Water and Society Call in Election Sketches and Bearded Clergy
A Western congressman, Thaddeus Stevens, and other figures debate a township’s water and society needs. Froude’s butler hints at voting leanings. A Yorksire yeoman quips on fishing and life choices. Beards and clerical dress are traced through medieval and early modern church history, with rulers and popes enforcing shaving bans and later easing them.
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Congress
Thaddeus Stevens
Syvevens
Lite
Froude
Leo HI
Constantinople
Godestrol
Amiens
England
Frederick Barbayossa
Louis VII
Honoris CT
Francis I
France
Francis
College of the
Sorbonne
Warts
Cone
Why Prieste Are Beardless
History explains priests’ clean-shaven appearance from early Christianity through Greek and Roman practices, noting cultural and religious influences on facial hair norms. The piece surveys traditional expectations, contrasting clerical grooming with broader societal trends across eras.
Well-Lighted Ocean Highways and the Lighthouses
A damaged fragment describes coastal lighthouses and beacon ranges from Dover to Keanygate with a focus on the Dowts and the Canal lights. It notes changes in passing requirements and compares lighthouse density across England Tre hind and Scotland and mentions numbers for England and the United States.
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Dover
Keanygate
Dandaland
Te Sites
Englind Tna SA
United States
Chomicha
Newfoundland
Europedo
Atlantic Depth Tells Of Ocean Floor Between Isles
The report describes the Athentic between the Camary Islands and the West fields with a depth rising from shallow to nearly 10,000 feet. It notes the bottom slopes steeply from the Afticia region toward the Aagmertednates as water covers a substantial distance, reaching almost half a mile deep.
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Camary Islands
Alpe
Kipling Prefers Poetry for Peak Intellectual Pleasure
Rudyard Kipling was asked if he preferred poetry or prose and replied that composing a poem gave him the highest intellectual delight he had ever experienced.
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Rudyard Kipling
Reed Reelected as Speaker Opens New Congress
Congress convenes in session with Reed sustaining leadership after a brief ceremony. House attendance is high as new members replace old faces and parley centers on the opening of the extraordinary session. Senate also meets with a full house and plans communication with the President.
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Congress
House
Reed
Senate
Bailey
Texas
Seoneee
Colorado
le x Act
Eric McDowell
Diplomatic Corps
Indies
McDowell
Ma. Conden
Hobart
Ploar
Cockrel
Dgo
Deluck
Ghostly Bedtime Visitor Confused by Mistaken Room
A London paper vouches for a true tale in which a young woman visiting a friend wakes to a white figure at the bed’s foot. The clothes vanish and the apparition fades as an elderly guest admits borrowing the bedclothes to warm himself, believing the room empty.
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London
Relief for ailing kidneys with a safe tonic described
The ad extols Hostetter's Bitters as a safe remedy for various ailments including kidney trouble and dyspepsia. It asserts the product offers relief from pain and nervous symptoms without the dangers of poisons in minute doses.
A Pretty Custom in Japanese Temple Practice
Japanese children are rarely allowed to keep caged pets. Old women at temple entrances accept a sen coin to recite prayers and can release a caged bird. Children watch the feathered creature’s bid for liberty, hoping the act earns divine favor.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers Constitutional Remedy
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease. Taken internally it claims to reach the blood and tissues, destroy disease causes, and build up constitution. Proponents offer one hundred dollar reward for proof of failure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo sell through druggists.
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Hall
Temor
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Foes of Turkey. The King of Greece as Cavalry Officer
The King of Greece is described as one year old, tall and well built with cavalry officery bearing. He is a hard worker, approachable, and popular. Queen Olza, his consort, is stately and handsome in Polish style, daughter of a czar's brother. Greeks revere her for grace and charities, calling her the Queen of the Poor.
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Turkey
Greece
Olza
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Men’s Comfort Aid
Ladies can get the same rest and comfort as a shave with Allen's Foot-Ease powder for the feet. It relieves tight shoes and foot ailments including corns bunions sprains and swelling. Canton Ohio reader testimony claims real comfort and quick relief. Available at shoe and drug stores for 22 cents.
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Allen
Canton
Ohio
Lashayve
Olmsted
Lelioy, N.Y
Odd Birth Rite At Abyssinian Soldier's Birth
A puzzling fragment describes three coed waters received by an Abyssinian during his birth ceremony and his later aversion to soup and water, noting his service life and unusual customs in a terse, period tone.
Seed Order From Al Salzer Seed Co At La Crosse
A.Mie Grasa Seed Order from John Al Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin lists twenty five housed pounds of various clover varieties ten thousand pounds of Salzers Superior Timothy Seed and ten thousand pounds of different grasses from a Montana grower. The item reflects a large seed purchase and sowing plans for agricultural use.
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John al Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Hargest
Aurion
Montana
Sulzer
Japanese Refit Six Captured Gunboats for Coastal Defense
The six gunboats taken from China by Japan are reassigned to coast defense duties as their large artillery was found unusable in open sea conditions.
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China
Japan
Mall Fare Sunday Excursions
The Nickel Plate Road will sell one day limit excursion tickets between any two local points at a rate of one fare for the round trip.
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Nickel Plate Road
Rainy Day Averages Across Regions
Report notes Ireland averages 208 rainy days per year while England sees about 150. In Kazan rain occurs roughly 50 days and Siberia around 10 days, highlighting regional climate contrasts.
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Ireland
England
Kazan
Siberia
Cough Remedy Ad Promises Instant Relief
An advertisement touts Kemp's Batxavin as a cough remedy that stops coughing at once. It urges customers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle, noting bottle sizes of 25 and 60 cents. The copy contains typographical errors and exaggerated claims about dangers of delay.
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Kemp
Hitthe Busy Body Announces Excursions on Nickel Plate Line
An item promotes rail trips by the Nickel Plate Road with names of schedules in March and April. It advertises lower rates than rival lines and mentions family friendly attractions and candy, aiming to draw home seekers to excursions to the west northwest and southwest.
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Sute
Nickel Plate Road
Nivlel Plate Road
Toledo
Defiance
Fort Wayne
Southwest
West
Teket
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St. Louis
Fragmentary medical note hints at bowel and stomach issues
The unreadable fragment mentions ailments of the bowels and stomach with references to irritation and weakness. No clear patient name or date is readable.
Seed company ad touts high yields per acre
An advertisement claims farmers can earn from 264 bushels of corn and other crops per acre, promising generous seed samples worth $10 for a $1,000 value. It urges sending a notice and 10 cents to the John A. Salzer Seed Co. in Wisconsin to receive farm seed samples and starts.
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Salser
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Cresse
Wis
C. N. UL
No-to-Bac Advocates Regulate Tobacco Use
A historical ad-like notice claims a fifty cent tax to regulate tobacco use and promote health and manhood. It cites South Dakota’s gold and silver production figures and mentions "our GUdvanced" and druggists.
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