Turtle fishing in Nassau shores for hawksbill shells
In mid February Nassau traders outfit small vessels to hunt hawkbill turtles across Bahama waters to Santo Domingo. Turtles yield shell valued from five to twenty dollars per pound with lantern backed shells fetching up to twenty five dollars a pound. crews work on shared shares, landing varying catches per season.
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Nassau
Bahama Islands
Grand Turk
Caicos
Santo Domingo
Cnast
Leaves From Lady Dorothy Nevill Ailing Husband Tale
A humorous anecdote recalls a famed scholar and traveler to the Far East who, amid English society, is teased by his wife for the three shirts she packs. On returning, he fibs that he wore a fresh shirt each evening, claiming four shirts in use.
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Dorothy Nevill
Ile
Far East
England
Questioning Trust Among Friends in Philadelphia Gossip
The Philadelphia Press quotes Miss Bright and Miss Chellus debating trust and ears while recalling a pret test anecdote. The dialogue centers on who heard a person say something and how trustworthy those statements appear.
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Miss Bright
Clergyman Woldforth on the links draws quiet admiration
A reader notes Rev. Mr. Woldforth controls his temper on the golf course, praising his restraint when his shots misfire and his general demeanor during play.
Diverse items from a late era reflect social and tech notes
The pasted column covers topics from May 4 1886 events to modernization: Haymarket riot mentions, Helen Hunt Jackson burial, Australian pensions cost, women principals in Kansas, Pike Peak snow, Aero Club of California, naturalization rules, absinthe tax, Adeline Genee, peat alcohol, Philadelphia trade gain, Genoa shipping link, India's women telegraph operators, Grover Cleveland death context, Dutch tram concession, Arabian Nights, Great Eastern Railway safety, J Pierpont Morgan Vienna visit.
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Haymarket
Chicago
Helen Hunt Jackson
Evergreen Cemetery
Colorado Springs
Kansas
Pike’n Peak
Aero Club of California
Los Angeles
United States
Adeline Genee
Copenhagen
Berlin
Grand Opera House
Munich
Denmark
France
Philadelphia
Genoa
Italy
India
Grover Cleveland
George Washington
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
General Grant
Parable of paying Paul and Peter in modern life
A preacher laments modern Christians who shortchange God for business gains. He argues true fidelity requires paying both Caesar and God, condemning double salaries and wasted time. Paul’s life as a model of service over wealth is urged as guidance for rightly balancing duties.
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George Clark Peck
Caesar
God
Paul
Peter
Christ
Kaul
Jesus
Heaven
Earth
The Worth While Way by Henry F. Cope
An editorial meditation on life choices and what constitutes true prize. It argues that character, not wealth or fame, is the enduring value, and that adversity and prosperity are merely incidents on a larger journey toward a single essential goal.
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Paul
Pnison
Timothy
Rome
Nazareth
Henry F. Cope
Tim. Tv
Ife
Ilfe
Donts for Churchmen in daily life guidance
A list of admonitions urging practical piety and visible faith. It warns against confusing resolution with reform, urges kindness as divine kinship, urges self investment, humble example, and avoiding barriers to help those in need. It emphasizes living religion at home and not overburdening standards.
Short Meter Sermons and Domestic Tips Collide in Odd Compilation
A quirky collection blends self mastery maxims with wholesome homemaking advice. It cites topics from personal discipline and pious living to skincare, piloting, and a Finnish Christmas anecdote about Tornea’s three hour day.
Telegraphic mail and telephones on railroads era notes
The passage describes railway telegrams via postcard, mail box dispatch, and box clearances. It compares potato consumption Belgium vs Ireland, candle visibility distances, and vessel lifespans, plus rubber supply share and a plan for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul to install telephones for train dispatching.
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Grand Dechy
Baden
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Nervous strain and work changes help avert breakdowns
Women who are victims of their nerves should be careful to cease work when they feel they are becoming nervous. Change of work as well as change of scene is beneficial and often averts a complete breakdown.
Eczema Relief After Cutiura Remedies Cited
A woman from Locke Arkansas describes severe eczema lasting over two years with sleepless painful sores. After trying multiple doctors and treatments, she used Cutiura Soap Ointment and Pills and reports healing ankles and no recurrence in a year.
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David Brown
Locke, Ark
Shadow to Strength by Grape-Nuts and Postum Letter
A York state woman shares a ten year battle with stomach and liver trouble. She credits stopping coffee, using Grape-Nuts and Postum, and gaining twenty pounds while restoring energy. She now eats normally and can perform daily tasks, praising renewed life and work capacity. The letter from Postum Co. invites readers to send testimonials.
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York State
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welkville
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Mr. Woldforth
Amsterdam and
Europe
Antoine Galland
East
Great Eastern Railway
Railway News
Broxbourne
Neue Freie Vresse
Vienna
J. Pierpont Morgan
Bora
Sree
Lee
Cine Coast Coraz Co
Gaboon
French Africa
N. ON
Lod
York, Neb
Graham Bros
Eldorado
Tornea
Terra Farm Agency
Council Grove
Kans
Br. Kline
Tris Bowie
Kling
Parladelphia
Unser New Law
John W. Morris
Pensions
Wahiawa
Belgium
Ireland
South America
Lamietel Thompson's
Eye Water
Theo Woumas
Hiaas Literize
Bedir
sheald-Re
Reest
Paridéciaz Tb
Sc Mest -Ugisy Ffadil Bo
Theos
New York City
Paris
Northern
Australia
London
Pelham Bay Park
Heliopolis
Egypt
St. Augustine
Fla
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