Strange Lobasha Of Abyssinia Hypnotic Crime Finders
A Swiss engineer working for King Menelik of Abyssinia describes lobasha boys under hypnotic trance who supposedly uncover criminals. Incidents include a boy running 16 hours to Harrar to identify incendiary evidence and a murder case where a boy’s staged movements matched the suspect’s. The tale parallels an ancient Egyptian method.
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M. Tig
Menelek
Abya
Sinia
An & Cane
Adis Abeba
Amoke
Harrar
Jobasha
Galla
Emperor Menelek
M Lg
Adia Abeba
Lobasha
Tik
Jasha
Abbusha Wan
Tooma
VRPG
Enelek
Abyssinia
Mark Twain tale and Mississippi property figures
An acquaintance recalls Mark Twain lounging on a Buffalo veranda smoking in a dressing gown and joking about a fire as his hosts watched. The piece then lists Mississippi personal property values for 1903, including watches, pianos, guns, and livestock, plus population polls, and notes New York horse show photographers capturing gowns and hats.
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Mark Twain
Buffalo
Mississippi
Joy of Birds Shows Tail Wagging as Happiness Sign
An English writer notes birds wag tails when pleased and describes gander and jackdaw behavior. Observers report macaws blush as a danger signal and a blue and orange macaw shows a pink face when angry or excited.
Modern Copper Wealth in U S Mining History
Henry George Jr notes in Pearson's Modern Methods of Finance that the United States built a vast copper industry beginning about 1845 with roughly 100 tons produced that year. Michigan led growth, Montana rose to surpass Michigan by 1890s, and by the late 1890s US output exceeded $80 million in value. The three leading districts were Butte Silver Bow Montana. Lake Superior Michigan. Clifton Bisbee Globe in Arizona.
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Pearson's
Henry George, Jr
United States
Michigan
Montana
Arizona
Butte
Silver Bow County
Mont
Lake Superior
Clifton, Bisbee
Globe
Disease in the Mines
A report warns water spraying in mines fosters serious disease called ankylostomatosis found mainly in Austrian German and Hungarian mines, with cases in Cornwall and Australia. Higher heat and saturation aid spread. larvae survive above 48 degrees Fahrenheit on props and bars, not floors. Infection is not airborne but ingested, so clean hands and hygiene are essential.
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Cornwall
Australia
Size of Russia's Army Reveals Massive Forces
O K Davis in Every body's Magazine notes Russia's army is the largest, with about a million active in peacetime and up to 4.5 million when at war. He cites 900,000 reaching majority yearly, mandatory five-year service, 75,000 officers, 660,000 horses, and estimates 300,000 troops in Manchuria or nearby, with fielded forces constrained by government will.
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Russian War Office
Cam
Manchuria
O. K. Davis
Everybody's Magazine
Salamee of Trade Balance Outpaces Other Nations
Salamee praises his country's commerce by asserting the balance of trade is nearly in their favor and occasionally exceeds that of all other favored nations on the map.
Wireless telegraph typewriter invention outlined at length
A British inventor unveils a zeragraph device that combines a typewriter with wireless telegraph capabilities. The instrument acts as both transmitter and receiver, using two impulses per letter to print or telegraph text, with secrecy through synchronized signals and potential military use. Trials show printing at 25 words per minute and operation over air, wire, or unattended reception.
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Paris
Society of Civil Engineers
Brussels
Berth
Frankfort
Paris Bourse Seats Cost Millions and Require Scrutiny
A Paris stock exchange seat, or charge, costs around 2.5 to 3 million francs with net yearly profits from 30,000 to 90,000 dollars in strong years. Seats are often split among partners and bought only by Frenchmen over 25 who meet strict business and personal standards, undergoing formal approval by agents, the seventy, and the finance minister.
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Cleveland Moffett
Paris
Stock Exchange
Indies
Doorkeeper and Admission Prices for Masks and Costumes
Doorkeeper J G Finnell at 2927 announces masks for sale and costumes for rent at F Nickerson Co. Admission: spectators 50 cents for adults 37 adults? or 50 cents, children 25 cents. general invitation extended for the event.
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F. Nickerson&Co's
Treasurer's Notice on County Warrants 1905
This notice states warrants against Custer county will be paid with interest to date if presented within 60 days. It lists Current Expense Fund and Current Road Fund issue numbers from 1904 to 1905 and credits an interest rate of 7 percent from registry dates to ten days after this advertisement. Dated January 1905, F. J. Crypt, County Treasurer.
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Custer County
F. J. Crypt
Will Giv Seed Sale Details of Alfalfa and Orchard Grass
A short notice lists D. W. Biethau of Will as offering alfalfa seed with two define times and orchard grass seeds. Details plus samples available on application at Blackfoot Diosy.
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D. W. Biethau
Blackfoot
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W. J. McDonald
C. Short
Sam, Atchingon
H. Gilbert
Mal Branca
Jake Leisinger
Wm. T. Oster
Geo. E. Keyes
James Marker
George L. McGowan
John Stephens
J. G. Finnell
Hull & Wholesale and Retail Dealers Ing
Custercoum
William Buster
Prop
General Merchandh
Crockery
Challis, Idaho
N. Hunt
James Garin
J. W. Oros
Custer, Idaho
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