New Year customs across faiths in Bombay and India
The piece surveys diverse New Year observances in India, noting Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Parsee, Buddhist and Jain calendars. It describes Bombay Parsee towers of Silence on Malabar Hill, funeral rites, and the respectful handling of the dead, plus mention of Chinese New Year in Calcutta.
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Kivu
Hit Atearanic
Bombay
Benares
London
Zoroaster
Malabar Hill
Parsee
Arabian Sea
India
Bentinck Street
Calcutta
United States
The Bravest Flowers and Garden Lessons
J Horace McFarland recalls a winter garden from a Magazine piece. He notes scabious candytuft gaillardias and pansies enduring cold with wallflowers blooming after frost, praising hardy blooms and greenhouse roses as year round appeal.
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Jack Frost
J. Horace McFarland
German baker fined for bright light nuisance in Kilburn
In a London police court, Philip Horgesheimer of Malvern Road Kilburn was fined 25 shillings for failing to dim a very bright light. He removed a shade when cautioned and claimed he needed it to sell cakes. His wife, also German, paid a further 26 shillings.
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London
Insden
Philip ‘Horgesheimer
Malvern Road
Kilburn
London Times
Austrian War Boys Help In Eastern Galicia Efforts
Austrian newspapers praise schoolboys in the war effort as “war boys” aiding troops in Czernovitz and Weinberg. Boys carried water and ammunition, gathered shrapnel to remake ammunition, slept with frontline regiments, and some managed hotels or served as guides. Their role in history is noted for future记 acclaim.
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Galicia
Czernovitz and
Weinberg
Czernovitz
Agram City Renowned for Its Beautiful Parks
Beautiful European city Agram in Croatia attracts visitors with a famed park system. Citizens supported a long term plan, creating an extensive park network. The city, with around 100000 residents, spent over one million dollars to develop it, drawing travelers back to admire its greenery.
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Agram
Croatia
Europe
Internecine Strife Over War Prices at Lunchroom
A lunchroom proprietor advertises ham and eggs at war prices in a dispute with a rival across the street. The exchange centers on how wartime conditions affect cost and competition between the two eateries.
Proved Fact in a Prize Fight Play
An excerpt shows a playwright defending a script about a prize fight. The speaker confirms the work centers on a boxing contest and asserts a deliberate focus on critics’ reception and interpretation.
Hovey Reports Three Month West Indies Volcanic Expedition
Edmund Otis Hovey of the American Museum of Natural History returned from a three month study trip to the Lesser Antilles. He examined Guadeloupe Martinique and St. Vincent focusing on Mt Pelee and Soufriere activity, eruption history, and post eruption vegetation recovery.
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Edmund Otis Hovey
American Museum of Natural History
Lesser Antilles
Guadeloupe
Martinique
St. Vincent
West Indies
Mt. Pelee
Doctor Hovey
Southere
St. Pierre
Lac Des Palmistes
Hovey
France Was Unprepared for the 1870 War Warned by Hazen
Prof Charles Downer Hazen argues in the American Magazine that France’s 1870 defeat stemmed from widespread unpreparedness across government diplomacy and the military. He cites Ollivier and Leboeuf remarks and notes the era’s reliance on patient long term preparation.
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France
Charles Downer Hazen
Ollivier
Chamber of Deputies
Warlike cake decorations trend at London weddings
A London wedding feature shows brides and grooms using edible symbols of the groom’s military service. Sugar toy cannons aircraft and tiny battleships decorate cakes reflecting the couple’s branch of service.
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London
Overhead Ore Unloader Falls in Duluth Storm
A strong ore unloading structure at Duluth collapsed under high winds during a storm. The incident halted unloading and injured no one, with authorities assessing damage to the port facilities and adjacent ships.
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Duluth
No Place for Little Man
A short tale contrasts big heroes with a small man who doubts his role in a railway smashup. The story ends with a quip about wisdom in choosing a fool to spend money and an advertisement for Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets promising to regulate liver bowels and stomach.
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Dr. Pierce
Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Advertisement
Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root advertised as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder trouble claiming mild immediate effects and wide cure claims. It promotes sample bottles by mail order and urges readers to send ten cents and mention the paper to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NC.
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Parcel Post
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.C
Comfortable Solitude in the Woods
A woods guide explains he feels safest when alone as no hunter will shoot him for a deer. The sympathetic man asks if he fears solitude, and the guide speaks of protection and calm found in isolation.
Cuticura Ointment and Soap Promotion Touts Hair Care
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching with a morning wash using Cuticura Soap. It claims immediate arrest of hair loss and promotion of growth and offers free samples by mail. The banner notes nationwide sales and ends with a quirky remark on marriage spelling.
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Crticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Advv
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using LAXATIVE BROMO QUINE tablets with a refund offer if it fails. Each box bears the signature E GROVES. Quantity cited is 250.
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E. Groves
Nothing Rude in Town Tale of Special Studies
A light exchange reveals a local plan for a daughter to begin school with refined instruction. The parent insists there will be no rude content and the girl will study only polite literature as she starts her scholastic career.
Castoria Ad Promotes Child Remedy for Generations
An advertisement urges mothers to examine Castorlia bottles for safety and note the signature of VS Thiehih, claiming the product has been in use for over 30 years. It notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children.
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Fletcher
In the Same Class
Dialogue features Rapp and Sapp joking about vacation spending and a story of hungry kids who find a ten dollar bill and buy ginger cakes. The exchange emphasizes humor and thrift in a classroom setting.
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Rapp
Sapp
Grocer Recruits New Helper Adapts to Substitutes
A grocer hires a new boy and trains him to suggest near substitutes if a customer item is unavailable. A customer asks for fresh green stuff and the boy replies that they have bluing instead, illustrating a comic misapplication of substitutions.
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Muhammedan
Fautta
Delhi
England
Jezardi
Allbless Bagh
Aya
Roxelane River
MT Pelee
Germany
Austria
Italy
Marshal Leboeuf
Oneida
Skinners
Skinner
Skinner Mfg.Co
America
Dept.c
Omaha Neb
Skinner Mfg. Co
Dept. C
Omaha
Neb
Oneida Community
McCord-Brady CO
Watses F. Coleman
Washington D.C
Best Services
Canada
Ottawa
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