The Wild Beast Trade From Africa To New York Cages
A New York dealer explains the international business of transporting wild animals for zoos private collectors and menageries. Elephants tigers leopards pumas and hippos are caught shipped and sold with capture methods including pits nets and beaters. Roosevelts Africa trip stirred interest in the trade and the grim conditions aboard freight vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Africa
New York
New York City
Hagenbacks
United States
Mons
Hamburg
Bartels & Co
Central Park
Hagenbecks
Inutta
Pitt
Leonards
Food in London Cheaper Than New York, Claim Supports
An observer returning from Europe compared meal bills in London and New York restaurants, noting luncheon costs in a top London hotel and higher prices for hors d oeuvres and specific dishes in New York. He reported London prices at about equal or lower, with beer and beverages costing less in London, while a subsequent anecdote about a church address appeared among unrelated notes.
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New York
London
Neutchatel
Fara
Neufchatel
Unfashionable Event Promises Odd Ladies Cackle
A fragmentary notice hints at an event featuring a ladies’ cackle and a remark about professionals barred. The quirky line questions what “professionals” are in this context and mentions tube gowns. Local tone suggests social gathering with fashion or behavior critique.
Canada to name Duke of Connaught governor general
Ottawa reports the next Dominion head could be the Duke of Connaught, brother of the late King Edward, with social life at Rideau Hall rising in scale and costs. The plan aims to bring closer ties to Britain, while the governor general wields social influence and a $60,000 salary. The article notes Connaught’s family, daughters and son, and Princess Patricia’s strong will. It contrasts royal duties with Canada’s political reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Duke of Connaught
Edward
Victoria
Dominion
Marquis of
Lorne
Duke of Argyle
Rideau Hall
Government House
Princess Victoria
Emperor William
Alice Maud Mary
Czarina
Russia
Alfred
Duke of
Edinburg
Leopold
Duke of Albany
Helena
Christian
Schleswig-Holstein
Louise
Duchess of
Argyle
Beatrice
Henry of
Patricia
England
Ireland
Empire
Dolmnton
I See Men as Trustees Walking
A humorous anecdote about a solicitor who left law for the church. During a sermon reading he slips on words, delivering I see men as trustees walking, illustrating his odd abbreviation habit.
Five Cent Washwoman Attracts Evanston Learnings
In Evanston Illinois washwomen earn two to two fifty per day plus commute costs. Five years ago wages were a dollar fifty. A nickel washday worker using Easy Task laundry soap halves the work saves money time fuel and health, and many women say it solves the servant problem.
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Evanston
Ilinois
Fragmented civic notes and humor column items
A collage of quips and short items appears from the Henderson Courrier Journal style page. It includes jokes about marriage roles and a remark on Uncle Tom's Cabin, plus a brief feature on commencement events and a creditor debtor exchange.
Postum Brings Solid Satisfaction and Refreshment
A reader notes solid satisfaction and delightful refreshment from a glass of Postum, praising its satisfying flavor and wholesome appeal as a beverage option.
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Asia
North Atlantic
Nan ‘Turket
Mary
Etr
Nantville
Dean
Narelesa Waggoner
Carter
Welk
Thy Angel
Denly
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Ca
Buffalo
N.Y
Henderson
Heupeck
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Old Scout
Pottim Cerealco
Lal
Hintsie Creek
Mick
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