Ghost healed patient through unseen medical spirit
An article reviews claims that healing ghosts, a departed doctor named Beale guiding a living patient, cured a woman after years of illness. It cites The Lancet noting two methods using mentone messages and bodily cleansing plus massage and exercise leading to recovery within two years.
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London Lancet
Dr. Beale
Hedridden
Sae
Beale
Asa
Lancet
Rose
Stu
Jett
Real Fountain of Youth in New York Sparks Youthful Splashing
In a circle of concrete wall south of an arch near Washington Square a clear pool fed by a fountain attracts numerous children from the East Side. Police protest yields to quick return swims as sun warmed youths and onlookers enjoy the playful scene.
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New York
Washington Square
Ponce de Leon
His Sule Possession and Lovingly Fictional Ownership
A quirky Pearson's column notes how speaker Smithers lovingly calls his wife “my own” and wonders about the romantic phrasing while hinting that everything else in the home is bought on installments.
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Smithers
Pearson
His Mother-in-law Airship Joke Ends In Tragic Lark
A Billville man narrates a joke about his wife’s mother who, eager to see the sea, travels by air with a friend’s guidance. After learning she swims well and saves two men, the husband privately drowns his sorrows in a tavern, realizing the joke backfired.
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Billville
Pat Flanigan Defies Orders At Toston Yard
Pat Flanigan, a longtime tobacco loyalist at the Toston navy yard, sneaks off after lunch to smoke. Caught by the yard captain, he coolly asserts his authority and keeps his post, joking that the captain should hold onto his job.
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Pat Flanigan
Toston Navy Yard
Yard
Pat
Flannigan
Independence Forever Poem Extols Fallen Heroes
A fragment from a patriotic poem by Charles Sprague urges memory of fallen heroes who won freedom. It calls on readers to embalm great names and keep the theme ever young, honoring those who unfurled liberty’s banner and cried Independence Forever.
Odd Job Man Turns Neighbor in Wayside Tale
Hallie recounts hiring Blakely Grant the odd job man to cut Ellen’s lawn and help around her place near Wayside. The arrangement delights Ellen but unsettles affairs with the Blakelys as Harry and neighbors react to the unexpected guest. Grant reveals he is related to the Blakely family and apologies for the embarrassment.
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Hallie
Wayside
Jane
Ellen
Harry
Elien
Elfen
Molle
Harry Old Dolly
Dolly
Blakelys
Mr. Blakely
Blakely Grant
Ken
It Was Old Too A Tourtet Inn The Ham Sandwich
A narrator in a rustic English inn laments the waiter’s dull chatter about every antique object. She jokes that everything in the inn has a history and asks for the sandwich itself.
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England
Secord
Settling Up On a Short Street Ice Lump
Wifey says she is glad they live on a short street because she would hate to see the iceman’s lump of ice melt before he could reach their corner. The exchange humorously reflects small town street life and the concern over timely ice deliveries.
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Short Street
President of Mother's Club Sparks Family Row
A provocative exchange in a domestic drama centers on a quarrel about untidy children as a nurse deflects by stating the children belong to the mother. The scene probes parental responsibility and social judgment within a bustling household.
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Mother's Club
Gossiping Grocer Obbs Delivers A Run On Flubb Home
A fragmented reminiscence depicts Obbs the grocer taking orders from Mrs. Flubb by phone, as he arranges potato and match deliveries and prunes and soap, while a bystander notes the steady stream of calls and wagons at the ends of town.
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Liscuit
Cbs’ Grocery
Obbs
Flubb
Irs
Fiubb
Rebs
Tom Phineas Arbuthnot Flubb
Curious Wedding Superstitions From Europe and Scotland
The article surveys bridal customs across Europe. Swiss brides may receive a kiss only from their husband on wedding day. English villages pour hot water on the threshold to warm the next bride. France originates the throwing of the sipper. A German May wedding superstition exists. In Scotland December 1st is popular to start life with the new year. Italians avoid sharp gifts citing knives severing ties. A bride casts her bouquet to her single friends after the ceremony to predict the next marriage.
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Switzerland
England
France
Louis XII
Germany
Scotland
Sho
Unusual Household Mix Up In Washington Science Home
A renowned Washington scientist left in charge of his young children during his wife’s absence reports quiet, noting only one infant objected to bedtime. She checks the house and discovers the cat’s odd behavior before sensing a neighboring neighbor’s activity.
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Washington
Jealous Father Objects To Mary's Suitors
In a domestic scene Samuel Sanddinger accuses Mary’s suitors of risk and calls a new caller Biffkirk. Mary’s mother defends Mary and accuses Samuel of jealousy while defending Harry Thompson as a family friend. The exchange exposes tensions over age, courting, and elopement fears.
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Mary
Mrs. Sanddinger
Samuel
Harry Thompson
Sanddinger
Thompson
Harry
Different Demeanors Over Dirt At Doorstep Parable
A pompous city official returns home to find a blockaded street and a heap of dirt by his door. He confronts a laborer and a passing officer over trespass. The worker shrugs that dirt must be thrown somewhere and suggests digging another hole. The tale ends with a sly quip about prosperity.
The Modern Woman Debate in a Dressing Room
A lively exchange pits a fashion conscious woman against a masculine listener over modern dress and gender roles. She defends stylish freedom while mocking domestic clichés, urging self expression and questioning male arbiters of fashion.
My Lady's Hardbig Calendar And Vanity Box Items
A fragment describes a female’s apartment stash with items like a 1912 calendar watch key tag and vanity pieces. Included are visiting cards orange stick pins safety pins lead pencils thread paper scraps a powder pot lipstick rouge reading glasses and other small objects.
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Hinkle
Sala
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