The Pearl on India's Brow The Land of Ceylon
The article extols Ceylon as a land of luxury and flora linking its fame to rich seas and pearls. It highlights Colombo as a key stopover for steamers between Europe Asia and Australia and notes the island's famed gemstones. The prose frames Ceylon as an alluring travel destination with romantic imagery.
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Ceylon
India
Colombo
Europe
Asia
Australia
Persian Gulf
Rome
Pliny
Taprobane
Fahely
Weylon
South Seas
Philippines
Burmas
Pearl of Commerce
The Ancient Ceylon Pearl Fisheries and Their Dangers
The article surveys the long history of the Ceylon pearl fisheries, noting their antiquity and global reputation. It describes grounds, oyster biology, high mortality, and intermittent harvests, plus government attempts to stabilize production and the varied diving methods and crew compositions used during the seasonal March–April fishery.
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Cheval Paar
Ceylon
Periya Paar
Mio
India
Persian Gulf
Artistic Color Plans for Your Home Offer
Promote artistic home styling with Color Plans and a free book. An ad lists alabaster paint options with white and regular tints priced at 50 to 55 cents, from Alabastine Company offices in Grand Rapids and New York City.
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Alabastine Company
Grandville Road
Grand Rapids
New York City
Water St
Frayed Tricks and Teas in Quack Advertisements
Textile tricks flood this fragment advertising Garfield Tea and Winslow’s Syrup for teething with promises of laxatives and soothing relief. It contrasts adulteration with Red Cross Ball Blue and moral quips about reforming husbands and costly liquid blue.
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Winslow
Red Cross
Nakes
Homeseekers' Rates Via Nick El Late Road
Schedule lists rates for Home seekers using Nick El Late Road across West North West and Southwest on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month through December 1912. A quotation from Frederick Sheldon notes a woman’s efforts to reconcile after turning a man from paradise.
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Paradise
Frederick Sheldon
An Exception to the Rule in Jinks Wit
Cartoon caption style quip about Jinks always at work with his hammer except when laying carpet, implying a rare pause in his busy labor. Wry joke contrasts constant effort with a domestic task.
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Jinks
Paradise Lost Joke at Bachelor Wedding Gift
In a light exchange Blingley recalls gifting John Oldboy a copy of Paradise Lost as a wedding present. Oldboy now refuses to speak, citing the change from bachelor to married life.
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Blingley
Oldboy
Notably Proficient In Sacred Lore A Boy Retorts
A family exchange centers on a boy's quick wit about Solomon's temple. His sister questions his knowledge, he resists accusations of ignorance, and finally replies that Solomon's temple is on the side of his head where others' are.
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Solomon’s Temple
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Piratcal
Dro
Covrtleent Kotto
Garfield
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