Queens of Homes and Empires Shape English Court
The piece surveys Queen Victoria and her successors Alexandra and Mary as models of motherhood and domestic virtue. It profiles Alexandra's charity and sympathy, Mary's frugal piety and needlework, and predicts a restrained, blue-blooded modern court at St James with a tighter social code and less fame-seeking.
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Victoria
Great Britain
All India
Sonny
Queen Alexandra
Queen Mary
Ging
Prince of Wales
Mary
King George
Duke of Clarence
Alexandra
Queen Victoria
England
George
Copenhagen
Russia
Edward
Weil
Admiral Seymour
East End
St. James
Home building on monthly plans urged by expert writer
William A Radford, editor and author, offers free advice on building homes. He argues renting is unnecessary and many towns provide financing matching rent with added equity. He describes a sample 12 by 20 living room, library, bathroom, two bedrooms, dining room, and a 12 foot square kitchen, and advises consulting a real estate agent to arrange a monthly payment plan or pay cash if possible.
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William A. Radfort
Willam A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Ill
America
Art Lovers and Home Ownership Tales From The Gallery
A Pittsburg Gazette Times account blends art gallery scenes with a housing sales pitch. It notes buyers can own homes with small down payments, and praises children studying paintings over loud critiques, detailing a 26 by 63 foot house and the joy of homeownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amazing claim on Jewish influence in global affairs
The piece argues Jews hold outsized power in politics finance and media across London and world capitals, noting few Jews in England yet many in leadership roles, and asserts wars and nations fall under Jewish influence though the world Jewish population is about 11 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Herbert Samuel
London County Council
House of Commons
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Hands Up at Twelve? Highwayman Seeks Easy Pockets
A timid man checks his watch and obeys a polite highwayman’s demand to place hands in a pose resembling his watch. The rogue asks to search the pockets with minimal trouble, signaling a courteous but criminal encounter.
Ancient Thames Barge Unearthed at Westminster
At Westminster during county hall work the Thames mud reveals an oak barge 18 feet wide and nearly 40 feet long in excellent preservation. Discovered last February, the vessel shows no metal use, planks two to three inches thick held by wooden pegs. Likely abandoned after steering trouble near Lambeth marshes, it sank into the mud.
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Westminster
County Hall
Thames
London Daily News
Lambeth
Prairie Fargo doctor promotes Pierce’s Plow Pellets
Dr J H Rindlaub of Spectallety Eye Ear Nose and Throat in Fargo promotes Dr Pierce's Plow Pellets as a cure for constipation. The ad asserts many diseases linked to constipation are cured and emphasizes relief the next morning.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Pierce
Advertising merit and warning about fake Cascarets
The item discusses how strong advertising alone cannot sell worthless goods and highlights Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a successful product due to merit and word of mouth. It warns readers to beware lookalike substitutes and to avoid being tricked by heavily advertised, nationally sold items.
Fortunes and Knocks Wordplay Echoes Through Quotes
Readers hear a compact exchange of proverbs about luck and fate as old sayings collide with a blunt line about fortune acting as a knocker. The dialogue suggests tough life lessons and the idea that luck favors persistence.
Do you know where Asia is asks young boy
A five year old claims knowledge beyond his father in a humorous exchange. He asserts they know everything and that what his father does not know he knows. The older boy challenges him, and the boy confidently answers Asia is among what his father knows.
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Asia
Harper’s Bazaar
One-Sided Flirtation With Misfortune Cited
A compact adage notes that greeting misfortune with a smile is a one sided flirtation. The line suggests resilience and irony in facing hardship.
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Makers of Homes
Queen Mother
Alexandria
Helen Vacarescu
Lady Randolph Churchill
Lady Churchill
Sandringham
Prince and Princess of Wales
Debonair Prince of Wales
Greece
Denmark
Queen Amary
Qeezn Allexandra
Carnegie Gallery
Halley
Izoxir
Livinac
Carter
Alain Daisy
Hanold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
New
Thermaz
Hat, Witzgerald & Co
Pat.Attys
Box RE
Washington,d
Pipo Monmouth
Post
Srocers
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Batis Creek, Mich
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