Bargain Day Myths and Kindness in Courtroom Tales
A London Paper notes Scots views on bargain days with a sly remark about Glaswegian prudence. Angus McIver says Scots would overdo bargain days so no one buys on other days. Green Rag praises kindness as a plaintiff’s witness spares the judge by declining to repeat slanderous statements.
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London
Angus McIver
McIver
Glasgow
Alvah Agee
National Stockman
N. Ralston
Farmers’ Institute
Armstrong County
Pennsylvania
Binocles at Banquets and the Help Distinction
The Prince of Wales starts a banquet trend with oversized glasses to inspect guests and performers from afar, hinting at megaphones next. Historical notes contrast "help" and "servant" in 145 Massachusetts records, where "help" denotes a free person and "servant" does not, reflecting lingering social distinctions.
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Prince of Wales
Prince
New York Home Journal
Massachusetts
Beat Selling Book The Bible Tops Year Sales
The American Bible Society reports The Bible as the best selling book of the past year with 1,406,901 copies sold.
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American Bible Society
Ovarian Troubles Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound
Two letters from women praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian swelling, womb disorders, and bladder inflammation. Mrs. Sutra of Arlington Iowa describes swelling relief after one bottle and recovery after six bottles. Mrs. Bryan of Otisville Michigan reports two years of illness and falling womb corrected after using the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Drarn
Arlington, Towa
Pinnas
Pinkham
Bryan
Otisville, Mich
Folding Hay Door Improves Barn Efficiency
A reader explains a folding upper hay door that tucks under the lower section, allowing easy closing from inside and better storm protection if the barn has a hood. The note aligns with practical barn maintenance and load efficiency for hay handling.
Watering and Hay Handling For Rural Plots And Greenhouses
A farmer argues for public watering places along major roads to aid horses and reduce dust and thirst, citing old village pumps and modern bridged streams. The piece notes challenges when towns don’t provide water and urges coordinated action or state law to ensure accessible watering points.
Known by Their Tunes Rose Carpenter Story of Paterson Carpenter
A Paterson boss carpenter Hebart judged job applicants by their favorite tunes. If a candidate whistled slow songs like Old Lang Syne or Down by the Weeping Willows, he rejected them as unsuitable. If the worker sang Yankee Doodle or The Fisher's Hornpipe, he said, You’ll do, and sent him to work. The tale came from a Washington Star reporter.
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Rose Carpenter
Paterson
N. J
Washington Star
Carpenter
Hebart
Weeping Willows
Make your fortune speculating with small capital
Advertisement from Gunsotvs & Co. Chicago urging quick profits on $1.00 wheat. Claims a free book, mentions a modern example and a near-miracle story of a thunderbolt striking near the speaker's wife, leaving her speechless for thirty minutes.
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EB. G. Gunsotvs & Co
Rialto Bldg
Chicago
Nodd
Beating Ailments With Bowel Health And Home Cures
A dated tissue of patent medicine ads promotes Cascarets and Cascarbets laxatives, Allen’s Foot-Ease shoe powder, Hall’s Catarrh Care, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Winslow’s Soothing Salve, and assorted claims. It touts easy bowel movements, foot relief, cough remedies, and general health tonics with prices and contact hints.
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Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted, Leltoy, N. Y
Poetic Hangman in Recollections by Algernon West
In Bir Algernon West s Recollections Marwood the executioner precedes Billington and a colonial official recalls Marwood s favored method the long drop He notes a Mr Pence Row a small man and a six foot drop that left him nearly passively dead as a cautionary tale from Collier s Weekly
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Algernon West
Marwood
Billington
Colonial Office
Brave Old Hearthstone Defies Time in Timely Quip
A Chicago Post anecdote shows a witty editor and contributor debating as a “brave old hearthstone” phrase. The contributor replies the hearthstone has withstood nearly forty years of exposure to heat without flinching, illustrating resilience through a playful figure of speech.
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Chicago Post
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