Centrifugal gun myths and a crash test tale
A reader recalls an alleged centrifugal cannon described in journals and a Manchester inventor in Lyon, with a test in Louisville that failed. The tale includes a wheel driven by steam and projectiles hurled at targets, culminating in a dramatic, chaotic mishap and the inventor’s tearful retreat.
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Thone Nourtt
Oriains
Manchester
England
Louisville
Goleman
Golsomann
Gessemann
Chinepins
Geiserann
Agai
New Orleans
Tines+ Democrat
Pleasant Disappointment in Ontario Kidney Cure Story
Cheltenham Ontario January 28 A grateful man Mr Charles Turner credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing long standing kidney disease and rheumatism after using six boxes He says two initial boxes did no good but the final results left him headache free and fully restored The advertisement touts kidney cure claims and lists related ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheltenham
Ont
Janu
Charles Turner
Turner
Purner
Dodd
Spookish Picture Haunts a Studio in Old San Francisco Tale
A fragment recalls a Native American girl portrait that curses viewers. The artist keeps the eerie painting, which shifts to reveal a distressed, even deadly, face. The spirit of Hassayaim haunts the artist, foretelling doom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Keith
San Ie Elseo Examiner
Ada
Diana
Liissisiit
Emu Mink
Thissavann
Thiseivan Grey
Bert
Hassiyiin
Lassiyiin
Hassayaui
Hassayam
Hassayaim
Monty
Fool killer figure questioned by speaker in dialogue
A fragment from a Philadelphia Record piece shows a playful exchange. One asks if a notable fool killer exists while another replies he has never met him, highlighting a witty interaction in an urban paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philidelpha
Onion Trust Joke Mockery at Droll Boarder Exchange
A humorous exchange features a boarder questioning the idea of an onion trust and a playful reply about smothering the trust. The odd dialogue captures a lighthearted moment in a domestic scene with whimsical mispronunciations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tithinapolis Dominal
Memory and the Full Moon in Harper's Bazaar
Poem fragment by Elith M. Thomas reading of memory under moonlight. References to night winds forest altars and starry skies evoke longing and reflection on love and fate. Imagery centers on moonlit lands and intense seasons as the speaker questions disappearance and lost affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Bulney
Elith M. Thomas
Harper's Bazar
Harvest Mice Build a Hidden Ledge Bottom Home
A tale of Mr Harvest-Mouse and Mrs Harvest-Mouse who choose a long grass ledge in the hedge bottom to build a delicate round nest. They craft it from harrow blades and soft bits, high among green stalks, sheltered from hawks, while teaching their eight children about the wide world beyond their mossy nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thiairvest
Hirvest-Mouse
Tiarvest-Mouse
Harvest-Mouse
Ile
Ange
Bor
Mick
Wield
Uttle
Winter and the Harvest Mouse Teach the Hedge How to Sleep
A Harvest-Mouse family discusses the coming winter with mother urging calm and careful planning. They learn the world will turn cold and prepare safe holes to sleep through the season while a hawk takes a neighbor, underscoring fragile hedge-bottom life.
Women and food lore at the butcher shop remark
A butcher criticizes women for lacking knowledge of meat quality while noting men understand food better. He observes customers, especially a young woman asking for cutlets and commenting that the loin looks thick to fry. The tone mocks female shoppers and praises male expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Spice
Mystery at Paris Hospital Endangers Family Truth
A 65 year old woman named Legros was found unconscious on the road and taken to a Paris hospital. After three weeks in a rigid state doctors declared her dead, attributing preservation of the body to heavy alcohol intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Legros
Dr Chase Ointment Claim Rife Cure For Piles
Advertised testimonial style notice touts Dr Chase's Ointment as the sole cure for piles. It cites Mrs James Brown of Mintonburg and Mr George Thompson of Blenheim Ontario praising relief after years of suffering. Purchase price listed as 60 cents per box with mail order option from Toronto agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
James Brown
Mintonburg
Ottawa
Dr. Chase
Mdmangon
Dates & Co
Toronto
Interest Items From A Fragmented Page
The text notes wedding robe costs and yard rates, mentions the Ring of Sweden and Sorway, and references an Oriental congress at Plock Hiolin with scholars and multilingual enlistment. It also cites London band popularity, a C300 grant now near £10,000, and last season’s £0,000 devoted to bands with 1,045 performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Sorway
Oriental Congress
Plock- Hiolin
Renewed Vicor. Mrs Beamer credits Pink Pills for cure
In Gainsboro Ontario Mrs. Beamer describes nine years of back pain neuralgia and exhaustion. After three doctors and temporary relief she used Dr Williams Pink Pills and reports permanent improvement and restored health. Pills sold 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainsboro
Lincoln County
Ont
Veter Beamer
Beamer
Tree Different
Williams
Fen
Dr. Williams
C O
Brockville
Dream of the Key and the Unseen Pocket
A tale recalls two sisters traveling together and a lost key. One sister dreams of finding it in a bag pocket she says lacks one. The other checks her bag and discovers the key, suggesting the brain records hidden sensations. The piece reflects on unconscious memory and unseen mental processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleas
Longman
Ceylon and India Tea Promotes Purity and Quality
Advertisement urges buyers to choose British grown tea from Ceylon and India over impure Japan or China teas. It emphasizes purity and cleanliness and persuades consumers to insist their grocer supply Ceylon and India tea.
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Japan
China
Ceylon
India
The Trotting Record Creams Past Yearling Performances
A chaotic OCR list of pacing and trotting notes highlights yearling filies and colts with sires and dams named such as Direstum Tina and Justine M. It mentions Red Wilkes Maud and Be Sure with various race times and earnings, plus a New York senator’s stable tally and references to Bethlehem and Philadelphia racing scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Direstum
Tina
Haly Totter
Justine M
Clay Wing
Dane Ry
Alden Ghudemith
Ted Wilkes
Nancy Lee
Dami
Maney
Hades
Trothad
W. W. Ball
Maud
Phiadelphia
Pacer
Conner
Jul Issey
Keeler
Astell
Rendyill
Sam Barling
Bethlehem
Tess
Lins
Tifles
S-yourold
Ora Wilkes
Wiles Delow
Fist Green Pacer
Ouiline
Sey
Th Conklyn
Springfolt, CO
Torshville
John McCadhy
New York
Gingfoder
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Treatment
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and supports a trusted druggist network. It asserts internal blood absorption and system cleansing, praises the product and offers testimonials, pricing per bottle, and widespread availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Oueney & CO
Eric Taso
Poshenoy
Tal
Luna
Wid
STS Thuan
Wholesle Druggiats Polede
Walding, Kinnan & BaAnvin
Toluda
Vague Street Encounter Ends With Odd Brag
Two men bartered odd banter in front of the Road House. One fat black man boasted of a planned marriage to a white woman, while the lean black man taunted him. Spectators noted a boastful exchange about a "woman" and a dubious future of flirtation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Ad
Brodder Johnsing
Brudider Johnstig
Kase
Whitler
Alio
Oman
Mieke Street
Santrering
Cured by Forgetting: A Lambs Club Anecdote
The English tale by Lawrence d Orsay delighted Lambs Club members as he began a story about a London friend who habitually smoked cigarettes, lost his memory, and then recovered by not telling dubious tales.
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Lambs’ Club
New York Telegraph
Lawrence d'Orsay
d'Orsay
Wiis
London
Mr. @'Orsay
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Bis
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Wullemana
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Dieters
Obey Meitelner
York World
Uris
Ateway & Chanpio Bankers and Brokers
Winnipeg
Shiloh
Siiton
Swit
JE. Sturgis
Niagara Fas
Cani
United States
Great Britain
Ts. Ud
Krite
S.C. Wells # Co
Type Foundry
Owen
LA “Toscana
Brusangesioa
Cornet Dopres
South Africa
General Te Oa Rey
Delarey
Kruger
Mississippi
Ayeera
Whaley Royce & Co
Tyrie
Tacualescent Gas Lamp Co
Thistle Street
Paul Sala
Sic
Kira Bost Westes
Far Oe
Cmclian
Fernce A
Manuf
Thos, Lee
Scott
Wheeler & Wilson
Ana
Hayna
Perkins
West
J. M. Perkins
Man
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Montreal
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