Training Lions by Patience and Calm Leadership
A lion tamer recounts training fourteen cubs, selecting two to perform, and the gradual method of gaining trust. He explains in cage work, gentle talk, touch, and no force, followed by leading with a chain, then arena work, jumps, and rides. Lions from Nubia and Abyssinia are cited, with diet notes and training timeline of ten to thirteen months.
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Jong Ifoce Ingan
New York Telegram
Tsay
Uch
Africa
Nubia
Abyssinia
Eskimo and Kansas sod houses compared in Arctic frontier style
An article by John R. Spears describes Arsuk Eskimo sod houses with Icelandic style kitchens and moss insulation. It details a west entrance burrow hall, a domed kitchen, Norweian pine doors, a sunlit main room, beds piled with feathers or eider down, and common features like seal oil lamps and Danish lithographs.
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America
Arsuk
Kansas Plains
John R. Spears
Geographical Magazine
Denmark
Christian IX
Hidden roots of an old Quaker and a fateful ride
A Chester County Quaker, long benevolent to Black neighbors, mourns a life shadowed by a cruel wartime incident. An enslaved boy Cesar, kept as a helper, dies in a tunnel accident after a stern rebuke. The tale appears in Philadelphia Press and is linked with a moral the story treads on.
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Chester County
Liie
Osar
Cesar
Darky
Philadelphia Press
Thibet Explorations Highlight Prince Henry of Orleans
Dancing features in Thibet religious ceremonies as inhabitants devote much time to worship. Prince Henry of Orleans, eldest son of the Duke of Chartres, has returned from a Central Thibet exploration with M Bouvalot and a band of guides and attendants, completing a crossing of the region.
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Thibet
Prince Henry
Orleans
Duke of
Chartres
M. Bouvalot
Prince Henry’s Narrow Escape Amid Tibetan Dancer Demos
In desolate country between Lakes Lob Nor and Tengri Nor the travelers reach Lhasha Thibet and witness masked priest dances. A high ranking prince is given a ceremonial rope cut after approaching dancers too closely, despite his status.
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Lob Nor
Tengri Nor
Lhasha
Thibet
Prince Henry
New York Y Jouyoa
Cable Cipher Codes From Telegraph Pocket Dictionaries
A New York World excerpt explains pocket cipher codes used by travelers and telegraphers. It describes sets of five to six hundred English words chosen for telegraphic euphony with plain language meanings paired opposite. Examples illustrate how words like scamper and enarched encode phrases for rapid undersea transmission.
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Low
New York World
How Coal Forms in Ancient Forest Remnants
Popular Science News explains coal originated from land plants and trees that died in forests and were carried to lake and sea bottoms. Peat formed, flooded by seas, then buried under mud and sand, later raised to form dry land again. Repeated cycles created alternating coal and sedimentary layers of the Carboniferous period.
Genius in literature and journalism as a scarce talent
The New York Sun extols genius as a rare, quick, and superior gift in writing and reporting. For aspiring journalists it urges study, integrity, accuracy, frugal living, debt repayment, health, and immense labor, noting success is uncommon in the field.
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New York Sun
Spies In Paris Stations Aimed At Tourists
In Paris stations arriving travelers face covert scrutiny. A cab ride to a hotel brings police tips from drivers. Hotel staff act as undercover agents, part of a wider French detective system that recruits from all social classes. Spies maintain ordinary occupations while secretly pursuing sub rosa intelligence.
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Paris
Aecab
Hat Chased Down By Crowd On Windy Campus Day
A man on the campus loses his hat in a strong wind as he readies for a run. A pedestrian cries stop and a chase ensues with two women, five men, three boys and a policeman pursuing the hat. The crowd brushes the dirt free and returns the hat with a bow and a smile, the man noting he learned something new.
Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription Endorsement
The ad argues patent medicines differ in effectiveness and reputation and cites Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. It claims decades of success, many cures, and worldwide use, urging readers to try them with a money back guarantee if no benefit.
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Dr. Pierce
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Greenland
Michigan State Board of Health
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Michigan
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Johnson
Deaver
Church
Bangor
Boston
Masa
Loisette
Am of
Fifth Ave
New York
J. Greely
Harvard
Amherst
Washington Street
Soc
Dr. J. 4. Dye
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Wld Direct
Tricycles
Luborg
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Luburg Manufacturing CO
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