Fire and blushes explain the heat effect on skin
A discussion of how heat relaxes skin blood vessels causing flushing and warmth, with notes on nerve links to blushing and dangers for those with reduced sensitivity. Included is a humorous anecdote about Victor Hugo and a barber Brassier in Paris and Hugo’s sudden inspiration for a poem.
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Ituse
Victor Ilugo
Paris
Royals
Brassier
M. Brassier
M. Victor Hugo
Hoo
Pin on the floor tale to thwart a thief turned merchant
Enly stice and Billy recount a tale of a man who finds a pin in an office doorway. The merchant, seeing him from a window, offers work and the man rises to own the business quickly. The story ends with the beggar-turned-owner remarking on his own failed theft attempt.
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Enly Stice
Negro Minettes
Billy
Tiie
Atlantic Maritime Distances Between New York and Liverpool
The article lists voyage distances in miles and nautical terms between New York and Liverpool. It notes two routes, northern and southern tracks, with differing mileages to each destination. It names Sandy Hook Daunt's Rock Queenstown harbor and landmarks Gull Cow and Calf Ireland Nantucket and Fire Island as salient sight points.
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New York
Liverpool
Sandy Hook
Daunt’s Rock
Queenstown Harbor
Remembering a church seating custom in Gloucestershire
An anecdote from a Gloucestershire rector recalls the old practice of segregating men and women in church. A boyhood memory tells of a couple entering together and the man being asked to move by a stern usher who blurts, We don't have no sweet hearting here. The tale highlights social expectations in a London Tit-Bits item.
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Gloucestershire
London
Impoverished Nobleman and Heiress in Civil Pact
A dialogue threads through a New York Herald tale as an impecunious artist plans a new motel studio for a grand work and questions arise about the subject’s suitability. A lawyer drafts a marriage settlement for an American heiress and a foreign nobleman with a comical nod to pronunciation and English spellings.
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New York Herald
Dorlou de
Chicago Tribune
Brown You Only Fifty
A brief humorous exchange notes a private joke about age. A Boston Transcript clipping records mention of a daughter claiming twenty six and a father recalling marriage at twenty two, with dates and arithmetic implied but not fully specified.
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Brown
White
Cure Blood Poison and Cancer with Free Medicine Sample
A vintage warning-ad style promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poisons skin diseases and cancer. Claims to heal ulcers eczema pimples and carbuncles by purifying blood and reducing pain with a free sample offer from Blood Balm Co Atlanta Georgia.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Quarrel Over Past Careers Stirs Newspaper Rivalry
The exchange centers on a remark about a rival's early days selling newspapers door to door with a donkey. The rival admits the claim but retorts that the donkey recalls the episode, highlighting the ongoing wit and sharpness between editors.
Post Office Sanitation Warns Against Morning Letters
The London Lancet urges cleaning of breakfast table post piles as a sanitary risk. It notes post office sorters and dust from roads may contaminate letters with pathogenic organisms, urging improved hygiene in daily mail handling.
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London Lancet
Automatic rocker noted in cradle of the deep
A wearying effort to quiet the baby leads to a grim observation. He asserts the cradle of the deep offers one great advantage an automatic rocker. The Chicago News quotes the exchange between a parent and partner highlighting a darkly comic reflection on parenting.
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Chicago News
Seed Oils Contain Fat Elements Similar to Meat
The statement notes that oil seeds such as cottonseed, sunflower seeds, olives, or peanuts hold fat elements akin to meat fats, along with other nutritional qualities.
Fall Samples Arrive As Julius Levy Opens Orders
Julius Levy announces arrival of Fall and Winter samples featuring foreign and domestic woolens for suits trousers and overcoats. He is now ready to book orders for Fall suits.
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Julius Levy
City Taxes Delinquent Notice From Tax Collector
City taxes are delinquent and will be charged interest and costs after June. Taxpayers are urged to settle to avoid extra expenses. City Tax Collector CL Quinn signs the notice.
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Cl, Quinn
Fricks and Mortar Irish Joke
Two Irishmen argue who is cleverer. Pat bets he can name what keeps bricks together. Mike says mortar, but Pat argues that mortar keeps bricks apart.
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Pat
Mike
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