China’s Sorrow River Rafts Down the Yellow River Trade
The Hwang Ho, China’s famed flooding river, hosts a centuries old raft trade on its 700 mile inland course. Moslem Chinese crews steer oxhide and sheepskin rafts from Sining and Lanchow to Paotow, carrying wool hides and agricultural goods while dodging sand bars and rapids.
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Breaking an Apple Easy if You Know the Secret
A Washington Star writer describes a simple method to break an apple cleanly in half. Grasp with both hands, elbows outward, forearms straight, close to the chest, then roll shoulders forward and back while twisting the hands outward. With a tight grip, the apple splits, yielding one half per hand.
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Washington Star
Forgotten Kentucky city unearthed at river convergence
Pathfinder Magazine reports Fain W. King of Paducah leads excavations in a corner of Kentucky where the Ohio and Mississippi rivers meet. The dig reveals bones from over 1000 individuals, plus a dense layer of waste brick, crockery, arrowheads, ornaments and wood ashes, tracing a once thriving ancient settlement dating to Babylonian times. A fragmentary medical ad promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel health.
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Paducah
Pathfinder Magazine
No Doubt About That Teacher Hobson's Choice
Bright pupil answers questions about Hobson's Choice and the meaning behind the term. Mrs Hobson is referenced as the teacher in the exchange, with the pupil responding to demonstrate understanding of the phrase.
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Hobson
Three Simple Rules to Keep Bowels Moving Daily
A famous old doctor outlines easy steps for regular bowels. Drink a large glass of water before breakfast and several times daily, get outdoor exercise, and aim for a consistent bowel movement hour each day. The advice promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle cleanser and gentle herbal laxative suitable for families.
Charleroi Moustique Snaps at Goalkeeper Riffraff
In a pointed remark captured by Charleroi Moustique, an apparently irate local critic called for the goalie to leave the field and join other players, sparking debate over the remark’s fairness and context.
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