Rugs and carpets and powerful voices in ancient tales
A mixed summary covers rug types and prices from Persian to Yuruk, noting durability and keepsake value for homes, then shifts to ancient voices with Stentor as the loudest in history. It recounts Simeon, Levi, and Judah’s battles and a fearsome shout that unsettled foes.
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Nomada
Ana‘tolia
Stentor
Homer
Simeon
Levi
Barton
Jacob
Bimoon
Gangh
Judah
Gaash
Grask
Canary In A Little Pig Observes Feeding Habits
A London Byers report notes a canary weighing 47 grains reportedly eats thirty two times its weight in a month. The piece compares this to a pig known for gluttony, arguing the canary deserves to be called a little pig for its eating rate.
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London An- Byers
Run Little Granddaughter Delights Congressman With Tale
A fragment from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recalls a granddaughter amusing her parents by describing a morning rush across the kitchen floor "without any legs" and naming water as the presumed answer. The congressman listens, then concedes he cannot guess what it was.
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Louis Post-Dispatch
Proceeding With Caution in Senate Debate
The Washington Star reports a cautious exchange as Senator Sorghum questions whether arguments are calculated to impress with punctilious principles. He cautions against pressuring others to propose or feel compelled to sell out, signaling careful maneuvering in the debate.
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Anv
Sorghum
Washington Star
Frat Poooing Culinary Oddity and Layer Cake Notes
A fragmented, peculiar recipe outlines beating egg yolks and whites separately then folding in ground nuts and flavorings. It describes baking quickly in cake tins, assembling like a layer cake with whipped cream, and chilling a pint of the result seasoned with brandy to finish.
Fruiting Diet for Rheumatism and Digestive Aid
The article promotes fruit as a remedy for rheumatism by reducing acidity and aiding elimination of rheumatic acids. It lists ripe grapes, peaches, strawberries, apricots, oranges, pears, figs, dates, baked apples and stewed fruits as most digestible and suggests fruit only diets for one to five days a week. It notes laxative fruits include apples, figs, prunes and peaches per a family doctor.
Glue Making and Courtroom Wordplay Highlight 1800s Wit
Instructions on making a durable glue using whisky instead of water and sealing in a bottle for several days, plus a note that isinglass cement can fix leather. Then a humorous London courtroom anecdote about terms like dry nurse and sandboy causing puzzled judges and lawyers, with jokes about definitions and misheard words.
First Iron Ship Birthplaces and Early Iron Vessels
The Clyde and the Mersey claim preeminence as birthplaces of early iron ships. An 1816 iron vessel by Sir Jt. Robertson of Edinburgh was never launched, and iron work on the Severn may date to 1787. Merchant hulls did not use steel until 1859. Wood endured as afloat belief, but now only small crafts are built of wood in big-country, per Chamber's Journal.
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Homer
Clyde
Mersey
Jt. J. Robison
Edinburgh
Severn
Chambera’ Journal
Li Hung Chang Classic Iron Will Story
Seething Li Hung Chang, a Chinese viceroy, commands grim mercy and ruthless justice. A wire-tampering prisoner begs for mercy. Li dismisses concern, vows to prevent further harm, and orders execution. The scene depicts his feared decisiveness and harsh rule.
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Li Hung Chang
Serpent's Appetite and a Rescue in the Tropics
A Brasil resident recounts a near fatal encounter with a huge snake in the woods. He climbs a tree as the snake pursues, loses a rubber boot, and narrowly survives until helpers arrive. Weeks later they find the dead reptile and discover his boot unharmed.
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Brasil
Trooda
Infantis
New York Times
Natural history insights on animals and crabs
The text surveys animal facts from elephants to moths and crabs. It notes elephants carrying loads, horses with varied heights, bearded vultures, and the be friendly yet combative hermit crab. Hermit crabs are portrayed as quarrelsome, sharing shells and attacking rivals, with crabs fighting over resources.
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Wheatfields
The Hand Kiss Origin and Historical Context
A compact historical note explains that the hand kiss is likely not derived from lip kissing, though the converse may be true. It traces early finger and cheek practices, notes rank gradations, cites Old Testament, Homer, Pliny, Lucian references, and discusses reverent kissing of statues and etymologies such as adoro.
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Ayere
Pliny
Lucian
Adoro
A Laugh Saved Life by a Absentminded Rector
Reverend George Harvest, rector of Thames Ditton, England, wandered into a friend's house and, after meeting a servant, entered an ill patient’s room. His clumsy stumble triggered laughter that caused the patient to recover from a quintain sickness, and the man later thanked him years afterward.
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George Harvest
Thames Ditton
England
Indy
Boyce
New York Remarks on Tunnels Endurance and Truth
A series of quotations argues that ferries and bridges degrade while tunnels endure. It notes that earthworks and properly built tunnels represent lasting human construction, nearly as permanent as the world itself.
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New York
Chelsea bun tradition fades with Good Friday eating
A London note recalls Chelsea buns at Hands Chelsea Bake House on Jews row now Pimlico road. crowds once reached 100000 on Good Friday, 200 pounds taken for bun stone. Mrs Hands issued a proclamation to stop selling buns on that day, protecting laws. Royals and aristocracy visited, Queen Charlotte gifting a silver mug with 66 guineas. The Bun House remained famed for three generations before popularity waned and Ranelagh closed. In 1829 24000 buns sold on Good Friday at the Bun Mouse Accuaet.
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London
Ted
Viatt
Peidas
England
Hands
Chelsea
Jews’ Row
Pimlico Road
Choleca
Ona
Munds
Chariotte
Ag Stritchard Paps
Mendons
Upiward
Rame
Ranelagh
London Chronicle
Peru history hailed in brief 100 word note by Peruvian author
A short English translation of Carlos Mseribans brief history traces Peruvian origins to Abiatic roots and primitive civilization ending with Maucod Cappe who founded the Inca empire. His thirteen successors formed a theocratic and communistic monarchy conquered by Pizarro in 1538 becoming a Spanish colony under fourteen viceroys. Independence proclaimed by San Martin in 1821, affirmed by Bolivar and Sucre at Junin and Ayacucho. The republic faced anarchy, rapid presidential turnover, and a crippling Chilean war shaping a future outlook.
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Peru
Senor Carlos Mseribans
Maucod Cappe
Pizarro
San Martin
Bolivar
Sucre
Junin
Ayacucho
Chile
Fishing For Daciza In Fndle An Ingenious Duck Line
A fragment describes an old fishing method using a flexible rod with a bone needle baited with corn to capture ducks. It mentions Cape Cod anglers relying on seasonal voyages and lines with cod liver oil floats. A brief exchange about Marconi signals and wireless telegraphy appears.
Little Early Risers cleanse the system gently
The advertisement touts Little Early Risers as a gentle stomach and bowel cleanser that purges poison and putrid matter without strain. It claims the tonic improves liver function, cures biliousness and torpid liver, and helps prevent fever, attributed to Schultz.
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Schultz
Take Care of the Stomach From a Digestive Tonic Ad
An advertisement touts Kodol as a universal stomach cleanser and cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims permanent relief and stronger nourishment from food, citing a testimonial from Rev. J A Haladay of Holladay, Michigan, who says Kadol saved his life after doctors gave up.
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J. A. Haladay
Holladay, Migs
Kodol
Kadol
Vakelo
Behultz
Teetotal oath tests resolve in old Scottish parish
A Scottish parish elder and his wife agree to become teetotal but demand to keep a medicinal bottle labeled Auld Kirk. After two weeks the husband yields, lamenting his pain and seeking a single drink, while the wife recalls years of temptation and restraint.
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Jahr
Remarkable Cure Claims For Stomach Ailments In Pennsylvania
An elderly man from New Alany Bradford County, Pa recounts using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy after sudden illness disrupted two trips. He reports relief after taking two doses before a turtle and on the route, then again during a later bout of illness. The ad promotes Genuine Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co, claiming powerful internal effects and life benefits.
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Shaw
J. Gevaylors
New Alany Bradford County
Ward
Laceyville
Altons
Sehutey
Chamberlains Couch Remedy Praised by Brook man
Mn Eprvon speaks in favor of Chamberlains Couch Remedy after three years of coughing and sleepless nights. He tried many medicines with no relief until his wife bought a bottle, which completely relieved him. Local sale through Sebultz in Bagnell Missouri.
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Chamberlain
Brookman, Bagnell
Sebultz
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Praised By Needing Man
Josh Westhafer of Leogautee rad praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm though poor, saying it prevented crippling from stiffness and swollen joints. The ad claims it cures sprains, rheumatic and muscular pains, partial paralysis, and chronic throat troubles, with Schultz and Pander selling.
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Josh Westhafer
Leogautee, Rad
Chamberlain
Bala
Gale
Schultz
Scott's Emulsion Promotes Blood Health
A vintage ad promotes Scott's Emulsion as a blood nourishing product. It claims bone marrow and spleen fatting support with cod liver oil to help pale schoolgirls and invalids whose blood is thin. The copy emphasizes pleasant taste and strong organs for proper work.
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Scott
Storr & Bow
Seg Peart
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