Old Time Parlor Recalled as Modern Homes Passed It
A Savannah News piece reflects on the old fashioned parlor once central to family life with its mothballed furniture, center table and family album. It notes the parlor’s quiet atmosphere and ritual of courting and christening, suggesting it is disappearing with modern living while preserving fond memories.
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Ryuviz
Bluebeard
Mamma
Papa
Uncle Ned iv
Aunt Fawny
Savannah News
Animal Detectives and Remarkable Guarding Dogs Across Europe
The article recounts dogs and monkeys trained for security from Austria to Paris and St. Bernard guardianship. It highlights canines aiding border patrols for contraband and night watch, a monkey police story in Clichy, a Dresden doctor case with a dog identifying suspects, and Posen excise dogs detecting illicit distilleries, ending with a Tibet travel note on Lassa and the Potala palace.
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Adriatic
St. Bernard
Paris
London
Leballet
Mme. Houdin
Clichy
German
Volkszeitung
Dresden
Werner
Peiioved
St. Petersburg Zoological Gardens
Ow Qwan
Viaskin
Bete Burr
Posen
Germany
Elsass
Pearson’s Weekly
Flesh eating birds and the limits of their senses
A Nature excerpt notes that carnivorous birds appear unable to use sight or scent effectively to locate hidden carcasses. Dr Guillemard relays cases where vultures circle near offal concealed in ant bear holes, while observers doubt birds’ sense of smell beyond anecdote and folklore about anise or valerian lures.
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Guillemard
Valerian
Wait for an Appetite and Seek Real Hunger
Excerpts discuss delaying eating until genuine hunger appears and fasting as a virtue. Advice emphasizes eating only when hungry, savoring meals, and avoiding habitual consumption. The piece cites nutritional physiology and practical notes from Boston Cooking School Magazine and a New York Herald report on Baltimore deviled crab pricing.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Retrieveme Aid Emphasis Encourages Steady Support
A Times-Democrat editorial urges offering buoyant, strengthening help to those who stumble to provide an impetus. It notes establishing footing boosts balance more than mere moral acts and persistence.
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Retrieveme
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Perfectly Safe. Note for Bridget to deliver to mistress
A London Tatler excerpt shows a note dispatched for delivery. Bridget is instructed to ensure the mistress receives it the moment she returns, with plans to hide it in a trouser pocket to guarantee passage through her hands.
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Bridget
London Tatler
Men and nerves shift in social view
A dated reflection notes that admitting nerves was once seen as effeminate weakness but is now common, affecting men more than women.
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Wilksop
Elopers Do Not Expect Wedding Presents Paragraph
A light Chicago News quip notes that Pearl and Ruby joke friends urged elopement to avoid wedding gifts. The exchange highlights social expectations and playful banter about traditional ceremonies.
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Pearl
Ruby
Chicago
Notice of Administration in Fountain County
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and qualified by the Circuit Court of Fountain County Indiana as Executor of the last will and estate of James T. Biddlette of Fountain County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. Kelert H. Biddle, Administrator. Lucas Neteker, Attorney. 5-5-05-3w
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Eustein Circuit
Pegend Bealof
Indiana
Circuit Court of Fountain
State of Indiana
James T. Biddlet
Fountain County
Kelert H. Biddle
Lucas Neteker
Trustees' Notices in K of P Building Office
Clinton D. Suira, Trustee of Troy township, will be in the first front office room of the K. of P. building on Wednesday and Saturday each week to transact township business.
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K. of P
Clinton D. Suira
Troy Township
Grands Low Rate Excursion to Niagara Falls and Jersey Shore
Clover Leaf Route offers annual excursions to Niagara Falls and Jersey coast resorts. Trips depart August 2 and 10, visiting Niagara Falls and Atlantic City Sea Isle City Cape May and other Atlantic Coast resorts. Tickets valid twelve days from departure. See Clover Leaf Agent for rates, Toledo Ohio.
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Portland
Ore
Denver
Cole
Baltimore
Buffalo
N. Y
Chautauqua
United States
Canada
Asto
Warren J. Lynch
Gep.Pass
Tick Agi
Cincinnati
Ubi
Niagara Falls
Sea Shore
Jersey Coast
Atlantic City
Sea Isle City
Cape May
Atlantic Coast
Clover Leaf
W L &Rees
Toledo
Ohio
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Doge
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Lassa
Potala
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St. Paul's Cathedral
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New York Herald
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