Six stalwart men spank Dauchy in public scene
In Winsted Connecticut Edwin Dauchy, a 33 year old financier with a history of Klondike trips, was subjected to a public spanking by six men after he attempted suicide earlier that morning. The event drew a large crowd and involved hours of work to keep him awake. A nearby incident about a Chicago Stock Exchange pair over a fried bass is also noted as a humorous aside.
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Klondike
Dauchy
W. F. Coe
Sheldon
Danchy
Chicago Stock Exchange
Chicago Chronicle
Local Tucson Weather Report with Eye Safety Note
Observer E L Wetmore reports a cool windy day in Tucson with southwest winds and cloud cover. A low barometer signals potential changes tomorrow. residents are urged to wear colored sunglasses in bright sun and Dr Schell offers new sunglass selections at reasonable prices. Also mentions cold storage and Palace Meat Market.
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Dr. Schell
Digestive Aids and Cough Syrup Patent Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills for thin folks to digest and assimilate food, purify the system, and improve appetite, priced at 25 cents at druggists. It also claims Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs colds bronchitis and asthma and asserts no man can cure consumption but can prevent it.
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Dr. King
Wood
Kangxi Lo Han cash and the fast house fly
A Chinese pundit discusses a rare Kangxi era Lo Han cash sought for rings, noting its altered character and a legend of 18 Lohan images melted into coins. The piece also reports on the astonishing wingbeat of the common house fly, about 600 beats per second, propelling a 25 foot advance, with potential growth.
Ungentle Call Disturbs Home In Anonymous Threat
A man described as an ugly fellow phoned to ask if you were in and offered to whip you with a horse whip. The reply noted you were not at home, expressing regret for the harassment.
A Good Housekeeper Wife-Arthur Breakfast Delayed
A domestic exchange notes a breakfast being skipped because the cook is sick. Arthur questions the reason, and the wife explains the cook’s illness.
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Arthur
Captain Dies While Saving Wife in Swansea Gale
A Swansea vessel faced a brutal gale. The captain kept the fires burning and ordered boats readied. He told his wife to sleep below and, while others fled, went to his cabin to smoke and go down with the ship.
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Swansea
London Standard
Finger Length Signals Paths To Power In Palmistry
Adepts in palmistry argue the fourth finger longness predicts leadership. The shape of the little finger directs different talents from business success to tact and people management. The long pointed Mercury finger is linked to compelling influence over others.
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Ben Jonson
Efficient coal use in heating and fuel economy
The text explains that producing heat uses the same fuel as gas, so one person may burn four times as much coal without more heat if wasteful. It advises adding coal slowly after the fire is established so as not to drop the fire’s temperature, since fresh fuel must be heated to ignition before contributing heat.
When Irish Duels Were Common
The piece recalls a time in Ireland when duels were everyday. It cites a Galway anecdote involving Dick Martin and a prince regent, highlighting the blunt Irish response about contested elections and the river as the winner.
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Ireland
Dick Martin
Galway
Rtin
Hibernian Coolnes
Lack of Clothing in Uganda Wa Kavirondo Observed
A missionary describes Wa Kavirondo as nearly naked at the Uganda border. Villages surround tents with crowds of bare bodies except for bead necklaces or hippo tusks. The author contrasts their nakedness with the semi civilized Waganda in bark cloth.
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Uganda
Monsieur
Madame
Bebe
Madagascar's Dual Climates and Inhabitants Described
The article outlines Madagascar having two climates and two native classes. It notes coastal tropical and malaria prone regions with darker peoples. The interior features a high tableland, cooler climate, lighter natives, who are said to be more intelligent and rule the island.
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Madagascar
France
McSwineys gun near Horn Head spouts water jets
Near Horn Head in County Donegal a rock hole known as McSwineys gun connects to a sea cave. During strong north winds the sea bursts into the cavern and sends water jets over 100 feet high. Explosions accompany the jets and can be heard for miles.
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Horn Head
County Donegal
Ireland
McSwiney
Curious Korean custom where husbands ignore their wives
An Atchison Globe excerpt notes a Korean practice in which a husband passes his wife in public as though she were a stranger. The piece suggests recognizing waning affection after a meal as a signal to stop and reassess relations.
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Korea
Beds and sleep styles across nations
The piece surveys international bedding customs, noting American preference for healthy mattresses over unhealthy feather beds, and describing French, German, Norwegian, South American, Central American, Japanese, and Chinese sleep setups with concise contrasts.
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America
South
Central America
London Health
Rhinoceros Horn Use in Ancient Royal Cups
The horns of African rhinoceroses could reach four feet in length. In past eras horns were used as drinking cups by royalty with a belief that poisoning would reveal itself by bubbling. Some poisons were acids that could rapidly decompose horn, supporting a grain of truth in the idea.
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Matilija Springs
California
Matilissa
Ventura County, Cal
Daughy
Local Weather Report
Tucson
E. L. Wetmore
Smith
Palace
Kanghi
Buddha
Mount Lowe
Vallera
Alpine Tavern
Los Angeles
Cal
Arizona
Jaeger’s
Southern Pacific Hotel
Yuma, Arizona
San Xavier Hotel
Bowie Railroad
Bowie Station
Nogales, Arizona
Kansas
F. Saeger
Val
Atchison Globe
E. A. James
William Mason Touch
Lebert & Sark
Hayne
Council St
Ariz
John I. Reilly, F. D
Robert Hennessy Reilly
Hennessy
Chicago College of Embalming
Church S
St. Michael and Arctic
Garonne
San Francisco
Lyra
Frank Waterhouse & Co
Chronicle Building
Goldbaum
Johnson
and Johnson
Geo. Martin
Church and Congress
Gardiner, Worthen @ Goss
Gure
Irene
Fleishman’s
Zeigler’s
Barkley’s Barbecue Meat Market
East
Congress Street
Brady-Schneider Commission CO
Stone Avenue
Yuma
Yuma County
Roberts’ Restaurant
Windsor Hotel
M. Roberts
Geo. C. Williams
Central Park Floral Company
S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, Cal
Yoma
The
Yuma Bakery
W.H. Prop
John I
P. O. Box
First
Congress St
Retegy
H. Briggs
F. J. Villaescusa
Tucson, Ariz
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