Life Insurance Scheme Sows Strife for Rural Couple
James Harper and Sarah Harper, a young farm couple, sign two policies for 2000 each, stirred by Aunt Deborah and a meddlesome squire. Their marriage strained by fear of murder for insurance money, they drift toward distrust, then celebrate when news breaks that the insurer has failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Harper
Arab Lee
Abner Jones
Farmers’ Fire Insurance Company
Jim
Sarah
Life
Sadom
Tom
Bel Wheeler
Sies Johnson
Niagara Park
Squire
Squire Jones
Astors
Vanderbilts
Niagara
Aunt Deborah
James
Sarah Harper
Deborah
Weill
Grst
Aunt Deborat
Joe Collins
Mr. Collins
George
Button Molds And The Brum Button History
A Birmingham native notes the origin of button molds or discs used to cover with cloth and thread. The "threefold new button" supplanted earlier rings of wire and linen threads. Jeffries and Aston popularized the 1841 invention, which evolved into the common fastener on underclothes. A Birmingham firm once used 63,000 yards of cloth and 34 tons of metal for button production employing 20 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Hampurers Jeffries
John Aston
London Standard
Burglars’ Tools His Hobby in Canon Horsley’s Collection
Canon Horsley, once chaplain at Clerkenwell prison, cultivates a curious hobby collecting burglars’ implements. The cache includes jimmies skeleton keys and picklocks, many items acquired from inmates. An eminent burglar warned it may be safer for him than for the collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon Horsley
Clerkenwell Pris
Leadon Chronicle
Mountains and faith lift the hillbound soul to God
The sermon praises mountains as God's healing strength and history. It links Sinai to Calvary and Melodious Mounts to spiritual renewal, urging climb toward vision on Pisgah and Hermon. Everest yields only earthly views while Calvary grants salvation and life.
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Sinai
Mount
Israel
Calvary
Moriah
Abram
Issac
Isaac
Pisgah
Moses
Jordan
Quarantania
Temptation
Joseph
Judas
Palestine
Christ
Satan
Hermon
Everest
Himalayas
Sinal
Oliver
Manger
Stephen Rose
Thunder sounds traced to steam explosions in gas during lightning
The article explains thunder as caused by intense heating of gases during discharge, converting moisture to steam at high pressure. It describes crackles as tiny steam explosions and rumbling as overlapping blasts, with the final clap tied to explosions nearest the observer. Experiments by Trowbridge amplified sparks through soaked cotton to test the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trowbridge
The Phalanx In Ancient Greek Military Use
The entry explains the phalanx as a square battle formation of hoplites with joined shields and long pikes. It notes the 4000 man core later doubled by Philip II to form the Macedonian phalanx, describes the 16 by 500 rank structure, and mentions lengths of pikes and sword advantages for pushing and blocking missiles. It also defines phalanx as a term for solid, united groups and cites a grand phalanx of 16,384 men.
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Greece
Crst
Philip of
Macedon
Polybus
Charlotte Corday and the Marat assassination
The New York American cites authorities describing Charlotte Corday as of noble lineage, well educated, and without insanity or fanaticism. It states her killing of Marat was a calm, unostentatious act motivated by belief she acted to aid her country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Corday
Orleans
Marat
Paris
New York American
Notable Early Opinions on Future Great Minds
A London Standard remark surveys famed writers and thinkers while youths were deemed dull or ungifted. It cites Gibbon Hume Clarke Boileau Dryden as examples, noting harsh parental judgments contrast with later achievement and influence in literature and scholarship.
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Gibbon
Hume
Adam Clarke
Boileau
Pope
Dryden
Westminster
Dr. Busby
John
London Standard
Pulpit With Odd Inscription Sparks Quiet Debate
A respected clergyman receives a finely carved pulpit in his church. The inscription reads He giveth his beloved sleep, provoking mixed reactions to the text in light of his sermons.
Intellectual Talk sparks mock inquiry in Catholic Standard
A brief exchange notes perceptions of a man described as very intellectual. The other speaker questions what he talks about and the first replies he is constantly discussing now intell tmal he is, reflecting a tongue in cheek assessment from the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Catholic Standard and Times
The Measure of Life and Its True Worth
A Philadelphia Ledger reflection argues life should be judged by quality of achievements rather than years. The quip compares life value to measured effort and outcomes, dismissing time as the sole measure.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Doctor Advised Operation Reconsidered After Remedy
Mrs Letitia Blait of Caniston Ontario credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her five year struggle with uterine ulcers fibroid doubts and crippling bearing down without surgery She says the remedy also helped her through change of life and urges other women to try it.
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Caniston, Ont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Letitia Blait
Caniston
Ontario
Pretty frock and tough talk from Sister Ma bel
A girl on the front steps enjoys attention from boys. A young boy compliments her shoes and sash while she shows off a square cut waist and coral beads. The boy retorts that he would not want to be a girl due to the burden of washing neck.
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Mabel
Gold Bullets Said to Be Used in Mexican Revolt
Passengers arriving from Mexican ports report Yaqui Indians used solid gold bullets against Porfirio Diaz forces. Hospitals treated many wounded and found golden pellets in wounds, though few patients had enough gold to cover doctor bills.
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Porfiro Diaz
San Francisco
Not When They Finished
A concise exchange from The Smart Set features a quarrel about friendship and a campus trip remark. The dialogue centers on loyalty and evolving bonds among friends during a vacation.
CPR Floral Department Brightens Canada's Road
The CPR Floral Department distributed 1500 dollars in gold as prizes for the best gardens along the routes from New Brunswick to Vancouver Island. Winners include A Wright of Woodstock New Brunswick D J Steele of Sherbrooke Quebec J Nicol of Rossport Ontario and a resident of Agazziz British Columbia. The program also spreads seeds bulbs and garden pride across stations and depots, with wives and daughters helping in flower displays, and praise for the railway's role in character building and tourism.
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CPR
Teil
Brent Highway
New Brunswick
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Canada
Great Corporation of Canada
Floral Department
Corporation of
Montreal
Irrigation and Forestry
C.P.R
Agazziz
B.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
A. Wright
Woodstock
N.B
D. J. Steele
Sherbrook
Quebec
J. Nicol
Rossport
Ont
B. C
Preece
Portage la Prairie
Messrs
Oliver
Crouse
Love
Panshire
Bull
Hurd
Appleton Freeman
Porte
Kellogg
Byrne
American
Iron Way
C. P. Railway
Odd Shaving Habits Highlight Manual Shaving Quirks
A New York businessman famed in commerce admits he shaves facing the wall to avoid mirrors. A senator and former farmer recalls shaving while seated on a milking stool, splashing water from a bucket, and preferring not to mirror his reflection.
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New York
Tua
Farina
Wicks and Hicks Chatter Over Imports and Papers
A garbled exchange hints at a discussion between Wicks and Hicks about young Petti. Hicks notes an important matter involving entries and papers, mentioning Stoke and last papers, with unclear context.
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Wicks
Petti
Ees Hicks
Stoke
Jarette
Fragmentary quotes hint at pride and theater Berufs
Incomplete OCR fragment shows two speakers boasting about pride and performance. One vows not to let anyone pass, the other claims theatrical swagger. The text includes stray foreign-like phrases and garbled endings.
Nightingale in The Swim and a New Volume of Essays
A New York Nation reviewer comments on H. H. Nightingale's remarks in a volume of essays, noting the Story worth circulating. A sermon vestibule quip compares a preacher to a diver who sinks deeper and stays longer yet surfaces dry, while a Western Christian Advocate anecdote recalls a wreck for a victim during a football collision.
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New York Nation
Dr. X
Childs request to play across the yard over a ball incident
A boy asks his mother to visit Mrs Nextdoor so he can play with her children. He recalls his ball went into their yard and came back sticky with candy, prompting the idea of a friendly call.
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Tommy
Mamma
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Barat
Pennsylvania
Adirondacks
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Green Mountains
Vermont
Blue Mountains
Red Mountains
New Mexico
Black Hills
Dakota
Doras
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Kendall
Leo Cadigan
Ennismore
Sparta
Mr Prank Preneh
Nianche
J. Kendall Company
Faosbury Falls
Usal
Murine
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Dodds
R. Floral Department
H. H. Nightingale
Ponen
Nery
Black Knight
Steve Polish
Roc
The
F.F. Dalley Co. Limited
Hamilton, Ont
Winchester
F. Young
P.df
Lymans
Biontreal
Danid Martin Kole & Wynner Wiisibeogs
Aif
Jpeg & Calgary
Menderwa Broa Co. Ltd
Vancouver
Woon.u
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