Magic of Maori priests and the strange powers of tohungas
An account of the Maori tohunga rituals through which hypnotism telepathy and ritual incantations were said to summon signs from the dead and influence bodies minds and even fate. The narrative follows tests of will and the final tragic downfall of tohunga Tohoto after the 1886 Pink and White Terraces eruption.
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Mseter
Pall Mall Gazette
Maon
Christ
Rotorua
Toboto
Tos
New Zealand
Makoia
Lake
Hinemoa
Tohoto
Wairoa
Fisherfolk and liners frame Marseilles harbor scene
Tourist view describes approaching Marseilles by water to a pageant of fisherfolk and cosmopolitan liners with Notre Dame de la Garde towering above. Markets overflow with unusual seafood such as colorful octopus arms and decaying crabs while the city buzzes with buyers and sellers amid vibrant harbor life.
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Marseilles
Gamins
Notre Dame de la Garde
Havana
Pacific
America
The French Farmer Pierre and His Year’s Work
The article presents Pierre the French farmer’s yearly income and expenses, totaling about 1500 dollars. It lists wheat yields, sale income, stock, poultry, dairy, and labor costs, with a net profit of 521 dollars after expenses, quoted from The French Peasant in His Fields in Outing Magazine.
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Pierre
Posey
Petroleum
Vance Thompson
Outing Magazine
Atlantic and Mediterranean Fish Flavor Differences Noted
The article notes that Mediterranean fish differ in color and many respects from Atlantic fish. Flavor is influenced by water salinity, with the Mediterranean at seven percent salinity versus two percent in the Atlantic. This observation appears in Leslie's Weekly featuring Harriet Quimby.
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Atlantic
Mediterranean
The
Harriet Quimby
Leslie
Cold disease linked to kidney ailments and Dodds Kidney Pills
Brantford Ontario October 12 Special report shows how colds la grippe and minor illnesses settle on the kidneys and trigger rheumatism heart disease Brights disease and related conditions. Mrs A H Thomson of 45 Albion Street used Dodds Kidney Pills with marked improvement and recommends them for kidney health and purification of the blood.
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Brantford
Ont
Bright
Dodd
A. H. Thomson
Albion Street
Crres
Dodds
California Bee Ranch Woman Tells Her Ten Year Journey
Miss Inez Cooley of Los Angeles County describes running a bee ranch for about twelve years. She details dairy work handled after her parents' deaths, her shift from music to beekeeping, hive technology like wax sheets and queen excluders, and the appeal of beekeeping for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Inez Cooley
Los Angeles County
Cal
Europe
Tennessee
Boston
New England Conservatory of Music
Sierra Madre Mountains
Rocky Mountain
Scotland
East
Shilohs Cure Claim in Cold Cure Ads
A historical clipping notes promotion of Shilohs Cure as a remedy for coughs and colds. The text presents a claim of universal effectiveness without medical endorsement.
Drunk on Licensed Premises Case At Local Court
In London a man faced a magistrate for being found drunk on licensed premises. A witness said the pair talked together for a while, and when asked if the defendant spoke rationally the witness replied he talked as plainly as the reporter and the magistrate now.
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le Ceased
London News
Summer Chaperon Sparks Contrast in Rochester Democrat
The Rochester Democrat quotes a lively exchange about a suggested summer chaperon. A narrator praises Helen as a delightful and far seeing elder. The reply counters that such a woman would not fit the role, highlighting differing views on summer companionship.
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Helen
Harry
Rochester Democrat
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Canada
Wanless & CO
Yonge St
Toronto
Shiloh
QUEER
France
Mugg River
Miss Cooley
United States
Pennsylvania
RourRieé Bros
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