Under the Bridge National Biscuit Co Display At Cloverdale Store
A National Biscuit Co display at the Cloverdale store features the Uneeda Biscuit and newer treats displayed under a bridge arch. Manager Mr. Vater and Miss Wilson demonstrate the goods as visitors sample them, inviting all to inspect and enjoy the assortment.
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Cloverdale
National Biscuit Co
Vater
Alfred Brien
Elma
Lincoln St
Brien
J. G. Moran
New Haven
Mr. Moran
EB. Corcoran
Placide Boudreau
Alfred Boudreau
A. L. Cormier
Alfred Bergeron
A Quaker Romance in Delaware’s Brandywine
An excerpt recounts Valentine Hollingsworth and William Penn’s Wel come voyage, Katherine Hollingsworth’s courtship of George Robinson, and his journey to join the Society of Friends. It notes elders’ scruples, Katherine’s influence, and a lifelong example of piety, with a tangential 16th century tobacco anecdote and Barnaby Rich’s critique of early English smoking.
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Valentine Hollingsworth
William Penn
Delaware
Brandywine
Katherine
Big George Robinson
George
Robinson
Society of Friends
Katherine Hollingsworth
Society
England
Barnaby Rich
Westminster
The Noble Six Hundred At Balaklava Charge
Retell of the Crimean War event the six hundred men of the Seventeenth and Eleventh Lancers charged the guns at Balaklava. A regimental butcher rode through the fray, killing six men with a pipe in his mouth while a drunken private joined the ride. The charge lasted twenty minutes ending with 195 mounted survivors from 673, hailed as heroic though a blunder.
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Cornhill
Seventeenth Lancers
England
The
Prominent automobilist denounces scorching and haste
A noted automobilist at a dinner denounces scorching and the scorcher while urging restraint in condemnation. He recalls a Canadian railway dining bar episode where a man complains his ham sandwich is dull, only to be reminded by the waiter that he has eaten his ticket.
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Philadelpha Bulletin
Beauty Hints From Bohemian Magazine
A Bohemian Magazine excerpt promoting risky beauty tricks. It advises stiffening flesh with market remedies, hammering nails, using diamond dust powder for complexion, prying freckles with a nut pick, blasting if needed, and various drastic measures for lashes hair and erogenous tips. It mocks sensational cosmetic claims and suggests dangerous methods.
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Bohemian Magazine
Casablanca Fight Narrowly Thwarts French Annihilation
Tangier dispatch reports a fierce clash near Taddert where General Drude’s forces repelled Moors estimated at 7000 strong. French losses included two officers and several men. over 60 Moors were slain as Artois and Gloire supported the defense and a rescue effort followed.
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Tangier
Casablanca
Drude
Artois
Caid Anstoos
de Fretay
Taddert
Kuntzer
Alvirez
de Frethy
Ihler
Jardy
Chasseurs d'Afrique
Chasseur d’ Afrique
Mulai
Rachid
Gloire
Mulai Hafid
Mulai Rachid
Marlboro Roundup of town visitors and local updates
Marlboro residents note visits from Milford, Boston, Leominster, Spencer and Haverhill figures while locals begin 40 hours devotion at St Marys. Several towns receive news of moves, illnesses, recoveries, and work changes including railroad, shoe factory and insurance roles.
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Abram Favreau
Milford
Edgar Warner
Walpole
Charles B. McNally
Boston
J. B. Dumais
Spencer
John R. Monehan
Leominster
George E. Frye
Haverhill
St. Mary’s Church
Crack Trotters Race For Purse
Major Delmar defeated Sweet Marie in a match race for a purse of 2500 at Kudson River Driving Park winning two of three heats. Rhythmic Bel defeated The Native in a four heat match race taking three heats.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Major Delmar
Sweet Marie
Kudson River
Rhythmic Bel
The Kind They Fool
A brief exchange shows a man noting some girls brag about making a fool of a man who was never much to brag about. The Detroit Free Press presents a compact, pointed quote reflecting social attitudes in a clipped dialogue.
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Detroit Free Press
Secret Order of the Grange Expands National Reach
The Grange promotes secrecy by safeguarding members and distributing literature, growing from seven men and one woman to about 1,090,000 nationwide and 59,000 in Pennsylvania. In Lackawanna, Madison, Covington and Ryerson Granges form an association to protect members through buying and selling, with stock in shares of five dollars and a ten-share limit. W. H. Swartz of Madison serves as president. A Cape May Summer School of Agriculture runs July 1 to 20 teaching elementary agriculture, home economics and man power training with speakers Betilder, Gaunt and Dr. Voorhees.
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Grange
Pennsylvania
B. Dorsett
Madison, Covington, Spring Brook
Ryerson Granges
W. H. Swartz
Madison, Pa
Lackawanna Grange Produce Association
Cape May
N. J
Ress
Betielder
Gaunt
Er. B. Voorhees
State Board of Agriculture
Grange Life Insurance sparks yet unresolved debate
A national Grange committee in Denver has held two or three meetings on Grange life insurance but reached no firm conclusions. They will likely defer the matter to the next annual meeting. The piece notes the fleet of topics, including the election of U.S. Senators by popular vote, which the Grange supports. A London reader memory recounts a boy’s mistaken coin and a passerby’s humorous correction, followed by a description of hunting the bird of paradise among the Aru islanders with native assistance.
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Grange Life Insurance
National Grange
Denver
A. E. Pratt
Wide World Magazine
The Dead Monkey and Royal Reporters in History
An account from James Forbes recalls a shooting party in which a monkey was killed and its troop protested, then carried the body away after the hunter finally relented. Also noted are tales of King Louis XIII as early French reporter, aided by secretary Lucas and Richelieu edits. A quip ends with a joke about feminine finesse in a domestic exchange.
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James Forbes
Louis XIII
France
Gazette de France
Lucas
Richelieu
Vorbie
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Concord Mass
Maynard Mass
Rock Bottom
Wéil
Constant Stream of National Co
George Robinson
Middlesex
Lincoln Oil
Cleveland
Balaklava
Hell
Marlboro
A. Brodeur
Southbridge
John Bertrand
Cochituate
Louis Farl
P. J. Sullivan
Maynard
Willie Renaud
Joseph Lippard
Walnut Sr
Joseph Daoust
Canada
George McMenamy
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Church St
A. H. Foster
Springfield
Levi Mulhern, Howland Jr
L. B. Hall
Cornelius Briscoe
Brockton
T. B. Lowney
Michael Dee
Thomas McNamara
Leo
Calais
Leon Cutty
Marlboro Hospital
William Millen
Wheeler
Express
William Nedreau
Leon Woedreau
Washington St
George Fletcher
Witherheest
S. H. Howe Shoe Co
Daniel Dwyer
Webster
M. J. Barry
William Hill
East
S. H. Howe
Paul Fortier
Carney Hospital
Dramatic Club
St. Mary's Church
St. .Anthony’s School
Mitchell
J. Lynch
Hibernian Hall
Dennis Sweeney
Natick
Yvonne Gelinas
Howland St
D. B. Reilly
United States
John Treacy
Reilly
Donia Favreau
St. Anselm’s College
Manchester
N. H
Crack Trotters
G. R. Hall & Co
Albert Vanderhoof
Concord
A. D. Holt
Tommy
London
Farden
Zola
Cloverdale Co
Cloverdale Creamery
Rex Brand
Cloverdale Company
Main Street
G. H. Voter
Mgr
Duffer
Puffer
Willie
Vic Waller
New Hampshire Fire Ins. Co
Fire Association
Pawtucket Mutual Ins. Co
Palatine
American Central
National Surety Co
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co
New England Mutual Life Ins.’ Co
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