A Mother's Plight and the Cost of Filial Ingratitude
An elderly mother, burned out and penniless after a house fire, seeks work and dignity as her children coldly deny aid. The narrative shifts to a devoted aunt, Rowena Alpen, who gains independence through a benefactor mother figure, highlighting neglectful daughters and enduring maternal sacrifice in a stark moral tale.
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Homs
Mamma
Aind
Aunty Alpen
Aspen
Mary OC. Wyeth
Illustrated Christian Weekly
Three Things to Love Courage Gentleness and Affection
A historical ad copy extols Maxime virtues and lists three things to admire hate and like. It promotes Hop Litters as a disease conqueror claiming to repair ravages, convert food into blood, and revive vigor for aged and infirm people.
The Peanut Pirate on the Grand Haven Train
A bilingual boy on a Detroit to Grand Haven passenger train plays a clever shell game with books and money. He accuses a passenger of taking a book, debates diction with an old man, and ends by tossing nut meats into laps, leaving the observer baffled by the boy’s antics.
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Peanut Pirate
Detroit
Grand Haven
Lacy
Gilly
Pardner
Matrimony and Rustic Simplicity One Day Remarked Mr Wilson
In Philadelphia at the Girard Hotel a hurried man sought a room with a woman in tow. The clerk confronted him about improper conduct and the man explained he intended to marry. Magistrate List was summoned. the couple paid and left toward Chestnut street to a confectionery store.
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Mr. Wilson
Girard Hotel
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Ad Claims Quick Relief
A vintage advertisment touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for rheumatic joint pains throat and lung ailments sprains and bruises. It promises speedy relief based on user testimonials and presents the remedy as a versatile cure-all used by sufferers seeking comfort.
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Down
Thomas
Better Late Than Never Society Spree Ends in Confusion
Two young men of Austin society embark on a spree, get intoxicated, and after a late exchange of farewells vow to keep partying. The exchange ends with a farewell as they pledge to bid good night before it’s too late, leaving observers unsure of what comes next.
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Austin
Bill
Shay
Pevas Séftings
Burdock Blood Bitters for Skin and Blood Ailments
A short road to health promises relief for boils ulcers scrofula carbuncles and stubborn blood and skin diseases with Burdock Blood Bitters priced at 31.00 and a trial size of 10 cents. The note also mentions Kendall's Spavin Cure used by the largest livery owner in Maina and Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
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Fes Ae
Maina
Kendall
Dinner at Samaria and the Gazelle Feast
Lieutenant Condor, surveying Palestine, dining with a wealthy Samarian family head Jeba, describes a formal reception and meal. Twelve dishes include lentils and stuffed vegetables, followed by leben and a tender gazelle served as a surprise. Water etiquette and a humorous toast about digestion close the feast with pipes and coffee.
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Samaria
Condor
Palestine
Jeba
Dina
Leben
Penitent Truths Behind Louis XIV Supper Table Tale
In the reign of Louis XIV a brilliant abbe entertains a royal supper party with witty tales. A witty lady lists three pleasures while a favorite recalls being the first penitent the abbe recorded, revealing a crime from thirty years earlier and the culprit's capture at the Bastille.
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M. Abbe
Compliments and the Grace of Flattery Across Ages
An excerpt on the art of tasteful complimenting with grace. Dr Swift notes polite flattery focuses on the many rather than a few, while Rachel and Sidney Smith offer witty exchanges about fame and perfection. The piece blends aphorisms with literary anecdotes.
Westward esthetic taste in Cincinnati and a Tokyo painter
Cincinnati embraces refined ceramics with Ichidasha Kenzo from Tokyo hired to teach women in the art. Locals still savor pork shops on platters featuring a crane and goose scene while circus ads draw crowds to a shocking rhino ceros tipping an elephant with comic paste horn, prompting sidewalk gazing.
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Cincinnati
Tokio
Ichidasha Kenzo
Delta Druggists Promote Eclectric Oil Adoption
Wide Awake Delta shop Sergent Bros and Druggists in Delta Ohio report in ordering Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. They cite unprecedented universal satisfaction from cures of coughs colds bronchitis rheumatism neuralgia and other ailments, praising its effectiveness.
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Delta
Messrs. Sergent Bros
Ohio
Dr. Thomas
Nervous shopper sits in store to “sit around”
A nervous man entered a shop and, after half an hour, declined assistance from a clerk while the proprietor checked if he wished to be shown anything. He replied he just wanted to sit and wait, mentioning his physician.
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Bomforvs
Quiet Life Desire Ends in Escape Attempt
A man seeking a quiet life speaks of avoiding crowds and newspapers and visits a merchant for isolation. The merchant confronts him with a bolt of cambric, but the man leaves, still intent on solitude.
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Sol
Sheep Management and Economic Contrast in Flock Care
The article discusses advanced sheep farming in Silesia with emphasis on shelter, dust avoidance, and expert rams selection to maximize fleece quality. It compares wool value to grain, noting Canada freight and explaining why turning corn into wool is economically superior, followed by reflections on self-control as a source of freedom and power.
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Silesia
President Arthur Praised For Yorktown Address
The Philadelphia Ledger reports President Arthur's Yorktown speech draws warm praise from a wide range of readers. Observers say his concise remarks flatter various audiences without overselling, hinting he may craft a message worthy of legendary predecessors.
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Yorktown
Philadelphia Ledger
Arthur
It Pays to Be Polite at South Norwalk Depot
A Bridgeport man visiting South Norwalk depot on Friday evening helped a woman who nearly fell. In the moment, she dropped his valise, which she attempted to take. He believes his courtesy paid off as she revealed the theft and he retrieved his belongings.
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Mew Haven Palladium
Bridgeport
South Norwalk
Questioning Half Dollar Value and Market Exchange
A reader asks if a damaged half dollar with holes loses value and if sellers can demand extra after a partial exchange, noting a market scenario with onions and a five cent adjustment. The note also mentions Kendal's Spag curing rheumatism with claimed instant relief after other remedies failed.
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Treasury Department
Madison Courier
Kendal
Dr Frazier Root Bitters touted as medicinal cure all
Advert says Dr Frazier's Root Bitters are not a whiskey but a medicine. It claims to boost liver and kidneys, regulate bowels, strengthen the weak, heal lungs, purge impurities, and aid various ailments from dizziness to dyspepsia and skin conditions. Testimonial from Mrs M Martin of Cleveland praises two bottles for dyspepsia and kidney disease. Sold by all druggists and by Renry & Co, sole proprietors in Cleveland.
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Pravier
Frazier
M, Martin
Cleveland
Renry & Coo
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