Diverse global notes and curiosities from the era
A sweeping miscellany covers tea trade shifts from China to India and Ceylon, public swimming in Vienna, Algiers coal traffic, a Mombasa railroad bridge, bamboo lances for England, blood circulation factoids, farm animals sharing meals, opium in a prison, Japan teaching English, a cyclone victim, Bayreuth and Wagner society shifts, and a galaxy of minor incidents across London, New York, and beyond.
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Great Britain
China
Inly
Ceylon
Kansas City
Roentgen
London
Somerses Old Hall
Vin Colashire
Tennyson
Frank Casterline
Bazetta
Mexico
Unclear Exchange Between William Ann and the Blind Beggar
A fragmentary dialogue shows William Ann asking when it is safe to grope home and a blind man replying by heat of the air. The exchange includes a suggestive plan involving a bush and a peep at a ticker, attributed to Larke.
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William Ann
Heartless Creature in Parlor Romance Spat
A comic skit features two chums reacting to a partner, one vowing never to speak to Fred Bumpton after he backed out of a parlor visit and blew kisses. The other condemns him as a heartless creature in a Detroit Free Press item.
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Chum
Fred Bumpton
Detroit Free Press
Welcome to School Again Brightened by Children’s Wit
Children’s column showcases playful vignettes of youngsters like Philip who wonders aloud at a mosquito blessing and treats a doughnut crumb as a temptation. The piece, from the Chicago Record, invites juvenile readers with quaint actions and bright sayings as school resumes.
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New York City
Wellfleet
Mass
Philip
Chicago
Dog with a Wooden Leg from Kentucky
Boze the Kentucky dog lost a leg when a train clipped it. Owner Mr Garrett, a partial surgeon, saved three quarters of Boze and built a wooden leg. After trial the dog adjusted, walking with dignity within a week.
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Boze
Kentucky
Mr. Garrett
Pulaski County
Telling Time By Shadow Markers In a Iowa Elevator Office
A wheat elevator worker in an Iowa town tells time by the sun’s shadow on a chalked floor. He marks hours from noon to evening, updating weekly as shadows shift with seasons. He notes Liberia’s candle-tree kernel method for time, using burn rates to measure minutes.
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Iowa
Liberia
Africa
Bevis the Dog Comforts Kenny at Bedtime
In a family scene Bevis the large dog becomes a bedtime companion for Kenny. The boy fears becoming lonely in his new home while Bevis, found asleep with Kenny under the blankets, provides a comforting presence as the parents watch.
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Bevis
Kenny
Mamma
Bevia
Papa
Bevi
Train Boy with Unmelodious Yell Sparks Passenger Clash
A nervous passenger clashes with a train boy whose harsh cry and smoke fill the car. The conductor offers to re-seat the man so his left ear is away from the aisle, leaving the boy to continue his shrill chant. The exchange ends with the boy’s intensified vocal outburst.
Not His Bank Hallo Is This Your Bank
Dinwiddie asks Van Braam at a Fifth Avenue bank if it is his bank. Van Braam says it is not his bank though his book shows deposits, and he is merely a depositor here.
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Dinwide
van Braam
Dinwiddde
Mtteburg
Two Kinds of Milk Comment Sparks Boarder Dairyman Exchange
A Washington Star item quotes a summer boarder noting the rising use of condensed milk and a dairyman replying with a pun about expanded milk as he uses the pump handle.
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Washington Star
Exting slahed Mr Vussy and Mrs Fussy exchange remarks
Dialog fragment shows Mr Vussy mocked for oversized sleeves and lack of purpose while Mrs Fussy questions a hat. The text resembles snappy kitchen table banter with clipped questions and retorts.
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Vussy
Woman Recovers From Heart Trouble After Williams Pink Pills
A Indianapolis area woman Pars B. E. Cloud recounts heart palpitations and nervous distress, saying Williams Pink Pills cured her after two weeks of use starting in March. Her husband Mr. Cloud confirms prior severe attacks. Pills marketed as blood builders sold 50 cents per box. six for 2.50 by druggists or mail order.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Oak Hill
Elliott Street
B. E. Cloud
de. Williams
Mr. Cloud
Atlas Engine Works
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Prayer Rings Of Olden Times And Their Use In Prayer Counts
Prayer rings, six decade rings or ten pro actions on their circumference, were once popular among religious orders and serious individuals. The knob marked a paternoster while ten projections counted an Ave, aiding recitation counts.
Moscow's Unpaved Streets Spark Costly Paving Estimate
Parikians visiting Czart voronization were astonished by Moscow's unpaved streets. Authorities estimated 152,000,000 franca needed to pave the town and warned frost would force nearly yearly rework of the surface.
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Czart Voronization
Moscow
Flair's Catarrh Cure Offers Internal Remedy at 75 Cents
An ad notes Flair's Catarrh Cure taken internally with a price of 75 cents. A separate item highlights English scientist VY E Johnson developing Roentgen ray photography to capture moving horses and potentially the human figure, promising a future ballroom snap shot.
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Flair
VY E Johnson
Cheap West and Northwest Home-Seekers Excursions
On August 4 and September 1 15 29 and October 6 1890 the Northwestern Line will sell Home-Seekers excursions at very low rates to many West and Northwest points. For details apply to Geket agents of connect ing Hines or W I Extshenn G P T A Chicago Ill
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Northwestern Line
Chicago & Northwestern Ky
Hines
W. I
Sarah Bernhardt on Diamonds and Facial Imagery
Sarah Bernhardt argues that wearing diamonds harms facial impression by dulling the expression, dimming the eyes, and making teeth appear chalky. The claim critiques jewelry's effect on beauty and perception.
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Sarah
Sarah Bernhardt
Cure for consumption touted by Anna Rosa in Williamsport
A reader from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, dated November 12, 1905, claims Piso's Cure is the only medicine that will cure consumption. The note contrasts her view with a general remark on honesty and talent, though the text includes garbled phrases.
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Anna M. Rosa
Williamsport
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Chamber of Deputies
France
Nice
Oo Regiment
Bersaglieri
Japan
Peter Peterson
Grafton
M. D
Bayreuth
The
Richard Wagger
Bob Toombs
University of Georgia
General Toombs
Pers
Northumbersland Avenue
Hamilton
Ala
Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde
Italy
Florence
Societa del Suito
Signor Mascagni
Chambers’ Journal
Egypt
Alexandria
Liverpool
Hull
North Dakota
Russia
Trans- Siberian Railway
Caucasua
Particulara
Cynthiana
Newport
Long Branch
Saratoga
Paradise
Jack
Jenny
Bess
Ben
Singar
Malay Archipelago
Etresta
Frank
Sy Aera
Fittoga
Irae
Aras
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