Tamil Fashion Dinner Sets A Child as Etiquette Exemplar
Yesterday two young girls worn in Tamil dress hosted a simple dinner on matting with Aya serving a plantain leaf feast. Tressia led the table, handling rice and curries with refined, clean manners, finishing by discarding her plate and ending with a moistened towel. Glasgow Harbor Noted As Global Ship Center And Wage Gap Highlight
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Aya
Henrietta
Anna
Mary Spooner
Ava
Tressia
St. Theresa
Anna Ballard
Chicago News
Market Day on Halifax Street and Canton Joss Factory
A postal narrative describes Halifax shoppers, with Africans and Indians displaying rustic wares and crafts in a sidewalk market scene. It then shifts to a Canton joss factory where artisans carve gods, gild statues, and mass-produce coffins veiled in humor and awe.
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Halifax
New Orleans Picayune
Joss
Canton
Anon
W. T. Hornaday
Cosmopolitan
Heavenly gates and memories of Mariar in Josiah’s tale
A rustic speaker recalls Mariar with homespun imagery of heaven as pearly gates and golden streets. He longs for her, compares her humble life to the sermons of a pastor, and finds solace in her guiding spirit urging him to endure.
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Mariar
Josiah
D. Kimball
The Labor and Ingenuity of Telegraph Dispatches
Frank George Carpenter in Cleveland Leader notes the hidden labor behind timely telegraph news. Operators, often ignorant beyond trains, must stay on duty or accept bribes to delay closing. Dispatches travel across miles through multiple hands, while corruption and red tape shape what reaches the paper.
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Horace Greeley
Bill
Chicago Herald
Society
Beatrice
Queen Victoria
Parkhurst
Frank George Carpenter
Claveland
The Habit of Being Sick Nonfiction Idea
A pamphlet argues that chronic illness can stem from a habit of thinking oneself ill. It cites Hall's Journal of Health and North American quotes noting how mindset shapes health, suggesting prolonged weakness stems from mental patterns and overtaxed minds. It warns even doctors can fall prey to the diseases they treat.
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Hall
Journal of Health
Popular Fallacies Abound in Public Belief and News
A New York Tribune critique notes enduring credulity in newspapers and the public, citing a sensational tale of living snakes in a man's stomach. It argues such reports mislead readers, mocks the realism, and urges greater scientific education to dispel pervasive myths. The piece laments credulity in late nineteenth century journalism and calls for reform in schooling and press standards.
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England
Mercer County
New York Tribune
Practical Value of Art Study Alleged Benefits
A writer argues that studying minor arts and industries builds patience and steady habits essential for business success. He cites merchants who feared art would ruin practical aims, asserting properly conducted art work guides boys toward discipline, improving focus for future serious pursuits. Mothers reportedly confirm that clever youths benefit from home arts, countering the belief that art distracts from important goals.
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Drph
Linton Act Journal
Food Staples of the Chinese As Hearty Eaters
The Chinese are described as hearty eaters and abundant producers of food staples. The author notes no caste prejudice in meals, contrasts their plumpness with leaner Hindoo and Malay populations, and mentions travelers’ reports of eating uncommon animals but saw no such evidence among Cantonese. A Cantonese man reportedly ate a cat in Simujan, Borneo.
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Simujan
Borneo
Ah Kee
Kampong
W. T. Hornaday
Uncle Rube's Debate On Married Life On Wells Street
Two men chat near Northwestern depot on Wells Street as Uncle Rube ambles by. A man claims it costs more for a married man to live, the other questions, and Uncle Rube asks if the speaker is married, joking about whether marriage changes expenses and the wife’s washing.
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Uncle Rube
Wells Street
Darky
Chivaga Herald
H. Emanuel
Promincit
Brookfield
Europe
Luiso
Col. Theodold
J.D. Waite
Bloomsburg
Mr. White
Craud
Pfrelzer Bros. & CO
Philadelphia
Fall Styles on Display Across All Departments
Fall fashions dominate the store with silks and velvets and rich combinations for street and evening costumes. Wooten Dress Goods showcases the largest stock in Western New York and Pennsylvania with domestic and imported fabrics in new shades. Parisian robes and novelties drive demand for stylish dress suits as cloaks and winter garments are ready for inspection. A wide assortment of carpets, upholstery fabrics, gloves, hosiery, handkerchiefs, and furnishings is on sale with new trimmings of fringes and buttons. Mail orders receive careful attention.
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New York
Pennsylvania
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