Old Fashioned Courting and a Call for Parental Law
A dated vaunt for traditional home life argues society erodes through financial greed and social fops. It denounces legal remedies and urges parental guidance, domestic duties, and moral restraint to curb youth proclivities and crime.
When old fashioned values clash with modern law
An Albany News excerpt laments divorce culture and argues for a return to old fashioned courtship. It contrasts frugal rural marriages with modern laws and brash reformers, praising prior intimate acquaintance and wedding vows as divinely rooted, while noting divorce cases were rare.
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Texas
Tom Coon
Albany News
Long Chase After Criminal Ends in Santiago Cuba
Detective Hickey of Sydney pursued a man who embezzled a large sum from a New South Wales firm. The chase spanned Europe, India, America, France, Holland, Canary Islands and the West Indies, ending with the arrest at Santiago, Cuba. The pair then traveled to Liverpool and back to Sydney, totaling about 32,000 miles over nine months.
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New South Wales
Hickey
Sydney
Sudh
Europe
India
America
France
Holland
Canary Islands
West Indies
Santiago
Cuba
Liverpool
Portrait of Frances Stewart on Britannia coinage
The article notes Frances Stewart later Duchess of Richmond as a noted beauty of her era. Her likeness has graced Britannia copper coinage for over two centuries, valued for grace rather than vivid intelligence. One portrait is held in Buckingham Palace.
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Britannia
Frances Stewart
Duchess of
Richmond
Buckingham Palace
Long-Lived Parisians in Recent Census
Paris shows 10 509 octogenarians and 20 nonagenarians in the latest figures. Among them 89 are nearly 100 and six are over 102 years old. The data underscore a notably aged city population.
Surprised Russian notices English liberty at fair
A Russian visitor at Barnet learned English rapidly and was impressed by English liberty, remarking that he had seen only three Cossacks all day, with mounted policemen being the only ones observed.
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Barnet
Manchester Guardian
You Can Revive a Pen By Heating Then Cooling
A historic tip explains reviving a worn pen by placing it over a gaslight flame for about 15 seconds and then dipping it in water to restore usability. The method claims to restore writing quality and extend pen life.
Man’s Dominance and Brain Size Claim in Colonial Text
Fragmented notes discuss human brain size being over twice that of other animals and claim Dutch colonizers hold vast colonial reach. The text references analysis of cunning and child development with garbled phrases and stray symbols suggesting a controversial comparison of intelligence and imperial power.
If I Should Die Tonight A Poem By E McLeod
A reflective verse by E McLeod pleads for release from torment and fatigue through death. The speaker fears burdening loved ones and imagines whether forgiveness and memory would endure if life ends tonight. Refrains plead for rest and oblivion amid lifelong struggles.
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Tven
E. McLeod
Guaranteed Cure for Piles by PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists authorize refunds if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. Itching, blind, bleeding, protruding piles addressed. Sold at 50 cents. 20-1
Fisherman’s finger bitten by eel head in Cornwall
A Fort Isaac fisherman cut a large conger eel for lobster bait. Twenty minutes later the eel’s head latched onto his forefinger, badly injuring it as the jaws closed. The incident occurred near Cornwall, England.
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Fort Isaac
Cornwall
England
Power of Example and Quiet Kindness Quote
A concise reflection on virtue and strength. The author argues that true goodness helps others and improves the world, asserting that humble people grow strong by their quiet acts of care. Phillips Brooks is cited as the source of the quotation.
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Phillips Brooks
Charcoal as Antidote Says Japanese Doctors
Red Cross Notes report Japanese physicians declare charcoal can prevent death from internal poison if taken at first gastrointestinal distress. Charcoal absorbs gases and acts on many alkaloids and poisonous compounds.
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Red Cross
Dead as a Herring Expression Explained
A brief note from The Sunday Magazine on the saying Dead as a herring. It traces the phrase to fishermen who observed herrings dying instantly when removed from water and notes how this image entered common language.
Buried Treasure Gossip Sparks Family Jokes
In a light exchange, Dumley mentions a buried treasure obsession while Peckham jokes about his wife. The Philadelphia Ledger captures a witty banter linking treasure talk to marriage history and humor.
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Dumley
Peckham
Philadelphia Ledger
Quotations on Reason and Prudence by Sid ney
A brief excerpt presents a dialogue on reason and its limits, noting that true reasoning may exceed common sense and place jumbled ideas into a higher moral framework. The text attributes these reflections to Sir P Sid ney though full attribution remains uncertain.
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Sir P. Sidney
The Three Angels Inn Questioned by The Flatterer
The Flatterer asks G uwmst why the inn is named The Three Angels and questions the landlord's daughter about the matter. The brief exchange mentions two sisters and references the inn’s branding.
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Three Angels
Diverse business opportunities listed for sale or exchange
Collation of varied enterprise offers across sectors including drugstores, bakeries, laundries, hotels, coal and land, hardware, mills, wood goods, and real estate. Individuals sought trades, cash purchases, or stock exchanges with occasional farm or land swaps. broker notes provide contact via Burleson Reality and Trust Co in Waco, Texas.
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Iland
Vernon
Ffor
India
North
Texas
Cleanstow General Mdee
Okla
Ark Well
Will Exchange
Sic
Red River Co
Will
Good Town
West Texas
Ark
United States
Burleson Reality and Trust Co
Waca
Not a Dish for the Hungry Elephant Foot Means Long Cooking Time
Classified notice seeking an assistant manager for Chicago wholesale and mail order horse firm in the county and adjoining territory. Salary twenty dollars weekly plus expenses, permanent position, no investment or experience required, write for details and a self addressed envelope to General Manager, 134 KB Lake St., Chicago.
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Chicago
Lake Bt
The Three Lucky Elements of the Horseshoe
The article traces a long superstition linking horseshoes to luck across Europe and Asia. It argues luck comes from three elements: crescent shape, iron material, and origin from a horse, with ancient belief in iron’s protective powers and crescent adornments to ward off evil.
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Europe
Asia
Desert
Hair Trimming Taught In Austrian Schools
In Austrian countryside schools igirl pupils learn to trim an ovher's hairy as a useful rural skill.
Sleeping Cars and the Rise of Comfortable Travel
The Pennsylva nia Railroad and Mining Register in 1856 described Buffalo Car company sleepers with six staterooms two berths per room and reclining chairs and a wash room with marble washbowl on one end. By 1858 George M Pullman remodeled cars at Bloomington to create the first Pullman sleeping cars signaling a shift in rail travel.
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Pennsylvania Railroad and Mining Register
Buffalo Car Company
Illinois Central Railroad
George M. Pullman
Bloomington
Chicago and Alton
Poor Human Nature in Tit Bits Remarks
A London Tit-Bits excerpt critiques vanity and selfishness, suggesting little remains in some people when these traits are removed.
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