Experiment in governing and public labor reforms
New York legislators consider a bill to create free public employment bureaus in cities of 75 000 or more. The plan would require a state commissioner to oversee offices, track applicants and labor needs, prohibit fees, and empower city or village panels to run similar facilities. The proposal cites Ohio and Paris experiments and notes benefits for workers and reductions in unreliable private employment services.
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Paris
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Toledo
Dayton
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Iowa
Emes
National Home association proposes Missouri convention
The National Home Association, incorporated in the District of Columbia, plans a May 14 convention in St Louis or Louisville to discuss distress across the country and aid to the poor. Topics include caring for the poor in great crises and protecting youth from danger, with emphasis on charitable sums spent. A separate anecdote from Detroit Free Press describes a social visit where a visitor misleads a servant before presenting a bound edition of eviction notices.
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Detroit Free Press
Cockroach superstition in Chinamen and a colonial quip
A passage discusses a Chinese belief that cockroaches are sacred and favored by the gods, claiming misfortune follows those who harm them. It notes Chinatown’s panic despite pest problems and cites a French-appearing anecdote about a laborer and a Boston man in England, ending with a humorous quip about growth and potatoes.
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Chinatown
kiling
Frederick
Ingenious Kailic crosses river by stone ferry
A Kailic watching soldiers struggle to ford a dangerous river used a heavy stone as a makeshift stepping stone, placing it on his lead and walking through the torrent to the opposite bank, displaying a clever solution to the crossing. The New York Ledger notes this display of ingenuity. The same source highlights Iron Mountain in Missouri as the United States' most important iron ore deposit, described as nearly pure with little sulphur.
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New York Tribune
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New York Ledger
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Practical How To Bake Honey Moon Rolls From Dough
Step by step method for making yeast dough in a warm pan and shaping loaves for baking. Includes yeast preparation, rising times, and tips to achieve light, spongy loaves. Also notes variations with butter, fruit additions, and cake-like outcomes.
How to Make Almond Paste from Ground Almonds and Sugar
A historical recipe outlines combining one pound of ground almonds with one pound of sifted leaf sugar and the whites of two eggs plus essence of almond. Mix until a stiff paste forms, adjust for egg variation, press into a thick block, and dry slowly in a moderate oven.
How to wash China Silks and make Bath Bags
Washing silk requires quick handling and lukewarm soapy water with repeated rinses in progressively cooler water. Do not blue silk, wring gently, roll in heavy cloth, and iron on the wrong side after a short rest. Also explains honey moon origins and a bath bag recipe with oatmeal soap and orris root for soft skin.
Row to Grow a Hyacinth In a Sponge
Instructions describe placing a hyacinth bulb in a saturated sponge set in a bowl and sprinking grass seed over the surface to form a green bed as the plant grows. The text oddly references South Africa goldfields and an 1860 elephant hunter named Hartley.
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South Afelonere
raed Hartley
Curious Bombay Parsis Tombs The Dokhma Tour
The narrator visits Bombay Parsi dokhmas to view the ritual towers of fence. A guide explains the three layered inner tiers where bodies are laid on grated floors, with iron rays forming sections from center to outer wall.
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Jose
Tower of Silence Parsis and the ritual of death
The description details a three-tiered Tower of Silence where men, children, and women are laid out for vultures. Attendants of the dokhma remove sheets, leaving only kusti, as vultures descend to consume the bodies. The tower is roofless, with bone processing draining onto a lime floor. A nearby white stone marks parting and farewell for the dead.
Bayonets Through Time From Pikes to Knife Blades
A historical note traces saber origins to Saracens, contrasts curved sabers with straight swords, and explains bayonet evolution from ramrod types to knife bayonets. It notes European shifts away from the girard design and cites French invention as a key moment in bayonet history.
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United States cavalry
Walter Scott
Saladio
Rochard Conn de Thon
Europe
From Ancient Goods and a Pedagogue in Debatable Light
A garbled 19th century note traces Roman uses of lemons against moths and poison lore, plus origins of apples, crab apples, cloves, onions, and cantaloupe with exotic origins. It describes Charles Lab and Henry Vizetelly on a Jewish-appearing writer, then notes Le Passage de Venus annals and a 1982 date with a 2001 issue forecast, citing the St. Louis Globe-Democrats.
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Miracle Hold as Cavalry Surges to Capture Murderer
A rear-guard pursuit ends in a canyon standoff with a killer who shoots two sentries and escapes, only to be felled by a mountain lion just as blockers close in. The York County force pursues across 14 miles then above in a narrow ravine. The sergeant orders capture dead or alive. The fugitive bets on killing the sergeant, but a cougar crash prevents his escape and the man is killed. Madrid match vendor details conclude the column.
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cedara
Towye
facinous
Madrid
chico de las cérillas
Puerta del Sol
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Wordplay in a Victorian parody from Harper's Bazar
A playful fragment features a quiz style exchange with phrases like add seven apples to two apples and a punny answer. It includes a young man crying light of life and a maid suggesting turning down the gas, reflecting lighthearted domestic wit.
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Johnny
Harper
The Great American Heater In Lowell Markets
The Great American Heater is touted as the most etchantical and durable heater on the market and easy to manage. It is delivering excellent satisfaction in many Lowell residences. The company notes sole agency for Lowell and vicinity and offers particulars on request.
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