Millet Widows and His Greatest Painting Lost Behind Fame
The Paris report recalls Jean Baptiste Millet whose era defining work The Angelus sold for over 100000 but left his widow in poverty after a foreclosure. Millet’s other famed piece Death and the Woodcutter remains with Marie Charcot in Paris. The article portrays the artist’s fragile finances and the stark contrast with posthumous acclaim.
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Angelus
Barbizon
Millet
Paris
Muie Charcot
Laurent R.chard
Lafontaine
Musical Gander Captures Wiltshire Village Music
A goose in an old Wiltshire farmhouse became a devoted music listener. The gander frequent ly joined in as the kitchen door stood open in summer, resting his head on a girl’s knees while the village brass band played. He stayed for music and seemed drawn to the drum, showing unexpected musical taste.
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Mr. Whymper
Wiltshire
Gan
Dear Sirs In March 1893 I sought relief for rheumatism
A customer from Bingbanstein New York describes severe rheumatic back and shoulder pain in March 1893. After purchasing three bottles of Dr H C Porter Son Towanda medicine, personal improvement followed after a night of use and no recurrence since.
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Bens W Clark
Ki'mer & Oy
Bingbanstein
H.C. Porter
Towanda
Christmas Ferry Notion Gives Clifton Folk Free Crossing
North Clifton on the Trent in Nottinghamshire preserves a unique tradition. Locals may cross the river for free by paying a fee only if they feed the ferryman and his dog at Christmas, a seasonal bargain that makes the boatman’s year.
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North
Clifton
Nottinghamshire
England
Trent
Cliftonians
Steam Engines for Farm Use and Efficiency
Farmers should learn about steam engines as a cheaper power source than horses. With proper attachments a steam engine can replace hand labor, enable winter wood preparation for summer use, and allow selling surplus wood, increasing farm profitability by selective timber cutting.
Giant Strawberry Promise from Salter Seeds
An 11 inch strawberry claim tempts readers to send 55 cents to the John A. Salter Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin. They advertise rare hardy fruits including giant strawberries and grapes-like berries with a mammoth illustrated catalogue.
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Salter
Rhine
Germany
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Official World’s Farm attendance certificate offer
Handsomely engraved certificates of attendance for the World's Farm with recipient name and date, featuring a gold seal and silk rosette. Send 25 cents along with name, address and date of attendance to E. BR. Oztas, 98 South Jefferson Street, Chicago, Illinois.
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E. BR. Oztas
South Jefferson Street
Chicago
Ill
Reverend and Miss Debate Quick Marriage Paces
The Reverend and Miss Flypp note a rapid sequence of wedding ceremonies. He claims four in twenty minutes at a rate of twelve per hour, illustrating a brisk wedding schedule with light humor.
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Miss Flypp
Abraham Lincoln Stories Offered Free By Lincoln Tea Co
An illustrated Lincoln book with anecdotes and unpublished tales will be mailed free to anyone sending their address to the Lincoln Tea Co Fort Wayne Indiana. Also mentions Hatch Universal Cough Syrup for croup and various current ads including a trial offer and medical remedies.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Tea Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pries
Bettis
Glee, Sradpheld Regulator CO
Atienta, da
Russia's small hostels offer rustic beds for travelers
The text describes rural Russian lodging where rooms hold two benches covered with straw and cloth. Guests must supply clothing from travel wraps and rugs carried in tarantass. Only cities show Western style beds.
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Russia
Local Patent Cure Claim Advertised by Cheney & Co
An old advertisement proclaims a remedy for deafness and catarrh promising a cure. The ad notes local applications are ineffective for ear passages and urges sending money to F. J. Cheney & Co for a treatment, with the product sold by a druggist.
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F. J. Cheney
Te Okie
Druggista
Which Will You Be A Farm Renter or Farm Owner
Move to Nebraska where good land is cheap and cheap land is good. Write to J. Francis G. P. and T. A. Burnington Route Omaha Neb for a descriptive pamphlet. it's free and a postal will bring it to you.
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Nebraska
J. Francis
G. P
T. A
Burnington
Omaha
Neb
Bronchial Remedies and Social Pleasantries of a Bygone Era
The fragment mentions bron chial affections and coughs with an assertion of long proven efficacy by Brown's Bron chial remedy priced at 25 cents. It also touches on candid opinions among friends, social shunning, and a quip about a cold cure being a counterfeit for consumption, all set in a dated advertisement tone.
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Brown
Phantom City Mirage Seen Over Glacier Bay Alaska
For eight to ten years a ghost city mirage appears over Glacier Bay Alaska only after the June full moon. A Juneau photographer photographed it four times, but no buildings could be identified on the plates.
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Glacier Bay
Alaska
Juneau
St. Louis Repub- 3
Life's Shortness and Pain Cure Described
Misa Ida M leming of Baltimore Maryland reports years of nervous attacks blamed on nous gis and a failed variety of remedies. She says quinine worsened her condition until she used Strawb il which she credits with curing the attacks after many years of suffering.
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Misa Ida M
Leming
Carey St
Baltimore
Customer Satisfaction in Oath of Reproach
A garbled exchange parodies a bargaining scene where a customer and seller clash over guaranteed satisfaction and a rebuke implying the buyer was not satisfied. The dialogue mimics a comic dialect with a jab about mudder and Stein-tinged phrasing.
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Iratr
Einstein
Einswin
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