Luckiest of elephants and their royal roles in India
A New York Times feature explores how elephants are captured trained or used in royal entertainments in India. It details stockades stockmanship and methods of taming wild elephants and notes the display of elephants in state processions with gold ornaments towers and cannons as symbols of princely power.
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India
Lim
Tle
Hurma
Ineie
Abikaris
Huntamen
Eleophant
Hiv
Great Britain
Anyalow
Fessen
Hyderabad
New York Times
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Big Colin Sae
Kamg
Bel Chuinaienn
Nofet
Gale Ncerta
New South Wales
Meyers
Ratronics
Butchery Business for Sale in Northern Rivers District
An established butchery business with 30 years of operation is offered for sale. Includes machinery, scales, tools, delivery cart, and stock. Located in the chief centre on the northern rivers with residence and dock, rent option available. £700 cash or its equivalent. Full details from Frank Adams, Barlow Street, Sydney.
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Dituate
Othe
Frank Adams
Barlow Street
Women Voters Debate Equality and Suffrage Rights
The piece voices support for women's suffrage and political equality among voters. It mentions the Shaken Elder and Elderess within Quaker circles and notes debates about women voting and participation in public life.
Lincoln Sheep Shines at Sydney Show 1910
Mentra Conte Bros, Lincoln sheep breeders of Fern Hill and Riley Grove New South Wales, report four first prizes and four thirds plus two grand championships at Iyauy Show. Mr Her tram Apenager of Manda Cote advocates Qubell's Powder Dip after extensive trials, noting its effectiveness for sheep dipping.
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Mentra Conte Bros
Lincoln
Fern Hill
Riley Grove
Upper
Manilla
New South Wales
Hertram Apenager
Manda
Cote
Qubell
Tooheys Brewery Described in Sydney Feature
A detailed account of Tooheys Brewery in Sydney describes its size, operations, and cleanliness. The piece praises the processes from malt reception to fermentation, asserts no harmful additives, and highlights the plant’s scale, equipment, and contribution to local employment.
Stranded Motor Car in Desert Gives Way to Caravan Rescue
Three French motorists trapped in the Gobi desert with a failing engine are aided by a Mogul woman who loans a camel. After a tense stand with armed bandits, the convoy of camels drags the car toward a distant station. A pursuing caravan returns with precious petrol as the party reaches safety.
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Watlc
Gobi Desert
Monsieur Counter
Monsieur Cornier
Monsieur Winter
Royal Magazine
The Living Tyre Wanderer and a Desert Crossing Tale
A Westerner recounts a travel tale about crossing a biblical desert in a light car. He describes a sand crab attaching to the tire and a snake approaching the vehicle as the inner tube fails. The rescuer snake removes the danger and the driver ponders whether the snake’s aid was pain, gratitude, or instinct.
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Robin
Global Water Cycle Estimates for Evaporation and Rain
The daily evaporation from world water bodies amounts to about 601 cubic miles, while the annual rainfall on land averages 60 inches. The figures illustrate the scale of the hydrological cycle across oceans and continents.
Meeting Johnson in Davien’s shop in May tale
Excerpt from Boswell’s Life of Johnson recounts the author’s first sight of Samuel Johnson in Mr. Davies’s shop on a May day. Johnson’s sharp wit and imposing presence test the newcomer as he recalls Garrick and the Scottish remark, revealing Johnson’s character and fame.
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Thomas
Ives
Reet
R. Davies
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Powell
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Gurrink
Fle
Miss Williams
Mr. Garrick
David Garrick
Dome
Toms
Boswell
Life of Johnson
Stenuous Life Advice From Corbett Biography
Extract from William Corbett born March 9 1702 detailing a tumultuous life. He describes surviving poverty imprisonment fines banishments and long years abroad while publishing books and a weekly periodical. He asserts his fitness to advise young men despite hardships and loss.
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Wight
France
England
Atlantic
London
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Prim Ter
William = Corbett
Schoolboy’s Fearful Tale From Broken Home
A strained dialogue reveals a boy missing school due to domestic violence at home. The mother’s injuries are cited as the cause for his absence, while an adult asks about the reason, highlighting a frightening domestic situation.
Pygmy Races and the World of Dwarfed Peoples
The article surveys pygmy peoples across Africa and Asia, noting their short stature yet normal brain capacity, primitive living, monogamy, absence of cannibalism, and simple religion. It chronicles groups including the Andamanese, Congo pygmies, Bushmen, Philippine Talande, and New Guinea populations, and discusses crossbreeding with larger races and historical sightings by Schweinfurth and Beccari.
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Malacca
New Guinea
Solomon Tslande
Formosa
Ceylon
Malarca
Celebes
Pyemies
Lelanda
Beloochistan
Indus
South Africa
Central Africa
Indian Ocean
Oo New Guinnea
Ahipping Islands
Half-An- Est
Annam
Hinduastap
Africa
Asia
African
Somme
Megroce
Macy
Ieee
Anthropological Society of London
Zoological Society
Conmo
London
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Harrison
Panceri
Tebo
Chatranah
Europe
Miniscalehl Ertzsa
Miani
Welle Hiver
Bchweinfurth
Aristotle
Moons
Berters
Schweinfurth
Meinwine
Itallam
Beccari
D’ Albertia
Lawes
New Guiness
Bod
Stanley
Housing Conditions and Preventable Deaths in England and Wales
An article by Mr W Wilkins in Progress argues high death rates beyond 1 per 1000 are tied to environment. He cites England and Wales deaths far above the expected level, linking them to housing, air quality, and poor living conditions. He notes reformers must address social causes to avert about 97,400 deaths, with intemperance, vice, and crime accelerating outcomes.
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Tina
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Wilkins
Ladverpool
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