Catford Street Murderer on the Run Aboard a Car
Thorold confronts Catford Street murderer Joe Green after rescuing him from a train and a pursuing police force. Green pleads for mercy as Thorold refuses to shelter him and urges him to jump from the moving car, threatening to hand him over if danger arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorold
Machiniast
Catford Street
Joe Green
Dartmore Prison
Mr. Lock
Freilgarth
Willoughby
Iggins
Inspector Lock
Higgins
Weill
Green
Ias
Catford Street Street
Darndest Lyingest Reptile on Earth Letter Draft
A cross grained farmer asks his solicitor for a sharply worded letter to his neighbor. He wants strong phrasing to end years of foolishness and disputes. The lawyer notes the request and seeks guidance on how to begin the confrontation.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stages
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh a constitutional disease. It states the remedy is taken internally and cures by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any unhealed case. It urges testimonials and lists F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney &Co
Toledo
Plans for aerial postmen in German colonies
Doctor Loif, secretary for the colonies, urges flying machines to aid colonial administration. Proposals include an aerial postal service in under connected districts, surveying use, and training colonial officials as pilots. A Berlin note mentions the 1871 France peace fund of 120 million marks at Spandau and a proposal to invest it to 300 million marks.
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Berlin
Doctor Loif
Germany
France
Spandau
Juliusturm
Gwinner
Worm Exterminator Mentioned in Odd Ad Claim
An odd line promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as safe for a child troubled with worms in Berlin. Another item notes that thirty two of seventy funeral attendees in Germiston South Africa were struck by lightning. A proverb about sense and engagement is quoted, followed by a saying about the early worm.
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Berlin
Cemete
Germston
South Africa
Empire Seer Predicted Austria's Fate But One Truth Remains
In a Vienna note, a long forgotten tale from Francis Joseph I's youth is recalled. A mysterious hunter delivered state secrets during a Tyrol chase in 1854, vanishing without trace. The emperor later claimed all but one prophecies of a seer had come true, including the deaths of kin and rivals, save him being the last Austrian emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Archduke Maximilian
Tyrol
Austria
Eminent Vienna Orientalist Mueller Dies at 66
Dr. David Heinrich Mueller professor of Semitic languages at Vienna University died here aged 66. The emperor Francis Joseph granted him a patent of nobility the day before his death, marking a final honor to the savant.
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Vienna
David Heinrich Mueller
Vienna University
Francis Joseph
Widow's half century sacrifice funds commune clock
Geneva report details Mme Honegger of Bremgarten who saved pennies for fifty years to gift a clock valued at 4100 to the commune. She dressed as a beggar and starved herself to provide the gift for the old church steeple, saying the object of her life was achieved and death no longer mattered.
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Geneva
Mme. Honegger
Bremgarten
Arzoine
Iecame
Mme. Horegger
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Superior Worm Treatment
The powders are praised as the most effective vermifuge on the market. They clear stomachs and bowels of worms and regulate the infantile system for healthy maintenance. Safe for children when directions are followed and said to destroy all worms.
Fortune in the Street in Paris Parcel Brings Mass Cash
A Paris carter Schild took a package in the Rie de Vaugiard. Another man claimed the parcel and was detained after the box opened revealed 630000 dollars in bank notes gold and securities. The claimant could not account for himself and was found armed with two revolvers and a large knife. If the owner is not found in a year and a day the parcel becomes Schild’s property.
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Paris
France
Schild
Rie de Vaugiard
Schid
Button to convenience sparks domestic squabble
Mrs. Timothy Talker boasts of future power to control things with a button. Her husband objects, noting she would never press it. He slips away, citing her habit of neglecting home as she comments on new technology. The exchange ends with a humorous jab about a shirt.
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Timothy Talker
Timothy
Jack
Breign
Robin
Daddy
Evelyn
The Wit of Wives and Men in a Wacky Column
A humorous note contrasts cautious women with impulsive men. It jokes that a woman’s habit of looking before leaping may check her hat, while a man with less brains risks losing his head, pairing playful gendered quips.
Not a Waste Bookkeeping Lesson From Busy Partners
London report notes miscalculated ledgers by Solomons and Cohen ending with a porter turned magistrate Percy Gayton being named a new Exeter city magistrate and city council member. The piece ends with a wry remark on humor and self awareness.
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Messrs. Solomons& Cohen
Nps
Mr. Solomons
Cohen
London
Percy Gayton
London and Southwestern Railway
Exeter
Humorous Social Rules On Spouses And Cab Rides
A cartoonish riff notes gendered double standards in marriage with lines about a man calling his wife the old woman or the little girl based on weight, and a woman’s view of nagging as sport. It questions why a wife in a cab causes little fuss while a husband’s cab ride stirs scandal.
Principal boy resigns during first panto mime rehearsal
The scene at the first panto mime rehearsal ends with the principal boy, noted as feminine, quitting after the stage manager demands more life and a stronger performance. The bustling cast includes the stage manager and others as the rehearsal intensifies.
Debt Ledger Brings Cash to North Country Trader
A local small tradesman in the North Country posted a cash only notice to curb credit. The sign invited customers to view his ledger for two pence, revealing who owed money. Within a week every debtor settled their accounts in full.
Pat and Irish tar spar over whiskers on the civil list
A street encounter near a coastal warship port in Ireland features Pat and a bearded Irish sailor trading sharp replies. Pat fires back that he will retire his whiskers when the other man places his tongue on the civil list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Ireland
Tommy
Begorra
Test of Love and a Ball Room Twist
A dramatic scene unfolds as a young man pleads to be tested for love while a maiden stalls with a witty remark. The moment shifts to a ball room where a shocker of a confession arrives amid a sugar monopoly note. Melbour ne news reports fines totaling 35000 dollars for antitrust breaches in New Zealand.
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Romeo
Melbourne
New Zealand
Workhouse Inmates Face Steam Kettle Disruption
Inmates nearly halted as two men carried a steaming cauldron through a corridor. An official demanded a spoon and tasted the liquid, declaring it dirty water. The second man apologized and explained they had been scrubbing tables.
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Ike
Thorol
St. Cesaire
Quebc
Potter Drug & Doom Corp
Depe
Bostoo
U.S. A
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Kinlock Place
Winniper
Chicago
City Park
Canada
Kiniock Place
Main Street
Scotty, Hill & CO
Canada Life Building
Winnipeg, Man
Mee
Carder
L Empire
Minard
Paris Carter
Ial
Scott
Oronto
Ontario
Luke McLuke
Brier
National Drug and Chemical Co
Cannva
Limireco
Fort William
Port Arthur
Duluth
THE
Canadian Northern Railway Company
Canadian Northern Quebec Railway Company
R. P. Ormsby
Canadian Northern Quebec Hailway Company
Toronto
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