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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1889
Page
3
A scattered collection of curiosities and misprints notes curious events and oddities from England Canada and the United States. Topics include ancient curfews and costs of dyes to a 105 year old captain and a crow trained to distinguish colors.
Rev Dr Talmage urges Sunday observance over worldly pleasures, arguing Sabbath rest restores body and soul. He cites workers and merchants who keep the Sabbath and warns against secular distractions eroding religious liberty. He frames the day as a joyful, heavenly foretaste and a test of character for families and society.
United States Minister to Siam describes a royal cremation in Bangkok for the Crown Prince aged 11. He details the vast expense, rites, and open-air ceremonies, including chariot processions, sacred fires, and bone urns, noting the lavish temple art and Siamese legal system alongside social classes and Chinese influence.
The article describes noble attire with diamonds as buttons, gold belts, jasmine wreaths, and a regal portrait of King Som Phra Pharamindi Maha Jalongkorn. It notes his popularity, councilless rule, a garden party for 3000 guests, and lavish royal amenities including a heavy crown and ornate chamber furnishings.
A Calcutta correspondent reports an enormous two inch long spider clinging to a floor curtain. It hissed or scraped when alarmed and did not move until killed with a stick. It has a two inch body, broad legs, short segments, long fangs, and dark brown hair. The piece notes such spiders in homes can prey on large cockroaches, even mice or small birds if possible.
Frese Siberian explorer Mr. Martin will depart soon with an email escort and full astronomical and topographical gear for a three year expedition across Central China and eastern Tibet regions. He previously faced a humorous mishap when his mineral collection was discarded by muleteers during ascent of northeast Irkutsk mining districts.
A barber recalls customers who shave women in town, noting varieties of facial hair among ladies and methods to remove it. He describes shaving the upper lip for a party, women clipping growth, and new painless electrical options, while some shave themselves.
Readable passages describe Parazuayans homes with simple furnishings and no carpets. Guests sit on chairs or a sofa of honor, with family living plainly. Cooking uses charcoal and onions fumes mingle in the air, reflecting modest interiors.
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