Lipton’s remarkable rise from stowaway to English tea magnate
The narrative traces Sir Thomas Lipton’s life from a 1865 New York arrival as a coal shoveler to his 1903 fame as a national hero. It covers his Ireland birth, Scottish upbringing, early poverty, move to Glasgow, expansion into 500 stores and vast industries, and immense charitable giving, all fueled by relentless self invention and American advertising.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
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England
Erin
Sir Thomas
Ireland
Scotland
New York
South Carolina
New Orleans
Glasgow
Lipton’s
High Street
Lipton
Kent
Ceylon
Liverpool
London
Georgia
Parliament of Canada
W. C. Mack
Department of Agriculture
Grain Growers Annual Picnic at Shoal Lake
The Grain Growers Association holds its annual picnic at Shoal Lake on Wednesday July 5 with D W McQuaid chairing the Elevator Commission talk on Manitoba Government Elevators and R McKenzie discussing Terminal Elevators. Memorials will be presented to ROL Bordern and he will respond in the Dominion House. Special excursion trains will run from Neepawa and Russell stopping at all stations with schedules and times posted.
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D. W. McQuaig
Elevator Commission
Manitoba
R. McKenzie
Manitoba Gga
Marquette Grain Growers’ Associations
Rol. Borden
Dominion House of Commons
Neepawa
Russel
Shoal Lake
Carrier Pigeons Proved Key in Historic Messenger Service
Reports detail how carrier pigeons carried military messages from ancient to modern conflicts. Pigeons served in sieges and wars, with government lofts and private clubs protecting birds. A Manchester mill pigeon logged 2000 journeys over 29000 miles, avoiding $1500 wire costs. Endurance shines in the Lerwick race of 510 miles at 1307 yards per minute.
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Ovid
Serviee
Besiegae
George White
Ladeemith
Durban
Germany
Manchester
King Edward
King George
Lerwick
Killed His Testimony by a Clever Shop Ruse
A courtroom tale from Sir John Simon shows how a lawyer used a simple trick to break a witness. He asked a pin shop tradesman to identify a man who had entered the shop the day before. The witness said he had never seen the man, then learned he had himself stood in the shop and the ruse collapsed the credibility of the testimony.
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John Simon
John
Sir John
London
Marcus Aurelius Pioneered Humane War Practices
The passage credits Marcus Aurelius as the earliest Roman emperor to mitigate war’s harshness, noting his belief that destructible gifts and the sword’s power should not betray a soldier’s humanity. It links modern humanitarianism in warfare to the eighteenth century onward.
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Marcus Angelius
Marcus Aure
Carnival of Sports S700 Prizes Across Football and Baseball
Senior football offers first prize 509 with second 100, senior baseball prizes 100 for first and 46 for second. Events include men's 100 yards with first 84 and second 2, wheelbarrow race, three legged race, girls and boys races with varied awards, and entry fees mostly waived.
Bear of a Man in Age of Science Rouses Breakfast Debate
In this excerpt from Age of Science a massive, unchanging man complains about his breakfast while questioning how science has eased life. He demands a change in fare and scolds the idea of progress, challenging his wife and the reader with blunt, humorous stubbornness.
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Puck
What He Did on the Outside in a Laundry Tale
A manager questions Bob about his outside work to earn extra cash. Bob explains he is the manager of a laundry named Ilannal Maria Johnson and lives modestly on three dollars a week. The exchange highlights social mobility and comic miscommunication.
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Bob
Maria Johnson
Opal Cutting Trial Behind Stonecutters
Narrators describe the opal as 13 percent water and extremely brittle making cutting risky. Stonecutters and workers exchange anxious questions about luck in their attempts.
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Wincomn Woenk
Heighington Woman Celebrates Birthday at Lincoln Market
M Ann Speed of Heighington near Lincoln has just celebrated her birthday. She travels weekly by train to Lincoln market where she disposes of a basket of ess.
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M . Ann Speed
Heighington
Lincoln
Eng
Lincoln Market
Death Penalty in Persia Described as Public Spectacle
The article recounts Persia's capital punishments including public beheadings and executions in mosques. It notes brutal methods, public spectatorship, and the harsh treatment of women, with a skeptical view of public severity as a deterrent. The quoted voice cites Leon Medern.
Wild camels in Spain escape into marshlands
In Unexplored Spain authors note camels were brought to Spain in 1829 by the Marquis of Villafranca for transport and farming. Local fears and camel resistance by horses led to accidents, and the camels were released into marshy lands where they have since lived and bred wild.
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Spain
Villafrancs
Africa
Marisma
Precautions in Alabama Mining Camps During Smallpox Epidemic
During a smallpox outbreak in Alabama mining camps, strict precautions were taken. A company president inspected a camp and spoke with workers including a Black man named Jake who expressed fearlessness and planned to bring home money and seek medical care when doctors arrived.
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Abama
Negro
Jake
A Word In Season
The playwright grows pale with excitement as stamping feet and roaring voices erupt from the audience. The manager urges him to slip out the stage door and escape while there is time as the crowd calls for the author.
A Virtue Misplaced Steak Complaint
An impatient guest orders a steak not well done. The intellectual waiter replies that the cook believes every detail must be well done, even if it seems small.
Gilt Frame Renewal Method Described
The article explains renewing dull gilt frames by applying a paste of spirits of wine and whiting, left to dry into a cake, then brushed off to polish the gilt.
Absentmindedness Leads to Painful Thumb Incident
A writer recalls a comical incident where a man, while distracted, hammered his thumb and nearly bit the nail, resulting in a loud cry and a chaotic moment. The piece reflects on absentminded behavior and its foray into slapstick misfortune.
A Cold Fact In A Public Parlor Conversation
A fragment hints at a public parlor scene with a speaker suffering a severe cold. The overheard dialogue notes a hoarse voice and chest disturbance as a speaker describes a familiar old-fashioned scheme. The passage conveys discomfort and a gruff tone.
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