All England Observes Tennyson Centenary Across Nation
London honors Alfred Tennyson on the 100th anniversary of his birth with public observances at Farringford and Aldworth and across literary societies in the United Kingdom. Born 1809 and died 1892, he shaped Victorian poetry with works like In Memoriam, Ulysses, The Princess, Idylls of the King, Maud, and more while serving as Poet Laureate.
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Archbishop Blenk Leads Nation's Largest Archdiocese
In New Orleans on August 6 Most Rev James Hubert Blenk marked his fifty second birthday with no formal observance as he continues to preside over the country’s largest archdiocese covering Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas He was born in Bavaria educated in Baltimore and at Marist colleges in France and Ireland and previously led Porto Rico before becoming Archbishop of New Orleans for which his leadership aided the island’s transition to American rule.
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Chapelle
Detroit Regatta Opens With Final Practice Spinning
Detroit Michigan August 6 crowds line the Detroit River as graceful shells glide on the water. Oarsmen rehearse for the final regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen with aviation events on the afternoon program. Tomorrow features championship races over the mile and a quarter straightaway stretch at Belle Isle.
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Island Regatta Entries Set Record Nationally
The entry list for the national regattas is the most representative in history with crews from Philadelphia led by the Vesper Boat Club national champion senior four oared shell team. Competitors from Boston Baltimore New York Buffalo Springfield and other cities as well as Canadian crews from Halifax Winnipeg Toronto and Walkerville join the event.
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Canada
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Bolivian Congress to Rule on Peru Boundary Award
Bolivian congress convenes to decide whether to accept Argentina's award favoring Peru in the Peru Bolivia boundary dispute. Leaders oppose the award, with some predicting unanimous rejection and the possibility of war, while U S and other diplomats seek to ease tensions.
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Bolivia
United States
Proper cough remedy promoted by bee’s laxative syrup
An ad explains that treating a cough or cold begins with gentle bowel movement using Bee’s Laxative Cough Syrup. It claims the syrup is pleasant, prompts relief, and is popular with children, available at Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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Goodykoontz Drug Co
Got Him Cheap A Sir Morel Mackenzie Clinic Ruse
Sir Morel Mackenzie received a £500 fee in Antwerp for an operation but arrived to hear the patient had died. A trio of mourners offered the full pay and invited him to perform surgeries at the city hospital. He did so and later learned the patient and a friend underwent two similar operations for one price.
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Sir Morel
Morel
Three Italians near Express Depot in a Calm Yet Tense Meeting
A dramatic confrontation at Fifteenth and Market when a delivering couple faced a third man. The rumor scene centers on a wife leaving her husband with another man and the husband’s desperate plea amid heated, dialect filled exchanges. The bystander translating notes a tense standoff over packed trunks and a Sunday suit.
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Market Streets
Philadelphia Record
Heat of porcelain furnaces Sears Cincinnati Factory Line
Workers in porcelain finishing endure extreme heat as furnaces blaze at the fiercest levels. A chain of masked men transfers pieces from the furnace to the cooling room, while the lead worker rotates five minute shifts and rests on a mattress between hot shifts.
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Chain of Men Steaks Grill
Cincinnati Enquirer
Pretty tolerable clergyman Lincoln quote dibanding
A visitor once described a Washington clergyman harshly, but President Lincoln said he was a pretty tolerable respectable sort. He recalled a Illinois man jailed for passing counterfeit money who asked a bank cashier if it was genuine. the cashier called it a pretty tolerable sort of bill.
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Child of noted astronomer mocked by neighbor
A neighbor taunts a dirt-smudged boy calling him the son of a famous astronomer who lives nearby. The man jokes the astronomer can see sunspots without his telescope, prompting the boy to run home and tell his father.
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Sonny
Baltimore
Jilted Lover Seeks Fresh Bait After Love Rejection
A lighthearted exchange in Harper's Bazaar features a jilted lover who, while down a fortune, finds consolation that many fish remain in the sea. The banter contrasts reassurance with a wry remark on lost funds.
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Harper's Bazar
Pittsburg Brooklyn Boston Batteries and Pitching Line
A fragmented baseball box score snippet references Pittsburg and Brooklyn with pitchers Kroh Al Ferguson Graham R Camnitz Leever Gibson Bergen Marshall and mentions a fourteen inning contest.
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al Ferguson
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The Only Victims and Shoreland Tales
A colonial era travel anecdote recounts a captain and a ship's surgeon landing amid heavy surf on a West African coast then surviving a rough approach. The tale notes a fierce sea, a beach touchdown, and a quip about whether anyone was killed besides the two. Also advertised are DeWitt’s Liver Pills and a local doctor’s visit schedule at Windsor hotel with Goodykoontz Drug Co listed.
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R. H. Milligan
Doctor
Ripe Old Age Joke Quips About Dried Apples
A witty exchange from Chicago News frames ripe old age as the moment a man admits he is not the only dried apple in the pantry. Father and son banter pivots on aging and novelty.
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Willie
Chicago News
ManZan Pile Remedy Sold By Goodykoontz Drug Co
ManZan, a remedy claimed to prevent piles by stopping constipation, is applied via a small nozzle attached to the tube. It is sold by Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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Goodykoontz Drug Co
Stand Up For Real Flavoring Extracts
A reminder to avoid fake extracts and prefer trusted brands like Brand-SAVER’S, a standard in flavorings for 25 years.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Sold By All Druggists
Medical remedy promotion urged for back ache rheumatism and kidney and bladder troubles. It promises to correct urinary irregularities and prevent serious illness, restoring health and strength.
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