Child asks father to stop using the whip on children
Mrs. Frederick Schoff reports from Salt Lake City a five year old girl named Jane witnessed a horse being whipped to go faster. Jane asked her father why he would whip children in the same way, highlighting the humane concern in the visit.
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Frederick Schoff
National Mothers’ Congress
Utah
Salt Lake City
Jane
Largest fig tree in western Europe shelters 200 people
The fig tree at Roscoff Brittany grows in a Capuchin convent garden. Its vast branches , propped by scaffolding, are said to shelter more than two hundred people.
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Europe
Roscoff
Brittany
Not Quite the Same
Belle and Nell discuss a compliment about a gown from a Philadelphia Ledger item. The exchange notes the remark and questions its exact wording while referencing the gown and the person who wore it.
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Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Ledger
Shocking Confession From a New Haven Family
A New Haven man Benedict is described as an eight time father with a brood in Prospect. At a dinner, Professor B, a bachelor, compliments Benedict on his children and Benedict reveals they have four more in Prospect, causing the professor to blush with astonishment.
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New Haven
University City
Prospect
Prof. B
Lippincott’s
A Teacher's Testimony on Diabetess Cure
Hinton Ky Oct 30 Special It has long been claimed that diabetes is incurable but Mr EL J Thompson a teacher in the Hinton school has evidence to the contrary He says he suffered kidney trouble for over two years and doctors warned diabetes Yet after using Dodds Kidney Pills he recovered claiming the pills entirely cured his condition He notes that many doctors still say diabetes is incurable but asserts diabetes is a kidney disease and that Dodds Kidney Pills will cure any kidney disease they can treat
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EL J. Thompson
Thompson
Dodd
Champion Officeholder BE W Sweeley Sets State Record
Loyalsock justice of the peace BE W Sweeley claims the record for officeholding in Pennsylvania with 109 years across township and county posts. The 68 year old Democrat has served as justice of the peace 35 years and held roles including assessor 26 years supervisor 8 years school director 15 years overseer of the poor 6 years and other posts.
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BE. W. Sweeley
Kansas City Journal
The Male Novelist's Absurdities
Outlook critiques male authors for idealized heroines and young girls depicted with unrealistic wealth and virtue. It notes that heroines are often pictured as impeccably dressed despite poverty, while male writers push a precocious girl toward excessive indulgence in knowledge and appetite.
Postum Cereal Improves Health and Endurance
A consumer credits Postum for easing nervousness and heart trouble caused by coffee. She says it rebuilt strength, provided steady energy, and allowed heavy daily work without fatigue. She recommends it for family use and notes the product origin and endorsement by Postum Co. Michigan.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mister Happy Day Lyrics In Old Atlanta Tradition
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution evokes Mister Happy Day as a missing yearly visitor. The speaker laments his gray hair and long absence, imagining shadows calling him away at night while recalling an old bluesy refrain and a lingering seasonal memory.
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Athanta Constitution
Daily Story Pub 1905 feature by Edgar White
A 1905 column by Edgar White from Daily Story Pub detailing emerging social trends and notable personalities in urban life. It provides period flavor through concise sketches and observational notes.
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Daily Story Pub, Co
The New Assistant Bookkeeper Flossie at the Office
A male narrator recalls the arrival of Flossie Carter a lively young assistant who helps with books and knows local eateries. Her evenings with the narrator and Mercedes unfold as she accepts an invitation to a party causing suspense about her loyalty and presence at home.
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Old Armstrong
Armstrong
Mercedes
Flossie
Broadway
Capital Company
Miss Carter
Evening Guests Reveal Westmoreland Ties and Miss Carter
A narrator learns Mercedes, Miss Carter, and Westmoreland were guests at a social gathering. Westmoreland, a merchant prince, and Miss Carter, a chorusesinger, drew interest from peers who describe her singing and social prominence. The conversation grows tense as clues hint at reputations and rivalries.
Social misadventure fuels a rowdy house party
A vivid anecdote recalls Mercedes and Flossie causing a stir at a supper and drawing room performance. The speaker admits shouldering blame for Flossie’s breach of propriety while noting Mercedes avoids sympathy over downtown overwork.
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Ducky
Billingsley
Mercedes
Flossie
Old Coast Joke About Boiling Ocean Spring
In a San Francisco Chronicle piece, Percival Burkhardt describes a boiling hot spring a mile off Catalina Island. A banker's tale recounts dipping water from a gasoline launch to test the scalding water and the boatman's trick as the exhaust pipe supplied the heat.
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Percival 5S
Burkhardt
Poughkeepsie
St. Francis
Yellowtail
California
McDermott
San Francisco Chronicle
Politeness Delays Clear Answers in Northern India Travel
An English car enthusiast recounts asking locals for the distance to Gilgit. Responses escalate politeness with evasive estimates, from “one or two” to “three” then “five or six.” The final quip: “Whatever your highness pleases.”
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India
Gilgit
Peaceful settlement in Norway Sweden treaty arbitration
The article notes that the Norway Sweden split includes submitting future disputes to the Hague court with a clause allowing arbitration to decide if a controversy touches vital interests. It hails the plan as farsighted and humane for avoiding deadlocks over trifles.
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Norway
Sweden
Hague Court
New York Evening Post
Song of Cotton Planting in the Fields
A rural verse describing the cotton planting season with a farmer and mule. The speaker hums a song to steady the plow, praising patience as seeds go in and the harvest promise grows. The tone echoes harvest pride from the independent countryside.
Not That Kind. Cyrus Remembers Memory Of An Elephant
Cyrus finishes his tale about a memory of an elephant and notes he can remember every soldier in his army. He adds he is not someone who never forgets a face and scans the room to gauge reactions among listeners.
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Cyrus
Newport's Negro Physician in Electro-Therapeutics
Dr. Marcus Fitsherbert-Wheatland, a colored physician of Newport New Jersey, is recognized in electro-therapeutics and the X-ray. In early life he was a shoemaker.
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Newport
Marcus Fitsherbert-Wheatland
R. J
LAW URGED BY SELF SEEKERS AGAINST POISON LABELING
A medical editorial argues against prohibiting sales of remedies containing poison unless labeled Poison. It claims such laws misrepresent public health motives and target proprietary medicines benefiting from physicians’ prescriptions. It cites opium in common cures to warn labeling could drive consumers to pricier prescriptions.
Why Bishop Brooks Caught No Fish in Sigourney Tale
A Boston lawyer recounted a dinner party anecdote about Bishop Brooks famed for his temper. The friend claimed Brooks swore after catching a large fish, prompting Brooks to acknowledge the remark, a joke reported by the Boston Herald.
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Sigourney Butler
Boston
Bishop Brooks
Bishop
Brooks
Boston Herald
The Auto and the Baby
A wealthy woman in an orphan asylum asks to adopt a child and inquires about shades available. The polite superintendent offers all options, and the woman selects a blonde child, noting her blue automobile.
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Puck
Eczema Cure for Child After Two Years of Suffering
Mrs I B Jones of Addington Indiana says her little girl suffered eczema for two years and caused sleepless nights. After trying many remedies with no success a trial of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent products led to a permanent cure.
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Cutiura
Addington, Ind. T
Busy and versatile European writer Spiridion Gopcevic
Spiridion Gopcevic, a prolific European writer living in Lussinpiccolo, has written in nine languages including German French Italian English Servian Danish Spanish Portuguese and Swedish. Over thirty years he has contributed 8 363 articles to newspapers in those languages.
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Spiridion Gopcevic
Lussinpiccolo
Japan’s Indemnity Prizes Security of War Vessels
Japan has secured numerous Russian war vessels enabling naval cost savings for years. The indemnity could reach 40 to 50 million dollars, plus a significant gain to its mercantile marine by prize merchantmen taken as war spoils.
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Japan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward and Testimonials
A 19th century style advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a case of catarrh. endorses F. J. Cheney and associates in Toledo Ohio. claims the cure works systemically and lists price and testimonials as free.
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Hall
Secretary Shaw retirement and presidential boom plans
The Toledo Blade reports Secretary Shaw may retire in February and that his presidential campaign could be launched by February 2. This brief notes circulating speculation on a possible bid and timing.
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Shaw
Toledo Blade
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Claiming Foot Relief
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement urges readers to ask dealers for Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It promises to rest feet and cure swelling, soreness, heat, callouses, aching, sweating feet, and ingrown nails. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples mailed.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Schoolgirl Predicts Future With Phrase to Get Married
A schoolgirl declares the future tense of the verb to Jove is to get married. The playful line reflects a lighthearted belief in romance shaping language.
Nomar Faces Indemnity Threat Over Domestic Dispute
A report notes Nomar may be ordered to pay an indemnity after a domestic dispute with his wife. The issue centers on compensation tied to alleged actions and potential legal consequences.
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