Hippo Diets Raiders Dwarfs and Viking Ship Exhibit
An article surveys a vegetarian hippopotamus feeding on aquatic plants and raiding rice fields, notes methods of capture, and values ivory tusks. It then recalls historical dwarfs in cultures from Turkey to Rome and ends with a Viking ship replica from Norway exhibited in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bappy
Ceath
Europe
Nile
London
Norway
Chicago
Eric the Red
Columbes
The Ideal Suburban Home and Its Design Details
An advertisement-like feature discusses total home costs beyond price, stressing decor, heating, and upkeep. It promotes a cozy two story design with veranda, large first story rooms, and oak and cypress finishes, proposing a 2000 building price with two furnaces. The piece argues for beauty and fit in architecture and cites related industrial notes.
Prehistoric Coiled Pottery Across Ancient Realms
A description of early coil pottery from a vast ancient world. It notes corded clay vessels found in Florida, Ohio, New Mexico, Arizona, Connecticut, Cape Cod, and related sites. Vessels vary in shape and size, with smooth finishes and possible plumbago interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
COLL
Florida
Ohio
New Mexico
Arizona
Connecticut
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Science
the Cat
Cabinet Screen and Household Arts in Old Magazine
The piece describes a cabinet screen with a white enamel frame and gilded fretwork as a decorative yet functional room divider. It notes its use for displaying china and ornaments, plus small plush panels in terra cotta tones. It also mentions Europe's oldest artesian well at Liles, France, and references to national arts, a Wisconsin financier, a culinary academy, and Cheyenne news about free security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Liles
France
John L. Mitchell
Wisconsin
Cali Nary Academy
Far West
Free
Se ‘Try
Pate Howe
Perncob
England
Irieh
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Staining Floors and Dough Tricks for Home Use
Home guide covers staining floors with plaster filler and beeswax or varnish. step by step to prepare the surface, mix plaster, apply stain, size, and finish. Also includes Vienna rolls, croissants, twists, scalloped potatoes, baked bananas, a sachet project, and general household hints with a travel anecdote about renting pipes in Constantinople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fe, Thead
Vienna
Startling Simple Uses For Electric Lights In Medicine
Dr. C W Phillips displayed illumination devices at the New York Academy of Medicine showing how light can reveal skin and bone conditions through translucent skin and facial bones. Other devices include a throat lamp and a stomach lamp, demonstrated to aid examinations and diagnose abnormalities. Good Housekeeping urges outdoor activity for frail children, arguing fresh air and light aid health and that medicines offer little help for general weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WC. Phillips
New York Academy of Medicine
Science of Medicine
New York Herald
Philips Hes
Irelo
Ditiha
Philips
Dr. Phillips
Ahe
Reverend Stryker's Son Questions Hell Belief
The Rev. Dr. M Wooley Stryker faces a startling remark from his precocious son at dinner. The child asks if they shall reignite each other in hell, implying depths of theological doubt. The father replies, I hope not, my son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Wooley Stryker
Chicago News-Record
Birth Rate Decline Ties to Modern Civilisation
The article notes a global trend of falling birth rates despite lower death rates due to sanitation. It cites France, England, Belgium, and Germany, with France showing the sharpest drop and marriages also declining. The piece links marriage postponement and women’s emancipation to fewer births, while death rates improve through sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remans
Canada
England
France
Mcreas
Pete Gus
Eubpec
Tsst
Ist
Lasek
Neurahey
Marrhus
Soch Losat
Belgium
Gemany
Prussia
Luxurious Bedstead Admired by Philadelphia Millionaire
A lavish bedstead described as a palace piece with rich plush upholstery and a massive carved headboard rises above the floor. Embroidery, fringe, and a ceiling copy with embroidery enhance a room described as awaiting a Philadelphia millionaire’s residence. The bed and room feature extensive gold cad accents and months of embroidery work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nou Roysi
Tau
Philadelphia
Fragmented OCR Fragments Hint at Varied 19th Century Notices
The readable lines reference folk sayings, a piano lamp judged out of date, a Woodworth painting note from 125, and scattered quotes about diamonds and life insurance. Mentions touch on titles like Earl of Dudley and individuals such as E J Whiteon of Topsham. The passage is garbled and stylistically eclectic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trahdon
Woodworth
Modbertty
Disraeli
Holland
France
Earl of Dudley
E. J. Whiteon
Topsham
Saytron
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Hetle
Africa
Ita
Abeo Zadek
Abeo
Aboo
Sisyphus
Russia
Peter the Great
Magnus Andersen
America
Mason and Dixon
The
American Press Associaon
Kitt
PAARL
Janes Dexcas
Ariend
Mothe Lorth
New Orleans
Mark Twain
Samantha
Saratoga
Josiah Allens
Marietta Molly
Josiah
Opper
Sassi
Thes Daily News
the News
Frederick, Wd
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