Metempsychosis belief among southern Arkansas negroes
An elderly Arkansas Black man on the Sarder plantation describes a belief in soul transmigration where animal souls enter humans after death. He recalls a childhood memory of his family meanwhile witnessing a brutal killing and his own rebirth as a boy, later remembering being a man again.
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Amore
Arkansas
Abram Carter
Sarders
Cazel
Brura
Baen
Winder
Oman
Pusson
Opie Raad
Poets OF
Global Child Rites Stir Wardrobe and Belief Tales
A survey of international child care superstitions describes Irish belts of hair to shield infants, Dutch garlic and salt practices, Romanian ankle ribbons, Welsh and Haagland knives, and Breton oil rubs. It notes moon phases affecting speech, cradle lore in Scotland, and fashion shifts in eighteenth century footwear including silk, morocco, and patent leather styles.
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Ireland
Holland
Haagland
Lower
Brittany
Scotland
London
Spain
Lawiston
N. C
Journal
Morocco
Arizonan Promises First Class Grocery Amid Odd Haggling
A New Englander in a small Arizona town announces plans for a first class grocery with water free claims, sparking a deputation asking for truth. The crowd grills him over product honesty, joking about water in vinegar and beans in coffee before demanding he leave within 24 hours.
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Arizona
Aquara
Angels
Uncertain Medical Debate Echoes in Grim Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows Dr. Custile demanding death, Dr. Tose promising cure, Dr. Cuttle listing old remedies like calomel and mercury, and Dr. Plod praising the undead while debating fees. The overheard exchange hints at medical quackery and bleak attitudes toward treatment.
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Penn St
Guneral
Tel. Lqg
Helitays
Chicago Tailoring Company
Delaware and Marketsts
Frank Bird
Jordan Eohis
Tose
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DR. Plod
Rogirs
S. EF. Gallawat
Pennsylvania St
Mapas
Ind
Wallers
Europe
America
WHITE
Psposition Universelle
Paris
Cincinnati
White Sewing Machine Co
North Pennsylvania-st. A
W. Hilliker
Tam
Als. S
C. A. Grirorrn
May Idosver
Ark
Opera House
Les
Daniel Frorman
Amuse Manes
Thi
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de ‘Ville
Lord Chumley
Bord Putnam
Benry Herman
S. Mister Kent
Air
Henry Talbot
Thos
J. Burns
Stanley Hignard
A. W. Gregold
Frances Gaunt
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Iitta Hawkins
Eliza Logan
Olive Dunton
Berlan Gibbs
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Monte Cristo
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Tia Tre
Quevan
Tha
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Sale Noy
Grand Opera House
Victoria VC
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John S
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Bowman
Chas. Girton, Undertake
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Todigan Ave
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Virginia Ave
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R. Derlug
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Chicago & ST. Louis
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Berar
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Lotis & Catro
Ami
H.martin
Nerve Bean Co
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Harry Porter
Val Farbach
Homer Dune
Will E. English, Jos. J. Fanning
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Bob Johnson
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Chas, Parker
Fred Loomis
Fred Wiles
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Misses Deaves
Archie White
Harry Mack
Frank Lindon
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Jerry Denny
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Indianapolis Banjo Club
Leon Bailey
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Blinn’s
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Illinois Street
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Wineis Street
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