Where Loses Grow Roses Center Attar of Roses Trade
The New York Tribune notes rose cultivation for perfume has historic global centers from France and Algeria to Shiraz Ghazipur Medinet Fayoum and Kazanik in Rumelia. Kazanik, in the Ballana foothills, dominates the trade yielding about 4,000 pounds of attar of roses annually with a value near $180,000.
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France
Algeria
Shiraz
Persia
Ghazipur
India
Medinetel-Fayoum
Egypt
Kazanik
Rumelia
Rosea
Ballana
New York Tribune
Russian Priests Seek Healthy Wives to Guard Futures
In Russia a priest’s status hinges on his wife. If she dies he loses position and property is split between children and the government. The risk drives priests to seek robust spouses and to guard them after marriage, notes Wormankind.
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Russia
Embassies and a Mule Tale of Henry V Court
The Marshal de Hassompierre served Henry V on several embassies. He joked that upon a Spain visit he rode into Madrid on a mule gifted for his use, prompting the king’s laughter at the sight. Hassompierre replied I represent your majesty.
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Marshal de Hassompierre
Henryv
Spain
Madrid
Mastompierre
Pocketed coat design improves dress practicality
A clothier proposes adding two internal horizontal pockets inside the waist of a frock coat to hold a handkerchief. The design aims to keep bulk off the coat surface and allow easy access, with pockets on both sides for the wearer’s convenience and swagger.
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Eveview
Curious York wager ends in farce with two contestants
In York England a wager between Thomas Hodgson and Samuel Whitehead featured elaborate disguises and improvised props. Hodgson arrived decorated with banknotes while Whitehead performed as a split persona, one side dressed as a woman and the other as a deer, both seeking the prize money. A mother in Oakmont recovered a jacket and a pocketful of odd items from her twelve year old’s clothing, raising questions about the stash and its display.
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Castle Yard
York
Enutland
Thomes Hodgeon
Samuel Whitehead
Hodgson
Toho Mall
Whitehead
Atakes
Lodgwon
St. Louis
Oakmont
Archin
Cosmopolitan tastes and royal gems in a scattered tale
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press piece recalls a traveler’s quip about the national dish of the United States and contrasts France’s turkey with American cooks. It also notes a royal crown weighing 9 ounces 6 pennyweights with over 3,000 diamonds and 273 pearls, plus a claim about electric streetcar heating and preserved seating capacity.
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Marion Harland
Scotland
Fingland
Ite
Italy
France
United States
Mra. Terhone
America
Philadelphia Press
Zuleikas Beebives and a Cousin Franklin’s Arrival
A young Zuleika Jefferd quarrels with sister Rosamond over a cherry cashmere dress and bees on the farm. Franklin Jefferd’s visit sparks a garden confrontation as Zuleika earns a first impression amid family feuds and a bee sting episode.
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Papa
Zuleika
Rosamond
Pauline
Rosa
Rosamon
Zeleika
Sbe
Zuleiken
Rownmond
Calverly
Flere
Jacob
Eben Phelps
Jake
Missy
Squire Bassett
Rosamond Jefford
Miss Jefferd
Franklin Jefferd
Reanamond
Zuleika Rosamond
Littl
Mra, Matthews
Mra
Raynhan
Ting
Aletka
Ami
Zulika
Zulvnka
Pupa
Franklin
Znietka
Roewmond
Mr Jefferd
Rosimond
Franklin Specnatis
Frank
Zaleika
Zudeika
Betsy Blair
Leap to ferry slips under moonlit bluff
A man, rushing to catch a ferry just starting, misjudges the space between slip and boat. He clears the gap with a bold leap as onlookers cheer, only to discover the boat was docked and the apparent distance was a shadow cast by the ferry house in the moonlight.
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New York Tribune
Trooping to the Saskatchewan Lands Draw American Farmers North
American settlers from the Eastern States flock to Northern Alberta along the Calgary Edmonton railway corridor in search of affordable, fertile land. They seek first class non irrigation land and cattle grazing, with easy payment terms and rising value long before debts are due. Mixed Canadian American colonies form near newly established stations as interest grows. The piece also notes a distant reference to Noah’s tomb near Nakhtchevan in Ararat’s plain.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian
Northwest Territories
Imple
Washington
Oregon
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Stomach Bitters Promoted Across Climates and Habitats
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for settlers and travelers in Guatemala Mexico South America the Isthmus of Panama and tropical regions. It claims benefits against malaria stomach liver and bowel disorders and notes protection against rheumatic ailments from outdoor work. A fragmentary dialogue about tastes follows.
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California State
University of California
California State Board of Health
Lang
North First Street
Ankeny Street
Portland
Mortland
Tacoma
San Francisco
Scott
E. J. Rowell
Melforn
Mase
Marttens
Swirt Gracia Co. Acosta
Expemidnere
Washington Star
Noah
Nakhtchevan
Ararat
Ancock
Antcock
Attcock's
Attcock
Alloork
Onto
Tolado
Lrcna
Frank J. Cooney
F. J. Chexny & Co
Toledo
Frm
Catarra
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Trall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Charles J. O' Brien
Hood
J. O'Bries
Richmond Street
West
Toronto
Ont
Dr. Sage
Shiloh
Guarantes
Belladonna Plaste Sc
Sara
James T. Durette
Earlysville
Boschee
Ito the Great
Wise Men
Washington, Idaho, Oregon
The
L. A. Hamilton
Winnpee
D, McNicoll
Montreal
Canadian Parific Railway
Buyers’ Guide
JONES
Front Street
Gunn's
Bild Physic
Bossano Med. Co
Philadelphia
Bright
Frazer Axle ,Emisgrease
J. H. Going & CO
Cas AE. Oud UY
Third Street
Standard Oil Company
Closset & Devers
Portland, Or
T . West
Cal
Inga
Drageiste
O ET Lassie
Warrea
Bettie Times
Portland Business College
A. P. Arm
Brooklyn Hotel
Bush St
Charles Montgomery
Sa Francisco
Metel
Pardee
Dr. Panvir
da. Parder
Old World
Mack & CO
Front St
Winslow's
Praggiets
Ente & Berahame
N. U
Moore
Artesta
Jaocary
Stirey
Tom Gee
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