Diving for Sponges from the Mediterranean to Key West
The Chicago Herald describes Mediterranean and West Indian sponge trade. It explains two sponge classes, diving methods, gear, risks from sharks, and government leases. It notes price ranges from pennies to fifty dollars per pound, with bleaching harms and hospital sponge reuse concerns. Key West contributes nearly 500 thousand dollars yearly, and overall sponge commerce rises despite higher prices.
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Lindner
Chicago
Mediterranean
America
Key West
Wla
Europe
Chicago Herald
The Angelus Bell and Visiting Cards Across Time
A composite fragment cites a poem about the Angelus bell over a river scene and shifts to a Toronto Times note on the origin of visiting cards in China during the fong dynasty. It describes red silken engagement cards and the ceremonial process of matching couples through a matchmaker and parental consent.
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New Orleans
Picayune
China
Toronto Times
Equal to the Occasion and Curiosities in Primitive Astronomy
A San Francisco Argonaut tale on Del Sarte’s poised masterclass shows how one man met pressure with restraint as the rival aimed loud theatrics. Also notes Wanderings in a Wild Country linking celestial lore to native beliefs about lamps of departed spirits and moon size tied to death rates.
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del Sarte
Sprise
San Francisco
New Britain
Spoiled the Trick by a Rabid Rabbit Incident
Harrison recalls meeting magician Hermann in Kingston Jamaica years ago before his fame. He agreed to act as confederate, handed a rabbit to hide in his pocket. A sudden squeeze alarmed him as the rabbit bit him, causing a scare and the rabbit vanished, forcing Hermann to omit the trick.
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Magician Hermann
Kingston
Jamaica
Hermann
McAn Harrison
St. Louis
Long Wire Across Dartmouth Harbor Reported
A Western Counties and South Wales Telephone Company wire crosses Dartmouth harbor entrance with a span near 800 yards. The line sits 332 feet above high water at Dartmouth, dips to 198 feet near Kingswear, then rises to 207 feet. No. 17 silicon bronze, very light, weighs twenty four pounds per span and has withstood several gale conditions. A Maine bear trapping tale notes a molasses free device used to deter theft, resulting in the bear’s death.
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Western Counties and South Wales Telephone Company
Dartmouth Harbor
Dartmouth
Kingswear
Fire destroys family home. boy loses paw’s clothes
A Chicago Times passage depicts a friend delivering news that a father’s house burned down yesterday. The boy Johnny responds with stoic, rural dialect, saying nothing can be saved and his father’s old clothes are gone, while musical, nonsensical sounds punctuate the scene.
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Johnny
Paw
Chicago Times
New Style Bitters Promoted Amid Quack Medicine Rants
A lurid editorial humorously mocks men who self treat illness with alcohol and home remedies. It promotes New Style Pleasant Taste Vinegar Bitters as a safe, alcohol free cure, claiming it cleanses blood and aids recovery without opium. The ad repeats sales pitch language and urges readers to buy the product from druggists.
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Cirenlal
Radam
Bhai’ Bex
Puck
Beecher
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Paris Green
Samuel W. Hawley
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United States
New Eng
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Maine
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Geste Bittepta
R. H. McDonald Drug CO
Col. Washington and Cuarlton Sts
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Philadelphia
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Lessler
P.O
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A. Mintzer & Co
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John C. West &Co
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Geneva
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Merck Drug Store
Charles A. Peterson
Beatty Block
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W.3tone
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Leonham Bros
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Preston
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High School
A. C. McAlpine
Ofice and Residence
Third St
Ble
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S. W. Corner
Second and
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John Sager
Wise’s Clothing
Carver House
C. Smith
Golden Horseshoe
W. A. Greaves
Stuydie
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the Revere
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Ely
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USA
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