Voodoo Worship in Haiti Described in Old Report
The text explains Haitian Voodoo beliefs including the two spirits of the body the good spirit returning to Africa and the duppy that stays near the dead. It notes measures to drive away dupies such as removing standing water and disabling openings and describes charms sacred green snakes and necroes. It mentions lofo fehi dances and drums provoking hysteria and wild ceremonies across voodoo gatherings.
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West Africa
Haiti
Africa
Providence Not to Blame for Men’s Fortunes
A reflection arguing that Providence rarely bears blame for individual outcomes and that fortune largely follows natural distribution. The piece notes exceptions and asserts benevolence and social affection influence esteem and prosperity in human affairs.
Quote of David Hume on virtue and prosperity
The excerpt reflects Hume asserting that prosperity follows virtue and adversity follows vice. It presents a concise philosophical view linking moral qualities to outcomes in human affairs, emphasizing the natural association between virtue, merit, and success.
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David Hume
Dickens Love of Humanity Highlighted by Sheriff Lyell
Sheriff Lyell, a Scottish barrister, spoke before Glasgow Dickens Society praising Dickens for love of humanity and desire to relieve suffering. He noted characters Yates Raeburn Traddles Carton and Buzbits and urged full-hearted reading despite occasional exaggeration.
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Dickens
Sheriff Lyell
Clasgow Dickens Society
Tie
Mr. Yates
Eugene Raeburn
Tommy Traddles
Sidney Carton
Sergeant Buzbitz
Tommy Traddies
Famous Fleet Street the Street of Adventure
A.E. Methieu notes Fleet Street as a hub of world tidings in A Childs Guide to London describing its sky of wires and wartime reports. He recalls medieval London where Froissart called locals perilous and outrageous and the street witnessed many tumultuous events on its cobbled stones.
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Fleet Street
A. A. Methieu
London
Froissart
Not Romantic Pumpkin Priceeinks at Frosty Pump Kin
A humorous exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal features a character named Fintdule being urged to a country walk to view frost on a pump. He balks, noting pumpkins only interest him for their price and not for leisurely strolls.
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Fintdule
Louisville Courier- Journal
Palm Fiber From Chinese Palms Shipped to United States
Chinese palm leaves are cultivated for fiber and leaves. Outer leaf stems are stripped, fiber cut to various lengths, and the product is prepared for shipment to the United States for brush manufacture.
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Ieaf
United States
Why Turn to East in Prayer
The Chicago American notes that praying toward the east stems from ancient sun worship. Early people facing the sunrise prayed for success in daily tasks such as planting, hunting, or killing.
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Chicago
What's in a Name in the Kids Box of Animal Crackers
A playful scene among James, Bob, and Billie as they dispute a pictured rhinoceros cookie. James pretends it is a rhinoster, Bob asserts it is not, and Billie joins with a wry correction about a rhinostrous while the trio jokes about names.
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James
Bob
Billie
Jimmie
X Rays Explain Lung Images in Health and Disease
The article describes how normal lungs appear white on positive prints due to air in cells, while diseased lungs show dark areas from occluded air. Tuberculosis is diagnosed by spotted, mottled patterns in the lungs’ appearance on X rays.
Neighbor's Hog Drive Reveals Cattle Pasture Observation
A passerby recalls a neighbor's hog out for a drive and spotting cows with calves in a pasture. Po asks about the animals and gets a quick reply referencing cow exchange as they grow.
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Tiny
St's
Can You Eat It
A device inventor claims a print device records time and duration of each stop on a route. It tracks distance, speed, and travel between stops to prevent missteps and issnee of saitamoabites.
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Dias Hee
Fidelity in Small Things
A pithy aphorism stressing fidelity in small deeds as the foundation of great achievements. It notes how people forget this, especially during historical turmoil and personal crises, urging steady, faithful conduct.
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Charles Wagner
Quaint Korean Egg Packing in Straw Rolls
In Korean towns eggs are packed in straw rolls with ten eggs per roll. The straw is twisted and woven to keep the eggs secure as natives carry the rolls over their shoulders, despite sway, the contents stay intact.
Green Scottish Lad Answers The Phone
A Boston Transcript tale about a green Scottish boy who answers calls with nods. After five inquiries he loses temper and demands if the caller is blind, declaring he has been nodding his head for the last half hour.
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Boston Transcript
Cubeba A Pepperlike Berry Used In Medicine And Smoking
Cubeba berries come from Piper Cubeba native to the West Indies and cultivated in Java and Sumatra. They are used as a stimulant for indigestion and as a vehicle in mixtures and gargles, valued for bronchial mucous membrane diseases and often smoked in cigarettes for its effect on the bronchi and larynx.
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West Indies
Java
Sumatra
Belle of a Long Past Age Revealed in Peat
In the Leythen headwater area shepherds unearthed a horn at four feet depth while cutting peat. The artifact may belong to Bos primigenus or Bos longifrons, wild oxen roaming Britain from the glacial age to near historic times. A brown hair patch is said to remain, likely preserved by the peat.
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Leythen
Shepherds
Britain
London Mall
Power for Good and Evil Radiating Influence
A historical passage describes how every person wields power for good or evil through silent, unconscious influence. It states life involves constant radiation and absorption, where to exist is to radiate and to be exposed to others' radiations.
President faces legal limits as Wilson and Grayson steer paths
The Sioux City Journal notes the president may be constrained by jurisdictions while Mrs. Wilson and Dr. Grayson pursue separate, targeted actions to navigate legal boundaries.
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Sioux City
Stores in Fiume barricaded to prevent looting
Sioux City Journal reports Fiume stores closed and barricaded as looting fears rise while noting Boston influence. In Kansas City, ambulance drivers earn 110 dollars a month and physicians 85 dollars.
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Sioux City
Kansas City
Auctioneer L. P. Waddick operates in Jones County
L. P. Waddick, a local auctioneer, maintains an office in the Trust and Savings Bank Building in Jones County.
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L. P. Waddick Auctioneer
Jones Co. Trust & Savings Bank Bldg
Girl Wanted For General House Work Ad
Help wanted for general house work with good wages no washing. Call Red 250 1211f.
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