Maud S. And the Gentle Hand That Saved Her
Counsellor Sammel T. Harris discusses Maud S. in Wa lace's Monthly. The horse’s early trials, her defiance at Chester Park, and trainer Bair’s patient kindness rebuilt her temper and training. Through calm leadership, Maud S. conquered rage and became an index trotter of the year.
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Sammel T. Harris
Cinmatters
Walace’s Monthly
Maud 5
Bair
New York
George Alley
Alley Bonner
Sphinx
Mand S
Maude
Be That Your Crest In a World Interview on a Portmanteau
Lord Lymington recounts meeting a curious American at a railway station who examined his marked portmanteau 120 and pressed him on noble lineage and crest. The man feigned deep interest, guessing generations and armorial bearing before the train departed.
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Lord Lymington
New York World
England
Untamed Shrews and Lessons on Marriage and Character
A man rebukes a partner for bringing marital quarrels to work, leading to business collapse. A court scene reveals a bigamy claim when a wife is exposed as previously married. The piece concludes that while some wives are untamed shrews, most women are angels who brighten men’s lives, per a New York Ledger verdict.
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New York Ledger
Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
Ali
Thur & Co
Augusta
Maine
Napoleonic Ideas of Discipline in Early Italy Campaign
The narrator recalls shifting from a warm patriot to a captain of artillery, noting discipline improved a disordered army in 1796 Italy. He says orderly conduct pleased soldiers and records observing that state pomp gained respect, foreshadowing its possible use in France.
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Brienne
Valence
Italy
Nice
Josephine
Montebello
France
Metternich
Indians as Shoppers Learn Canny Bargaining Skills
Miss Fitzgibbon recounts Manitoba Indians choosing only the best goods, paying $1.50 to $2 per yard for mer inos and ranking items by value. Merchants note that Indians compare prices and quality across visits, shunning shops where they feel cheated.
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Manitoba
Fire in the stove sparks complaint at restaurant
A patron objected to a drafty drafty stove at a Galveston restaurant. The visitor urged the waiter to close the stove door if no heat could be provided, citing an outer draft and discomfort.
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Uilaooly
Galveston News
Maine romance ends in courtroom farce at Bean's Corners
The Philadelphia Times reports a tale from Bean's Corners Franklin County Maine where Miss Mary L Weaver and Edward Tuttle spark a dispute over courting and a burying-ground romance. Mr Weaver sues Tuttle for damages over a car part while Tuttle countersued for a damaged chin. Ex-Congressman Walker joins in a suit over an urn on his wife's monument as public opinion splits.
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Mary L Weaver
Bean's Corners
Franklin County
Maine
Edward Tuttle
Tuttle
Walker
Africa
Bean
Mr. Weaver
Congressman Walker
Weaver
Philadelphia Times
Beavers Active at Dusk and Dawn with Notable Winter Preparations
The beaver's work shifts occur mainly at night and early evening with rare daytime sightings elsewhere. They emerge after ice forms and retreat to lodges for winter, showing foresight in lodge location to avoid freezing and hunger. Fossil evidence links beavers to ancient epochs, found with mammoth and rhinoceros remains in pleistocene deposits near Val d Arno and Liege caverns.
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Val d’Arno
Schuerling
Liege
Strengthening the Voice Remedies for Speech and Singing
Instructions advise voice care with cinnamon tincture and egg, tea and milk mixture, horseradish chew for hoarseness, gum catechu for overuse, and daily practice without fatigue. Emphasizes rest for overexertion and practice for lack of training to keep the voice healthy.
Metric System Gains Ground in Medical Education
The Marine Hospital service reports success with metric usage. The Medical Journal notes metric equivalents appear in visiting lists call books and materia medica works. Many medical colleges now require metric understanding in histology physiology chemistry and related branches.
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Marine Hospital
Medica! Journal
Materia Medica
Mony Medical
Jewish Persecutions Across Europe Through Centuries
The article recounts centuries of Jewish suffering under rulers and churches from Spain to France and Germany. It cites mass murders, expulsions, and special laws such as Vienna 1267 prohibitions, badge mandates, and debt disposals. It notes Crusade-era violence and long-term social restrictions shaping Jewish fate.
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Inquisition
Spain
Motakvel
Palestine
Abraham
Jerusalem
Byzantine Empire
Israel
Peter
Walter
Rhine
Vienna
France
Germany
St. Louis
Brittany
John the Red
Charles VI
Paris
Castile
Ferdinand and Isabella
London Examiner
Parker's Ginger Tonic Promises Health Boost
An old advertising note urges readers to use Parker's Ginger Tonic for poor health. It claims the tonic cleanses the blood, strengthens the body, and costs little, appealing to those with stomach, liver, or kidney issues or a lingering cough.
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Lancaster
Messender OF Health
Mishler Herb Bitters CO
Parker
Moonlit Life Flows Through Our Diverse Waters
The passage compares life to a perpetual tide rising from darkness and fading, a universal ocean of experience flowing through many lives. It evokes rivers and harbors—Ama zons Thames Hudsons—as symbols of each person’s unique passages and moments of beauty.
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Amazons
Thameses
Hudsons
Parker's Ginger Tonte Endorsed As Noted Health Restorative
A Times advertisement extols Parker's Ginger Tonte as a trusted health restorative. The snippet asserts its effectiveness for rheumatism and fatigue from overwork, urging readers to consider the remedy as a proven product.
Public Debt Per Capita Across Nations
The excerpt lists per capita public debt for several countries including the United States 65 dollars, Spain 154, France 136, Baglid 8117, Hal land 114, Canada 25, Meai wo 39, and Switzerland 22, indicating wide disparities in national indebtedness.
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United States
Spain
France
Baglid
Halland
Canada
Switzerland
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