Modern Chess Evolution From Ninth Century Roots
The article notes chess as a pastime with deep intellectual appeal and cites its evolving nature. It recalls an ancient Persian manuscript attributed to Caliph Mutasin Billah describing radically different rules, highlighting how today’s chess differs sharply from its early forms and calling the modern game a comparatively recent development.
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Walter Raleigh
Kalifen Mutasin Billah
Bagdad
A. D
London Strand Magazine
Bucklen Arnica Salve Aids Burns And Wounds
Brave fire laddies endure severe burns while fighting fires then apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It quickly relieves pain and heals Burns Scalds Wounds Cuts Bruises Skin eruptions Old sores Boils Ulcers Felons and piles. 25 cents at druggists.
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Bucklen
Orphans aided by Macon home leader praise Electric Bitters
The president of the Industrial and Orphan's Home in Macon Georgia reports nine years of use with Electric Bitters. He calls it an excellent medicine for stomach liver and kidney troubles and a top family remedy. It strengthens vital organs purifies blood aids digestion and benefits weak run down people and pale children. Only 50 cents at druggists.
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Industrial and Orphan’s Home
Macon
Amending a Proverb in London Scraps
A humorous note questions the proverb If pigs had wings and estimates pig weight and wing span. It suggests pigs weighing eighty pounds would need thirty yard wings to fly and proposes a witty revision Pork would be high.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Promises Quick Lung Relief
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a valuable medicine for throat and lung troubles. It claims rapid relief from painful breathing and a dangerous sounding cough and notes it is sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
The Ice Cream Freezer Bet
Little Willie loved ice cream but resisted turning the freezer. His mother found him cranking with effort. His father explained he had offered a cent to encourage him and Willie refused, while he boasted he could turn it for half an hour for a different bet.
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Willie
Oldest Form of Literature Debate Jokes Mentioned
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a quip debating the earliest literature form. The exchange hints that even musical comedy jokes may trace back to ancient roots.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Adam's Kick and Eve’s Loud Dresses Turn Heads
A witty caption from the New York Press contrasts Adam’s ache for quiet with Eve’s bold attire. The exchange jokes about loud dresses and the vivid colors of autumn leaves, highlighting playful banter over fashion and nature.
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Eve
Adam
New York Press
Dr King’s New Discovery Saves Washington Man
About ten years ago W R Lipscomb of Washington NC wrote that his brother suffered from consumption and weak health until he used Dr King’s New Discovery. After six bottles he was wholly cured and today is well. The remedy relieves hemorrhages coughs colds bronchitis la grippe asthma and all bronchial affections. 50 cents and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by all druggists.
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W. R. Lipscomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
Hamlet’s Suspicion Born From Ghost’s Unreliable Manifestation
In a Washington Star dialogue, Mr. Stormington Barnes asks why Hamlet distrusted the ghost. The psychic researcher replies that a properly regulated spirit would appear with bells and table tipping, implying skepticism toward supernatural signs.
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Hamlet
Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
Wise Proposal Ends With Home In Her Name
A practical young man proposes marriage and claims he can keep house if the home is put in his name. The girl challenges the claim and counters with a plan to prove she can manage the home herself.
Boy Recites Bible Verse After Cookie Request
A three year old son of a Methodist minister attended a ladies gathering with his mother. He finishes his cookie request by declaring in Sunday school style that God loveth a cheerful giver, delighting the hostess and guests.
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Harper’s Magazine
A Water Telescope for Herring Shoals
Norwegian fishermen describe a water telescope made from a tin funnel shaped tube with a glass bottom and weighted rim to observe underwater shoals. The device purportedly reveals several fathoms below in clear water. Also praised are Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets claimed to convert weakness into strength and energy.
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Chamberlain
The Sybarites and their ancient luxury legacy
The Sybarites settled ancient Sybaris in southern Italy was founded about 720 B C. They were famed for extreme indulgence and self pleasure and their name became a byword for luxury. The term sybarite is still used today to describe a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
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Sybaris
Italy
There Isn’t Always Money in Pocketbooks
In a brief exchange Flubbe notes plans to manufacture items likely to generate cash. Dubbe asks what will be produced and Flubbe answers pocketbooks and purses, with a nod to a London Telegraph source.
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Flubbe
Dubbe
London Telegraph
Unable to Attend Job Asked by Man of The Town
A brief note from Louden M. reports that the gentleman cannot work as requested. He promises to visit the town with the unemployed to fulfill the task.
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Usband
Louden
One More Disappointment In Winter Health Hype
A short note promoting Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the winter remedy to prevent colds and illness. It cites a literary quote about Myer and prints a product pitch selling tea and tablets by J. E. Cagwin with a 35 cent price.
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Hollister
J. E. Cagwin
Monkeys Show Complex Social Skills and Fatal Arrow Customs
The article discusses Chinese stories of monkeys killing themselves via poisoned arrows passed between rivals and notes complex troop behavior. It also contrasts animal cooperation and leadership with humans as tool users, referencing nut cracking and organized raids. The piece ends with an ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy urging early treatment.
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London Globe
Big Meetings At Evergreen Church In Revival Campaign
Rev Warner Johnson holds a whirlwind campaign at Evergreen church with sermons beyond revival talk. Large crowds attend nightly, and many conversions have occurred. The Armory hosts the play A Pair of Country Kids for one night only Friday February 11.
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Evergreen Church
Warner Johnson
Country Kids” Co
Armory
Clerk Carrier Vacancy At Post Office Attracts Applicants
Twenty two persons filed for examination for the clerk carrier job, eight returned their application blanks and eight took the examinations, according to the post office notice.
Corrupted Style Complains of Light Literature
In a New York tribute, the late Richard Watson Gilder opposed light literature for poets. A fellow poet recalled that Gilder warned such reading corrupts style, likening poets to Brown's parrot that stuttered after a dealer sold it for twenty dollars and a buyer demanded a return.
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Richard Watson Gilder
New York
Brown
Judge Grants Divorce Over Ill Temper and Bad Breath
A western judge grants a divorce citing ill temper and bad breath as grounds. An ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills prevent the issue by curing constipation and liver trouble that cause foul breath and head pains.
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Dr. King
Monkeys in Battle and Mimicry in Aesop Tale
An Aesop referenced anecdote notes apes weeping at a graveyard and imitates humans as a sign of closeness. It adds that hunters lure apes by faking shaving, washing, and leaving a birdlime trap for capture.
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Kellogg
Iowa
Mutual
Burley & Stevens
Canier Bros
Herman
Thor
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Pantorium
E. M. Kooker
Story County Bank
Modern Chess
London Scraps
Ture
Myer
TIMES
Armory Opera House
Comedienne
Grace
Cameron
C. H. Kerr
Evergreen
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Ames, Iowa
H. M. Duckworth
AMES
Bosworth
Iowa State College
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J. B. Rooser
Ra Ea
Creamer
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