Rugs and Homeric Voices From a Bygone Era
The article surveys rugs as modern home staples contrasting durable Persian and Turkish pieces with Smyrna and Yuruk varieties, noting adaptability for renters and cost per square foot. It then recounts historic claims of vocal power, praising Stentor and detailing biblical episodes where loud cries unsettled enemies, including Simeon, Levi, and Judah disrupting foes with powerful shrieks.
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Absut Rese
Witen
Riga
Tiport
Siwas
Smyrna
Iickern
Stentor
Gomer
Hle
Simeon
Levi
Surton
Jacob
Bimeon
Gaash
Judah
Canary and Pig Eatings Spark Odd Observation
A London An pyrene note recounts a tiny eater who tracked a canary weighing 247 grams using its weight as a daily intake, claiming it eats more than its body weight each day. The investigator then argues a pig’s eating pattern differs, labeling the canary a "little pig" in jest. A separate item from the St Louis Post-Dispatch features a granddaughter’s joke about something running on the kitchen floor without legs, answered by water.
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London
Louis Post
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Preseeding With Caution in Punctuation Debate
Fragmented OCR text shows a dialogue about punctuation and propriety among characters including Senator Sorghum and a young clerk. A blushing maid mentions a new typewriter for love letters and a tiny star mark. The Philadelphia and Washington Star references suggest era gossip and moral tones.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Philadelphia Record
A Rich Nut Cake Dessert Delicately Layered
A light dessert recipe explains beating yolks and whites separately, folding in sugar and chopped nuts, then vanilla and a flour baking powder mix. Bake quickly in jelly cake tins, layer with whipped cream, and chill with brandy flavoring to fill and top the cake.
Fruit Diets Aid Rheumatism and Biliousness
A Dietetic note from Family Doctor extols fruit use to reduce acidity in blood and aid elimination of rheumatic acids. Digestible fruits listed include grapes, peaches, strawberries, apricots, oranges, ripe pears, figs, dates, baked apples and stewed fruits. A fruit only plan can help with biliousness and may be kept for a few days weekly.
Glue Making With Whisky and Courtroom Linguistics
A 19th century note explains making ready to use glue by mixing whisky with glue and aging three to four days for heat free use. It warns against stopper leakage with a tight outer tin cover. It also recalls a case where the term dry three caused courtroom confusion over meanings like dry nurse and sandboy, with no clear resolution.
The First Iron Ship Birthplace Rivalry
The Clyde and the Mersey claim the earliest iron ship birth. Sir B J Robinson built an iron vessel in 1816 but launched in 1819. Iron work on Bevera dates to 1787, steel used in merchant ships by 1829, and wooden ships fade as iron dominates.
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Homer
Clyde
Mersey
B. J. Robinson
Edinburgh
Bulla
Chambers’ Journal
Soothing tale of Li Bung Chang and mercy shown
The text recalls Li Bung Chang as a decisive viceroy of Obi with iron resolve. A tampering culprit begs mercy after being warned, but Li Bung Chang dismisses concern and orders decisive action to prevent recurrence.
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Li Bung Chang
Obi
A Serpent's Appetite and a Rubber Boot Feat
A Brasil resident recounts a near fatal encounter with a fifteen foot snake in the woods. He fired two shots, climbed a tree, shed a boot, and the reptile seized the boot before sliding down. Later a hunter found a swollen dead snake with his boot still indoors, per the New York Times account.
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Brasil
Woode
New York
Nature's contrasts and crab quarrels outlined
The piece contrasts animal traits from elephants to bearded vultures and crabs. It notes a Kansas giant horse, papier mache from fibers, the harryest mouge and hermit crabs as notably quarrelsome. Crabs fight, sever limbs, and hermit crabs clash over shells and territory.
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Kansas
Wheatfields
The Hand Kiss as a Rite Across Histories
The piece traces the hand kiss origin and variation across cultures from ancient rites to classical authors. It notes hand kissing linked to status, differences in rank evolution, and reverential use on sacred objects. It cites Old Testament figures Homer Pliny Lucian and Latin etymology of adoro as supporting context.
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Pliny
Lucian
Adoro
Rector’s clumsy visit saves elderly patient
Rev. George Harvest of Thames Ditton, England, entered a friend’s house and, after wandering into an ill old lady’s room, tripped over a clothes horse. His awkward stumble caused the patient to burst into laughter, ending a quinzy and saving her life, who later thanked him.
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Leigh
George Harvest
Thames Ditton
England
Aquinty
Tunneling Enduring as Earth’s Great Globe
Funvela notes a New York sentiment that ferries rise and fall while tunneling endures. The remark elevates earthworks as the most lasting human achievement, with a properly built tunnel viewed as nearly permanent alongside the globe.
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Funvela
New York
Chelsea’s Noted Buns and the Good Friday Cross Bun
A historical note on the Chelsea Bun House run by Mrs Hands near Pimlico road. It recalls crowds of up to 50,000 for hot cross buns on Good Friday, a royal patronage gift, and legal declarations in 1708 to curb the sale. The Bun House declined after fanfare faded, despite generations of wealth from the business.
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Ail Lendon Bard
Trande
England
Trands
Chelsea
Jews’ Tow
Pimlico Road
Thia
le Goers
Ranelagh
Peru's History and the Inca to Chile War Overview
An English translation of a 100 word Peruvian tribute by Carlos Lscribans traces Asiatic origins of early Peruvians to Maneo Capne founder of the Inca empire. It notes Spanish conquest by Pizarro in 1538, fourteen viceroys, San Martin and Bolivar at Junin and Ayacucho, independence proclaimed in 1821, then republic instability, and the Chilean war shaping the future.
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Peru
Senor Carlos Lscribans
Maneo Capne
Pizarro
San Martin
Bolivar
Sucre
Junin
Ayacucho
Chile
A Cure for Dysentery and Diarrhea Remedies
A testimonial from L. Raylor of New Albany Bradford County Pa praises a patent remedy for dysentery and diarrhea. Schultz of Rocky Mountain Medicine Co endorses the product, noting rapid relief and life restoration after Uso. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Pain Balm are recommended by S. Broakman and Josh Westhafer, with claims of relief from bronchitis, rheumatic pains, and paralysis. Schultz & Pflander distribute these remedies.
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Sive
L.raylor
New Albuny
Bradford County
Ward
Laceyville
Schultz
Mr. Epiron
Chamberlain
S. Broakman
Bagpell
Josh Westhafer
Longootee
Ind
Beast
Bate
Commission tale and kitchen bouquet explainer
Coroner Joyce leads five hundred troopers to move King Charles I to safety amid a Presbyterian kidnapping plot. The king accepts his commission, noting its impressiveness. In French cookery a bouquet of herbs means a few parsley sprigs thyme garlic bay leaves cloves and peppercorns wrapped with thread. Also a vent of temper and a comment on virtue.
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Joyce
Cromwell
Holimby
Charles I
Charles
King Charles
Neglected consumption cured by Scott's Emulsion claims
Advertisement asserts consumption is curable and urges prompt use of Scott's Emulsion. It claims neglected consumption is incurable, praising the product for turning the balance toward health in thousands of cases and suggesting its use at the first suspicion of disease. Based in York.
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Scott
Dewitt’s Little Early Risers Promise Gentle Liver Relief
An advertisement touts Dewitt’s Little Early Risers as a gentle bowel cleanser that purges poison from the system without harsh effects. The copy claims they cleanse the stomach and bowels, tame the liver, cure biliousness, curb torpid liver, and prevent fever. Schultz.
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Dewitt
Schultz
Lake Cure of the Stomach claims and testimonials
A vintage advertisement touts Kodol as a cure for all stomach troubles and dyspepsia. It promises complete digestion restoration and nourishment transfer, citing Rev. J. A. Holladay of Holladay Mississippi who says Kodol cured him after physicians gave up.
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J. A. Holladay
Holladay, Miss
Kodd
Kadol
Schultz
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