Missouri's Four Story Farm Near Fayette Report
From Howard County comes a tale of a four story farm owned by Charles Ridgeway near Fayette. The property includes a rich coal bed beneath a clover field and an underlying shale bed yielding high quality building bricks. An apple orchard over the shale and coal completes a wealth picture cited by the Columbia Herald. The Sultan of Morocco plays both tennis and cricket.
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Missouri
Howard County
Charles Ridgeway
Fayette
The Strenuous Life of a Sixteenth Century Law Student
An extract from the Memoirs of Henri de Mesmes describes a Toulouse law student’s day in the sixteenth century. The routine spans rising at 4, lectures from 5 to 10, quick notes over meals, afternoon readings of classical authors, and evening study of Greek or Latin. A New England gardener anecdote follows, illustrating judgment by appearance and overalls in a hiring scene.
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Henri de Mesmes
Toulouse
Sophocles
Aristoplanes
Euripides
Premeosthenes
Cicero
Virgil
Horace
Tourist and mountaineer swap snake bite tips
A tourist asks about snake bite antidotes and the mountaineer answers with practical steps, highlighting knowledge from the Philadelphia Press. The exchange captures a light, instructional moment between traveler and local expert.
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Philadelphia Press
Postum Coffee Proves Healthful for Children and Adults
A former coffee drinker describes recovery from nervousness after switching to Postum Food Coffee. She explains initial failure, then success after extended boiling, and notes improved health and renewed work ease in the classroom. She endorses Postum as a healthful alternative for all ages.
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To Wellville
Witty snippets and quips from several papers
A collage of satirical lines and short observations from New York Mail New York A A variety of jokes touch on matrimony weather crops and fashion. The item cites several papers including New York Sun Washington Post Philadelphia Ledger and others, highlighting light political social and cultural jests across cities.
Skill of the Ancients We Lost Many Secrets
An architect laments modern decline and claims ancient crafts outpaced today. He cites steel blades from Saracens, durable medieval ink, enduring dyes, and mortar secrets as proof that ancient builders surpassed contemporary methods.
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New — York Press
Presence of Mind at Wellington Siege Staged Escape
The Duke of Wellington faced a murderous intruder calling himself Tam Apollyon in his library. He remained calm, asking if the act would occur that night and suggesting the attacker return with prior notice. The threat was diverted as the man was safely returned to Bedlam.
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Duke of Wellington
Tam Apollyon
A Wonderful Gain Pioneer Browning’s Remarkable Utah Story
J W Browning of Ogden Utah a Plains pioneer who crossed in 1815 recounts doctors once said he had diabetes kidneys failing night disturbances weight loss and rheumatic dullness Yet he credits Deans Kidney Pills with relief and one year of good health at age 75 Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY Also quips on spelling reform and a humorous note on Allen's Foot Ease for foot comfort Sample free by Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY The medley ends with a joke about unfinished business after moving to a new house
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Wrewes
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrg
James Chester
35Th St
New York
J. W. Browning
Ogden
Utah
Plains
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Favorite Prescription touted for nursing mothers and women
Advertising copy promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent tonic for nursing mothers and women with various weaknesses. It claims to sustain strength, ease childbirth, relieve symptoms like headaches backache and irregular periods, and promises a glyceric extract with no alcohol. It urges readers to request a free booklet and warns against secret nostrums.
Sores as Big as Pennies Cured by Cutiura Remedy
An Albion Nebraska resident recounts severe scalp and neck sores after measles, with hair loss. After six months of failed treatments, use of Cutiura Remedies led to a full recovery in three weeks and no recurrence in seven years. The note ends with a donor interaction and a drugstore order for soothing syrup.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Farm Sale Brings £50,000. Couple Plans City Move
Mary announces the sale of the farm for £50,000 and states they will move to the city to enjoy the balance of their life in comfort. The message emphasizes a planned relocation and financial result from the sale.
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Mary
Five Years Later Bond Demand Thrown Across County
A distressed note warns Mary that she must pay John Brown's bond within five years or face ruin, urging not to ignite a friend's bond and advising to buy one when needed. It directs readers to write for particulars or see an agent at the County Seat for details.
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Mary
John Brown
Surety Bonds From Title Guaranty Company Scranton Pa
The Title Guaranty and Surety Company reports a home office in Scranton Pennsylvania with capital and surplus over 1.6 million dollars. An odd wicker contrivance is described in reference to a sleeping occupant entering through a hole at the top, an unusual scene noted for its peculiarity.
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Guaranty & Surety Company, Home Office
Scranton
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