Ostrich Feathers Boost American Fashion and Farming
Investors who moved ostrich farming from Africa to the United States celebrate a booming market. Feathers top hats command high prices with $80 for plumes. even modest wearers can achieve luxury for under $10. Since introducing ostriches two decades ago, U S farms show profit, low ongoing costs, and growing domestic production for nearly all plumage.
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Africa
United States
Pasadena
Americas
Origin of the Kiss and Its Ancient Roots
A Yale professor presents a study tracing the kiss from its origins in ancient India. The evolution begins with the sniff kiss and head touching, advancing to caresses and broader affection, noting some cultures still limit kissing to specific contexts. The discussion links early rituals to later practices and names the first inventor as a woman.
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American Oriental Society
Hopkins
Yale
India
Py Hopkins
Central Asia
Esquimaux
Sniff kiss quoted as forgotten ritual in Philadelphia paper
A fragment from the Philadelphia North American cites the sniff kiss as a ritual that served its purpose and vanished from memory. The piece declares the sniff kiss the mother and father of all kisses, blessing its passing as a historical quip.
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Sniff
Philadelphia
Agriculture Leads Activities At Pittsburg Americus Club Banquet
At the Pittsburg Americus Club annual banquet honoring U S Grant birth, speakers including Jameson Grant Mouser and Washington Gardner discussed agriculture’s role. Wilson spoke on Agriculture in Our Industries, noting farm work created 10 percent of output valued at 6.704 billion dollars and detailing export figures by product, soil studies, and hopes to grow tobacco domestically in the Cab States.
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Americus Club
Pittsburg
U.S. Grant
Jameson
Grant Mouser
Ohio
Washington Gardner
Michigan
Wilson
Cuba
Sumatra
Porto Rico
Mediterranean
Peoto
Connecticut Valley
Florida
Puntry
Alabama
Texas
Appendicitis in High Society Declared Unfashionable
An eastern scribe reports prominent physicians confirming that appendicitis is now viewed as unfashionable in fashionable society. The discourse notes that even the educated once suffered, but now the condition is joked about as the elite seek new ailments while the common arise in the medical parlors. A nursing sister and surgeons comment on the trend and the social flurry around this ailment. The piece muses that spring remedies like dandelion tea might help curb the pest by encouraging those labeled as fashionable to move away from the ailment.
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Sala Y
Aison
Dimpleton
Philadelphia Ledger
Hicks
Fitz Kloses
Wicks
Catholic Standard and Times
Wyss
Acher
Harper's Weekly
Chicago Tribune
Ann Arbor
Eben
Sugarville
Bill Hanks
Bill
Puck
Chicaneli
Il Mundo Amoristico
Marvelous Quaint and Cohen Ancient Scottish Chieftain
Fragmented extracts describe a Highland figure in green Scottish dress with steel armor and a javelin, possibly depicting an ancient warrior from Ossian times. The piece connects to Caledonian origins, Roman influence, and a collecting context across Europe around 1506. It references Kenneth II and Pictish lore, with commentary on Secretary Root in Washington.
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Germany
Scotland
Nurem
Ossian
Kenneth
Achalas
Hang
How We Ought to Eat Says Paris Professor Gautier
A historic piece summarizes Prof Gautier of Paris arguing against culinary artifice and overseasoning. He urges eating to live, choosing plain bread, vegetables, and meat modestly, and warns against excess on hyper-fatty or young animals. He notes vegetables sustain us while excess wine and bouillon should be used cautionarily.
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Clerc
Gautier
Paris
Gautler
Burgundy
Dea
Earliest Telegraphs and a Teasing Penny Joke
A collage of notes on ancient signaling through smoke and drums predates Morse, citing African and New Guinea practices. Galileo’s pendulum insight arose from a lamp’s swing during a church ceiling scene. A joke about a husband complaining of his wife’s wandering eyes ends with a sly tip to praise the rival in front of her. A remark notes the word ys as a frequent helper in conversation.
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Morse
Central Africa
New Guinea
Galileo
Fans Through History From East To West In Ornate Etiquette
The Pope praised the fan before the University of Pennsylvania as a ceremonial emblem. Legends credit fan origins to Nilas' daughter and Lang-sin, with etiquette varying in China, Japan, and Mexico. Royal gifts and Balzac cite grand fans as symbols of authority, as a French writer noted a massive ceiling fan in 17th century Italy.
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University of Pennsylvania
Nilas
Lang-sin
Japan
Mexico
Mary
England
Elizabeth
Jean de Balzac
Italy
Louis Viv
Fractured Gag Filled Roundup of Jests and Puns
A collage of jokes and quips from multiple papers, noting humorous lines about weddings, wealth, games, and social manners. It stacks brief gibes and one liners from various editors and cartoons, reflecting light entertainment of the era with voices like the Teaching Indy and Puck.
Zeb Crossley Survives Hay Cutter Graft Shock
Silas reports Zeb Crossley lost skin in a hay cutter accident and doctors grafted frog skin while he slept Cyrus And laments Zeb’s morning fury, Silas confirms Zeb hopped with anger after waking.
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Silas
Zeb Crossley
Cyrus
Zeb
Painfully Economical Wedding Exchange Snapshot
A terse dialogue unfolds about thrift and marriage as a wife defends frugality, noting she saved her wedding address for a possible second marriage. The exchange hints at a quiet wedding and a strained tension over economy.
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Wormwood
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Brooklyn Eagle
Durand
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Mr. Root
Reig
Secretary Root
Chicago Daily News
Jennie
Jack
Olive
Indy
Detroit Free Press
Tom
Dick Bobble
Shea
Ryan
Mr. Meanly
Mrs. Meanly
New Jersey
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