Royalty Tales and Pranks From Kings to Princes
A collection of palace lore and court gossip recounts royal habits and pranks. The czar discovers a costly tallow bill after years of needlessly curdled candles, while Prince Arthur’s godly ties and Napoleon duels amuse. King Alfonso’s London visit stirs anecdotes of playful acts that endear him to Spaniards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince’ Hitel
Eva of
Battenberg
England
Eve
Eugenie
Bonaparte
Alfonso
London
Our Expressive Language Dr Highprice Q&A
A fragmented vintage column mocks phrases and etymologies with brief vignettes on language origins and humorous quips. It notes petty moralizing about conscience and social habits, interspersed with a Town Topics joke about cash bargains and body parts.
Clergyman's Coffee Confession Sparks Parish Curiosity
A country clergyman recalls coffee habits with his wife describing regular morning use and meals. He notes a severe vomiting episode attributed to coffee intake and its difficulty in stopping, highlighting the drink's impact on daily life in the parish.
When We Camp in God's Own Country Poetic Trail Song
A verse by Bilas Carman from The Reader Magazine reveres camping life. It evokes open roads, distant mountains, a campfire, and recovery of self in wilderness under red rainless skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge
Bilas Carman
The
Reader
Belinda and Phyllis debate marriage and Shakespeare
In dialogue heavy snippet Belinda argues that men insistence drives marriage while Phyllis questions female certainty. They riff on Rosalind, As You Like It, and a car-catching parable, then drift into unrelated excerpts on ocean life and strange clippings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belinda
Phyllis
Shakespeare
Shakespeare Club
Anne Hathaway
Rosalind
Tom
Phyllia
Engagements and the Dollhouse Dream in New York Times
A conversational piece on romance and marriage norms. A witty narrator notes that men are often self centered yet compares engagement choices to a dollhouse flat. Bella Bronson and Dick Jenkins illustrate modern courtship struggles as Belinda eyes housekeeping with optimism and nerves.
Signs of Moral Insanity in Royal Commission Testimony
Dr. C A Mercier representing the Royal College of Physicians testifies before the royal commission on feeble mindedness, asserting the existence of moral insanity. He cites cases of a seven year old pawnbroker by reading a magazine article, a military college student who stole clothes, and a nurse who poisoned up to forty patients before showing full insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Commission
C. A. Mercier
Royal College of Physicians
Washington Star
Mercier
Mississippi farmers hear talks on homes farms and diversification
A Mississippi gathering at Alford's Springs drew about 800 farmers and families, where Col Bonner urged uplift through homes schools and churches and Col Alford urged diversified farming with gardens orchards milk pork and a larger cotton surplus. Prof D C It spoke on the ideal citizen and duties of rural life. Authorities note plans for a silver service for the battleship Mississippi and raise admissions for the Agricultural and Mechanical College and Industrial Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ubeat
Col
di Ly Bonner
Goh. Alton
McCool
D.C
Col. Bonner
Col. Alford
Alford
Bonner
Mgr
Mississippi A. & M. College and Experiment Station
Kidney Troubles Increasing Among Women Described
Women face rising kidney disease with symptoms like backache scalding urination and edema. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is urged as treatment with testimonials from Emma Sawyer Conyers and Mrs Pinkham offering free advice in confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E
Pinkham
Pit
Lydia B
Bart Peamnot
Finahaas
Si Ao Higiy
Todd
Emma Sawyer
Conyers
Odd Juxtapositions and Health Ads in Tattered Clippings
A fragmented Chicago Tribune sample mixes a barbed tale of cafe banter with a sharp political note about Native Americans, followed by Arkansas solicitor ads praising Dodd’s Kidney Pills. The piece threads social satire, sensationalism, and medical promotion through disparate scraps from July editions.
ULCERS FOR THIRTY YEARS AND CURE CLAIMS
A Gainesville Texas witness testifies that Cuticura remedies cured long standing ulcers after thirty years of pain and disability. The notice includes other health and beauty product ads and low travel fare announcements linked to the Cumberland area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. ©. Moss
Gainesville
Texas
Notable Women and Public Figures Highlight 19th Century Endeavors
The piece profiles Mary A. Livermore praised as a strong speaker likened to Daniel Webster, Bessie Bain’s appointment as highway overseer near Chatham, and Helen Buck’s athletic promise at Mount Holyoke. It notes Harold A. Loring’s role supervising native Indian music, plus Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson’s vast philanthropy building facilities at Vassar, Teachers College, and Willamass College. Also includes light quips and a town topical joke.
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Mary A. Livermore
Daniel Webster
Mies
Bessie Bain
Chatham
Miss Bath
Helen Buck
Mount Holyoke College
Buck
Harold A. Loring
Portland
Mehan
Interior
Loring
Rosebud
Vassar
Willamas College
Woman Freed From Troubles After Pink Pills Cure
Miss Stella Blocker of Leander Louisiana credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of illness including headaches menstrual trouble and fatigue. She describes gradual decline then full recovery after taking a box and continues to report relief from allied conditions such as neuralgia sciatica nervous prostration and rheumatism. The pills are sold by all druggists and advertised as renewing the blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williama
Stella Blocker
Williams
Miss Blocker
Leander
Louisiana
Epistolary notes on church work and revivalists in era
Fragmentary items describe Episcopal mission use of wheeled portable chapels and a forecast of 10000 deaconesses in the Methodist Episcopal church. Mentions government orders for discipline in confessionals, Dr. Torrey’s London evangelical findings, and Moody era services.
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Mallaliet
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mezican Board of Hearth
Torrey
London
Great Britain
Worton
Moody
Episcopal Church
Boo
Rhode Island
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France
United States
Cape of Good Hope
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Will
Anita W. S Harwood
Harper's Magazine
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Saragasso Sea
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Islands
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Amaringne
Barague Tor
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Bella
Dick Jenkins
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
Industrial Institute and College
J.C. Clare
Illinois Central Railroad
Dodds
Ilinois
Durant
J. F. Merry
Italy
Ee Urthern Express Company
Gulf and
Ship Island Road
Missippi
Lewis J. Parker State Compa
Senatobia
Sap
A.A. Kincannon
Industrial Institute ‘and College
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Delta
Boll
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Megro
Barris
Yos
Barkedale and
Allen
James Place
Sharkey
Glendore
H. Waltee Paathersixin
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Awashort
Wiston
Cowahy
Mrsimma Sawyer
Chicago Tribune
Ogallallas
Michigan
Luce Thade
Baltimore
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Cleveland
Ark
Dodd
A. E. Carlile
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Irl
Chicago ‘Tribune
Acre
Doeton
Bible Treiman
Camberland
Sehaben
Bask
East Lees
Noah
York
Tate
Yeluatle
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Obis
Potter
Tulane University
New Orleans
Neweost College
Tulane
Bend
University
Gibson Hall
B. Paxton Company
Bouton
Mase
Baptain Goose
Orween
Roath
Atantas
Fants
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Pitas
Fea
Christian Seldier
Libby
Ood Mercantile
Asheine
Vasa Torecco
Ana
Gullett Gin CO
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