Camels of the Arabs In Mesopotamia Use And Trade
Nearly 90 000 camels serve as beasts of burden in the Bagdad vilayet with donkeys as helpers. Prices range from 4 to 30 dollars for young and adult camels. Described uses include milk production, skin for shoes, meat during famine, and condensed milk powder for drinks. Calves are weaned around 11 to 12 months and very young camels are sometimes carried on mothers during marches. Dogs and desert hounds also ride in similar fashion.
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Vilayet
Bagdad
Chicago Record-Herald
Vienna Death Notices and Gentle Reflections on Notice Culture
A column discusses Vienna death notices as a cultural artifact, citing ornate, half-page tributes with extensive name lists and border treatments. It contrasts American readers’ reflections with quotes from the New York Tribune, then shifts to brief vignettes on thinking about gems and trees and a short note on imperial etiquette in Japan.
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Vienna
Bruno Weiss
Amalie
Horsitzky
Hans
Otto
Minna
Laura
Hilde
Lois Krobinsky
Oskar Jellinek
Louise
Lederman
Marie
Anspacker
Frau
Ernestine Winkler
Anton Winkler
Arthur
New York Tribune
Experience as teacher quoted amid charges discussion
A Philadelphia Record passage notes the old saying experience teaches best while contrasting it with high charges faced by a woman. The quip pairs a wise man’s caution with a blunt line about costs, reflecting streetwise commentary on legal or personal troubles.
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Philadelphia Record
Centless marriage fuels family rift rumor
A fragmented quotation notes rumors of a strained alliance and fading ties within a family. The source quotes a line about a centless marriage and contrasts with a health slogan by Wendell Phillips.
First Aid in Fainting
Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness from reduced brain blood flow, common in crowds. Move the person to fresh air, lay them flat with head lower than feet, loosen tight clothing, and apply smelling salts or cold water to revive them.
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Nation Magazine
The Silver Dollar Through History and Design Changes
The article traces the silver dollar’s evolution from 1794 to 1878, noting design shifts and star counts, the 1864 motto addition In God We Trust, and the 1873 trade dollar era. It mentions Miss Anna W Williams of Philadelphia as the portrait model referenced by the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Congress
Anna W. Williams
Philadelphia
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Subletting Schemes Raise Rents At New York Building
An enterprising landlady rents several furnished rooms in a new building and uses confidential price tricks to raise rents. She tells applicants to keep reductions private and enforces higher rates by accusing tenants of sharing them. Within two weeks rents rise as gossip spreads.
James Russell Lowell Responded With Wit At London Banquet
At a London banquet Lowell, then American minister to the court of St James, faced a caustic toast by a preceding speaker claiming Americans are braggarts. He rose with a smile and quipped that Americans do brag a great deal and he did not know where they got the habit.
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James Russell Lowell
London
Lowell
United States
Great Gorge or Mountain in Finance Noted at Table
In Chicago News style narration a man famed for knowing everyone identifies the third-table diner as a great gormand. An observer counters that the figure resembles a vast gorge rather than a mountain, hinting at a dramatic personality in finance.
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Chicago News
Quiet Mrs Bean Keeps Courtroom Busy in Bridge Row
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that nobody wants to play bridge with Mrs Bean as she talks constantly. The quip suggests she would be quiet only if playing dummy yet she speaks even more when inactive.
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Mrs. Bean
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Silence Is Safety Forty Years of Married Life Note
A fragment from Harper's Bazar reflects a viewpoint on marriage arguing that secrecy over disagreements matters more than harmony in a long union. It presents a personal aphorism about private vs public quarrels.
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Harper's Bazar
Special Election Ordered to Advance Leavenworth to Third Class City
The Town of Leavenworth announces a special election on May 23 1911 to decide whether the town should be advanced to a third class city. Polls open 8:30 am to 8:00 pm at the fire hall for North Leavenworth voters and at Leavenworth City Hall for others. Ballots and boxes to be provided. notice to run in The Leavenworth Echo for six weeks.
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Leavenworth
Washington
State of Washington
Great Northern Railway Company
North Leavenworth
Leavenworth Gardens
Leavenworth Echo
Notice for Publication Ellen Porter Smith final proof request
Department of the Interior notices Ellen Porter Smith of Merritt Washington filing final five year proof to establish a land claim in Section 33 Township 27 North Range 11 East at Waterville with witnesses F A Reynolds Arthur Allen A A Brooks and Mrs T W Greeve. Hearing set before Frank A Reynolds U S Commissioner in Leavenworth on April 15. Marl Apr7 nee W F Haynes Register.
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Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Waterville
Wash
Ellen Porter Smith
Merritt, Wash
Township 27
Rangell E.W
Meridian
Frank A. Reynolds
U. S
Leavenworth
F. A. Reynolds
Arthur Allen
Chiwaukum
A. A. Brooks
Reynolds, Wash
T. W. Greeve
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Emil Frank
Prop
W. F. Haynes
Register
Wenatchee Valley
Jonathan
Stay
Spitz
Newtown
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Brender
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Pt Andbo
Secur
Munn
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Scientife
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Washington, D
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Lumber Company
Ibe
Totem Pole
Pioneer Square
Hotel
Oregon Portland
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Portland
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Pres
M.C. Dickinson
Manthay
Harrow
Just
Leavenworth Furniture
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G. W. Hathaway
E. Tholin
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