Plague Stones and Past Times Across England
Readable excerpts recall plague practices from 1665 66 with mentions of Headless Cross Market Stone at Friar Gate Derby Nuns Green and a Derby Arboretum inscription. Notes on Woolnoth parish entries and Winchester Alford Spilsby skulls and tobacco as a preservative appear alongside misc items on stale currency and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Mary Woolnoth
Allen
Anthony
Dore
Inna
England
Derby Arboretum
Friar Gate
Derby
Hutton
Winchester
Society of Natives
Tothby House
Alford
Lincolnshire
Spilsby
Miles Cross Hill
Chambers
Vesuvius Excavations Reveal Ancient Conservator Role
Recent digs in the Barno valley near San Marzano uncover antiquities buried beneath six feet of volcanic ash, indicating a seventh century before Christ eruption. Finds include a Greek burial piece, archaic Italian tombs, terra cotta artifacts, and various fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
the Barno
San Marzano
Immigration figures and services cited in mixed OCR text
The excerpt lists migrant totals by country with Austria Hungary first at 230000, Italy second at 206000, and Russia third at 136000. It also mentions McCane's Detective Agency in Houston Texas and a stray line about Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a generic closing remark about contentment.
Literary Notes and New September Publications
The August Century is nearly out of print due to costly reprint art. The Shining Mark notes the sudden death of a promising local youth, while Aunt Kevin laments the fragility of talent. September in Lippincott’s features The Blue Moon by Lucia and Esther Chamberlain with other notable authors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kezia
Kevin
Lippincott’s
Ainslee
Lucia
Esther Chamberlain
Gertrude Atherton
Poultney Bigelow
B. Nesbit
Joseph C. Lincoln
J. J. Bell
Charles Battell Loomis
Harold MacGrath
Elies Caran
Julien Gordon
Oscar Kingvis
Our National Hymn and the Star-Spangled Banner Debate
The article argues that Star-Spangled Banner is the true national song, while My Country Tis of Thee is English in air. It says the two are not interchangeable though both suit bands and processions, and urges singing the American tune for lasting patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of the Cinncinnati
America
Cherch
Everybody’s Magazine
Simmons Liver Purifier Ad and Faceless Dyes Note
An old advertisement extols Simmons Liver Purifier as a reliable remedy for liver complaints. The ad promotes a 25 cent tin box. includes a witty line about laughter at one’s own toilet. Also mentions Putnam Faceless Dyes described as fast for weight and washing with a quip about an actress on a farewell tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Italian-born Antonio Novarini Dies in Sarajevo at 105
The article notes the death of Antonio Novarini in Sarajevo at age 105 after a long life including a 104th birthday last year. It references dubious ads for detective services in Houston and a claim of being cured of nervousness by Dr. Kime's remedy. A statement mentions Alaska planning 413 miles of railway construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Novarini
Sarajevo
Bosnia
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Coluombia
Aper
Canada
Tioga
John Schaeffer
Dr. Lunn
Hanitarium
Houston
Tex
George Lansing Taylor
New York East Methodist Episcopal Conference
Cheatham
Alfred W. Crawford
Meriden
Conn
Tuskegee University
Booker T. Washington
Price St
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
McCane's Detective Agency
Texas
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Ils
Smith
Sealth Medical Co
St. Louis
Sicz Co. Port
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Colt
Corona
Minstral
Fros
Brockton
Mase
Lexad
Fon
Penh
Todad igheAsti
Peden Iron & Steel Co., “Taxii
Montgomery Ward & Company
Michigan Avenue
Madison Street
Chicago
Tedder
Montgomery Ward & Co
Camlegue
Ezprees Ofc
Meonane’s
Antarctic
Europe
Hunt
Kime
BB. Kime, Ltd
Philadelphia
Alaska
SVE
Partine
Gruggiste
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