Names and Renaming of Indians in Folkloric Practice
Mr. Frank Terry critiques the trend of renaming Native Americans with famous English names. He notes native names are often hard to pronounce and poorly translated, leading to adoption of names like William Penn and Shakespeare. He recalls examples of officials and children bearing such names in various reservations and stories.
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Frank Terry
William Penn
Fitz-Hugh Lee
David B. Hill
William Shakespeare
Mr. Terry
Shoshone Agency
Wyoming
New Mexico
William Breckinridge
John G. Carlisle
Ancient tuatara lizard faces rarity and odd repairs
The tuatara of New Zealand, an ancient reptile once with four eyes, now with two, lays eggs that hatch after 18 months. It grows to about 18 inches, can regrow lost parts, and is increasingly scarce as collectors hunt them. A local tale notes a lizard eye replacement, while a separate mischief subplot involves a feud over a dog named Carter.
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New Zealand
Carl Hanser
Awanui
When Women Vote On Household Bills
A humorous excerpt contrasts a woman's bill paying plan with a German view of American children. The speaker questions whether women exercising influence would abolish monthly bills and speculates on the second day payment schedule. The clip also notes a German hostess preferring German children over American ones.
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Chicago Post
Bamboo suspension bridge in far east amazes engineers
A British consular report describes an 800 feet bamboo span with fibers twisted into cables. The note highlights bamboo's engineering potential and the remarkable old belief that almost anything can be made from bamboo. Also cited is Portugal's king possessing the world’s largest diamond, weighing 1680 karats 14 ounces, once worth 1 million dollars and now valued at about 2 million.
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Far East
Portugal
Brazil
It It Does Help in Illness Says Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript notes a doctor remarks that the treatment gives relief from suffering and improves life quality, even calling a specific case one of the worst the doctor ever attended.
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Boston Transcript
Deserved. Descriptions of a popular song writer and etiquette
A Yonkers Statesman snippet notes a joke about a song writer who avoids singing his own work. It mentions seventeenth century fashion gloves and a stark note on opium punishment in China including lip cutting and decapitation for first and second offenses.
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Bill
Jill
Unclaimed Letters at Monticello Post Office
Advertised May 1 1899 at Monticello Iowa this list shows unclaimed letters remaining in the post office with D H H Goldstein and D E Pon as postmasters.
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Monticello
Iowa
The Elephant at the Races A Jockey's Badge Tale
A New York Sun anecdote tells of a six foot tall 380 pound typesetter who loves racing. He borrows a jockey badge to enter Sheepshead Bay and the gatekeeper asks if he rides the elephant prompting a humorous misfit moment at the track.
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Sheepshead Bay
Scott
New York Sun
Remembering calmer political campaigns in Detroit
A Detroit veteran recalls earlier campaign battles in which insults dominated debates. He likens a heated exchange over who could whip whom to a joke about his father’s dog, noting the current era is more moderate. Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit
Teamsters
Detroit Free Press
The Metal Cutting Beetle Breaks Free Again
An entomologist captures a Mexican metal cutting beetle in a box and the creature repeatedly gnaws through each container. It escapes from a cardboard box then a wooden box then a glass jar, showing persistent ability to drill through confinement. It remains at large after escaping the pepper box.
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Mexico
Early Indian Pipes and Cigarette Inventions
The earliest Indian pipes were simple tubes with tobacco placed at one end. Romans used the same design. the bowl is a recent invention. Cigarettes originated with Indians using thin corn husk wrappers. Modern cigarette paper is harmless, made from linen rags. rice paper does not exist, as the so called rice paper is plant pith used by the Chinese for painting.
History of Ireland Names Through the Ages
A compact survey traces Ireland’s name changes from Scotia in Ptolemy's era to Irs and Irisi in early writings, Irenae in Orphic texts, Irinus in Argonautica, Irene in Strabo, Hibernia in Caesar Tacitus and Pliny, Juverna in Mela, and native Celtic forms Ir Eri Erin with Ogygia by Plutarch. The article notes scholars differ on when the term Ireland became common.
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Ireland
Ptolemy
Scotia
Diodorus Siculus
Irenae
Orpheus
Irinus
Strabo
Irene
Cesar
Tacitus
Pliny
Hibernia
Mela
Juverna
Eri
Erin
Plutarch
Ogygia
Police Justice Binds Suspect Over in Court
The steadfast police justice, famed for upright conduct, examined the frayed judicial coat and solemnly declared that the detainee must be bound over. The stern official stated the procedural action in a decisive, restrained tone.
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Chicago Tribune
Sheep Used as Beasts of Burden in India and Persia
The article notes that sheep serve as draft animals in India and Persia, performing tasks typically done by oxen in other regions. It discusses their role in agriculture and transport, highlighting cultural and regional variations in animal labor practices.
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India
Persia
Englishman’s sea burial follows wife’s threat in will
An Englishman from Lymington faced a lifelong quarrel with his wife described as a modern Xantippe. He left a will injunction to bury his body at sea near his home without ceremony, which was carried out after his death.
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Lamson
Carter
Lymington
Robbed the Grave and the Cures The Headlines
A Philadelphia man credits Electric Bitters with saving his life after a near-fatal illness. Advertisements tout DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and One Minute Cough Cure, with claims of cures and notable anecdotes about physicians and historical figures.
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John Oliver
Philadelphia
D. C. Prader & Co
New Discovery Cures Annie E Springer Chest Cough
Annie E Springer of Philadelphia reports Dr King's New Discovery cured her years long hacking cough. The ad touts the Royal Cure for chest and lung troubles with trial bottles and guarantees from D C Prader & Co. The piece also mentions many Masonic orders and a second health claim for DeWitt's Little Early Risers with a misprinted closing joke.
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Annie E. Springer
Howard St
Philadelphia
Dr. King
D. C. Prader & Co
Advertised salve guarantees cure with money back
The ad touts a universal salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions and claims piles are cured or money refunded. It promises perfect satisfaction for 25 cents per box and lists D C Prader & Co as sellers. It adds a note that women’s hair begins to gray around age 35.
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DeWitt
D. C Prader
D.C. Prader & Co
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