Bamboos as Water Pitchers in Hawaiian Isles
In Hawaii natives carry water in hollow bamboo tubes with joints knocked out and plugs to seal ends. Girls walk to springs with family jugs, fill the hollow segments, and transport water for days, keeping it cool. Larger bamboo trunks store household items. Also jokes from World Wide Magazine and a Bride’s Mother exchange about nerves at a wedding.
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Hawaiian Islands
World Wide Magazine
Bride
Charley
The Counterfeit Poker Ring and the Detectives Find Them
A detective recalls how counterfeiters used a poker game in a Kansas town to pass fake twenty dollar bills. He follows the trail, identifies the method, and arrests two suspects after drawing pistols and summoning police. The tale emphasizes criminals plotting together and the inevitability of capture.
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Kansas
Ape Stairs
Toran
Ishid
Not Original Sin and The Hottest Mines in History
Adam notes blame for cost of living sits with others while the middleman is spared. The New York Sun recalls The Hottest Mines of the Comstock lode where workers endure extreme heat, unable to work beyond short bursts as ice fails to reach the depths.
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Adam
New York Sun
Comstock Lode
Drug and Dept
Pilgrim Mpg, CO
East 28Th St
New York
Lyman Blown
Nerray
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Chicago
France
Athe
Heraw
World News
Record-Herald
America
Associated Press
Telegraph
Central West
Washington
New York City
THE
Chicago Record-Herald
Pella
Cole
Tai
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
W.L St
Outdoor World & Recreation
Caspar. Whitney
Outdoor World Publishing Company
Duane St
Thackeray
Janet McKenzie Hill
Boston Cooking School Magazine
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