Ladybug romance saves Philadelphia heir in moonlit tale
Martha, a young Houston girl, finds a wounded Philadelphia merchant heir under a cottonwood in a moonlit garden. She guides Dr. Godlove to tend him, nurses him at his home, and they wed in the doctor's parlor after six weeks of recovery. The tale ends with a lasting charm for young lovers and the town’s lore.
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Alia
Leo
Martha
Mos Beau
Indlosted
Abe
Bart
Dr. Godlove
Philadelphia
Hor Head
Virginia
Miafortuns
Ae Abe
St. Andrew's
Houston
St. Louie
St Andrew's Ladybug Charm Guides Virginia Maiden
Martha McClintock, raised in Virginia, follows the old St Andrew's night superstition to find a captive ladybug that will foretell a husband within a year. Her sheltered life under a wary aunt ends in yearning for deliverance as the yearly ritual unfolds with a scarce supply of ladybugs that year.
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Br. Andrew
Martha McClintock
Xeara
St. Andrew
Honiton
St. Andrew's
Anankind
McClingsons
Virginia
Martha
Anardian
Chorch
The Farmer and the Growing Time in Canada
A Western Ontario loan manager tells a Toronto journalist that a farmer owning 100 debt free acres is the most independent man in Canada. He cites bumper crops rising prices and good times as transforming the farming community in both Old and New Canada over the past few years.
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Canada
Toronto
Western Ontario Loan Company
Freckle Cure Promoted by Newspaper in Early 1900s
The Kanean City Star quotes a Triples girl claiming a New York man promotes a beard of tainted advice for freckles. The remedy involves using a pocketknife to remove freckles and soaking them in salt water before hanging in a smoke house with sandaat and slippery rim bark for a week. The paper notes this as a shown cure.
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New York
Kanean City Star
Ingersoll and Rev. Clark Meeting in Pittsburg Library Hall
A Bradford woman recalls Col. Ingersoll’s Pittsburg lecture at Library Hall where clergy and professionals attended. The agnostic and Rev. Alexander Clark exchanged a respectful handshake and prayer, influencing Ingersoll. Clark later died near New Castle, with Ingersoll delivering a moving funeral oration.
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Bradford
Pittsburg
Col. Ingersoll
Col. Ingernoll
Alexander Clark
Methodist Church
Col
Tagernell
Mr. Clark
Ingersoll
Clark
Logersoll
Missouri
Ingersol
Washington
Queen Victoria Reprimands Persecution Of Pious Servant
An anniversary talk by J A Bowron recalls how Queen Victoria rebuked ridicule of Methodists. A Buckingham Palace servant faced harassment for attending class, but the queen praised her devotion and urged others to join.
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Queen Victoria
J. A. Bowron
Blackheath
Mr. Bowron
Sloane Terrace Chapel
Chelsos
Buckingham Parks
Clise
Visit to the municipal poor farm sparks ethnic quip
During a Pittsborg city council tour of the poor farm a German and an Irishman trade nationality jokes. In the asylum section a patient speaks in German as the Irishman quips that the Dutch are kept in the crazy house. The German replies that one cannot go crazy without brains.
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Clty
Pittsborg
Home Department
Crasy
Insane Department
Original ideas and a thriving business in publishing
Bradley Garreteon Co of Brantford Ontario claims originality comes from continual publication. It asserts agents profit greatly and that one year with the firm is more valuable than two in college, praising the education and earnings potential.
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Bradley- Garreteon Co., Limited
Brantford
Ont
Canada
Hia Olafuo
Diabolical Marking Brush Knife Surfaces In New Orleans Sale
A New Orleans curio dealer unveils a needle-tipped marking brush said to be a concealed weapon. The dealer claims a Japanese origin via a Norwegian seller and describes a glass-laced tip capable of a silent, deadly puncture.
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New Orleans
Yokohama
Hin Businesa
Opossum chase ends with shot catamount in West Virginia woods
A Parkerbarge World correspondent reports a brother and sister aged eighteen and seventeen trek into West Virginia mountains to trap an opossum. They encounter a large catamount in a tree, the girl defending the dog with a stick for over an hour until the beast is shot by the brother and joined by their father. The catamount measured four feet.
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Parkersbarge
New York World
West Virginia
Doga
Theatres and Actors to Be Explored in Ladies' Home Journal
The New York Sun theater editor will launch a seven part series in The Ladies' Home Journal titled The Theatre and The People. It will survey three thousand theaters and one and a half million attendees daily, detailing management, pay, writing, rehearsals, makeup, and backstage life with illustrations from twelve artists.
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America
Franklin Fyles
The
New York Sun
Ladies' Home Journal
Thostra
Ita
Seveo
Judges mock ignorance in libel cases sparkle
A Philadelphia Ledger correspondent notes a court scene where Lord Russell and Sir Edward Clarke puzzled over basic questions about hay and the color amber. The jury broke into a chorus, "Brown, my lord, brown," as the trial proceeded with amusement and a light mood.
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Henry Hawkins
Hay
Philadelphia Ledger
Lord Russell
Edward Clarke
Chopin
Lord Russel
Sir Edward
Sanday School Teacher Uses Repetition In ClassScript
A town Sanday School teacher led a sequence teaching a class of boys through a repeated scripted passage. The chosen verse was Tis I, be not afraid, and after a nervous pause a student bravely declared the line, Ty's me, don't git skeered, in a Philadelphia Press excerpt.
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Anison
Philadelphia
Warning to the Young: Trouble Ahead in Proverbial Tale
The text warns the young face ongoing danger with a proverb about trouble. It notes that warning should reach those not already far gone. Spot's Emulsion is invoked as a metaphorical device to check waste and restore balance or weight.
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Spot
Clover wind calls from the orchard wall
A lyrical scene recalls a girl in gingham amid clover and bees. The speaker notes her old fashioned charm and lonely call echoing through the orchard wall as wind sweeps the scene.
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Abo
Cure Hay Fever by Resort to Maskoha Lakes Region
An Angler correspondent notes remedies fail for hay fever and urges relocation to the Maskoha Lakes Mogapetuwan River region Lakool Bays Georgian Bay district. It cites relief from atmosphere, favorable hotel rates, transport, camping grounds, and natural woods as curative factors and invites inquiries to M. C. Dickson, Toronto.
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Angler
Maskoha Lakes
Mogapetuwan River
Lakool Bays
Georgian Bay
M. C. Dickson
Toront
Punishments of the Caribs Aimed at Self Starvation
The article describes Central American Caribs enforcing harsh self punishment for sins. Lies merit three days without food or drink, blasphemy two days starving, and other offenses extend starvation over weeks. It claims crime is low among Caribs and praises their behavior.
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Central America
Tha Offen
der Bao
Caribe
Love for God and giving in times of need
A call to generous Christian giving says many love God little if church treasuries stay empty and missionaries remain unfunded. It asks if finances are cut first at home or at the Lord’s treasury, urging economy begin with church support.
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Maetor
Schoo Times
Diamond Dyes Prove Unfading and Strong
Advertisement notes Diamond Dyes resist washing with soap suds and remain bright. It claims no other dye is as strong or unfading and warns buyers to get genuine Diamond Dyes. A testimonial from Wm. G. Uxlow of Port Hope, Ontario says Burdock Blood Rittere cured eczema after years of illness.
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Aix
Wm. G. Uxlow
Port Hope
Oat
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Mill Street
Acton
Tenns Oy
Conrador Ratua
Moore
Business Directory
Onn M. MacDonald, M.d.,c.m
Ans
J. F. Uren
M. D.og
Connor Bil
Frederick Feots
Omco
Ytos
J-R Forster
Huccerson
Elliott
Vic*toria Hospital
Orrioz
Bmill Street
Dryden
Ean
Tonoat
McLean's
Douglas &J
P. O
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Orrice Houns
Bunpays
Bennett
L.D.S
Axcaaz
J. Coghlan
D.D.S
Oryicz
J M. Bell
D.D
L.D
E Dentin
Brooxvi
Monon Granvarez Oy Tononro
Campbellville
Ofice—Clark’s
Kook
LEGAL
Olean,& McLean
Omoo
Town Hall
Wm. A. McLmm
A. McLean
Mackinnon
A. Bannister
Soutciron
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Matthews’ Block
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McLeod
Bannister
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Georgetown
J. McNabb
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Ato
Perryman's Block
Enry Grist
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Avery
H. Phoone
Jaanen
Maninos
Free Press Office
Hematreet
Lrcanemp Avaronens
Wellington
Halton
Paris
Teruia
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Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Guslph
Joan Taylor
Guolph
Day's
Day
Day’s Book Store
Waters Bros
Wyndham Street
STORE
Speight
Brady
Georgetown, Ont
Aikenhead Produce CO
A. Parsons
Cor. Mill and
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Clark's Hotel
Welland Vale
J.C. Hill Bicycles
Garden City
J.c. Hill
Everton
Eden Mills
Everton Mills
Henry Hortop
Main
Acton ‘Ont
John—Cameron
the Times
John Cameron
Henry Grindell
JAMES + BROMN
AED
Traders’ Bank OF Canada
Cuelph Branch
Chartered Bank
Yukon
A. F. HW. Jones
All New Coods
John M. Bond & Co
ALMA
Ladies’ College
Alma College
St Thomas Ont
R.J. Warner
Prin. St
Thomas, Ont
Sun Savings and Loan Co
Toronto, Ont
R. J. McNabb
Robert Noble
Plymouth Binder Twine Owt Agency
Quelph Business College
Shorthand Institute
Bharp
Principat
Utah
Old Bile Jones
Bill Jones
Denver
Golene
Willianx Jones
Denver Evening Post
Ida Ki. Brooks
Eckema
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