Privilege of a Friend Reveals Candor of Servant
An eminent army officer keeps a long serving man in his service who speaks frankly, viewing it as a friend's privilege to tell truths one may not want to hear. A friend questioned this openness, and the officer replied that he regards Jones not as a valet but as a friend who offers candid observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Success Magazine
Burlington
Billy
London
Victory Station
Carroll
Nétermine
Rupert Carroll
Algy Dessinger
Keat
Dessinger
Rome
New Zealand
Canada
Agatha
England
Chester Square
Rupert
Brother
Misa Carroll
Mororn
Aberdeenshire
Cruden Bay
Detroit News-Tribune
Harper's Weekly
Landis
K.J. Landis
Standard Oil Company
John Bower
Rockford
Bower
Sunday School Dialogue on Meaning of Amen
A brief split between Varely Ludersted and Mitts Clarence on the meaning of the word amen. Clarence answers it means ring off in a concise exchange reflecting period language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varely
Clarence
Munyon's philanthropy and health for the nation
Prof Munyon builds a health mission offering affordable cures, free expert diagnosis, and nationwide clinics. He funds eminent specialists, guarantees satisfaction or refunds, and markets remedies at about 26 cents a bottle. Address given as 53d and Jefferson, Philadelphia, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
S3d
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Simple home remedy for colds and coughs promotes whiskey mix
An old ad claims a cure for colds and coughs using glycerine half ounce pine oil eight ounces whisky with a note that Leach Chemical Co endorses Virgin Oil of Pine compound. Also includes a testimonial about Cuticura Ointment curing severe eye inflammation, dated 1908, from G B Massey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ally Dessinger and the London wedding affair
Ally Dessinger, veiled in jealousy, confronts Rupert Carroll over Irene Garland while a clubroom discussion hints at a forthcoming Hanover Square wedding. Carroll's guarded stance foreshadows tragedy as Dessinger reveals a past love drives Miss Garland toward a mercenary marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ally Dessinger
Irene
Joseph Taunton
Bond Street
St George's
Hanover Square
Bertie Morris
Desainger
Algy
Dessinger
Rupert Carrol
Carroll
Galmon
Ireland
Chia Mp
Miss Garland
Root of all growth described in Midwestern moisture conservation
The article recounts early Midwestern and Colorado efforts in dry farming, explaining how deep plowing, fall harrowing, and a sun-reflecting dust mulch preserved subsoil moisture. It credits alfalfa, sugar beets, corn, and fat cattle with expanding agriculture, then shifts to an Aberdeenshire fisherman’s bird attack tale and a light quip about airships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Colorado
Texas
Play-house of the Caffrey cabin draws Summer visitors
The article describes James Caffrey's estate in Far Rockaway, a fine colonial villa, and highlights a remarkable on-site attraction, a one-room Irish crofter's cabin play-house built on the grounds. It notes whitewashed stone walls, a thatched roof, birch door and a sign reading Don Na Stooges Fort of the Fairies, plus interior twigs and toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strc
Leigh Cabin
Chiiron
Far Rockway
James Caffrey
Greenwood Avenue
Caltrey
Don Na Stooges
Peddlers Ban Killed by Chicago Council
A miscellany of 19th century notes reports Chicago City Council voting down a proposed ban on peddlers and newsboys crying wares. Other items mention the National Academy of Sciences, Osler’s influence, a provocative Arctic flag image from Hamburg, and reflections on wigs since the French Revolution.
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Chicago
National Academy of Sciences
Belgrade
Pal Mall
William Qslar
Balimore
Osler
England
Harmburg
Germany
Illustrated Papers
Peary
Dr. Cook
North Pole
America
Walpole
France
Adrift in South Seas and The Big Fare Ruse
Sailor Capt. Williams endured a 230 mile trek after Nebraskan wreck off Green Hill island in the northern Australia coast. He swam, built a dinghy, survived three weeks on turtle eggs iguanas and rain water before reaching Port Darwin amid cyclones and river travels. In a separate note, a crowded city car conductor forced a passenger out after a fare dispute, the passenger paying with a dime.
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Williams
Nebraska
Green Hill Island
Gulf
Field Island
Alligator River
West Alligator River
Wildman River
Lake Finnis
Adelaide
Adelaide River
Lawrie's Landing
Port Darwin
Widespread Echoes From Around The World
A miscellany of notes touches France 1210 brandy, Italian optics in 1299, Norway haddock processing, German pet culls, Kai-Feng mail mishaps, Burns kin income, Australian ostrich prospects, and a 1784 Washington court house struck by lightning. It references Victorian era royalty gifts, Indian agricultural displays, U.S. illness costs, Norwegian posthumous Ibsen works, and global health and economic statistics from 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Norway
Britain
Germany
Kai-Feng
China
Robert Burns
Queensland
Victoria
Australia
Scastoa
Harriet Beecher Stowa
Green Bay
Alahabad
India
United States
Irving Fisher
Henrik Ibsen
Ibsen
Wilfred Stevens
Shakopes
Minn
London
New York
Postefies
Inanta
Willliam Honeyman
Lady Honeyman
Joan
Jesn
Grootlig
Parritch
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Parone
Prof
Fhilanthropy
Johnny
Tommy
Cetlourn
Rolvg
G. B. Massey
Wilson
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sele
Cutients Hemediex
Boston
Bea
Boston Telegraph
Cleveland Plain Dealer
St Petersburg
Tost
Queer Stores
South Seas
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