Butchers Immune to Consumption Says Meat Trade Leader
A Washington market veteran claims butchers never die of consumption due to constant exposure to fresh meat. He reports no lung- wasting cases among local butchers, contrasting with common fears. He notes rheumatism and typhoid among workers but not lung disease, joking climate and meat-dense air as possible helpers.
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M Butebéra i
Butebera
Washington
Colorado
Korpt
Pike's Peak
New York Mall
Express
Types and traits of various dog breeds in historical note
The passage catalogs nearly 200 dog varieties, contrasting hunting styles and temperaments. Foxhounds hunt by sound, deerhounds hunt silently, and greyhounds hunt by sight. It notes staghounds’ nonaggressiveness, the tallan greyhound’s symmetry, Skye terriers’ river leaps, and Bakimo dogs drawing sledges with minimal gear.
Women Cannot Boss Each Other in McClure's Magazine
The essay argues that women will not unite to dominate men or force men into a secondary role. It holds that while women may vote and influence, they will not conspire on a large scale to dethrone men, insisting that competent men remain necessary as leaders and masters.
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Martin
McClure
Kawiir Banking Practice Described
The Kafirs use a simple banking method where a chosen banker holds all the group’s money. When someone buys an item, the banker pays the seller from the bag, counts the amount, and records the debt with two witnesses. After all purchases, the deposits are settled and everyone goes home.
Varying Values of Food and Diet Critics
Dr Hutchinsen's Dietetics argues balancing diet with practical limits. It notes fourteen oysters equal one egg and warns a daily 24 platefuls of pea soup would be required for a full diet. The piece praises oatmeal in Scotland but urges dairy supplementation for a sensible, moderate life.
The Tyranny of Passion in a Free Man
A reflection on how overpowering passions rule a person, likening unchecked desire to a fiery torrent. The essay contrasts external imprisonment with internal captivation, citing an Arab saying that passion is a tyrant that destroys those it governs.
Man and Woman Equal Yet Dormant Debate Transcript
A fragment from a transcript shows Mesten challenging the idea of woman's emancipation with a Burton remark that men are superior, while asking how such superiority can be proven if women remain equal. The exchange reflects a colonial era discourse on gender roles and authority.
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Burton
Pingree Meets Mosby in Washington Corridor Reminiscence
In a Washington hotel, Pingree recalls a 25 year old encounter with Colonel Mosby. Pingree, then prominent in Michigan politics, confesses Mosby’s men captured him, taking his near new uniform and leaving him with an old ragged coat. The two share a cigar and a friendly talk.
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Pingree
Moabr
Hazen
Michigan
Washington
Willard
Mosby
Ghostly Claim: Lady Is the House’s Hidden Figure
In a Scotland haunted house tale from Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff a family rents a place famed for a wandering ghost. A woman, later revealed as the client herself, matches the haunted image, prompting a twist that the resident was the ghost all along.
Brief Courtship Brings Happy Union for Judge and Wife
A famed jurist riding to hold court asks a market-bound young woman how deep the creek is and what she got for butter. She replies knee depth and ninepence. Impressed, he offers marriage. She agrees, mounts behind him, and they ride to town for a swift wedding. The union proved notably happy.
Remarkable death by own action of African king
A remarkable case of death by own action recounts the king of Falahs near Africa's coast. After an assault by Mohammedan forces, he addressed his family and officers, refused to accept Mohammedanism, and, inviting dissenters to depart, set fire to a stock of gunpowder and blew up the palace and all inside.
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Falahs
Africa
Labeling tips for bottle pouring chores in Exchange
The passage advises keeping the label uppermost while pouring from a bottle to prevent squid trickling damaging the label and to maintain clean legibility. It also suggests moistening the lip of the bottle with a finger to deliver small drops or tiny quantities of liquid.
Teeable Either Way.
Mrs. De Good questions church attendance as Mr. De Good recalls last Sunday’s roof leak and repair costs. The exchange hints at financial strain over repairs, ending with a clipped remark about payment.
Bash remarks spark playful proposal indoors
In a casual chat Mr. Dotyers quips that he would propose if any girl would accept him. Miss Fosfiix coyly asks why not this evening. Thébriair is planned to occur in about a month in Detroit, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Mr. Dotyers
Moerow
Miss Fosfiicx
Detroit Free Press
First Public Pianist Dibdin at Beggar's Opera
The passage recalls Tom Bowling Dibdin as the first man to play the piano in public, accomplished in 1767 during the first night of The Beggar's Opera.
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Tom Bowling” Dibdin
Ants Endure Heat and Cold Beyond Forge Claim
In a historical note ants survive extreme temperatures, with forty eight hours of frost unlikely to kill them. A peculiar observation discusses a type objecting to its build in a blacksmith's forge, illustrating unusual insect resilience.
Forget Your Wart and It Will Vanish
A discussion on cures notes warts vanish when forgotten. One man recalls a European trip that coincided with his wart disappearing after six weeks, suggesting mental detachment may cause wart removal. Another quips that travel costs beat wart relief.
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Europe
Remarkable Ants Use Webs to Sew Nest Gap
Ants observed by B D G Green of Ceylon used a silk thread from grub mouths to sew a rent in their nest webbing. Worker ants held grubs in their jaws and guided their movements to close the gap. Grubs were fetched from a distant chest, showing deliberate, coordinated behavior.
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Anta
BD. G. Green
Ceylon
Mwe
Green
Peculiar Trees on Falkland Islands
A visitor notes nine weathered moss covered stones rooted to the ground, resembling a forest of trees. The rocks are actually trees adapted to harsh winds that prevent normal growth, producing a unique form of plant life. Their lack of grasp makes them hard to cut or use for fuel.
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Falklandelands
Falkland Islands
Bereoff
It Was Worth a Hundred Dollars for a Kiss
Ila contemplates rewarding a gallant act with a kiss. She jokes it should fetch a high price, declaring it easily worth $100. The man counters that in her possession it would fetch a meal’s price, revealing a practical, hungry exchange.
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Chicago Post
Cleaning and Cooking Adages From Chinese Writer
An eighteenth century Chinese writer advises on kitchen hygiene and care. He stresses wiping the knife, changing cloths, scraping the beard, washing hands, and keeping smoke, sweat, and water splashes from food. He warns that neglect would mar even a skilled cook’s work.
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Bays
Canary varieties traced to original stock in Europe
Canary birds originate from the green and gray stock on the islands that gave them their name. They were first brought to England aboard ships between English ports and southern France. From this base, several varieties developed including the crested, green, lizard, and the Belgian with a humpback-like look.
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Canaries
England
Engiash
France
Peanut, Ground Nut, and Regional Names Across The U S
The article catalogues regional terms for the peanut known as goober in Tennessee and Georgia, pindar in the Southeast and West Indies, jurnut in England, and earth nut in various areas, reflecting wide naming variation across regions. It notes terms used in Alabama and the western gulf states and mentions different labels for the same legume.
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Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Gulf States
United States
West
England
Circus Pianist Plays With Toes At AIL Brown
A quirky report notes a lady pianist performing with her toes at the AIL Brown event. Jones dismisses it as nothing, while Weady asks about the unusual act and Rixchange provides a brief reaction.
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AIL Brown
Jones
Height of Babel Tower Remains Purely Speculative
The height of the Tower of Babel is lost to time with various ancient accounts offering wildly differing figures. Herodotus recalls a Babylonian ruin of eight stacked towers at 75 feet each, yet the feasibility of their ascent is unclear. Orientalists propose heights from four miles to ten thousand fathoms, while other traditions claim even greater scales.
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Bypolt
Tower of Babel
Therodotus
Heaven
Babylon
Trerodotus
Bill Nye on Life Insurance and Reinsurance Endorsements
The fragment quotes late Bill Nye praising life insurance and reinsurance amid perilous times. It cites his claim that becoming fully insured improved his health and mocks heirs who might inherit his wealth, reflecting his witty, cautionary stance on insurance amid societal dangers.
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Bill Nye
Keeping the Head Thoroughly Clean for Health
A physician notes daily head washing reduces contagious disease risk when hair is kept clean. Regular rinses in weak soda water bring nervous headache relief and may cure many cold symptoms within minutes. Drying the head afterward and avoiding drafts are advised for best results.
Heart of a Mouse Fable of Shape shifting and fear
A tiny mouse wed near a magician's house begs to be saved from a cat, so the magician turns her into a cat. She returns frightened, pleading to be spared from a dog, and then a tiger, with the magician declaring her fear comes from the heart of a mouse and will persist.
German Doctor Advises Hard Beds For Sleep Training
A German doctor urges adopting hard beds and starting children's sleep habits early. He argues hard beds yield the most refreshing sleep while feather beds encourage lethargy and difficulty rising in the morning.
Population density a far future space issue
A statistician forecasts that after 850 years the earth will be so crowded that each person would have only two thirds of an acre for all needs including farming, roads, homes, parks and railways. He projects the 2250 population at 52,073,000,000.
Quotable quips on mother in law and kitchen chaos
A humorous exchange centers on the usefulness of a mother in law. The speaker notes a recent experience where a wife resisted firing the cook, leading to calling Birdie’s mother to take charge in the kitchen. Furniture was damaged in the process.
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Birdie
Running the Gantlet in Military Punishment History
The gantlet, a military punishment said to originate with Gustavus Adolphus to punish thieves in his army, was borrowed by the English from the Germans who copied it from Gustavus. It was adopted by British regiments in America and quickly taken up by the Indians of this country.
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Gustavus Adolphus
Gustavus
America
Wayne County Correspondenta Picnic Program and Debates
The Wayne County Correspondents Association hosts its ninth annual picnic at Pleasant Home camp meeting grounds on Saturday August 24. The program includes band music, president’s remarks, a pastor’s invocation, readings and songs by local groups, educational talks on reporting, a debate on representative government, and appearances by regional figures. Dr J W Lehr and others participate in related events at Wooster and nearby communities.
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Wayne County
Pleasant Home
Mavic
Opedligramarke
Toyocation
Dr. Scott
West Baiem
Obio
Troe Blieston
The
Public Press
T B Keeler
Eeq
West Salem
Ohio
Btar
My Soul
Bert Cockrell
Burbank
Charles Hanpert
Wooster
Holy City
Belle Osmobell
Congress
Miew Flo Stanley
Clasa
Salem
Thee
Debating Society
Pansy Sheppard
Frank Mason
New Pittsburg
O. Maale
O Masle
United States
J. W Lehr
P T McConnell
Deny
David Greaner
H J Scullivan
Weather Markets WANTED TRUSTWORTHY MEN AND WOMEN
An old established financial house seeks trustworthy men and women to travel and advertise. Earn $740 a year plus expenses, all cash paid. No loan seeking required. Provide references and self addressed stamped envelope. Address Manager 255 Caxton Building Chicago.
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Caxton Bidg
Chicago
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N.Y
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Wayne County Wallonal Bank
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