Cold Canada Tales Tie Up The Week In Jest
The piece recounts vivid Canadian cold weather anecdotes from Mr. kK Hagan, notes about frozen thermometers and hail like breaths, and contrasts with St Louis and Chicago. It adds a playful dig at Dr. Talmage over a false pup story and a Brooklyn newspaper tale about a noisy neighbor and a cornet.
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Canada
Kk. H. Hagan
Pip
Leclede
St Louis Globe-Democrat
The
St. Louis
Chicago
Garrantua
North Sea
Beggar and Pedestrian Debate Work vs Begging
A pedestrian scolds a beggar for begging and urges him to seek real work. The beggar questions taking a chance on a uncertain opportunity. The exchange highlights a clash between dignity and street poverty.
Kalpeky Promotes Peace Policy Amid Alliance Debate
Count Kalpeky the Austro Hungarian prime minister spoke on peace praising the triple alliance if it sought ideal peace not its fault and pledging no policy shift toward Russia while noting harsh dispositions as a sign of merciless intent.
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Kalpeky
Russia
Dr Shoop Restorative Nerve Pills Offer Free Book
Advertises Dr Shoop Restorative Nerve Pills promising relief for constipation and dyspepsia. Offers a free medical book with a two cent stamp and lists Dr Snoop Box W Racine Wis. Mentions malachite color raised by copper.
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Shoop
Snoop
Box W
Racine Wis
The Ladies Favor Syrup of Figs as Safe Laxative
The pleasant effect and safety of Syrup of Figs for ladies under all conditions is promoted as their preferred remedy. Consumers are advised to seek the genuine article stamped with the California Fig Syrup Co. near the package bottom. Jerusalem uses Philadelphia locomotives.
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California
California Fig Syrup Co
Baby Teething Remedy Recalled in Old-Time Ad Phrase
A historical item notes a teething remedy advertised as Mea Wixsvow s Sooraine Syevr for Children Teething. A separate line claims Uncle Sam distributed 3 800 000 000 pieces of mail in 19v2.
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Sam
Bancroft Hotel Advertised Near World's Fair Grounds
The fireproof Bancroft Hotel on Calumet avenue at S Twenty-ninth street Chicago offers 44 large rooms at 1 dollar with meals 30 cents. Located near the world's fair grounds, it invites readers to write for circulars to reserve rooms. Also mentions Allen's Lion Tonic Bitters from St Paul Minnesota and stresses genuine signature.
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Bancroft
Calumet Avenue
S Twenty-ninth Street
Chicago
Allen
J.P. Allen
St. Paul
Minn
Supremely Delightful Stomach Bitters Safer Health Reminder
The ad extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a promoter of vigor for invalids with weakened health. It claims improved appetite digestion and better sleep as signs of restored strength and vitality. Encourages trial with a persuasive call to be convinced.
Father questions college fencing lessons in Denver News excerpt
A family reads a college fencing lesson note from a son. The father jokes about paying in advance and questions why a son would attend college for fencing, while the wife notes changing times and fences differ from the past. The father sends another check by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airth
Denver News
Neckties Sparked by a Loud Gentleman in a Shop
A flamboyantly dressed man storms into the necktie department and demands neckties in a scornful tone. A patient clerk offers new patterns at twenty five cents and redirects with a sharp cue about the ten cent counter.
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New York
Tacoma Dreamer in Gondola Scene in Venice Fantasy
A Tacoma youth joins a Venetian fantasy at twilight in a gondola guided by a blue and white clad gondolier. He imitates romance while the boatman, distracted by memories of Venice, asks in a humorous aside for a match. The captioned tale ends with a comic miscue.
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Joe
Tacoma
Venice
Adriatic
Terra Firma
Moike
Plase
Chicago
Cape to Cairo telegraph line funding and plan revealed
A Pall Mall Gazette source cites a partner of a director stating $700 000 has been subscribed to reach Usandy with London orders for iron poles to resist white ants. The route goes Salisbury to Tete on the Zambesi and then to Blantyre, with surveys by Consul Johnson guiding Uganda progress and subsidies to local chiefs to secure access.
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Cape
Cairo
Pall Mall Gazette
Usandy
London
Salisbury
Tete
Zambesi
Blantyre
Johnson
Uganda
Woman from Clermont Made Alarming Claim in Dubuque
A fashionably dressed woman around fifty from Clermont Iowa caused a scene in Dubuque by declaring that angels had commissioned her to assassinate Archbishop Hennessy in the presence of at least two priests.
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Clermont
Iowa
Dubuque
The
Angels
Hennessy
Death and duty bind Trenham line from tragedy to triumph
Lionel Carteris fakes death to spare Evelyn and his son while living as a beggar. He joins The Queen's Own Rangers for India, where Bertie Trenham saves his life, inspiring a tale of sacrifice, honor, and a shattered family finding renewal through war.
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Lionel
Evelyn
Clayton Road
Earl of Trenham
Lord Trenhaw
Earl
Lionel Carteris
Lord Trenham
Finchley
Trenham
India
Her
Weymouth
Queen’s Own Rangers
Bertie Trenham
Castle of
Lady Trenham
Trenhams
England
Bertie
Reeve
William Larson
Montrose
Lionel Cateris
True Nobility and the Trenham Legacy Ends
The Trenham saga concludes with Lionel Carteris alive and forgiven by the Earl. Bertie Trenham returns home with Evelyn Carteris, friendships restored, and the Trenham estate famed for hospitality. Katherine Rainsforth is honored in a gallery painting titled True Nobility.
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Trenhams
Bertie
Trenham
Lionel Carteris
Ifa
Evelyn Carteris
London
Katherine Rainsforth
Bertie Trenham
Lionel Carter
Katherine
Man locked in hotel vault escapes after hour ordeal
Paul Gore of the Grand Pacific hotel was sealed in a fire proof vault for about half an hour after attempting a joke amid a cold weather telegram. Col. Parker retrieved the key bunch and freed him. Gore joked about the time and the cold wave as he rejoined friends.
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Paul Gore
Grand Pacific Hotel
Frank Barrett
Helena
Mont
Col. Parker
Paul
Doctor Confesses to Murder and Grave Robbery
In Clarkesville the wealthy Dr. Francois Fonteney confessed to killing a clergyman in 1865. He aided the clergyman’s wife during illness, removed her body for an autopsy, and fought the husband who discovered the scene. The husband died in the struggle and was hidden in the wife’s coffin. An autopsy later revealed a significant finding.
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Francois Fonteney
Clarkesville
Affable Stranger Confuses Mr. Greatman Over Photo
A scene unfolds as a Stranger compliments Mr. Greatman, claiming to have seen his image in newspapers. Greatman responds that the picture has been published often, prompting the Stranger to ask what he was cured of.
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Mr. Greatman
Hopkins
Timois
Little Crossroads
Ivanhole
Cleveland
Harrison
Clevelard
Triunip
Cvncante
Proper corn cultivation and bran benefits for dairies
The article details soil preparation and multiple harrowings for corn to prevent crust formation and promote growth. It discusses cultivation timing, depth adjustments as roots enlarge, and frequent shallow plowing to keep the surface loose. It notes dairy gains from feeding bran with corn fodder and endorses bran as a profitable switch from oats.
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Far North
Potash Fertilizer Guidance From Agricultural Study
Prof W P Brooks of Massachusetts Agricultural College cites findings on potash loss and soil needs. Urine from domestic animals contains most potash in excreta and rain washes potash from manures. Recommendations include 100 to 125 pounds per acre for corn, 125 to 150 pounds of sulfate of potash with manure, and 300 to 400 pounds per acre for oats rye and grass with nitrate of soda.
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W. P. Brooks
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Winter fattening of Ontario lambs shows profit and gains
Bulletin 83 from Ontario agricultural college reports an experiment feeding shorn and unshorn lambs from December 3 to April 12. It concludes winter fattening yields about 0.263 pounds per day on a 7.69 pound daily ration, costs 2.12 cents per day in food, autumn shearing offers little advantage, and with proper facilities good market lambs can profit in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Agricultural College
Ontario
Good hog-raising advice from Farm Field and Fireside
A writer urges farmers to select a good hog breed and stay with it through profitable growth. Start feeding pigs beyond mothers milk, using ground oats and corn dampened, provide water, pasture, and field access. Raise them to eight or ten months old, weighing 250 to 300 pounds, for profitable sale.
Cow’s Lab Results Defy Textbook Chemistry
A cow maintains a personal chemical laboratory with results that often diverge from the textbook. While a full ration can be calculated, it does not guarantee complete work, as digestion and assimilation vary with food.
Ticks Linked to Texas Fever in Cattle
Investigations suggest ticks are linked to Texas fever. M. Francis of the Texas station reports high tick numbers in gulf states from July to December, with abundance in hot dry seasons and wooded pastures. Cooper Cutlie cites US Bureau of Animal Industry findings that tick removal helps prevent southern cattle fever.
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Texas
M. Francis
Gulf States
Cooper Cutlie
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Costs of Farm Crops in Nebraska Discussed
In bulletin 29 of the Nebraska Experiment Station Prof Ingersoll explains how rainfall, temperature, weeds, and labor affect crop costs. He notes that poor cultivation or heavy cropping raises future costs, while careful methods and economy can boost yields with little rise in cost.
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Nebraska
Prof
Ingersoll
A Call to Grade Honey At The World’s Fair
A Michigan correspondent urges delaying grading honey until the world’s fair convention. He proposes gathering diverse honey samples and opinions from beekeepers and dealers to establish standardized grades for comb and extracted honey at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
American Bee Journal
Names of distant places test long words in Africa and Wales
A humorous note on extremely long place names in Wales and Africa. It contrasts Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch with an imagined African city name claiming a vast royal and royal-harem description. The piece pokes fun at length-obsessed naming.
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Llanfairpwligwynllgert
Byligerchwyrn Byllgoger
Wales
Africa
Alpwa
Agricultural Notes and Farming Practices of the Era
The article surveys practical farming advice including harrow use, daily cultivation, dairy milking limits, and New Zealand state farms for agricultural training. It compares feed efficiency, hay from sloughs, and silage as fodder, while noting corn and tobacco yields in Cochin China and the value of autumn pasture. It also urges turning under vegetable matter as natural fertilization.
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New Zealand
Cochin China
Man Threatens Self harm Over Powder Can in Hotel Scene
A despondent man enters a coffee room with a powder can from a gunsmith claiming to use it to blow himself up. He contemplates self harm but tosses the can into a fire as bystanders chant and flee. Glassware and plates shatter amid the chaos. London Tid Bits.
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Comery Hotel
Hamlet
London
Castaway Portrays Rescue Aboard the Panther Near Block Island
Capt. James O Elwell of the Panther recounts saving Yedo Portalar a Portuguese castaway from Flores who drifted three days in a shallop after being cast adrift near Southampton Long Island. The steamer diverted to Block Island for medical aid as Portalar blessed his rescuer.
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James O. Elwell
Panther
Philadelphia
Fall River
Capt. Elwell
Elwell
Capt
Yedo Portalar
Flores
Islands
Southampton
Long Island
Alogside
Key
Portalar
Block Island
Beaver Teeth Flow Nature Makes a Chisel That Keeps Sharp
A St Nicholas writer explains beaver incisors are dual material chisel like tools. Outer enamel over dentine forms a continually growing, wear resistant blade. These hollow rooted teeth grow constantly to harvest bark and wood as beavers gnaw trees for food and shelter.
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St. Nicholas
A Place for Aristocratic Canine Provisions in New York
A New York dog food and patent medicine factory details its wholesale process with raw materials on the ground floor, including butchers scraps and oats, four machines upstairs, and large ovens. Products range from biscuits for various breeds to cats meals, with prices noted. The top floor houses medicinal mixtures and pills for many ailments, plus dog collars, crates, brushes, and waterproofs.
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New York News
London
St. Bernards
Algerian Trial Sets Death For Rambert and Brigand Ayachi Abdallah
The Constantine Court of Assizes convicted Rambert and Ayachi Abdallah in the February murder of M. Flandin, a clerk at Jemmapes. Ayachi Abdallah confessed after discovery with two mutilated fingers, admitting Rambert and Camillieri fils as instigators. Camillieri was deemed a dupe.
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Algeria
Constantine Court
Ayachi Abdallah
Lake Fezzarat
M. Rambert
Phillippeville
M. Camnillieri Fils
M Plandin
M. Camillieri
Flandin
Procureur of the Republic
Camillieri Fils
Rambert
Camillieri
Timid shopper’s delightful visit to Lord & Taylor’s
A New York fashion correspondent recalls a Southern reader’s journey to Lord & Taylor’s. She describes fears dissolving under attentive service and the joy of owning affordable, desirable items from the two-store operation. The visit becomes the brightest moment of her New York trip.
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New York
Lord & Taylor's
Fireman’s warning saves wreck on 1877 fast mail
In 1877 a fired Baltimore & Ohio fast mail fireman dreamed three nights of a crash involving his old engineer and warned a colleague nicknamed Jack. Jack halted at the western station end, two miles from the east end. The westbound train failed brakes and stopped twenty feet away, preventing a terrible wreck.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Parkersburg
Grafton
Folcano
Jck
Jack
Pennsboro
St. Louis Republic
A Loving Consort With Drunken Petting Quip
A humor piece notes a wife’s quip about her husband petting her only when drunk. The exchange satirizes domestic pretenses and ends with a punchline about constant affection.
Michigan Central Route Promises Scenic Travel Network
The Niagara Falls Route and the Michigan Central lines offer broad route variety and comfort. They connect Petoskey Mackinac Island Michigan resorts Niagara Falls Thousand Islands St Lawrence River Adirondacks Green and White Mountains on a single rail network.
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Niagara Falls
Petoskey
Mackinac Island
Michigan Resorts
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Adirondacks
Green and White Mountains
Canadian Lakes
New England Sea Coast
Woman seeks chromo in tense tea shop confrontation
A woman demands chromo from a clerk who offers tea with or without. The exchange escalates as she accuses the clerk of swindling, insisting on chromo while the man calls it a judge.
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Dr. Talmage
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Brooklyn
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Ceylon
Persian Gulf
King
Duke
Lord
South Atchison, Kan
Iumumeratie
Sages
Thomson
Sear
Judson IL
Thomson Mfc. CO
Waltham. Mass
Mark
Charles A. Wnfe
Fe CO
Baltimore
Grogeries
Fames Post Office
Ovi Roberts
Eller
Farm and Agricultural
Joseph Godfrey
Hood
Jos. Godfrey
Snug Harbor
Staten Island
N. Y
August Flower
Jxssi Barker
Humboldt, Kas
Thompson
Ston & Wellington
Madison, Wis
Ielle
GansieLp Tza Co
Prac Ageician
Getubo Webis O. W
Snyder
McVicker’s
Wheater
Dutcher
Mel
Dutcher Cave Co
St. Albans
Ely
Enras
Elyblos
Mats
von Moh! Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mirs. McCorkle
Healy & Bigelow
Ew Haven
Conn
Mareuy, M. D
Mackey, Ind
Swipt Specific CO
Atlanta
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Northwestern Newspaper Union
ST. Paul, Min
Phil
Dili
Addres Coge Remedy Co
Masonic Temple
Sir
E. T. Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
Richard Trarding Davis
Harper's Weekly
Benjamin Constant
Algiers
Tierre Loti
Tangier
Mohamed
Isaac
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