The Man Who Loves Words
Richard De Gallienne notes that lovers of words find true joy in a fine passage or perfect line. He recalls Thackeray as an example, claiming no empire could replace the moment of genius he declared. The piece argues that the dream lives only in words, and words themselves are the dream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard de ‘Gallienne
Harper's Magazine
Thacks@ray
Colonel Newcome
Wes
Bucharest
Pekin
Tome
Tam
China
Monsieur Bombarnac
Kinko
Tiflis
Tekin
Dodd's Kidney Pills Benefit Paired Cases in Miss
In Paulding Mississippi May 16 special report neighbors report both Mr and Mrs Erby cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mrs Erby credits relief from backache and female weakness after years of suffering and says her husband was likewise cured of a weak bladder. The note emphasizes healthy kidneys as the path to pure blood and overall health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulding
Miss
Dodd
Erby
The Curious Limpets and Their Ferocious Feasting
The limpets of the west coast of Mexico resemble abalones with brilliant bronze iridescent interiors. They prey on clams with a long tongue that bores a hole, allowing the limpet to eat part of the clam and leave the rest for fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Alrays
Fixing Railroad Rates and the Game of Tradeoffs
An analysis compares railroad rate setting to a strategic game where communities, producers, and shippers become pieces. It argues that cautious, mutually beneficial rate concessions avoid harming cities or industries while explaining why U S railroads often offer straight rates lower than government-run European lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busigss
United States
Europe
Australia
Figuring the Profits from Paragraphs
A witty exchange between a new reporter and a hun wrist worker reveals the odds and ends of daily earnings in a humorous city desk scene. The narrator notes five lines could yield ten dollars, then reveals the twist as an order to the grocer for Interior Department supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hun
Jukesmith
Interior Department
Grateful to Cuticura for Skin Cure
Miss Nellie Vander Wiele of Lakeside New York reports months of awful sores on face and neck. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment twice daily, she claims instant relief and full recovery, urging publication to help others with similar ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Vander Wiele
Lakeside, N.Y
Health writer comments on etiquette and dental care note
A fragmented health column mentions keeping silence, sleep, and manners. It references Mrs Gabbler, a Cleveland lender, and a children’s product for gums that claims to reduce inflammation and relieve wind colic. The garbled text includes a mix of names and nonsensical lines.
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Pune
Gabbler
Cleveland
Merely to oblige with a pantry fame gone wrong
A brief, comic exchange reveals Smithkins preparing a tray for his wife after she sought a private moment in the pantry. Browning jokes about jealousy as Smithkins confesses he set the EAD to amuse and avoid trouble.
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Smithkins
Browning
Journey of Bombariac and Kinko Across Central Asia
The Special Correspondent records a mid‑journey stop at Bokhara and Samarkand during a Grand Transasiatic crossing. Bombariac cold‑reads a Roumanian prisoner named Kinko hidden in a luggage van, forging an unlikely alliance as they plot future help and a potential marriage back to Pekin.
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Merv
Uzan Adu
Nobitz
Popof
Yen Lou
Yen Fou
Pekin
Varuskiny
Old Mery
Twinardjous
Bokhara
Samarkand
Taruskiar
Ghangir
Ii-Ssang
Europe
Ki-Tsang
Yunnan
Tii- Tang Saruskiay
Tamerlane
Sogd
Noltitz
Faruskair
Wrenchman
Candius Bombariae
Mhrough
Monsieur Bombariac
Providence
Irnace
Denis
Maubourg Saint Antoine
Paicharest 7
Central Asia
Kinko
Caspian
Kinka
Iachgar
China
Alleas
Monsieur Bombernec
Ed’ Kinko
Inca
Zinca
Ninko
Tie
Dooper
Major Noltitz
Jersey Fossil Found in Garden Dig
A Jersey commuter reports unearthing a four foot long fossil in a garden. He calls it remarkable and suggests it may be the bill of a prehistoric mosquito, noted by the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Jersey
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Quoted Exchange on Raisul L Vian Albert Career Plans
The discussion pans Raisul L Vian Albert's life project as costly with Morocco as a needed base. Voices note many performers sing without understanding their songs while industrious wisdom counters folly.
Tornado Devastates Snyder Oklahoma Town
A devastating tornado struck Snyder Oklahoma at 11 p.m. Wednesday sweeping away much of the town. Reports indicate up to 300 killed or injured with bodies scattered across streets and surrounding countryside. Relief trains and doctors were sent from nearby towns. J M Egan Frisco agent and former telegraph head was among the dead. A second tornado hit Quin Inn in Woodward County, destroying homes and killing two young sons of Mrs. O W Cox.
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Snyder
Hobart
Oklahoma City and Western Railway
Kiowa County
Oklahoma
Kiowa and
Comanche
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Quanah
Bryan Snyder
Guthrie
Risco
Mountain Park
Anadarko
Thebisco Railroad
Chickasha
J. M. Egan
Frisco
Kiowa
Quin Inn
Woodward County
O. W. Cox
State moves to make mosquito problem a fiscal issue
New Jersey advances a mosquito control bill with annual state aid totaling up to 75000 to 200000 if needed, covering first and second class cities at 80 percent and smaller municipalities at 60 percent. The plan funds egg and larva destruction and preventive measures including draining marsh lands, filling water holes, and regular sewer maintenance, with a broader aim to stock water bodies with insect-eating fish and encourage natural predators.
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New Jersey
New Jeresey
Rome recalls All Around the Globe editor Marchetti
All Around the Globe reports Mar Marchetti, editor of the apostolic delegation in Washington DC for five years, has been recalled to Rome. The Bergerman Brothers furnishing store in Pueblo Colorado suffered $85 000 in damage from a gasoline engine explosion. Eclipse watching parties are planned with trips to Labrador Egypt and Barcelona Spain for August 30 observations.
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If. Marchetti
Washington
D. C
Rome
Bergerman Brothers
Pueblo
Colo
Lick Observatory
Labrador
Egypt
Barcelona
Spain
Cure for Sciatica by Pink Pills narrated by Mr Donovan
An elderly Plaistow New Hampshire rail inspector recounts severe sciatic pain in 1902. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength after two months of disability and five boxes of medicine, noting quick recovery from bed to walking and full cure. The ad-style piece promotes the pills for blood conditions and nerve weakness.
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Mr. Donovan
Ivy Host
Mae
Bron
Andy
Williany
Joseph A. Donovan
Plaistow
New Hampshire
Haverhill
Newton and Plaistow
Williams
University Men in Politics in Italian Elections
In the recent Italian elections thirty nine university men were elected to parliament. Eighteen ordinary and four extraordinary professors and seventeen privatdocents. Naples heads the list with fourteen representatives, Rome eleven, Padua two, Bologna two, Parma two, Ferrara one, Messina one, Modena two, Catania one, and Pavia one. Political split: twenty two constitutionalists, nine radicals, five social democrats, three republicans.
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University of Naples
Rome
Padua
Bologna
Parma
Ferrara
Messias
Modena
Catania
Pavia
Parlam
Judgment in The Beezers Baseball Banter
The exchange features playful banter about ball plays between The Bee and The Spider. The Bee boasts about catching high pitches while The Spider questions why they would fail, and the Spider concedes the fowls could edge them out of business.
Letter Says Pinkham Saved Woman's Life
Mrs I O Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes to Mrs Pinkham thanking her for saving her life and expressing deep gratitude in a vivid personal note. The letter highlights relief and relief from illness after following Pinkham remedies.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by grateful patient
A testimonial from a woman who had long suffered from irregular and painful menstruation and related symptoms after trying many medicines. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring regular periods and improving health, urging others to seek advice and avoid substitutes.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydit Pinkham
Pinkham
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Cuticura
Baku
Tehardjoui
Khanate
Abuo Ada
Bokhbara
I Khanate
Douchak
Larusking
Vielking
Pan- Chao
Stree Tavisian
Asia
Pan Chae
Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer
Woetor Tiv- King
Daria
Vowrick
Raisull Vian Albert
Rodrick
van Albert
Morocco
Revey
Simmons
Willadsen
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