Indian Territory beauty in a blended heritage
A depiction of Cherokee and other Indian Territory women as refined, Caucasian-leaning yet distinctly Indian. The piece notes mixed blood yields lighter skin and bright eyes, with many women educated and fashionable, yet proudly maintaining tribal identity and customs amid assimilation pressures. It recounts a historical Cherokee union with a white hunter and the rarity of such marriages.
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Indian Territory
Seige
Intermarriage Rules in Five Tribes Spark Outcry and Fines
The Chicago Journal reports long standing intermarriage limits among the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole, noting Chickasaw licenses require two years residence, good character, and a $1000 fee. Laws aim to curb fortune hunters while preserving tribal land and heritage as pure bloods dwindle.
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Chicago Journal
Roses topples violets as spring millinery favorite
The violet loses fashion share to the rose in women's spring headgear as Queen Wilhelmina popularizes roses in Paris and New York. Milliners report the shift following her wedding finery. A separate note recounts Evarts sending Bancroft two products of his pen pork and a eulogy to Chief Justice Chase.
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Holland
Wilhelmina
Paris
New York
George Bancroft
Vermont
Evarts
Bancroft
Chase
War Casualties From Docked Horses In Africa Campaign
The article notes that docking horses tails in England is blamed for higher horse deaths in the South Africa war, as flies attack docked animals with less protection. It also reports South Dakota's wealth per capita for the third straight year at 106.5 million dollars, with livestock, corn, wheat, and minerals contributing major shares.
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England
South Africa
South Dakota
Union
Central African Fashions and Copper Ornaments
Miss Caddick describes Central African copper craft in which natives twist copper wire into fine strands for belts and jewelry. Men wear multiple heavy manyetas that are hard to remove, while women coil brass wire around arms and necks. Youth's Companion notes fashion drives both men and women to endure heavy ornaments.
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Central Africa
Miss Caddick
Africa
England
Ruskins Advice to Girls and Cork Rose Fete Origins
A Chicago Times-Herald quote discusses Ruskins letters to girls and the Cork Girls High School rose fete begun by him. He funded a yearly queen with a gold cross and books for distribution, gave native gold and curios, and urged women to be thoughtfully intelligent about daily life and duties for those who love them.
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Ruskin
Cork
Chicago Times-Herald
Fatal wasp stings reveal idiosyncratic poisoning cases
A British medical journal notes two fatal wasp stings and one near fatal case in young women. One 27 year old fainted, later died after a second sting. another 92 year old died minutes after a sting. The report cites idiosyncrasy and formic acid as the active agent, urging broader animal studies.
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Wass
Coe
Lawyer Privilege Yielded in Flight Case Ruling
Judge Thomas of the United States court asserts attorney client privilege does not shield withholding evidence about future illegal acts. A main defendant fled after bail and the grand jury sought information on aides and whereabouts. The lawyer claimed privilege. the judge ordered disclosure in the public record.
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Excape
Thomas
United States Court
New i Tribune
Cause of Appendicitis and Worm Theory Emerges in Paris
Paris doctors suggest many appendicitis cases stem from helminthiasis with two worm types in the caecum. A doctor's daughter narrowly faced surgery until santonin relieved the condition after examination of feces revealed numerous parasites.
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Paris
Caelumn
Diary of Major Andre Diary Found in England by Lord Grey
An old diary of Major Andre from 1777 78 is discovered in England by Lord Grey among family papers It includes day by day campaign notes with maps drawn by Andre himself offering a soldier s view though it ends before explaining his end It sheds light on his character and role in the Revolution Cow Worship in Africa Katua tribe cow worship rites noted in a Mago region march February 5 6 revealing Hindu influenced customs and subsistence ties
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Major Andre
England
Lord Grey
Andre
Africa
Iographical Journal
The Twentieth Century Began and Various Health Notices
A collage of items notes the 1901 start of the twentieth century and its end at 2000, plus remarks on dating from AD 1. Other entries urge Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for early health recovery, report giant tombs in Sardinia, joke about Colorado inventors, promote Allen’s Foot-Ease, Garfield Tea for constipation, and Garfield’s toothpaste-like products. Additional lines tout Putnam dyes and Wizard Oil as remedies. a claim about Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds accompanies a note on the Chinese Empress and a general quip about pockets and purses. The piece ends with a notable box signature.
Hull's Catarrh Cure and family pills advertisement
An advertisement endorses Hull's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, claims to cure catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, offers one hundred dollars for a failed case, and lists J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as manufacturers. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills and includes a joke about entertaining Bostonians with a beans discussion.
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Hull
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & CO
L'Oledo
Obio
Hall
Cider Ad and Political Snippet Reflect Local Life
An odd mixture of an advertisement for Sweet Cider sold by glass or barrel and a postal request from Cleveland Cider Company coupled with a political jab about a candidate and a remark on campaign staff. The fragment also mentions Russ Bleaching Blue and a reference to Vox Populi handling interests.
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Cleveland Cider Company
Madison
Lake County
Ohio
Vox Populi
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