Sioux Indian Nation and Place Names Influence
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes the Sioux are the largest North American tribe, supplying many geographic names. It discusses notable leaders like Red Cloud Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull and explains the origin of the term Sioux from a French Ojibway rendering. It also recounts historical resistance to white expansion and alliances with the English in earlier wars.
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Mexico
National Geographical Society
Red Cloud
Crazy Horse
Sitting Bull
Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Uruatia
Arkansas
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Crowd erupts in laughter at 1859 Handel festival event
At the Handel festival of 1859 the queen attended Israel in Egypt. Costa proposed singing the national anthem with drums, but a deaf drummer and vocal cues caused a huge bout of laughter from five thousand to thirty two thousand in the audience, described as a chaotic shriek by witnesses. Sen Sorghum quips about habit in politics. HELP WANTED ad for J. R. Watkins Co. seeks sellers in Wakefield and nearby cities with free samples and full details.
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Israel
Egypt
Costa
J. R. Watkins
Wakefield
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Winona
Minn
Frigate Birds Of Nauru Feature In Village Decoy Tournament
A writer notes that frigate birds are trained as decoys to lure other seabirds for capture by Nauru villagers. On festival days the king presides as decoys are released and wild birds are herded toward roosts, ending in counting captures and royal praise amid feasting.
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South Sea
Nauru
Bulletin
The
Pan-American Union
Marshall
Solomon Islands
Thanking the Farm Animals In A Polite Nursery Tale
A governess recalls two well mannered children, Marie and Willie, who constantly misstep in the snow due to oversized over shoes. Marie thanks everyone for kindnesses and even thanks the rooster for an egg, illustrating their instinctive courtesy and gentle natures in a quaint farm setting.
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Willie
Marie
Rooster
Increases Perfume of Flowers from Grafted Plants
Professor Daniel of Rennes explained before the Academie des Sciences in Paris a grafting method that boosts flower perfume. By grafting wormwood onto chrysanthemum, the resulting plants produced stronger fragrance and even passed perfume traits to their seeds. Some offspring retained odor, while others were odorless.
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M. Daniel
Rennes
Academie Des Sciences
Paris
Ravages of Man Eaters Across Colonies
Reported man eating lions in Uganda killed 22 Europeans 12 Hindus and 167 natives employed on railway work. Local estimate adds over 500 more natives not employed. Rhodesia lions reportedly claimed 119 victims and West Portuguese Africa over 200 including three European hunters.
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India
Uganda
Rhodesia
West Portuguese Africa
Those Fast Drivers on a Narrow Road
A guest admires a host who drives carefully on a narrow, dangerous road as another car dangerously passes. The guest shivers at the near miss and questions the passer’s risk, but the careful driver vows to respond by accelerating to prove a point.
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T. S. Crosby
Kerkes
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Ernest Schaefer
Bessemer, Michigan
Levi S.rice
Bessemer, Mich
Dr. Miles
Senator Sorghum
Leon Goulard
S. Curry ST
Ironwood
Michigan
OS. G. Sauter
Witte Ribbon
Iron King
Konwood, Mich
Mickie
Duespeare
Facus Plumer
Ford
Cloon Motor CO
Charles Aghrob
MRS
EAT
Dr Morse
John Patyk
Auto Livery Service
Telephone
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