The Garden of Eden in Ceylon and Atami's Emigration Saga
A伝 narrative recounts Ceylon as Eden with Adam's Peak and Adam's Bridge. Atami persuades Eve Heba to emigrate to India, finding a desolate wilderness. The panorama deceives them, the angel orders punishment, and Aramis pleads for Heba's return for a fresh start.
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Ceylon
Garden of Eden
Adam’s Peak
Adam’s Bridge
India
Eve
Heben
Garden of
Atami
Hebn
Aramis
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised for Croup Relief
Grateful parents endorse Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for quick relief from coughs and croup. It is described as a safe, pleasant remedy suitable for children and said to prevent attacks if given at first signs. E A Humphreys of Alice Cape Colony South Africa attests to its efficacy. For sale by Judisch Bros.
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Chamberlain
E. A. Humphreys
E. Lock
Alice
Cape Colony
South Africa
Judisch Bros
E. G. Case
Canton
Conn
U. S
Croup
When the Minister Stopped the Cough
A Sunday sermon was interrupted as coughing filled the church. The clergyman, low on voice, halted his speech and told the audience they could stop coughing if he stopped. The congregation quieted, and the minister resumed the sermon under calmer conditions.
Ether a continuous medium not made of discrete particles
The article discusses the nature of matter and ether, arguing it fills space completely as a continuous medium. It contrasts porous dense matter with ether and notes a vendor claim praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup and colds, sold by Judisch Bros.
Engine paradox fuels heated talk in Baltimore notice
A Baltimore American item notes a chemist’s remark on a curious engine fact that it runs hottest when coal fed, alongside a Kennington England anecdote about a chauffeur who agreed to pay all fines, claiming the practice is common in motoring circles.
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Baltimore American
Kensington
England
Gretna Green Priests and Their Famed Marriages
A Chicago News summary recalls Gretna Green marriage “priests” who rushed couples from the English border. Many were tradesmen or border idlers, led by Joseph Paisley, whose drunken career once mixed up two couples in a single ceremony. They waited for clients, charging half a crown, with some paying sixpence or 2½ pence.
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Gretna Green
Scotland
Joseph Paisley
Hum
Awell
Paisley
Gretna
Chicago News
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises New Vigor
An 35 cent bottle of Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea from L. M. Bosworth's claims to energize the entire body, restore health, and maintain wellbeing. The ad emphasizes quick,全面 revitalization and broad bodily benefits.
Pressure and altitude effect on steam engines
At sea level atmospheric pressure is about fifteen pounds per square inch on a piston. Higher altitudes reduce this pressure, meaning the steam must overcome less opposing force. Hence, the same steam pressure can do more work per unit fuel at high elevations, though the difference is not practically significant.
Bounty for Indian scalps across colonial wars
The text notes bounties offered by French authorities in 1754 for British scalps and by colonies in the same year. It records 1755 Massachusetts paying £40 for male Indian scalps over twelve, £20 for women and children. In 1764 Pennsylvania Governor John Penn offered $150 for every Indian buck killed and scalped.
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Massachusetts
John Penn
Willam Penn
Pennsylvania
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised for piles cure
It is reported that Harry Colson of Masonville Indiana endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best cure for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles. The salve is also recommended for cuts burns and injuries at 25 cents a box from L M Bosworth’s drugstore.
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Harry Colson
Masonville
L. M. Bosworth
Lucknow Baronet Rid of Impudent Visitor by Window
Sir Andrew Agnew relates a London joke about a persistent admirer who was finally ejected. He says a broad hint forced the man to leave through the window, illustrating a comic tale of social annoyance. Also a promotion for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claims beautifying benefits and urges purchase at L. M. Bosworth's for 35 cents.
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Sir Andrew Agnew
Lucknow
Sir Andrew
Hollister
L. M. Bosworth’s
Youthful defendant pleads for mercy before sentencing
A prisoner, facing a harsh sentence after a long record, asks the judge to consider youth and inexperience. The judge interrupts, noting the defendant’s extensive prior convictions. The exchange ends with the prisoner redirecting the remark to his counsel.
Two favors tempt passerby in a street plea
A beggar asks for ten dollars with a request for silence. The other person considers the offer but sounds wary about sharing the plea with anyone.
Clerk Requests Pay Increase Before Marriage
An exchange shows a clerk seeking a higher salary on the eve of marriage, while the employer dismisses the request noting a young man saves by marrying.
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Skr
The Deflnition of the Defeated
A dialogue fragment contrasts a woman's coquetry with a man’s bitter remark. She questions his label while he defines coquetry as a woman who syndicates her affections in a witty exchange from Life magazine.
Salt Marshes of the Kongo Region and Salt Extraction
The Kongo salt marshes lie in Sambali district and along the Lufubu river. Natives dig funnel shaped pits to yield warm saline water that salts the brackish mud, which is washed with hot water to crystallize salt of a salty gray, alkaline taste. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea offered at 35 cents a package.
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Kongo
Sambali
Lufubu
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