Demand for Ivory Exceeds Supply Across World Markets
The article explains how demand for ivory surpasses supply with many imitations. It notes vegetable ivory from Corozo nuts, African elephant tusks, and fossil ivory, detailing prices, origins, and historic use from ancient Egypt to medieval religious objects. It highlights rising African slaughter and potential shortages for European and Asian manufacturers.
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Phytelephas
South America
Ceylon
India
Burma
China
Europe
London
Liverpool
Antwerp
Africa
Dordogne
Solomon
Egypt
Assyria
British Museum
Phidias
Pereiles
Athene
Acropolis
Death of James R. Beckwith in New Orleans
James R. Beckwith aged 79 former federal district attorney here died in New Orleans from Bright's disease. He was a New York native and had been summarily removed by President Grant after the whiskey fraud case.
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New Orleans
James R. Beckwith
Grant
Bright
New York
Buffalo Lawyer Sues Doctor for Toe Loss
Eugene M. Bartlett of Buffalo sues Dr. John S. Grouard of Nantucket in U S court for 25000 dollars claiming improper treatment of a callous on his right toe. An incision through the callous led to foot infection and eventual toe and part of the foot amputation following care instructions.
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Boston
Mass
John 8S. Grouard
Nantucket
Eugene M. Bartlett
Buffalo
United States
Barnett
Grovard
Bartlett
Grouard
Bossy Scandal Ties Cow to Fermented Bourbon Whisky
In Washington Aug The department of agriculture reports a Virginia farmer’s cow named Bossy showed drunken behavior after eating ensilage and consuming fermented corn stalks. Investigators concluded the animal was intoxicated on raw bourbon, not misconduct.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Reidpath Honored on Return From Stockholm Victory
Charley D. Reidpath, winner of honors for the American team at Stockholm, received an enthusiastic public reception on his return home. He was presented with a silver loving cup and an athletic meet was held in his honor.
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Buffalo
Chas. D. Reidpath
Stockholm
Samose Flesh Forming Tablets Sold By G Van Antwerp
An advertisement extols Samose as a flesh forming food to combat thinness and promote weight gain. It claims nine out of ten can improve health with thorough assimilation and urges weighing before use to track increases. The G Van Antwerp & Sons Drug Co guarantees refunds if customers are not satisfied.
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G. van Antwerp & Sons Drug Co. J
New Remedy for Ugly Complexions from Apples
Grant Border of Baltimore urged the apple as a beauty aid at the International Apple Shippers Association meeting in Chicago. He predicted 100 million barrels of yearly apple production within five years and called for nationwide advertising to curb overproduction and remind the public of health benefits. Other speakers blamed freight and storage costs for rising apple prices.
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Chicago
Grant Border
Baltimore
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Mr. Border
Dodson's Liver Tone Promoted as Calomel Substitute
An old advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy to replace calomel for liver issues. It claims the product smooths constipation and biliousness, with druggists guaranteeing satisfaction on every 50 cent bottle.
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Dodson
Woman shoots husband in self defense in Alabama
Mrs. Millard Turner was charged after shooting her husband Walter Turner with an 88 caliber Colt pistol in Birmingham. She said she fired to save her life as he approached with a knife. The bullet struck him in the right breast. he will recover.
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Birmingham
Ala
Walter Turner
Millard Turner
Bessie Mines
Jefferson County
New York Baby Saved by Blood Transfusion at Flower Hospital
Mary O Halloran three days old in the Flower Hospital maternity ward owes her life to a random patient John Phil p a Yonkers machinist who donated three ounces of blood for a serum injection After the transfusion the baby's bleeding ceased and she began to recover Philp convalesces from gasoline burns and has not met the infant Mary is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthew O Halloran of East 168th Street.
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New York
Mary O'Halloran
Flower Hospital
John Philp
Woodworth Avenue
Yonkers
Harold Miller
Philp
Matthew O’halloran
East 168Th Street
Burns Knocks Out Rickard in Sixth Round Fight
Tommy Burns former world heavyweight champion knocked out Joe Rickard in the sixth round of their bout in Saskatoon on August 8. Burns delivered the decisive blow late in the sixth, sealing the victory. Rickard failed to answer the bell after the final knockdown.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Tommy Burns
Joe Rickard
First prominent Black lawyer converts to Judaism in Brooklyn
Rufus L. Perry a Brooklyn criminal lawyer took Jewish rites at 79 East Seventh Street after declaring his faith. Perry, born 1867, NYU Law graduate, formerly assistant district attorney of Kings County and a Democrat, said he loves the Jewish people and aims to keep kosher.
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Rufus L. Perry
Cumberland Street
Brooklyn
New York Herald
East Seventh Street
S. Scheiner
Perry
Jerusalem
Scheiner
New York University Law School
R. L. Perry
Baptist Church of the Messiah
Dean Street
Hector A. Alexander
Templecourt
Fulton Street
Kings County
Supreme Court
Traveling Salesman Endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills
EB. B. Youngs of Berkshire Vermont writes he suffered from constipation and indigestion until using Dr King’s New Life Pills. He claims the remedy is excellent for stomach liver or kidney troubles and notes the price is 25 cents at all druggists.
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EB. B. Youngs
Berkshire
Dr. King
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