Global snippets and reforms from a historic press page
A mosaic of 1910s topics including schooling Bible issues, Georgia cotton mills, Federal army survivors, Chinese quail experiments, coinage history, an Ohio railway fatality, Chiapas gold silver copper ore finds, French family law, smuggling near the U S Canada frontier, Jefferson Davis widow customs, European aristocrats marriages, China's reforming emperor, and a plan to push Chinese laundries from US markets with countermeasures to win back workers.
Go In And Win In The Face Of Fortune
A motivational verse urges bold action to seize opportunity and win rewards. It urges persistence, haste, and fearless pursuit in work and love, noting fortune favors the brave and prizes go to those who strive and never yield.
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the Times
Jessure
Isbor Got
Mother
Manny
Locomotive Firemen's Magazine
The Princess Latoka Indian Legend of Holly Springs
In Holly Springs Mississippi a legend tells of Princess Latoka and brave Paols who fall in love beneath a moonlit grove. A treacherous rival, Tullahoma, fires an arrow ending their lives. Great Spirit sheds tears creating two springs and the holly trees that bless the town. The tale marries nature and tragedy as memory fades to legend.
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Marshall County
Mississippi
Holly Springs
Athens
Waters
Red
Latoka
Tullahoma
Princesa
Apeech
Brard
Paols
Paola
Lotoka
Sho
Memphis Comins Reial
Credit rules for timekeeping items surprise Atlanta jewelers
An Atlanta Journal note reports jewelers often refuse to credit for clocks and watches. The author questions the superstition and notes that repairs on timepieces require cash payment to ensure accurate timekeeping, while credit is common in other trades. The piece comments on the unusual ban in a large credit market.
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Ohio
Atlanta Journal
Genius Opens a Fashionable Intelligence Office in London
The article profiles William J. Malloch who abandons writing to run a court bureau in London. The service promises chic intelligence for the wealthy, offering anything from a family room to opera escorts, and Malloch notes the business pays better than book-making. The piece includes playful asides about his fame and late-night mood.
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William J. Malloch
Lon
Arctic Sealing Observations Atop Northern Ice Floes
A New York Times account from four Newfoundland sealing vessels describes morning light on the ice, seals hauled aboard, and hunter methods. It notes pelts collected in vast quantities, gear and sea life, with a side discussion on the emotional life of horses and a tale from Picayuns about a grieving circus horse.
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Newfoundland
New York Times
Cavera
Borg
Kia
Greenland
Lama
Aca
Greenhorns
Unionville
Penn
Honse
Avery
Laureate Salary Debate and Fashion Notes Mix in Era
The article discusses speculation about a successor to Lord Tennyson as poet laureate and notes salaries from earlier monarchs, followed by a miscellany of fashion and etiquette items including white suits, footwear, and household trimming. It also covers marriage reversals in ancient Egypt, salon tips, and a column on grooming and dress trends.
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Lord Tennyson
Laurea O
Tennyson
Henry III
James
Charles I
Canary
Windsor Castle
Poison for Arrow Tips
Frank Smith of Whitewater recounts a Puute Indian method for making deadly arrows. A vessel held rattlesnake venom and a red ant poison, heated with red hot stones for 24 hours to create a brown paste. The test involved pricking the leg to see the venom travel up the wound.
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Frank Smith
Household recipes and hints from the New York Tribune
A collage of kitchen instructions covers sweetbreads with cream sauce and mayonnaise dressing. It includes dessert ideas, custards, blancmange, lemon pie, and corn starch puddings, plus household tips on jars, greases, tea, tea, castor oil, lamp burners, and frying eggs.
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New_York Tribune
A Country House Design and Description
An article presents a country house concept by John Wise, noting an attractive design and practical details. It outlines exterior materials for walls and roof, interior finishes including plaster, oak and pine trim, stairs and mantels, and a gas piping plan, with dimensions and layout described.
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John Wise
Earth
Georgia
O&k
Exterior Colors and Finishes List for First Floor Rooms
The document details exterior color schemes for clapboard, trim, doors, rails, and shingles with specific browns, buff shades, and natural tones. It also notes rain conductors and gable colors and instructs staining shingles before laying and applying a brush coat. It mentions floor plans and two additional rooms plus a hall finished beside the principal rooms and their sizes.
Attic, balcony netting, and compact design for stylish home
The description outlines a two story residence with a second floor attic and full cellar. Front and back stairs save space with a hall coat closet and wash-basin closet under the main kitchen plus a large pantry. A lobby entry from the back porch leads to the kitchen, and netted balcony offers mosquito free open air access. Special features claim a roomy yet modestly priced home suited for different fortunes.
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Jean
New Lore
Prominent Figures Laud, Lost Teeth, and Political Names
A garbled list of prominent figures and claims includes Epwunos traveling south, the Czar losing teeth, Prince Briacance valued at 10 000 009, and many others. Mentions of ministers, memoirs, and officials intermingle with dubious details about births, titles, and estates, without coherent narrative.
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Geneva Grant
Hanry Panges
New South Wales
Hfonsa Toy Maker
Many Wanker
Gantmanor
Menotti
Cleveland
White House
Junius S. Morgan
Gavamon
Indiana
St. Paul
Minn
Ean Pacata
Davin Dawg
Grost New York
Max At
General Sickles
New York
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The
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
House Committee On Pensions
California
Chiapas
France
Frontier
Canada
United States
Galveston
Jefferson Davis
Y. Jefferson Davis
Jafferson
Varina
Vouve
Louisiane
South
Europe
Austria
China
Pekin
Bidd
Progressive
Ea Vghtene
Ateam
New York City
Boston Courter
the Princess Latoka
Mabel
Josephus
Fengwine
Fale
Russa
Argona
Siratedl
Russia
Eich
Saratofe
Ladies' Home Journal
Washington Pont
Amelia B. Edwards
Atay
Leone
JV. Y. Delegram
Cane
Wal
West Fall
Street
Hera
Sean
F. World
W. Y. Obsereer
Nike
Bond
Boing
Hraxtzes Hs
Badeg Rom
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