A Rotating Snuff-Box Tale of Baron Rothschild and Carafa
A curious tale recounts how Baron James de Rothschild gave a snuff-box to the author of La Prion d Edinburgh about thirty years ago. Carafa sold it for 75 napoleons to the same jeweller, Rothschild later repurchased it for the musician, and the box moved between jeweller and patron for years after Rothschild’s death.
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Roth
Carafa
Rothschild
Cleveland
Wmser
Jlis
Uy Snutl-Box
Simple rail safety device tested on B and O line
A practical system for preventing collisions uses insulated sectional rails with engine brushes and a battery to ring a bell when two locomotives share a section. The estimated cost to install a twelve pound rail per mile is about 900 dollars.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Philadelphia
Squat and Coffee Amid Milianah Arabs
The narrator observes Arab life near Milianah Algeria, noting squat seating, coffee hospitality, and open tents. He details dress, language spread, French influence, polygamy, and varied wealth among Arabs, with depictions of gourbi life and daily habits including tobacco use and bread for meals.
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Milianah
Algeria
Milanah
Forage corn as compact farm fodder on small plots
A rural guide recommends fodder corn for owners with one to two acres and a horse or cow. Plant two by three and a half feet, hoe once, cultivate by horse, harvest a heavy feed yield, and reduce hay costs. Cut stalks into half inch pieces before feeding and steam with bran. remove nubbins and grind. All will be eaten.
The Iron Age and Its Rise in Civilization
The Iron Age marks a shift as iron work expanded from weapons to tools and daily utensils. Early progress linked warlike implements with farming and domestic use, signaling civilization’s broadening through constant invention and new uses for iron.
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St. Nicholas
Mare Receives Stones Removed From Jaw After Purchase
Joan Anderson of Hastain Missouri recently removed three hard stones from a mare’s lower jaw. The largest stone measured one and a half by three quarters inches, with two smaller stones about half that size. The mare was purchased in Kansas last spring.
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Joan Anderson
Hastain
Kansas
Prominent Patent Medicines Sold With Money Back Guarantee
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a guaranteed remedy for blood and skin diseases with a money back offer if no benefit. It claims purity, year round action, and care from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo. Also includes a tobacco of sales claims for other cures and a Toledo notary oath about Catarrh Cure. A shipping line notes a vessel sailing from Philadelphia to San Francisco in 125 days.
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Dr. Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Mecca of Buddhism in Lassa a Tibetan wealth center
The article portrays Lassa in northern Thibet as the holiest orthodox Buddhist city and wealthiest in Central Asia. It notes eighty generations of pious support in convents and the Dalai Lama’s gold-filled palace on Mount Botala, guarded by a Chinese garrison after sixty years.
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Lassa
Hlassa
Thibet
Central Asia
Vatican
Dalai Lama
Mount Botala
Grand Lama
Picayune
Letter Picked Up Too Dear for Mike McGinnis
A old general delivery clerk recalls a man named Mike McGinnis who refused a letter for twenty four cents after the man read it aloud and said it wasn’t worth paying for. Later the same man returned, and the clerk charged the twenty four cents before handing over the same letter.
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Mike McGinnis
Mr. McGinnis
How a Tourist Makes Money Dear Keapens
A tourist describes earning five to fifteen dollars daily by crafting table ware and jewelry during visits to attractions. He notes buying platers for six dollars from H. K. Delno & Co. in Columbus Ohio and invites readers to start a home business for five dollars.
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Keapens
H. K. Delno & Co
Columbus
Large Prize Offer For Word Lists In Kam'er Magazine
Publishers announce 100 prize money for top word lists formed from Kam'er Magazine with first prize 28 dollars and other cash awards. Also notes subscriptions to Ramber Pub Co Syracuse New York and mentions various ads on medicines, eye care, and letters from readers.
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Ver Mangersine
Send Inc
Ramiser
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