Secrets of War Keepers and Spy Shelters
A period piece notes that Germany guards military secrets more tightly than others with elaborate measures for new weapons. It cites Brennan torpedo secrecy, secret treaties printed by many printers, and extreme guarding of cartridge machines. an Australian inventor’s device and Lord Dundonald’s plan are mentioned amidst spy activity and planned disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Europe
Louis Brennan
Gyroscope Railway
Brennan
Japan
Germany
Lord Dandonald
Kronstadt
Sevastopous
War Office
London
Sydney
Plymouth
Londor
Lord Roberts
Handling a Hard Witness by a DC Board of Education member
Capt James F Ovster of Washington a butter dealer and DC Board of Education member testified as an education expert. During cross examination Harry Davis pressed him and asked the price of eggs today. Ovster replied Thirty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F Ovster
Washington
Board of Education
District of Columbia
Capt. Ovster
Harry Davis
David
Oyster
Capt. Oyster
Not Quite the Same at a Bridge Whist Party
A brief on a social bridge whist party where a remark prompts a memory joke about the name Byrne. The dialogue hints at social bonding and a guest's introduction in a casual, humorous exchange during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrne
Champ Clark’s Wichita stint as a laboring lawyer
A Wichita letter in the Topeka Capital recounts Champ Clark a Missouri congressman and lecturer who briefly practiced law in Wichita. In 1875 he opened an office near the Pacific Express building, struggled for work, earned a dollar cutting corn, and then left town to seek his fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Missouri
Wichita
Kan
Topeka
Pacific Express Company
Congress
Ros Warris
Clark
Importance of Forty and Late Marriage Trends
A psychiatry congress discussion suggests late marriage may be linked to rising living costs and a science note that many eminent figures were born to middle aged parents. Notable examples include Napoleon Franklin Coleridge and Rubens as youngest children of older families. A tale closes with Charles Jr noting turkeys with Christmas trees for tails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Rabinowitch
Congress of Psychiatry
Amsterdam
Napoleon
Benjamin Franklin
Coleridge
Balsgac
Rembrandt
Rubens
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Wagner
Schumann
Schubert
Charles, Jr
Smoking in Clubs Breaks Old Rules in 19th Century
The London Chronicle notes the mid-1800s debate on smoking in clubs. White's finally allowed tobacco users in 1845, while most clubs confined smokers to bleak rooms. Prince Edward, then the Prince of Wales, enabled the Marlborough to permit smoking throughout the house except the dining rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White's
London Chronicle
Edward
Prince of Wales
Marlborough
Work Weakens Kidneys Prompt Remedy Ad
Bernard P Woods of Jackson street Lonaconing says hard work and heavy lifting weakened his kidneys leaving him tired stiff and dizzy. After fifteen years he started using Deans Kidney Pills and improved until cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard P. Woods
Jackson Street
Lonaconing
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Man Explains Meal Quarters in Odd Exchange
A Tenderloin precinct officer witnessed an old man beating a boy on Seventh Avenue. The man explained he had sent Isaac to the delicatessen with two quarters, one for bread and one for fish, and the boy could not tell which was which. The officer nodded and replied that it was enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneirem
Tenderloin
Seventh Avenue
Isaac
New York World
Itching Skinned Boy Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Frank Donahue of Kokomo Indiana recounts a severe itchy eruption on her son that spread over the body. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment nightly and states the child was fully cured in four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Quotation on Charity Applicant Draws Calendar Remark
Homer Folks cited an applicant for aid saying his recommendation was unsatisfactory and compared it to a tale about a husband asked why he chose an insurer. The wife replied she preferred the Blank company's calendars, a detail highlighting promotional calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
New York
Various Patents and Remedies Advertisements Gathered Text
A collage of vintage ads and quotes touts patent medicines, tonics, and health claims. Mentions Castoria, Catarrh cures, sprays, and tonics, plus snippets about luck, resolve, and aphorisms. Includes testimonials, pricing hints, and malign generic health remedies.
No Blessing For Ralph and the Pony
A young boy named Ralph loses his favorite Shetland pony after it is sold to a young girl. He had included the pony in nightly prayers and now asks God to bless the pony but not the girl who owns it. The tale captures a child’s innocent yet stern request and mixed feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
Nervous Harold Warns of Father with Bird Gun
A flirtatious scene unfolds as Harold Harband, anxious at the window, fears his prospective father in law prowling with a bird gun while a witty girl reassures him and jokes about being “good enough to eat.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Harold Harband
Peruna Praise From Clergy Across States
Clergy members from Missouri Ohio Wisconsin and Cincinnati report health benefits from Peruna with testimonials of curing catarrh la grippe throat spasms and chronic diarrhea. Dr Hartman and team announce Peruna tablets as a liquid medicine substitute and claim each tablet equals one dose of Peruna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord Dundonald
Crecy
Kansas Town
Market Reports
Burnley
Chicago
Baltimore
Touisville
Mr. Woods
Gray
Ieek
Dennis—Hinksy
Patrick
Dennis
Aiine
R. H. Kine
Arch St
Philadelphia
Alemius
Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Hali
Brown
Froude
E. Ww
Gove
Ee Herrea
Frank
Brother
Sister
Rev. Troutman
Peruna
George A. E. Troutman
Washington, Mo
Catarrh
la Grippe
A. E. Troutman
H. W. Tate
Lincoln Avenue
Walnut Hills
Cincinnati
Ohio
GeoRee AE Troutman
Perona
P. E. Swanstrém
Gragtaburg
Wis
Sloan
Earl S.stoon
Boston
Mass
U. S.A
St. Chesebrough Mfg
New York City
Tribune Big
Defiance
Cae
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