Fallen Idol Drama Sparks Village Turmoil in India
Acharya confronts vandalism as Jain Chalanka and Brahman Ram Chunga clash over desecrated idols. The temple is toppled by an unknown hand, leading to punitive accusations, a ritual procession, and the dramatic removal of the Mahavira image. Ram Chunga seizes the uninjured Siva and Brahma idol is prepared for a public display in a tumultuous exodus to a new shrine.
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Acharya
Chalanka
Ram Chunga
Fattekhan Gul
Mus- Ssulman
Mark Dass
Siva
Acharya Chick
Mahavira
Iswara
Brahma
Bute
Jae Apie
Lovely Woman Verse From Bomerville Journal
A playful verse depicts a woman facing daily tasks and social moments in winter street life. It contrasts her competence and charm with humorous missteps, ending with admiring lines about her as sister, sweetheart, and wife.
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Bomerville ‘Journal
New Zealand and Tasmania Welcome Visiting American Fleet
Reports say New Zealand and Tasmania hope to see the American battleship fleet. The voyage home via Suez is viewed in Russia as ending Far East tensions. Taft in Michigan urged stricter railway regulation to curb government ownership and centralization of power.
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Bourke Cochran
Tammany Hall
New Zealand
Tasmania
Japan
China
Korea
Tatsu
Transandine
Arica and
la Paz
Duma
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
New York City
Suez
Russia
Far East
Taft
Michigan
Standard Oil Company
Divining Rod Use for Water Location
The article explains the witch hazel divining rod used to locate underground water. It describes a forked Y held horizontally with both hands on the tips, the searcher walking to and fro as the main stem points downward above a water vein. Hazel wood is traditional though other materials may work, and results are not guaranteed.
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D. W
New York City
New York Tribune
Literature as an intoxicant and a birthday confession
A London Globe report previews a future police court case where the prisoner apologizes and explains that in celebration of his birthday he overindulged, saying one thing led to another after taking a paragraph too much.
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Arthur Symons
France
London Globe
Bocker
Europe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Baltimore
Chicago Daily News
Blobbs
Philadelphia
Congress
Farmer Coboss
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kindman
Flintheart
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Philadelphia Press
Redpepp
Scott
Chicago Tribune
Mamma
Street Knife Cleaner Appears in London
A street knife cleaner has appeared in London calling himself salf the first of his trade. His charge is two cents a dozen.
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London
Himsalf
Beet Sugar Output Noted At 300000 Tons In Year
Last year the United States produced 300000 tons of beet sugar signaling a substantial crop and processing year for domestic sugar production.
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United States
FONNY FELLOWS JOKE DICTIONARY OF POLITICS AND SOCIETY
A collage of quips and jokes from various papers. The clipped snippets include lines about a politician’s skill, a financier’s trip, a lawyer’s joke, a toastmaster’s etiquette, and social banter. The page also includes gibes about Congress, taxes, and public figures with a light satirical tone.
Night Clerk Describes Room Length at Jefferson Hotel
A midnight arrival at the Jefferson is told by Night Clerk Frank Cummings that a room is forty feet long with an outside window, defying the guest’s expectation of a small box. The exchange ends with a prompt to take the man to the fourth floor and the cot at the end of the hall.
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Frank Cummings
Jefferson
Bill
San Francisco
American Macaroni Wheat Exports Rise to Black Sea Ports
Report notes rising exports of macaroni wheat to Russian Black Sea ports while local bakers prefer native wheat. They pay up to 11 cents more per bushel for the domestic grain, claiming it yields better results.
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Black Sea
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