Why So Many Accidents In The Navy Disaster At Bennington
The Weekly Truth reviews the Bennington boiler explosion at San Diego and notes prior boiler repairs and age of boilers. It cites Commander Young on steam pressures and questions navy maintenance and oversight. The piece calls for scrutiny and reform by Secretary Bonaparte, linking peacetime hazards to seamen’s safety.
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Bennington
San Diego
Maine
Havana
Manila Bay
Santiago
Young
Honolulu
Navy Department
Bonaparte
Indianapolis Sentinel
Chinese Merchants in Shanghai Lead Boycott of American Goods
The Shanghai Canton Hankow and other guilds vow to stop buying American goods until Chinese exclusion laws are rescinded. Exports to China fell after the boycott began, with April figures showing a sharp rise before the action. The Chinese government issued a fiat condemning the movement but sincerity remains in question. The Pekin regime may be influenced by Japan as it weighs its stance in this escalating dispute.
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Shanghai
Canton
Tientsin
Hankow
Orient
China
Rockhill
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Amboy
Foochow
Shantung
United States
Empire
Pekin
Japan
State Department
Chicago Daily News
Time Tried and Merit Proven Cough Syrup
Time tested cough syrup promises quick relief for coughs croup and whooping cough. Affirms harmless pleasant tasting formula and claims to be children’s favorite cough syrup available at all druggists.
Prono tuning and re pairing orders at music store
First class prono tuning and re pairing offered with all work guaranteed. Leave orders at the music store or call 606. Location at 420 and 422 South Main.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cure for Coughs and Colds
A letter from A A Herren of Flinch Ark asserts Foley's Honey and Tar is the best remedy for coughs cold and lung trouble and claims it has cured consumption in its early stages.
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A .A. Herren
Flinch,Ark
Foley
Ideal Homes Across a Man's Lifespan
An Exchange piece surveys how a man's housing tastes shift with age from a makeshift tent at three to a modest country cottage by fifty and finally to any quiet place by seventy, with each stage reflecting changing desires for space, status, and contentment.
The Magical Durian Fruit in Malay Jungle Lore
An 19th or early 20th century vignette describes durian season in Malay forests. It notes the fruit’s size, spiky rind, height of trees, and high prices in markets. Natives build huts to claim fallen fruit while beasts and monkeys vie for access, amid a vivid scene of a monkey’s daring dash and a thief leopard-like creature.
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Caspar Whitney
Rosemary and vervain in historic charms and weddings
The Chicago News notes herbs of virtue and rosemary in medieval belief. Vervain crowned war or truce, rosemary symbolized memory and fidelity, used in weddings by Anne of Cleves, in funerals, and in beauty lore with restorative claims.
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Britomart
Sir Artegal
Venus
Love
Beauty
Rosemary
Anne of Cleves
Henry VIII
Romeo
Chicago News
Keen Sense Of Smell Among Chamois Hunters
Longmans Magazine notes chamois eyes are not highly acute and their sense of smell is extraordinary. Wind currents greatly aid game, scenting a hunter over a mile away at times. Chamois often flee before sight, but scent triggers swift retreat with disgust and rapid gallop.
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Chamois
Geer
Longman’s
Old Jokes Cause Facial Paralysis Say Doctors
A hospital surgeon cites facial paralysis among bank tellers, photographers, and elevator operators as a result of “old jokes.” He explains customers force laughs at jokes about money and careers, noting workers rarely escape the effect and many should switch lines to heal.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Medford Prominent Town of Middlesex County
Medford Massachusetts sits four miles north of Boston on the Mystice river where the Middlesex canal meets. Incorporated in 1630 the town counts 1114 inhabitants noted for industry and includes a post office and four distilleries that distilled 252450 gallons of rum in one year.
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Medford
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Boston
Mystice
Where Luck Was Lost In Pursuit Of Success
A reflective piece warns against shortcuts and overconfidence after an initial win. It condemns chasing risky investment schemes and waiting for easy wealth, stressing the need for planning, readiness, and doing small, practical tasks to build lasting achievement.
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Ucle
The Outlook For History As Art And Evidence
W R Thayer argues in Atlantic that history should be a human art, not mere monument, vitalizing deeds and passions. He contends great historians always sought full material and that future master historians will match Thucydides and Gibbon in insight and method.
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Thucydides
Tacitus
Gibbon
Gardiner
Mommsen
Hke Stubbs
W. R. Thayer
Atlantic
Origin of Little Jack Horner Rooted in Tudor Land Seizures
The article links the nursery ballad Little Jack Horner to Tudor era land grabs led by John Horner who, after Henry VIII’s break with Rome, seized church lands in Somerset near Bath and Frome. His family estate, Horner, allegedly inspired the plum in the rhyme.
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Banbury
Charing Cross
Jack Horner
Henry VIII
West of England
Kingsley
Westward Ho
Johin Horner
Bath
Frome
Somerset
Horner
John Horner
Hal
Bristol
H. Smith
New York Times
Throwing the Handkerchief Custom Mentioned
A notice from a manuscript recalls a Foundling Hospital practice where boys bound as apprentices and marriageable women are paraded in the streets. Young men may mark a potential wife by throwing his handkerchief, though further matrimonial formalities are not described.
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Foundling Hospital
Sponge Fishermen Harvesting Sponges in Tripoli Trade
The article describes sponge crews aboard deposit boats near Tripoli trimming and cleaning sponges. They beat off shellfish and parasites, soak them, bleach them with oxalic acid, and dry and pack the product for shipment. A portion is sold directly from Tripoli to England France and Italy while the rest are shipped to the islands for final processing for Europe.
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Tripoli
England
France
Italy
Charles Wellington Furlong
Harper’s Magazine
Mamma's Baby Contrasting Compliment Amid Pride
A young mother responds to praise by insisting she cannot call her own child pretty though she admires his blue eyes hair sunshine and fair complexion. She claims impartial judgment despite motherhood, highlighting the child’s charming features.
You Know Himquoted Opinion From Philadelphia Press
A brief quotation notes a man described as very intellectual by observers in Philadelphia. The exchange highlights how others judge his intellect based on conversation about intellect. The source emphasizes perception over measured proof.
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Philadelphia Press
How He Won Mining Proposition Exit
In a brief exchange from the Flouston Post a man recalls turning a mining proposition into a $5,000 gain by choosing not to participate. The witty remark highlights a cautionary decision that yielded profit through noninvolvement.
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Flouston Post
Foolish person described as attention seeking
A fragment defines a fool as a person who acts to attract attention to themselves, implying self-centered behavior and a desire for notice. The text presents a vague characterization without concrete examples or context.
Recollections of a Virginian recounts a Fredericksburg widow’s lean times
General Dabney H. Maury recalls a Fredericksburg woman who hosted boarders as the larder ran empty. She tells her servant Nancy to offer mush to all as a test of Christian resignation or a harsh bargain for nonbelievers.
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Dabney H. Maury
Fredericksburg
Nancy
English Guardsman Quips With American Society Guest
A sparkling American girl newly arrived in London society replies to a guardsman’s question about differences between Americans and Englishmen. She says Americans admire, while Englishmen expect admiration in return, provoking amused astonishment from the soldier.
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London
Harvard Sophomore Recites Memorized Oration
A Harvard sophomore in a public speaking class faltered after two sentences while delivering a memorized oration. He began with Ladies and gentlemen, Washington is dead, Lincoln is dead, then paused and added and I am beginning to feel sick myself.
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Harvard
Washington
Lincoln
Boston Herald
Reap Your Reward In Peace
A George McDonald quote urges completing a disagreeable duty at noon without coloring earlier hours with neglect. It compares future dread to present light, advising steady effort to meet difficult moments with clarity and moral resolve.
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George McDonald
Encouragement From Dora Message to Bashleigh
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune shows a speaker thanking Dora Hope-You for encouragement and urging to begin. The dialogue captures a supportive exchange between Bashleigh and Dora in a mid twentieth century newspaper snippet.
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Bashleigh
Dora
Chicago Tribune
Faddists tout yawning as healthful beauty aid
The Louisville Courier Journal notes faddists claim yawning improves health and beauty. Gladys jokes that if this view spreads, Choily Sapphead may gain popularity with the girls.
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Gerald
Gladys
Choily Sapphead
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bride and Groom Embrace Old Married Man Act
On arrival at the hotel the bride urges Henry to behave like an old married man. He feigns compliance while she weeps through the night. He later brags he is “doing the old married man” perfectly, but she never speaks of it again. The couple's marriage becomes a public joke.
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Henry
Song of the Flame
A writer describes making fire sing by replacing candle flame with a blowpipe powered blaze. He compares lamp light and steady blasting to produce a sustained, ardent glow and sounds from fire. He advocates using science tools to shape fire’s music rather than lips and candlelight.
United Kingdoms Represented in One Household
A rector greets a parishioner and notes their family now embodies multiple nations. The parishioner explains the English father, Irish mother, Scottish nurse, and the baby as the wail of a united household in a Harper's Weekly era cartoonish exchange.
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Thompson
United Kingdom
Harper’s Weekly
Light on Ma. Little Brother Misreads Window Glance
Dialogue captures a domestic moment as Little Brother jests about their mother’s view through a window. Poseyboy replies with quiet curiosity while the littler boy questions the gaze, turning a simple domestic scene into a small study of perception.
Wanted the Money. Footpad Demands Money in Irish Scene
A clipped dialogue captures a footpad threatening money in a tense exchange with an Irish man, who replies he is saving money for his old age, as reported by the Cleveland Leader.
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Cleveland
Best and Next Beat Dinner by a Good Woman
A Winchester Sun Sentinel line proclaims the best on earth is a good woman and the next best is a dinner prepared by a good woman, celebrating domestic virtue in a concise quotation.
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Winchester Sun-Sentinel
Manufacturing sorrow 18 worst of sins
A fragmented note references manufacturing sorrow and labels it among the worst sins. The brief mentions a grim moral frame without further context or specific events. No clear persons or organizations are identified in the readable text.
Distorted Musing on Child Gesture and Barrocsicttan Dance
The fragment muses on child gestures labeled as grace and notes a shifting reign of distortion beginning with a barrocsicttan of the dancing. It reads as a fragmented, stylistic observation without clear event or source context.
Registered Letters as Effective Bait for Debtors
A New York Press tale explains how registered letters lure debtors who move frequently. A woman unsettled by an unknown benefactor discovers a $2 typewriter-supply bill, proving registered mail can trigger inquiries, locate proper addresses, and prompt repayment.
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Seventy-eighth Street
Esquire
New York Press
Pointed Paragraphs From An Age Of Reform
A sampling of aphorisms on honesty reform and courage, noting how age and habit affect perception. The writer argues many claim to say what they mean but avoid explicit explanation and that doing right is easier than doing wrong, with slackening attention to a memorable kicker.
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Atchison Globe
City Versus Country Eyes in London Observation
Dr Jessopp notes country folk look up while Londoners look down and observers in London develop restricted vision due to bricks and mortar dim light and crowding. The piece argues wide views are needed and cites Mrs Meynell on shopkeepers named Jones as a symbol of limited observation in the city.
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Jessopp
Woman's Logic Amid Gossip Over a Vicious Marriage
A woman confesses she was compelled by her father to reveal a harmful secret his behavior earns neighbors’ scorn. She asserts his faults and hatred while discussing a planned marriage to Belle, provoking astonishment at the match.
He Wanted to Kovw.
Scotchmen argue about the world’s first trade when two blacksmiths debate whether gardening preceded metalwork. One cites Genesis, the other asks who made the spades, highlighting the flaw in the opponent’s logic.
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Adam
John
Actors On The Atlantic Ocean Freeze Debate
Fragmentary dialogue shows characters debating whether the Atlantic Ocean can freeze with Elsie doubting and Papa recounting Mr. Gayly’s claim about ownership as the scene centers on actors and a coastal setting.
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Elsie
Gayly
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