Early Years of Great Man Livingstone Education Struggles
A compilation of passages recalls David Livingstone's youth working in a factory at age ten to fund his studies. He bought Rudiments of Latin and studied at an evening school, reading classical authors by lamplight between long shifts. A humorous interlude follows with a Great Bend Register note about a telephone girl and a fiancee quip at a fireplace.
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Livingstone
Ruddiman
Dr. Livingstone
Great Bend Register
Bravery of the Dachshund Shown in Feats of Courage
Dr. Gordon Stables notes a dachshund whose upper lip was torn by a fox yet it killed its foe. A badger defeated six fox terriers before being slain by a dachshund. One dog trapped a fox hole for days until hunger forced Reynard to retreat. The breed reportedly has keen scent and reliable homing ability.
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Gordon Stables
Reynard
Would Hate to Be a Woman in Pursuit of Beauty
A London Sketch satire questions the pressure on women to be beautiful and hands fashionably plump. It mocks the nightly oil regimen and long bread-baking rituals used to achieve elegance, while humorously noting the paradox of fashion aiding knitting to display whitened hands and the rejection of wearing a comforter.
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London
New and Pleasant Perfume Blend
Instructions describe making a simple fragrance by soaking sea salt in violet perfume in a wide mouthed bottle. After sealing and resting, the mixture releases a curious salt sea scent with a violet tinge, capturing the aroma of salt air.
Sheet-Iron Rolled Thinner Than Tissue Paper
Sheet Iron can now be rolled so thin that 15 000 sheets make one inch of thickness. Light passes through such sheets as clearly as through ordinary tissue paper.
Primitive Patrol Wagon Described By Straits Times
Penang correspondent recalls a local patrol wagon likened to a four wheeled baker cart drawn by slow bullocks. A sleepy Malay constable sits on the box while prisoners ride inside on benches with no back door. Escape seems easy as slipping from a log.
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Penang
Straits Times
Singapore
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Baraboo Resident Testimony
A Baraboo Wisconsin bus driver Ben Krech testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his back pain and his daughter's kidney related ache after purchasing from Evenson's Pharmacy. He endorses the remedy as reliable and notes the medicine’s price and supplier details.
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Ben Krech
Mound St
Baraboo
Wis
Dean
Evenson’s
Oak St
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Protecting property with proper insurance in winter
The article urges carrying full protection, noting higher loss risk in winter due to heating and lighting needs. It advises policy owners to bring policies for a joint review to avoid waking up poorer by preventable gaps in coverage.
Removal Sale Brings 2000 Bargains and Deep Discounts
The Boston Store advertises 2000 bargains with prices far below rivals. It promises undercutting competitors, heavy outings and dress goods at deep cuts, fabric, embroideries, coats, waists, pants, shoes, groceries, and a premium gift with every $10 purchase.
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A. Reinking
Coats
Risley Bros
Alt
Zac
Dachshund
Rogers Bros
Mark
Rogers
C-L
Makers International Silver CO
Meriden
Conn
J. P. Witwen Real Estate and Insurance
Third Street
Wild’s
Ene
Patat
Undertaker
Baker’s Chocolate
Malta
Vita & Vigor
Johnson’s
Boston
I. Fuhrman
Prop
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