The Work of Ghouls in Graveyard Robberies
A 19th century detective recounts capturing a large grave robbing ring that shipped bodies to medical colleges within 160 miles. He details night watches, a key triple-robbery, and a two year operation that yielded 25 dollars per body, with a wide network of watchful conspirators and a pivotal confession that exposed the scale of desecration.
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Middle States
Con
Steet
Phous Sre
Theo
Hong
Price
Cemetry
Thad
Lud
Vic
Ile
Lean Bom
Tve
Resouke
Sgvgnn Muies
Boaes
Jin
Express Company
Blankville
Brownsville
Sheri
Riv
New York Strells Apartments Display Remarkable Wardrobe
New York correspondent details an extraordinary single room apartment. Boots, neckties, gowns and a full wardrobe fill almost every wall and fixture. A massive brass ring hangs from the chandelier as shelves and glass cases showcase a fashionably opulent men’s wardrobe.
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Ife
New York
Mr. Bellamy
Buried Walnut Timber Recovered From Reelsfoot Lake
A historic 1314 earthquake formed Reelsfoot lake and buried walnut timber in mud beneath shallow water. A later speculator formed a company, dredging the lake and recovering large, sound walnut deposits sold to lumbermen at high prices. The timber remains preserved, undamaged by air and highly valuable.
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Reels Foot Lake
Tas
Reelsfoot Lake
Fide Dacor
Italian Love Charms and Sacred Twigs at Capri
Italian love charms are described with beliefs from Capri and Monte Vergine near Naples. Lovers steal a hair to bind love, entwined broom twigs on a sacred hill signify betrothal, and couples watch their twig links. Some charms involve a drop of blood in wine and pruning names on fig leaves blown away by wind.
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Capri
Monte Vergine
Naples
Ipfallib
The Stout Woman and Fashion Plates Debate
A stout woman complains fashion magazines favor slender figures, claiming plates mislead readers abroad. She says few women are willowy and wealthy shoppers must cope with oversized plates. Editors defend realism, arguing stout figures would elicit mockery from the industry.
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Stavrazines
Nong
America
Modites
Eston Herald
Tells Of Newlyweds Tricks And Signs From A York Clerk
A veteran York hotel clerk recalls how brides and grooms reveal their new status. He laughs at their haste to hide marriage by disguising luggage and behavior, noting the awkward use of the phrase my wife and the couples arriving after theater outings.
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York
Mail
Bayress
Queen Kapiolani's Irate Country Women
A Honolulu correspondent reports that after Queen Kapiolani and her sister-in-law returned to Hawaii's capital they posed in London fashions. Honolulu ladies condemned the attire, staged a public meeting, and destroyed the portraits. They then went to the royal party and forced the dresses to be torn, extracting a vow to wear only native costumes going forward.
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Honolulu
Kapiolani
Hawaii
London
Valery
New York
Liiowlokalini
Fundy
Bean Bag Parties Describe A Gentle Sport Game
Bean bag parties feature an inclined board with a five by five inch hole at the far end. Players pitch bags to land in the hole for scoring. ten bags in the hole score 100, extra large bags add 20, and bags on the board or floor incur points adjustments. Jumbo bags double scores. Ladies increasingly master distance and aim.
Bean Bag Toss Game Described for Cheerful Competition
A Boston description outlines a bean bag toss game with two facing lines at eight to ten feet. Players pass bags back and forth, tallying failures to catch. The side with fewer dropped bags in the agreed time wins, with a scorer marking unfair throws.
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No. 1
Boston Herald
Women in China Describe Domestic Authority and Marriage Customs
The article relays Tcheng Ki Tong’s account of Chinese women wielding household power, controlling children and education, and engaging in business in her husband’s stead. It outlines early arranged marriages, betrothal ceremonies, dowry exchanges, and a bride’s wardrobe gifts signaling union, with marriage to be finalized within a year of gifts.
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China
Europe
Tcheng Ki Tong
Paris
West
America
Terawn
Lote
Tcheng
France
Fashion Notes Describe Trim Trends in Hats and Dresses
Fashion notes highlight trimming choices for house and evening dresses including crimson flannel hats, velvet bonnets with gold or silver nets, electric blue and moss green trims, fur piping on walking dress corsages, and Astrakhan. Discs appear on plush to crepe lisse fabrics, belt clasps favored over buckles, velvet flowers on white tulle balldes, seal skin bonnets with color trims, new Japan crape veiling, oxidized silver face pins with antique mountings, Ottoman edged ribbons, sailor hats for children, Scotch plaid plush, and a shift from plain velvet to forescent or shot velvets with fur borders on wraps.
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Astrakhan
Japan
Silk gauze fabrics shape elegant dress accessories
Silk gauze fabrics are praised for table covers scarves and mantels while rough cloths suit outer wraps for durability. Linen collars reveal minimal edge, and white fabrics return for dinner or evening wear. The low oval scarf with six inch lace trim is highlighted as simple yet stylish.
Magnetic well near Sierra Blanca draws crowds and sparks
About three years ago Texas and Pacific drilled near Sierra Blanca and struck an underground cavity. A strong air current emerges from the pipe twice daily, ebbing and flowing with tides. Locals report magnetic sparks, magnetized items, and claims of curative properties. Governor Brown visited, and the well is called the fountain of youth.
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Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Sierra Blanco
Fraso
J Cently
Judy
Brown
Galzeton
Gems in Ant Hills Reveal Native Mining of Ants in New Mexico
A Golden Days article recounts a traveler and ally discovering a Navajo observer collecting garnets, quartz, olivine, and an emerald from ant hills in New Mexico and nearby regions. The piece notes Indians credit ants for mining, as gems emerge from sand and are later sold for jewelry, with many ant hills examined for valuables.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Novel Remedy For Rheumatism Alarmed South Main Resident
A South Main street woman applied a familiar liniment to her rheumatic daughter's limbs after her cries for help. The pains vanished and the daughter slept well, but she later found nearly 50 cents worth of medicine wasted. The pains returned with the morning.
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South Main Street
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Queen Kapiolani
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