Strange Tales Of Medical Odds And Everyday Oddities
A New York ad offers 5000 dollars for a man to undergo a risky stomach operation for study by Guayaquil surgeons. The piece weaves through dragon myths delaying railways, a haunted riverfront house, stowaways and vanished money, musical bolts, a genius dog muzzle, and peculiar deaths from odd causes across America.
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New York
Guayaquil
Eucador
Monkden
Manchuria
Siges
Li Hong Chang
Mississippi
Winona
Minn
Epaulettes and Coats Through Military Dress History
A survey of armor remnants in uniforms traces epaulettes to medieval shoulder pieces and notes their decline as rank markers. It details shifts to shoulder straps, frock coats, soft hats, cork helmets, and the horsehair plume, with comparisons to ancient and modern headgear.
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Europe
Arizona
United States
Washington Star
Burros and a Bhunder Monkey Celebrate New Births
An article contrasts the Western burro with donkeys bred in other regions noting its patient, hardworking nature. It also reports Scarborough England's Bhunder monkey giving birth in captivity, a rare event celebrated by locals. The piece cites The New York Telegraph for the monkey news.
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Scarborough
England
India
Freedom
New York Telegram
The Bee’s Hard Day’s Work
A bee visits around 100 clover heads to gather sugar from about 6 000 flowers in a day. It makes twenty trips daily, drawing sugar from roughly 120 000 flowers in a single day, far harder than many human jobs.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
A Vegetable Leather Substitutes Leather in Shoes
A new material named flexus fibra derived from flax is proposed as a leather substitute. It resembles leather, is supple, polishes well, and offers tenacity. Made into shoes it promises comfort and ventilation, reducing foot discomfort from drawing.
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New York Advertiser
Household Hints From Tilk House
Boil dish towels in water with ammonia every second day to reduce sticky dishes. Add a teaspoon of clean white lard to hot thick starch to prevent sticking. Powdered French chalk cleans light summer woolens, is cheap, and can be liberally used. cover stains, leave a day or two, then brush away to remove spots.
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le Mars
Iowa
Khartoum
Suakin
Cincinnati
John Kreutzer
Portsmouth
Ohio
Night Walk of Allie and Belle in the Nursery Poem
In a dreamy verse two children Allie and Belle wander at night guided by marks and lamplight from the meadow to a rustic gate. They recall a star dance in the dell and the sky reflected on grass as they hear their mother and dog bark.
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Joan Boxser
Georgia
Allie
Belle
Tit Tat and Toe in a Bright Red Dress
A mother hen cares for her three chicks Tit Tat and Toe Toe grows slowly and remains bare while two sisters Ethel and Bessie fashion a bright turkey red dress Toe wears the garment as other children admire the fashion and the hen reflects on their usefulness.
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Mrs. Hen
Toe
Ethel
Bessie
New York Recorder
Elephant Anatomy and Trunk Mechanisms
The article explains two elephant species the Indian and African and why their heads and tusks are heavy. It describes the trunk as a drinking straw like conduit with two suction canals and notes the trunk produced trumpet like sounds. It also mentions strong jaw muscles and a skull built from bone cells for a large head.
Frogs in Winter: Hibernation and Feeding Adaptations
Frogs spend winter in torpor or hibernation often in ponds or mud. Breathing and circulation nearly stop. awakening requires stimulus. They store fat for sustenance and feed on slugs, water bugs, and insects, while bullfrogs may eat fish, mice, and ducklings.
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St. Sich
Indian Elephant Hunting Tells Of Capture And Ivory Beauty
The account describes an Indian hunter in woods using trained elephants to corner and capture an elephant named Jack Robinson. The trapped animal struggles as hunters secure it and haul it away. Ivory tusks and teeth are praised for fine use in knife handles and ornaments. New Orleans Picayune.
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Peter Puinirs
McDade
Texas
Jack Robinson
Bisters
Gether
Gia i
New Orleans Picayune
Amusing tale of a watch crushed by a 30 ton hammer
A visiting gentleman at a rolling mill bets a watch can be broken by a steam hammer. The hammer rises, crashes down, and proves the crystal can be shattered even though the case and mechanism remain unharmed, debunking the visitor's claim of protection.
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Tod
Hammerman
Wats
Hammermar
Harper’s
People
Washington's Nearest Living Relative Ebenezar Burs
The nearest living relative of Washington is Ebenezer Burs who keeps a little cigar and wears a neutral uniform. He has been photographed many times for representations of Washington himself. Mr. Ball is 76, real hale and hearty.
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Washington
Ebenezer Burs
Pension Office LLC
Mr. Ball
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Tures
National Line
Liverpool
America
Hudson River
Lewiston
White House Conservatories
Patti Lyte Cousins
Ladies’ Home Journal
Sandersville
Maine
Ventoux
Sault
France
West Keene
N. H
Atlanta
Savannah
Niles
Mich
Walker County
New Mexico
Colorado
Kentucky
Missouri
Topsy
St. Nicholas
Tilk House
Mamma
Cudjo
the Elephant
Thesi
Beri
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