Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Cure All
The ad touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy printed on its bottle with oath attested formulas. It claims to treat indigestion catarrh chronic coughs bronchial throat and lung ailments and supports cleansing nasal passages with Sage's Catarrh Remedy for best results. It warns against curing consumption in advanced stages and emphasizes natural ingredients and glycerine as key components.
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Dr. Pierce
Nature
Polish Wood Floors With Coffee Oil Mix
A New York Journal tip recommends polishing wood floors with strong boiled coffee strained twice. After cooling, mix three cups coffee with one half cup common sweet oil and shake. Apply with a soft cloth, buff with a dry cloth, and repeat only every two weeks.
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New York Journal
His Return Ticket Duelists in Fontainebleau Exchange
A visiting speaker recalls two duelists on an early train to Fontainebleau. One taunts the other about not returning, while the second quips that he always takes his return half from the dead man’s pocket, a grim quip about outcomes of dueling.
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Fontainebleau
France
School For Waiters At Lausanne
The London Truth notes a Lausanne school training waiters in foreign languages and hotel operations. It explains foreigners aim to rise in the hotel business, making them preferred in English hotels.
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Lausanne
London
Wet Block in Kansas City Hosts Dense Liquor Trade
The Kansas City Times describes a single Ninth Street block between Bell Street and the state line as the wettest area with twenty three dram shops plus two more saloons across Bell Street. Buildings are narrow shacks, some two stories with lodgers above, and inventories include two pool halls, a grocery, a dry goods, and a furnishing store.
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Bell Street
Kansas City
Ninth Street
State Line
Ninth and
Bell Streets
Kansas City Times
French deserter seeks amnesty amid military mercy
A Rostolan barracks scene shows a deserter Traverse from 1898 returning with wife and five children hoping to gain amnesty. He is kept in comfortable quarters with his family and provided for including schooling until his thirtieth birthday, as per the London Globe account.
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Rostolan
Aix
Provence
Traverse
London
Globe
Such a Fight That Never Happened to Mary
In a comic domestic tale Mary recalls nearly having a fight with a peddler. She mimics the episode with an imaginary dog Fido, an alarm calling police, and an imagined policeman, ending with her quip about John’s repeating reactions.
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Mary
John
Fido
Hal
Teetotalers Seen as Most Formidable Politicians
A quotation argues that in public life, teetotalers pose greater danger to power than the lean and hungry. The speaker, T. BP, suggests removing wine sharpens zeal and vigor, making teetotalers the most ambitious and formidable rivals in politics.
Baffle the Tax Gatherers Off Irish Isles Council Debate
The Donegal county council discussed the difficulty of collecting rates on offshore islands. Islanders of Tory Island and others like Gole Inishere Inishmair Inishbofin resisted collectors, refused boats and summons servers, and even forced back a boatman who had reached an island. A councilman joked that only stripping islanders on the mainland might compel payment.
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Donegal
Ireland
English Justice Errs Over Punishments Past and Present
A Van Norden Magazine piece notes England's death penalty history for theft and criticizes magistrates for harsh penalties on petty thieves while fining wife beaters lightly. It cites police court cases with small fines and short sentences for cruelty to a wife, vandalism, and minor theft, contrasting with American trends toward higher valuation of human life.
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England
London
America
van Norden Magazine
A Sham Love of Country
A Christian Register quote contrasts patriotic idealism with corrupt practices by grafters and bribed officials. It argues many adore the nation as an idea, not the country as a functioning entity, treating public dealings as opportunities for private gain.
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Nmation
Christian Register
A Remarkable Wagon Built by J B Beyer of Sohola
J B Beyer of Sohola township Pike county Pennsylvania built a woodw ran wagon in 1863 in a Barryville New York wagon shop where he learned the trade He did all the woodwork by lamplight and has used the wagon on his Shohola farm ever since It has never needed tire replacement or repairs and is kept housed when not in use The durability is attributed to careful construction and constant sheltering.
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J. B. Beyer
Sohola Township
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Barryville
N. Y
Beyer
Shohola Township
Fifty Kinds of Headache
A physician notes over fifty types of headache with common forms and self care. Forehead pain from dyspepsia, back of head pain from liver issues, temple bursting pain from malnutrition, top of head ache from overwork, and brow ache from eye strain are outlined.
The Question of Originality in Classic Writers
A compact note on how authors across eras claim to borrow ideas. It cites Shakespeare Milton Cervantes Goethe and Montaigne noting that copying ideas shaped their works. The passage argues originality is limited as great minds borrow freely.
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Shakespeare
Milton
Cervantes
Goethe
Moliere
Montaigne
Sterne
Swift
A Clever Woman Leads With Quiet Cleverness
Fragmentary quotation depicts Mary Graham praised as a clever woman who speaks little yet guides others. The text suggests she uses her wit to influence and persuade, shaping opinions without overt speech.
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Mary Graham
Ellis Island Immigrants Met by Moral and Physical Tests
Immigrants arriving on barges at Ellis Island undergo moral as well as physical examinations. Inspectors rely on testimony, with criminals sent back to begin again toward the promised land beyond New York. Christian missionaries greet detainees, offer Tongue Testament Bibles, and warn against land sharks while aiding reformers like Jutring who helped a young Russian anarchist choose Christ over anarchy and seek work for reform. These events echo several similar stories in Wisconsin.
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Ellis Island
Las
New York Harbor
Christian Herald
Jutring
Social and Ethical Teaching of Jesus Bible Course
The American Institute of Sacred Literature announces a new men’s Bible course focused on the social and ethical teaching of Jesus. Each month opens with a preview and includes discussion topics and review questions on civic and moral issues such as faith, working class church relations, divorce laws, thrift, ex convicts, and state moral regulation.
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American Institute of Sacred Literature
Chicago
Jesus
Whittemore completes two months western mission tour
Mrs. E. M. Whittemore founder of the Door of Hope ended a two months western tour with thirty two meetings across San Diego Pasadena Los Angeles Santa Barbara San Jose San Francisco Oakland Salt Lake City Chicago Hamilton Springfield Ohio and Cleveland. Across gatherings in churches and halls over 353 desired prayers were offered with a steady spiritual awakening and several notable personal case interventions.
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E. M. Whittemore
The
Door of Hope
San Diego
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
San Jose
San Francisco
Oakland
Salt Lake
Chicago
Hamilton
Springfield
Cleveland
Trials in Persia Report From Missionary J N Wright
Missionary J N Wright of Tabriz reports Persia in a disturbed political state with potential for worse violence. He notes mission work continues except at Uramia where sultan's troops and Kurds create local anarchy, but all missionaries remain unharmed and consuls are protecting lives and property.
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Persia
J. N. Wright
Tabriz
Uramia
Old German Evangelical Protestant Church Of Pittsburg 125th Anniversary
The oldest church in continuous existence west of the Alleghenies, the German Evangelical Protestant Church of Pittsburgh, marks its 125th anniversary with celebrations and reflections on its long history and community role.
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Alleghany Mountains
Sentences of Reflection on Faith and Character
A Chicago Tribune collection of aphorisms on patience faith and action urges living by virtue. It links right aims with right creed freedom of thought and continual self-examination. It argues kindness over creed and warns hatred erodes the giver as well as the receiver.
A Fool Might Say What Glittering Gold Forsakes
A famous Success Magazine quote contrasts gold, fame, and mob praise with forgiveness and a humble home. It warns that fools value wealth and laurels over clear judgment and contentment.
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Success Magazine
When Clerks Study a Signature and a Conscience
A column of wry observations notes that mastering an old man’s wants is as unlikely as mastering his signature. It jokes about fools, conscience, and business ethics with references to fishing, company life, and gender banter from the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison
Kan
Globe
Foreign outlook for wheat and flour
Algeria remains a large wheat exporter while Spain faces wheat scarcity and high prices. Spain will take our wheat but not flour as China imports more flour amid food shortage. Australia supplies large quantities. U S wheat, top grade, rose 24 cents per bushel in Edinburgh over the year to 1.31 dollars. American flour looks promising in Turkey due to crop scarcity, with Beirut and Smyrna as major import points.
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Spain
China
Australia
Edinburgh
Turkey
Beirut
Smyrna
Balloon pricing fails to attract multmillionaires
The Boston Globe notes balloons are too cheap to appeal to many multimillionaires, and prices will rise as spending grows.
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The
Boston Globe
England Ships 1327 Egg Cases to This Country
The article notes England sent 1,327 cases of eggs to a country, with a murky line about a hatchway delivery. The piece hints at confusion or a misinterpretation of the shipment’s method before clarifying the route.
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England
Generosity and Justice Highlighted as Moral Guides
The saying contrasts fleeting courtesy with lasting virtue, noting that generosity pleases but justice endures and should guide actions beyond mere niceness.
The Wise Pretender and Patience in Opinion
A contemplative note on how self deception offers comfort over real wisdom. It argues that blaming human nature for trivial stubbornness is common, patience can be overused, and ill fitting styles do not prove genius.
The Old Rooster on Man and Luck
A short, wry columnist note contrasts youth and age. It suggests luck comes from not being born, and plays on the idea that youth seek to show knowledge while old men hide ignorance. The piece uses aphoristic humor to comment on human vanity and aging.
Noted quotes on age merit and social norms
A jumble of aphorisms comments on aging genius tobacco respect for age and gender roles. It cites a claim about brain weight and a remark about morning after effects, reflecting light gossip column tones.
London Population Projection Sparks Urban Back Yard Claim
A column predicts London will reach 16 million residents by 1950 and describes England as London's back yard. The piece muses on oddities from bees in storage to a 1912 Tokyo fair and jokes about modesty in politicians.
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London
England
Married people supply all criminals say a college professor
A college professor contests the claim that bachelors and old maids produce most criminals. He argues instead that married people are responsible for every crime cited, challenging the stereotype.
California Boasts Edest Railroad Claim Stirs Probing Calls
California asserts the crook edest railroad claim but critics urge delay in boasting until all railroads are thoroughly investigated.
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California
Carnegie's Serious Taste Shocks Pittsburg Millionaire Image
The piece notes that Mr. Carnegie remains notably serious in his tastes, making it hard to accept he is a Pittsburg millionaire. It highlights public curiosity about his lifestyle and wealth in a city context.
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Mr. Carnegie
Pittsburg
Egg and poultry industry faces vast storage costs
The year’s egg and poultry production is valued around 600 million dollars. Keeping it in cold storage for four to five years represents a significant tied up investment and cost concern for the industry.
To Acquire Good Hands Misses Its Promise
The article jokes that the piece titled To Acquire Good Hands reads like a manicure column. It quotes Zola noting England impressed him least by the hair pins scattered along the paths and ends abruptly with a fragment about his lifelong habit of looking down.
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Zola
England
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