Items of Interest from a 19th Century Paper
Minors and married women now may open savings bank accounts without parental or spousal consent in France. An optician warns smokers to avoid reading while smoking due to eye strain. A 8-car express train set lists values for each car. London mail carriers now deliver parcels to homes. Eight men with names ending in a single letter reportedly met in a Jacksonville restaurant. In Piedmont, Georgia a man pays or charges forty cents for various tasks. Florida Gulf and Atlantic coasts have fresh water springs used by spongers and fishermen along with an offshore oil spring. Persimmon bread made by Georgia’s negro community can yield non-alcoholic beer. A Boston society helps members buy homes or start businesses with a $250 payment for up to $1,000 and potential $1,000 benefit in 18 months, with 12,000 members projected in five years. Persian art of lily painting uses rings of paper or velvet. The U S Supreme Court letters insanity as a witness condition. English rural letter-carriers now use tricycles and sell stamps for distant residents. Denver street scene features a $1,000,000 mansion opposite a tent with a piano costing over $3,000 inside, tent under $20. The subject notes a long-running tent home.
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Piedmont
Gulf
Atlantic
Florida
Savannah
Georgia
Boston
Travel sketch of the Masai by Joseph Thomson
The account describes Masai manners and customs as observed by Mr. Joseph Thomson during his recent travels in Africa. It notes ceremonial spit in faces, the healer role of a medicine man, and the harsh social rules around marriage, cattle raids, and warfare. The piece critiques virtue and religion among the Masai, claiming little belief in an afterlife and that hyenas feed on dead bodies while the living are threatened by hunts.
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Joseph Thomson
Africa
Thomson
Masai
Four Years On Yorum Fren Urey
A brief note recounts four years since Yorum Fren Urey fled, with sparse readable details suggesting a personal or local history arc and reference to a related event or concern. The fragmentary text limits precise names or dates but implies ongoing interest or unresolved questions within the community.
Chinese Flags Across Fortresses and Camps
The passage describes a widespread Chinese passion for flags in military fortifications, camps, and city gates. Colors favor red white and blue in striped designs, with blue preferred. black or yellow appear when blue is unavailable, and utility banners are common across regiments near the Tso-tsung tang camp.
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China
Tso-tsungtang
At GL & Eral
Writ on VLE ons PTING GLAS Do
Fragmented text describes a glass cutting method involving water and fire to shape glass edges. It mentions infers a technique used by Gamond for ovals and notes edge smoothness concerns. Two hints are given to ensure success.
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Cardiward
Gamond
The Hissing Tea Urn Actor Meets a Fatal Applause
A dramatic stage incident ends with the actor, famed for avoiding hiss of a tea urn, killed by a sudden burst of applause. Witnesses report surprise and a quiet curtain fall after the ovation.
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Denver
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AFOME
Ayer
ELF. Hanns
Buckland
Mass
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Lowell IB Carpet Corporation
Lowell
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Ayers Almanac
J.C. Ayer
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Fran
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Basi
Portugal
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Py Et Rales
Parces Pads
Hedey
Oswasa
N.Y
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Cainse
T Piper
Gough
Allea
Mezcy, Joutson & Lord
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Elia
A.W. Brare
Iren Wa
VR Salewaa Well
Saatos
Oceans Carriage Worl
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Islan
G. Koebley
Express
Murray St
New York
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Latth
Woor
Hurch
Ofeoeag
Wauren, PA
Nw York
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Ohio
Bike Brie & Waster Pdimenit
Cineins
Clowehkuad
Unise
Chico
St. Louis
Minnese
Trakaitan
Macdya
Col. Vo
Kansas
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West
Jon
Adlress
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Shane
Ginac
Ain
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Pes
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Pinas
Titus Yehie
Wla
Uren
Nia, Weagraff & Bros
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Diblies
Hingue, Perins
Frices Y
Giro
Warner
NORE
R. R
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Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Superior
Puget Sound
NOTH
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Northern Pacific
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