Burman Girls Ear Piercing and Adornment Customs
A traveler describes Burmese women as highly adorned with ear plugs and large gold ear rings. Ears are pierced at ages twelve or thirteen in a ceremonial feast with fortune tellers guiding the timing. The process uses gold needles for the rich and silver for the poor, followed by gradual enlargement of the hole with gold plates, all amid music outside. The practice is central to a girl’s coming of age.
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Burmah
America
Tonece
All About Necklaces Historical Notes on an Ancient Ornament
A series of historical observations traces necklace use across eras and cultures. From amber in Henry VIII era Europe to bear claw adornments among Western Indians, coral beads for infants, and bans by Puritans and Normans, ending with South American seed necklaces noted by the Minneapolis Tribune.
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Charles I
Joseph
Egypt
Genghis Khan
Henry VIII
South America
Minneapolis Tribune
Man's scalp wound prompts arrest question in wedding quarrel
A young man with a bad scalp wound visited a Lafayette Avenue doctor to have it dressed. The doctor asked if he should arrest him. the man replied that he and his wife, married six weeks, fought over three dollars. The doctor refused, noting the unusual request.
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Lafayette Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Light Brigade
Indianapolis
Terre Llante Express
Beaver
Harkis
Drake's
Spelter
Boston Transcript
Pompous Father to Graceless Son
A dialogue between Pompous Father and Graceless Son in which the father credits self control and the ability to say no as key to success while admonishing the son for easily yielding to peers. Alfred is dismissed after a brief exchange culminating with the father telling him to go.
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Alfred
Alefred
Chicago Tribune
Coral Reefs Show Cause and Effect in Nature
A Youth's Companion summary explains how coral reefs form from carbonate of lime secreted by coral polyps. It notes reefs protect shores yet hinder navigation, require inlets, and reflect long term wind and climatic continuity guiding reef growth and island rivers.
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Pacific
Grasshopper destruction method used by English farmers in Cyprus
Consul Mason reports that Algeria suffered severe crop damage from grasshoppers last summer and the government funded an anti invasion system used in Cyprus. The device uses cotton cloth curtains hung from stakes with oil cloth edges to trap insects, which are then crushed or eaten by hogs or left as manure. trenches and smooth zinc or tin slopes help prevent escape. A Maine college professor recalls a skeptical pupil comparing demonstrations to taking a shortcut down stairs. Onion gruel recipe concludes the item.
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Consul Mason
Marseilles
Algeria
Cyprus
N. Y. Sun
Maine
Pungent paragraphs and social quips cross pages
A collage of wry snippets from old newspapers noting gender norms, humor on doctors and professionals, marital banter, and social foibles. Jests reference Light Brigade veterans, Mormons, Beavers, and various periodical quips about women’s place and public life. Several named papers appear in quotation marks.
Nothing Much Happens in Dry Fork News
The Arkansas county paper notes rain and rising rivers while neighbors clear ground and report varied incidents. Deaths include Old Bob Malone and John Blue, with fights, lynching rumors, and a murder claim Saxon a range of crimes and accidents. Revival and a new preacher bring local interest amid scarce news.
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Billy Marsh
Bob Malone
Bill Potts
Abe Firestone
Nat Peel
Joe Green
Nat
Bob Parker
Bettie Sawyer
John Blue
Short’s
Sandy Scroggins
Jim Mayberry
Jim
Ned Doyle
Pete Brazentine
Sam Myers
Jesse Jones
Sam
Tobe Spencer
Old Biddle
Biddle
Old Boylston
Bill Sevier
Oliver Smith
Dan Pelt
Mattson
Wilson
Tad Bullock
Jack Walton
Arkane
Secrets of Hypnotism and What It Reveals About Mind
A New York World excerpt discusses hypnotism's powers from auto-suggestive control to pain and memory manipulation. It cites cases of pins, stabbings under suggestion, and potential for crime, while noting physician views on non supernatural uses and limits.
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God
N. Y. World
The Burro and the Bull Dog Fight in Fresno
A Fresno incident details a burro and a bull dog clashing by a road as the donkey endures severe wounds. The dog clamps the burro’s shank, the burro fights back, and after a brutal struggle the burro drags the dog to a fence and the dog dies. A Chicago Journal dispatch notes the grit of both animals and closes with a moral reflection.
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Fresno
Cal
California
Leburre
Cor
Chicago Journal
Remarkable Cure Claims From Dr Miles Remedies
An advertising excerpt praises Dr Franklin Miles and promotes Nervine and New Heart Cure with testimonials. It asserts the remedies aid nervous ailments, insomnia, headaches, memory issues, and heart disease while offering free trial bottles and a testimonial book through druggists.
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Bis
New York Daily
Hales
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Amol
Tesimeonid
Wiles
Nithan Athieons
Gian
Glen Towk
Milew
Peter J Quiet
Soom
Illumination Through Time From Candles To Electric Trains
A historical overview traces candle making from tallow and star candles of Paris to modern electric lighting. It notes early discoveries by Freneimin De Mille and the shift to electricity powering railroads, highlighting The Burlington’s streamlined train illuminated by the Frost Dry Carburator System and inviting readers to contact ticket agents for information.
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Paris
Burlington
WLI
Kenyon
Gen. Pass
St. Paul
Minn
De Witt's Little Early Risers Advertised Pills
An old advertisement touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as the best natural liver bile tablets. It claims cures for biliousness indigestion and headaches, with 30 doses for 25 cents and samples at Lanark Drug Co. The text also markets various other products and magazines, offering subscriber discounts and clubbed publications.
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Pater Baugh
Mle
Lanark Drug Co
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