Risks of capturing and transporting wild circus animals
An account from the Baltimore American describes the dangerous logistics and high costs of trapping, transporting, and keeping exotic animals for circuses. It covers lions and rhinoceros in pits, giraffes and zebras hard to load, and the demanding care of elephants, bears, and primates, with prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars and notes on native workers and transport challenges.
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Africa
Anun
Tyro
Atrien
Alaska
Baltimore
Franklinense harvesting in Somaliland forests
The article explains frankincense production in Somaliland. Trees yield sap after the rainy season, forming pockets where resin oozes and hardens into tears. Harvesting occurs roughly every 80 days until September, with a vigorous tree producing about 16 pounds yearly.
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Somaliland
Africa
Transport crew incident reported in Lewtone Weekly
An informal exchange shows a medical officer demanding identification from a colored private. The private admits discarding his tag and expresses no ambition for further death checks, reflecting wartime social attitudes and tensions.
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Lewlon Weekly
Cotton Market Outlook From Sam McCall Buyer Optimism
Florence Daily Times reports veteran buyer Sam McCall predicts strong prices for cotton in coming season. He cites 1919 20 crop 12 443 180 bales at 38 29 middle and 19020 21 11 577 316 bales at 16 08 middle, arguing 8 800 000 bales with 12 cents mid would still yield around 480 000 000, while noting supply constraints and grain and cotton remaining wealth for foreign markets.
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Florence
Sam McCall
Sears
McCail
Bates
America
Texas
Harding
Federal Reserve System
Canned Pimentos and Home Demonstration Meeting Update
Instructions detail peeling blistering and packing medium sized pimentos in dry layers with no liquid or sugar or salt. Process for 1 pint jars is 25 minutes. The September meeting of the Home Demonstration Council of Dillon County, postponed to a later date, is noted.
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Elect
Home Demonstration Council
Dillon County
Seasonable Recipes for Preserved Pigs and Figs
Instructions for preserving figs with baking soda and boiling water then soaking in syrup. Dispose of overripe or broken figs. Make sugar syrup, add drained figs, boil until clear and tender, then pack in sterilized jars to seal overnight.
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Etta
Rover
Postponed Event Delayed with Date to be Announced
The notice states the event is postponed for a few weeks and that the exact date will be announced soon. The fragment mentions sources of lasting fruitfulness as the Living Function and emphasizes spiritual themes about keeping the sun in the sky for the Son of God in the soul.
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Son of God
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