Reindeer Industry Spurs Eskimo Economy Across Alaska
Government reindeer stock and training programs transform Eskimo communities north of the Yukon. Apprentices learn herd care, marketing, and gear making, with missions and Lapps supplying deer and expertise. The program aims to hand over self sufficient herds, boosting incomes and education in Arctic Alaska.
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Siberia
Arctic
Alaska
WL. Beasly
Alaska Reindeer Service
Kuskowin
Lapps
Bethel
Yukon
Golovin
Kotzebue
Shishmaref
Cape Wales
Barrow
Takpuk
Lapp
Washington
The Sneering Husband and a Wary Bride
A discussion on the harm of a sneering husband and the toxic influence on a wife, warning that charm can mask control. Also a note on the Chinese New Year change in Manila and Chinese residents’ reaction to altered calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Idleness and the Sin of Inaction
A brief maxim notes idleness as the unforgivable sin and the source of many others. It highlights that lack of effort breeds further faults and moral decline.
Question Arises Over Colombo Marriage Prank
A recent Colombo marriage is under question after the bride dressed as the groom and the groom wore the bride’s clothes in a practical joke. The ceremony proceeded before the couple were identified, raising doubts about the union’s validity.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Dust Prevention by Weather Stripping Door Edge
The article advises sealing dust with a felt edge along the door bottom to block dirt from entering a closet. Attach the felt to the inside bottom of the door so it lightly touches the floor, avoiding rubber. This preserves clothing from dust buildup.
Train Rescue Ended in Tragic Dog's Death
A railroad accident left a man saved but a dog killed in the incident. The exchange recalls the near miss and the grim outcome for the animal involved.
Civil War Dispatches From Late March 1862
Military actions across Georgia Missouri Virginia and Pensacola are described with Union efforts at Skidaway Warrensburg Middleburg and Union City. Reports include emancipation of contrabands, cavalry skirmishes, battery setbacks, and civilian relief efforts in New York and Washington scenes.
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Wyandotte
Beminole
Norwich
Gillis
Wilmington River
Georgia
Skidaway
Quantreill
Warrensburgh
Missouri
Major Foster
Foster
Humonsville
Ohio Cavalry
Hastings
McHenry
Bledsoen
McMinnville
Tennessee
Curtis
Federal
Army of the Southwest
Charles Morton
Hamilton Kennédy
Alexander Davis
Burlington
N.J
Samuel Aaron
Petersburg Express
Strasburgh
Hooker
Potomac
First
New Jersey Cavalry
Texas Rangers
Dumfries
Morgan
Louisville & Nashville
Curran Pope
Kentucky
Santa Fe
N. M
Apache Canyon
Union
Cook
Leutenants
Shipping Point
Potomac River
Illinois
Warrensburg
Parker
Warrentown Junction
Rappanhannock
Massachusetts
Committee On Federal Relations
Stone
Ball's Bluff
Geary
Middleburg
Stuart
White
Philomet
Virginia
Chainbridge
Washington
Hunter
Por Royal
8. C
Department of the
Clay King
New England
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Solomon Foot
Vermont
United States Senate
W. G. Chapman
Polly-Miss Yellowleaf and Dolly-Well chatter in gossip
A snippet from a Woman's Home Companion gossip column notes Polly-Miss Yellowleaf claims she prioritizes beauty sleep while Dolly-Well jokes about Tasodiane causing frightful troubles.
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Polly
Paxton Toilet Co. Ad Promotes Peroxide Alternative
An old advertisement notes consumers favoring a one nero antiseptic substitute and poet suggestion over liquid antiseptics. The piece mentions a postpaid receipt offer from The Paxton Toilet Co. of Boston Massachusetts.
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Nero
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
The Result. Mrs. Howard and Mr. Barker Interview
A humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar features Mrs. Howard asking if Johnny received an unbreakable toy. Mrs. Barker replies yes, but notes the boy has broken everything else with it.
Man Says Foolish Acts Demand Little Invention Genius
A short adage notes that it requires little invention to fool oneself, reflecting on human nature and self-deception with terse wit. The remark appears in a collection of aphorisms from an era emphasizing plainspoken humor.
Vintage patent medicine and moral quips ad card
An eclectic fragment advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming teething relief and gum softness. It also touts Garfield Tea as Nature's remedy and promotes a moral saying about poverty and virtue. A quote from Yriarte appears and a note on avoiding the race course to stay on track.
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Endorsed by Virginia Woman
A Odd woman from Odd, Virginia reports lasting health restore after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims five years of inability to lift water during the Change of Life, numerous hemorrhages, back pain, and sleepless nights, now returning to full work capacity. The advertisement promotes the compound as a standard remedy for women's ills and urges readers to write for information.
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Odd
Lydia E. Pinkham
Martha L. Hottoway
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Uncle Sams
Cleopatra
Sneerer
Nashville
Johnson
United States
North Carolina
Murray
U. S
Louisiana
Old Union
Pensacola
Fla
T. M. Jones
Drake DeKay
Mansfield
Newport News
James River
Twenty Ninth
Warwick
Allen
Olmsted
le Roye
N.Y
Yriarte
Brown
Unown
Bom
Moses
Same
Piso
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