Weird City of the Sands Visit to Zuni Pueblo Described
A female author recounts a 19th century journey to Zuni, 45 miles from Fort Wingate, with Zuni hosts and Frank Hamilton Cushing. The narrative covers colorful corn, crafts, eagle guardians, adobe houses, social dynamics, a vaccination by a surgeon, and reflections on modernization after a brief stay in the desert city. The piece blends travelogue with personal loss and cultural impressions.
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Pueblo
New Mexico
Zuni
Fort Wingate
Mr. Cushing
Nutria
Stalka Elx Fort
Derght
Mr Cushing
Dienity
Nitin Na Abe
Proper Dressmaking Practice for Beginners
Thorough practice is essential for accurate cutting and finishing of garments. Begin with each fabric piece cut separately, shrink cloth before sewing, and use correct patterns to minimize fitting difficulties. Overfitting and misaligned parts often require full refitting to achieve a neat final garment.
Model of Many Uses Costume for Various Occasions
The costume shown is a versatile model suitable for calling or church in soft broadcloth with trim. It can be made in challis or cashmere for house wear or in handsome allka for evening wear, featuring a surplice blouse and vest effect. Multiple blouses with trims exist, but expense should match a large wardrobe.
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Zunt
Kensington
Jane Hite
Maggie Mitchell
Acremn
Leutenant
Adeite
Rack for the Letters in Thin Wood Artistry
A practical 12 inch by 5 inch wooden letter rack is described with slanted front pieces decorated by lightweight glued postcards. The diagram shows back mounting screws and angled bases, stained green or oak, and dried before affixing postcards for easy replacement.
Prayer and pride part in traveler tale and wanders
A pious traveler on a highway ignores a nobleman’s salute while praying. The nobleman warns him of risking life for routine courtesy, and the sage reply emphasizes reverence to the King of Kings over human interruptions. The tale ends with the nobleman calming his wrath and resuming his journey. Also includes student diet experiments at the University of Minnesota and light cultural notes from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
Fife
Kinga
Negligees and pressing tips from a past era
A fragmented guide discusses dainty negligees as affordable wedding attire and notes lace bargains for brides. It also covers proper pressing practices for patches and delicate fabrics, warning against pressing surfaces and advising use of interlining when fabrics shine or reveal the weave.
Etymology of the Penknife Seen Through Ordinary Knowledge
An Everyday Word notes that many people do not know the origin of the term penknife. Readers learn that before modern pens, quills were common and a sharpened end turned a quill into a small knife, making everyone his own penmaker.
Force of Cyclone Reveals Immense Power
A careful estimate describes a cyclone's force and energy surpassing human and animal strength. It claims the West Indian cyclone released power greater than 400,000 buhee units, far exceeding what steam, water, windmills, or combined human effort could produce.
British Soldier’s Heavy Helmet Compared Across Regiments
A fragment describes heavy helmets worn by soldiers, noting the Virtuah unit’s helmet weighs at least 18 ounces while the Pruseiag and tatlan eat wader have lighter weights. It compares forage capes and mentions Japan-related gear weighing around eight ounces, with various weights stated for other items.
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Franey and
Rosele
Japan
Post Office Crime Watch and Fraudulent Advertisements
A long feature outlines the U S postal service scale from Alaska to Florida with 319 498 employees and 70 000 offices handling over 11 361 090 610 items. It notes postmaster general George von L Meyer and the secret service work on frauds swindling through mail ads, with cases of inside jobs and penalties. It cites a Chicago board of trade estimate of 100 million dollars yearly lost to swindlers and recounts examples from seed scams to jasmine-like flower hoaxes and other frauds reaching farmers, professionals, and urban residents. It also touches on science notes about babies and a historian tale about a royal treasure tank guarding jewels to deter thieves.
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Alaska
Florida
George von L. Meyer
Navy
Secret Service
Post Office
John Fm, Jr
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
United States Mail
New York
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By Bro
Washington Matthews
U. S
Joseph B. Bowles
Bentiemen
Alan
Palowatina
The
Dante
Aone
Rors
Xantippe
Ginner
Council
Muersin
Desert
Toyalant
Sir John Herachel
Inga
Zon
Waller
King OF Kings
Medical Department
University of Minnesota
Elaxx
Meical Department
Minneapola Journal
London Daily Mail
Neorlee
James Anderson
van Courtlandt Park
Anderson
Postal Service
Mighty Army
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Prof. Starr
Tron
Asammere Ume
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