Dangers of the Change of Life Warned by Pinkham Remedy
A Victorian era advertisement urges women to treat the change of life with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It lists symptoms such as hot flashes dizziness headaches and nervousness and claims the product strengthens the nervous system and strengthens the female organism. Testimonial from Mrs A E G Hyland of Maryland is included and free expert advice is offered from Mrs Pinkham's daughter in law in Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
A. E. G. Hyland
Chestertown
The Theater as Educator and Nation Shaper
J. R Metcalfe argues in Atlantic that the American theater could mold national character by elevating taste and guiding popular education. He warns against treating theater as mere amusement and urges prioritizing its cultural influence over frivolous consumption.
Pele's Hair At Mauna Loa Volcano Described
The article explains Mauna Loa with its two craters including Kilauea, describing Pele goddess lore and the glassy lava filaments known as Pele's hair. It notes the lava lake, steam-formed threads, and the historical use of the hair in native ceremonies.
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Mauna Loa
Kilauea
Vele
Pele
weyWek
Suors Et Peli
Locks on the Grand Canal of China Describe Simple Contrivances
Technical World Magazine notes the canal uses simple floating boards with end ropes, dragged by windlasses on the bank. Boats pass through sluices slowly by rope, basins are carved in the banks to anchor, and guards attend the sluices with rope coils to cushion impacts.
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Grand Canal
China
Technical World Magazine
A Curious Tale of Phonomena Mention in London Globe
A jokey anecdote explains a word meaning by noting cows, thistles, and larks in a meadow do not constitute a phinomeena. Only a cow on a thistle singing like a lark would be a phinomeena, the man asserts, leaving his friend to agree with a humorous nod.
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London Globe
Dow
Invention of the Brazen Bull by Perillus of Athens
The account from Philadelphia North American notes that Perillus of Athens devised a brazen bull for Phalaris of Agrigentum about 570 B C to roast victims inside a hollow bronze chamber. The bull’s vented side admitted victims, whose dying groans were said to resemble a raging bull. Phalaris tested the device by roasting the inventor, and later the people rose up and burned Phalaris.
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Perillus
Athens
Phalaris
Agrigentum
Philadelphia
Must Have Been Yes I knew it was one of the two
London Globe records a brief exchange about meeting Lady B and her child. The speaker confirms a little boy is well, noting confusion about the child’s gender. The fragment hints at social familiarity and a casual conversation in a London context.
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London Globe
The Silver Lining and the Cloud
Doctor asks when payment for curing insomnia can be made while patient boasts of sound sleep, noting wife rifling pockets at night. The exchange captures a humorous contrast between relief and practical compensation.
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Judy
Man Carries Portable Light To Brighten Hotel Rooms
A New York man recalls visiting a hotel room with little daylight. He carried an electric bulb and a 32 candlepower lamp to improve illumination. He also showed a gas tip to suit hotels using gas, noting the landlord pays for the setup.
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New York
New York Press
St Petersburg Climate Flips Between Cold and Muddy Spring
A writer notes the harsh early spring and autumn climate of St Petersburg with sudden 30 degree drops, muddy roads, and raw winds. The Neva freezes early, ice sheets move down from Ladoga, clogging bridges and choking the river from bank to bank. The city remains icebound even as adjacent lands rise above freezing.
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St. Petersburg
Westphalian witches and the red hair remains
In Soest Westphalia Prussia the witchcraft era lasted centuries longer than in Massachusetts. The vehmgericht tribunal presided over trials where hair locks were affixed to pages of condemned cases. All preserved locks show uniformly red hair, a curious detail given regional hair color norms.
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Soest
Westphalia
Prussia
Salem
Massachusetts Bay
The Tramp Problem In Bavaria By Count Rumford 1790
An account of Count Rumford’s Bavarian program to remove tramps beggars and undesirables through compulsory arrests and factory reformation. Despite initial resistance the approach used kindness and awards to reform the derelicts into productive citizens, earning Rumford strong public regard before his death.
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Bavaria
Count Rumford
America
Munich
Pelicans Of Pelican Island A Florida Nesting Spot
Frank M. Chapman notes in Century that Pelican Island on Florida coast is the sole nesting home for brown pelicans in Indian River and perhaps the east coast. The mangrove grove once thriving now holds only three viable trees as birds return, drawn by a strong nesting impulse despite cold, high water, and past tree deaths.
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Florida
Indian River
Frank M. Chapman
Amusing Suit Over Saint Henry Promises
An Italian newspaper details a Russian city lawsuit where one man sued another for 50 rubies. The debtor promised to repay on St Henry’s day, but no such saint exists in the Russian Orthodox calendar. The judge, puzzled, ruled that regardless of Saint Henry, All Saints Day requires repayment by the next All Saints’ Day.
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St. Henry
Two Kinds of Ambition by O S Marden
Two kinds of ambition are described one pursued for money and the other for life making. Some devote all gifts to wealth and call it success while others seek character usefulness and helping others. The world may call them failures but history calls them successes and no price is too high for an untarnished name.
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O. S. Marden
Success Magazine
Boy Confesses Nickel as Sin of Usury
A Philadelphia Press item portrays a boy named Willie being urged by his mother to recall sins before sleep. Willie admits a petty wrong calling it usury for using a found nickel.
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Willie
Whillie
Philadelphia Press
A Just Man Preaches Sabbath Duty in Chicago
A Chicago Tribune item recounts Mr Ferguson facing a Sunday lapse. He finds no church umbrella, refuses to borrow from neighbors who never attend services, and chooses self-punishment by skipped church and reading the papers at home.
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Thompsons
Italians in Mountain Village Form Affluent Colony
The article describes a surprising Italian community of retired organ grinders who earned fortunes abroad and returned to live with their families in a picturesque mountain village. They speak English with an accent and have established a small, prosperous enclave among the Italian landscape.
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Italy
Watchful Example Sets Neighborhood Right
A concise adage: one properly set example corrects many, while a ruined example misleads a whole neighborhood. Diwin notes the power of personal conduct to influence public perception and trust within communities.
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Diwin
The Good Things Of Life Are Not To Be Had Singly
Anonymous quotation attributed to Lamb about life’s pleasures arriving as a mixed assortment rather than in isolation. The note frames a moral about appreciating varied rewards and the interplay of different blessings.
Anxious to Comply in Classroom Exchange
A professor urges a student to write clearly on the subject while claiming even the simplest audience should grasp it. The student asks which part remains unclear to the professor, prompting a brief exchange about understandability.
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Air
How It Happened in Washington Star Quote
A Washington Star quote recalls a moment when an interviewer misquoted a subject. The speaker notes hearing something after the interview that changed their views on the discussion topic.
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Washington Star
The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life
A compact quotation from Stevenson notes that ingratitude dulls awareness and vitality, urging readers to remain mindful and engaged in everyday life. The line underscores the value of gratitude as a spark for active living.
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Stevenson
Species of Book Collectors in Journal Quote
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt categorizes book collectors into types Bibliomane Bibliognoste Bibliograph Bibliotophe and Bibliophile, defining each role as emotional, scholarly, writer, cautious keeper, and true lover who buys for reading.
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Minneapolis Journal
Kitchen Laundry Ad Claims Superior Collars and Cuffs
A vintage laundry ad touts collars and cuffs that are firm thick and pliable with a slick feel at the neck promising improved wear and wash results. The copy emphasizes durable finishes and a crisp look after laundering.
Community events in Bristol for June schedule
June events include a two act comedy Mr Bob at Bristol Opera House under Clans of 06. a Strawberry Festival at Mrs George S Marshall home on Pleasant Street by Burnside Lodge Ladies Auxiliary. Grand Fair for Bristol Train of Artillery at Artillery Armory. piano recital Miss Mariel Salisbury and pupils in Grand Army Hall. Liliputians in Fairy Land at Bristol Opera House for Hydraulion Fire Company. an entertainment by Bristol Commandery No 821 at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Bristol Opera House
ofClans of
B. H
Bob
George S. Marshall
Pleasant Street
Burnside Lodge
Artillery Armory
Cuban Diarrhoea Remedy Credited by Houston Woman
A historical notice touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for Cuban diarrhoea in returning U S soldiers. Mrs Minnie Jacobs testifies her husband recovered after one bottle, despite several doctors. For sale by W H Battington.
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U. S
Cuba
Minnie Jacobs
Houston
Texas
W. H. Battington
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Lydia E. Pinkharm
N.H & Hartford Railroad
Warren
Bristol
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A. W. Orgelman
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E L Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co Building
Providence
William Street
G. M. Wilbur
Y. M.C
Buidinge Hope Street
the American Theater
Metcalfe
Atlantic
Pelican Island
Art of
Perouse
Coast of
Mr. Ferguson
Church
Epictetus
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
The
Bristol Hand
W. M. Connery’s Clothing Store
Hope Street
New York Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s
Tailoring Establishment
Hope and
Constitution Street
Easterbrooks
Spe
8. B. Paull
E. G. Spooner
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket, B.1
DIREC
Frederick W. Easton
George W. Newell
George M. Thornton
Benjamin
William P. A. A. Mann
Chas. P. Motes
H. A. Fletcher
P. Skinner, Jr
Azent
Philo E. Thayer
J. Milton Payne Philip C. Sheldon
James L. Jenes
Edwin A. Peeein
New
Frank Jones
Kennebec
Fall River
New, East River, NY
Frank H. Hammill
State Street
Prest & Dixon Old Sugar House
MAS, John W. Geyer & CO
Barton 2D
Buffinton
John Shepard
Thames Street
Bristol Dey
Bradford Street
G. W. Simmons
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