Vast Range of Notable Facts From Around the World
A collage of dry, scattered notes: Utah mineral output jumps over a million dollars. dining cars to be tested on the Great Northern between London and Leeds. six colored clergymen vie for House chaplain. pastilles burn with plant odors. a tenth new small planet found by Prof Max Wolf. Berlin firemen saluted in formation. old glass used in mortar. Cain's oak in Palestine anecdote. Khedive’s horses fed currants. Indians in Machias seek railroad work. new bear species described. a woman drives stage between Mancelona and Bellaire. fireproof wood in ships. Arizona pays high teacher wages. copied ink via sugar. UC professors oppose new woman move. cremation debate in Scotland. steam autocar near Glasgow. Nicaragua mahogany exports via Boston firms. telephone ear preference. Cuban banana plantation and 26 ships. Maine moose record. Ontario crop yields. Arctic birds and berries. naval gauntlet origin. underwater flame patent. football farewell in Doane. historical medical treatment anecdotes. no single throughline but a parade of curiosities.
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Utah
Great Northern
London
Leeds
National House of Representatives
Max Wolf
Heidelberg
Berlin
Palestine
Cain
Abel
Egypt
Machias
No Doubt About It Notion of Ceylon Tea Proven
A witty exchange in a New York Tribune cartouche shows a polite young salesman assuring a customer the Ceylon tea is genuine, stressing that Mr. Ceylon’s name appears on every package.
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Ceylon
New York Tribune
Fairbanks Elected U S Senator in Indiana Redistricted Victory
Indiana lawmakers elected Charles W. Fairbanks to succeed Daniel Voorhees as U S senator. Joint session vote tallies show Fairbanks ahead with 58 to Voorhees 42 amid Republican celebrations.
The Forgeot-Me-Not Flower Tale and its Echo
A fragmentary tale recounts a German explanation for a flower name tied to a tale of a kobshi and a father near a riverbank. A slippery bank and a drowning accident lead to a heroic, last cry in German and the flower becoming a symbol recalled since.
The Wood of the Cross and Italian Cremation Traditions
The piece notes diverse beliefs about the cross and its wood, detailing claims from English peasants and French poets. It then shifts to Italian cremation, stating it is widely practiced with Milan’s first crematorium opened in 1870 and now about fifty crematoria operating in Italy.
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Italy
Millan
Crime and moral view amid hard times in a newspaper sketch
A Washington Post excerpt laments rising crime in hard times while noting criminals are jailed or at work doors, arguing crime slows when sentences keep offenders away and fines fade. It contrasts crime with literary taste and anecdotes of travelers, then shifts to light vignettes from Paris transport to a New Orleans paper quiz.
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Commission
Erie
Bolkdot
Washington Post
Tory
Sid
Chelind Add
Vehiiine
Bagdad
Orletes Times
Deimocritt
Builder Confident His Last House Still Unleased
A builder replied that the house he recently erected would be his last, though not his final project as it remains unrented. The remark appears in the Tit-Bits collection reflecting on work and ownership.
Wooden Hen incubator game with 28-egg hatch lead
Advertisement offers a 10 by 15 by 8 inch Wooden Hen incubator that hatches 28 eggs for $6. Copy of booklet C and a large catalogue are mailed free by Mr. Gee H Stahl Mfr Quincy NL. Send request for materials.
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Mr. Gee
H. Stahl
Mfr
Quincy
Scarlet Hued Stationery Makes a Comeback in Shops
Periodical note paper in brilliant red returns to stores amid modest demand. Canvassers profit from selling Anti Bacco Chewing Gum. Readers are invited to send elements for a sample package to Wrenpman and Mine, Detinnee, Obie.
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Srrne
Wrenpman & Mine Sin
Detinnee
Obie
Poem Fragment Signals抵 Love Amid Money Talk
A fragmented verse from the Poetic section hints at romantic longing contrasted with money as a more persuasive voice. The speaker’s tongue falters while confessing love, while a returning line asserts money speaks more eloquently.
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Petroit Tree Press
Salzer Coffee Ad and Poet Claims of Fidelity
An ad letter from That Splendid Coffee D.B. Goodman Williams County praises Salzer Germain Coffee Berry Fo for its superior flavor at 80 cents a pound. The notice mentions a seed catalogue request from John A. Salzer Seed Co. and a purchase of stamps. A separate line notes CN Thomas Moore’s poetry listing fourteen ladies he vowed fidelity to.
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Thomas Moore
Cough Remedy Kemp’s Balsam Marketed in 25 and 60 Cent Bottles
Coughing leads to consumption. Kemp's Balsam claims to stop the cough at once. Advises visiting a druggist for a free sample. Warns delays are dangerous. Bottles offered in 25 and 60 cent sizes.
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Kemp
Self advertisement by trumpet blowers and youth styling
The passage laments self promoting figures while promoting Hall's Hair Renewer to restore natural youth color. It mentions CASCARETS for health and hints at dangers in kissing beyond microbes, noting time passing since notable men distinguished themselves.
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Hall
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Mancelona
Bellaire
Mich
Arizona
Massachusetts
University of California
Scotland
Anna
Scottish Burial Reform and Cremation Society
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Paisley
Hive Bren
Builer
Nicaragian
Boston
Nicarmean
Tsun
Napoleon
England
Cuba
United States
Maine
Ontario
Arctic Circle
Germany
Bert Serf
Doane
Neb
Crete
Lawrence
Frances Davies
Baring-Gould
Alsace
Gregory
Herrite Gregory
Feugushinen
Helen Sole
Ist
Helen
Ath
Wien
Boston Transcript
Jack
Penelope
Lin
Vin
New York Herald
THE
Indiana Solons
Charles W. Fairbanks
Daniel W. Voorhees
Ebanks
Voorhees
Templeton
House
Fairbanks
Senate
Tam
Tony
Bismarck
Suapleten
Pap
Judiciary Committee
Vandalia
Indiana School Fund
PH House
Loyoverheads
Ketcham
House of Representatives
Lbouse
Aia
Chatelubriand
Auteuil
Amon
Alexandre Dumas
Frederic Soutie
Cien
Paris
Qemen
Soutie
Moses
Chateaubriand
Setret
Europe
France
Wheeelan
Papa Deert
Brooklyn
Washington
Hood
WaBash
Toledo
Defiance
Fort Wayne
Huntington
Peru
Logansport
Lafayette
Southwest
West & Northwest
Uf Audress
Crane
Parmelo
Parmeloe
Laeral
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