Obscure Passages and Unknown Meanings in Classic Works
A London Truth writer recalls Browning’s admission that he cannot now state the meaning of Passage in Sordello. He cites Coleridge and Goethe who likewise admitted uncertainty, noting Coleridge annotated Southey’s Joan of Arc revealing fine lines and Goethe admitted ignorance of a Faust passage.
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London
Browning
Coleridge
Goethe
Southey
Joan of Arc
Heaven
Absentminded Groom and Bride Over Wedding Gift Fire
A wedding anecdote recalls a moment when a father, distracted by absentmindedness, used a gift as a cigar lighter. The exchange between Groom and Bride highlights humorous family mishap at the celebration.
Our enemies are our outward con sciences
Quote attributed to Shakespeare about internal motives and outward appearances, presented as a brief aphorism.
Ancient road from Homs to Hima spans 5000 years
The piece describes the Homs to Hima caravan route as a straight northbound ancient highway used for millennia by camels and traders. It notes French railway laborers, stonemason rollers, rural villages with conical stone roofs, Jewish tombs, tells of tells and tells ruin mounds, and vivid landscape contrasts with Indian wigwamlike cottages. A second brief note quotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, praising its success in treating croup with a testimonial from Mrs Basford of Poolesville Maryland.
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Eones
Homs
Hima
Hamnath
Tell Et Biseh
Chamberlain
M. I. Basford
Poolesville
Garland
Pointed Paragraphs on Etiquette and Vanity From The Globe
A collage of maxims on manners and human folly. Observations on appointments quarrels doctors and parental discipline reflect a dated social voice. The notes critique vanity behavior and influence with a sharp hometown newspaper tone.
Fish’s Appetite Reveals Hidden Net in Digesting Fish
A four foot long fish found in Shef field England seemed to have an unusually hard liver but dissection shows it was a two yard long by fourteen inch wide piece of stout netting formed into a football shape. The origin and mechanism remain a mystery though theories of netting swallowed from a fisherman’s net are dismissed as impractical.
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Sheffield
England
Emblem of a Lover's Heart Age in Stone Tools
Ancient carved stone arrowheads known as elf bolts in Scotland resemble a lover's heart when the central projection is broken. These charms date from prehistoric times, long before metal weapons.
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Scotland
London
Keeping Cider In Cask With Oil Layer
A Southern Farm Magazine note advises pouring a quart of tasteless oil into a partly empty cider cask to form a surface film. This protects the cider from acetic and putrefactive ferments in the air and prevents spoilage.
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Southern Farm Magazine
No Choice In the Matter
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange reveals Jane saying the person is honest yet not knowledgeable enough to be anything else, prompting a brief, ironic remark about opinions and self- perception.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mrs Polk Plans Theater Attire After Dinner
After dinner Mrs Polk asks how to dress for the theater while her husband suggests arriving in time to catch part of the first act.
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Mrs. Polk
Understanding Poker and Social Myths
The article notes women think men know poker, while few do. It says most men pretend to understand, smile at jokes, and pity their women. Real experts win money from semis who pretend to grasp the game, leaving many men ignorant of true strategy and rare strong hands.
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Atchison Globe
Henry and wife plan for fishing trip mishap
A light dialogue from the Chicago Tribune quotes a wife asking about packing many bottles for fishing. Henry answers they are for corking messages and throwing overboard if trouble occurs, and she expresses unease.
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Henry
Chicago Tribune
Bucklen Arnica Salve Heals Burns and Wounds Quickly
Norfolk man C Rivenbark Jr describes severe knee burn that blistered. Arnica Salve stopped pain and left no scar. Sale note adds it heals wounds and sores. Available for 25 cents at L M Bosworth, druggist.
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Bucklen
C. Rivenbark, Jr
Norfolk
L. M. Bosworth
The King Gander Legend in Outing
A narrator warns against shooting a legendary king gander said to be a sacred, feared leader of wild geese. He recalls his brother Bill Huckins going mad after a kill and claims the gander’s tale proves rare luck follows those who harm such birds.
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Billy
Bill
Bill Huckins
Food and Weather Influence on Eating Habits Across Climates
The article explains how colder climates drive higher food intake due to denser air requiring more oxygen and greater heat production. It notes inhabitants of temperate zones eat more than those in tropical regions, and labor intensity also raises food needs. Eskimos rely on fatty foods like blubber due to harsh conditions.
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Tropic Zone
Tropics
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Allegedly Cures Rheumatism
A Grigsby Virginia man Parker Triplett claims Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave permanent relief from rheumatism in the back after other remedies failed. The advertisement promotes the balm as effective and available from all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Parker Triplett
Grigsby
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad Claim Cure for Poisons
An 19th century style advertisement urges readers that poisons originate in food and promises relief from dyspepsia with Dr King’s New Life Pills. It guarantees cure or money back and notes price 25 cents at L M Bosworth’s drug store.
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Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth
Curious Trees and Wonders of Botany Across Lands
The text surveys diverse trees from Australia to Tibet and Loochoo. It notes rapid drying in eucalyptus, olive longevity, leafless forests in Australia, a nutmeg tree yielding at most five pounds, and plant electrical signals after wounding. It mentions Tibet's tree of a thousand images with Tibetan script on its leaves and a Chinese island tree that changes blossom color from lily to rose.
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Australia
Tibet
Loochoo
Remedy Aimed at Lungs for Cold Relief
When you have a cold the first action is to relieve the lungs through Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It liquefies mucus and expels it from air cells, promotes free expectoration, and opens secretions. A complete cure soon follows and it counters pneumonia tendencies. For sale by all druggists.
Traffic In Human Skin
The London Mail reports on skin grafting progress creating a new livelihood. Hospitals list donors willing to sell portions of their cuticle, forming a regular trade in human skin across London, involving both the poor and the able.
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London
London Mail
Pa quote on seat of war by Baltimore Herald
A humorous line from the Baltimore Herald features Tommy asking who sits on the seat of war and Papa replying that no one does because the seat is usually tacked.
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Tommy
Papa
Baltimore Herald
Ruskin Quote on Money and Purchases
A concise reflection on wealth citing Ruskin, questioning how money is spent rather than how much is held, in a posed economic lifestyle frame.
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Ruskin
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Econ
Parley Sheldon
Pres
F. H. Schleiter
Asst
AMES
Story County Bank
Iowa
Western National Bank
New York
Knautile, Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
Surance
South
Great Central South
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial Agent
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Xtucky
City Properties
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Mutual
Ames, Iowa
Sorenson & Gamrath
Fish and Game
The
Cuy
Lord Francis Egerton
Lord Francis
Jane
King Gander
Food and Weather
Ames Plumbing and Heating Co
Wok Proust
O’briens
Mutual Phone
Hamilton
Johnson’s
C. Hamilton
Bower & Perkins
Poul TD Sey
Lowa
Foleyshoney
Foleys
Virgil
H. Kelso
D. D
Hamilton's
F. H. Waters
Keedicks Store
M’carthy
Lef
McCord
Bosworth
Mutual P
W. E. Harriman
C. W. Payne
Boone, Iowa
B. G. Dyer, M. D
Groves
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