Women workers and labor squads in Pompeii and Europe
Special correspondence notes widespread female labor in Europe, recalling Pompeii excavations where women dig dirt and carry baskets while men direct. It describes women in Munich and Vienna performing hod work and street burdens, with convicts and soldiers shaping employment and social order.
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Fisher
Pompeii
Munich
Italy
Germany
Austria
Danube
Linz
Vienna
Rome
Florence
New Game In Yorkshire assegai tossing attracts interest
The London Standard notes Yorkshire residents have adopted a new pastime of throwing assegais inspired by Zululand. Proponents claim it offers age inclusive competition, skill in judging distance, and potential to rival cricket and lawn tennis, with historic anecdotes of skilled spear players.
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Yorkshire
London Standard
Vera Cruz
Acapulco
Polynesia
Kamehameha the Great
Olaf Tryggeson
Hastings
Tallefer
American Salt From Devonian Beds Reaches Market
The Devonian salt bed under North America yields brine by percolation from the Great Lakes region. Steam processes in Michigan and New York blocks convert brine to crystals, with Saginaw towers, large steam blocks, and heavy lifting by eight men per block. Seasonal heat causes dangerous conditions and strong output figures like 197,000 barrels from Peters mill, though prices have fallen.
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North American
St. Lawrence Valley
Lake Superior
Rocky Mountains
Maine
Rockies
Laurentian Hills
Great Lakes
Syracuse
Lower Michigan
Providence
Michigan
New York
Saginaw Valley
Lot
Saginaw
R. G. Peters
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Shriver
Little Achmed
Tunity
M. D’s
Mick
Miss Wolfe
A. T. Stewart
C. Vanderbilt
William Astor
Ellis
Corea
New York Medical Society
St. Jacobs Orr
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