Curious snake rescue and other riveryard crusades
A series of short notes recount a woman in New York state killing a rattlesnake in a cradle scene to save an infant, a mink and hawk battle over a trout, a carp drinking milk from cows in Pennsylvania, a well gas testing prank with an umbrella, and various oddities from Sweden to Germany and beyond, including a pig monument idea and a pig relic tale.
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Jdamsons
Lake Charles
Lake Calcasieu
Williamson
Doar
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Luke Wilmart
Indian River Stillwater
Seaberry Settlement
N. Y
Hawk
Philadelphia Record
Michael Tiernan
Mr. Tiernan
Tier“el
Nhl
Easant Sita
Hans
Ogie
New
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Oriental Exhibits at the Columbian Exposition
Harper's Young People notes visitors from Dahomey and Africa as part of an exhibit at the fair. It describes a Bewitching array of children from Java to Egypt meant for display, including a Dahomey village with a dancing hut and a pickaninny child's bath in dirty water.
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Baltimore Sun
Dahomey
Cairo
Dahomey Village
Africa
Chicago
Pickaninny
Harper’s Young People
Papa
Jimmieboy
Harper's
Paradox of the Pole and the polar quest
The article reflects on the polar paradoxes at the North Pole where all directions trend south and time merges for all meridians. It notes explorers sought knowledge for its own sake, cites milestones from 1516 Spitzbergen to 1827 Parry, and observes later advances have added only about forty miles toward the pole with modern science aiding the effort.
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North Pole
Barents
Spitzbergen
Hudson
Parry
McClure
Debtor's Philosophy and Jokes of Youthful Life
A collage of quips and gags from Harper's Young People and various papers. Humorous exchanges about debt and expense, country trips, social quips, courtship, and everyday mishaps. Witty snippets from Chicago and New York papers feature light humor, social foibles, and playful misunderstandings.
The Original Use of Butter Through History
Butter was once used as an ointment rather than food. Herodotus notes butter around 500 BC. Spartans and Scythians spread its use, while Romans learned to make it but used it as a body anointment rather than a food source. Plutarch mentions a Spartan hostess disgusted by a butter-saturated sister.
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Herodotus
Plutarch
Regional Character Sketches Across French Provinces
The North American Review catalogs provincial types: Bretons as loyal Catholics and sailors, Provencals as witty and improvident, Normans as cautious and reticent, and Northern people as clearheaded yet practical to the point of insuring their houses before a blaze.
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Daudet
Tartarin de Tarascon
North American Review
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Mos
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New York Weekly
Biggs
Ocean
Wearie
Washington Star
Mr. van Clive
Mabel
Polly
Vogue
Mr. Sweetiy
Chicago Inter-Ocean
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Mamie
Texse
Blaster
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John
Harry
Potato Creek
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