London Trees and World Markets Amid War Costs
The piece surveys British credit, Wall Street speculation, and cultural notes, noting London’s tree abundance, the U.S. embrace of short stories, and quips on Oklahoma’s origin and carrier shirts. It also covers Kansas governor salaries, Topeka’s housing, New England pines, and farm pest awareness for crop protection.
Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve touted for skin ailments
The advertisement claims skin affections vanish with Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve and warns against counterfeits. It endorses DeWitt's as a quick, positive remedy for piles and notes Erwin's Drug Store. A Turin explosive named pyrisite is described as much stronger after eight tests.
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Dewitt
Erwin's
Turin
Advice Like a Feather in the Air Poem
A short poem compares advice to a feather and snowflake, noting it lacks duty or hope unless acted upon. It asserts that wise counsel inspires people to correct their actions when life assigns them work to do, and that guidance can spur renewal.
Nathan Grimshaw Turns Pragmatic Dream Into Truth
Nathan Grimshaw, mocked for impracticality, follows his passion for natural science. He endures family scorn as he goes to college, earns recognition, and returns to transform the farm with modern science. His father’s pride grows with a professor title and improved living, while Kitty thrives as a support.
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Deacon Grimshaw
Kitty
Sissy
Mrs. Grimshaw
Gray
Nate
Mrss Grimshaw
Coventry
Mr. Grimsha’y
Grimshaw
Saylor
Mr. Grimshaw
Jiminy
Mr. Grimshay
Professor Grimshaw
Dogs No Longer Needed in Alaskas Travel Scene
A Klondike miner arrives at the Butler hotel in Seattle with a thoroughbred Malamoot dog. He recalls how such dogs were vital for winter transport between Skagway and Dawson, fetching high prices. He notes rail and road advances reduced dog teams, lowering the breed’s value from past fortunes to today. The dog panting in the lobby embodies the shifting era.
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Butler Hotel
Seattle
Alaska
Skagway
Upper
Yukon
Dawson
St. Bernards
Dangon
Mackenzie River Country
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Birth of Edward VII Sparks Royal Jubilation at Buckingham
The birth occurred during the queen's marriage year and caused swift delight at Buckingham Palace. Messengers rushed to Marlborough House to inform the queen dowager, as bells rang and guns boomed nationwide. Douglas Jerrold allegedly quipped about the royal babies as ordnance roared.
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Edward VII
Buckingham Palace
Marlborough House
Douglas Jerrold
Quaint and Curious Observations Across Diverse Topics
The excerpt surveys oddities from ancient pen materials and insect behavior to textile techniques and fashion norms. It notes feigned plant origins, the Egyptian reed pens, butterfly flight, moth wing folding, a Swedish mourning custom, tobacco cultivation taxes in Moglarth style, and Mrs Chambers’ comment on women’s speed versus patience.
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Joseph Chamberlain
England
Virginia
Quotations on Virtue and Character Echoed Across Ages
A collected passage of aphorisms and reflections from thinkers like Pythagoras Hesiod Tennyson Byron Duchess de Abrantes Coleridge Voltaire Cato Bulwer and Channing. The lines explore themes of virtue judgment happiness responsibility and individuality, urging single focused action and the primacy of truth as a foundation.
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Pythagoras
Ruth
Hesiod
J. G. C. Brainard
Tennyson
Byron
Duchess de Abrantes
Washington Allston
Coleridge
Voltaire
Voltaire, I Would Much Rather That Posterity
Cato
Bulwer
Channing
Meteora Monasteries Carved in Amphitheatre of Rock
London Illustrated News describes Meteora monasteries perched on sheer cliffs between the Macedonian frontier and Kala tbuka. The piece notes aerial towers linked by windlass ladders and nets, Haglos Barlaam and Haglos Nikolae, archimandrite leadership, and the isolated village of Kastraki with a peculiar hourglass monolith amid perforated rocks once inhabited by monks.
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Khassia
Kalatbuka
Thessaly
Meteora
Monastery of All Saints
Haglos Barlaam
Suother
St. Nicholas
Haylos Barlaam
Haglos Nikolae
Kastraki
The Sleeper Awakened Photo Prank on Brother
A West side boy, obsessed with novel photographic effects, plans a prank to photograph his sleeping brother using flashlight powder. He sneaks into the room, triggers a loud shout, lights the scene, and snaps the moment. The frightened brother confronts the prankster, who escapes. The boy calls the picture The Sleeper Awakened.
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Bia
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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