World News Brief on Swiss Capital Punishment
Switzerland retreats from capital punishment as a farmer in a Lucerne village murders four people and is sentenced to death. The guillotine remains in a museum but a working device is sought. Paris may provide an executioner for Lucerne, with Fribourg also seeking one for a delayed death sentence.
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Switzerland
Muf
Lucerne
Libery
France
Pariy
Luecerne
Fribourg
Real Fountain of Youth Change Is Secret of Youth
The article discusses Harvey W. Wiley on bodily change as a sign of aging and the quest to prevent protoplasm coagulation. It notes that tissues constantly renew, bones shed lime and phosphorus, and that changes mark life’s cycle, with death following when changes cease.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Bleak House landmarks recalled from Dickens novels
A short tour links settings from Bleak House to Broadstairs Broadstairs Broadstairs Broadstairs Lincoln's Inn Fields and Lincoln's Inn Hall with vivid notes on Krook Nemo Snagsby Took's Court and Jarndyce v Jarndyce lingering through time in a reverent tone.
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Bleak House
Broadstairs
London
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Tulkinghorn
John Forster
Dickens
Chichester
Krook
All About Birds from a Grammar School Essay
A young pupil in a lower grade writes about birds, noting they are pleasant to hear in spring and describing nests made of straw and other materials. The piece mentions birds singing, nest building, eggs, and the emergence of young birds, reflecting curiosity about avian life.
The Week End Habit and Human Behavior
A fragmentary note on a Glasgow Herald view about weekends and human habits. It cites spontaneous weekend turning points and contrasts mechanical progress with our capacity to change routines. The garbled text preserves hints of debate over habit formation and societal patterns.
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Gaclence
Glasgow Herald
Scattered Distress From Various Local Tragedies and Trials
A roundup of obituaries and misfortunes including Fred Abitz drowned near Dubuque, a $500,000 fire in Paterson, and Genoa Nevada blaze causing $100,000 loss. Browder bribery jury in Illinois still deadlocked. Iowa and South Dakota incidents report fatalities, injuries, and public notices. Senator Dolliver to seek New Mexico health treatment. civil and legal news intermingle with local accidents and a hanging in Cairo.
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Fred Abitz
Dubuque
Paterson
New Jersey
Senator Dolliver
New Mexico
Genoa
Nevada
Ape
Cedar Rapids
Browder
Illinois
John Ulrich
Mapletown
Randolph
Fats versus Leans Kick Off Ball Season Tomorrow
In Glenwood tomorrow the Big Game Fats and Leans meet for a double program. The Glenwood Band plays at 1 PM in Court House Park and at 2 PM at the ball park as the teams put on their first show of the season for locals.
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Tabor
Iowa
Glenwood
Glenwoor
Court House
Ball Park
Fats and Leans
Sample Helps Frail Women With Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement urges women to fix bowel movement first to relieve digestion nerves and fatigue. It promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative tonic available for fifty cents to a dollar. The appeal cites testimonials from Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Dungan and offers a free trial bottle and medical advice from Dr. Caldwell at Monticello, Illinois.
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Theta
Wali. Cox
Twenty-fifth Street
Moline
Elen Dungan
Muncie
Ind
Caldwell
Picnic at West Ward school grove for Sunday school class
Mrs. D. Tipple hosted a pleasant picnic for her Sunday school class of the Congregational church. Parents of the children were invited and many enjoyed a fine afternoon with two picnic lunches in the grove.
Regulate the Bowels with Dr Miles Pills
Mrs F M Dunkin of LeRoy Illinois reports years of constipation eased by Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills. She tried many pills and doctor remedies before finding a reliable remedy with these small pills.
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Dr. Miles
Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills Promise Gentle Bowel Action
The claim says the pills simply cause the bowels to move normally without griping typical of cathartics and purgatives, making them universally used. The excerpt emphasizes gentle, unobtrusive effect and widespread adoption.
Cosey Restaurant Offers Meals All Hours
The Cosey restaurant announces new ownership with an invitation to dine for good meals at all hours. The ad highlights bread, pies, cakes, fruits, and confectionery available to patrons.
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Cosey
A.F Hunger & Sons Painting and Papering Offer
An advertisement from A F Hunger & Sons announces painting and papering services with guaranteed satisfaction and a contact at Glenwood, Indiana, inviting calls for job work. It also mentions printing at the Opinion, a baker offering fancy cakes, and a house sale notice with one acre of ground and fruit trees, plus a tailor service update and Miller & Phipps address in Glenwood Iowa.
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E. Drewer
Glenwood, In
Ezra Bradford
Deterioration in Old Faith Damages Buddhist Temples in China
A London Times reporter travels across China to document a degraded Buddhist faith. He describes opium use by temple clerics, squalid guest rooms, and ruined goddess figures in several temples, noting scarce upkeep and funds, while contrasting a few fine sites with overall decay.
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China
London Times
Celestial Empire
Goddess of Mercy
Lis
Dayan Yin Miao
Hina
Hegven
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