Prince Pandian Calls Pariahs Slaves in India Crusade
Prince Pandian, a Madras noble who became a Christian, argues nine million Pariahs in India face social and legal oppression. He cites water access bans, barred schooling, and caste hostility as parallels to slavery, and seeks evangelism to end their disenfranchisement.
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Rotterdam
Prince T. B. Pandian
Madras
Zermindar
India
New York Herald
Broadway Central
Pandian
Lst
United States
Europe
Prince T. B. 1
Andian
Felala
Ferinus
All More or Less Actors and Reputation
A reflection on how social labels shape behavior. People adopt roles like brusque or sweet, living up to expected traits, while genuine nature remains obscured. The piece questions how much of our lives are real versus believed by others.
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Ethel
Steel Bird Nest Captured For Museum Display
In Soleure Switzerland a steel nest constructed by wagtails from steel filings was discovered by a worker while sweeping workshop waste. The nest, almost entirely made of steel filings, was collected after the brood fledged and sent to the Museum of Soleure for display.
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Museum of
Soleure
Switzerland
Sweetooth and Mrs. Hard share a cream moment
In a hesitating exchange, Miss Sweetooth consents to taking just a mouthful of cream. Mrs. Hard instructs Bridget to refill Miss Sweetooth’s plate, signaling a small social detail captured from Tit-Bits.
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Mrs. Hard
Miss Sweetooth
Bridget
Overton California A Churchless, Saloonless Town
In Nevada county a small town named Overton with about 250 residents is noted for no church or saloon. The population is described as virtuous and busy, reading daily life notes. The entire sanitary and business system is run by Captain J. B. Overton, superintendent of a large sawmill and factory, who pauses on Sundays only for repairs.
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California
Sierra Forest
Nevada County
Overton
J. B. Overton
Flowers Five Cents A Bunch In A City Street
Erla Seymons, an 18 year old flower seller, helps her feeble mother as Harold Nelson and his sister Nena note her beauty. Frederick Nelson, Leroy Seymons, and Nella Stanton form a tangled past leading to a reunion. Erla and Harold become engaged after a series of revelations and a grand wedding is planned.
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Erla Seymons
Harold Nelson
Nena
Harold
Bria Seymons
Erin
The
Nelsons
Frederick Nelson
Nella
Leroy Sermons
Leroy
Neila Stanton
Frederick
Leroy Seymons
Erla
Louie Ashley
Fria
Erla Seymonsa
Mra Sermons
Erla Seymona
Boston Post
The Curious Art of Theatrical Meteorology in Stage Illusion
The article describes stage effects that mimic rain wind lightning and thunder using simple devices. A pea-filled wooden cylinder creates rain sounds, a ribbed wheel with alik simulates wind, and thunder is produced by shaking iron plates or by cannon-ball troughs. A perforated revolving cylinder creates artificial snow, though stray paper cuttings often cause mishaps.
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Hall
Centenarian’s wedding tale recalls Jackson vote
William Harvey Johnson of Union New Jersey celebrated his seventieth anniversary with his second wife. He was widowed with one child in 1828 when he voted for Andrew Jackson and proposed to the young woman who would be his wife. Eleven sons attend the milestone as the couple’s long life of contentment continues. He still farms forty acres and reads about aging, certain man can live to 150.
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William Harvey Johnson
Union
N. J
Andrew Jackson
Beating Remedies and Odd Ads From Old Papers
An assortment of quirky ads and notes from a vintage page. It touts Alien Foot-Ease as a cure for foot ailments, with samples and a 25 cent price. Also mentions Bee spellings, Saintly Bee, and a mixed mix of health elixirs, laxatives, and patent remedies. Includes references to California Fig Syrup and various promotional snippets, warnings about imitations, and sample offers.
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Flower Girl
Stace Illusions
Jackson
Olmsted
Cateh
Jimmy
Regent Sq
Philadelphie
Steet
S&s
Oematic Care Company
E Lake &T
Chicago
Samira
Cathonsia Fie Sixer Co
Manu Aring
Catifornia Frost Co
Cal
Louisville
New York
Dreggista
International Convention Rept
Young People’s Unions of America
Richmond
P Big Four
McCormick
Warren J. Lynch
Cincinnati
K. M Gelston OO
Denver
Ion
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