Famous Archers And The Legends They Inspire
A Philadelphia Times piece surveys legendary archers and enduring myths. It recalls Virgil, Robin Hood, William Tell, and Blaise de Viganette while noting the plausibility and storytelling around feats of archery and the imagined power of long bows.
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Virgil
Robin Hood
Lecksley
Scott
Franhoe
William Tell
Foke
William of Clondesley
Blaise de Viganette
Barbarossa
Philadelphia Times
Closeout of Center Tables Chairs and 38 Suits
A local retailer announces a single all items liquidation sale featuring a new line of Center Tables and Rocking Chairs along with 38 new suits offered together as a bulk closeout.
Wall Paper Price Drop Promises Savings Next Spring
Slogan style notice touts deep cuts on wall coverings with encouragement to buy now for future use. Emphasizes substantial savings and potential early purchase benefits despite not needing immediate installation.
Witnesed Chinamen incident in Washington tale by Caray
Francis T. Caray recalls an incident in Washington where two Chinese men in silk robes pass by and local boys chant Chinamen eat rats. A youth mistakes them for non English speakers, then one Chinaman mockingly asks why the boy is such a fool. The tale ends with the line you seem to be a very nice fooling fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis T. Caray
St. Louis
Connecticut
United States
Washington Star
Brasses and Bronzes of the Windoos
The Chicago Tribune outlines how Hindoo traditions keep brass and copper vessels central to life. It notes wedding processions with utensils, ornate brass and copper wares, and evolving storage boxes replacing traditional cashets. It highlights Malabar crafts and SiyAGanga’s brass toy trade as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malabar
Siyaganga
Chicago Tribune
Geneva Scientist Finds Silver Lines by Aluminum Point
M Charles Margot from the University of Geneva laboratory reports a curious discovery in L Industrie. He states that rubbing on glass with an aluminium point yields clear metallic lines observed in the material under study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Charles Margot
Physical Laboratory
University of Geneva
L’industrie
Escaped Convicts Leave Church Meet After Tough Crowd
Two runaway convicts hid in a church during an experience meeting. They listened to stories from the regenerated until one whispered to his partner, Come, Jim, let's get out o this. It's a tough crowd, and no man's life's worth a copper. They then fled.
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Jim
Obituary notes Dennis Koorabee and large descendants
Dennis Koorabee died in Ireland in early 1852 leaving 48 children 236 grandchildren and 944 great grandchildren. A September proverb suggests thunder presages a good next year for grain and fruit.
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Dennis Koorabee
Ireland
Insects and Home Remedies From Old House Advice
The excerpt lists aging home tips for repelling pests with sassafras, oil, and open windows. It describes using a hot pan with carbolic acid to fumigate a room and notes screen upkeep with dusting and brushing.
Port Louis Market Scene Described in Colonial Pageant
The passage portrays Port Louis Mauritius with wide streets and European shops. It highlights the Champ de Mars behind the town, the Burbon and Corderie streets, and the bazaar with shaded stalls and a broad avenue. Fruit stalls display plantains custard apples alligator pears mangoes and more. the lower market shows butchers fowl fish and kid.
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Port Louis
Cape Town
Champ de Mars
Burbon
Corderie
Mantle of Charity: a garment of enduring kindness
Ruth Ash gore in Ladies' Home Journal extols charity as a timeless cloak. The piece argues charity brings happiness to both giver and receiver, requiring patience and self denial before donning, yet delivering lasting joy and warmth to the wearer.
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Ruth Ashgore
Ladies’ Iomoe Journal
Girl Babies of Sicily
The New York World describes Sicilian customs where a birth of a girl is seen as a misfortune signaled by a black flag. Girls require family support until marriage and bring dowry costs, while boys contribute to wealth, with daughters often married off financially at 14 or 16.
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Sicily
New York World
Signs of Coming Trouble
Dialogue excerpt clusters around a family scene with Johnny predicting trouble after the company departs. Johnny recalls past mistakes and mentions Papa’s anger, while Tommy questions his certainty in a domestic moment.
Even-song Longing Across the Quiet Sea
A speaker longs to call a lost beloved back for one hour at even song. In a twilight of memory they imagine standing together, sharing a tale of love and pain before parting again. The poem muses on faith, human love, and the pull of a higher life beyond mortal sight.
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Evensong
New York Ledger
How to Dry Clean Clothes in Historic Methods
A historical guide explains dry cleaning using palm oil soap, benzine for non waterable fabrics, and soap bark for black or rusty colors. It notes chalk and heat on grease spots, lemon juice with salt for rust, borax washing for lace and tepid washes for flannels, and stresses iron work as the key to a convincing finish.
How to Play a White Cotton Trick
A prank asks you to place a cotton thread in a coat pocket and thread a needle through the fabric. Leave a dangling end to lure the first passerby to pick it up, discovering an endless knot of cotton for light amusement.
How to Care For Dyelasheas and Eyelash Growth
The article advises curing eye trouble to grow lashes using cautions against rubbing the eyes. Inflamed eyelids cause thinning lashes and suggests washes with camphor borax and water or witch hazel hot, plus nightly applications of a greasy ointment to stimulate lash growth.
Eyebrow and Eyelash Care Tip Highlighted
A beauty tip suggests Vaseline as the best option to stimulate growth and provide a dark color to eyebrows and eyelashes.
How to Bake Show Cake Instructions
Bake this show cake by beating yolk with sugar and butter. Add milk flour and baking powder with beaten egg white. Flavor with lemon or vanilla. Line pan with buttered white paper and bake in a hot oven.
Crafting a Durable Doll From Baby Clothing
A step by step guide describes making a large doll from old baby garments. Use a Wool shirt ribbing Mittens infant leggings and cotton batting to form limbs and body. Create a head from batting covered with material and add blue eyes a rosebud mouth and a small nose.
Vow to Generate Electricity From City Refuse
A British inventor, Frenchman da and who? have devised boilers and steam equipment to burn refuse at a cost of a shilling a ton. The steam from street sweepings and dust-bin contents could power dynamos to light the city cheaply. A trial near London showed possible near-free lighting by eliminating refuse costs.
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da & Frenchman
London
How to Remove Cinders From the Eye
Traveling tip advises carrying flaxseed to remove cinders. If a foreign particle irritates the eye, tilt the head back and drop two or three seeds onto the eye, then pull the upper lid over them. The seeds moisten and lift the grit as they work out, providing instant relief.
How to Patch and Reuse Old Stockings
Instructions claim to create a new bottom of cloth from the worn stocking by folding and cutting along seams to form a paper pattern. The method describes stitching edges to form a rounded keel and attaching the new bottom. It advises not to discard worn stockings as pieces can mend others.
Broiled Lobster Preparation Guide from a Historic Text
Select a young heavy lobster and split the body to sever the spinal cord. Remove stomach and intestines. Grease the broiler and place flesh down over heat. Broil 20 minutes, turn and broil shell side 10 minutes. Brush with buttered crumbs, season, bake 10 minutes, garnish with parsley and lemon. Claws crack and serve with parsley.
Cork use estimates for Britain and Ireland
A supplementary note claims 70 000 tons of cork are needed in a year to stopper ale and beer bottles across the British Isles, suggesting high consumption and demand in a twelve month period.
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Great Britain and Ireland
Tigi Little Isle
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