Abyssinia dangers and delights for white visitors
Frank Mowrer, former consul general, warns that white travelers in Abyssinia risk being killed by natives for their sweethearts. He notes few white women, a hockey climate, and unique local customs, then shifting to a humorous anecdote about composer Meilhac misreading a restaurant menu and asking for fried eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinia
Frank Mowrer
Addia Abeba
Leghorn
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New England
Meilhac
Monsieur Meilhac
Marching Geese Outpace German Army In Road Test
Norfolk geese driven to London in large drives traveled ten miles a day while the German army averages thirteen miles. A Suffolk drove of 9000 geese beat turkeys in a walk to London by 48 hours, prompting Lord Oxford to wager on the contest. A classroom joke about a dog balancing his tail ends a tale of canine study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Suffolk
Chelmsford
Oxford
Marquis of Queensberry
Tondon
Perseverance and Law of Nature Questioned
A concise philosophical query asks if one with natural aversion can attain perseverance. It debates whether perseverance is a chosen trait or driven by innate law governing human conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwgood Mead
Ten Years of Pain and Kidney Cure Claims
Mrs Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Q says she suffered fifteen years from kidney trouble with back pain poor eyesight dizziness and limited mobility. Dean s Kidney Pills provided quick relief and cured her saving her life. Also notes old English curfew tolls and promotes Allen s Foot Ease and Defiance Starch with claims of safety and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Emmerich
Clinton St
Napoleon, Q
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkam
Last Memorial and Native Island Tattoos
An odd clipping notes widows in the Sandwich Islands tattooing their deceased husbands names on their tongues. It then advertises Dr. R. H. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer claiming cures for nervous diseases and offers a free $2 trial bottle and treatise from 931 Arch St Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich Islands
St. Vitus
Not His Element in a Quixotic Bath Challenge
A philanthropist jokes about paying for a bath as Redface Leary, roused to anger, bristles at the idea and retorts that he is not a mermaid to be wet. The exchange captures a comic clash over status and expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redface Leary
Cheap irrigated land opens in Routt County Colorado
Grand Opening for 5th Carey Act entry offers Little Snake River Valley land at 25.50 per acre with 5.25 down per acre. Routt County Development Co. advertises at 1417 17th St Denver Colorado. Includes government burying practice note from Swiss context and various ads for medicines and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Snake River Valley
Routt County
Colo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sweetheart
Zeon
Eed
Bury
England
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Euripides
Bears
Switzerland
Kratse
Norman Lichty
Collyer
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Til
Pascal
Franklin
City of
Denver, Colo
American Trust & Savings Bank
Chicago
Denver Reservoir Irrigation Co
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Colorado
Denver Reservoir Irrigation Company
Elwood Mead
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Stoutridge
Tance Telephone Central
First National Bank
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
W. i Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Ton
Tee
Callaway County
Missouri
Auxvasse
Jeff
St. Louis
Sacramento Valley
California
America
Land of Comfort
S. Ie Doane
Stecet Baclyconto
Leona
RD H. Hola
W. N. Coler & CO. Bankers
Municipal, Railroad and Public Service Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Cedar Street
New York City
Tamous Red River Valley
Grand Forks County
North Dakota
Great Northern Railway
John Hempstead
Farules Bank
Everado
W. Dar
Queen City Advertising Cos
St St. Paul
AN. K—A
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!