The Girl Left Behind Me Love Confusion
Arthur Hamilton and Angela Selden, childhood friends turned lovers, confront a hidden engagement to Lieutenant Allerton. After mistaken alliances and social pressure, Angela confesses her heart, and Arthur admits his lasting love, choosing to wed despite past rivalries and family expectations.
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Mount Holyoke
Amherst
Holyoke
Aurheest
Connecticut Valley
Lomes
Arthur Selden Hamilton
Angela Hamilton Selden
Arthur
Angelia
Angela
Atzeia
Mount Holroke
Briden
Angela Seiden
Seldens
Connecticut
Mr. Hamilton
Lieutenant Allerton
Allerton
Chicago
Leavenworth
New York
Arthur Hamilton
The Hooded Cobras and Spectacle Snakes of Africa and India
The passage describes the hood as a distinguishing feature of dangerous cobras in India and Africa. It explains how cobras expand the upper ribs to inflate the neck behind the head, forming a hood that makes them appear larger and warning to predators. Some cobras show a dark back-mark resembling spectacles.
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India
Africa
Mystery of the Missing Cashier in a London Bank
A London bank cashier faced persistent small deficits until an accidental discovery solved the case. A daily book receipt was left on the desk among loose coins. a clumsy clerk showed a coin clinging to the book and a hidden mark revealed the theft, naming the clerk among the unemployed.
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London
Painter Enticed to a Rustic Road by a Farmer
An artist recalls a Vermont moment when a young farmer interrupted his woodland scene to offer a tour of a just repaired rural road. The anecdote highlights rural taste and the charm of a plain countryside encounter.
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Vermont
Women Shaping Canada Theme At Arlesey Meeting
A Country and Colonial Training School for Ladies at Arlesey Herts hosted a meeting on Women’s Work and Opening in Canada. Speakers included Lady Balfour and Mrs George Can with Miss Binnie Clark detailing farming in the West and the books A Woman in Canada and A Summer on a Canadian Prairie.
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Colonial Training School For Girls
Aresey
Herts
Canada
Arlesey
Frances Balfour
Lady Thomson
British Association
George Can
G Bethune Gray
Lands Department
Canadian Pacific Railway
Brinnie Clark
Great Northwest
George Cran
C.P.R
Ideal Home
Dominion
Binnie Clark
Qu’Appelle Valley
Tortured for seven years fruitatives salvation
Mme Joseph Lirette of Sorel Quebec says she suffered seven years from womb disease and severe pains with dyspepsia and chronic constipation. After six doctors and a year bedbound she tried Fruit-a-tives and was cured. Trial and regular boxes offered by Fruit-a-tives Limited Ottawa.
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George St
Sorel, Que
Mme
Joseph Lirette
Roc
Fruit-a-tives Limited
Ottawa
Clock with singing cuckoo bird captivates couple
An old couple travels by train to Dublin to buy a clock. A salesman showcases a cuckoo clock that sings four times as the hour begins. The wife hesitates, noting it will take much time to care for the bird, while the husband urges they take it.
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Dublin Net
Amiringly
Mary
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Promised To Aid Digestion
A brief ad extols Parmelees Vegetable Pills for weak stomachs and liver regulation. It claims relief where other preparations fail and offers cures for long standing ailments. Includes a humorous quip about astronomy and comets.
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Parmelee
Mystery Coffin Visit Reveals Living Woman
In Dunfermline Scotland a girl watching beside her mother's coffin saw the figure’s arms move. The family and doctor found the sheet disturbed and the professor declared the deceased woman alive. She was placed back to bed as doctors worked to wake her.
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Dunfermline
Scotland
Edinburgh
Don t Drug Children Baby s Own Tablets Advertised
An old warning against soothing medicines claiming to cure illnesses by drugging children. It cites opiate content, overdose risks, and a testimonial from Mrs. Alphonse Row of Scott Junction. The ad promotes Baby s Own Tablets priced 25 cents from Te Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. The text also includes a light aside about a man named Dorsay and his supposed extravagance.
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Alphonse Row
Scott Junction
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Minards Liniment Joke Reflects Employment People
A Philadelphia Record humor column notes a joke about a lumberman’s friend Wiges and Wagg. It contrasts a lost job with an embarrassing situation, illustrating how language and timing shape everyday routines.
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Wen
Marine Eye Remedy ad claims relief for eye troubles
An old advertisement pitches Marine Eye Remedy from Toronto address 2 Knicker in a promotional card. It promises relief for red weary and watery eyes and offers eye books free with purchase, noting the remedy costs 50 cents at druggists.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Toronto
Fragmented dialogue items from Bufinxlo and Rire notices
A clipped exchange appears with a Bufinxlo Express line about a hat refusal and a Rire line musing on why deaths of celebrated people are printed while births are not. The fragmentary text resembles brief, overheard newspaper chatter rather than a full feature.
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Bufinxlo Express
Papa
Rire
Working power of an able bodied man compared to a horse
A historical note states that the working power of a able bodied man is about one tenth that of a horse. This comparison highlights perceived labor capacity between humans and animals in traditional contexts.
Alligator Tongue Question Stirs West Coast Banter
In a travel tale from the west coast of Africa, Bishop Taylor Smith endures taunts from an old skipper who jokes about alligators. The bishop learns a sharp lesson when the skipper claims an alligator has a tongue, then admits the creature actually has none.
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Africa
Taylor Smith
Washington Star
English polo pony supremacy grows with improved breed
The article traces polo pony evolution from country-bred ponies to Arabs and Walers to the English polo pony. It notes rising costs from 150 to 350 rupees and up to 2,500 rupees for modern ponies, with English stock now dominating and capable of carrying weight, speed, and balance beyond earlier breeds.
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Ploces
India
Balys Magazine
Bombay
England
Anecdotes and Advertisements in a Busy Scene
A jumble of short items from a 19th or early 20th century paper includes snippets of jokes about telephones and trains, quick witty exchanges, an ad for Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil, and a humorous tale of a Boston man negotiating a farm rental over a cow and her calf.
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Boston
de Elired
Two Years Sickness in the Average Life
Medical experts warn that the typical 70 year old has suffered about two years of sickness or ten days per year. Dr Chase's Nerve Food is promoted as a remedy to keep the blood rich and healthful. Storey of Halifax testifies to improved sleep and head pains after use. the product is sold for 50 cents a box by Edmonson, Bates & Co., Toronto.
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Chase
Storey
Maitland Street
Halifax
N. S
Edmonson
Bates & Co
Toronto
Grace Before Meat At Luncheon From Former Mayor
Ex Mayor McClellan of New York spoke at a Union Club luncheon on Fifth Avenue discussing urban architecture. He warned against judging buildings by height and urged a preference for grace before meat over sheer skyscraper scale.
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McClellan
New York
Union Club
Fifth Avenues
Pepper Uses Quoted by Tommy in Lesson
A Chicago Tribune quip has Tommy defining pepper as a cool thing not to put on a heated stove. The remark reflects a playful classroom moment and a child’s literal interpretation of cooking advice.
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Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Friendless Return Sparks Silly Exchange
Bill laments being forgotten by friends after returning. Will answers with a quip about borrowing money or er from them before leaving. The item appears in the Trenton Times as a light anecdote.
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Bill
Will
Trenton Times
Dr Morse Indian Root Pills Sell Relief for Biliousness
An advertisement touts Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a cure for biliousness caused by liver disorder. It claims the medicine cleanses the stomach and bowels, clears the tongue, and removes the bitter taste, with use at early signs.
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Morse
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Filegende Blaetter
Dorsay
Minard
Liniment
Kidne
Os 'Aract
Pele Mele
Lye
Neil Burgess
George
Thomas
Sary Rahos Enrich
Grace
DR. Morse
Ogilvie
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Limited
Eddy
Aris
THE
E. B. Eddy Company
Hull
Royal Yeast
E. W. Cillett CO. Ltd
Winnipeg
Montreal
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