Old Liverpool clubs and convivial society in the eighteenth century
The Liverpool Post recounts clubs such as the Anonymous Society founded in 1358 at Cross Keys Date Street with affluent members. It notes strict rules against swearing and drinking, fines for marriages, and charitable spending. It also mentions the Bucka society with political leanings, its plow and buck arms, and multiple mottoes.
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Aft
Derrick
Bath
Earl of Cook
LiverPool
Liverpool Post
Mershants
Brooke
Hlattstory
Annoni
Cross Keys
Date Street
Society of
Bucka
George, Prince of Waters
Daily Post
Stakespears
Liver Arent
Ivy Covered Loge Invades Taproom At Lincolnshire Hotel
In a Lincolnshire country hotel near Boston ivy covers the exterior loge and grows inside the taproom. The proprietress has trained the ivy to form a continuous screen around the room as villagers remark on the unusual growth and sight.
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Boston
Lincolnshire
London
A Kiss Shot and the Forest for a Kiss
A tale of consent and temptation centers on a widowed Creole in New Orleans who bargains for a forest with a kiss. In a high stakes billiard game the rival yields the forest for a kiss as passion and pride collide, ending with the widow winning the forest and the narrator losing more than just points.
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New Orleans
Josephine Beauharnais
Ming
Rand
Sacred Grove
Sbe
Rheumatism Rare in Japan Despite Cold Climate
A medical note suggests rheumatism is nearly unknown in Japan due to daily water intake and absence of meat in the diet. It cites extreme cold exposure, low protective dress, and housing. The piece notes laborers subsist on tomatoes and cucumbers, and that beer and tobacco are used moderately.
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Japan
After the Call a Suburban Evening Sparks Jealousies
Mrs Gravachip and her husband navigate a jaunt with a jealous edge as they critique Mrs Raxley and Mr Raxley during a suburban train trip. He defends his wife’s charm, she admits pride, and both reveal lingering feelings of restraint and affection amid witty social banter.
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Mrs. Gravachip
Gravachip
Henry
Baxley
Mr. Kashley
Mr. Raxley
Sily
Roxiey
Gravacho
Mars
Chicago Daily News
Keorerdy Honey and Tar Promises Cough Relief
An old patent style advert promotes Torative Honey and Tar for coughs and croup. It claims to loosen phlegm, draw out inflammation, strengthen bronchial passages, and aid bowel movement without opiates. Sold by H A Arkeman and Chapman's with various prices and specialty items.
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Keorerdy
H. A. Arkeman
Fence Fight Between Neighbors Sparks Youthful Plots
A long dispute over an 11 inch land strip between farmers Faylor and Billings escalates when a broker and contractor gain a stake. Their children Sadie Saunders and Harold Ryder meet, prompt a talk to settle the matter, and fall for each other as the disputed fence remains in place near a summer cottage.
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Faylor
Billings
Ryder
Saunders
Tive
Harold Ryder
Young Ryder
Sadie Saunders
Vasaar
Wiscvat
Wall Street
Harold
Vasant
Papa
Hester
Miss Badle
Mr. Saunders
Mr. Ryder
Harald
Miss Saunders
Sadie
Philadelphia
North Western Line Russia Japan Atlas Preview
A brief entry notes a published atlas by The Chicago and North Western Railway’s book service. It advertises a compact reference volume on the Russo Japanese War with maps and tables comparing Russia and Japan’s military naval strength and finances. Image-rare, priced editions offered through A L Fisher, 823 Main St, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Atilan
Chicago and
Antail
Rumia
Japan
L Fisher
Main St
Menms City
Magill
Indian Summer Noted as Aerial Gull Stream Phenomenon
Historical explanation of Indian summer from a 19th century perspective attributing warmth and hazy skies to the aerial gull stream or vapor plane. Describes how equatorial vapors move northward, creating dry fogs and mild temperatures across New England and Canada, with varied names in Europe and across North America.
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Chicago Daily
New Be
Ocean
New Enelane
Canada
Polar Circle
New England
United States
Northwest
Europe
England
Wales
Bellum
St. Michael's
Germany
Autemia
Sweeen
Lombardy
Vancouver
Ater
Not Afraid and Odd Tales From a Baltimore Page
Whimsical fragments describe a dog on patrol and a scene with a dog near a fire. A late Leo Sep story notes a British audience kneeling before a Protestant figure while a secretary is advised, and a joke about Brazilian Balm priced at six drops for 25 cents ends the passage.
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Scotland
Sytner
Leo Sep
Pe Ponttle
Annard
Sweet Potato Corn Bread Recipe From Old Columns
Southern sweet potato corn bread recipe details boil four small or three large sweet potatoes mash with butter milk salt cornmeal and egg, whisk in baking powder bake in a shallow tin serve hot broken rather than cut. Also includes brief anecdotes from New York World and Galveston News and a humorous exchange about an apartment hunt from Brooklyn Life.
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N. Y. World
Philadelphia Pras
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Elvris Vendy
Tata
Wizard Oil
Anthony Smith
Mayville
Til
H. J Eady
Goraan
J. H. Rosny
Patti
Norma
Insular Empire
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Elvbia, Ohio
Everard Uv
Mackey
Russia
Trachta
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Sioce
Epteunie
B. F. Jackson & CO
Ulkcerati
Indianapolis
Indiana
Clark
Fadan
Thrat
Sesason
Baltimore
I. B. CO. Outfitters
Lorgest Line
New York
Duane
Little Three
Broadway
Lorain, Ohio
General Fruit Store
J. Cordano
Brooklyn
Eldreds’ Book Store
C.G. Washburn
Attorney-at-Law Sharp
Philpott’s
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