Canadian Admiral Douglas Degias A Naval Star From Avonwick
A Canadian admiral who rose from Quehoc High School to command the North American station is honored as a Grand Commander of the British Empire. Admiral Sir Archibald L Degias, noted for leading ships such as Seranis and Edinburgh, taught naval arts at a college and has Avonwick, Devon as his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald L. Degias
John 4. Macdonald
Dewgias Tv
Qebeer
Quehoc High School
Edinburgh Carr
Wat
Jaran
Navs College
Admiral Douglas
Avonwick
Devon
Delicate Imperial Tea Craft and Duty of Officers
An excerpt describes highly guarded imperial tea for China’s household, grown behind a wall and picked only by careful hands after cleansing rites. It contrasts with officers at messes who guard wines and liquors, abstaining from tobacco and heavy foods for weeks before judging vintages and brands.
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China
Messes Famels
Judge Parry’s Anecdote on a Feeble Man and Ridiculous Claim
A famed English jurist Judge Parry recalls overheard remarks about his rulings. One man, rebuked for supporting his wife’s claim, tells Parry I tell you candidly I don’t believe a word of your wife’s story. The suitors spark a wry verdict and the judge notes a harsh epitaph.
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Judge Parry
Cobbler's Dozen Tradition In Italian Boot Labor Lore
A short note explains why thirteen is called a cobbler's dozen in Italy. It cites a tradition of cobblers using twelve nails around a boot heel and adding a thirteenth nail for luck, contrasting with the term baker's dozen used in other lands.
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Italy
One Fish At Charity Angling Match At Gorleston
One fish was caught in a charity angling match at Gorleston where seventy four anglers took part. The fish was hooked on the line of a competitor who was briefly absent and landed by another angler. Forty prizes were offered in connection with the event.
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Gorleston
Orty
Lady Margaret Macrae and Crofter Ties on Board Vessel
Lady Margaret Macrae, sister to the Marquess of Bute, is described as clever and capable with a strong interest in crofters and maintaining feudal landlord tenant bonds. The text notes her as an experienced yachtswoman with a master mariner certificate who works practically aboard her yacht. The bow bears the inscription In an angry sea or a sudden storm we trust in our cucay slar.
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Margaret Macrae
Marquess of Bute
Everyo
Mater Mariners
Century of service at Rogers Sons & Co Wolverhampton
Edward V. Horton, cashier at Rogers, Sons & Co merchants in Wolverhampton England, has completed seventy years with the firm. He began as a junior clerk and rose to accountant confidential secretary and finally cashier.
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Edward V. Horton
Messrs. Rogers, Sons & Co, Merchants
Wolverhampton
Eng
Gin Pills Claim Cure For Bladder Trouble
A flawed ad claims Gin Pills cured a bladder condition for a Mr Rae Gece after a month of treatment. The text urges trying the product and offers a free camp from National Drug & Chemical Co of Toronto, with a price 50c a box or 6 for $2.00.
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Mae — Baner
Daviaville
Grare
Bledder Tesbie
Rae Gece
National Drug & Chemical Co
Dept. N.A
Toronto
Courtroom Negotiation Echoed in Boston Transcript
A dialogue shows a client and lawyer debating court action and a potential verdict. The client questions pursuing litigation while the lawyer promises a favorable outcome, yet the client notes the opposing side aligns with their own view.
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Boston Transcript
Admiral Read and the egg arch lesson
A Washington naval official recalls Admiral Read’s genius. At a banquet he demonstrated how an egg could be set to resist a half bushel measure by tucking it in a corner, proving a round object fits only a square corner. The tale highlights Read’s ingenuity and problem solving.
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Admiral Read
Washington
Read
Auction of Risky Window Leaning Prank at Play
Exchange quotes a playful remark about a boy who tried leaning furthest out a window during a game. The joke ends with the storyteller noting the winner was the other child and the brother not faring well afterward.
Uncle Mose Remembers Washington in Village Talk
A drummer questions an all colored man named Uncle Mose about recalling George Washington. Mose answers he remembers seeing him but now concludes he must have found the church. The scene captures oral humor and racial setting in a village storefront.
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Uncle Mose
George Washington
Minard's Liniment Co testimonial note
A customer, Theodore Dorais, claims five years of rheumatism relief after using Minard's Liniment. The letter invites verification from Dorais or the Parish Priest in St Isidore.
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Minard
Unclear war tale mixes ailments ad politics in odd clipping
A garbled wartime narrative blends medicine pitches with a distant Arabian coast conflict. The text references coughing remedies, gun trafficking, and a Persian Gulf theater with Marines and sepoys, culminating in a desert siege and Arab resistance.
Fragmentary wedding vow scene in a playscript
An angular lady answers a clumsy request on stage asking for a prayer partner. Sister Abigail retorts she has a husband but agrees to pray for the couple, revealing a tense moment as dialogue hints at deeper relationships.
Miss Passay Provoked by Rumor of Wedding News
A brief report notes Miss Passay’s irritation at a gossiping reporter who published her upcoming marriage announcement under the headline Lease Engagements. The item highlights public curiosity and media attention surrounding her nuptials.
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Passay
Coronation Glitches and Crowning Mishap Report
Chronicle of a coronation recalls crowd noise and a failed oath moment as the monarch’s procession progresses. The archbishop’s questions ignite a tense scene with Norman soldiers nearby. a ceremonial mishap occurs when a large diamond falls from the crown during the banquet march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Berniune
Charles Stuert
George
Coinage Heads: Monarchs Face Opposite Ways
A wise man points out a peculiarity in royal coinage showing Victoria facing left while Edward faced right. He notes that George V coins minted now show the king facing left, explaining it as a custom to reverse portrait directions with each new monarch.
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King Edward
Queen Victoria
Best fried fish shops in London run by Jewish traders
The article notes that the top fried fish shops in London are run by Jews who charge higher prices, two or three pence, while others sell for a halfpenny. It claims cleanliness, use of lard or oil to fry, and describes evening crowds after work returning hungry to fill the shops. Eel shops are especially busy.
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London
Custover
Lusciou
Not Exactly as He Meant in His Suburban Domain
An enthusiastic homeowner guides a guest through his property praising its joys and comforts. The guest questions profitability, but the host insists the venture holds great money potential, stating he has invested all he has and borrowed to fund it.
Four Handed Monkey Could Play a Bridge Game
A zoologist notes a monkey with four hands. Mr Cardwell agrees it’s a clever animal, joking that it could play an entire game of bridge by itself.
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Mr. Cardwell
A Cautious Youth
The boy is dubious about meeting his father asking if he should, while the parent urges him to judge by the look in his eye. The dialogue explores doubt, judgment, and family tension.
Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine Ad Call
A winter coughs and colds warning promotes Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as essential remedy. It cautions against four imitations lacking the physician A W Chase signature and portrait on genuine bottles sold by Edmanson Bates & Co. Toronto at 2½ cents a bottle, family size.
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DR. Chase
A. W. Chase
M.D
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronw
Girl Calls Gusty to Eat as Parents Eat Already
An eastern Pennsylvania village scene reports a girl at a doorstep calling to a boy named Gusty to come eat, noting that the mother is at the table and the father has already eaten. This compact fragment captures a domestic moment from a shade street setting.
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Pennsyvania
Rheumatism Cure Promises Lasting Relief
A promotion for Dr Williams Pink Pills claims a cure for rheumatism by healing the root in the blood. The ad cites testimonials from Canadian users and notes pills cost 50 cents a box, six for $2 50, sold by druggists or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Canada
Wiliams
Joseph Luddington
New Harbor
N.S
Dr. Williams
Pocket Thief Foiled by Absent Wife Joke
A quip from the Baltimore American jokes about a man boasting his wife stopped a pickpocket by having already taken his own pockets. The cartoonish line plays on a mistaken rescue. It then mentions Mother Grave's Worm Exterminator as a touted children’s medicine.
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Baltimore
Mother Grave
Turkeys and Jailed Dreams Speak in Folk Talk
Mose Johnson asks if stealing a head turkey leads to jail while Pete Persimmons argues it is not serious. The exchange uses rural dialect to compare theft to stealing a railroad car and questions law severity.
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Mose Johnson
Pete
Pete Persimmons
Puck
Cure a Cold in One Day by Brovo Quinine Tablets
A vintage advertisement claims fast cold relief in one day using Brovo Quinine Tablets. Druegis offers a refund if not cured, with F W Grove’s signature on each box.
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Druegis
Fai
W. Grove
Bsc
A Dismal Social Function from Arizona Dispatch
A congressional delegate recalls a grim tale about a wedding invitation style notice for the hanging of George Smiley the murderer signed by the Tuscon sheriff. The satire mocks ceremonial cheer and deadly intent in a macabre tone.
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Ralph Cameron
Congress
Territory of
Arizona
Tuscon
George Smiley
Popular Magazine
A Brutal Sport Where Were the Peicer
Sub Editor reports on a cock fight with photographs of steel spurs, the cockpit, spectators, and birds in action. The piece documents rounds in detail and reflects a Sunday paper stance on morality while noting police absence at the scene.
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Batth
Y Es
Peicer
Salvage Money Tiers From Preussen Wreck near Dover
The Ylover boatmen harvest a rich salvage from the German ship Preussen ashore east of Dover weeks ago. One family earns as much as $1,000. Cargo includes wax bags weighing about two hundredweight with the bestmen paid $2.50 per base.
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Ylover
Preussen
Dover
First Sleep Rests Best Before Midnight Says Pittsburg Dispatch
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the first sleep is soundest, two hours earlier sleep is more valuable than later rest, and temperature and vitality drop around 2 a.m. It states women are more sensitive, and early rising can damage growing youths, advising sleep length to wake with vigor.
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Pittsburg
Hamlins Wizard Oi Promises Sore Throat Cure
Claims that Score Throat is a serious ailment and that Hamlins Wizard Oi cures sore throat. Warns of infection spreading through food and presents the product as a remedy.
The Judge-Could you describe an act of cruelty by your husband
The complainant recalls a cruel pattern as he would call by telephone and hang up before she could respond. The Chicago News notes this as an example of domestic coercion and control. Parmelee's Vecetable Pills touted as dyspepsia relief claim to offer steady relief from stomach and liver discomfort.
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Chicago News
Parmelee
Lawyer and witness discuss tilliphone chatter
In the Boston Transcript excerpt a lawyer asks what was talked about and the witness recalls a roughly fifteen minute discussion centered on the tilliphone, offering a brief apology for the context.
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Boston Transcript
Kept in Cold Hands Cards Trick In Poker Tale
In a Washington Star anecdote Three Finger Sam explains a quirky measure to guard against marked or stray cards. Players keep changing the deck and use the refrigerator temperature to spot any tampering.
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Washington Star
Opera bag exchange offer noted in ad
A reader from Kansas City reports an offer to swap a $5 opera bag for a $5 chasing dish, with a shop noting opera items marked down to $3.98.
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Kansas City Journal
Old Bill Titcomb Seeks Fast Meal At Mill
Old Bill Titcomb takes grain to a traditional mill to be ground into meal. He watches the grinding wheel as a stream of meal drips out and jokes that he could eat the meal faster than the miller could grind it. He concludes he could starve trying.
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Bill Titcomb
T'toomb
Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup Promoted for Colds and Influenza
An old advertisement touts Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup as a universal remedy for colds coughs influenza and diseases of the throat and lungs. It claims years of successful use to eradicate affections and prevent consumption urging early treatment.
Will provision for wife doubles if she remarries
A man revises his will with his lawyer asking that his widow receive one thousand dollars a year, but if she remarries the amount should rise to two thousand. The lawyer notes the unusual direction. the client explains that the new husband will deserve the money.
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Nat
New York
Shilshi Cure Ad and Quirky Explorer Quip
A fragmented ad promotes Shilshi Cure claiming to stop coughs and heal throats at a low price. A sardonic quote follows from a self described explorer who jokes about climbing and elevator failures after claiming to have trained for extreme ventures.
Boss withholds vacation during housecleaning time
A Houston Post snippet notes a worker asks why their boss values them, asserting the boss refused vacation during housecleaning time, implying workplace tension or scheduling dispute.
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Houston Post
Farners patented field ready plow points
Olson Tool Steel Pow Point Co of Windsor Ontario advertises Farners points that install in a minute without welding. The points are tool steel, wear four times longer than ordinary points, sharpenable without removing bolts, and fit all plows. For prices and details write Windsor Ontario.
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Olson Tool Steel Pow Point Co
Windsor, Ont
Milk Based Col lars Reach Paris Venues
Immersive note reports imitation eluloid collars fashioned from goat milk used by artisans tradesmen waiters and coachmen in Paris. Milk collars rival celluloid in utility with less polish seen as an improvement. Milk curds are pressed into a veneer resembling celluloid, a method already employed in Europe for billiard balls combs imitation bone knife handles and collar buttons.
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Paris
Europe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Official Affidavit Ad
Frank J. Cheney & Co. swear to pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn before A. W. Gleason notary on December 6, 1886. Firm promotes cure and solicits testimonials. product sold by druggists at 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Inventions Race Toward Patents and Aviation Hopes
A dialogue imagines rapid invention progress and patent timing for a new engine by 1914. It envisions clearing infringement with Highflier Co. by 1925 and concluding a suit by 1954, to reveal true potential of the aeroplane.
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Highflier Company
Puck
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Husband
Abigail
Quaister
Invidious
Copenhagen
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Bobby
Scotland
Colt
Farners
Olson Tool
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Navy
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CLF
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