Centenary of Colgate and Company Celebrated in Us
The one hundredth anniversary of Colgate and Company was celebrated by the employees in New York on January 20. A preamble and resolutions praised the firm’s founder William Colgate and the present directors Richard M. Colgate Gilbert Colgate Silney M. Colgate Austen Colgate and Russell Colgate. The employees pledged fidelity and urged fair treatment as the century ahead begins.
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United States
Colgate A& Ue
New York
Murica
Colgate and Company
William Colgate
Richard M. Colgate
Gilbert Colgate
Silney M. Colgate
Austen Colgate
Russell Colgate
Weddings in Prison Across Central French Prisons
Reports from Fonteurault Manchester and Paris recount marriages of inmates to partners during custody. A highborn criminal in Fonteurault wed an actress with support from the prison barber as best man. In Manchester a 14 year old bride tied with a deserter, joined by Detective Clynes. In Paris Leca and Vanmaer wed amid guards and restraints before transfer to French Guinea. A Saint Denis ceremony joined anarchist Bricou and Marie Delange in La Sainte prison.
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France
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Ashton
Clynes
Paris
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Vanmaer
Drawi Nabres
Leagi
Pre Leca
French Guinea
la Sainte
Bricou
Marie Delange
Curious Funeral in San Francisco Plaza Protest
A Chinese merchant Ah Poy died September 1 1869 and officials allowed a street funeral. A priest blew an ox horn as bells rang and mourners wore white with hoods. The ceremony featured a red green white draped coffin and ritual offerings including roasted hogs chickens crabs and symbolic items on wire tables on the pavement.
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Ah Poy
San Francisco
Cuttin
Doan's Dinner Pills Promoted For Digestive Relief
An old advertisement-style fragment promotes Doan's Dinner Pills as a remedy for constipation and digestion. It touts simple at home recipes for macaroni and boiled dinners, claims health benefits, and references a Walter, Doctor Nature, and product price in a generic kitchen-page pitch.
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Mitter
Heeam
Aihee
Mutter
Walter
Fastor-McCiollan
TA Pilt-street
Synner
Nsw
Doan
The Poverty of Modern Speech Sees Language Decline
The piece laments shrinking expressive power in contemporary language. It argues modern undergraduates and society figures replace rich imagery with bland terms, noting loss of inventive phrases and rising jargon like we. It contrasts early writers’ vivid diction with current tainted prose and telegraphic style.
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Elezanethan
Caroline
Parley
Joh
What Makes the Good Man Habit Formation in Morality
A fragment discusses that habit shapes character, asserting right habits forge good men and wrong habits create bad ones. It notes discipline of moral philosophy, the lure of truth, justice, and sincere effort to align life with ideals. It warns habit can tyranny when harmful yet support virtue when good.
Admiralty Grants Permit to Yacht Club Members
Fragmentary OCR text shows Admiralty permission issued for a yacht club vessel. Blurred lines mention a person asking a question and a discouraged response, with dialogue about a father and son in a domestic scene. Unable to extract complete names, places, or dates from the passage.
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Admiralty
Prospectus for Depot Hill Coal Prospecting Syndicate
A prospectus invites public subscription for shares in the Depot Hill coal venture near Geraldton. It outlines 200 shares as a condition for a shareholder meeting and director appointments, details proposed funding, government aid, and a long prospecting license. Geological notes suggest fertile carboniferous areas and potential coal seams near the Irwin River district.
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Tindry
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Lockier Siding
Midland Railway
Hindley
Mines Department
Snall Grin
Trindley
Irwin
Mingenew
Badgeree Pool
Mt. Scratch
Mingonew
Marandagry
Lockier
Greenrough River
Trwin
Greenough
Murchison
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad Worded Claim Deceptive
An old advertisement asserts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is safe for infants and free from opium or harmful ingredients. It promises prompt relief and quick cures, naming a seller in Doraidton and Terrace, Marine. The text reflects reliance on doctored medical claims typical of period ads.
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Eniuich
Chamberlain's Cough
Wathorn
W. i
Patiowfield
Marine
Terrace
Doraidton
Pain Rheumation advertised as swift relief
The ad promotes Chamberlain's Pain Rheumation claiming rapid relief for rheumatism and promising early satisfaction, with a stated expectation of eventual cure after continued use. It lists local sellers WW Fallowfield and mentions Castlemaine Ale and Stout as available for purchase.
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Chamberlain
Fallowfield
Marine ‘Terrace
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