Emeralds and their ancient mystique crown jewel lore
The piece lauds emeralds as a powerful, sacred gem across cultures, recounting legends from Inca worship to Cortes thefts, and notes royal displays in Vienna and Ceylon. It contrasts emerald tone with flaw tolerance, and praises design versatility and ceremonial value over mere price.
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Esmerelda
Cortez
Montezuma
Rome
Peru
Ireland
Adrian
Henry II
Kandy
Ceylon
Turkey
Taj Mahal
Nero
Caligula
Golden Hill
Napoleon
Charlemagne
Destiny
Isabel
Josephine
Isabella
Peaches Inclan
London’s Old Roman Wall Saved For Public View
A fragment of London’s ancient Roman wall near Newgate Street has been preserved by the Society of Antiquaries. The 60 foot long, 20 foot high bastion piece in Kentish rag with Roman brick cores will be built into a cave accessible by stairs and electric light for visitors to inspect.
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London
Society of Antiquaries
New York Sun
Newgate Street
General Post Office
Burgh Castle
Pevensey
Richborough
Dlay
Pole Faker Bolduc's Claim Of A Polar Voyage Told
A Paris contemporary cites James Knox de Bolduc a monk who claimed a 1665 polar voyage. Bolduc describes a pole where sea waters concentrate into a whirlpool ringed by four islands and canals, with a black rock 23 miles in circumference marking the pole and ships lost without favorable winds. The Lahore Civil and Military Gazette questions Bolduc's account and notes the Teuteche Acta Eruditorum as a possible source.
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James Knox de Bolduc
Paris
Army and Navy Journal
Bolduc
Lahore
Dia
Teuteche Acta Eruditorium
Simple But Powerful Rheumatism Remedy Promoted
An old advertisement claims a syrup of Sarsaparilin compound with Torla Compound mixed with whiskey heals rheumatism and lame back. It recommends one tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime with daily bottle shaking and asserts quick effects. Drugstores can supply ingredients.
Thumb prints used for safe marriage plan
A woman visits the thumb print bureau with a man to obtain his thumb prints for identification. She says she will marry him tomorrow, noting her two prior husbands disappeared. She insists prints can track a person anywhere and asks for prints as a precaution.
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Baurenu
Bureau
Doctor cures scalp disease with Cuticura Remedies
A Georgia reader recalls suffering scalp inflammation in childhood, losing hair, and being cured in weeks after using Cuticura Remedies. She also notes hand eruptions improved by the regimen and cites P T Barnum endorsing the products for his circus shows.
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Jessie F. Buchanan
Hamilton, Ga
Barnum
P. T. Barnum
A Special Order Divorced Woman and Dog Remark
A brief note repeats a quirky line about a divorced woman who likes a dog and wishes it could be arranged to say Mamma instead of Papa and Mamma, cited from Lustige Woche.
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Papa
Mamma
Fragmented Advice and Social Commentary from a Historic Page
A jumble of anecdotes and ad copy sketches from a past newspaper page. It includes a brief social vignette about a New York woman employing an 18 year old houseworker and indicates tensions over granted time off. The text also weaves in assorted quips about etiquette, fashion, and public health notices, plus unrelated product blurbs and aphorisms.
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New York
Eliza
Delays of Anticipation
Comments on morning routines and time management from a Birmingham Age-Herald quotation. The exchange notes switching from a cold plunge to saving time and reflects on differing opinions and the rights of others to hold them.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
The Appendix Its True Value Revealed by Surgeon
A student calls the appendix useless and the professor counters that it brings pecuniary benefit to surgeons who remove it. The Washington Star quote frames the debate on medical curiosity versus practical profit.
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Washington Star
Vacation fund for minister sparks church drive
In the Cleveland Leader humor column a family asks about a church subscription to send the minister on a Europe trip. The child offers his $1.23 savings to help, noting services will continue in the absence of the pastor.
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Europe
Cleveland Leader
Why He Was Locked Up in Jury Duty
A courtroom exchange recalls a witness who admits to being jailed for jury duty. The lawyer probes what led to confinement, and the witness explains the reason was simply performing civic service.
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Pittsburg
The Truth Between Clarence and Ethel
Clarence proclaims happiness while Ethel delays marriage for a year. He vows lasting joy for a full year.
Death on Cherry Trees Destruction of Washington Cherry Trees
A provocative note reports that the Japanese cherry trees sent to Washington by the Mikado were destroyed due to parasites. The piece jokes about Washington as a parasite hub and ponders whether the hatchet of Washington’s past was employed to ruin the trees.
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Washington
Decnyer Republican
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Michelet
Eld
Marie Josepha
Otho
Elizabeth
Comedie Francaise
Pole Faker
Bacon
Egbert
Ahe
Clarence
Ethel
Vogeler Seed CO
Salt Lake City, Utah
Denver
Liewter
Mer
Mammoth Cate
Blake Denver
Dwnyer
Holcomb & Hart
Eikoueus
J. A. Watkins Mole. CO
ONDEN
Absa ¥ Co
Cole
Iowa
L. A. Watkins Mdse, Co
Wazeett
Colorado
Artin J. Cullen
Colo
Stacker
Piattner Implement Co
Central Savings Bank and Trust
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