Beggar My Neighbor Revival Brings Neighbors Closer
In a June morning dispute over stray hens Miss Gatty confronts intruding farmer Lalor who returns the birds and delivers berries. Their exchange deepens into neighborly warmth as Susanna and Helen Lalor visit and Miss Gatty forgives the trespass finding neighbors worth the warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blain
Misa Ciatti
Lalor
Miss Gatty
Mr. Lalor
Fanny
Misa Gatty
Andrew Lalor
Susanna
Helen
Suagunna
Dreaming in English Ends Puerto Rican Learner’s Struggle
An anecdote from Youth's Companion recalls a Porto Rican man who learned to think and speak English quickly but confessed he could not dream in English. After a night of dreaming English, he woke crying for joy, declaring at last he could dream no English.
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Mssag
Biss Garty
Uress
Lalor
Lalores
United States
Unmoved by Left Hand Trick A Dog Trusts One-Armed Officer
A poodle in Napier's tale refuses bread from all but the one handed Sir George Napier. After Toulouse, the dog tests with disguises yet accepts bread only from the genuine one handed officer, proving keen discernment.
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C. J. F. Bunbury
George Napier
France
Toulouse
George
Sir George
Regular newspaper delivery notice request
Patrons are asked to inform the office if they do not receive their paper regularly. The request aims to ensure timely supply and address delivery issues for subscribers.
Cupid's Court Adversarial Debate Misleads Judge's Daughter
The Chicago Post recounts a humorous tale where a judge's daughter frets over court procedure. A party appeals a decision claiming missing oral arguments, petitions for rehearing, and the judge concedes to hear the case again, hinting the court favors the plaintiff.
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Otte
George
Aottle
Chicago Post
The World’s Coinage Muddle and Range of Value Units
Moody’s Magazine notes 26 monetary units across 48 nations with values from 4.4 to 494.33 cents US, and about 200 coins not aligned to common weight units. It argues lack of standardization burdens international and domestic trade, raising trade costs.
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Great Britain
France
Europe
Canada
United States
Ufe
China
Moody’s Magazine
Naturalists Bird Study Shows Old Hundred Scares Wildlife
The New York Herald reports that naturalist Muth sang hymns in Sierra woods to tame birds and squirrels. They would gather on branches to listen, but fled at the first blast of Old Hundred, returning only after a different tune.
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Muth
Sierras
New York Herald
When¢ Rains In India Deluge Delays Outdoor Life
A Wide World Magazine quips that in India heavy rain turns into a white liquid sheet from the sky, making outdoor activity nearly impossible and imagining a real deluge not far off.
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India
Jupiter Pluvius
Wide World Magazine
Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup Ad
An old advertisement highlights Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a gentle bowel purgative that relieves coughs colds and throat irritation. Sold by Wm F Jungkunz at 55 Stephenson Street in Atlanta.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson
Arcade Manufacturing Co. Seeks Cheaper Arcade Addition Rates
The Arcade Manufacturing Co offers sale of a building rate for the Arcade addition with cheap monthly payments. Application requested with 7-ladiw noted in the submission.
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Arcade Manufacturing Co
Ladiw
Daily Journal Delivery Plans Expanded Citywide
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery to every area for a ten day period, offering four weeks of service.
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Daily Journal
The Tree Doctor Takes On Decayed Trees
A tree doctor drains decayed wood by cutting an aperture and filling the cavity with a cement mix. The outer layer uses half sand and half Portland cement, reinforced with tin strips nailed to the trunk, then fully cured in about 24 hours. The method is used for fruit and shade trees.
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New York Tribune
A Lesson in Nerve From a Laundry Mishap
A bachelor recounts returning a ruined shirt from the laundry after discovering a torn sleeve and a punched cuff. The clerk offers no charge, prompting the man to abandon a claim and admit he gained more than the shirt’s value from the episode, a “clear cold nerve” lesson.
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New York Sun
How I Came to Be a Farmer
A first-person tale of a Tennessee moonshining hunt that ends in failed arrests and marriage. A narrator opportunistically investigates illicit distilleries in Polk County, courts a widow, swindles witnesses, and ultimately marries her, turning her stills into cash and funding a farm.
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Justleé Illicle Distillers
Tennessee
Polk County
Widder
Hyar
Edgar
Tommy
Mandle
Mike
Roger Perkins
Ancient Egyptian Song Echoes In Desert Labor Chant
An excerpt from the London Chronicle recalls a hieroglyphic tomb song about exhausting work and toil. It links an old Egyptian lyric to a peasant song sung many millennia later about oxen, straw, and grain.
Downtrodden Husbands in England’s Social Shakeup
Marmaduke argues in London Truth that middle class women now affect superiority, shaping dress and living standards. He contends husbands increasingly view themselves as lesser, becoming akin to footmen to their wives as a social dynamic shifts.
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England
Himelf
Marmaduke
London
Forget Himself. Her Husband During the spat
A domestic spat at home ends with a sharp exchange between a wife and husband. The wife rebukes the husband for trying to impose, insisting there are no fools in their family and challenging his conduct.
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John
Chicago News
Romance of Failure Reflections From London Reader
A reflective brief quoting the London Reader on romance in failure and the draw of virtue, noting that failure can be more compelling than success and that people are shaped by their actions rather than mere outcomes. Butler is cited on guiding principles through deeds.
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London Reader
Castasweet Offered For Infant Stomach Relief
An advertisement urges calm handling of peevish babies and promotes Castasweet a stomach remedy for infants and children with no harmful drugs. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephention St
Piano tuner J Burdett listed by Brown and Dollmeyox
An advertisement lists J Burdett as a piano tuner with contact at Brown and Dollmeyox, providing a phone number for arranging tuning services.
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V. J. Burdett
Ordere
Brown & Dollmeyox
Harriet M. Burbank Sells Property Inquiry
Harriet M. Burbank, a teacher, was linked to a property sale record at Studio 8 Grove Bt. The item lists Burbank as the seller in an early public notice of a real estate transaction.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Studio 8
Grove Bt
Soldif
Vacation forwarding for Journal subscribers
Notice to subscribers inviting those leaving town for summer to forward their address to the office for paper forwarding. Call 25, either system, to arrange changes with no extra charge. The notice emphasizes enjoying vacation by keeping up with home happenings.
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Journal
Qoall
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London Chronicle
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T. Kingsford & Son
Oswego
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National Starch Company
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Miles
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Nervine
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