Cremation in New York: Costs and Customs at a City Crematory
A New York World visit to a crematory office on Houston Street reveals pricing from 25 to place an urn in a family niche, with adults cremated for 35 and children for 25. Urns range in design and material, including bronze and serpentine stone, while many families keep ashes at home or in safety vaults. one widow travels with her husband’s ashes to Europe and the mountains.
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Houston Street
New York
Greenwood
Europe
New York World
Argentine woods famed for color and hard resilience
The New York Sun notes Argentina's forests feature a spectrum of colors with woods said to resist tools and fire. Species listed include algarrobo, quebracho, cedar, cibil, laurel, tipa, amarilla, palo moro, tatane, pacara, molle, lapacho, guayabo, guayacan and others.
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Argentine Republic
Algarrobo
New York Sun
Polynesia Marriage Feast Delays Groom Until After Feasts
The article notes Polynesian custom where the groom is not present at the marriage feast. He is sent into the bush during negotiations and returns only after guests depart. The text links meekness to both active and passive restraint, urging control of personal passions and others’ resentments.
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Polynesia
A Visit to the Begum’s Zenana in a Native State
A traveler describes a morning entrance to the zenana of a Mohammedan begum. The scene features bare rooms, courtly gowns, and lavish jewels worth rupees, with the begum adorned in gold and diamonds and the Nawab discussing the visit amid lively chatter.
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Begum
London
Two Elderly Georgians and Extraordinary Longevity Tales
In Atlanta lore two long lived men are recalled. One, Rev. George McCall's great grandfather, reportedly lived to 127, married at 100 and saw his oldest son vote. A Georgia pioneer reportedly reached 180, slept facing a log cabin hole, and at 123 rode 80 miles to woo a widow before living seven more years.
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George McCall
McCall
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Amusing Russian Lawsuit Over Saintly Promise
An Italian newspaper recounts a Russian case where one man sued another for 50 rubles promising repayment on St Henrys day. The judge, puzzled by the saint, ruled the debtor must repay on All Saints Day, regardless of Saint Henrys existence.
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St. Henry
Dietary system need not frequent changes in meals
The piece argues a well devised diet should not require constant changes. It notes some people thrive on uncooked fruits or bread and oatmeal while others vary, and claims once the correct diet is found, no change is needed. It compares humans to animals in nature who eat one food their whole lives.
Distinctive Lies Cited By Newspapers
The San Francisco Post asks if men attain distinction by lying and cites Baron Munchausen as the answer, noting the New York Sun echoes the quip.
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San Francisco Post
Baron Munchausen
New York Sun
Nesting Time by Frank H. Sweet
Poet describes swallows, wrens, orioles, robins, jays and chickadees building nests around a barn and shed. The sunlit scene highlights birds busy in spring construction as trees filter light.
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Frank H. Sweet
St. Nicholas
Idea of Colored Maps Stolen From Poor Girl
A New York Sun tale recounts a young artist’s plan to color maps and the denial of her interview at a major publishing firm. A quick glance by a firm representative led to patenting the idea and vast widespread use, enriching the company for years.
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New York Sun
Manx shearwater Nesting Notes and Wootten House Demolition
A regional note recalls the Manx shearwater breeding on western British Isles and Scillys, noting nocturnal nesting and historical fogbound ship misadventure near 1707. Separately, George W Childs Drexel plans to tear down the Childs Mansion in Philadelphia to build a larger residence, praising the famed hospitality and English country-house style.
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British Isles
Higg
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Scilly Isles
Spain
Blackwood’s Magazine
Wootten
George W. Childs
George W. Childs Drexel
United States
England
Philadelphia Inquirer
Coffee Consumption in the United States News Note
The piece notes a stated annual per capita coffee use of 814 pounds in the United States and includes unrelated quotes about trades and income from the New York Weekly and Penn. It mentions a teacher who profits by teaching his trade and advises believing only well-sourced reports.
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Sharpfella
New York Weekly
United States
Nervine Restores Health Says Augusta Patient
Augusta Me resident Water R Burbank credits Dr Miles Restorative Nervine with curing nervousness sleeplessness and leg sensations after one year of illness. He says after six bottles his weight rose to 176 pounds appetite returned and memory cleared. Dr Miles Nervine sold by druggists at 1 6 bottles for 5 with mail order options from Dr Miles Medical Co East Indiana.
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Miles
Augusta
R. Burbank
Dr. Miles Medical Co
E T
Ind
Dr. Miles
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