Peruna Remedy Praised by Local Optician
R J W Fuller of Los Angeles writes that Persistent catarrh affected his sense of smell hearing and sight. After medical treatment failed Peruna cured the complaint and left him pleased as a child despite advancing years. Man a lin an Ideal Laxative.
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The Wife Knew Better
A London social anecdote shows Charlotte crying over a husband’s words from Carlsbad about longing and kisses. She reveals she slipped her mother’s photo into his bag to test him, prompting a playful exchange about Arthur’s poetic affection.
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Fitting Destiny in Rain On Wedding Day Beliefs
An old proverb tale describes varied customs where rain on a wedding day signals future happiness. Brides in different cultures seek to be drenched to ensure tears precede joy and lasting fortune for married life.
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Erza
Simbrisk
Perpetual Clock by James Cox in 18th Century London
A London jeweler James Cox created a clock powered by a barometer based mechanism that kept winding its movement regardless of mercury rise or fall. The device, jewel encrusted and displayed in a glass case, was described in 1804 travels and later altered during a Dutch embassy journey to China.
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James Cox
Shoelane
London
China
John Barrow
Cox
Canton
Pekin
He Tchangtong
London Times
The Erring One and Lessons on Sin and Hope
A reflective editorial notes that true compassion comes from personal missteps. It argues that judging the erring requires shared hardship. The piece traces a journey from tenderness to hope and reform, emphasizing mercy over critique.
I Feel Young Yet Mocked by Youthful Courtesy
An elder named Mr Graytop recalls modern youths in a New York Sun piece. He laughs at the well meaning car driver and asks why a street trash wagon sparkles with pride and a passerby calls him papa. The tone is reflective and humorous about age and urban life.
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John
Mr. Graytop
New York Sun
The Quick Hog
The article outlines rapid pig fattening from birth to 250 450 pounds with cheap feed. It notes young pigs gain weight more cheaply than old ones and that fattening pigs should gain one to two pounds daily reaching 250 to 350 pounds by nine to twelve months.
Be Kind to the Horse and a Leading Lady’s Bouquet
A humor piece urges humane behavior toward a horse and describes a manager’s anecdote about a leading lady who later plans to reuse a bouquet charged to the show as a bill. The florist bill is intended for the end of the trial scene, illustrating economy in stage life.
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Economica
The Man Who Was Gone In Court Hearings
A witness testified in a case, crying that the man is gone. The judge asked for the whereabouts and the reply stated the man is dead, prompting solemn remarks about his absence and duty to appear.
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W Seclin
Man Offers Whisky After Woman Faints on Lake Shore Flier
A man rushed from the car behind on a Lake Shore train after a woman fainted. He asked for whisky, and many flasks appeared. He drank from the largest bottle, said it helped him feel better, and claimed it makes him feel queer to see a woman faint.
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Lake Shore
Grasshoppers in Western Australia Husbands Take Dinner Duty
In Western Australia many domestic servants are scarce and housewives handle most work. Husbands left at home are nicknamed grasshoppers, a playful link to grass widows as wives emulate servant roles. The note cites local practice of husbands cooking and performing chores in their absence.
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Western Australia
Antipodes
Boston Herald
The Arraignment Hearings and Curious Dreams
In a courtroom excerpt a juryman complains he cannot hear, two judges debate swearing one side of a case, and a clerk’s arraignment on assize is described. A Bristol plumber Watts dreams molten lead forms, then riches follow. Also notes cattle age milestones and Talleyrand’s childhood accident shaping his future.
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Bristol
Talleyrand
Grea
West Java Sanatorium Promoted in Travelers Guide
The guide notes an establishment with a resident physician offering daily treatment and medicaments. It lists lodges at half price for children under ten and promotes warm baths, convalescent care, and excursions with saddle horses and tandems, touting malaria relief and various ailments.
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Java
West Java
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