The Hissar Emerald Vanishes in New York Heist
In a Paris to New York tale, artist Lamson recounts how his famed Hissar emerald, bought in Bombay and refined in Paris, vanishes after a green eyed thief appears. The story threads fear, pursuit, and a hidden panel as the jewel’s fate remains uncertain.
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Jamson
Coleman
Samson
Lamson
Bombay
India
Paris
Rue de Vignier
Mr. Lamson
Coleman Grinns
Indiana
Jameon
New York
Coleman Lamson
Parrot Repeats Trick Remark After Explosive Sailors Tale
A sleight of hand performer’s parrot trained to shout That’s a good trick What's the next one ends in tragedy when a candle ignites powder in a port town. The blast lofts the building and the parrot survives, clinging to a ship’s topmast and cries the familiar line.
What is the use of coming home when there is me home to come to
A merchant plans a Scotland holiday despite family trips. wife reports house fire. He replies via telegram, suggesting the wife take the children to their mother and wait there for him to join, leaving the house now empty and the family safe.
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Scotland
Maria
Frank
Jade as Luck Brings Fashion and Fortune in Modern China
The article notes jade's revered status in China where rare pieces fetch high prices and state property allegedly claims fine finds. It describes jade jewelry trends for weddings and birthdays, including green bangles and beads that supposedly brighten skin and convey luck, with cheap imitations popular among jewelers.
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China
Carthage
Apple Recipes In Various Dishes From Pare to Souffle
The text outlines multiple apple preparations including Russian apples with minced meat filling baked in water and butter, fried apples with optional onions, an apple salad with lettuce walnuts and Spanish pepper, apple fritters with flour sugar and milk, and an apple souffle with lemon, nutmeg and hard sauce.
Rules for a healthy and comfortable night's sleep
Do not cover your head with bed clothes and keep bedding light yet warm. Maintain a bedroom temperature around 55 to 60 degrees F. Keep the room plain and dust free. Protect pillows from sun and air them properly. Vary sleeping position, avoid late dozing, and avoid going to bed hungry or with cold feet.
How Parker Showed Off
Parker learned the alphabet then impressed relatives by claiming P stood for plates prunes Parker and for us all. At luncheon he was asked what P stood for and replied it stands for dishes sauce salt and sugar.
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Parker
Dr A W Chase Nerve Food Promises Health Boost
Spring blood is thin and weak and many need a blood builder. Dr A W Chase's Nerve Food claims to increase red corpuscles, redden the blood, and lift health, with the author's portrait on each box sold by Toronto dealer Edmanson Bates Co for 50 cents.
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A. W. Chase
M.D
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Ont
A Concensus of Opinion and Dysentery Cordial Endorsement
James Whitcomb Riley meets many acquaintances on his way to his publishers office. The piece notes his amused reaction to compliments about the weather. It then extols Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a standard, highly concentrated remedy for summer complaints with widespread use and acclaim.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
J. D. Kelloge
Do You Love Me Phrase in Courier Journal Archive
An archival Louisville Courier Journal item cites the exchange Do you love me and Do you adore me in an 1950s ex pose column. The piece questions affectionate terms and references a domestic request to send items home as a light social snippet.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Baby Teeth Teething Troubles End With Babies Own Tablets
A newspaper style teaser notes teething causes distress for babies and families. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets as soothing and painless for teething pain and inflamed gums with a testimonial from Mrs. Williams of St. Joseph Ontario.
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Wheele
Williams
St. Joseph
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Shakespeare’s Tomb Curse Deters Grave Desecrators Across Centuries
The article recalls echoed fears of disturbing Shakespeare’s remains. Incidents from 1796 vault works to late 19th century midnight tomb visits show the curse’s perceived power. Clerks and workmen avoided disturbance, citing the anathema as deterrence and preserving the bard’s resting place.
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Shakespeare
J. O. Halliwell-Philipps
London Athenaeum
ISS
Monthly Magazine
Davenport
South American Animals in Marshy Regions
The narrative lists diverse South American wildlife seen north of the pampas. It mentions the ceratophylas frogs, capybara, coypu, tapir, peccaries, jaguar, puma, giant anteater, armadillos, long toed jacanas, and jabiru stork. The passage emphasizes their habits and habitats in marshy and forest edge areas.
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South America
Pampas
Porter shares tale of generous tips from tiny service acts
A veteran Pullman porter recalls receiving tips for small courtesy. He describes a passenger who rewarded him for not leaving shoestrings inside a traveler’s shoes after blocking them. The porter says the tip motivated his careful service and he has remembered it ever since.
Bishop Blomfield Sparks Wit in Reminiscences Tale
In a quip from Lady Dorothy Nevill's Leaves From the Notebooks a debate on eastern versus western mental superiority ends with a rejoinder about wise men from the east. The bishop retorts that the wise men’s direction was the wisest choice in the exchange.
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Bishop Blomfield
Dorothy Nevill
Blomfield
A Futile Boost
A dialogue reveals a strained romance where he vows love while she scorns his lack of progress in finding stable work. The exchange exposes frustration over unmet expectations and the tenuous value of words versus actions in their relationship.
Marriage is a Lottery of Love and Happiness
Quote attributed to Mme. de Rieux notes marriage as a lottery balancing men’s liberty and women’s happiness, reflecting social norms of the era.
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Mme. de Rieux
Traveling clothing salesmen and the modern model
The article contrasts old and new wholesale men’s clothing sales methods. It notes travel with two trunks, a wardrobe and swatch trunk, plus a model to display fit and fabric. It defines a standard male model by height chest and waist, and describes how a capable model can transition into selling.
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Binab
Cleveland Plain Dealer
One Cure in a Boat Aboard a Ship
A man at the stern declares he will rock the boat while another warns against it and mentions an unloaded pistol in his jeans. The exchange hints at escalating tension aboard.
Happiness Is Doing Right From Right Motives
Quote attributed to Margaret of Navarre emphasizes virtue guiding actions and personal integrity as the path to happiness.
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Margaret of Navarre
Frontier marksman Wild Bill Hickok defined six shooter mastery
An account praising Wild Bill Hickok as the first frontier marksman to master revolver use. It highlights his unerring aim under fire, rapid drawing, composure, and feats like shooting a dime at fifty paces. It notes his restraint with townsfolk and fondness for children.
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Wild Bill Hickok
Willams
Abilene
Hickok
Smaoky Hill
Denver Field
The Legend of the Dolphin in Bristol Merchant Vessel
A Bristol merchant returning from the West Indies faced a leaky ship that threatened disaster. Water stopped entering after a dolphin squeezed into the hull, saving the vessel. In gratitude, the merchant founded a charity school where scholars wear brass dolphin emblems.
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Bristol
West Indies
London
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Hissar
Anpocint Literary Prees
the Stone
Tandon Rans
Jaue
Jewelers
APPLE
Everybody's Magazine
Holloway
Washington Star
Minard
Adam
Philadelphia Telegraph
Dodds
W.N. U
Fairbanks Co., Ltd
Arthur Street
Winnipeg
Eclipse
Frontier
Eddy
Tees & Peasse Limited, Agts
Calgary
Edmonton
Triscuit
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