Marriages of Child Brides in Medieval Times
From Medieval People by Eileen Power the tale recounts child marriages of Grace de Seleby and others, detailing four year olds bound to nobles, and later unions for teenagers, with humor and pathos. It includes the cases of John Rigmarden, James Ballard, and Elizabeth Bridge, showing early wedlock with affection and hardship.
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Grace de Seleby
John Rigmarden
James Ballard
Jane
Sir Roger Blakey
Colne
James
Beyinge
Bigge
Colme
Elizabeth Bridge
Rambotham
John Bridge
John
Eileen Power
A Woman's Health! Joplin Health Ad Claim
An unreadable Joplin advertisement fragment promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's health. The text hints at testimonials or usage claims but is incomplete and cannot be fully interpreted.
Ministerial Family Seens to Long Baptist Ties
The passage notes Rev. Frederick Seely Porter of Trinity Baptist Church in Oklahoma City with a long family line of ministers on both maternal and paternal sides. It mentions a forebear who served as commission captain in Canadian overseas forces and spent 39 months as a frontline chaplain, later promoted to major.
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Frederick Seely Porter
Trinity Baptist Church of
Oklahoma City
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Seine Iene
Mike Clean
Sea Sox
Anies
Canadian Overseas Forces
Modern Girl Story Drawn From Life Cited by K Shorter
London Sphere cites two instances showing a young woman declaring plans to marry at eleven o'clock on a Thursday morning in St Andrew's church. She tells her mother and father with casual grace, inviting them to attend, a display of candid family manners.
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Cc. K. Shorter
London Sphere
St. Andrew’s Church
To Explore Noted Caverns by Italian Scientists
A party of noted Italian scientists left Milan for Vittorie in the Venetian region. They aim to explore centuries old caverns and deep pits honeycombing the Cansiglio plateau. A pit among these formations is highlighted as significant.
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Milan
Vittorie
Cansiglio
Elevator témoin finds home on Arthur Baker lawn
After a busy life in a Kansas City Kansas office building an elevator éage has been given a home on the lawn of Arthur Baker. It still shows what it is but next summer a new gown of green leaves will obliterate all traces of its life of ups and downs.
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Kansas City
Kan
Arthur Baker
Canary Birds Sustained by Four Centuries of Domestication
In a study of canaries, researchers trace how four centuries of domestication have altered their coloration and behavior, noting shifts from wild greys to varied hues as human care shaped the birds across different lands and conditions.
Wireless Thomas Edison Predicts Direct Transmission Rise
Wireless pioneer Thomas A Edison predicts that transmission by wireless is sure to come, though he places it in the immediate future. He envisions widespread use of wireless communication, signaling a pivotal shift in how information travels.
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Thomas A. Edison
Paris Flares with Wider Skirts and Velvet Accessories
Describes fashion pieces featuring flaring skirts, wide brims, metallic lace flounces over satin, chiffon in two colors, and a bold tropical-tinged decolletage. Adds a velvet scarf ending in a side bow, and a tall purple velvet hat with ostrich feather accents.
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Mlepecantratese Baneynahez Ag Oad
Tropics
Kings Watched Stars of Persia in November Sky
A Nature Magazine report from Washington notes a five star group forming a tiny dipper with two more stars, seen by keen eyes, as one of the most noted in the heavens. It also highlights the Hyades V shaped cluster as scarcely less famous.
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Persia
Nature Magazine of
Washington
Meaning of Alienist in mental disease context
The text explains alienist as a term for a specialist in mental diseases. It notes that alienation of mind equates to lunacy or insanity and that an alienist is a clinician who studies and treats mental disorders. It derives from common usage in the Exchange.
Red Cross Ball Blue Bleach for White Linens
To insure glistening white table linens use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. It never disappoints. At all good grocers.
Busy Flagman Warns Motorists in Life Caption
A brief Life magazine caption shows a railway gatekeeper shouting at motorists to stay back until the train passes. The stern worker warns he has no time to sweep anyone up, underscoring railroad safety.
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