Cork City of Love and Loss in Irish History
Cork, a port city with River Lee waters and a harbor, grew from a Danish trading post to a predominantly Irish city by gradual infiltration. Its lords mayor held port admiralty since Edward IV era. Emigration bleached its people, while near Cork lies Blarney Castle with the famed Blarney Stone legend of eloquence.
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Cork
Ireland
York
Lee
Aittle Lake
Fin Barre
Erin
America
Perkin Warbeck
Edward IV
Queenstown
Thas
All Ireland
Atronghold
Cormac McCarthy
Prepare Your Cough Medicine At Home Advertisement
An old advertisement touts do it yourself cough syrup Grando Pine with 8 oz and full directions to make a pint. It features a testimonial from Mrs W J Pelters of Lima Ohio about relief and recovery after a severe cough. The piece includes marketing for Grand-Aid Co Fort Wayne and a Montgomery County Farm Bureau ad. Also mentions a Cuticura Soap ad and a quip about a man with multiple husbands.
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W. J. Pelters
Lima
Grand-Aid Co
Fort Wayne
Swentin
Kilmer & O
Binghamton
N.Y
De—Weill
Pottery and Water Radioactivity Claims Prominent
A fragment discusses radium use in pottery boosting productivity and health claims. It notes water becomes slightly radioactive through contact with radium-containing materials and can be used as a health drink or to water plants, with sources from Popular Science Monthly. It also includes two humorous quips unrelated to science.
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Popular Science Monthly
Women Readers Urged to Seek Help for Health Issues
A wartime periodical ad urges women to address health concerns affecting nerves and mood, warning about potential organ damage. It promotes remedies including Swentieth-Roat and Kilmer & Co treatments, offers a free sample via parcel post, and promotes Garfield Tea as a cure-all.
Bachelor in Spotlight Sparks Local Lectures Laughs
A Terre Haute man visited a friend to head to a community lecture. The host’s wife opposed the plan and warned her husband not to be seen as henpecked. The bachelor’s reaction and the gossiping tone raise questions about how women are viewed in society.
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Terre Haute
Phir
Lil
Syria and Lebanon under foreign rule and forest loss
The piece outlines Syria under French and Zionist rule with northern and southern parts under competing mandates, notes Syria’s diverse Semitic population and historical blends, and describes Lebanon’s ancient forests as depleted by overuse and war. It highlights reforestation as a current priority under new authority and identifies pests as threats to remaining greenery.
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Syria
Holy Land
Turkey
Taurus Mountains
Egypt
Desert
Great Sea
Lord Cromer
Lebanon
Lebnon
Jerusalem
Nile
Albania Resources and Mountains Explore Balkan Boundary Notes
Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven surveys northern Adriatic boundaries and Albania’s rugged interior. He notes potential minerals, including pitch, copper, iron and coal, plus historic silver and gold. Climate, travel by motor, and May’s pleasant valleys shape a cautious portrait of Albanian development.
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Albania
Italy
Juge-Slavin
Abanigy
Valonu
Malik
Asek
Balkans
Rug business in Turkestan reshapes people and culture
A National Geographic communication examines how the Turkestan rug trade and Western beauty standards influence marriage customs and social morals. It argues Americans’ attraction to Oriental rugs and fashion affects local ideals, noting shifts in facial features, class ideals, and family dynamics across generations.
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Turkestan
Central Asia
Rrussian Empire
New York
Tekke rugs and desert loom lore in Turkoman art
Reading the Tekkiou rug story reveals how Tekke women wove intricate carpets in distant bazaars. The piece traces the craft from Bukhara Afghan dyes to desert sun weaving, linking dowry, status, and love amid rising marriage prices and spinsterhood. It contrasts beauty with social constraint while noting waves of demand in Europe and America.
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Russia
Bokhara
Bukhara
Afghanistan
Merv
Alesander
India
America
Europe
Telke
Seasonal ideas and old fashioned marmalade recipes
A tipsy collection of kitchen instructions features Amber Marmalade with citrus prep and long simmer, cheese and celery spreads with cream cheese, savory sandwich fillings with almonds and chutney, a cream cheese orange mix for filling sandwiches, and puffed rice brittle variations. It preserves practical steps and yields for fourteen to twentyfive servings.
According to Hoyle and older proverbs in English lore
A brief note on Edmond Hoyle 1672 to 1760 as a pioneer of card game rules and his influence. It mentions his Short Treatise on Whist and the term Hoyle meaning rules, plus snippets tracing old sayings to Cervantes Campbell Swinburne and other poets. It ends with the idea that a dead man is harmless to others.
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Edamond Hoyle
Hhwawlf
London
Hoyle
Cervantes
Mine de Cervantes
Glencoe
Thomas Campbell
Holland
Germany
Garden of Proserpia
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Dream Inspires Insurance Claim Near St Pauls Cathedral
A city man, awed by the cathedral's cracking facade, dreamed the vase building would collapse and ruin nearby properties. He visited an underwriter and obtained a policy covering his potential loss if the structure falls.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
The Dirty Stage Mirror And Its Hidden Purpose
A theater gloss explains why a mirror above a fireplace or in a cabinet is smeared with soap or whiting. The dull surface prevents audiences seeing reflections of themselves or wings in the fuse of the scene, preserving illusion rather than luck or carelessness.
Joss Sticks, Codfish Habits, and Telegraph Weather Song
Readable excerpts discuss joss stick composition and camphor's role in steady burning, noting a bamboo stem wrapped in odorant mix. It also covers omnivorous codfish ingesting varied items from stomach contents and ends with the notion that humming telegraph wires resemble a barometer’s song signaling weather shifts.
Bad Colds and Kidney Trouble Kept Him Awake All Night
A man with weak kidneys endured nightly trips to the sleeper due to a persistent cough. After trying various medicines, he found relief with Earle's Hypo-Cod, taking three bottles to restore restful sleep. The ad touts Hypo-Cod as powerful, palatable, and widely effective.
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Bypo
Uxk
Tim
Earry
Arthur HL Cerri
N. van Buren St. Hay City
Mch
Earte
Eurie Chemical Co
Earle
Mike
Nation Tackles Food Supply as Urban Drift Grows
The census shows cities housing 14,318,032 people while farms hold 11,800,739, prompting calls to move population back to land. It argues farming must stay the base industry, urges relocation to cheaper lands in other states and Western Canada, and praises farmland cultivation to feed the world.
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United States
Chicago
Canada
Untitled fragmentary note on relationships and envy
Fragmented text references a wife and her first husband and asks what to do. Mentions “Eyesx-Aave,” “Botan Wyo Tale,” and a romantic tension theme with envy. Contains unclear terms and no concrete events or names.
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Poge
Wanted manor high school boy for woven rigs
Tangled OCR mood piece mentions a boy sought for work on woven rigs and odd side gigs, with scattered slang about fitness products and police intrigue. It weaves stray ads and dialogue about household goods and a fur coat joke amid garbled lines.
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Manor
Ohio
Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription Praised by Woman
In Girhoood Maidenhood and mother hood concerns the Favorite Prescription is extolled as the best tonic for weak women. A South Bend reader claims it strengthened her during frailty and delicacy and recommends it to others facing similar issues.
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Samu
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