Treasure of British Museum Atlas of Stuart maps
A massive red leather bound atlas of Stuart period maps, housed in the British Museum, measures about five by ten feet and features gilt clasps. Presented to King Charles II before his restoration, it was later acquired by the nation through King George III’s bequest and is held as a treasured library artifact.
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Bieger
British Museum
Ted
Charles IL
Holland
John Evelyn
George III
Chinese Cavalry Seen as Born Horsemen Worldwide
A correspondent describes Chinese cavalry as superior horsemen noting that finer horses are unlikely anywhere else and that the Chinese possess an innate talent for horsemanship. He says the Chinaman needs no instruction from Europe or America in horse handling, though he admits ignorance of veterinary defense.
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Europe
America
Important to Mothers Peemine Castorta Bottle Note
Careful attention urged for every bottle of CASTORTA advertised as a safe remedy for infants and children. The message emphasizes ease and assurance of the product, urging mothers to verify quality and suitability before use.
James Lick's Tree Test for Servants at Observatory
The eccentric San Francisco millionaire James Lick founded the observatory bearing his name. He instructed every hire to plant a tree upside down, roots in the air and branches underground, and dismissed any who protested, claiming he wanted only men who would follow orders without question.
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James Lick
San Francisco
Lick
Saved Baby Lyons Life From Infantile Eczema
Mrs Maebelle Lyon of Parsons Kansas recounts a story of her infant son suffering chronic infantile eczema. After using the Cuthura Remedies the child improved within days and fully recovered in about ninety days. She praises the remedies and credits them with saving the baby's life. Date cited July 18 1905.
Point Overlooked by Rich
A reflective aphorism argues that rich health hinges on the poor, urging a broader view of societal well being and economic interdependence. The quote ascribes wisdom to Job and hints at moral duty toward the vulnerable.
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Gorst
Allen’s Foot Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
In a Pinch use Allen's Foot-Ease a powder that cures painful smarting nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It is touted as the greatest comfort discovery of the age and makes new shoes easy. A cure for swearing feet and sold by all druggists two cents. Trial package free. A and Olmsted Le
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Allen
All Drugglars
A. & Olmsted, le
Mountain exam joke from Methuen school tale
A Methuen Mass story recalls Judge William Rogers as school committee chairman asking middle grade pupils where the Rocky Mountains lie. A boy named Rock answered correctly but was not promoted. The next year the judge repeated the question and Rock replied, Still the same place they were last year.
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William Rogers
Methuen
Mass
Rock
Rocky Mountains
Strong Words Come Handy In American Speech
A Mobile Herald quote notes people may swear privately as a comfort when accidents happen yet insists the habit is immoral and unwise though the English language offers many words to use if one prefers, even in tense moments.
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America
Mobile Herald
Rembrandt Copper Plates Found After Era of Loss
Victor Thomas uncovers sixty Rembrandt etched copper plates at Valenciennes after believed century of disappearance. Plates to be shared among collections in Paris Brussels and Amsterdam.
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Rembrandt
Victor Thomas
Valenciennes
Paris
Brussels
Amsterdam
Good and Bad Locomotives and an Unlucky Friday
A curious tale compares two locomotives built alike. One runs smoothly with few repairs while the other seems cursed, causing accidents and driver resignations. The South Florida Railway’s Hearse locomotive killed many, yet remained uninjured, leading to its breakup.
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South Florida
Priceless Old Violin Found In Bocarlon Village
A violin dated to a pupil of Amatlh Mary Wood Chase of Chicago was found in Bocarlon village. Jacobus Steiner claimed the instrument as genuine with pictures provided by Dr. Hugo Bach of Bad Elster Saxony who is a Bach descendant and endorses its authenticity.
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Ao Bocarlon
Jacobus Steiner
Mary Wood Chase
Chicago
Hugo Bach
Bad Elster
Saxony
Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Markable Steiner Shape and Wood Quality Noted
Describes a notable Steiner instrument highlighting the craftsmanship quality of the wood the varnish color and the inscription found inside the instrument suggesting its maker and origin and potential value.
The Cheerful Bachelora Inaugurates Odd Yorktown Club
The Bachelors Amusement Society of Yorktown Pa inaugurates with pomp a mutual defiance of female influence. A deputation of spinsters sought to join with an old maids auxiliary, but the bachelors refused. Prospective members must swear they will not marry while in the club and will petition Congress for a law limiting marriage to the healthy and wealthy.
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Bachelors’ Amusement Society
Yorktown Pa
Colgress
Prison for Kissing a Stranger in Bohemia
A teenager at Tetachen Preasure was jailed fourteen days for kissing a man at the railway station. The magistrate deemed the act heinous, adding four days to the sentence and ordering her banishment to Dresden after release. The injured man reported the incident immediately to the police.
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Waltros
Tetachen
Bohemia
Dresden
Early English Tinder Box Demonstrated in Illustration
The article describes an early tinder box from the seventeenth century. It shows a rough wheel pressed against a flat to generate sparks that ignite tinder in a trough. The box is noted as an English invention of its era.
Dr Pierce Medicines Sell On Open Publicity Claim
Advertises Dr Pierce family medicines as transparent formulas printed on wrappers. Claims no alcohol or habit forming drugs, praises non secret remedies and physician endorsements. Promotes Pleasant Pellets as gentle laxatives and asserts constation causes disease.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffelo
N. Y
Pierce
Finishing Touches Remembered By Henry Harland On Beardsley
In New York at the Authors’ club Henry Harland, editor of The Yellow Book, praised Aubrey Beardsley as a gifted young artist and editor. He recalled traveling with Beardsley, noting his colorful, shaggy sketches and the farm hand’s quip that a picture would improve after sanding.
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Henry Harland
Authors’ Club
New York
Beardsley
Yellow Book
First steamer across the western ocean Savannah voyage
The Savannah, a 350 ton steamship of 100 feet length, made history by crossing the western ocean. It sailed from Savannah on May 24, 1819 and reached Liverpool on June 20. Steam served as an auxiliary power with paddle wheels stowed when wind or seas allowed.
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Savannah
Liverpool
Origin of New England name linked to Drake voyage
The Outing Magazine recounts Francis Drake in 1579 naming Nouva Albion after a presumed Doverlike coast near white cliffs, claiming the Pacific coastal land as Elizabeth's sovereign domain. The tale places New England's origin on the Pacific coast, with cliffs near today’s Point Reyes inspiring the name.
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New England
Pacific
Francis Drake
Elizabeth
Nouva Albion
Point Reyes
Dover
Outing Magazine
Green Draped Hearse at Lancaster Funeral
At Lancaster England a funeral for W Wingate Baul former army surgeon featured a hearse draped in green drivers in green and chestnut horses were used reflecting ceremonial color in the processional display.
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Lancaster
England
W. Wingate Baul
Decayed Starch Reversed by Grape-Nuts Diet
An Asheville man recounts a 15 year battle with stomach and intestinal indigestion caused by starchy foods. After an appendicitis scare revealed pancreatic ulcer, he turned to Grape-Nuts and Postum, reporting 10 pound gain in 8 weeks, clearer brain, stronger nerves, better sleep, and overall health improvement.
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Asheville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Plants That Have Vanished in Southern Mountains
The New York Herald reports shrubs and flowers in the southern mountains vanished for nearly a century and rediscovered by chance in new habitats. Notable losses include the Michaux sumach with crimson autumn foliage and the oliottia heath shrub with white flower spikes, both now vanished as if they never existed. Some specimens were collected near Augusta, Georgia in 1875, but the causes remain unknown.
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Michaux
Augusta
New York Herald
Mark Twain Victor at Banquet Over Damascus Street Jibe
An editor boasts that you cannot beat Mark Twain for wit at a supper banquet. The humorist is recalled in discussion of Damascus Street called Straight from In Innocents Abroad. Palestine lecturer Haskett Smith recalls Twain’s quip about the street’s straightness.
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Mark Twain
Ells
Damascus
Haskett Smith
Palestine
Dried Flea Sale Causes Court Confusion in London
A Southwark court heard a corn merchant sued a dealer for four shillings tied to dried flea files used as chicken food. The dispute over gross versus net weight led to astonishment as the judge questioned the existence and origin of eighty one pounds of dried fleas imported from America. The case was adjourned for more evidence.
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Southwark
Addison
America
London Chronicle
Edison Tribute From Marshall Field On State Street
Chicago magnate Marshall Field praised Thomas Edison as a genius while strolling State Street. He recalled Edison’s early poverty and noted the inventor’s modesty as a tooting car halted their walk, marveling at the vast revenues from Edison’s inventions.
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Marshall Field
Chicago
Thomas Edison
State Street
Mr. Field
Edison
Kept His Word and a Funeral Joke
The dialogue recalls Biggs and Diggs recalling Brown who died, humorously linked to a 40 year old proposal to an aunt. Diggs states Brown kept his word by “ceasing to live” after the aunt refused, a dark quip about the man’s vow.
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Biggs
Oll Brown
Diggs
Brown
Irish Schoolmaster Tale Echoes St Patrick's Day
Bourke Cochran recounts an Irish story about a geography exam in which a clever student mispronounces latitudes as latudes, joking that Ireland has none and the English do not allow it. The tale highlights playful language and Irish identity in a St Patrick's Day frame.
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Bourke Cochran
St Patrick's Day
Mhan
Iremad
Sleep Lesson for Children from Brooklyn Eagle
Oliver Wendell Holmes endorsed spanking a child upon morning awakening if in a bad humor to promote healthful circulation. He urged putting a tired child to bed after a busy day and praised sleep as nature’s healer. He advised at least ten hours of sleep daily to ease work, improve health, and sustain youthfulness.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Brooklyn Eagle
Rheumatism Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills Testimony
Mrs A Baker of 119 Fitch Street Syracuse New York testifies that after painful rheumatism in the left knee with dizziness she used Dr Williams Pink Pills. She bought six boxes, felt complete relief, and warns others to try the pills. The ad claims cures for anemia nervous disorders locomotor ataxia and St. Vitus dance and lists price and mail order details.
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Trintio
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Dean's Kidney Pills End Life Threatening Illness
A Sioux Falls resident details a dramatic recovery after months of kidney trouble, crediting Dean's Kidney Pills with easing pain, reducing swellings, restoring appetite and weight, and enabling a return home. The testimonial notes a doctor’s initial prognosis of six weeks and mentions the product price of 60 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo, New York.
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Andrew Johnson
West Twelfth St
Sioux Falls
8. D
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Motor trains used to move artillery targets in German army
The German army employs motor trains to move targets for artillery practice. These targets are designed to simulate a real enemy with varied movements, aiding realistic shoot ing exercises and improving range drills.
Scotty and His Record Breaking Ride on Santa Fe
Walter Scott, a Death Valley gold miner, rode from Los Angeles to Chicago in under 45 hours aboard a special Santa Fe train. The trip, costing over $6,000, marks the fastest long distance rail run across mountains and plains in American rails. The message promotes Santa Fe reliability and urges readers to consider three Utah and Colorado routes with ticket rates and literature.
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Walter Scott
Death Valley
Los Angeles
Chicago
Santa Fe
Utah
Colorado
Quinine substitute found in France from genfan plant
Medical authorities in France identify a usable substitute for quinine to treat marsh fever and malaria. Peasants in Auvergne have long used a brandy distilled from the same plant to combat these diseases.
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France
Auvergne
Remedies for Insomnia in Old Newspapers
Practical hints claim a half hour stroll after tea aids sleep and a warm bath before bed helps. An ad promotes Famous Fed Crows Ball Blue in a five cent package from The Jus Company in South Bend Indiana.
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Jus Company
South Bend
Ind
Keeping Youthful Maxim by Herbert Spencer on Sports
A compact quotation advocating continual play for youths and the mind. Spencer warns against giving up sports and games, urging that a boy remains so long as possible, aligning with his often stated maxim for friends.
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Herbert Spencer
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Containing Mercury
Caution against using catarrh remedies with mercury as toxic to the mucous surfaces. Internal use proclaimed to affect blood and mucous tissues. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo advertised with testimonials and bottle price. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also promoted.
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Hall
F. Jd. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F.J Cheney & Co
Druggista
Clippings by Pin Trick Praised by Old Hickory Fan
A reader argues that clipping from newspapers is best done with a sharp pin rather than scissors or knives. He says Old Hickory favors using a common pin, carried in a waistcoat pocket, to scratch and release clippings from papers. The writer notes some banks even supply a long 24 inch pin for this purpose.
Good Health How to Get It and Maintain It
Nature's medicine Garfield Tea offers purification of the blood and restores normal action of the liver kidneys stomach and bowels. The herbal laxative claims to promote overall health and vitality.
Nose Rings of Indian Women
Nose rings are a sacred badge of wifehood in Indian culture, valued as highly as jewelry and wedding rings. Traditional women possess a nose key or pak chabl, typically two pieces including an ornate jewel and a delicate safety pin, kept in place as the nose is threaded through.
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India
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