Why be an author lecture echoes over vanity greed and fun
Judge Parry at the Manchester Athenaeum argued authors write for vanity greed or the joy of storytelling and a message. He cited Shakespeare Southey Wordsworth and modern plays to show writing is often for pleasure and interest, warning licensing could advance if authorship becomes a habit like drinking.
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Touchstone
Harrogate
Yorkshire
Fielding
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Job
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Cael
Dickens
Babylon
Transportation of Peoples and Failed Transplants Across History
A discussion of historic population relocation ventures from Lapland to Labrador and other failed or disastrous migrations. It cites the Doukhobors moved from Russia to Canada, the Raskolniki to Turkestan, and the Jutlanders transplanted to Greenland, noting hunger, disease, and isolation as common fates.
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Labrador
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Don Country
Turkestan
Gobi
Greenland
Margaret
Sweden
Oper Sed
Chronic Rheumatism cured by RHEUMO claims
An advert promises cure for rheumatism and related pains with RHEUMO. It claims thousands healed after other remedies failed and notes available through chemists and stores at low prices. The copy mentions Rotorua springs as a comparison and urges a fair trial for sufferers.
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Rotorua
Gort
Lumbago
Frootoids advertised as cure for multiple ailments in Geelong ad
An advertisement proclaims Frootoids relieve headache indigestion constipation and general ill health. It claims blood and tissue cleansing effects and liver regulation with 8 dose nightly course and eventual independence from ordinary aperients. Sold by Chemiata medicine vendors or proprietor W G Hearne in Geelong Victoria.
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Posti-Dirent
Chemiata
W. G. Hearne
Chemiat
Geelong
Victoria
Coal Miners Wages Set by Umpire in Durham Case
London May 28 Lord Collins acted as umpire for the Durham Coal Conciliation Board. Masters sought a 74 percent cut while the men agreed to a 5 percent raise, but the decision ruled that wages remain unchanged for three months.
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London
Lord Collins
Durham Coal Conciliation Board
Perturbations and the New Planet in the Watermelon Season
A humorous 19th century reminiscence recounts belief in a new planet causing “perturbations” during watermelon season. The narrator links disturbances to Neptune’s discovery, dogs, and a Connecticut farm, claiming personal sensitivity to celestial shifts and forecasting another planet or dog as cause.
Local boy impersonates Lord Roberts at Glasgow event
In Glasgow a few days ago a Boys Brigade inspection was to be led by Lord Roberts but illness prevented his attendence. A local officer filled in and when a boy asked for two tickets for his father and mother the clerk revealed the absence of the field marshal. The boy then said with confidence that the visitors were coming to see him not Lord Roberts.
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Glasgow
Lord Roberts
Ong Smill
Long-lost 100 In Bank Of England May Be Claimed
An 88 year old woman recalls a legacy left in 1844 to her maiden name. Mr Plowden advises contacting the Bank of England manager to locate the funds, noting uncertainty if the money remains there. She says she only now seeks the inheritance and thanks him for cheer.
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Plowden
Mary-le-Bvre Vélide
Mr Plowdant
Bank of England
Mr Plowden
Far Tashienga take Wood's Great Leppermint Cure
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From Foundling Boy to Chinese Admiral Story
Sir Robert Hart recounted a tale of a foundling in Amoy later raised in Scotland. The boy, Lee Buah, rose from servant to Chinese navy commander before surviving a typhoon and a ship’s loss. He later gained status, married, and fathered sons, with a dramatic arc of exile and pardon.
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Hanes
Consular
Amoy
Charlie
Scotland
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Lefé
Lee
Canton
Armstrong
Pagoda
Wogchow
Courbet
Chang Pei Lun
Li Hung Chang
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Peking
Hay
Piles Cure Promises From Dr Fellows Pile Cones
Public notices claim Dr Fellows' Pile Cones cure piles with letters praising their effectiveness. The ad asserts quick relief from itching and bleeding after multiple boxes, urging readers to try the remedy.
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Dr. Fellows
The Only Prescribing Chemist Adverts in Christchurch
A. Ml. LGASBY presents as The Only Prescribing Chemist at 147 Colombo Street Christchurch with wholesale connections through H. F. Stevens, Wholesale Druggist, Christchurch.
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A. Ml. Lgasby
Colombo Street
Christchurch
H. F. Stevens
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