Pygmies of Dutch New Guinea Described in Wide World
A June Wide World magazine piece details a remote pygmy tribe in Dutch New Guinea found 3800 feet up a mountain. They exhibit extreme short stature about 4 feet and wear bone and tooth ornaments, while plainspeople are taller. Their huts stand on piles eight to ten feet high, interiors lined with bark for wind and rain protection. The author notes limited numerals, skilled bows, and women elusive despite bribes. attire varies with one shoulder carrying bags and necklaces of teeth.
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Dutch New Guinea
G. Rawling
Wide World
Rhem
Nilimen
Local Fishermen Question Morning Bite Etiquette
A rough exchange in a coastal village centers on whether fishing should begin at dawn. A resident asks about morning activity and another replies that early starts disturb others. The dialogue hints at learned fishing norms and customary timing.
Women urged to name election workers for Portland primary
The Portland city auditor A J Garbur appeals to women through the State Woman's club for suggestions of qualified candidates to serve as judges and clerks in the upcoming primary. The written appeal urges organizational and individual women to help fill vacancies, noting municipal interests and the need for efficient voting.
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Portland
Gre
A. J. Dgarbur
Cue
Rights of Children in Streets Spark City Debate
An editorial argues against banning children from urban streets to favor automobile traffic. It stresses children’ s natural instincts, warns that restricting play harms virility and future citizens, and questions any economic gain from such limits. The piece cites urban life and motorist rights while prioritizing child safety and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Winnites
No Lynching Question in Crimson Guleh
A Washington Star excerpt features Phree-Finger Sam defending lynching as a wrong man myth in Crimson Guleh. He asserts they have punished Pinta Pete ahead of his turn, insisting there is no lynching of the wrong person.
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Washington Star
Crimson Guleh
Sam
Pinta Pete
Fragmented verse and garbled lines from an Erin theme piece
A shredded OCR passage presents disjointed phrases about Erin, songs, gardens, and lost lovers. It references a character named Moire O'Neill and poses questions about where someone has gone, with unclear attribution and many misread words.
The Lure of the West and Western Migration Claims
An essay extols Western Canada and British Columbia as a land of opportunity attracting migrants from Britain, Continental Europe, and the United States. It highlights large immigrant influx, farming potential, and the enduring appeal of prairies, mountains, and temperate valleys, urging settlement and home-building as the West’s defining lure.
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Paci
Ontario
Canada
Prairie
British Columbia
Mort
Averyons
Beck
Crucia
Plaine
Evening Talk on Duccass and Grimes
Fragmentary record shows a dinner topic on duccass with remarks by Lawson about prompt action and finances. A drunken, wavering narrator recalls a friend Grimes and a bizarre scene with a dirty white waistcoat prompting humor and doubt.
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Duccass
Winanes
Lawson
Tyne
Grimes
Ifs
Hair cured scalp outbreak with Cuticura remedy
Mrs Emma Patterson of Munele Indiana reports severe scalp eruptions with white lumps and itching lasting a year. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment twice weekly for a week, the skin cleared and hair regrew, claiming noticeable improvement and a return to normal scalp condition.
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Second
St. Munele
Ind
Emma Patterson
Pec
Dep
Boston
Fragmented Wartime Dialogue and Child Bathing Note
A garbled OCR fragment shows a rough dialogue about a black eye and vanity, mentioning a finval boy in Lown and a nun with a boy, followed by an incomplete ad for Mrs Winslow's Boothing Lump for Children bathing products. The passage mixes slang, misheard lines, and a product blurb with unclear context.
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Lown
Color Blindness and Vision Stages in Humans
The article discusses color blindness in railroad engineers and the yellow blue zone where red and green vanish to yellow or blue, and further sideward sight yields only gray. It notes three evolutionary eye stages from red blue vision to full color perception, with Strands Magazine cited.
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Carly Glage
The Lesser of Two Evils tale from a rural chase
A fragmented account describes a bear encounter near a Mississippi plantation. A hunter, his dogs, and a caravan confront the bear as a laborer recalls entering a yard with the animal. A terse exchange follows about fear and pursuit, ending with a boastful remark.
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Mississippi
Ted
Damien Tee
Castoria and Malta Cannon: Historical Remedies and Weapons
Fragmentary note cites Fletcher's Castoria for infants and children alongside a history of Knights of St John fortifications at Malta. Describes rock-bored cannons with powder-filled chambers, ideas of moving rocks to summits, and Malta’s antique artillery as unique historical weapons.
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Saind Rock
Malta
Knights of St. John
Anglid
Harper’s
Ready Thrift Kirby Stone
A brief domestic exchange reveals strains of money trouble as Kirby Stone advises thrift and Mrs Stone agrees to-order plainer dresses tomorrow reflecting a frugal household mood in a domestic dialogue feature.
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Thrift
Kirby Stone
Mrs. Stone
Puck
Allen's Foot-Base Ad Claims Quick Corn Relief
Ad promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder to relieve corns bunions ingrowing nails swollen feet and sweating feet. Claims universal use and encourages trying a free sample with address in Lettow, NOY. Substitutes rejected.
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Allen
Gimuatedi
Leltoy
Noy
Voice of Experience on Animals in Circus Plan
A fragment quotes a speaker proposing to attach the elephant to a plan, then counters with the boa constrictor. The note mentions the elephant eats four times daily while the snake eats about four times in two months, reflecting a quirky, uncertain archival line.
Woman Recovers Health After Use of Vegetable Compound
A testimonial from Mary Bantuewine of Orica Ohio describes decades of female trouble cured by Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports relief from numb spells, dizziness, back pain, yellow skin, and fatigue after using the tonic, claiming renewed strength and ability to work and walk to town.
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Uties
Ohio
Aly
Lydia EL Pinkham
Mary Bantuewine
Orica
Mme
Lydia
Pinkham
Hierme Ofhiacresey
Nebo
Mlineis
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