A Matter of Conventions in the Green Mountains
Elsie Lansing travels by train with a shy, bespectacled man who helps her on the way to Greentop. They share a meal, discuss science, and bond during a strenuous trek, while Bob Ray and Lettie dash to rescue Elsie as a surprise meeting hints at romance with Professor Ray.
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Ramehackle
Elsie Lansing
Greentop
Jim Leidian
Eyrie
Green Mountains
Elsie
Ray
Tonneau
Lettie
Laidlaw
Bob Ray
Peter
Mrs. Ray
Professor Ray
Essie
Bread safety discussed by Metchnikoff and Roussel
Experiments by M. Roussel in Pagis show crusts reach temperatures high enough to kill most bacteria, but bread interiors may carry microbes from a contagious baker or water. Metchnikoff says interior heat generally kills tubercle bacteria, yet heat tolerant anthrax could survive. he cautions to eat only well baked bread, not crumbly crusts.
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M. Roussel
Pagis
Metchnikoff
What She Was Thinking Of Poem Testimony
A young poet finishes a supposed inspired work and reads it to his wife. Her silent reaction leads to a final humorous misinterpretation about a late liver from the butcher. The joke hinges on a misheard line and domestic tenderness.
Romance of Jamaica Railways Paints Island Journey
A writer describes Jamaica by rail from Port Antonio to Montego Bay and Montpelier. He revels in lush plantations banana trees and forest canopies, noting sunlit water and bright horizons. The trip features Port Antonio’s Titchfield Hotel and mountain health resorts likened to English villages.
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Port Antonio
Standard of Empire
Titchfield Hotel
Montego Bay
Montpelier
Maneville
Manchester
Jamaica
England
Built House With One Hand By Snodland Postman
William G. Collins, a Snodland postman near Rochester, retired at sixty after over forty years service. He built a six room house with his left hand over ten years and runs a small farm. He recalls starting on March 11, 1863, when wages were two shillings a day and GPO uniforms were a grey coat with red stripes.
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William G. Collins
Snodland
Rochester
England
Collins
G.P.O
G.P.0
What the Queen Eats
The article details Queen Alexandra’s frugal diet aimed at maintaining slimness and youth. It outlines a strict routine of two brown bread slices with butter at 8:30, fruit, a coddled egg, and biscuits at 11, a long fast until 4, then two honey cakes, oyster toast with celery and a dressed salad, and baked honey apples. It notes she avoids main meals, prefers Sandringham dairy finds, and drinks buttermilk sparingly.
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Alexandra
Imperial Household
Sandringham
Mince Pies Banned by Puritans in 1644 Christmas Fast
Seventeenth century Puritans forbade December 25 as a feast and ordered a solemn fast. Parliament decreed lamentation for past sins, sparking clashes as soldiers searched homes for mince pies and Christmas supporters clashed with opponents in the streets.
Kidney pills cure long suffering barber in New Richmond
A Quebec man, barber Charles N Cyr of New Richmond Station, reports relief from a year of Rheumatism Sciatica and Backache after using Dodds Kidney Pills. He claims quick improvement with the first box and full recovery with continued use, asserting the pills cure sick or disordered kidneys and prevent related pains.
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New Richmond Station
Que
Canada
Chas. N. Cyr
Mr. Cyr
Dodds
Dodd
Howells and Cuttings Exchange on Pain and Practice
The exchange centers on a father's encouragement of Miss Howell to practice singing despite illness. A remark by Miss Cutting notes that pain can be overshadowed by greater pain. Advert says Bickles Anti-Consumptive Syrup treats throat irritation and cough, with 25 cent price.
Doctor Sings Lullaby Over Wire to Aid Sleep
A lighthearted exchange from a 20th century Woman's Home Companion joke page features a patient pleading for sleep and a doctor offering a lullaby over the telephone. The quip plays on the absurdity of remote remedies in a domestic humor vignette.
Bromo Quinine Laxative Ad Promoted by E W Grove Signature
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quin ine as a universal remedy for colds, claiming it bears the signature of E W Grove. The product is priced at 25 cents and advertised as a world spanning cure for a cold.
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E.W Grove
Thoughtful rebuke in a Life magazine comic line
A governess warns a child that thoughts of insult lack harm if not spoken. The child persists with a thought experiment about punishment, highlighting tension between intent and action in a domestic scene.
Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows
Rostof on the Don serves as a busy commercial centre and chief wheat and product shipping point in south eastern Russia. It has a population of 120,000. He fell on my neck and wept. papa asked about me the other day.
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Papa
Rostof-on-the-Don
Russia
Minard's Liniment Testimonies From Across America
A simple testimonial notice from well known figures across the nation praising Minard's Liniment and the Best of Household Remedies. Minard's Liniment Co Limited promotes its products through public endorsements in straightforward statements.
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America
Minard
Minard’s
Liniment Co., Limited
Suffragettes Disguise Themselves At Asquith Reception
Two suffragettes gained entry to a private house hosting a reception for Mr. Asquith and caused an unpleasant disturbance. They were masked as ladies to hide their identities.
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Mr. Asquith
Marquis' Remains Exhumed Highlights Montrose Legacy
The article recounts the Graham lineage dating to 1128 with William de Graham, founder Montrose line through John, and James Montrose’s Civil War service. It covers Charles II’s Restoration reburial at St Giles and a Windsor station incident where the future duke and his mother faced a master’s reprimand over stones thrown at a truck.
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Duke of
Montrose
Grahams
Scotland
William de Graham
David
Holyrood House
William
Peter
Morton
John
James
Orkney
Edinburgh
Charles Tr
Cathedral of
St. Giles
Eton
Windsor
London
Colchester Mayor urges extended home defense training
Councillor W Gurney Benham says Britain must prepare for invasion and supports longer youth training. He favors mayoral participation in a conference with county associations and notes Colchester’s position as a garrison town vulnerable to eastern coast invasions without citizen soldiers.
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Colchester
England
W. Gurney Benham
Great Britain
Brown
Jones
Robinson
Smith
Lord Roberts
Duke of Sutherland Big Landowner and Railway Enthusiast
The Duke of Sutherland is described as the empire’s largest landowner with about 1,509,000 acres in Scotland alone and holdings in Florida, Wyoming and Canada. He has acted as engine driver on his estate light railway and Dunrobin Castle in Scotland links to an older fortress. Catherine Sinclair once visited and compared viewing it to ballooning from a drawing room window.
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British Empire
Duke of Sutherland
France
Scotland
Florida
Wyoming
Canada
Dunrobin Castle
Catherine Sinclair
John Sinclair
Atheists Recruit Into Church of England At Army Post
A Scottish sergeant at a British army post sorted recruits by faith. When atheists claimed no church, he ordered stables cleaned instead. The following Sunday the atheists joined the Church of England, a surprising turn from a day of expected leave.
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Church of England
Shiloh's Cure and the Promise of Improvement
A fragmentary dialogue features lines about Shiloh's Cure purportedly curing coughs and colds. A fond parent questions assurance for George Washington, while a judge remarks on fourteen family washings and doubled output due to improved machinery.
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George Washington Rastus
Amanda Jackson
Soldier and Inventor Earl of Dundonald Turns Fifty Six
The Earl of Dundonald, famed soldier, astronomer, and inventor, recently celebrated his fifty sixth birthday. He seldom seeks publicity, letting actions speak. his innovations include a patent gun carriage for rapid field transport, a patent nosebag for horse ventilation, a portable heating apparatus for cold marches, and an improved field water cart.
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Earl of Dundonald
Lord Dundonald
Said Uncle Silas Button Gaffe Tufts Domestic Guffaws
A humorous local line finds a man discovering a missing shirt button after a month or two. The piece riffs on household mishaps and a wife’s likely scolding about attire at home.
Oil for Toothache Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a quick remedy for toothache. It claims to touch the nerve with soothing effect and says pain departs at once, noting the oil has many uses.
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Thomas
Family quarrel over arranged marriage plan
A wife presses her daughter to marry a man she dislikes, insisting the daughter should have a chance to claim her mother opposed the match, even as the daughter agrees to marry if she chooses.
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Hub
Kate
Cure for Worm Infestation Publicized by Mother Graves
Warnings about worm infections in children rise as health authorities note the threat to young patients. A claimed remedy labeled Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is promoted as a simple cure amid concerns over safety and efficacy.
The One Constant Friend Poem Remains
An old poem reflects on lost friends from the past and a single enduring companion. The speaker notes that most friendships have faded, while a constant friend endears through time as a faithful watch that never stops.
Marriage as a Lottery Drawn by Men
A wry line notes marriage as a lottery where every man draws something, yet men rarely end up with a truly dumb outcome.
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds and More
A fragment quotes humorous chatter about the use of liniment for colds and a motor boat fishing trip. The exchange touches on dosage questions and casual social banter, attributed to the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
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