Tyranny and a Farmer's Tale in The Cornet
A London Chronicle digest references a farmer complaining about middlemen at an industrial conference in Xenia. It parodies a cornetist drama with a cop on his beat and a joke about entering his own house. Disraeli's unpublished novel portrays Gladstone as Toplady Patconet with grim humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. E. Bradfut
Nenia
Dizzy
Disraeli
Gladstone
Joseph Toplady Patconet
London Chronicle
Truthful Appearance in a Fragmented Exchange
A terse dialogue excerpt shows Bill and Tam in financial distress, with bleak judgments about appearance and credibility. The speaker contrasts thinkers who remain silent with talkers who rarely reflect, hinting at tension and unreliable communication.
Manitoba Elk Herd Described as World Largest
Manitoba claims the world’s largest elk herd within Riding Mountain reserve, estimated at 6000 to 8000 head. The herd is strictly preserved under provincial game laws, with feeding grounds confined to protected zones where only game guardians or Crown officers may carry shots.
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Manitoba
Riding Mountain
Paris Declares City a Watering Place for Revenue
Paris council closes its session by approving a resolution to officially recognize the city as a watering place. The measure would allow a small poll tax on visitors to boost revenues, though critics say it conflicts with local traditions.
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Paris
Pars
Ehissed
Ute
The Important One
A stenographer chats about Christmas shopping for nieces and nephews. She notes a two month old baby may not know about Christmas, but the mother does, making the gift question unnecessary.
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Ngreed
The Slackers Joke About Officers And Skincare
An army officer at dinner jokes that some gallant young officers used face cream and powder in France, then winks and adds that others at home took even greater care of their skins. The quip mirrors light banter about wartime habits.
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France
New Jersey News Roundup Reflects Local Incidents and Plans
A sweep of brief items across New Jersey communities covers school appointments and dismissals, bail in a county camp escape case, high school sports trophies on display, fruit tree losses from rabbits, farm work offers rejected, public school site debates, historical society talks, turnpike construction resumes, housing projects, tax rate figures, clergy moves, and local civic efforts from Woodbury to Atlantic City and Camden suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millville
Board of Education
Homer Buertner
Tamaqua
Salem
Joseph Gerace
Woodbury
Footall
Yulffville
Charles Quay
Pittsgrove
Trenton
Lower Penn’s Neck Township
Haddonsfield
William J. Campbell
City History Society of
Philadelphia
Historical Society
Delaware
Maple Shade
Moorestown
Deerfield
Seunbrook
Gloucester County Board of Taxation
Harrison Township
Monroe Township
Swedesboro
Monroe
Pitman
West Deptford
Deptford Township
Mantua
Wenonah
Merchantville
Gordon M. Russell
Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
France
Princeton
W.C. A
Glassboroa
South Jersey Normal School
Chamber of Commerce
Sturgess
State Board of Education
Normal School
Morristown
State Board of Health
Stiles
Palmyra
Broad and
Lincoln Avenue
Ocean City
RS. Snyder
Gloucester City
R. A. Conover
William T Warker
M.E
Delanco
County of Gloucester
Near East Relief Fund
Murlington
South High Street
Pleasantville
Pennsgrove
Albert Brown
Pennsville
Lower Penn
Neck
Wildwood
Consolidated Fisheries Company
Iehardson
Bleam
Westmont
Caesar Weisbrod
Grenloch
George M. Welch
J. R. Geising
Barnesboro
Ruth Robinson
Tomlin
Pittstown
Dairymen’s League
Brevoort Conover
Clifford Snyder
Elizabeth
Jersey Central Railroad
Elizabethport
William A. Sell
Sell
Newark Bay Bridge
Glassboro
Jacob Steinburg
Jamaica
Thomas J. Walsh
William J. Fitzgerald
St. Paul's Church
Camden County
Haddonfield
Collingswood
Haddon Weights
Audubon
Oaklyn
Haddon Township
Woodlynne
Atlantic City
A. R. Opide
South
Chalfonte Avenue
Jas
Opide
Hammonton
Andrew MacFarland
Josephine Small
Amanda Wilson
Fannie Sooy
Riverside
Knights of the Golden Eagle
George Borchan
Gordon
Russell
Presbyterian Church
Clayton
Bridgeton
Central
Central Station
Pennsylvania Station
Greenwich
J. Calvin Krause
Greenwich Presbyterian Church
Erle’l, Sutton
Shiloh
John J. Burleigh
Vineland
Clarksboro
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Swedesboro Pike
Salem Branch
Here
Diamond Dyes Advertisement Claims Easy Dyeing for All Fabrics
A vintage ad touts Diamond Dyes as the easy way to dye wool silk linen cotton and more with guaranteed fadeless color. It promises a direction book and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match any material and suggests asking a dealer for guidance.
Frank Confessions and Curious Claims in Brief
A fragmented paragraph cites snippets from a Birmingham Age-Herald note about a memoir of a horse tamer and a boastful man with hypnotic eyes. It mentions Garfield Tea for digestion and health and ends with a remark about a charming life and endless romantic entanglements.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Claims and Safety Seal
To get genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin you must look for the Bayer Cross on each package and tablet. Bayer is presented as world famous and prescribed by physicians for colds headaches earache toothache neuralgia lumbago neuritis and pain in general with proper directions in each package. Some ads note handy 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
London Answers Chat Terton Conversation Topic
The dialogue references a discussion with Chat Terton and expresses annoyance at the subject matter. The fragment notes opposition to the talk and hints at a dull or uninteresting topic. No further details on participants or exact subject are provided.
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Advert
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills are simply a good old fashioned medicine for regulating the stomach the liver and bowels. Get a box and try them. Ady.
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Wright
Ady
Reminded Him Silent Sermon Stumble Stirs City Crowd
A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph item recalls a well known preacher whose sudden pause sparked suspense. After a long moment he murmured a garbled line about thinking what he is leaving the audience amused and puzzled by the mispronounced phrase.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
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Grand Rapids, Mich
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Dean
J. A. Stillworth
E. Bell Ave
Red Key
Ind
Sidney
Doan
M. Whittinghill
Notary Public
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Uncle Sam
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Kentucky
Maddox Bros. Tobacco CO
Mayfield
Kostner
Chicago
W.N. Y
New York
Gray
Mother Gray
Western Canada
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
C. G. Rutledge
E. Genesee St
Syracuse, N.Y
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