Millions of Birds Killed for World Millinery Feathers
The Audubon Society warns that plumes from egrets snowy herons and other birds are driving declines across Florida Louisiana and the Gulf coast. Hunters slaughter nesting birds during breeding season to supply aigrettes quills and sea bird plumage for hats, prompting calls for legal bans and public education to protect species and reduce fashion demand.
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William Dutcher
National Committee of the Audubon Societies
Florida
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
United States
I. Gilbert Pearson
North Carolina Audubon Society
Gulf States
Mr. Chapman
North America
Atlantic
Gulf
Ames
Philadelphia
Chicago
Illinois Audubon Society
Tuthven Deane
Ilinois Society
Audubon Society
Boston
New York
Illinois Audubos Society
New York Society
Horse Meat Use in Belgium Grows Amid Imports
Consul General Ethelbert Watts reports in Brussels that horse meat is widely consumed as human food in Belgium. Imports of horses for meat rose from 20,218 head in 1904 to 26,294 in 1906, mostly from England. Brussels has two main abattoirs, Anderlecht Dureghem and the municipal slaughter house, with annual carcass output around 2,800–2,950 and about 1,200 respectively.
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Ethelbert Watts
Brussels
Belgium
England
Anderlecht-Dureghem
Mint Busy on Pennies in Philadelphia Mint
The Philadelphia Mint, on Spring Garden Street, runs a high coin output focus on pennies with 4000 to 5000 pennies produced daily during peak months. Officials note a long annual layoff for maintenance and a June 30 fiscal-year settlement with Uncle Sam.
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Philadelphia
United States Mint
Spring Garden Street
Seventeenth Street
Sam
Landis
Laniis
Ills of childhood cure by Baby's Own Tablets
In thousands of homes Baby's Own Tablets is the only medicine used when children are ailing. The pills claim to cure stomach and bowel troubles cold symptoms worms and teething difficulties. A government analyst assures no opiate or poisonous additives. A Kansas mother testimonial supports its use. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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H. H. Bonnwman
Mattall
N. S
Devil Temptations Echo in a Neighborly Exchange
A Washington Star quote recounts a conversation where a friend advises resisting temptation with get thee behind me Satan. Mr. Erastus Pinkley responds that he already said it and imagines Satan replying that they both go the same way, indifferent to direction.
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Satan
Erastus Pinkley
Washington Star
Jones
Emerald Philosophy Snippet With Irish Banter
A humorous exchange features Patsy pleading inability to pay a five shilling fine and six days in jail while Mike questions the drink expense. Patsy admits spending five shillings on drink, implying poverty and misfortune in a playful Irish patter.
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Emerald
Begorra
Patsy
Mike
Man Realizes Faults Only After Marriage According to Adage
A familiar saying suggests a man discovers his faults only after marriage. The remark frames marriage as a lens for self reflection and personal growth.
Travel Incidents on a Suburban Trip to Elizabeth New Jersey
A narrator recalls a routine journey to Elizabeth New Jersey marked by oddities. Ice handling on a train involves workers tossing ice chunks into a roof vent while Pullman cars display varied names including Tipton. Coal cars idle on meadow tracks create loud, clattering noise as trains pass, prompting regret that coal cars aren’t moved to quieter tracks.
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Elizabeth
N. J
The Parachute Man Over Riverside Drive
Reportage describes daily entertainment as a parachute man descends from a hot air balloon launched from an amusement park. The balloon lifts to about 1000 feet, the parachute opens, and the man descends slowly while boats nearby respond to wind and potential landing spots.
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Upper Riverside Drive
Aerial Return Noted At Park Flight Debrief
Report cites amusement park crew tracking a flight path and descent point, recovering the craft from an unspecified location as described by the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
A Golfing Alphabet by Liverpool Poet
A playful verse listing golf related terms from A to W with humorous notes on golf lore and behavior. The piece groups letters to describe clubs players and common scenes on the course, ending with a playful sigh at uttered exclamations.
St Augustine's Flower Golden Rod Honors Saint in Floral Lore
The piece notes St Augustine of Hippo August 28 festival and his high regard by Hooker and Harnack. It highlights the golden rod Solidago virgaurea as dedicated to him and blooming now, with historical mentions of Gerarde and the plant’s value in old herb lore and snuff use before tobacco.
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St. Augustine of Hippo
Hooker
Harnack
Gerarde
London
Westminster Gazette
Tommy Pop Retribution
The passage suggests a belief that retribution will inevitably overtake others, framed as a warning from a father to his son about consequences catching up.
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Tommy
Pop
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