Tragedy and Romance in Irish Mystery and Madness
An 1888 murder case in Knockamuckley casts a shadow over a later ironic wedding scene at Markethill. William Thompson, the condemned murderer who escaped asylum, surrendered after 18 years claiming residence in America. He attends the church wedding as his former sister-in-law, the bride’s, husband-to-be appears.
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The
Star
Dublin
Ireland
Markethill
County Armagh
William Thompson
Knockamuckley
Down
Armagh
Thomas
Sick Headache Cured by Stomach and Liver Tablets
Sick headache is caused by derangement of the stomach and indigestion. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these disorders and effect a cure. By taking these tablets as soon as the first indication of the illness appears, relief may follow promptly.
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Chamberlain
Zoroastrian Beliefs and The Dual Aspect of Ahura Mazda
A. V. Williams Jackson discusses Zoroastrian reverence for Ahura Mazda and his two powers Spenta Mainyu and Anna Mainyu. The article notes the archangels Amesha Spenta and Yazata, the devilish host led by Anna Mainyu, and compares Zoroastrian doctrine with Parsis monotheism and the resurrection plus a future savior the Saoshyant.
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Ormazd
Ahura Mazda
Wisdon
Amesha Speuta
Yazata
Anna Mainyu
Spenta Mainyu
India
A. V. Wilams Jackson
Reflection on sight and memory in Helen Keller and Laura Bridgman
London Chronicle notes Helen Keller lost sight at nineteen months and shared limited recall with Laura Bridgman. It discusses sensory remnants, including taste smell and vibration awareness, and questions what ideas of objects she could form. Schopenhauer is cited on a born blind person gaining sight and misplacing sighted impressions.
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Helen Keller
Laura Bridgman
Schopenhauer
London Chronicle
Dutch humor and the crumpet story in Holmes lore
Oliver Wendell Holmes valued Dutch humor as a social counterpoint to his respect for European roots. He recounted the crumpet story, a hanging tale with variants, in which a doomed man requests a dozen hot crumpets to savor a meal he has never dared to eat before.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
America
Mechanism of the Human Body
The body embodies all mechanics and hydraulics as nature’s architecture. Over 310 known mechanical movements are adaptations of human body processes, including bars, levers, joints, pulleys, pumps, pipes, wheels, axes, and supports.
Dentist's Daring Rescue Amid Rubber Dam Dilemma
A talkative patient nearly drowns in a dental chair tilted back with a damp rubber dam and cotton packing. The dentist, engrossed in work, ignores pleas as the patient, free to write, signals for help from her reticule.
A Poet’s Curious Compliment
Richard Henry Stoddard, famed for praising all, described a notorious “gold brick” operator as the most energetic, progressive, irrepressible, good natured, artistic rascal he ever met. The anecdote appears in Leslie’s Weekly recounting his office on Park Row.
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Richard Henry Stoddard
Park Row
Leslie's Weekly
Is The Moon Inhabited
Science claims the moon has an atmosphere allowing some life forms though not humans. The ad promotes Electric Litters as a general tonic to cure a wide list of ailments and boost health, guaranteed by West End Drug Co. and Elam Ordway Houser, for 50 cents.
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West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Dialogue Snap: Intellectual Empathy Between Two Women
A playful exchange sets a tone of wit and flirtation as a narrator praises intellectual sympathy with Miss Smart. Dolly Smart reveals she is a kindergarten teacher, suggesting a clash of literary aspiration and practical vocation.
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Cholly Nowitt
Miss Smart
Dolly Smart
Nurse Clease Seeks Sixteenth Symphony Sleep Debate
In a folded, garbled note, a motherly nurse argues with a Master Willy figure about whether his morning sleep should be kept or disturbed for his Sixteenth Symphony. The text centers on a playful, nonsensical exchange surrounding a prodigy’s routine.
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Nurse
Clease
Mim
Willy
Bible Verse Fragment Cited For Adversity Encouragement
Fragment from Proverbs quoting resilience in hardship appears as a quoted ancient line about strength failing in adversity. The text reflects wisdom literature’s focus on moral guidance and endurance.
Dr King's New Life Pills praised by Cary postmistress
A Cary Maine postmistress Mrs Alexander touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as the best remedy for stomach liver and bowels in perfect order. The purifiers are guaranteed by West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway and Houser druggists priced at 25 cents.
End of Booka and the fate of ancient libraries
The article examines legends of library destruction from Alexandria to the Serapeum, debating whether a 700,000 volume library existed and who might have burned it. It notes explorations found no Serapeum remains and suggests decay from water and mildew as a fate for ancient and modern books alike.
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Alexandria
Gibbon
Canon Taylor
Julius Caesar
Serapeum
Theophilus
Theodosius
Egypt
India
West Indies
Publication timeline of Robinson Crusoe volumes and maps
The piece notes Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe volumes 1719. The first volume appeared in April with rapid repeated editions. A second volume titled The Further Adventures appeared August 20 1719 with a world map showing Crusoe's voyages.
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Daniel de Foe
England
Robinson Crusoe
Blood Stains Narrate Tale of Horror in Kentucky Merchant Home
J W Williams of Bae Kentucky recounts a life saving cure with Dr King s New Discovery after near fatal lung hemorrhages twenty years ago. The tonic is claimed to cure hemorrhages chronic coughs bronchitis and weak lungs with guaranteed bottles priced 50c and 1 00 by West End Drug Co Ordway Houser Drug Co trial bottle free.
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J. W. Williams
Bae
Dr. King
West End Drug Co
Sam, Ordway & Houser Drug Co
Millionaire questions rights to use money in will
A confrontational exchange unfolds as a multi millionaire asks if he may do as he pleases with his money and a sardonic respondent confirms only if the will is uncontestable, implying legal savvy matters. The Washington Star annotation frames the remark on testamentary freedom.
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Washington Star
Well Supplied Singleton Wit Prompted Wordplay
Dialog between Singleton and Wedderly highlights witty banter about will and won't power in a Chicago News column.
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Singleton
Chicago News
Anger Turns Inward as Man Returns to Reason
A maxim from Publina Syrus notes that an angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason, illustrating self-resentment after rash behavior.
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Publina Syrus
Awful cough cured with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Mrs. Ora Bussard of Burbaker Ill writes that two years ago her daughter had pneumonia and a stubborn cough like whooping cough. A bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy stopped the coughing and helped her gain weight. the remedy is for sale by J. U. Wikle.
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Ora Bussard
Brubaker
J. UL. Wikle
Java Population and Sugar Mills Amid Thick Growth
The article notes Java's dense population and intensive cultivation spreading to steep hill slopes. It describes the Leles plain in July as a sea of ripe golden crop with villages of thatched roofs among green coconut trees. White chimneys of sugar mills rise above vast sugarcane fields across the island.
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Java
Leles
Sngar Mills
Water Extinguishes Fire by Cooling Below Ignition
Water lowers the flame temperature preventing ignition. It quenches burning material on contact, even when fully immersed, by rapid cooling. The article explains that cooling prevents sustained combustion and stops the fire from spreading.
Conversation Echoes Between Dove-Henrys Over Dinner
A couple quarrels in affectionate terms about cooking and communication. The speaker pleads for a response while expressing love, and the partner reacts with guarded silence, fearing reproach.
Economy and marriage debated in awkward couplet
A fragmented dialogue questions frugality in marriage and dress savings. One speaker presses for penny pinching while the other defends a cautious approach to resources and future plans. The exchange resembles a clipped, ironic domestic vignette.
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