Guardianship Turned to Love in New York Tale
Dick Belting, a bachelor, becomes guardian to Miles Wendell’s nineteen year old daughter Elizabeth arriving in New York. He discovers a letter mix up two decades old revealing a false premise about age. Elizabeth accepts him with affection and hints of an upcoming marriage while Gordon Amherst pursues Mrs Armstrong.
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Gordon Amherst
Gordon
Ick
Miles Wendell
Japan
Elizabeth
New York
Mr. Amherst
Algara
Miles Weldon
Mr. Belting
Mrs. Armstrong
Pill consumption in 1817 London case reaches seventy eight a day
An 1817 London court record shows apothecary Samuel Jessop paying a long bill from 20 years of pill taking. The tally spans 55 columns detailing a rise from 29 pills daily to 78, with 226934 pills total. It notes 40000 bottles of mixture and various preparations alongside the pills.
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London
Samuel Jessop
Bird Driven Captain Aids Rescue At Sea
An Arendal Norway ship battled a southwesterly course after a sea bird slapped the captain. The bird guided the vessel to a burning ship, where many men were rescued from hencoops and wreckage before continuing to England. The bird remained aboard until a survivor killed it in the English Channel.
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Bird
Aftonbladet
Stockholm
Arendal
Norway
North Atlantic
America
England
Leeward
English Channel
Convention of chiropodists draws strangers to town
In a small town a parade of unfamiliar visitors arrives for a chiropodists convention. Residents wonder about the purpose and potential events ahead as the gathering unfolds.
Cuticura Hand Care Promises Velvet Softness
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a remedy for red rough and chapped hands. Recommends a one night treatment with hot water soaks, dry application, and loose gloves. Claims to prevent redness roughness and impart lasting softness. Mentions free samples with 32 page Skin Book and correspondence address in Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Rank and Private Revealed in Tense Home Moment
In a domestic scene a woman named Mary receives the news that a man is a lance corporal. The mistress presses for reasons as Mary remains silent and pleads with her mother. The exchange hints at private matters within a military context.
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Mary
Paxton Toilet Co sweet clean bath product ad
An old advertisement promotes Paxtine for sponge bath use to eradicate perspiration and odors. It lists 25c boxes from The Paxton Toilet Co. and Bea ton Mass. It also includes a Red Cross Ball Blue bluing endorsement and a teething strip for children. It closes with a wry line about money and worry.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Beaton
Mass
When they start a course of love in colleges
The remark wonders about co-educational settings in colleges and jokes on how love courses would be conducted in co-educational institutions. It reflects humorous social commentary on gender integration in higher education.
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Fred
le Clerc
Vongera Co
Beckman &J
New York
Dentist's witty line about broken appointments earns the joke
A Washington Star quip notes dentists face no offense when patients miss appointments. The joke has a patient saying breaking an appointment with a dentist is worth the cost, highlighting humor in dental scheduling.
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The
Washington Star
Conversation In Courtroom Sparks Salary Talk
A judge questions Brown about his wife and his salary as Jones presses for details. Brown admits he plans to tell his wife after he enjoys a couple of weeks, prompting the courtroom exchange centered on wage information.
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Jones of Brown
Brown
Resinol Ointment advertised for skin relief
A Unionville Maryland man claims Resinol Ointment relieved severe ivy and eczema itch and rapid healing after other remedies failed. The ad endorses Resinol products for sunburn heat rashes insect bites and related skin troubles with mail offers for samples from Resinol Chemical Company Baltimore Maryland.
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Resinol Chem. Co
Baltimore
Fingerprint identification on checks begins in Germany
Finger marks on checks await wider adoption as a method of identification with German banks starting to introduce fingerprints on checks. The approach follows an American precedent and signals broader move toward biometric verification in financial transactions.
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United States
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Associated Literary Press
Red Cross
Cresy
Samuel Fytorer
Fionalin
Bears
Castoria
Edgar A. Norris
Unionville
Mda
Ona
Carter
BP. Remedy Co
48Th St
Fork City
Mayle Cure Co
Indianapoda
S-Stanley-Talck CO
Corcoran Bldg
Wallington, DO
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
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