Cracks in English Manor Palm Sunday Whip Rite Noted
A 19th century Calstor Brigg custom in Lincolnshire involved a landowner cracking a whip in the church porch during Palm Sunday services. The ritual included presenting the whip to the rector, a threefold crack, and waving the whip over the clergy head, with symbolic purse of thirty pieces of silver and elm tokens. The practice linked to old penance and church lore.
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England
C Williamson
Calstor
Lincolnshire
Brigg
Peter
Doan's Pills Backed by Bristol Home Testimony
Bristol residents report relief from back and kidney pain after using Doan's Pills from Buffington Pharmacy. Mrs J Ho Mott, 32 Cook Street, endorses the remedy, noting morning pain and dull heaviness eased after a few boxes. The ad urges asking for Doan's Pills by name, 60 cents at dealers.
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Bristol
J Ho Mott
Cook Street
Doan
Buffington
Reduced Fares for Eastern States Exposition Rail Travel
The New England Passenger Association grants reduced rates for the Eastern States Exposition at Springfield Maia Sept 20 26. Participating lines include Maine Central Boston and Maine Boston and Albany New Haven and Rutland railroads with subsidiary lines.
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New England Passenger Association
Springfield
Maia
Mer Charles A Nash
Frank van Ummerson
Maine Central Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Albany Railroad
New Haven Railroad
Rutland Railroad
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Franklin Quote on Household Roles and Generosity
A fragment quotes Benjamin Franklin noting that a wise household yields a large useful and grateful field from women. The line emphasizes domestic virtue and shared value within a family setting.
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Benjamin Franklin
Vitamins stored in the liver reveal essential body needs
The Journal of the American Medical Association editor notes vitamins are stored in the liver and vital to welfare. Studies by Steenbock Sell Nelson and by Osborne Mendel show liver vitamin A and B levels drop with dietary deficiency, linking metabolism to deficiency diseases.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Steenbock, Sell and
Nelson
Osborne and Mendel
Vicar Fears Demon Locomotive Built by Murdoch
A tiny 14 by 19 inch locomotive said to be Murdoch s first. trials at Red Ruth in 174, began in his house and later on a road where it allegedly outpaced the inventor. A church avenue chase led to a terrified vicar, and Murdoch, then with Boulton & Watt, abandoned the project.
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London
Murdoch
Redruth
Boulton & Watt
Lost and Found Sweep At Eastern Railroad Reclaims 10000+ Items
More than ten thousand items were turned into the lost and found department of an eastern railroad last year. The listing indicates a broad range of unclaimed property awaiting pickup and highlights the scale of the railroad’s customer returns program.
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Lost and Found Department of One Eastern Railroad
Quality Rules in Livestock Show at Eastern States Exposition
The Eastern States Exposition at Springfield plans a record fall show Sept 20–26 with a prize total of 96715 and over 1500 entrants. Dairy beef swine sheep and draft horses will be featured along with boys and girls exhibits and new classifications including feeder cattle and a carrot show.
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Springfield
Mass
America
Jerseys
Fevons
East
New England
How to Clean Rusty Steel With Onion and Paste
A historical note suggests cleaning rusty steel by first using a cut onion and letting it sit for a day. Afterward polish with emery powder and paraffin or with a brick dust and turpentine paste.
Ideal Climate For Health And Strength
The text notes human health and strength peak in temperate conditions with night temps around 56 to 60 degrees and daytime highs near 68 to 72 degrees. It emphasizes stable, moderate climate as beneficial for well being.
Tortoise Shell Uses Limited to One Sea Turtle Type
A Science Service note states tortoise shell from sea turtles has been used for ornamental objects but is found on only one of the many sea turtle species.
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E Science Service
Train hits cow blamed on opposite directions
The report notes the incident involved a railway train and a cow. It explains the collision occurred as the train and the animal moved in opposite directions, clarifying the cause of the accident.
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London
Deacon's saying quoted in Atlanta Constitution item
The Atlanta Constitution quotes a deacon’s maxim about bearing another’s burden and acting in the right spirit to help others carry their loads. The brief moral note reflects religious and social instruction in the period.
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Atlanta Constitution
Clock marks arrival time of returning carrier pigeon
An English inventor introduces a clock capable of recording day date hour minute and second for the arrival of a returning carrier pigeon. The device aims to capture precise timing of homing pigeons in flight experiments.
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Mayflower
Stickney & Poor’s
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Fee
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Devoe
A. L. Johnston
Hope and Court Streets
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Studebaker
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
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