Mameluke Leap Story Debunked by Civilian Tale
The piece argues the famous Mameluke leap is a legend emerged from Cairo's citadel lore. It notes only one of about 700 surviving Mamelukes avoided massacre by being on the sick list, and explains how gate legends and saints arose to explain events. It cites F. H. Tyrreill in the London Spectator.
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Mameluke
Citadel
Cairo
Janissaries
Sidi Azab
Jas
Knight-Adkin
F. H. Tyrreill
Bournemouth
London Spectator
Hairpin Turn Narrowly Evades Disaster in Outing Magazine
Louis Walker recalls a perilous ride with Reckless American Autoisis. At a sharp hairpin turn a crowd of about fifty filled the road forcing him to blindly steer through eleven bends. His companion guided the path as he prayed no lives were lost in the oil sodden road.
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Louis Walker
Outing Magazine
Glass telegraph poles tested for tropical use in Germany
In Grossalmerode near Cassel a glass pole factory has begun producing glass telegraph and telephone poles. Poles are reinforced with intertwined wire threads, claimed to resist insects and climate in tropical regions. The Imperial Post Department orders their use on a line.
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Grossalmerode
Cassel
Germany
Imperial Post Department
London Daily Graphic
German Estimate of Global Railroad Investment
German experts estimate total capital invested in constructing world railroads at 43.31 billion dollars. This figure reflects nationwide and international railway development and highlights the scale of early global infrastructure finance.
Coffee Drinking Weakens the Heart, Doctor Claims
A German physician argues coffee harms the heart and that caffeine is injurious. He recommends Postum as a healthful substitute, citing his own family and patients who benefited from using it instead of coffee.
Pretty Blouse Styles Add Light Up the Season
New York fashion notes describe soft chiffon nets and lace blouses that pair with lining in matching or contrasting colors. Embroidered black filet mesh in peacock collars with bronze gold or silver accents replace long held Japanese and Oriental trimmings. Warm orange and burnt leather tones brighten the season alongside rich browns.
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New York City
Seven Gored Skirt for Street and Indoor Wear
A fashion description for a seven gore skirt with pleated seams that flatters the figure. It can be made full for grace, in walking length or with a small train, suitable for lighter or heavier fabrics, with stitched finish and optional banding. The model features a chemisette and yoke details, with a velvet or silk option and decorative braids and buttons.
Siebel Claims Human Body as Electric Battery
Dr. J. B. Siebel reports to the American Association for the Advancement of Science that the human body can generate and store electricity. He says nutritive elements like alcohol sugar and fats act as internal generators and that oxynemoglobin previously blocked the process. He describes working scale batteries powered by common combustibles and a demonstrated energy generation method.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
J. B. Siebel
Chicago
Siebel
New York World
Wise Words From A Peculiar Collection Of Sayings
A compilation of witticisms and maxims on love, marriage, gender roles, and society. The quotes mix humor and critique as observations on relationships, money, appearances, and personal choices. Notable lines touch on bachelors, patriotism, romance, and the risks of infatuation.
Paddy Derides Trombone Band Prank At Political Meeting
An Irish attendee at a political gathering observed a trombone player step away for a beer. Paddy dismantled the instrument in a minute, prompting the musician to demand who meddled with his trombone. Paddy confessed and claimed he did it quickly while the player was away.
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Paddy
Argonaut
Senn Buys Hayes Homestead Papers, Owning Eleven Weeklies
B L Senn buys the Hayes Homestead from J D Rainey, giving him eleven weeklies in Lyman and Stanley counties. The South Dakota paper market grows as homesteaders settle lands and legal notices at five dollars each provide steady income.
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B. L. Senn
J. D. Rainey
Hayes
S. D
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound With Saving Life
Manning Iowa woman Mrs T C Willadsen writes that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her severe female ailments after years of doctoring and expense. She urges other suffering women to use the remedy and seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts. A Bath water filter scare is noted as circumstantial evidence in Kennebec Journal.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhow
Bath
Kennebec Journal
Cure for Deafness Through Catarrh Treatments
An old advertisement explains deafness as caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube from catarrh. It claims catarrh cures with Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, urging readers to send for circulars and buy the remedies from Henry & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F.j.chenry & Co
Toledo
Druggs
Rubber supply reliance on South America noted
It is estimated that South America furnishes about sixty three per cent of the world's supply of India rubber. Engineer.
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South America
India
Headache Causes and Health Advertisements Include Odd Claims
From October to May colds are cited as the main headaches cause with a note about removing the cause. An advertisement mentions Kant’s body being moved to a cathedral graft in Koenigs berg, N Y. Also promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches for asthma relief and notes an all night theatre planned for Lon on.
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Grove
Onions and vegetables advertised with seed company offers
An illustrated notice markets Salzer onion yields at 80 cents per bushel and cucumber and pea yields per acre, followed by an advertisement from John A. gd Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offering a free seed catalog to gain 250000 new customers. The page includes other patent medicine and child care product notices and assorted prices.
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Salzer
Red Globe Onion
Green
Salner
John A Gd Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
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Reckless American Autoisis
S. A. Rubber
Kant
Fuerstengraft
Koenigsberg
N.Y
Brown
Lonon
Jet Co
Prussia
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