Savage Love Customs and Early Marriage in Global Tribes
A survey of cross cultural mating rites notes men proving worth by combat and endurance, facial scarification, tattooing, or braving dangers. It covers European, African, Oceanic, and Asian practices, including courtship duels, bride capture, and public displays of wealth. It contrasts uncivilized norms of early and frequent marriage with civilized trends toward delayed unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepe
Mayaf
Cerstain
Wrestl
Cantin Borth
Doe Diane
New Zealand
Wadai
Westermack
Viel
Mayr
Medja
Maj
Mitchell
Adfarlienment du
Polar
Zealand
Louis de Freyeinet
Guanas
Avila
Mary
Hoy
Westermarck
Fiji
Paradise
Nanggananggi
Katfir
Corea
John Rosa
UN Min
Vatow
Japan
China
Dr. Westermarck
Chambers’ Journal
Vegetable Characteristics From a Fragmented Text
A garbled passage describes plant traits and care, noting plaid ary, melvee, and potato references. It mentions daily feeding, watering, and a long-lived cycle, with caution about leaves, dryness, and a return to spring vitality. The text preserves scattered terms and imagery without clear events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Say
Willi
Fragmented Warning Text About Property and England
Fragmentary OCR notes describe warnings to Americans about a planned action in England and mention onlookers and officials. It references a proposed property deposit in a location tied to a Great Hostile context and a mystery estate.
The White House Name Origin and Unclaimed Funds Mystery
An article blends disparate notes about plant division and a tale on the White House name origin. It cites unclaimed stock in the Bank of England with a Treasury-like committee commentary on heirs seeking fortunes, describing the odd mix of fiction and financial superstition surrounding a president’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Osborne
White House name stems from 1814 fire and repaint history
The term White House arose after British burned Washington in 1814 and the mansion was repainted to cover fire stains. The name likely spread from that postwar practice, though some cite the home of Washington's mother. The piece also notes varied 19th century items on Victoria's reign, Mormon land offers, and wartime horse observations in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Celal
England
Washington
Quinine Used By the Ounce in Far South Plantations
An eyewitness account describes American workers in a southern plantation consuming quinine in large, unmeasured doses. It details how workers swallow crushed quinine with improvised tools, the unpredictable weight of doses, and the toll on health, while noting skepticism about any real benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Vroutora
Vera Cre
Clare
Billy
Haniel
Disease in tomatoes and other plants linked to growth disruption
A report from The New York Post summarizes a bulletin by the department of agriculture showing that a disease in tomatoes, potatoes, petunias and other plants can be produced artificially by cutting back plants during growth, repotting, or injecting diseased plant juice. It notes the infection follows disruption of the plant's enzyme balance and reserve foods, with the disease transmitted through root contact or juice application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of Plants
Woods
Department of Agriculture
N. Y. Post
Stranger steak tale from a Kansas hotel scene
In Oawego Kansas a journalist recalls a strange hotel episode. A traveling drummer tested the meat by ripping and gnawing a steak in the dining room before the cook served a higher quality cut to appease guests. The Philadelphia Record notes the odd display astonished patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John de Var
Oawego
Kan
Thyne
Philadelphia Record
Miscellaneous items on trade emigration and shipping
The column notes a mix of economic comparisons between American and imported goods, wage changes in England, and inland transport costs. It cites Irish Emigrant Society data for 1900, including 25,108 arrivals at New York and $373,754 in funds, then mentions a Washington theater wedding halted by lack of a suitable officiant, a seven month voyage of the Afghanistan, Yellowstone park poaching tensions, and a proposed $5000 appropriation by Congress to address park issues.
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Davie
England
Canada
Calefurnly
Australia
Appalachian
Irish Emigrant Society
New York
Washington
Afghanistan
San Mreaveixeo
Liverpool
Yellowstone National Park
Thie Park
Congress
Comical Paris Omnibus Scene Ends With Lobster Panic
An amused Paris omnibus top drama ends in a brawl as a well dressed man flirts with a passenger, a husband intervenes and a lobster slips from a basket causing chaos. The elderly man mushes dignity, both combatants are left battered while apologies follow and the lobster remains a comic afterthought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex
Bean
London Telegraph
Utes
Turquoise Treasure Found in Arizona Necklace of Rare Turquoises
The Sun notes Prof. Co TL Shaw discovered a large turquoise necklace in Arizona said to have belonged to an ancient patronage. A mining paper calls turquoise mining in New Mexico one of the oldest industries with limited output, valuing turquoise higher per stone than other gems though annual yield remains modest.
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The
Sun
Co TL Shaw
Arizona
New Mo
Powntey
Haddy Jewelers
Tara
Dod Wiusennis
Kota Bey
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Imes
Hip WE Huwsie
Fannie
Rolla Wells
ST. Louis
Mr. Wells
St. Touly
Amwrien
Lawry
Joel Ub
St. Houle
Washington Uovisly
St Louis
Lakes
Chicago Yacht Club
Chicase
Wic
John Pollard
Lancashire
Victoria
Meztea
Durango
Tamautipas
Conc Huila
Vera Cruz
Chihuahua
Utah
Waylon
Paris
Mamitiari
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