Englishman Meets Chinese Envoy In Tientsin Exchange
A London writer recounts meeting Sir Chi Chen in Tientsin when Lo Feng Luh, later Chinese ambassador, acted as interpreter. The under secretary quizzes European and American writers from Spencer to Holmes, showing curiosity across cultures and ages.
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London
Chi Chen
Tientsin
Lo Feng Luh
Li Hung Chang
China
Cathay
Europe
Spencer
Huxley
Darwin
Dollinger
Comte
Moliere
America
Oliver Wendell Holmes
James Russell Lowell
Chauncey Depew
The Sargasso Sea and its floating weeds
The Sargasso Sea lies in the Atlantic between 21 and 23 degrees north and 29 to 45 degrees west. It is named from a Portuguese word for grape due to air filled weed clusters that resemble grapes. The weeds have no roots and spread by division, floating in vast masses. Columbus and his crew noted the drifting mats as sailors feared shallow water. Detachments appear in the Gulf Stream and long yellow lines signal nearby waters.
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Sargasso Sea
Atlantic
Europe
America
Columbus
Gulf Stream
Power and Nose: A Nose as Character Measure
A Ladies' Home Journal excerpt explains how nose shapes signal traits. A large nose marks action and decisiveness, while a small nose suggests tenderness but less active friendship. Various shapes like arched, straight, upturned, and indented noses tie to thought, eloquence, egotism, power, weakness, or sarcasm.
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Gayety
Ladies’ Home Journal
Giant Outdoor Ad Across Canary Islets Shown
An American firm displays the world’s largest advertisement on a cliff in the Canaries. The vast sign, painted 90 feet above sea level, spans the cliff face with four 20 foot letters visible to passing ships, a striking example of modern commercial marketing.
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America
Canary Group
Blood Balm ad offers 10000 free treatments in Atlanta
A promotional notice touts B B B Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for blood and skin ailments including ulcers eczema scrofula and boils. It promises free treatment and medical advice from the Blood Balm Co Atlanta Georgia with druggists charging $1 for purchases.
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Address Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
The Fruit Cures
The article extols a fruit cure regimen, praising grapes as the primary remedy for consumptive, anemic, dyspeptic, gout, and liver issues. It outlines a gradual grape-eating plan from half to ten pounds daily, then notes sweet fruits like plums aid articular rheumatism and gout prevention, while the acid group including berries and citrus helps stomach troubles.
Old Fashioned Boiled Coffee by Nellie Dot Ranche
A vintage method for making coffee in a regular pot. Ground coarse coffee with an eggshell for settling grounds, soak overnight, then boil gently in the morning for a strong, clear cup.
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Nellie Dot Ranche
Bucklean's Arnica Salve Cures Fever Sore
Walton Furnace Vermont resident William Spivey sent thirteen miles west to acquire Bucklean's Arnica Salve which fully healed a severe fever sore on his leg. The salve is claimed to cure bruises felons ulcers eruptions boils burns corns and piles. Price 25 cents guaranteed by McElreath & Co. druggists.
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Spivey
Walton Furnace
Bucklean
McElreath & Co
Twice Hrena Pride Moments in a Lawyer's Career
A well known lawyer recalls two defining moments of pride. The first came after a verdict won through his careful preparations, acknowledged by his chief who admitted the case would have been lost without his work. The second was when his sister announced the birth of a boy in his library.
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Washington
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