Fragmentary Review Excerpt Highlights Landmark Literary Landmark
A fragmentary OCR passage discusses a sardonic, fiery literary work likened to a landmark in Atlantic Monthly style. It references characters such as Ning and Smith, mentions a wild setting with a mustang, and notes a mistaken lynching, implying a bold, irresistible narrative voice.
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Wiest
Tor
Stoltand
Ning
Smith
Etory
Horder
Charles ’ Johnson
Atelantic
Dodd's Kidney Pills End Rheumatism Claim in Kansas City Nurse Story
A local druggist in Kansas City allegedly guaranteed cure for rheumatism in exchange for five dollars using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Miss Nichols, a noted lodge member, recounts personal success after taking ten boxes, claiming lasting relief after two years without symptoms. The ad-like account promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills at 60 cents a box, six for $2.60, via Dodds Medicine Co. Buffalo NY.
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Rios Janes City
Dodd
Nichola
Rebekah Lodge L C. O. F
Kansas City
Dodde Medicine Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Her Sweetheart's Double in Capitol Hill Flats
A young married woman rooms in Capitol Hill apartments and shows a portrait of James Whitcomb Riley to a chamber maid. The maid asks who it is, and learns the portrait matches in likeness an old sweetheart, sparking a playful misunderstanding about Riley’s identity.
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Capitol Tih
Petrait
Jamon Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
James
Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Denver News
What Do the Children Drink Grain-O Ad
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is delicious, nourishing, and made from pure grains, offering a healthier option with lower cost and compatibility with various meals.
Fragmented Humorous Ad Copy and Odds and Ends
A collage of quotes and ads from newspapers includes a playful exchange about marriage funds, a promotion for Allen's Foot-Ease powder with price, and stray snippets about relationships and sports, all in period voice. The text preserves quirky lines and promotional blurbs with no single coherent news event.
Oxen in South Africa Transport Details and Limits
Colonial accounts describe oxen as slower than mules yet steadier in transport. Best breeds include the standard Zulu ox and mixed-breed varieties, with caveats on handling, rest, and seasonal conditions. Night treks, eight hours daily yoke use, and 20 miles per day are typical. an eighteen-ox team can haul a wagon over rough veldt to about six thousand pounds.
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Capa
South Africa
London stockbrokers learn to chase public notice
London brokers differ from New York peers in shunning publicity except when the exchange demands disclosure. The piece notes a culture of secrecy, autocratic committee fear, and a desire for society mention. It claims brokers have widened from conservative investment to promote speculation, increasing competition and reducing commissions.
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London
Daily Mail
New York
Stock Exchange
True concept of courage in fear and duty discussed
In Everybodys Magazine Richard Harding Davis stresses that true bravery lies in facing fear and duty, not in ignorance. A ship steward who endures illness to perform duties is greater than a bold but fearless cast iron stomach. Mrs Mary Wardell retires as organist in Brooklyn after thirty years to focus on temperance work.
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Richard’ Harding
Davis
Everybody's Magazine
Mary Wardell
Greenwood Baptist Church
Brooklyn
Centenarians Roam Across Europe and Beyond in Old Census
A historical census note surveys age 100 plus living in many countries. Germany has 78 centenarians in a 55 million population. France 213. England 146. Ireland 678. Scotland 43. Sweden 10. Norway 24. Denmark 2. Switzerland none. Spain about 18 million with 401 centenarians. Latvia with 676 centenarians among 2.5 hundred thousand inhabitants. Mentions Brano Cotrim in Africa living to 150 in Rio de Janeiro and a 140-year-old in midcow.
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German Empire
France
England
Ireland
Scotland
Sweden
Norway
Helklum
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Latvia
Brano Cotrim
Africa
Rio de Janeiro
A. Doagh- Anni
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Chicago Post
Allen
le Roy
N. XY
Detroit
White
Yucatan
Brokers
Walt Bates
Dr. Greene
Boop
Dr. Gresne
William Bartels
Eaat
Elizabeth Brown
Hartwell's Ave
Providence
R. I
New York City
Masmany
Congress St
Louta
Mee
Sai Ae
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