Like Papa Whipped the Horse Childrens remark echoes folly
Mrs Frederick Schoff president of the National Mothers congress recalls an Utah meeting. A five year old child Jane described hearing a humming whip sound as her father urged a horse. Jane asked why not whip the children the same way. The anecdote highlights parental discipline and child insight.
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Frederick Schoff
National Mothers’ Congress
Utah
Salt Lake City
Jane
Largest fig tree shelters 200 people in Roscoff garden
The biggest fig tree in western Europe stands in the Capuchin convent garden at Roscoff Brittany. Its wide canopy, held up by scaffolding, is reputed to shelter more than 200 people amid the tranquil Brittany landscape.
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Europe
Roscoff
Brittany
Not Quite the Same Belle and Nell in Town Gossip
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet captures a playful exchange between Nell and Belle about a compliment on a gown. The dialogue hints at social cues and fashion talk in a town setting.
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Nell
Philadelphia Ledger
Shocking Confession From New Haven Man in Prospect Tale
A New Haven man named Tenediet claims eight children fathered, recounting a dinner with Ieof B a professor bachelor who meets Benedict and notes the large family. The tale unfolds around a summer in Prospect a hilly town near the university. The professor blushed at the revelation of four more children.
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Tenediet
New Haven
University City
Benedict
Linpincoit
A Teacher's Testimony on Diabetes Cure Claims
In Hinton Kentucky a local teacher testifies that Diabets claims lose with Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr Thompson says kidney issues plagued him more than two years and two doctors declared diabetes incurable. After using the pills his health markedly improves and he credits them with the recovery.
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Hijsiena Ky. Oer
E. J. Tooraoon Waeher
Hinton
Thompson
Dodd
Thompson Sayr
Thad Diabbetes
Dadd
Dodds
The Champion Officeholder E W Sweeley Records Long Service
The Champion Officeholder E W Sweeley a justice of the peace in Lycoming county Pa has held many offices totaling 109 years of service across township and county posts. A Democrat his popularity is shown by terms as justice of the peace 35 years assessor 26 years supervisor 8 years school director 15 years overseer of the poor 6 years township auditor 12 years county auditor 4 years jury commissioner 3 years.
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E. W. Sweeley
Losalsocx
Lycoming County
Sweeleys
Juste
Sears
Kansas City Journal
The Male Novelist's Absurdities
A critic notes that male authors habitually create an idealized heroine who is richly dressed, regardless of the heroine's means, and portray a very young girl with precocious tastes, revealing a common absurdity in male writing as described by Outlook.
Postum Replaces Coffee For Health of Ailing Man
Ailed by nervousness and heart trouble from coffee, a man began Postum and reports relief after quitting coffee. He attributes energy and strength returns to Postum and recommends it to family while noting advertising copy from the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum Co
Battle Creel
Mieh
Aellville
Wrong Bearings Aboard and a Mystery Woman
In a sun burned open boat after a shipwreck four survivors drift into a tale of longing and fate. Pablo recalls Newcastle days and a lover named Bess Devon while a mysterious man appears with a possible link to their past.
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Iris
Mia
Pablo
Hans
Aoman Ak Wass
Tve
Rob
Tyne
North Sea
Newcastle
Jack Bates
Bess
Bates
Waller
Crosss
Mr. Pablo
Europe
Rons
Sangway
Tom Holmes
Bess Devon
Tony
Patience misreads oarsman’s flight to Liverpool
Bates accuses Holmes of hastiness as a love plot unravels. Holmes embraces Bates and pleads for secrecy while Bess aids in fleeing with a beloved girl. The trio heads toward Liverpool amid tense emotions and unclear loyalties.
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Bess
Bates
Newcastle
Mr. Holmes
Liverpool
Mr Pablo
Never Sleep Again Says a Restless Traveller Woman
A traveling woman who claims she never sleeps explains she can test many places. She cites New York’s elevated trains Philadelphia’s electric glare Boston milk carts Washington a barking dog Buffalo cuckoo clock and sea sounds at the shore. She recalls a friend suggesting a forest retreat but the quiet proved fearful.
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New York
James
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Buffalo
Henry's
Anna
Frendesson
Causes for Stupidity in Children in School Work
A teacher should act as an observer of pupil health noting failures in bodily stamina and scholarship. Defective eyesight with astigmatism or myopia causes headaches and irritability. hearing issues, enlarged tonsils, nasal catarrh, or nasal growths can impair learning and mimic dullness. Addressing these medical factors can boost brain activity and learning.
How Monkeys Sleep
The keeper notes monkeys sleep in varied positions, never on their backs. A sleeping mother clutches her baby while others lie in different postures, illustrating their lively yet restful scene in the great cage.
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Thes Jie
Dream of Opunce and the Wealth of Sorrowful Kings
A faded verse discusses wealth and power, contrasting opulence with neglect of learning. It laments a world where grand palaces and gleaming libraries exist alongside those who never read, and where laborers toil long hours while fame fades on Washington Street.
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Bisper
Kana
Dean Procter
Lese Majesty Law Segments Describe Its Harsh Penalties
A lengthy German statute lists penalties for lèse majesté with fines and imprisonment. The text notes actions and speech that can be challenged and hints at denunciations for disrespect toward the ruler.
LAW URGED BY SELF-SEEKERS AGAINST REMEDIES
A medical exchange opines that proposed poison labeling laws aim to hinder sales of proprietary medicines. The piece argues such bills serve pecuniary interests and would force more expensive physician prescriptions, labeling the move as a subterfuge to alarm the public and destroy familiar remedies.
Why Bishop Brooks Caught No Fish Story Teases a Boston Lawyer
Boston society figure Sigourney Butler recalls a dinner tale about Bishop Brooks on a fishing trip. A friend claimed the bishop swore after landing a large fish, prompting a humorous exchange about the Bishop’s supposed profanity. The anecdote highlights social wit among Boston's elite.
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Bishop Brooks
Sigourney Butler
Boston
Ieanghe
Bishop
Beston Terald
The Auto and the Baby
A wealthy woman visits an orphan asylum and asks to adopt a child. The polite superintendent replies they have children in many shades and the woman chooses a blonde child to suit her blue finished automobile.
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Orphan Asylum
Puck
Cure for child’s eczema ends lifelong suffering
Mrs B Jones of Addington Indiana recounts two years of relentless eczema in her daughter. After trying numerous remedies with no relief she used Cuticura Ointment Re Solvent and Soap and achieved a permanent cure.
Busy European writer Spiridion Gopcevio prolific multilingual author
Spiridion Gopcevio of Lussinpiccolo is a prolific European writer. Over thirty years he has contributed 8 363 articles to newspapers in nine languages including German French Italian English Serbian Danish Spanish Portuguese and Swedish.
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Spiridion Gopcevio
Lussinpiccolo
Japan Gains War Prizes and Indemnity Worth Billions
Japan has secured numerous Russian war vessels and merchant ships as prizes, enabling naval savings for years. The indemnity is estimated at 40 to 50 million dollars, with a substantial boost to its mercantile armed forces through captured merchant ships.
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Japan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised in 19th Century Letter
An old promotional letter touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with claims of curing catarrh. It includes testimonials for F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo and notes distributors and a price of 75 cents per bottle. The text contains numerous OCR errors and mis-spellings but preserves the general marketing claim and contact mentions.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Hia Arm
Warpisa
Kinxan & Alakvin
Whalesate Drageteie
Tuledo
Hatl
Oystetti
Drageiata
Hal
Secretary Shaw Plan Signals Presidential Run
Tf Secretary Shaw retires February 1 and is expected to launch a presidential bid by February 2, with outlets like the Toledo Blade noting the anticipated move.
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Shaw
Toledo Blade
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Advertisement
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot Eage powder. It rests the feet, cures swollen sores, calouses and ingrowing nails. At all druggists and show stores, 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Sample mailed REIS, Address, Ales and Olmsted, Lekoy, N. Y.
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Allen
Eage Apowder
Ales & Olmsted
Lekoy
N. Y
Future marriage plans declare school girl views on love
A school girl says love means getting married in the future. Her remark frames romantic expectations as a direct path to commitment. The quote reflects youthful perspectives on romance and social norms.
No man should start a fight with his wife statement
A terse maxim warns that initiating conflict with one's spouse carries a price in the form of an indemnity. The remark implies domestic disputes have consequences and stresses mutual responsibility within marriage.
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Opu
Earth
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Drors
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Sennett
PRG Cte
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Eczema
Cutiura
Hall
Bears
Gastoria
DANY
Hew
Kloseman
Tony Pony Line
Michigan Buggy CO
Kalamazoo
Michigan
the Government of Canada
Opta
Western
Canada
Ottawa
Charles Pilling
Clifford Block
Grand Forks
North Dakota
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