Pure Herb Tablets Offer Holistic Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Pure Herb Tablets as a natural, thorough remedy for the digestive system. It claims to aid digestion, improve kidney, liver, and blood purification, with no weakening effect and immediate perceived benefit. A three month treatment costs one dollar per box, with money-back relief, from Pure Herb Tablet Co. in Ashland Ohio and agent W. Townsend in Dahlonega Georgia.
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Pure Herb Tablet Co
Ashland
Ohio
Townsend
Dahloneen, Ga
Career of Heroism Ends With Mrs Janet King
A noble career of mercy ends with the death of Mrs Janet Helen King of Purley Middlesex Negland at about nineteen she aided troops in the war between Russia and Turkey nursing 200 patients in Bulgarian huts despite wolves and wild dogs. She aided in the Zulu war 38200 sick and wounded passed through her hands. Birds are praised for insect and pest control protecting crops and livestock urging strict protective legislation.
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Europe
Africa
Janet Helen King
Purley
Middlesex
Negland
Russia
Turkey
Janet
Bulgaria
Imperial Order of the Red Cross
Utrecht
Vatican Looks for Uniform Latin Pronunciation
The pope and Vatican authorities study Latin pronunciation for churches abroad. France and England hear Deus qui feci coclum et terram, Italians say Necus eous fetchit teheloum, Germans Fetsit tseloum. Rome favors Italian form as closest to ancient Roman speech.
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Vatican
France
England
Teheloum
How China Lives Revealed in Everyday Pursuits
Edward Alsworth Ross observes in Century that China’s teeming population turns even small resources to use. Seaweed, shellfish, fungus, sweet potato vines and roadside ditch fish are staples. He notes that much daily chatter centers on food and sustenance.
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Edward Alsworth Ross
Baseball banter from the bleachers in Washington Star
A witty exchange between Mrs Jorkins and her husband Charley notes their lack of baseball knowledge. He jokes he would leave decisions to the boys in the stands after an umpire made three dubious calls.
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Charley
Rich man weds soubrette after dazzling mirror trick
A witty exchange suggests a wealthy man married a singer who reflected light with a mirror during her song, leading to the playful conclusion that she dazzled him. The remark frames the marriage as a lighted performance and a performed illusion.
Hoosier complains operas start too late
A farmer in an Indiana theater wanders in backstage, asks for a ticket, and jokes that his only objection to the operas is their late bedtimes. The door keeper notes the odd scene as the audience settles in for the show.
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Indiana
Call to Duty and the Fight Against Vice
A quoted exhortation by Henry Van Dyke urges men to dedicate strength time money and influence to improve the human life of their community. It asks what individuals will personally contribute to make life purer stronger brighter and more worth living.
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Itenry van Dyke
Back to Childhood and the Paradox of Knowledge
An excerpt discusses returning to childhood as a source of happiness and virtue, contrasting it with knowledge that tempts toward evil or indulgence. Leigh Iaunt suggests small knowledge diverts from joy, while greater knowledge might guide toward a refined happiness.
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Leigh Iaunt
Shell Tells The Age Of Oysters In The Sea
Oysters grow mainly in summer and during long warm summers reach growth spurts. The shell shows a yearly summer hump and a winter sink. After seven to ten years full growth occurs making age hard to determine. Oysters live up to twenty years.
Free snuff for Members of the English Parliament
The English parliament provides free snuff to Members. Snuff boxes sit on library tables in the house of commons and all doorkeepers receive it, allowing a pinch as they pass through.
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House of Commons
National Peril of the Pin Warns Against Careless Use
A Victorian tone plea warns readers about the dangers of stray pins in clothing and paper. It highlights risks to mail carriers shop clerks housemaids and laundresses and urges stopping the careless habit of pinning things. The piece argues even innocent pin use can cause painful injuries.
Boiling Microbes and a Professor’s Hygiene Lesson
Dr. Charles T. Aikens of Susquehanna University uses a school hygiene lesson to explain germ theory. In Selinsgrove he recalls two children near a boiling pot asking what the sound is, and learns microbes cry out in water.
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Charles T. Aikens
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
Begging Letter Nuisance Bites Back at New York Dinner
Mrs H Harriman laments volume of begging letters in New York dining room. She recalls receiving 5000 letters before a western trip and notes about 100 per day, mostly from men. She contrasts a fading “cling ing, babyish type” of woman with a more bold spirit who writes requests.
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H. Harriman
New York
Humorous Drug Store Exchange Ends With Sticky Hazard
A quick wry moment in a drug store has a clerk telling a customer they lack the item. The customer vows not to accept a substitute, and the buyer warns about danger as the elbow sticks to the fly paper, producing a comical misadventure.
Plumber and Apprentice Clash Over Training Verdict
A boastful plumber chides his apprentice and declares he will never become a plumber as the judge replies with a sharp rebuke. The exchange captures a humorously contentious training moment in a workshop.
Willie’s Unwon Prize On Twenty First Birthday
A humorous tale from a party scene where Willie’s mother parades his trophies. Guests admire a book, medals, and cups, with the silver cup for running as the centerpiece. The twist reveals Willie didn’t win because he didn’t hear the pistol shot.
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Willie
Joseph
Purifying smoke by washing at York cocoa factory
A new method cleans chimney gases by water washing at a York cocoa factory. Gases pass through water sprays in a brick chamber and out a short stack. For 300 ft³ of gas per hour one gallon of water suffices, with 1 600 pounds of grit captured in 24 hours from coal dust.
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York
England
Tarnished silverware after using rubber gloves
A consumer warns that a new pair of rubber gloves caused heavy tarnish on silverware. She learned from a druggist that gloves may be coated with fillers containing sulphur, which tarnishes silver. Repeated washing with soap and water can remove the sulphur residue.
New York and Port Aransas Men Land 1600-Pound Devilfish
F. C. Nicholemus of New York and J. Cotter of Port Aransas harpooned a gigantic devilfish at Port Aransas Texas. The 14 foot wide ray weighed 1600 pounds and towed the launch three miles before being captured after ten shots. The struggle lasted an hour and a half.
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F. C. Nicholemus
New York
J. ©. Cotter
Port Aransas
Tex
Whistling well predicts weather in West Seattle yard
A West Seattle resident drilled 153 feet for water but found no water. The bore capped pipe began whistling and sucking wind, with air expulsion preceding storms and influx signaling improvement, as noted by Popular Mechanics.
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West Seattle
Massive subscription offer lists many periodicals and prices
An advertising notice from W. B. Townsend details a six month offer replacing many combinations with memberships in the Tri-Weekly Constitution and various newspapers and magazines. Options include one year terms and substitutions among Georgian, Chattanooga News, Farm Journal, Gentlewoman, McCall's, Southern Ruralist, and others.
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Constitution
Chattanooga Weekly News
Farm Journal
Alabama Times
Chattanooga News
Georgian
Chattanooga
Commercial Appeal
Ala
Home
Jeffersonian
Watson’s Jeffersonian
Uncle Remus
W. B. Townsend
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College Street
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Gainesville
Ecclesiastical Latin
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Shell
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Spare Moments
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