Mutual Consolation on the Thames Inn and River Meetings
In a quiet inn on the Thames a heartbroken American man, Bellingham, seeks solace and finds companionship with Milas Holt from New York. They form a mutual consolation society by the river, spending days punting, tea, and shared confidences near willows and green meadows as their two month stay nears its end.
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Memeone
Katherine
Custom House
Thames
New York
Aniddie Iife
Bellingham
Ubel
Pellingham
Keys
Ami
Poling
Birthday Quip Trims a Judge's Courtroom Wit
A witty witness recalls how Lord Russell of Killowen joked about age in early career days. The exchange centers on a leap year birthday, with the witness insisting he turned twelve last week though he insists his date is Feb 29, leap year, and birthdays come once every four years.
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Lord Russell of
Killowen
Sydney Smith The Doctor Clergyman And Wit
Sydney Smith was a famed wit and reformer admired in many lands. He served as doctor and magistrate, balancing these roles with devout clerical duties. In Edinburgh he studied medicine to heal both body and soul and boasted of his cures, even writing to his son-in-law about treating whooping cough with salt of tartar.
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Sydney Smith
Tie
Edinburgh
Henry Howland
Tandon
Why He Dropped His Shovel
A Boston Herald item recalls a street gang Celt in Newburyport who paused at noon to cool his shovel by dropping it in the gutter then lighting a pipe. When confronted by the street superintendent he joked that he dropped it to cool the tool, the superintendent retreating in disbelief.
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Newburyport
Far
Boston Herald
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestion Relief
Indigestion is easily overcome by the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, because this remedy digests what you eat and gives the stomach a rest. It relieves Indigestion Belching of Gas Sour Stomach Heart Burn and enables the digestive organs to transform all foods into rich red blood. Sold by all druggists.
Early Closing Act Proves Failure After Sixteen Months
The British Early Closing association admits the act passed after long agitation by Parliament has failed. After sixteen months it remains practically inoperative. Two thirds of shopkeepers induced to adapt it have abandoned the measure.
Perfection in the Physical Through Nature's Proper Use
AEs to cathartics contrasted with DeWitt's Little Harry Risers, claiming biblical hygiene stops waste and bile from impairing liver function. The ad touts druggists promoting a bold, reforming remedy and warns against dissipating body resources.
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DeWitt
Harry
Mysterious servant on ranch hides a thief and spy
A ranch wife hires Bridget O Toole amid suspicions she is a thief. A visiting Englishman tests Bridget while a stranger of Irish and English hints at a deeper plot. A secret watch, letter clues, and a dramatic sting reveal a linked espionage tale with marriage, betrayal, and royal intrigue.
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Wing
Pete
Bridget O'Toole
Bridget
Aly Husand
Vito
Weing
Wenry Yorkyns
Enghind
Anobite
Lord Enghorn
Winchester
Ty Alice
Osaide
Poscaeemag
The Iron Hand
The piece centers on a group led by Petro Vrousky who lure widows into a deceitful circle, mix secret police links, and threaten exposure. Petro aims to ruin Ivan Tornovich by manipulating him into joining the gang.
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Wids
Petrokh Vrousky
Secret Police
Ivan Tornovich
Land Agents Offer Discount Train Tickets to Many States
The Chicago Great Western railway announces on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through April 17 a single fare plus 2 dollars round trip to points across Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mexico Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Wyoming and Virginia Tickets to Alberta Canadian Northwest Assiniboia Manitoba and western Ontario also at the same rate on the March and April Tuesdays For details contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn 1 13dw4 17
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mexico
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Virginia
Alberta
Canadian Northwest
Assiniboia
Manitoba
Ontario
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
Diphtheria and Sore Throat Tablets Ad
Public notice advertises Dr. Bunsen's Diphtheria and Sore Throat Tablets for throat diseases. Sold by all druggists. Package size mentioned as twelve tablets. Contains obsolete phrasing and typography.
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Dr. Bunsen
Greek Scholar Jebb Translates Browning into Greek Verse
A clipping notes Prof Jebb’s translation of Browning’s Abt Vogler into Greek verse, praising its imagination and fidelity and suggesting few Greeks could match his achievement. The piece compares the task to other writings and mentions a quoted exchange about insurance.
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Jebb
Browning
Acholay
London
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Denver
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National Live Stock Association
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
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