14 May 1902
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1902
Page
1
In a short exchange a character notes a medieval custom cited as a busy merchant habit. The line references Ruggins' Customs of the Ancients and attributes a period from 1002 to 1025 during which a merchant spent about ten minutes on a meal.
Ednah Proctor Hayes humorously extols a mockingbird as a brigand of birds stealing every note. The poem praises the bird’s loud song and presence, likening it to a prince of thieves in the forest.
In a dramatic selfless act Margery Danvers fights a house fire to save her sleeping children and protect the new parlor paper and carpet. She fills pails with water, endures smoke, and prevents the blaze from spreading, earning her parents’ quiet gratitude as the night ends.
A fragment highlights moral maxims about gratitude and wealth. The piece then surveys grand royal kitchens from St Petersburg to Tehran, noting gold utensils, costly caldrons, and salaries for dozens of cooks, with Tehran’s setup valued at about 660000 dollars.
An account of bold railway engineering across deserts and mountains. The piece notes the Central Asian Railway’s timber needs for bridges, the two-story “train towns” and a church car, and Peru’s Callao to Oroya line at extreme altitude causing severe physiological effects.
The Writer recalls the "going-to-theatre face" seen in New York crowds before evening performances. In lobbies and halls, patrons pass with firm jaws and weary brows, their mood molded by crowded commutes and homeward fatigue, turning theatre night into a shared daily grind.
A visitor asks how the fat lady grew so large. She retorts that she had a good appetite and lots of patience, in a witty exchange cited by the Ohio State Journal.
The remark frames a dispute as a struggle over control, with sharp wordplay about keeping or losing grip. This quotation from a New York World message reflects rhetoric in a campaign or public feud, illustrating tensions and competing narratives.
A sample article notes a successful ocean telegraphy experiment and highlights various health products. Mentions Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, Tetterine for skin ailments, Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy, Allen’s Foot-Ease, and Dr Kline’s Nerve Restorer, with promotional text and distributor details.
A New York Tribune column offers home care advice on removing white spots from polished wood with camphor spirits, improving sink strainers with three feet, and evolving brass filaments in decor. It also notes sofa evolution back to high backed designs, and guidance on cleaning toilet articles including silver and ebony brush fittings.
A column lists several dessert and savory preparations including Blanc Mange with eggs, Walnut Cakes, Creamed Chicken, Bread Balls as a German soup accompaniment, Steamed Apple Pudding, and related steps. Measurements use cups, pints, and spoons, with notes on yields and preparation.
Mrs Sophie Binns of Fruitvale Bal fades a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing congestion and inflammation of the ovaries after an 18 month illness. The letter warns against fake endorsements and urges women with menstrual and related ailments to try the remedy.
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