Notable Battles Through Modern History
A compact timeline of pivotal 18th and 19th century battles. Key engagements include Poltawa in 1709, Saratoga in 1777, Valmy in 1792, 1805 Trafalgar, Waterloo in 1815, Sevastopol 1854-55, and Gettysburg 1863, noting victors and opposing forces.
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Ultowa
Charles XII
Sweden
Peter the Great
Garatoga
Gen. Gates
Valmy
Duke of Brunswick
Kellermann
Trafalgar
A. D
Naya
Waterloo
Napoleon
Russia
Austria
Prussia
England
Wellington
Sebastopol
France
Turkey
Russian Empire
Gettysburg
Gen
Lee
Mrs Grundy on social climbers and vanity in London society
Mrs Grundy criticizes titled foreigners choosing American wives at par value. She notes charity façades for notoriety, churches closing free pews, and backlash against living pictures. She laments vanity, colonial ancestry obsession, and stingy friends, while quipping on umbrellas, horse and dog mutilation, and political influence versus dentistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie Green
Ralstons
London
Vanity Fair
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Pure Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a mild liquid laxative improving health by cleansing kidneys liver and bowels. It claims broad acceptance by physicians and consumers, notes 50c and 1 bottles, and warns against substitutes from other makers. The California Fig Syrup Co. is named as the sole manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
The Unlucky Thirteen Birthday Party
Jeannie Gray plans a seventeenth birthday dinner avoiding the number thirteen. She frets over inviting Tom Cunningham who lives at No 13. Tom arrives late, they reconcile with a waltz, and Jeannie accepts number thirteen as lucky.
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Nie
Meta
Tom Cunningham
Tom
Jeannie
Jeannie Gray
Number Thirteen
Mamma
No. 13
Odd Notes From An Early 20th Century Page
A collage of trivia includes Lord Rosebery turning gray in weeks, Spain’s literacy rate, stain removers, and a lemony moral about sugar on character. It notes Cambridge’s school bans slates and sponges, Hall Caine’s micro writing, and quirky opinions on England Ireland and Scotland names.
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Lord Rosebery
Spain
British Museum
Beaver
O. T
Pecos River
San Miguel County
New Mexico
Cambridge
Mass
Hall Caine
Jay W. Sever
Yale
England
Scotland
MacDonald
Ireland
Murphy
William Black
Pinero
Fashions Newest Notions Highlight Delicate Trimmings
Jet trimmings lace parasols and frocks feature sheer white India mull over satin slips. Satin capes stand stiff and white, with black chiffon and horizon lace in rich dead white. House shoes trend toward elkskin soles for flexibility and quiet steps.
Illustration of nervous trouble remedy mail offer
An offer via this newspaper describes free transparent ecards showing why men suffer nervous troubles and fail to act rightly. It cites Sterling Remedy Co. in New York City or Chicago and requests the recipient’s address to mail the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
New York City
Chicago
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Florida
California
Italy
Santa Fe
Phoenix
A. T
Prescott
Leo XIII Pope at 258th position and other notes
The text notes Leo XIII as the 258th pope, cites India’s large female population, compares Rhine to Thames flow, and states mail time from Bulawayo to London as one month. It also mentions lifeboat maintenance costs, bayonets as enduring weapons, ancient cheating, and loaded dice found in Herculaneum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo XIII
India
Rhine
Thames
Bulawayo
London
Herculaneum
Nickel Plate Improves Travel Facilities In May 19 Inauguration
The Nickel Plate Railway unveils enhanced services with no car changes between Chicago New York and Boston. Dining cars added between Chicago and Buffalo. Daily trains from Chicago at 8 05 a m except Sunday 1 30 and 9 20 p m to Fort Wayne Fostoria Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York and Boston with 1 30 p m arrival in New York 6 30 p m and Boston 9 00 p m next day. City ticket office 111 Adams street Depot Twelfth and Clark streets Tel Main 389 Tel Harrison 200.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Fort Wayne
Fostoria
Cleveland
Erie
City
Adams Street
Twelfth and
Clark Streets
Harrison
Reform cry on platform as crowd faints
A thin woman stands on a platform and waves, declaring reform with stern resolve. A man in the rear responds, and the scene ends with all the women fainting.
Nickel Plate inaugurates summer train service nationwide
On May 19 the Nickel Plate road launches a new train service with a summer schedule keeping the same number of trains and through runs between Chicago and Boston via Cleveland Buffalo New York. Travel times are shortened between all listed cities. City Ticket office at 111 Adams Street and depot at Twelfth and Clark Streets provide contact numbers. The czar of Russia remains cited as having the most royal titles.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Adams Street
Twelfth
Clark Streets
Harrison
Fragmented 19th Century Notices and Advertisements
A collage of misc notices and ads mentions an atlas offer for 15 cents, Edmonson County caverns claim, Rock Island excursion to Denver in July, a Chicago souvenir brochure, a note about editors and printers in the House of Commons, Iowa farmers’ agent August Post, a glycerine remedy, Ether’s first surgical use, and cryptic moral reflections.
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Jly
Colorado
Great Rock Island
Denver
John Sebastian
P. A
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific B’y
Moulton
Iowa
Iowa Alliance
Grange News
Items of Interest From Early 20th Century Clippings
A compilation notes varied curiosities from 500 B C tiled floors in Rome to New England locomotives. Highlights include public schools in San Francisco, electric ferries in Norway, storage-battery powered C and O trains, a two hundred words per minute telegraphic typewriter, and social quirks such as shoplifted sleeves.
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Rome
B. C
San Francisco
Norway
Chicago
Canton
China
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Japan
Boston
New England
Amos S. Blake
Waterbury
Conn
Mistress and New Girl Clash Over Morning Duties
A humorous domestic exchange unfolds as a mistress scolds for chores while the New Girl defends time spent reading about a noblewoman who killed her servant. The dialogue hints at social expectations and curiosity about scandal.
Sunset Painting Reveals Daughter’s Abroad Study
A proud father describes his daughter’s sunset painting as a lasting explanation of her parting abroad. A friend remarks the sunset is unlike any seen in the country, highlighting the emotional connection to her study abroad experience.
Silly Verse About A Lady In Large Bloomer
A playful quatrain describes a lady wearing oversized bloomers as a charming sight but laments one flaw. The speaker notes she looks a horrid fright, presenting comic contrast.
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Mrs. Grundy
Lucky Thirteen
Jean
Columbia
Hartford
Columbias
Hartfords
Pope Mfg. CO
Peston
Sasa Francisco
Providence
Ey Deva
Quinn
W. B. Eddy Oe
Whitehall, BR. Vy
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall ST
Czar
Northwest
F. L. Warrley
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Minn
Edmonson County
Kentucky
House of Commons
Hegeman
E. C. G. Clark Co
New Haven
Christ
Coupon Pattern Company
Dr. Pierce
Nature
Dora A. Gutmein
Oakley, Overton Co
John Shelby
Sheeley Block
Omaha
Neb
Sioux City Engine & Iron Works
Pech Mfg. Co
Sioux City
Tue Rowe & Cuass Machinery Co
West Eleventh Street
Kansas City
Lake Shore
Outrern Osa of” Be
Hels
Pou Informatict
Lake
Ad’ Smith
W.N.U
D.M
Patrenx
Patrens
Patterx
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