Cremation customs across Asia and America examined
The article surveys cremation trends worldwide, noting rapid growth in the United States and existing cremation societies in New York and Washington. It visits establishments in Bangkok and Kioto, describes lavish Siamese royal funerals, and recounts a Japanese crematory handling hundreds of bodies monthly, with costs and practices detailed.
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United States
New York
Washington
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Detroit
Cincinnati
St Louis
Los Angeles
Liam
Ganges
Japan
Burmah
Kiots
Siam
Bangkok
Europe
China
Ennas
Wei
Frightful Bangkok Temple Gardens Describe Gruesome Remains
Vivid depiction of a Bangkok temple site with scenes of skulls, dried bones, vultures, and dogs guarding corpses. An old toothless woman lures visitors into the desecrated area where bloodied relics and half-eaten bodies lie among heaps of skulls and decaying remains.
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Bangkok
Wat Sah Kate
Ong
Parsee Towers of Silence and Asian Mourning Customs
A long travelogue by Frank G. Carpenter describes the Parsee Towers of Silence in Bombay where vultures consume bodies uncremated by tradition. He contrasts Hindu cremations in Calcutta and Madras with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Siamese, and Burmese funeral practices, including coffins, mourning periods, and social costs. He notes the enormity of funerary expenses, caste roles, and ritual purifications across the region.
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Asia
United States
Frank G. Carpenter
Breach of Promise and the Dangers of Engagements
A Dispatch corresp discusses breach of promise cases and the risks of haphazard engagements. It argues vows should be slow to form and steadfast. long courtships may strengthen marriage, while rapid engagements invite heartbreak. It cites social judgment and moral cautions for young lovers.
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London
Alexander
Clothes for Animals Why Live Stock Should Have Warm Garments
In a Washington Post excerpt M P Key of the Humane Society argues for warming livestock in cold weather. He cites Norway cattle blankets and notes milking cows maintain output if kept warm. a livery stable keeper suggests horses wear night shirts for comfort and productivity.
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Washington Post
M. P. Key
Humane Society
Norway
United States
Waiting for the Soup to Cool
A Gardiner woman set a hot soup dish in her yard with a handle showing. A clever house dog seized the handle and dragged the dish away several rods, waited as the broth cooled, then devoured the soup with relish before returning to the yard. The Bangor Commercial notes the dog’s surprising patience and appetite.
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Bangor
Gardiner
Taxes Butines Out Sides a Ship Occasionally Heaves In
Fragmentary OCR note references taxes and shipping terms with vague phrases about a vessel and its movement. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable to specify a complete news item.
Superstitions Of The Hindogs Morning Habits And Omens
The Hindoo rise early in warm months, later in cold, performing a morning toilet with Neem twig tooth brushing and washing from a yard well. They heed omens like crow calls or a fox on path for good or bad luck, and may turn back if warned by portents or auspicious signs.
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Rama
A Wise Man Puts Tell Tale on His Whisky Bottle
A Boston Globe column recounts a business man recalling a late visit to a legislative candidate. He notices a decanter with a hidden music box playing Johnny, Get Your Gun, revealing an oddity the host calls a New York find and laughs off as a curiosity.
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America
Ames
Tay Tal
Tom
Boston Globe
Johnny
New York
Thanksgiving at Madawaska and a family reunion tale
An expansive Thanksgiving vignette threads two families through a New York boarding house to Madawaska. The Bernan daughter Mary imagines a grand feast while a returning prodigal son tale and Job Andrews kin recount disputes, peacemaking, and rural frontier manners amid travel, talks, and shared meals.
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Veal
Nothng
Thankagi
John Berman
Mary
Mary Bernan
Vassar
Father
New York
Pe Han Feers
Congre- Bernal
S St
Dehan Saeton
Glens
Bernan
Atenace
Job Andrews
Amor
David
Madawasks
First Guberban and Suburban Citisen Dialogue
A fragmented, satirical exchange features Guberban Citixan-Why and Second Suburban Citisen debating modern city life. The overheard banter touches on governance, daily routines, and civic priorities with playful, ambiguous phrasing.
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Slam
India
Korea
Ite
Horeoe
Hay
Silence
Bombay
Lazarus
Calenutta
Hoogley
Calcutti
Fee Dainicon Seana Ue
Pana
Far East
Li Hung Chang
Natty
Tuthits
Treir
Lovara
Sen
Fanloeg
Rome
Vienna
Burg
Kenny Bootland
Randy
Janet
Jessie
Mde
M& Tll
Madawask
Joe Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, D. D
Marian White
de, Talmage
John Dernan
Mel. White
Christendom
Bhot
Holidaday
Madawanks
Adirondack
Martha Piatson
the Justice of the Peace
I Mac
Boere
Pierson
Davy Mulford
Scigg
Davy
Opes
Sol
Cane
John Bernas
Bie Deaghier
Loselyville
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