Work of Three English Missionaries in New Guinea
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle reports on New Guinea coast communities explored by English missionaries over seventeen years. It notes houses high in trees and sea villages on mangrove piles, peaceful aims, and local crafts like pottery, fishing, canoes, and sago production. The piece highlights ritual bone handling, cannibalistic lore, and the famed bird of paradise.
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New Guinea
Iris
Australia
San Francisco Chronicle
Muzzle Dilemma Over Dog Attack in Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a man at police headquarters asking about muzzling his large dog after a past attack. He recalls agreeing to muzzle the dog when threatened by a boy with a small dog, leading to an incident where the big dog bit back but the small dog’s owner protests.
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Dot
Snyder
Detroit Free Press
Curious wind phenomena the sand augers of the plains
A San Francisco Examiner excerpt describes sand augers as miniature cyclones on hot dry plains. Professor Clarke explains how dust, straw, and debris lift into funnel clouds that sweep across valleys, forming deadly, wind driven columns that scoop shallow channels and spawn large hailstones, with dramatic effects on camps, corrals, and telegraph lines.
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F. EF. Clarke
Union Pacific
Lodge Pole Creek
Platte River
Black Hills
Slim Jim
San Francisco Examiner
Evolution of a Hat Exhibit at Park Place Dealer
A Park Place dealer displays The evolution of a hat in his window, a unique eight exhibit progression. It begins with a sleepy white rabbit in a cage and fur from departed fellows, then shows forming fur, shrinking the body, a dubious gray cone, a dyed black finished hat, and finally a derby ready for cranium wear, a macabre artisan display.
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Park Place
Collecion
New York Evening Sun
High Living at Washington Draws Complaints
A writer laments rising living costs in Washington with rich residents hosting lavish lifestyles. He cites Senator Cullom noting personal financial losses since entering politics and the strain on lawmakers earning modest salaries. The letter contrasts $1 daily board in the past with current $20 weekly pay and high monthly family expenses.
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Washington
Senator Cullom
Cullom
Carpenter
Editor NPR: Swine Disrupts Office Writing in Dakota City
A Dakota editor complains about a hog under the newspaper office disrupting work on an editorial about territorial institutions. The animal, described as Senator McBride’s razor backed hog, scratched its back on beams, prompting the editor to crawl under the desk and continue after removing the pig.
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McBride
What Can I Be Not The Great Test In Life
Gen Thomas J Morgan argues education should test practical ability over knowledge. He cites eye use judgment problem solving and adaptability as key measures. He asks if graduates can manage finances write for the press handle home duties and apply learned skills to real life.
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Thomas J. Morgan
Chicago
Popular Science Monthly
Rainbow Luncheon Gives Colorful Society Soiree
A Louisville Courier Journal description of a stylish Rainbow Luncheon featuring a gas lighted lunch room with tinted globes, mandolin players, a rainbow arch over the window, three color themed tables in yellow red and blue with hand painted menus, jeweled china, and multi color ices and punch.
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Oriel
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bare Knuckle Courage and German Fighters Described
A Globe-Democrat interview assesses fighter nerve, arguing many fear bare knuckles while trained with gloves, noting Germans especially reluctant to face bare fists despite glove prowess. It claims innate fear persists despite pluck in glove contests.
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Globe-Democrat
Mexican women and family love in a heartfelt Mexican Letter
The author praises Mexican women for devoted husbands and tender children, noting affectionate terms like Precioza and Alma Mia. He recalls a journey with two rescued youths who returned to a broken mother’s grave, illustrating enduring family bonds and sorrow.
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Precioza
Adorado
Cara
Mia
Cariszimo
Alma Mia
Kite Flying Frenzy At Hills Draws Thousands
The Tokio Cor reports a popular pastime where old and young line up to fly large kites on hills. Spectators number in the thousands as kites feature grotesque designs and odd shapes. Lines dusted with powdered glass risk cutting others' lines, making a successful kite victory a status symbol. Miss Yum Yum is noted for her bold participation.
Desolation by Martha M. Ross
Poem narrates a solitary speaker reflecting on desolation after love ends. He sits in a beautiful state of wealth and warmth within, while an external gale destroys hope and the beloved’s betrayal leaves the heart burned and world dead. The verse laments false love and enduring longing.
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Martha M. Ross
Times-Democrat
Benares described by a European tourist
Thomas Stevens portrays Benares as a vibrant and bewildering spiritual center with 1,400 shivalas and 280 mosques, crowded ghats, burning bodies, and rampant idol worship. He notes vivid imagery of red face paint, sacred bulls in streets, and diverse deities from Sati to Hanuman, observing temple generosity to mendicants at the monkey and fakirs temples.
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Benares
Ganges Valley
Ganges
Sati
Mother Hubbard
Jagaddath
Brahma
Kamadeva
Siva
Hanuman
Rama
Ceylon
Thomas Stevens
German scientists study boomerang flight in Australia
In Munster a party of Australian natives demonstrated boomerang throwing for German researchers. The two sizes used included a two foot long crescent blade of heavy Australian iron wood. A thrower sent it about 100 yards where it curved back past the crowd while one projectile grazed a spectator’s hat. A Weimar maker notes that shape and unequal arm lengths drive the curved rotation.
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Munster
Weimar
New Orleans Picayune
Gods for Every Village Entrance in India
Thomas Stevens notes that villages south of Agra boast local deities, from grand red painted figures to modest two dollar soapstone idols. He observes god making as a respected, lucrative craft, accessible only to those who can afford marble, red paint and gold leaf, while cheaper idols reflect budget constraints.
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Agra
Prentice
India
Thomas Stevens
Modest Washington calling cards of notable public figures
The piece notes Gen Beale as a close ally of Gen Grant and a cultured Washington figure. It mentions the Wilsons of G Street with family cards, Washington McLean's fashionable society card, and the simple though elegant cards of Mrs Stanley Matthews and Mrs Stockbridge beside Mrs Mahone's stark ledger.
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Gen. Beale
Gen. Grant
Washington
Marshal Wilson
Washington McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Stanley Matthews
Senator Stockbridge
Engagement age gap quip in Harper’s Bazar
A witty exchange on age and marriage from Harper’s Bazar. Laura notes a fiancé aged 40 while she is 20, and Clara realizes in time that by Laura’s later age the husband would be 80. The snippet reflects social humor on generations and marriage expectations.
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Laura
Clara
Harper’s Bazar
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