United States Area Estimates and Political Fallout
The article discusses revised U S area figures excluding Alaska and breakdowns of land coast water and lakes. It contrasts state sizes and notes political upheaval after Garfield's era with cabinet removals and Stalwart power, highlighting tensions from the 1880 election.
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Union
United States
Alaska
Gulfs
D&c
California
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Columbia
New K
Arthur
Gartie
Garfield
Artur
Roscoe
Guitean
Washington
Gauitcan
Cequel
Remedy for Lockjaw and Turpentine Cure
A Scientific American correspondent advises treating lockjaw with turpentine by warming a small amount and applying it to the wound for quick relief. It also recommends cold turpentine for severe cuts or bruises and as a cure for croup by saturating flannel and placing on the throat and chest, with inward doses of turpentine sugar.
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Scientific American
Painted faces in Thibet women ward off male attention
In Thibet respectable women publicly display black painted faces to appear unattractive, spreading black varnish like currant jelly over features to deter male admiration. A Lama king decreed two centuries ago that women must wear this disguise, a custom maintained as religious devotion especially in large towns.
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Thibet
M. Hac
Bei
Hanbed
Buddha
Old Shoes Used in Unlikely Ways and Sheep Raising Notes
An 1880 column notes old shoes are processed into leather powder for various everyday items. It also reports on sheep farming in the South with a practical outlook on profits and animal challenges. The piece includes a brief insert from Frank L. Harralson, State Librarian, and a testimonial about a remedy from J. Mitchell Bros.
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South
South Carolina
North Carolina
Hirge
Frank L. Harralson
Atlanta
Mitchison Bros
Frank L
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