Thugs of India and the ritual of thuggee described
A Cincinnati Enquirer summary describes the Thugs of India exposing their creed and method. It recounts the three motives murder robbery and religious duty with victims sacrificed to Kali. The piece details the band’s stealthy assembly, hunting grounds, ambush on lonely roads and the disposal of bodies in forest graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Enre
Bengal
Bombay
Himalayas
Travancore
Strangiers
England
Niceroy
Iris
Efe
Kali
Yietin
Silin
Ile
Icali
Jackals
Cincinnati Enquirer
How Sugar Is Refined By The Best Refineries
The St. Louis Republic describes the best sugar refineries dissolving raw sugar in hot water to specific gravity, lifting the solution to upper floors, neutralizing acids with milk of lime, filtering through cloth bags and bone black, then vacuum boiling to 140 degrees for complete evaporation and rapid crystallization, yielding high quality white sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
The Welcome Milestone on the Road
A travel note by Travrel Maine praises milestone markers as companions on a journey. The piece extols clear milestone visibility, warns against overgrown banks, and celebrates the moral lift from noting two miles completed over one, urging road keepers to maintain visible markers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Travrel Maine
Hazard of black paint on plate glass identified
The Independent notes that solid black painted signs on plate glass create hazardous risks. Black surfaces absorb sun rays causing unequal expansion. sudden temperature changes can shatter the glass, leading insurers to refuse coverage for such windows.
Tin Peddler Sparks Quarrel and Courtship in Rural Tale
A quarrel between Molly Gray and Arthur Blakely over a train farewell leads Molly to Aunt Sarah who insists on a lasting lesson. A tin peddler's discovery of Arthur’s letters triggers chaos, a scuffle, and a public pardon. In the end romance wins with a cautious blessing from Aunt Sarah and the peddler’s unwitting aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Blakely
Molly Gray
Sarah
Molly
Aunt Sarah
Rebecca
Arthur
Jim
Menhile
Express
Sherlock Holmes
Pedder
Blakely
Jock
Mr. Blakely
Providence
Judges of the Olympic Games
The ten judges of the Olympic festival, chosen by lot from Elis tribes, began ten months early. They studied games rules, evaluated athletes, planned the programme, oversaw contest venues, judged events, and distributed prizes. Clad in purple, they sat near the finish with at least three presiding each contest, their decisions final though appeal lay to the Olympic senate, aided by a large organized police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elis
Tey
Olympic Senate
Ocean Heart and the Engine Vibration on Mariners
An article from London Answers notes that ocean travel does not harm the heart but can benefit general health. It describes how ship engine vibrations transmit to the heart, making doctors fear the heart may stop between beats. To ease assessment, doctors sometimes suspend patients in hammocks to dampen vibration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Plant trees on waste lands to mend forest loss
The American Forestry Association promotes planting trees on waste lands to curb timber waste and boost future timber value. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson et al discuss rising land prices, forest service guidance, and profitable outcomes from converting waste land to productive woodlands including catalpa, posts, and poles, with examples from Hutchinson Kansas showing strong returns over 12 years.
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American Borentry Association
Agricuttars
Adames Wilson
Ashaer Shinga
Atarlean Forestry Avecolation
Convas
Spatea
Treaa
Fureats
Germany
Wiliam
Burrey
Philadelphia Commercial Iingsamz
Lumberaac
Laghlan
Lezpi
Baunda
Forest Service
Washington
Gifford Pincchot
Tha
Catalpo Posta
Poulas
Yasggy Plantasion
Hutchinson
Gatalga Posta
Saema
Siso
Ministers Seek 30 Million for Relief Fund in Church
A movement within the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church aims to raise 30 million dollars to establish a ministerial relief fund. New York financier J H South erland drives the effort while Rev S L Avusw argues for strong church responsibility to support aging pastors with annuities, education, and long term care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reesut General Assembly
Lus Armys Company
J. H. Southerland
New York
Bod
Presbyterian Coharoh
Dusuracus
L. Avusw
Savtlend
Agusw
Paverey
Materaz Sommesseuss
Tasir
Lawyrs
Daetora
Ugilva Prasoreta Sa
Thames
Les Eich
Wight
Gardich
Traels
Frederick Citi zen's Experience Promises Kidney Pills Cure
A 1907 testimonial from Sra. Franck Backey of Broderick Maryland touts Dean's Kidney Pills. She describes twenty years of back pain and kidney trouble, improved sleep, headaches, and urinary issues after using the pills. Her husband also recovered from chronic kidney and back problems. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Dean's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Tilcezione
Frederick Oitizen
Sra
Franck Backey
East Sixth Street
Broderick
Dean
Wassing
Danne
Clinton
Mata
Foster-Mulburn' Go
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dogn
Frederick Market Prices From August 1907 Market Column
The Frederick market list shows extensive grain and feed prices including corn at per bushel rates, oats and rye ranges, hay and clover values per ton or per bushel, bran and meal costs, and other commodities. It also contains a fragment on Edmund Burke's memorial for Pitt and a misformatted note about William Pitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Batep
Timothy
RTC
Miller
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Arspa Prraachive
Wyn
Hull
OJ Chine? & CO
Toledo
Chenov
Watbiza Bonnan & Marvin
S ‘Voledo
Hall
Thaaratam
Ensuranue
Ministers
Psnaa
Hatrad
Anohor
Kiser
Bind
Tuac Fucklen
Arnica Silva
Pearre
Frederick Market Peich
Frederick Gcomaty Yarmers
Warat
Rye
Edmund Burke
Pitt
Wanund Burke
William Ditt
Illia Pitt
Great Southern Pig
Frederick, Mn
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