Bombay's New Year customs span many faiths and races
A traveler in Bombay describes how Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Parsees, Buddhists, Sikhs and others observe New Year days across the month. He visits the Parsee Yazdezard New Year on September 13–14 at Malabar Hill, notes fire temples, Towers of Silence, and vulture burial, and remarks on cross religious observances among Bombay's diverse communities.
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Ndia
Bombay
Benares
Monkey Temple
Jumma Musquid
Calcutta
Delhi
England
Allbless Hagh
Churn Road
London
Zoroaster
Malabar Hill
Parsee
Arabian Sea
India
Bentinck Street
United States
Austrian War Boys Help Militants Throughout Galicia
Austrian newspapers laud schoolboys for aiding troops in eastern Galicia. They carried water and ammunition, salvaged shrapnel for rework, and accompanied regiments in trenches. Boys at home ran hotels, sold goods to soldiers, or served as guides, shaping a future war history narrative.
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Galicia
Czernovitz and
Weinberg
Czernovitz
GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC Advertised Cold Fortification
A vintage advertisement promotes GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC as a winter fortifier. It claims Quiates and Iron strengthen the system, enrich the blood, and build up the whole body, urging readers to take multiple bottles for cold season protection.
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GROVE
Noted Lawyer Teases Witness Over Past Experience
A famous lawyer taunts a witness after trial asking about prior experience. The response is sarcastic claiming to have six children as prior life experience, illustrating courtroom banter. The exchange comes from a Ladies' Home Journal anecdote.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Mustarine Pain Relief Promoted In Yellow Box
The ad touts true Mustarine for 25 cents at druggists to stop rheumatic pains and aches. It promises quick relief for inflamed joints, muscles, sore throat, bronchitis, and more, claiming consistent results. The box is shown in a yellow packaging with a Rochester firm as maker.
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B Medicine Co
Rochester
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Offers Free Sample
Heal skin troubles with Cuticura. Bathe with soap, dry and apply ointment to stop itching and clear pimples blackheads redness roughness. Removes dandruff scalp irritation heals sore hands and baby skin issues. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Bergson Talk Declined by Gwen Dolyn at Club
Gwen Dolyn refuses to give a Bergson talk next week at the club. She offers no reason beyond claiming she knows nothing about Bergson. The exchange is recorded by Judge.
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Naomi
Gwendolyn
Bergson
Diana
Piles Relief Claim ForPAZO Ointment Ad
Advertisement claims first application relieves piles and cures in 6 to 14 days with PAZO ointment. It promises money back if it fails and notes discontinued inner cynicism about boarding house biscuits.
Figure of a Sanitarium Owner and a Clerk Exchange
Dialogue fragment shows a judge seeking the proprietor who is away for health. Clerk replies he has gone for his health. The scene hints at a curious jewel of a cook likened to a paste diamond, reflecting characterization and witty banter.
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