Snake Dance of the Moquis Draws Rain Prayer and Snakes
The Chicago Herald recounts the Moqui snake dance in northwestern Arizona Territory observed by Lt. John G. Bourke. The three acts feature ritual handling of live rattlesnakes, drum and chant processions, sacred lodges, and a final crowd scene where snakes are released and consumed in a venom-neutralizing rite amid narcotic preparation and temple alcoves.
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Arizona Territory
United States Army
John G. Bourke
Third Cavalry
Sacred Lodge
Trbe
Estupa
Chicago Herald
Enigmatic African Snake Uses Toothlike Jaw for Egg Eating
Osteologist Lucas explains a West African snake that swallows eggs through a toothlike projection on its backbone. The feature breaks egg shells as the egg moves into the stomach, while the snake’s jaws extend widely thanks to a ligament connect and rear skull attachment, enabling large gape.
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Africa
Lucas
Washington
Dangerous Night With Panther In Indian Country
Tom Smith, a deputy marshal, hid from an Indian country panther after sleeping under a tree to avoid a supposed spook. Night rain forced him into a cabin where the animal prowled walls with growling and whining until he opened the door and let it out. He then slept till morning.
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Tom Smith
Smith
Fort Worth
Queer Lights in a Stone Shocks Kimberley Gem Experts
The Burns Hotel in Kimberly South Africa displays a pigeons egg shaped brown stone that appears opaque at first. In a darkened view with light passing through it the pebble shows a man's torso a woman's face and a moonlit cloud sketch on different facets.
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Burns Hotel
Kimberly
South Africa
Remarkable Stone Found by Debris Washer Bergsma
A debris washer named Mr. Bergsma found a remarkable stone in a debris wash up. It is noted that 250 units have been refused for the stone. The report appears in Jewelers Weekly.
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Bergsma
Jewelers Weekly
Surrounded by Wolves in Oak Openings Adventure
A Toledo insurance man and avid hunter, Ne. FE. I. Valois, recounts a perilous night in the Oak Openings near Sylvania. Wolf pack attacked his wagon and dog, he fired eight shots, escaped on foot to a freight train, and returned home shaken but safe. The episode underscores the region’s wilds and the wolves’ presence there.
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Ohio
Ne. FE. I. Valois
Oak Openings
Sylvania
Toledo
Valois
Corporation
New York Times
A Cure for Hangnail From the Philadelphia Inquirer
A short guide notes that tiny hangnails cause annoyance and warns against frequent cutting. It advocates pushing back skin after hand washing and using a dry towel edge to press back the skin to prevent hangnails. It cautions against letting skin grow to the nail which leads to painful hangnails.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Axolotl described as fish with legs sparks curiosity
The article explains axolotl or fish with legs as a creature in Mexican lore that can swim and climb walls and breathe via gills or lungs. It notes its supposedly edible flesh in parts of Mexico Texas and New Mexico and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $10 pledge for cures.
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Mexico
New Mexico
Texas
California Senate Passes Bill Banning Fortune Telling
A California Senate bill prohibiting fortune telling advanced, reflecting state lawmakers' stance on psychic services. The measure targets practitioners offering paid readings and predicts fines or penalties for violations.
German Syrup Credited by Mothers for Croup Relief
Letters from parents praise Boschee's German Syrup as a safe medicine for children. They report rapid relief from croup and whooping cough and say many customers are mothers who rely on it for throat and lung inflammations.
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Boschee
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