Insects as Food Across World History and Regions
The article surveys diverse entomophagy practices from India to Madagascar, Algeria, southern Russia, and Africa. It notes locusts, grubs, caterpillars, and cicadas as traditional sustenance, detailing methods like boiling, frying, smoking, roasting, and baking, with examples from the Pearl Mosque, Paris dining, and Bugong swarms in Australia.
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Madagascar
Algeria
Russia
Cafe Custoza
Paris
Bugong
West Indies
Java
Africa
India
Relic of Fifth Century Tower on Bardsey Island
On Bardsey Island in the Irish Sea a ruined fifth century tower and abbey drew many pilgrims. Burial in its soil was highly desired, with beliefs that over 60 000 saints gained this privilege.
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Bardsey
Irish Sea
Wigs From Spun Glass Revealed by Viennese Scientist
An article describes a novel method to restore hair using spun glass hair implants. The procedure involves sterilised hooks and a skilled operator inserting about 300 hairs per hour. Each implanted hair is expected to last around five years.
Insects as Human Food Through History
Insects have long served as food across civilizations from antiquity to modern times. Locusts, among the most significant edible insects, appear in ancient art and scripture, and are cited as a staple or delicacy in cultures from Athens to Palestine and Arabia Petrea.
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British Museum
Athens
Palestine
Arabia
Central Africa
Snowslide Claims Life of Local Timekeeper
David Davis a 32 year old former Denver man and timekeeper for Yale Marble at Marble Colorado was killed when a snowslide triggered by a rifle concussion swept him 300 feet down a Kirk mountain slope near the quarry. He tried to escape but was enveloped and buried by snow and rock.
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David Davis
Denver
Colorado
Yale Marble Company
Marble
Cole
Davis
The
Marble Company
Kirk Mountain
Rocky
Miracle of Slumber Habit of Doing Without Sleep
A reflective piece on sleep deprivation among railroad workers and society. It cites Napoleon and medical observers noting how modern social life erodes sleep, urging a return to early bedtimes and Puritan discipline to restore health, judgment, and vitality.
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New York Mail
Napoleon
Couldn't Fool Him Hockey Absence Denied
A sharp office boss rebukes a boy who asks to leave to see a hockey game. He warns that such requests lead to sneaking off to grandmothers funerals and orders the boy to stay and work. The exchange emphasizes strict workplace discipline and the temptation of off hours entertainment.
New York's Greatest Borough Manhattan Overview
New York's Manhattan is described as the city’s central borough spanning about fifteen miles from the Battery to the city line and up to five miles wide. It notes Manhattan’s water frontage and the city’s shipping facilities totaling 444 miles, likened to the distance to Buffalo on Lake Erie.
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New York
Manhattan
Greater
Battery
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Boston Art Center Tale Ends With Beethoven Bust
A Boston household story notes a new maid finding the head of a Winged Victory statue, sparking domestic talk. The reveal turns humorous as the maid presents a bust of Beethoven, reported by the Boston Journal.
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Boston
Beethoven
Boston Journal
Well Trained Housekeeper Impresses Employers
A household note praises a servant for exceptional tidiness and efficiency. The worker not only washes dishes but also puts everything away correctly, earning pride from her mistress.
Mean Thing Sparks Alleged Cruelty to Mechanism
A dramatic exchange centers on Bixby facing arrest for cruelty to a mechanism after a dictograph was hidden at an afternoon bridge club, prompting questions about actions and intent and the improvised device’s role.
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Bixby
Trade in Wisconsin Turtles Turns Terrapin Beat
Wisconsin river fishermen ship 125 live snapping turtles weighing 1 229 pounds to Philadelphia to rival Baltimore terrapin. Despite months in a cellar they arrive alive. Mr. Allen nets about 150 dollars for the shipment as turtles rest in winter quarters and fetch up to 18 cents a pound live.
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WE. Paul
Minn
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Baltimore
W.t.allen
Philadelphia
Allen
Mr. Allén
Dump Munitions of War Into the Sea Off Safidy Hook
New York reports thousands of confiscated weapons dumped into the ocean off Safidy Hook after the Sullivan law took effect. Police: 1,500 revolvers worth $11,000, rifles valued near $3,000, plus varied arms from high end pearl handled to toy pistols. A police room held the catalogued stock with marked provenance.
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York
Central América
Safidy Hook
Waldo
Baureau
Laws Home in Two Dividing Property
ENVER Colo James W Ponder is jailed after a quarrel over equal division of their shared estate Following a divorce agreement he tried to split the barn livestock and finally began sawing through the house roof before police intervened to halt the plan
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Enver
Col
James W. Ponder
Ponder
Oldest Known Con Man Nabbed in Chicago
Police report 84 year old Jerry McLean, blind and palsied, arrested at Central Station after con victims from Coles avenue and Clark street paid him 50 to 90 dollars each. He claims a long life of crime from Castlebar Ireland to Beauregard’s army and Fort McHenry.
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Jerry” McLean
Central Station
Jerry
California
Monacher
Willett
Clark Street
Frank Widsher
Stronghurst
EB. Suran
Michigan Avenue
Willet
Evans
Castle Bar
County Mayo
Ireland
America
New Orleans
Beauregard
Fort McHenry
Elisa Atole
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Pearl Mosque
Japan
Shakako
Darien
Rusela
Police Nab
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