Unusual Home Furnishings Sale Ad Sparks Christmas Gift Idea
A retro classified style ad promotes a range of household items for Christmas. It highlights Extension Tables from 4.50, Rattan Rockers from 2.50, Centre Tables at 1.25, Dining Room Chairs from 0.60, and Velom Couches at 0.50, suggesting budget friendly gifts for décor focused shoppers.
Aborigines of Africa Kattea or Vaalpens Featured
An obscure race south of the Zambezi, the Kattea or Vaalpens, are described as the lowest of cannibals by Boers with pitch black skin and about four feet tall. They live in ground holes, have no arts, and barter via gesture language. leadership is by merit rather than heredity. A brief note on the Mfiji tribe marriage dress follows, describing three months of seclusion for bachelors before marriage.
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Africa
Zambezi
Steppes
Transvaal
Limpopo
M’fiji
Limpopo River
Mounted Police
Wide World Magazine
Pure Water by Simple Home Filtration Method
A guide to making pure drinking water at home using a stone pot and alum. Mix thoroughly, watch for moss-like clumps as a sign of incomplete mixing, and allow six hours for settling before decanting. Water stays pure for 36 hours when exposed to air, and alum remains settled as a harmless residue.
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Ruth Hyerett
New York World
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