New Year Observances Across Religions in Bombay and India
The article explores how Bombay and other Indian cities mark New Year across Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Parsee, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh calendars. It describes parsee Yazdehardi celebrations on September 13 and 14, visits to the Towers of Silence on Malabar Hill, and notes that Chinese communities in Calcutta also observe New Year, reflecting a cosmopolitan calendar landscape under British rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndia
Bombay
Benares
Monkey Temple
Jumma Musquid
England
Allbless Bagh
London
Zoroaster
Malabar Hill
Parsee
Arabian Sea
India
Bentinck Street
Calcutta
United States
Austrian War Boys Help Soldiers and Hold Home Front
Austrian youths nicknamed war boys aid in eastern Galicia battles around Czernovitz and Weinberg by carrying water ammunition and shrapnel for rework. Some die bravely while many slept in trenches with infantry and supported families at home.
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Galicia
Czernovitz
Weinberg
Bis
Austria
Sailor George McBean Promotes Free Living for Youth
The Philadelphia Public Ledger quotes George McBean a 75 year old Jamaican sailor with 61 years at sea. He advocates eating freely and sleeping when tired to preserve vigor and youth, noting lifelong discipline that shaped his habits and helped sustain strength through storms and shipwrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McBean
Jamaica
Philadelphia Public Ledger
George
Knickerbocker Press
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Skin Remedy Ad
Bath with Cuticura Soap, dry and apply the Ointment. They stop itching instantly, clear pimples, blackheads, redness and roughness, remove dandruff and scalp irritation, heal rough hands and most baby skin troubles. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Mother's Errand and a Five Year Old Answer
A caller asks Lola if her mother is home. The five year old says no and that she has gone to visit a neighbor for a minute. The exchange highlights a child's simple, direct reply to an adult inquiry.
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Lola
Piles Relieved by First Application PAZO Ointment
The ad claims quick relief for all forms of piles with one use and a full refund if it fails. It also includes a joke about opera goers and women’s fashion.
Denison's Coffee Ad Echoes Refrain and Masquerade Remark
An OCR fragment repeats a slogan about Denison's Coffee and notes that women often masquerade as men while no man seems to masquerade as a woman. The text mixes advertisement cadence with a provocative gender remark.
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LDA
Waring
Denison
Samuel Pitcher
the Centaur Company
New York
Castoria
Railway Bureau
Mast
Louis
Cascara
Theo
Mr. Hull
W. H. Hill Compass
Detroit
Carter
Peece
MOONE
Moone Chemical Co
Dept. W. Rochester
N.Y
Becaus
Blackles
Cutters Bert
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley, Gal
Chicago
Parker
Hickory, N.C
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