John Allens First Legal Victory Tale from the Past
A Mississippi "Private" and wit of the House recalls his first legal win after the war. In Tupelo he defends a blacksmith Pompey accused of stealing two hams, beguiling the uneducated magistrate with Julius Caesar. The verdict folds and Pompey is warned off with humor and a mock legal flourish.
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John Allen
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Sunset Cox
Allen
Tupelo
Pompey
Mars John
Johnson
Mmaoner
Supreme Court
Old Commonwealth
Supreme Court of the
United States
Avery Schoolboy
Mineral oil discovery near Bowling Green ignites chemists
A Bowling Green correspondent reports Ebenezer Cathcart, a truck garden owner, found a nearly transparent pale pink mineral oil while tuning for water. It burns slowly with a rose-like fragrance and a faint rose-colored glow. A deposit at the bottom forms hard spark-prone particles that explode in water. Experts weigh its scientific and commercial potential.
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Philadelphia Times
Ebenezer Cathcart
Ten Don'ts for the Baby from World article
A fragment from World outlines bedtime and care cautions for infants. It warns against sleeping with adults, early meat, unsafe milk changes, feeding between meals, covering the head, forcing sleep, excessive baths, ill fitting sashes, sun exposure without protection, and tight garments.
Disadvantages of Anamese Marriage Revealed
Dr Hocquard recounts a French officer’s contract marriage to Ti San of Namdinh. The arrangement allows return of the girl and payment of 45 francs, but includes control over her and her family. The wife gambles away money, loses clothes, and her relatives move in demanding meals, highlighting practical downsides of Anamese marriage as practiced.
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Hocquard
France
Tonquin
Namdinh
Ti San
Brass Mule Medicine Promises Cure at City Temple
A traveler reports a Chinese cure seen at a temple by a city gate, where a life sized brass mule is used for self treatment. Patients rub the mule against painful areas then scrub their own corresponding body parts, with the mule being replaced when worn and old pieces mended.
Splendid Time Visit Mentioned in Ram's Horn
A Ram's Horn excerpt recalls a visit after seven years. Mrs Dooley hosted with a new dress, the baby cutting four teeth, and a neighbor's brass band funeral, all described as charming and delightful.
How He Dresses the Baby in a Domestic Comedy
A humorous sketch contrasts men's and women's approach to dressing a baby. A self confident father attempts to outfit Freddie while chaos erupts from the child’s antics and a meddling household, ending with the mother assisting and the father conceding future failures. The piece then shifts to a nature note recalling underwater scenes and bioluminescent life described by Charles Frederick Holder in St Nicholas.
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Kate Thorne
N. Y
Ife
Freddie
Papa
Freddy
Fanny
Enedly
Manina
Lispa
Fred
Alwaye
Ocean divers describe sea life and shark myths in Florida waters
A diver recounts sea life off Florida with striped bright fish and ornate varieties. He notes some sharks stories are exaggerated, describes close calls with a shark and a careless diver, and recalls a fellow diver nearly toppled by a large buried skate.
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Ife
Annamese Bride and a French Officer in Namdinh
Dr Hocquard recounts a French officer’s marriage to Ti San, an Annamese girl. The arrangement binds her family to supply meals and money, while the wife’s gambling and family demands strain the marriage. The piece contrasts practical, economical terms with family intrusion and loss of autonomy, highlighting cultural tensions in Tonkin. Also offered are fashion tips on shoe care and foot appearance attributed to Helen Jay in Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ti San
Tims
Helen Jay
Ladies' Home Journal
Lemon Soap and Orange Brecking
The article notes that lemons are used for soap in many regions where grown. It describes washing hands with lemon juice and water, and explains that lemon acids act like soap. In orange abundant countries, the fruit halves are used to treat boots before brushing to a bright shine, per Popular Science.
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West Indies
Great Plenty
Debates on Single Tax and Land Value Reform
The article discusses Henry George inspired arguments on replacing taxes with a land value levy. It argues land should be owned by the community, rents paid to the public, and improvements should not be taxed. It cites cities like Philadelphia and Boston to illustrate current tax flaws and the potential benefits of open land use and shared value, urging gradual reform toward justice.
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Vaya Garriaon Heterial Union
yUiarnie Sertedan Minis Channing Hall
Hostal
Killarney
Earl of Kea
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Enon
New England
Johns Hoyaina University
Italtimore
Varngy
David A Wells
Sterbert Spencer
Wells
Spencer
Renken
George
Citer
Hary
Atkinson
Alont
Waco
Jordan, Marah & Co
Natana
Ipsono
Henry George
Ibis
Andus
Pearl
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Poe
Allanta Constitution
América
T von Sos
Evea
Charles Frederick Holder
St. Nicholas
Florida Cunni
Orient
Ted
Pennsylvania
Becau
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