Methods of Vultures and Wage Gaps in Early Reports
A discussion of vulture foraging behavior linked to camel carcasses cites a December event near Petra where birds converged on fresh prey. The piece shifts to a wage comparison showing Cambridge teachers earning about 620 annually versus Boston cooks at 231.40, arguing cooks may end with more after expenses.
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Petra
Wady-el-Arabah
Srecor
Siht
Cambridge
Boston
Pew
Albany
Atlanta
Baltimore
New Orleans
Paterson
Rochester
Syracuse
Indolent Lord Strathvairn Cited By Telegraph Story
A correspondent recalls Lord Strathvairn as indolent during campaigns in central India, neglecting dispatches. At a mutiny supper, Sir Hugh Rose’s anecdote is interrupted by a sergeant announcing rebels hung, provoking the general to bow and say thanks, angering the gossiping queen.
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Lord Strathvairn
Piccadilly
Central
India
Winhin
Sheffeld
England
Hugh
Ohl
Sir Tugh
Tugh
Sir Ilugh
Unfortunate bankruptcy of Christopher Columbus descendant
The article reports the bankruptcy of Don Christofan Colomb, duke of Veragna, the principal lineal descendant of Christopher Columbus. After the Madrid duke’s debts forced sale of furniture and relics, he retired near Madrid in modest circumstances. His insolvency followed speculative farming investments and a financial crisis, casting doubt on his participation in Chicago ceremonies.
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Christopher Columbus
America
Columbus
Don Christofan Colomb
Duce
Veragna
Chicago
Conection
Duk
Madrid
Spain
Senor Sagasta
United States
Domestic Service Questions Noted by Miss Salmon
A glimpse from a New York Evening Post item cites Miss Lucy Salmon of Vassar College on domestic service queries. The piece includes a curious anecdote about fog and a mistaken musk ox sighting that ends with a mouse-like quarry.
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United States
New York Evening Post
Lucy Salmon
Vassar College
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Mr. Pike
Canada
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Ibeea Fc
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Rey
Enos LS
Eee
W. P. Roevnoups & Sons Proprietors
Central Canal
W. G. Reynolds Miller
Aeeke
SFE
John Glines
W. Gillman
He Eschekae
James Hackina
Christainson and
Pope
Sebelabeor
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