Knight Tricks Shoemaker Fashion Delusions in Norwich Tale
In Old Camden's Remains a story recalls Sir Philip Calthrop purging John Drakes of Norwich of the pride of gentlemen’s fashion in Henry VII’s era. A knight buys cloth for a gown, the shoemaker imitates the pattern, and the tailor makes the shoemaker’s gown with the same cuts. When the knight learns of the rival, he asks for as many cuts as the tailor can provide, and the shoemaker laments abandoning gentlemen’s fashions after the tailor’s work.
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Camden
Philip Calthrop
John Drakes
Norwich
Henry VII
John Drakey
London
T. P.'s Weekly
Medical Times on Patent Medicines and Doctor Opposition
The Medical Times explains why physicians oppose nonprescription patent medicines. It cites US outlays of 62 million dollars in a year for patent medicines and 230 million dollars in doctors' fees, arguing the figures reveal a clash between profit and medical practicality.
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The
Medical Times
United States
Rehearsal In A Car And Ocean Mines In A World of Snippets
A reader recalls practicing tears in a car as a professional entertainer confesses to an audience. Cape Breton submarine mines underpin 4000 acres while water pressure seals the cavern roof. Other vignettes include Cassanda, Priam, Puck’s note on timely speech, and a department store joke about jumpers in Yonkers.
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Cape Creton
Haywood trial nears verdict as defense rests its case
Boise reports the Haywood trial in Idaho is nearing its end with defense witnesses largely finished. Judge Wood will draft jury instructions as prosecutors and defense pare the case to its core, awaiting a possible verdict within two weeks.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Minera
William D. Haywood
Fremont Wood
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Orchard
Owen Barnes
Independence Mine
Barnes
Adams
Easterly
J. Wolff
George Pettibone
Pettibone
San Francisco
Bradley
Jack Dempsey
Wolff
Hayie
Ife
Western Federation of Miners
Clarence Darrow
Frank Schmelzer
Denver
Bolse
Roosevelt aide denies navy transfer to Pacific coast
William Loeb denies reports that sixteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet are to be shifted to the Pacific due to anti American sentiment in Japan. He states the move has not been considered and is not contemplated by the president.
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Oyster Bay
Atlantic
Pacific
Japan
William Loeb
Roosevelt
Loebwald
Witnesses Deny Orchard Testimony in Haywood Case
Boise witnesses Malich Mehellet and Alkman testified for W. D. Haywood denying Orchard's claims of dynamiting a Globeville boardinghouse and plotting to kill Steunenberg. They described rumors of Pettibone dope and said Orchard sought wealth with governor support. The defense also cited McParland kinship and other deportation and intimidation accounts from Colorado and Victor.
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Orchard
Cripple Creek
Telluride
Pinkerton
Relief Committee
Scott
Sterling
Florence & Cripple Creek
David Coates
Colorado
Pat Moran
Cheyenne
Coates
August Paulwon
Moran
Denver
Independence
George A. Pettibone
Boise
Idaho
Max Malich
Joe Mehellet
Billy Alkman
Globeville
Harry Orchard
W. D. Haywood
Malich
William MacDonald
Steve
Annie Adams
Steunenberg
Medellet
Crone
Manitou
Victor
Plot to murder Count Witte uncovered in Russia
Revolutionary sources reveal a Moscow plot by the Russian People union to assassinate Count Witte, former premier at Portmouth talks. Kazantzeff led four associates, posing as anarchists, to bomb Witte’s carriage from a boarding house window during a council of empire meeting.
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Kazantzeff
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Council of Empire
Fifty-Two Men Escape Collapse on Main Street
A four story business block on Main Street in Cincinnati collapsed during foundation excavation for a new ten story office building. Fifty two men escaped death with ten injured, none seriously. The outer wall fell into the excavation where workers were having lunch.
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Cincinnati
Main Street
Medals for Americans in Russo Japanese War Awarded
The emperor of Japan honors Americans who served in the Russo Japanese War with war medals. The first group includes ten volunteer nurse women and nineteen American newspaper correspondents. The medal features jet gold bronze with imperial standards and rising sun on the face and a monumental shaft with palm and laurel on the reverse.
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Washington
Where Doctors Failed
Acute kidney disease and rheumatism plagued F A Sutton of Salem Oregon for ten years. After poor medical results he used Dean's Kidney Pills and quickly improved, walking without canes and ending years of pain headaches and sleepless nights. Three boxes brought lasting relief sold by dealers for 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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F. A. Sutton
Salem
Oregon
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Privileges of a Gentleman
A Baltimore American tale notes a small town boy, son of a distinguished lawyer, who reflects on aristocracy. When asked what he will do as an adult, he replies with a string of alleged southern gentleman vices, sparking discussion on class and propriety.
Why She Was Thankful and The Terrible Mafia
A short humorous anecdote about a New York family sister and a valedictory remark from the child’s aunt. The second item extols the Mafia as the world’s most powerful secret society, noting its Sicilian origins for protection against foreign rulers.
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Naples
Amateur gardener’s green thumb woes amuse neighbors
A newlywed man suburban gardener fell short of homegrown crops as peas corn and tomatoes failed to sprout. He blamed seed quality after spending 15 cents a can for better seeds, confiding his failure to a friend.
Solid Cure for Birth Skin Disease in Rockingham County
An aged testimonial from Burlington North Carolina dated June 16 1906 claims a child born with a lifelong skin disease was cured by Cutleura Remedies after two months. The father spent a fortune on treatments before the dramatic improvement and later reports say the now grown child remains well with no scars.
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Conain
Rockingham Co
Mra. W. P. Ingle
Burlington, N. C
Proving the Point in a Witty Exchange
A playful quip on gender and logic. A woman asserts she can reason as well as a man and explains her claim with a brisk remark. The exchange highlights social attitudes and witty exchanges from a period style.
Allen's Foot-Fase and Miscellaneous Cures In Brief
A fragmentary notice promotes Allen's Foot-Fase as a remedy for foot ailments and mentions other patent cures. It references names like Geraldine and Winslow and touches on teething remedies and a general claim about thrift and stinginess being similar or different. The text is garbled and includes nonsensical phrases.
Fatherhood of Pie-Loving Toperton Sparks Mystery
In a quirky note from Toperton a nurse delivers cheerful news he has become a father of pies. He mutters a puzzled reply about “Roya,” and the dialogue hints at a single boy and unclear observers, in a sketchy bite style.
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Toperton
Roya
No injuries reported after railway collision
Transatlantic Tales recounts a rail crash with all classes of passengers mingling, noting no injuries though it was a painful experience. The quoted dialogue reflects shock and the unusual mingling of first through fourth class travelers aboard the affected train.
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