Woman of India Aids Child Widows A Century Fight
The article highlights harsh practices of child marriage and widowhood in India and profiles Savitribai Phule? No, it mentions Sharada Sadan and a prominent educated Indian widow who leads a movement to aid child widows. It notes Dr. Cuthbert Hall praising her, her 1886 American plea, and the Bombay district institution housing about 1590 girls taught in domestic arts and industries.
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India
Thyne
Cuthbert Hall
New York
Hindoo Indy
America
Sharada Sadan
Bombay
Domestic Superstitions and Kitchen Omens Across Homes
A compilation of old beliefs links everyday kitchen acts to forthcoming events. Washing dishes predicts a wedding if an article is forgotten. a red hot stove signals a quarrel. a custard mishap foretells death and fortune for someone. Other signs cover beard growth, friendships, lost friends, gifts, luck, and visitors based on tea strength, bread burning, corks popping, apron strings, and waking encounters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tong
Toy Pomeranian Care Advice and Diet Tips
Toy Poms are delicate yet hardy among small dogs. They require dry feet when wet to avoid rheumatism, and a calm, careful owner should provide generous feeding. Best meals include chicken or fish with greens and gravy. offer two light, fairly dry meals daily with a little meat, avoid heating treats, and limit bones and sponge cake.
Caring for a Pom: diet, grooming, and life expectancy
The article advises occasional Magnesia on a Poms food and favors boiled liver with onion for medicine. It warns against baths but stresses daily brushing with clean brushes and brushing both directions, plus outdoor flannel coat care in winter. Regular exercise suggests a life around twelve years, though experts differ.
Good Form For Girls in Social Etiquette Rules
A guide on manners for young women detailing deference to elder women in entering rooms cars and theaters. It emphasizes courtesy at social gatherings, avoiding gossip, proper introduction order, post dance etiquette, and polite acknowledgment of favors in public spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rippani
A Fudge Tip for Creamy Smooth Fudge Making
The guide warns against overboiling fudge and stresses removing it from heat the moment it forms a soft ball when tested in ice water. Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon and avoid vanilla until the chocolate cools slightly. Pour into greased pans while still thin for a glossy surface.
Shirrings Made Smooth With Simple Hand Method
The text explains a sewing technique for shirring where the seamstress takes up more fabric on the needle than the space between stitches, aiming to hide the thread. By pressing the thumb against the needle and keeping the thread filled before drawing through, each stitch forms a small plait like machine gathering. Practice makes the method quick and neat.
Home Remedy for Toothache Suggested by Mother
An old advice note says children’s toothache can be eased by rinsing the mouth with hot water and using baking soda in the cavity if present. A simpler method is rinsing with hot water and witch hazel, repeating the rinse as needed until pain subsides.
Decline In Manners Chronicle Style Quotation
A writer cites a bygone courtesy noting a Spencer dinner invitation that asked guests to arrive by 6 30 and states no one waited after 7 o'clock. The snippet contrasts modern manners with a formal English etiquette example and hints at social changes.
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Lord
Spencer
Way of the World by Uncle Bhben on luck and credit
In the Washington Star the saying goes that a man is not given much credit in this world. If prosperous, people will claim he has more luck than sense, and if unprosperous they will say he lacks both luck and sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Bhben
Washington Star
New Dish Drainer Shapes Up Kitchen Cleanup
A new dish drainer made of galvanized wire is shaped like a trough and fits into an iron pan. Plates are placed in from the soap soda, rinsed with water, and left to dry without wiping.
Rose tucked behind ear tied with ribbon loop
A fashion tip notes that a flower worn behind the ear complements a girl with hair rolled back and dressed low in the back. It suggests tucking a rose and a few buds behind the ear and linking them with narrow ribbons in a loop for a decorative touch.
Wisdom of the Seer in a Detroit Tribune quip
A Fortune Teller delivers a wry aphorism about marriage promising that the quality of a husband depends on the wife’s choices. The joke notes that “All bad husbands are self made.”
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Detroit Tribune
Climate Limits Icelandic Sheep Economy
The text notes climate restricts natural products in Iceland, grazing is widespread, and sheep raising is the main income source for inhabitants. It states sheep numbers grew from 280,000 to over 6,000,000 in the past century, highlighting a dramatic population increase.
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Iceland
KRODOL Promises Quick Relief for Dyspepsia
KRODOL is presented as the best remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach disorders. It is described as pleasant prompt and thorough and is sold by Wm. EF Jungkung a druggist at 85 Stephenson St.
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Wm. EF Jungkung
Stephenson St
Daily Journal Delivery Service Expanded Citywide
The Daily Journal announces delivery to every city area once a week, expanding service availability for readers in all neighborhoods. The notice highlights improved access and reliability for subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Journal
Fancy Vests In All Styles And Patterns
A short classified listing advertises vests available in varied styles and patterns priced from one to five dollars. The note ends with a stray line reading Golden quilt 12- 1, suggesting another item or price reference in the same column.
Taft Men In Control Primary For 1880 President Nominee
Columbus Ohio January 3 Taft forces control Republican state central committee with 14 votes to 7 for Foraker supporters. Committee rejects direct primary changes and leaves national delegate selection to congressional districts. Wisconsin Democrats set Milwaukee dates February 14 and 18 for district delegates and at large picks to national convention.
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Columbus
Repub
Ohio
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
William H.taft
Senator Foraker
James Tt. Garfield
Interior
Harry M. Daugherty
Foraker
State Committee
Friends of
Ater
Democrats of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Albany MeetingTunes Hughes for President Nomination
Albany reports plans for a Republican push to nominate Governor Hughes at the national convention. Fourteen attendees include Senator Page and Rep Waldo, with key leaders like Stevens, Saxe, and Wadsworth absent. The Kenmare hotel gathering followed a prior conference held in Manhattan before Christmas.
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Albany
N.Y
Hughes
United States
Kenmare Hotel
Page
New York
Waldo
Brooklyn
Collins
Sletcher
Tennant
Charles T. Young
New York Republican Club
A. PB. Boimphrey
John Raines
Ontario
Senate
Frederick ©. Stevens
Wadsworth
Saxe
New Yor
Manhattan Hotel
New York City
Very Faint Praise in Atlantic City
A chair pusher, Dons ons Gibson, found a pocketbook with 400 dollars and jewelry on the board walk. He turned it over to a woman owner who praised his honesty and rewarded him with two nickels and two pennies after counting the money.
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Atlantic City
Donsons Gibson
Gibson
Smelters Deny Denver Closure and Wage Cuts
Franklin Gutermian of the American Smelting and Refining Company rebutted a dispatch from Elena Mant stating that Colorado smelters would shut down or cut wages. The denial asserts no planned closures or pay reductions.
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Denver
Jan
Franklin Gutermian
Renembinane
American Smelting and Dietilling Company
Awelena
Mant
Colorado
Hint to mousekeepers from Reynolds' Newspaper
A brief note citing Reynolds' Newspaper suggests that paying a receipt fine promptly can avert larger penalties. Judge fimden references prudent cash handling and timely settlement to avert monetary trouble.
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Fimden
Reynolds
Relief for stomach troubles with Kodol remedy
It is important to health to give relief to the stomach promptly at the first sign of trouble. Take something after meals such as Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion to help the stomach do its work properly. Sold by Wim. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 5 Stephenson St.
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Wim. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Curzon Faces Opposition for Irish Peer Vacancy
London reports strong resistance to Lord Curzon as Irish representative peer after the death of Lord Kilmaine. Viscount de Vesci and Lord Ashtown were set candidates, favoring those with estates in Ireland. Questions arise about Curzon's eligibility and petitions may follow if he wins a majority.
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London
Lord Curzon
Lord Kilmaine
Viscount de Vesci
Lord Ashtown
Treland
Man Falls From Bridge on Blackwell's Island
Henry Smith dropped 150 feet from the East River bridge, struck a chain, and suffered a scalp wound but swam ashore feet first. His fellow workers watched as he reached the shore and was later treated at a hospital.
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New York
Blackwell's Island
Henry Smith
Smnith
Rridge
First Lynching of 1908 in Brookhaven Miss
A mob in Brookhaven Mississippi abducted a man from police and shot him dead in broad daylight as he sought medical treatment for a gunshot wound. The victim was identified by a bystander as Coot Autmen, accused of killing a local policeman on December 10.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Bin
Jabh
Coot Autmen
Death of Dr Senn after South American trip
Dr Nicholas Senn died of heart disease after ten weeks illness. Doctors attribute the malady to high altitudes on a recent South American journey, though it developed after his return. He was sixty three and one of the nation’s leading medical instructors and surgeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tan
Nicholas Senn
Senn
Pr. Senn
Martinsville man ends spree with suicide on stairs
Jacob Young, 25, after a prolonged spree, was reproached by his wife and announced he would kill himself. Police were called to arrest him as he stood at a stairhead and slashed his throat from ear to ear before officers could intervene.
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Martinsville
W. Va
Tan
Jacob Young
Youngs
Washington Masons Leader Allison J Nailer Dies
Washington obituary reports the death of Allison J Nailer, secretary general of the supreme council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons Southern Jurisdiction. Nailer, 71, also led the Oldest Inhabitants' Association of the District of Columbia, and was born in Washington.
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Washington
Allison J Nailer
Spreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Order of
Scottish Rite Masons
Southern Jurisdiction
Nailer
Oldest Inhabitants’ Association
District of Columbian
Editor killed by wife in Hazlettsville office shooting
W R Beauier editor of the Tallettsville Herald was shot and killed by his wife as he entered his office in Hazlettsville Tex. She was arrested and placed under $2000 bail. Domestic troubles are cited as the motive.
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Hazlettsville
Tex
W. RR. Beauier
Tallettsville
Alabama 9 O'clock Closing Law Faces Court Test
Mobile Alabama on January 8 reports the 9 o'clock closing law for cities over 19 000 will be tested in court and possibly reach the state supreme court. The law is in effect but only about one third of local saloons observe it.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
State Supreme Court
Full Blooded Indian in the Army Cadership
Ardmore Oklahoma January 8 Lamar Jackson a full blood Choctaw Indian of Atoka has been appointed to a cadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point by Representative Charles J Carter of this district.
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Ardmore
Okla
Lamar Jackson
Atoka
United States Aletary Academy
West Paint
Charles JD. Carter
Public Debt Statement for December 1907
Washington January 3 government records show the monthly public debt statement for December 31 1907 debt minus cash in treasury stands at 3,854,038,831 dollars an increase of 9,550,008 dollars for the month.
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Washington
Jan
Pettibone Trial Postponed In Boise Idaho
Judge Wood was not ready to supply the attorneys with copies of his instructions to the jury in the Pettibone case. An adjournment was ordered until Monday next.
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Pettibone
Boise
Ida
Wood
Quote on poetry versus prose sparks debate
A wan respondent argues that quoting prose invites suspicion of originality, while quoting poetry instantly makes readers assume familiarity. The comment appears in a Washing Star excerpt highlighting attitudes toward literary quotation and originality.
Casca sweet for babies sold by local druggist
When a baby is cross and worn, Casca sweet, the well known remedy for babies and children, will quiet the little one in a short time. Sold by Wm. F. Jungskunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
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Wm. F. Jungskunz
Stephenson St
Kentucky Judge Hikes Penalty In Gambling Case
In a Kentucky circuit court Judge W. W. Jones presiding over Daniel Cross’s gaming case, the judge quips about a nickel or dime stake and raises it to $20, prompting Cross to concede he cannot contest the penalty. The exchange showcases sharp courtroom humor in a law notes vignette.
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Kentucky
W. W. Jones
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Daniel Cross
Daniel
Jones
Expensive Books Before Printing Changes in Value
A historical note on book prices before printing covers King Alfred gifting a large estate for a cosmography book, Walter of Winchester paying twelve measures of barley and a silver-embroidered pall for Bede's Homilies and St Austin's Psalter, a 1400 Paris sale of Roman de la Rose for 40 crowns, the Countess of Anjou paying with sheep and grain for Halberstedt's Homilies, and Louis XV pawning plate to borrow Rhasis works from Paris faculty with a nobleman as surety.
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Alfred
Walter
St. Swithin’s
Winchester
Dorchester
Oxfordshire
Bede
St. Austin
St. Birinus
John of Meun
Paris
Anjou
Hlomilies of
Halmon
Halberstedt
Louis XV
France
Rhasis
Man Seeks Marriage Amid Billing Confusion in London Scraps
A young man enters an office claiming a prior communication and faces a volley of bills. Amid mistaken invoices for hats, dresses, and shoes, he reveals his note seeks his daughter’s hand. Mr Prater, shocked, finally urges him to marry her and hurry away.
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Mr. Prater
London
Paris dress code for diners at Armenonville
Parisians avoid dining in dress clothes at one Paris hotspot, Armenonville in the Bois de Boulogne, where wearing a swallowtail coat is the unwritten rule. The piece notes men are expected to dress for this restaurant, unlike casual boulevard eateries in the city.
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London
Paris
Armenonville
Bois de Boulogne
Jeste de Ville
I T
The Effect on the Nerves of Gambling
Fry's Magazine contemplates how gambling obsesses a man reducing daily work to distraction. It questions whether anxiety over unknown horses and jockeys, and the risk of money one may not afford to lose, undermines patriotism and everyday vitality.
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Fry’s Magazine
Made Him a Sinker Farmer Jones to Atmeur Huntery
A London Bystander remark describes a farmer, nicknamed Jones, as a hard drinker who earned the epithet sinker by his appetite for shots. The quote likens him to a water dog and suggests his demise would be sinking like a brick.
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Farmer Jones
London
The Meek Inherit the Earth Phrase Sparks Debate
A squib from Lon on Opinion quotes a quarrel over the saying The Meek shall inherit the earth. The exchange notes a suggestion to be less assertive and predicts future action by EF in response to the remark.
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Lonon
Toys Are Hot The Property Of The Rich Gloie Thoraee
A brief note highlights demand for luxury toys among affluent buyers. The item suggests rising interest in collectible playthings, signaling consumer trends among wealthier purchasers.
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Thoraee
Twisted Dialogue From a Curious Letter
A short, misspelled but lively exchange shows Uoele John advising Tul about meals for four, while Tom remarks on the size of the space outside and the outside view, hinting at a playful, rustic exchange.
Claver Woman Dialogue Sparks Mock Debate
An exchange in the Longun Telegraph features a pithy back and forth on gender roles. A man asserts a woman is clever enough to do any work, while another insists she uses men to do the labor and reap the reward.
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Longun Telegraph
Forged Antiquities Expose Craftiness of Forger In History
Forging of antiquities shows skilled deception across items like furniture prints and metalwork. Museums such as the British and Smithsonian fell for modern pieces, from a Palissy plate with a detached seal to putty effigies and fake Terra Cotta figures. Forgeries span gold silver and even leather racks and clerical vestments, with Syria noted for gold works.
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British Museum
Isis
Ostris
Smithsonian Institution
Tyskiewicz
Italy
Syria
Rome
Sicily
St. Louis Republic
Cornmeal Versatility Highlighted in Everyday Meals
An article extols cornmeal as a versatile staple suitable for all meals. It describes breakfast options like batter cakes waffles and muffins, and suggests dinner servings such as corn pone with butter and buttermilk, paired with cabbage, collards, or turnip salad.
An Oversight at Chapple's Morning
Chapple awakens in his apartments to a troubled mood over uncreased pajamas. His valet Alphonse deduces the problem was the trousers were left unpressed, not neatly hung, causing the distress over a supposedly unhappy night.
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Chapple
Alphonse
Not Lazy in Public Money Matters
A Washington Herald quotation questions public willingness to separate from its money. It notes people claim readiness to expend effort if a trick can be done, reflecting skepticism about financial sacrifices for promised benefits. The dialogue emphasizes effort as a condition for paying.
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Toaum
Washington Herald
Rid Yourself of Unnecessary Burdens with Doan's Pills
Local reader Mrs. J S Fisher of Freeport endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from back and kidney troubles. She says initial skepticism vanished after using the remedy, reporting rapid improvement while not taking other medicines. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets Doan's Kidney Pills at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Dean
J. S. Fisher
Homer St
Doan
Emmett
Frice
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Uncle Remus’ Magazine
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