Costly Accident Destroys Cobbett Firm Bid for Kaura Bridge
A single hand movement toppled Cobbett & Co in a Russian Kaura bridge bid fiasco. The ink spill ruined crucial papers, time for completion was denied, Russia repudiated the contract, and an American firm won with cheaper, ready-made plans, driving Cobbett to bankruptcy. The episode appears in London Scraps and Athenaeum, noting prior wartime fame and later decline.
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Cobbett & Co
Kaura Bridge
Jacob Cobbett
Cobbett
Black Sea
Russia
Yankee
London
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted for Throat and Lung Troubles
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as valuable for throat and lung troubles. It claims quick relief from painful breathing and dangerous sounding coughs indicating congested lungs and notes it is sold by all dealers.
The Wooden Horse Torture Practice Described
The London Graphic recounts the wooden horse as a military punishment used in England for petty thefts and discipline into the eighteenth century. Prisoners were strapped to a board shaped like a horse with a head and tail, legs weighted with muskets, and humiliated on a movable stand.
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England
Felton
Buckingham
London Graphic
Judge Grants Divorce Over Ill Temper and Bad Breath
A western judge issues a divorce on grounds of ill temper and bad breath. An advertised patent remedy, Dr King's New Life Pills, claims to cure constipation and liver trouble, dispel colds and headaches, banish chills, and prevent such marital strife. Available for 25 cents at all druggists.
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Dr. King
Decayed Lineages of Nobility in Local History
The article recounts noble lineages facing extinction through lack of male heirs. It notes Sir Thomas Conyers dying in 1810 without male issue and nearly dying in Chester-le-Street workhouse before help from Robert Surtees of Mainsforth and others. It also alludes to the Grenville case as another instance.
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Morleys
Conyers
Sir Thomas
Chesterle Street
Robert Surtees
Mainsforth
Palatine
Durham
Grenville
Naturalist Describes Senses in Rabbit Sighting
A Wobrook in the Hills naturalist explains how he detects a rabbit tucked under a bush by using senses beyond sight. He says when eyes fail him he smells with the nose, and when smell fails he bears with ears and pricks the body to sense the animal.
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Wobrook-in-the- Hills
Hollister Tea Promoted as Winter Remedy
Indoor life of winter weakens blood and invites illness. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised as the best winter remedy to prevent colds and disease and keep one well all season. Sold by J. E. Cagwin for 35 cents, in tear or tablets.
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Hollister
J. E. Cagwin
Curacao Schools Attract Foreign Students
Charles Johnson Post notes in Century that Curacao schools from elite to government run schools educate with Dutch French Spanish English and Papiamento. Nearby islands and the mainland send foreign children to Curacao for education, reflecting high regard for local instruction.
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Curacao
Central America
Charles Johnson Post
Century
Definition of Tact Across Society
A quotation discusses tact attributed to women and its social effect. It notes tact as a woman's ability to make her husband believe he is in control, citing Lippincott's. The excerpt frames tact as a social play about influence and perception within marriage.
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Mrs. Pyne
Mrs Blank
Hatred’s Dividends Quote from Atchison Globe
A short excerpt from the Atchison Globe notes that hatred consumes time energy and health while its dividends are pitifully small and unsatisfactory. The comment highlights the personal costs of hateful conduct and the meager returns it yields.
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Atchison Globe
Burton Quote on Living Like a Wretch to Die Rich
A curmudgeonly reflection condemns the folly of living as a wretch to amass wealth, warning that such greed defines a life spent chasing riches rather than virtue. The line evokes a cautionary meditation on wealth and mortality.
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Burton
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Burns and Wounds Quickly
Brave fire laddies suffer severe burns then apply Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to ease pain and speed healing. Claimed as earth’s greatest healer for burns scalds wounds cuts and bruises with instant relief. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
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Bucklen
The Best Man in Swedish History as Defender of the Bride
In ancient Sweden the groom relied on several best men to guard his betrothal from rivals. Nordic warriors stayed aloof from pleading, while gallant substitutes gathered to defend the bride. When rivals attacked, trained retainers and the best men stood ready to preserve the marriage.
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Sweden
Ink-Stained Worker Wins Small Raise at London Paper
A London newspaper proprietor disrupts the newsroom by visiting and praising one ink-smudged worker. The man, with a black eye, disguises the blemish with ink and is singled out for a raise of five shillings weekly as the only visibly hard worker in the room. The anecdote appears in the Telegraph.
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London
London ‘Telegraph
A Horrible Hold-up Finally Healed by Discovery
Washington resident W. R. Lipscomb recalls his brother’s decade long battle with consumption and lung troubles. After no relief from various doctors, six bottles of Dr King New Discovery brought a full cure. The remedy is promoted as quick relief and a sure cure for coughs colds bronchitis and related bronchial ailments with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and a free trial bottle offered.
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W. R. Lipscomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
Bird’s Sense of Direction Guides Migratory Oystercatcher
A scientist aboard the government steamer Gold Seeker observed an oystercatcher migrating eastward across the North Sea. The bird remained calm as the vessel held eastward, but grew uneasy and returned to its eastbound course when the boat shifted slightly north. The observers noted the compass revealed the course change.
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Fishery Board
North Sea
Norway's Many Meals Across the Daytime in Society
The article cites Caroline Thurber noting in Century that affluent Norwegians keep a strict meal schedule with breakfast at 9, dinner at 3, tea at 4:30, and supper at 7, topped by a late night refreshment. It links the bright summer nights to increased dissipation in Christiania, contrasting them with winter gloom.
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Norway
Christiania
Caroline Thurber
Presidents Help Orphans in Macon Institution
The president of the Industrial and Orphan's Home in Macon Georgia reports that Eletric Bitters have been used in the institution for nine years aiding hundreds of orphans.
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Industrial and Orphan’s Home
Macon
Wrong Method Between Heart and Diaphragm
A witty exchange unfolds as a man pleads a heartfelt vow while a woman questions his phrasing and insists on a proper breath source demonstrating comic tension from a literary dialogue attributed to Puck.
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Puck
Principle of patience in business success debate
Commentary argues some executives enforce wait times on others to appear successful. The piece notes the tension between speed and customer or colleague responsiveness in business practice.
Proverb Fragments and Cold Cure Advertisement
A fragmentary item cites German proverbs about miseries and warns of colds. It then promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, urging early treatment and noting it is sold by all dealers. The language resembles a 19th or early 20th century newspaper tiny ad.
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Chamberlain
Eskimo Seal Hunting With A Sledge Blind Described
The article recounts Harry Whitney detailing Eskimo seal hunting methods. Seals are wary and approached with a hidden sledge blind covered in bearskin or cloth. The hunter approaches within fifty yards and must shoot quickly to hit the head or shoulder heart to prevent the seal from sinking back into its hole.
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Harry Whitney
Biseeyou
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Boosts Health
The advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the busy effective remedy. They claim to turn weakness into strength and gloom into joy, offering gentle action without realizing a purgative effect. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Norway's Bill of Fare in Century travel piece
Caroline Thurber recounts a motor invasion of Norway in the Century with vivid meals of fish and boiled potatoes, noting varied foods, strong milk, and eggs. The excerpt contrasts Norwegian cooking with humorous crowd banter about cigars and a cheeky quip from the audience.
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Caroline Thurber
Norway
Hollister Tea Promises Relief for Worn Out Mothers
An advertisement extols Hollist er's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest blessing for mothers during long winter months. It claims the product makes them happy, healthy and strong, addressing fatigue and inability to eat, sleep or work.
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Hollister
Cagwin
A Week of Blunders From Memoirs of Fifty Years
Sir William Harcourt recalls dining out every night for a week in advance, only to learn the invitations were for a week later. The misread schedule led to a string of anticipatory dinners, ending with a pleasant but mistaken sequence.
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Sir William Harcourt
Wiliam
Lady St. Helier
Blacksmith Mark Scarlot’s Wonder Lock and Flea Pendant
In 1578 during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, blacksmith Mark Scarlot crafted a lock of eighteen pieces in steel iron and brass with a hollow key weighing a grain of gold. He made a forty three link gold chain attached to the lock and key and wore it around a flea’s neck.
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Mark Scarlot
Elizabeth
Inside Joke Sparks Wheeze Comment in Puck Quote
A playful quip from Puck turns on a child’s question about a father’s asthma. The girl answers with a sly remark about an inside organ causing wheeze. The snippet captures a satirical tone common to the periodical.
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Puck
Tommy's Share
A humorous line from St. Louis Republic where a boy named Tommy answers his father's question about chicken, saying he takes the back for guests, reflecting a playful family exchange.
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Tommy
Paw
St. Louis Republic
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promoted as Meritorious
Promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a meritorious treatment for troublesome complications from cold in the head throat chest or lungs. Sold by all dealers.
Business Chance in Dubuque Iowa Laundry or Vacuum Plant
In a city of 45 000, an established laundry 25 years or a portable vacuum carpet cleaning plant with exclusive right, 15 years, both profitable, can be bought for cash or exchanged for farm property. May include building. Owner seeks full time commitment. building optional. Apply to H. B G. P O Box 87 Dubuque Iowa.
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H. B G
P. O
Dubuque
Iowa
Facts About the Moon’s Size Distance and Gravity
The Moon’s mean distance from Earth is 237000 miles with perigee about 225000 miles and apogee over 251000 miles. Its diameter is 4153 miles about three elevenths of Earth, volume about one fortyninth, and mass one eighty eighth. Gravity at the Moon’s surface is far weaker, so a 1000 pound mass would weigh about 168 pounds there.
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Moon
Corn law origin joke attributed to John Bunion
A classroom exchange ends with a student joking that the corn laws were written by John Bunion, a humorous spoof cited from the Chicago Tribune.
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John Bunion
Chicago Tribune
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