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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1884
Page
7
A nineteenth century account details Samoan tattooing methods, tools, and ceremonies. It notes details such as full body patterns for men, the slow painful process, payment pressures among masters, hair dye with burnt coral, shaving of children’s heads, and nose rubbing as a national custom, alongside irregular meal times and ritual greetings.
A Lancaster trust describing Arctic bird life notes five eider duck species and other geese. it details migration timing, nesting, and roosting near Prince Patrick’s Land. Ray argues there is no land due north for habitation and traces birds returning south in small flocks. The article lists many bird types, owls, and lemmings, and mentions a collection for the Smithsonian Institution.
The article notes animals digest woody tissue, with beavers and pine-needle eating ptarmigans cited. It retells a misattributed Marie Antoinette anecdote about famine, correcting courtiers’ ignorance and describing a peasants’ dough crust cooking method using sawdust and coarse flour.
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