, signals defiance as wearers turn their yaks toward foes and wag the appendage in their faces.
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Patron Saint of Shoemakers and the Two Crispins
In the third century Crispin and Crispian fled Rome under Diocletian’s persecution, settled in Soissons France as shoemakers, preached to Gauls, and even stole leather to aid the poor. Both brothers were martyred in 27, earning shoemakers the title The Gentle Craft and Crispin as their patron saint.
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On the Safe Side with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
An advertisement urges preventive use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to protect kidneys from incipient disease and ward off Bright's disease diabetes dropsy edema and other outcomes. It claims the remedy arouses renal activity, prevents progression, and also treats constipation liver complaints malarial fever nervousness and dyspepsia.
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Gounod’s Modesty Lesson From A Poetic Tale
The famous composer Gounod, who died recently, advised a young poet seeking help on a project. He reflected that as he aged he could compare his own work with the masters of the past and with rising certainty said, I Mozart, at 40 Mozart and I. Now I say Mozart.
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Lobsters Not Peaceful Aquarium Dwellers
A whimsical note on lobster behavior in aquariums explaining that dozen newly-hatched lobsters soon reduce to one dominant survivor, a large thriving individual who eats the rest.
Horses Sense Earthquake Before Humans In Riviera
A Riviera earthquake is foreshadowed by horses showing extreme fear days before the tremor. A scene writer claims horses perceived subterranean rumblings seventy two to one hundred hours ahead of human detection, suggesting animals hear sounds beyond human perception.
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Effectual Syrup of Fige for Constipation and Ills
Compound promotes gentle relief from habitual constipation by stimulating kidneys and liver without irritation. Calms headaches, colds, fevers while awakening sluggish organs. Uses effectual formula for cleansing and restoring regularity.
Japanese Pipes Describe Peculiar Smoking Style
The report details Japanese pipes with small metal bowls bamboo stems and metal mouthpieces. They hold enough tobacco for three or four puffs and use finely cut tobacco resembling light blond hair. A single sniff is taken and inhaled with exhalation through the nostrils, rarely more than one puff at a time.
Valisy Plain and Peak Art Book for Investors
Northwestern scenes captured in over 100 photographic views with descriptive matter. Elegantly printed and sent with publications of interest to investors and homeseekers for 10 cents in postage. More information and artistic value than many one dollar publications. Address F I Whitney Great Northern Railway 81 Paul Minn.
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How They Are Distinguished Now in Travel Talk
A traveling man asks his seat mate what business he is in. The reply, in a bold voice, lists himself as a senior in the United States and questions the other’s line of work, whisky, silver, or cullet and cutlery. The scene appears in the Indianapolis Journal.
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Hal’s Catarrh Cure Ad Taken Internally
An old advertisement promotes Hal's Catarrh Cure for internal use at 75 cents. The copy repeats the price and product claim and features a humorous exchange about cold remedies with a doctor and a stock of pocket handkerchiefs.
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Monkeytown Post Office Born in Yazoo County Mississippi
A new post office named Monkeytown is established in Yazoo County Mississippi amid local changes. The report also notes debates over the overuse of terms like industrial and lady and mentions Glenn's Sulphur Soap as part of a colorful quotation about beauty and attraction.
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Mackinac Inland Trip Priced With Luxurious Steamers
Tourists can travel from Detroit Toledo Cleveland and more to Mackinac region for about 12.80 9 25 14 round trip including meals. Two new upper lakes steamers costing 300 000 each boast modern amenities and safety features. Four weekly trips connect Toledo Detroit Alpena Mackinac St Ignace Petoskey Chicago Soo Marquette Duluth with daily services Detroit Cleveland and Traverse Bay. Cabins parlors and staterooms promise home like comfort and entertainment aboard these palatial vessels. Address A AU SCRANTE P W T A D O Detroit.
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Remarkable Coincidence Reveals Long Lost Relative
John Thacker of Waterford Virginia happened to be in Cincinnati and bought an unclaimed baggage trunk at a sale. Inside he found belongings that proved to belong to a relative who had been missing for years, triggering a reunion after a long separation.
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