A Visit to Biltmore by a Brevity-Bent Observer
YV I Masters writes from Baptist Courier about a trip with Convention friends to George Vanderbilt's estate. He mocks the display of wealth, notes the landscape, the open grounds for visitors, and the hogs and poultry yards. The piece blends satire and admiration, finishing with a playful regret at not leaving a card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vanderbil
Vanderbilt
Biltmore
Artizay
Williamaire
Europe
Republic
Mr. Vanderbilt
Wetna
Asheville
Swannanoa
Self reliance lesson from a strict teacher story
A teacher drives home the value of knowing the lesson by demanding independent recitation. The narrator recalls being forced to perform without excuses, with a cold, intense rebuke when hesitation arose, forging intellectual independence and courage to defend his work.
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Thane Ward
Oecher
Hinself
Calles
Vary Wall
Converse College to employ lady physician for students
Converse College in Spartanburg S C plans to have a resident lady physician in next year s building to supervise health of pupils and gymnasium and to oversee sanitary grounds and buildings She is Dr Jessie M Thornton a Virginia native and graduate of the Woman s Medical College of Baltimore and Cornell University Medical School Previously serving at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore and Springtown Hospital she is described as energetic and trustworthy in charge of health supervision and lectures on related topics.
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Spartanburg
S.C
Converse College
Tate
Jessie M. Thornton
Virginia
Woman's Medical College of
Baltimore
Medical School
Cornell University
Good Samaritan Hospital
Wanchasen
Springtioht
Sykesville
Shiv
Early Marriages Corrects Myths On Age At Marriage
A Philadelphia Ledger notice argues against claims that modern couples marry later than their parents. It asserts that men and women do not delay marriage compared with a prior generation, emphasizing enduring romance and the value of young love.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Manx Humor on a Manx Man and His Plan
An Isle of Man farmer, church stalwart, comments on a neighbor who is “neither here nor there” with humor. He jokes that the pedler and local preacher would gain respect if he joined the church, perhaps even impressing the bishop, in a playful quip about the plan and pious bragging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle of Man
Saturday Review
Name Twister at London Reception Twists Noble Titles
At a London office reception, Prince Munster with Counts Beast and Schouvaldff faced a playful mispronunciation by a servant. The names were vocalized oddly, producing "Count Shutleot" and later "Count Teast" and "Count Monster" as the footman struggled to pronounce them correctly.
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Prince
Count) Munster
Count Beast
Count Schouvaldff
Fordimm
London
Wilhilly
el Fooman
Count Schouvntoll
Count Shutleot
Count Rewst
Count Teast
Munster
Dissenter quip as bishop mocks station master on rail journey
A Glasgow Times style anecdote recalls a bishop on a Chester to station trip where the master counts 39 items of luggage but finds only 16, prompting the bishop to declare the master a dissenter. The fragment includes a wartime style ad for Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming relief after indigestion.
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Chester
Glasgow Times
Embalming Fluid Could Turn Bodies Into Marble Statues
An old newspaper column contemplates petrification and embalming advances inspired by literary visions. It cites plans from an undertaker in Battle Creek using a new fluid on a colored man’s body, noting the preserved form resembles vulcanized rubber and could become marble likenesses, rivaling cremation for storage of the dead.
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Goetlin
Emerson
Darwin
Poe
Julea Verne
Carkota
Rageo
Wilkie Uolling
Tjian
Count Fay
Battle Creek
Michigan
Fragmentary memorial quote from Philadelphia Record
A short reflective note from the Philadelphia Record urges valuing memory and scientific testing as a long-standing problem is examined. It frames memory as a measure of private Bauitarians and anticipates acceptance if the scientific process endures examination.
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Philadelphia Record
How to Visit a Sick Person In A Gentle Way
Practical guidance on visiting the ill with tact. Move quietly, speak normally, and keep visits short. Dress neatly, avoid fatigue for the patient, and coordinate on preferred flowers to prevent headaches from strong perfume.
Castoria and patent medicines in a vintage ad fragment
A fragmented advertisement page lists Castoria for Infants and Children with the signature, notes on various tonics and laxatives such as Chamberlain's tablets and Prickly Ash Bitters, and quips about marriage, gambling, and love. Mentions Orr Gray & Co and Evans Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Orr Gray & Co
Orr- Gray & Co
Evans Pharmacy
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Baptist Courier
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Txhall
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Aubeville
N. C
Scott
Alsou
I. Xem
New York
Converse
Twister
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Bonham & Watkins
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Peoplee Bank
Baok
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Nwar
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Honham & Watkins
Quattlebaum & Cocbrax
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State ‘Trust Company
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State’ of
Plane
Court of Common Piica
General Sessions
Anderson County
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J. H. Simpson
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Anderaén County
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Atlanta
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Carolin
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Dehuts
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Blue Ridge Railroad
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Charleston
Umbioana
Asbeville
Moe
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Grae
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Columbia
Belton
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