Life and social structure of Borneo villages
In Sarawak a village spine is a single large house on tall posts with a full veranda housing social life and private family rooms. Cannibalism is not common though enemies’ flesh is stored as omens and sometimes used medicinally. Dutch Borneo briefly practiced limited cannibalism, such as sacrificing a sister to save a ill boy, then feeding a small piece of flesh to the patient.
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Borneo
Sarawak
Dutch Borneo
L'm
Chambers’ Journal
Matrimony Meaning As Foreign To Some As Duty To Apache
A fragment notes a view that some people enter marriage with little understanding of its meaning, comparing their approach to the duty an Apache would feel in administering a sacrament.
Language of Birds Draws In Crow Speak and Sparrow Song
A digestive survey of bird linguistics notes Dupont de Nemours tracing crow words to twenty five terms and shows how crows form phrases. It highlights finches larks and nightingales in contrast while German ornithologists compare sparrow cries and regional song variation. The piece cites Mr. Barrington and ponders language origins.
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Revue Des Revues
Dupont de Nemours
Nemours
M. Nemours
MM. Nemours
Barrington
Royal Society of London
Indian Jugglers Tricks With Hypnotism From India
A correspondent recounts an Indian juggler who claimed to bend will power to illusion during the mutiny era. The performer allegedly transformed a bamboo into a servant and manipulated water and appearances to astonish observers. The narrator admits disbelief and notes the instructor’s unseen guidance.
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India
Will Power
Labor unions expand in US and abroad amid reforms
The report notes unions in Akron organizing Pisa workers and details a growing labor movement in the United States with 2,000,000 union men. Locomotive firemen gain 3,790 members, miners shift to eight-hour Bohemian mines, and German unions count 890,000 among 6,000,600 workers. A lithographic union forms in St Louis as presses go union. An economic writer warns against violent upheaval and urges education and voting.
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Akron
Ohio
United States
Bohemia
Nevada City
Cal
St. Louis
Cylinder
Lithographic Pressimen
German Empire
Reichstag
Priceless 1856 British Guiana Stamp Guarded by La Renotiere
Philip La Renotiere of Paris guards a unique 1856 British Guiana stamp valued by collectors but not privately priced. He rarely shows it and refuses sale, even to distinguished collectors, keeping it under tight guard.
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Philip la Renotiere
Paris
Postal Department
British Guiana
la Renotiere
Armenian Wins Street Box Dispute in Constantinople
In a Constantinople street a Kurd and an Armenian argued over a found tobacco box. A police officer settled the quarrel by inspecting the contents and awarding the box to the Armenian. The officer declared the Kurd a liar and kept the twenty five cent piece as reward.
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Constantinople
Letting Down a Snob in a House He Serves
A plumber sent to repair at a stockbroker's home is directed by the butler to remove and lock up silver. The plumber dismisses suspicion and orders his apprentice to take his watch, chain, and coins home, warning that dishonest people are about the house.
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John
Tom
Chinese Drink Recipe and Social Insight
A historical note describes a Chinese drink made from lamb flesh bruised with rice and fermented. It also comments on social pressure, noting that when a girl believes she is pretty, many people begin to argue she is not.
Too Many Principles and the Sabbath Reform
A humorous tale shows a husband in city summers choosing Sunday trips over his wife’s strict principles. The piece jokes that persistent reform efforts fail to alter human behavior and ends with a quip about the Sabbath. It also advertises Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh and hay fever with price details and mailing option.
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Manhattan Beach
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren St
N.Y
A Long Bridge Over Amudaria Roadbridge Project
The plan calls for an 18 887 feet iron bridge across the Amudaria River on the Central Asian Railway replacing an older wooden span. Located about 130 miles northeast of Merv, the bridge will rise 72 feet above normal water to avoid drift. The project costs an estimated 2 500 000 dollars with a Russian firm awarded the metal work contract.
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Amudaria
Merv
Putnam Faceless Dyes Boil Color for All Fibers
All goods are alike to Putnam Faceless Dyes as they color all fibers at one boiling. Sold by druggists.
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Putnam
Woman pleads mistaken identity in gas pipe attack
A Baltimore American report quotes a lawyer telling the court that his client struck a book agent with a gas pipe but maintains it was a case of mistaken identity. The defendant believed she was striking her husband.
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Baltimore
Grain-O promotes healthy drink for children in new ad
An old advertising pitch urges replacing tea and coffee for children with Grain-O a grain based beverage said to taste like coffee. It claims Grain-O is nourishing costs about 3 cents per serving and is sold by all grocers in 15 or 25 cent packages.
It Takes Generations to Earn Lofty Demeanor Comment
A Chicago Record remark asserts that social poise can be learned quickly by any girl promoted to head clerk in a ribbon department, contrasting old bloodlines with modern quick refinements.
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Chicago
Cure a Cold in One Day With Laxative Bromo Quinine
An ad claims the remedy cures colds in a day and offers money back if it fails. It notes E W Grove's signature on each box and prices 25 and 50 cents. The page also includes literary quips and a Lane’s Family Medicine claim promising daily bowel movement support.
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E. W. Grove
Lane
How Artificial Silk Is Made
Artificial silks are made from wood fiber dissolved in a glue like acid solution. The viscous mixture is forced through tiny holes in glass and drawn out into long threads forming a textile fiber.
What Shall We Have for Desert Jell O
A short promotional note suggests Jell O as a quick healthful dessert option, two minutes to prepare with hot water and cooling. Flavors listed include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Sold at grocers and priced at 10 cents. Also a 1900 letter warning against convicting beliefs.
Dr Kane’s Nerve Storer Cure Trial Offer
Ad touts FIT Permanently Cured with first day use of Dr Kane's Great Nerve Storer. Free trial bottle valued at 82.00 plus treatise. Provides Philadelphia address for Dr R H Kline Ltd and a separate Air Cushion Rubber Stampa product with Fort Wayne postal box for orders.
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Dr. Kane
R. H. Kline, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Geek
Fort Wayne, Ind
The Kaiser's Palaces Cost Empire Millions
It costs 4 400 000 dollars annually to maintain the twenty four royal palaces of Emperor William across the German empire, highlighting the high expense of the imperial residences and administration.
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William
German Empire
Mrs. Austins Pancakes Delight Morning Breakfast
The note praises Mrs. Austins famous pancakes for breakfast and mentions a grocer ready to supply ingredients. It emphasizes a tasty start to crispy mornings and convenient procurement for readers.
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Mrs. Austin
Canine Race Noted In White Plains N J
In White Plains New Jersey a canine race outnumbers the human family. The item urges readers to tell their job printer to use Eagle Lines for letter heads and envelopes to get the best.
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White Plains
N. J
Eagle
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Patients from Troy Indiana Chester Pennsylvania and Manchester Indiana report severe female ailments including menstrual in the months and kidney bladder problems. They credit Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health and energy and easing long standing suffering.
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Lydia ER. Pinkham
Mrs. Pratryam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary A. Hireiz
Manchester
Ind
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Machinists’ Monthly Journal
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Detroit Journal
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Ocean Grove
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Mrs. Pinkham
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Troy
Yrar
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