Ayer's Sarsaparilla Reported To Restore Health
Citizens of Brockway Centre Michigan certify a testimonial by Mrs Lake praising the medicine. The letter mentions renewed appetite digestion strength and return to duties after faithful use. Aier Almanac and Sarsaparilla cited. a brother in England recovered from foot sores and later worked in a sugar mill in Brisbane Queensland Australia.
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Ayer
Jos. Lake
Brockway Centre
Mich
Brisbane
Queensland
Australia
A. Attewell
Sharbot Lake
Ontario
Life’s Journey: A Moral Verse Across Daily Duty
Poem fragment urges steady honesty in work and play to bring peace. The Montreal Star is referenced as the source of the prose.
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Montreal Star
A Great Divorce Case in the Indian Court
A middle aged army man, Bronckhorst, brutal toward his wife Mrs. Bronckhorst and their son, triggers a divorce drama. Biel, a public figure, faces accusations of an affair. rival witnesses and native evidence complicate the case as detective Strickland is summoned for help.
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Bronckhorst
Hutt
Bronckhorsts
Teddy
Rich
Piel
Biel
Char
Acter
Strickland
Miss Y. Kai
Oorya
Mussalman Khit
Methranayah
O . Lamon
Bronck
Janki
Ging
Mohammedan Khumatgar
Strickland Red
Mohammedan
Estreeken Sahib
Bronckhorst Sahib
Beil
Bronckhurst
Kip's Riddle of Estrangements and Courtroom Chaos
Rudyard Kip details a tangled colonial tale where Strickland manipulates a court case against Bronckhorst Horst, aided by a terrified Mohammedan witness and a chorus of anxious witnesses. Biel and Bronckhorst clash in a dramatic courtroom collapse as truth and implication collide.
The Proper Feeding of Working Horses
A veterinary surgeon argues owners should treat a horse’s stomach as a true digestion organ with limited capacity not to be crammed. Teeth are for mastication. avoid work after meals. let horses cool after hard work before feeding. water and light feed can aid digestion. increase overall intake gradually if more food is needed.
The Black Borderer Laboring as a Paper Borderer
A New York Tribune feature profiles a female paper borderer who paints mourning borders by hand. She explains training, pay at $1.50 per ream for fine work, hours from 8:30 to 5, and the job's pride and loneliness. She notes scarce demand and seasonal layoffs, yet considers it skilled, woman’s work in a crowded field.
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Papa
New York Tribune
Grim Struggle for Food in Stanley Camp Desert Camp Scene
Henry M. Stanley recounts a perilous trek through a harsh African wilderness as 52 men and 81 loads with 10 canoes move away from a doomed camp. The description paints a canyon like setting with roaring cataracts, dark woods, and the burden of caring for injured companions while seeking sustenance.
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Stanley
Nelson
Henry M. Stanley
Scribner's
Classification of Boys by Age from Youth's Companion
A dialogue presented by Youth's Companion traces how boys are labeled as Cubs, Young Kids, Kids, Young Fellers, Teens, and Men, with no current use of the term Lad. It notes that modern times see boys termed simply Boys until they become men, reflecting shifting nomenclature for youth.
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Mr. Brown
Jack
Manners And Honest Intentions Not Formalities
A New York Ledger essay argues that true manners come from reasonable, sincere conduct not from artificial rules. It favors spontaneous conversation and dislikes habitual smiles and premeditated greetings, valuing a hearty rough grip and genuine recognition.
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New York Ledger
Age and diet in later life and household farming tips
The text urges reducing food intake as energy declines with age to avoid fat buildup and health issues. It cites Sir Henry Thompson on proportional intake and warns against overindulgence to extend remaining life. Also includes short anecdotes on thrift, poultry farming, and teaching children accountability through managing egg and fowl purchases.
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Sir Henry Thompson
Where Stamps Come From
A Wilmington Star interview explains stamp dealers as the original collectors in the United States with about a thousand merchants operating on capital from 100 to 100000 dollars. Dealers obtain stamps by sending drafts to post offices abroad and receiving stamps in return, maintaining a steady supply of Shanghai and other nations’ issues.
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United States
Shanghai
Wngton Star
Water Waste Through Small Leaks Astonishes New Yorkers
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes that water wasted through a needle-sized hole over a day at fourteen pounds pressure could supply a house. It adds that a one inch pipe would leak about 1,140 gallons under the same pressure.
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New York Commercial Advartiaar
Blacksmiths Cup From England Sold For Five Hundred Plus
The Blacksmiths Cup, a 1655 silver tall cup with Vulcan figure stem and motto By hammer and hand all arts doe stand, sold for 535 pounds. It carried hall marks of 1655, traced from Ralph Bernal to Mr. Dexter, with Cripps noting it in Old English Plate. Earlier sales showed 37 pounds 10 shillings, then 367 pounds 10 shillings in 1872.
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All Arts
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Blacksmiths’ Company
England
Blackths’ Company
Vulcan
Christopher Pym
Ralph Bernal
Dexter
Cripps
Bernal
Lygon
Love and Thoughtfulness from a Maine Farmhouse
The Fair field Journal recounts a tale of family affection as an elderly couple near Fairfield, Maine wait for their son who works the Maine Central line between Bangor and Portland. Each night they signal him with a lamp in a window and a bell from his train to reassure him he is remembered.
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Fairfield
Kennebec
Maine Central
Bangor
Portland
What Laughing Is
A solemn professional donkey declares laughter is disorganized breathing. When excitement triggers a fit of laughter one holds breath and it bursts out, producing eccentric sounds as it passes through the voice organs. Let us wait for the next profound idiot to claim breathing is disorganized laughter.
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Nothi
Elephant Hunt in Seattle Ends With Capture
Two circus elephants refused to board a Seattle steamer bound for Ferndale. Queen the largest led a stampede into a lumber yard where she trumpeted and charged a cheering crowd. Pushed by the crowd, a lumber pile collapsed burying four men until Queen was captured after an hourlong chase.
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Seattle
Wash
Ferndale
Queen
Pittsburg
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