The Old Aztec Calendar In Mexico City Cathedral
A New York Press item recalls the Aztec calendar carved in 1512 and later buried, raised, and housed in the National Museum. The stone disk, twelve feet across, marks cycles of 52 years and 365 days per year with festival days. its month names and compass terms are noted, including March as Victims Flayed Alive and July as Garlands of Corn on the Necks of Idols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Troy
National Museum
New York
European Powers Spy Tactics Argue Costly Systems
A historical commentary notes that major European nations sustain costly intelligence services to gather covert data about other states. It highlights Russia’s large secret police network with resident agents in Britain and describes Germany’s scientific, meticulous approach to UK knowledge, including maps, typography, fords, and even art treasures. German agents in England often travel in pairs as tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Russia
Britain
United Kingdom
Australians' Big Appetites in Coghlan's Figures
The book Seven Colonies of Australasia notes Australians eat about 214 pounds of meat yearly, roughly two sheep and one-fifth of a bullock per person. They consume 375 pounds of wheat, 22 pounds of potatoes, and nearly 1 pound of sugar. Tasmanians alone eat about a quarter ton of potatoes annually.
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Mr. Coghlan
Australasia
Coal Delivery Confusion at College Quadrangle
A Yorkshire coal carrier seeks to unload a ton of coal at a college. A professor directs him to traverse the quadrangle and pass under an arch to the exterior, where an opening will reveal an “orifice” to unload. The driver quips that he’s looking for a coal hole. Also a quip about married men and gossip follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
England
Maister
Etiquette Tip: Cover Your Yawn With Hands in Company
Size notes a writer on etiquette advising that when you must yawn in company you should cover it with your hand. If one hand fails to hide the yawn, use both hands to conceal it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Sallie
Thought She Knew Stag Party Jibe in Old Joke
A humorous exchange where Elsie asks what a stag party is and the smother playfully explains stag as an abbreviation of stagger. The lines resemble a quaint newspaper joke or caption from an earlier era, reflecting language and wit of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Catarrh of the Stomach and Indigestion Remedy
Paragraph describes catarrh of the stomach caused by overloaded digestion and decaying food irritating the mucous membrane. It states symptoms and glands secreting mucin instead of digestive juices, cites a personal cure by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and provides a testimonial from J. R. Rhea of Copper, Texas, with Myers Pharmacy as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Rhea
Copper
Texas
Myers Pharmacy
Kodol
E. O. Dewitt & CO
MYERS
Du Chaillu Humor and Wanderer Spirit Recapped
The New York Mail and Express notes Paul Du Chaillu’s quiet humor and sharp temperament. It warns biographers to verify anecdotes, citing his disdain for overblown satire and his habit of judging headlines as better humor than cartoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul du Chaillu
du Chailly
Frank Leslie
Wilde
Wilder
Battery Park
Bay
Africa
Gaboon
New York Mail and Xpress
In a Tight Place. How Young Man Escaped From Frying Pan to Fire
A lively party scene centers on a English lady novelist who teases a guest by linking him to her new heroine Fredericka. Another note concerns a Welsh theatre censor blocking Llewelyn ein Llyn Olaf for not understanding Welsh. A senator jokes about fencing lessons after a display of bandages.
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Fredericka
Wales
Llandudno
Llewelyn Ein Llyn Olaf
Great Britain
Curious Beauty Practices and Wellington Monument Delay
The article notes New Holland women cutting themselves with shells to form long lasting scars as beauty and women growing bamboo casings for extremely long fingernails. It also reports that Wellington's Monument in St Pauls Cathedral remains unfinished fifty years after the Duke of Wellington's death, sparking recurring discussions.
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New Holland
Wellington
Great Duke of Wellington
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Doctors in Name Only or Real Wealth Revealed
Dr Quackerr notes that many physicians are poorly paid while Parkhurst agrees some physicians are clearly poor clinicians. The exchange highlights income and skill perceptions in the medical field.
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Quackerr
Parkhurst
Pace That Kills Scorcher Goes the Pace That Kills
In Philadelphia Record wording a brief item notes Scorcher moving at a pace described as lethal with counterpart Buggins offering a drink and Muggins declining for an automobile related context.
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Muggins
Buggins
Philadelphia Record
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Advertises Piles Cure
A testimonial from A Tisdale of Summerton South Carolina praises DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for curing decades of bleeding itchy and protruding piles after two boxes. The ad notes blind bleeding itching and protruding piles respond to the salve and lists Myers Pharmacy as the seller.
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DeWitt
A. Tisdale
Summerton
S. C
Myers Pharmacy
Cure claims lift for sciatic rheumatism and liver cure
An advertisement roundup cites Rev W L Riley praising Ballard’s Snow Liniment for rapid relief from sciatic rheumatism. It promotes various tonics and pills, including DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, Chamberlains remedies, Kodol Dyspepsia Care, Herbine liver medicine, and White’s Cream Vermifuge. Also notes a high value medical specific sold by Myers Pharmacy and Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with money-back guarantee. It includes a San Francisco specific claim about a Bright’s Disease and Diabetes treatment with an $112,500 transfer date and 87 percent success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Myers Pharmacy
San Francisco
Bright
Joan J. Funton Company
Montgomery St
Cal
Excursion Rates to Colorado Towns and West Coast Venues
Travel rates announced by G. J. Garvin agent cover Lamar Colorado routes to Colorado Springs Manitou Palmer Lake Pueblo and Palmer Lake with weekend and holiday departures. Special assemblies for Grand Army of the Republic and Tent City Coronado Beach rates include sleeper and meals with stopovers and two weeks board lodging. Dates span May through August 1903 with final return limits ranging up to two months from sale.
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San Francisco
Calif
Grand Army of the Republic
Lamar
Colo
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Palmer Lake
Pueblo
Tent City
Coronado Beach
San Diego
Caif
Grand Canyon
Canyon
Hotel del Coronado
California Express
la Junta
Denver
Lasimas
Mexico
Pueblo Colorado Springs
Chicago
G. J. Garvin
Public land sale notice in Colorado June 1903
Public auction set for July 1903 at 2 P M in Denver by the State Board of Land Commissioners. Lands in Prowers County near Section 86 Township 22 S Range 47 W offered with minimums 25 06 per acre and listed improvements water rights value 1627 50 and 1200 respectively. Purchasers must meet payment schedules, be U S citizens or declare intent, and pay fees. Marx G Wooprurf registers.
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Office of State Board Land Commissioners
Capitol Building
Denver
Colorado
Prowers County
Lees
Anna B. Ford
Paola
Marx G. Wooprurf
Register State Board of Land Comm
J. E. Everett
Mank G. Woopakurr
Register State Board of Land Comm'rs
Land Lease Notice and Probate Contest In Colorado
The State Board of Land Commissioners in Denver announces A E Bent of Lamar applied for lease of school lands in Brewers County Colorado township 22 south range 45 west. No objections after last publication. Also William M Heating files contest against Homestead No 4710 for the south half of section 2 and west half of section 11 in township 23 range 46 W. Hearing set for July 13, 1903 before the Register and Receiver at Lamar Colorado.
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U. S. Lane
Orrick Lamar CoLo
Edward R. Yager
Register & Receiver
Lamar
Colorado
Reece
D. W. Robinson
W. W. Robinson
J. L. M. Lamar
Colo
C. H. Esa Dereets
Carlton
John A. Williams
Register
United States
Lanp
Lamas
Coxo
ICE
Harriet P. Mourning
E. M. Steward
A. L. Cox
Stephen Scott
A. M. O'Donnell
Joan A. Williams
Orrick
State Board of Laxp
Denver
Mancess
A. E. Bent
Boostes
State Board of Land Commissioners
Brewers County
Maz Woophurr
Register State Board Land Com
Tice
Las Animas
Frank B. Morgan
H. A. Hever
Anthony Nerey
C. C. Wilson
Z. T. Gholston
Las Auimas
I J Lily
United States Lanceo
Tak State Board
Lanp Com
W. P
L. A
James
Lamar Colo
Prowers County
Sec
Township
Range
Mark G. Woodruff
Laxp
Col
William R. In
Yite
Herchel Horn
Wallace Horn
Charles Thomas
Frank Thomas
Lamar, Colo
Jsjls
Joan A. Welliams
Thusilay
Leon
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DU Chaillu
W. L. Riley
Cuba
N. Y
Ballard
I. H. Myers
M. A. Jolley
Noble
O. T
All Drugiste
H. P. Kumpe
Deighton
Ala
White
Denver Republican
Los Angeles
Pueblo-Salt Lake City
Ogden
Santa
A. T
S. F.time Cann
Lamar, Colorado
Waert
Ide. M. Snyder
Breoklyn East End
McElree
and Thedford
Cardus
Rcardus
Joan A. Williams, Hogister
State OF
Prowers Court
Katis A. Feast
James E. CuUnca
James E. Church
Noamed
Prowers
Jeman
Charles
Frisco
Kansas City
Saint Louis
Memphis
Southeastern Limited
Springfield
Birmingham
Atlanta
Jacksonville
G. W. Martin
Western
Denver, Colo
Cc. D. Baldwin
Bent Counties
C. D
Dee
Boyd
North Side
H. Bon Durant
Thorne & Merrill
Foley-Bent Black Lamar, Cotorapo
Granby Hillyer
Lamar, Cotorapo
Goodale
J. K. Doughty
Concrava
Bent Bik
East Main St
John O. Horn
Attorney -at-Laur
Great Plains Sanitarium
Bulldine
Fewkes
J. 3. Hasty, M. D
Goodle Block
Amar
W.f.noyes
M.D
House of Mercy Hospital
Pittsfield
Mass
South Fourth St
S. Wilson
Arust
Irwin
J.H. Hardy
N. E. Corner Union Hotel
Houra
Kirkville
Lamar House
J. W. Mace
D. W. Robinson Auctioneer
J-O
Opera House
M.L. Conwell
East Main Street
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