Baghdad Then and Now A Mesopotamian City’s Quiet Charm
The piece surveys Baghdad's long history from Dar es Salam to modern layers built after repeated destruction. It notes few ancient structures remain, highlights Khan Aurmah and the Marjaniyah Mosque, and contrasts the riverfront appeal with alleyways, palm groves, and scenic minarets seen from a distance.
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Eople
Bagdad
Dar-es- Salam
al Mansur
Ctesiphon
Haroun-al-Rashid
Samuarrah
Tigris
Dar-es-Salam
Times of India Illustrated Weekly
London
Delhi
Hiduku Khan
Tamerlane
Mustashtr
Suy al-Ghaz
Qamariyah
Mustansariyah College
Old London Made Modern St Etheldreda in Ely Pince
Dickens praised old city churches for their mystery and presence in London streets. The article notes St Etheldreda’s in Ely Place as a famed old church whose name is a household word, with its watchman’s cry still heard at ten past eleven near Holborn.
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London
Holhorn
Prolonged Lawsuits Through History Reach Century Marks
A review notes Rhodesian mining case in four years in the Lords, and cites historic actions like Thellugson from 1797 to 1857 and Bishop Demetra lasting 122 years. It mentions a 1008 Fridman case and a dam dispute as even earlier examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laweult
House of
Evolution of the smock blouse in fashion history
The article traces the smock or overblouse from peasant roots to modern versatility. It highlights unbelted and belted variants, midnight blue with silver disks, chiffon waists, organdie dot designs, and the Cossack blouse as a long, adaptable garment. It notes ongoing use of traditional shirtwaist styles alongside kimono-inspired designs and tailored travel blouses.
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Cola
Russia
Ady Promotes Cuticura Soap Versus Irritation
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and a double razor for skin health. It claims cutting irritation with daily shaving and promises purity and comfort, presenting one soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Vegetable Face Boss Demanded Letters From Stenographers
A former employee recalls a boss known as Vegetable Face who asked her to terminate another employee by delivering letters. She warned a coworker and turned as the boss appeared enraged, revealing a tense office confrontation.
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Vegetable Face
Stenographers
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root touted as cure all remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root claiming cures for kidney liver and bladder ailments and uric acid issues. It emphasizes testimonials and dealer endorsements, offers a sample bottle by parcel post from Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York, and advertises bottles at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Humorous Exchange About Typewriters and Johnson
A studious person praises Dr Johnson for writing an immortal essay in half an hour. A veteran journalist retorts that Johnson did not use a modern typewriter with a twisted ribbon and missing keys.
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Newsroom
Doctor Johnson
Birmingham Age-Herald
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praised by Nebraska Mother
Mrs John Koppelw mann of McLean Nebraska reports a healthy baby girl after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad extols the remedy for displacement inflammation ulceration irregularities backache headaches nervousness and moodiness and offers a personal testimonial and a mail order invitation from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Mclean
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Koppelwann
Nebraska
America
Lydia. E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Cat Returns Home After 9 Mile Drop
A Perth Amboy man took his cat to Pennsylvania nine miles away and dropped her. The cat returned home with sore feet and cried for food. He remarks no one will believe it, and the Plain Dealer notes the remark.
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Ling Deen
Perth Amboy
Pennsylvania
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mixed Signals at the Office Plot Report
In a clipped remark, an unnamed speaker accuses colleagues of crafting a plot against them at the office. The exchange labels the situation as a raw deal and hints at workplace tensions without naming individuals or specifics.
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