The Kiss in Court and Literary Kite Notes
A humorous verse fragment on a trial over a kiss in court juxtaposes with a May Century issue featuring three papers on kites. It includes J B Millers scientific kite studies near Blue Hill Observatory, Lt Waser’s ascent records on Governor’s Island, and W Eddy on photographing from kites.
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J.B. Milter
Blue Hill Observatory
Miton
Db. 2. Waser
U.S. A
Governor's Istand
Americs
Win
A. Eddy
Seloafeld
Mexico
Dinei
Grant
Sheridan
Greece
Sc Wheeler
Athens
George
Dolomites
Ge. Horace Porter
Willarant
Peterburg
Dr. Mitchells
Ifurh Wayne
Crete and Ita Natives Describe Ancient Island Character
Demetrius Xalopothakes writes in the May Century about Crete. He portrays Crete as a pivotal but isolated land between three continents guiding Egyptian and Asiatic contact with Greece. He labels Crete as a lineage of Hellenic peoples with notable internal strife and moral laxity, calling the island the “sland of Discord.”
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Jandra
Sicily
Sardinia
Cyprus
Greece
Crete
Egypt
Asia
Antiquity
Demetrius ‘Xalopothakes
King's New Discovery For Consumption Promoted
Advertises Dr King's New Discovery as a universal cure for coughs colds and consumption. Claims to cure whooping cough asthma hay fever pneumonia bronchitis and flu like symptoms with safe use for all ages. Recommends pairing with Dr King's New Life Pills and offers free trial bottles at Lee Allen's drug store with a one dollar regular size.
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King
Dr. King
Berces
Lee Allen
Meade and Men Face Courtroom Tragedy in Murder Case
In Cal April, a defendant named Meade collapses in court after a witness describes a murder at a cabin in Cleveland district. The jurors and officers rush to aid him as the man dies. the case centers on the murder of Assenre and the suspect’s guilt, with testimony tying a Portuguese man to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Cal
Mary
Sam
Rnandina
Joseph
Heaviy
Prostra
Manaind
Hin
Pwas Dei
Red Beer
Cleveland Distriet
Life's Merry Moments in a Row of Quips and Banter
A garbled column of humorous exchanges and light banter features flirtations, social quips, and social observations. Characters named include Charley, Marie, Winnie, Bessie, Louise, and Miss Passee with remarks on manners, pay, and love. The pieces mix jokes about love, brains, and social foibles with quick witticisms.
Doctor Miller to Visit Tremont Hotel in May 1897
Columbus doctor Miller of Surgical Hotel schedules monthly visits to Tremont Hotel in Minnedota area with free consultations and prescriptions if needed. He will be at Covington Minnesota on Sunday May 9 1897 and again each month thereafter for patients seeking advice or treatment.
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Miller
Surgical Hotel
Columbus
Ohio
Covington
Mnd
Tremont E Hotel
Peruna Crow Manufacturing Company
Jim
Deafness Cure Claim Promoted by Hall's Catarrh Cure
An outcry promotes a constitutional remedy for deafness linked to inflamed Eustachian tube mucosa. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness from catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for free circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F.j.cheney & CO
Toledo
A Story of the Petersburg Mine Explodes in Campagin
General Horace Porter recalls the Petersburg mine blast told in Century May issue, including a prisoner dug from a crater carried to a field hospital who remained amiable despite injuries. A Blue Mountain Miss Breeze editorial notes dinner humor and local letters praise Cream Balm and Ely Bros products with local shop ads.
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Petersburg
Horace Porter
Sia
Grant
Blue Mountain
Breeze
Misa Wilie Stamlin
Willie
Carter's Cascara Pills Promote Digestion On The Road
A traveling salesman extols Carter's Cascara Pills as a reliable aid after hurried meals. He claims the medicine cures indigestion dyspepsia and torpid liver, noting its daily use and price of 25 cents. Sold by Lee Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Lee Allen
Death of an Author and a Parable of Vision
A fragment from Harper's Bazaar recounts the author of Trilby dying of a heart abscess in autumn. It notes his fear of blindness, praises his work with one eye, and ends with a humorous exchange about his daughters’ marriages and grandchildren, reflecting on mind over matter.
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du Maurier
Harper’s Bazar
Mirrors Through the Ages and A Job Advertisement
The article traces early mirrors from metal and polished mica to glass and precious metal varieties with Venice emerging as a glass mirror center in 1360. It notes ancient Hebrew and Egyptian practices and mentions a modern help-wanted item for a house in Indiana offering a salary of 780 dollars plus expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Indiana
National
Star Insurance
Chicago
New Chair Cars Added on C & E I R Brazil Division
Two new elegant chair cars to be placed on the C and E I R Brazil Division starting September 1. Hi train from Dearborn Station Chicago at 12 58 pm and the one from Indianapolis at 10 50 am will feature these chairs. Cars have patent reversible seating for twenty four and are Upholstered, offering comfort on trips to Indiana Mineral Springs.
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Brazil
Dearborn
Chi
Ind
Indiana
Mineral Springs
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Covington Republican
Povington
Fountain County
J.h.sailor
Covington, Ind
Moe
Church
A. Lindley
Notary Public
Lindley
P. Lewis
Will Doaiegert
Allen's Pack
Jie Square
Tenner Pub
A. H. Lindsey, LL. B
Covington, End
Joan DR. Martin
Oto
Maser
Public Square
H. C. Yount
Lawyer
Covington, MD
McCumss
J. W. Brissel
Attorney AT
LAW& Covington
Cook's Drug Store
McComan’ Ock
J. H. Voliva
Newsown
Deverentga Estates
Chas. M. McCage
Hardy Building
Rooma
W. BR. Stout
J. Loeb
Wilber F. Stillwell, Notary Public and
Agr Scat Insurance Cos
Witt
East Side Public Square
Buckner & Nebeker Drug Store
Evan W. Heath
N. E. Cor. Sr
Webb's
End
Homer Sewell
Frank Luke
Tn McComas Block
Dr. Kay
Lang
Harper's Bazar
Quiiler
Peter
Sen
Faul
Ita
Neal
Ginese
Alexander Wilson
Thomas Melville
Scotlat
Franks
J Im
Owever
Marvin
Langley
Hurgrave
Hugh J. Wise
Infernodad
Pallin Casmouth
Wes
Pototae
Medes
Indianation
Meade
Rellow
Charley
Marie
Winnie
Jack Short
Jack Sharp
Crump
Spooner
Wells
Mrs. Gaskett
Alaska
Bonnet
Miss Passee
Williner
Bilfem
Jimmie Busby
Bessie
Louise
Watts
Potts
Perry Patettic
Watson
Gladstone
Cholly Gayburdd
Jonah
Ethel Saintly
Cholly Gaybardd
Miss Saintly
Hiram Hayrick
New York
Squire Oatcake
Dorothy
Johnny
Tommie
Tommy
Little Coke Blackstone
Lawyer Blackstone
Son
DR. Miller
Mrs. Willoughby
Mr. Willoughby
Elizabeth
N. J
Ely Bros
H. W. Hathaway
Warren St
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