Ashantee Land and British Move in Africa
A long critique argues that Britain under Sir Garnet Wolseley will press Ashantee into British hands. It notes Ashantee wealth, forests, and the king’s brutal rituals, with 20,000 soldiers, and details the looming clash, the king’s siege, and the threat to Christian influence and regional balance in West Africa.
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Ashantee
Berell
Coomassie
Kingdom of Ashantee
Garnet Wolseley
Wolseley
Moody Gold
Kijesty
Garni Iseley
Ared
Fantees
West Indi
West Africa
Sir Kent
Africa
Bantana
German Christmas stockings and folklore blend history
The piece traces Christmas stocking lore from German roots, noting St Nicholas and Krampus style figures, and references a German practice of a birch rod for naughty children. It also touches on British imperial matters and a brief jab at cheap goods and missionary activity, ending with a note on perfumery fat processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Kringle
Christ Kindlin
Christ Child
Pelsnichol
Nicholas
St. Nichol
Ching
Pelsnichel
Naples Passage Ends In Rescue By Relic Of Rome
Millicent and her companion, amid steerage hardships and pirate threats, are aided by a gaunt but beautiful Naples woman. A grateful Giacomo, once an outlaw, secures their safety with a gesture of old world hospitality as city lights gleam below.
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Africa
Coomasate
Ashantee
Millicent May
Ste
Wenger
Madonshea
Ilznoria
Ress
Millicent
Europe
Naples
Signora
Actieu
Lun
The Useful Banana’s Global Uses and Varied Talents
In the West Indies dried banana parts serve packing and shading roles while leaves provide smooth dressings for blisters. In India dried stalks become twine with larger pieces used for small boxes. in Java wax banana leaves yield tin trade. in Siam cigarette wrappers come from leaves. The fruit juice offers tannin for indelible ink and the plant supplies rope fibers and bark-based materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
India
Dutch Indies
Java
Siam
Ally Tis
Philippines
Tides An
Switzerland
The Mortuary Waiting Room Scheme and Opera Night
A fragmentary column blends dramatic opera notes from Milan with an imagined Mortuary Waiting Room in Paris. It cites a large French backing and a 100 000 franc, two-class plan, with shareholders entitled to a first class wait area, while others face a chilly custom of life and death reimagined as a refined social space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Cushing Plans Florida Exploration For University
Ancient Florida notes reveal Frank Hamilton Cushing, famed for Zuni work, preparing a Florida expedition for the University to study prehistoric fish nets, shell and wood artifacts found in muck and shell structures. He, Col. Durnford, and others will survey remains that may shed light on Caribori kin links and aboriginal knowledge, with his forthcoming Myths published by the U S Bureau of Ethnology.
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Frank Hamilton Cushing
New Mexico
Florida
University
Cushing
Col. Durnford
Hazzard
Frid
Col
Lushing
Theough
States Bureau of Ethnology
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Britain
Ashan
Osa Tutu
Cels Mate Hey
England
Ashant Wolseley
Great Britain
Ash
Germany
France
Gold Coast
Tels
Olini
Jeolini
Nicolini
New York Journal
Jack
Boston
Mother Goose
Dachel Jack
Ivan
John
Anon
Tarquin
Grimatkin
Johan
Juan
Chrono
Eros
Hywen
Muricide
Shanghae
Hymen
Fay
Detroit Free Press
Billus
Mr. Billus
Marla
Chicago Tribune
Washington Star
Ancient
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