Apparition basket sermon causes panic in church crowd
In a London Saturday Review excerpt a clergyman Bilderback fumbles through pockets during a church collection, producing an assortment of odd items before revealing a revolver, causing fear and a vow to avoid returning. The piece then shifts to a boar hunting description with tactical detail and dramatic outcomes.
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Spear Hog Hunts and the Charge Rules
In small quarry hunts three or four men chase a boar to gain first blood. By distance and courage the animal may break cover and charge. The hunter must meet the charge with spear, as multiple lances may lodge before the boar staggers. A disciplined pursuit follows the burst and pursuit across a smooth, level field.
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London Saturday Review
Wwen
Macaulay
Agincourt
Wreth
Belief in Bhutas Ghost Worship in Western India
Mr M J Walhouse presented a paper at the English Anthropological Institute outlining Hindu belief in Bhutas or devil and ghost worship in Western India. He explained ten classes of beings, with the last three being human-origin spirits causing possession and mischief, and linked Bhuta influence to life misfortunes. The talk covered cures, festivals, and ceremonies, with comparisons to witchcraft in Europe and notes on Bhuta trials and Turanian versus Aryan art.
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M. J. Walhouse
India
Heaven
Hell
Todas
Sun Dial Fails as Timepiece in New Cantre
In New Cantre optician Op Mills sold a sun dial to Pitman claiming reliability. Pitman found it useless and silent, noting it never struck the hour. Mills admitted the device was imperfect and Pitman later swapped it for a dollar clock.
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Op Mills
New Cantre
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Pitman
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Moses
Ube
Piman
Agian
Rousehold Hints and Recipes from Rural New Yorker
A collection of household guidance including Murrox Curets fried with tomato sauce, buckwheat batter tips, keeping tomato sauce warm with herbs, oyster sauce with mace, a scrap-book pest recipe using alum and resin, and various puri and succotash methods. Also covers rice cakes, celery stews with bacon and herbs, and a teacake method with a rich batter.
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New Yorker
Rick Warrrixs
The Case for Economic Calculation in Farming
A historical view argues farming must adopt precise cost calculations like manufacturers. It urges farmers to determine exact costs of beef pork wool and other outputs, diversify crops, and avoid soil exhaustion by choosing only profitable, intelligent plans. It notes that accurate production costs prevent bankruptcy and promote sustainable growth as population and settlement increase.
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Alizin
Farmers urged to treat agriculture as a science
A Col man’s Rural World excerpt arguesUS farmers incur yearly losses from poor information and unobserved processes. It praises agriculture’s bounty but says progress hinges on applying accurate observation like manufacturers, and rebukes the idea that agriculture is not a science. It calls schools to teach precise knowledge.
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United States
New York
Agricultural
Colman
Schenck’s Palmonte and Tonics Claim Cure for Consumption
An 19th century advertisement touts Schenck’s Palmonte, Les Weec Tonic, and Mandrake Fills as cures for consumption. It asserts dramatic recoveries in many cases, notes Dr Schenck’s own forty years of health, and invites patients to visit the Philadelphia office for examination or mail-in advice. Drugs sold by all druggists.
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Sizth
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Philadelphia
al Drugglsta
What Shall We Do To Cure Brain Ailments
A collection of old remedies and notices surveys health worries, tonics, soaps, and meat curing tips. It cites Smaxex Extract op Koors ox Cuna- TIVE Sixer and Procter & Gamble Soap, with brief guidance and cautions for readers. It includes ad-like items and a Savannah Georgia anecdote about a woman delaying marriage due to fainting fears.
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A.J. White
Peart Street
New York
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