Quaint Wedding Customs and the Carpenter Parson in New York
Quaint wedding customs from old times include brides presenting rosemary to their future husbands and fears of leaving church by a different door. In Yorkshire a bride exiting the wrong door is seen as bad luck. A spur peal of bells signals banns. Fairy dreams were believed lucky before marriage. Rev. R. P. Tyson, the carpenter parson, oversees building the Taylor Memorial Methodist Church in New York and will do much carpentry himself.
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Yorkshire
Midland
R. P. Tyson
New Taylor Memorial Methodist Church
New York
Casseck
Turate
Florence
St Patrick's
George IV
Victora
Daniel in the den echoes from a boyhood circus memory
The fragment recalls Minard's Liniment for diphtheria and a child's Bible stories plus a four year old's circus thrill. It touts Parme Tee's Vegetable Pills as a gentle but mighty cure for purging impurities and regulating bowels without painful effects.
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Little Witte
Daniel
Willile
Parmetee
Amusing pupil tale in exam room on causes and circles
A patient examiner quizzes a pupil on mathematics and philosophy. The student wrongly says a circle has two sides and later mocks lectures about cause and effect with a barrow example. The examiner ends the session after these answers.
Preachers Predicament and Clerical Antics
Humorous vignettes from church life describing mishaps and misstatements. A pulpit chaos moment with lit bulbs failing, a preacher’s forgotten sermon, a clock gift fiasco, and assorted parsonage capers as bishops, deans, and vestrymen react to unexpected delays and mishaps.
How it Feels to Fly by Vienna Doctor on Aviator Senses
Dr von Schrotter of Vienna explains how rapid altitude and air pressure changes affect aviators. Symptoms include cold, deafness, vomiting, visual hallucinations, sleep urges, dizziness, and disorientation in clouds. The account cites a pilot named Mr Latham and notes possible nervous breakdown from flying.
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von Schrotter
Vienna
Latham
Ayring
Fair Elizabeth Seeks News of Lover’s Letter
A whimsical scene at the country post office shows Elizabeth asking how long a letter to her lover will take to elicit a reply. The clerk notes factors like imprisonment, poverty, illness, or new romance could delay or block correspondence. The moment she learns of her lover’s status she flees.
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Elizabeth
Enormous Appetite at German Grand Duke Ball
A masked guest at a capital Grand Duke ball in a German principality devoured large quantities at a buffet then vanished among dancers. When asked for an invitation card the man, revealed as a palace guard soldier, proved the trickery with a domino and mask found in the hall.
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Sory
Mothers Need Constant Strength for the Care of a Family
An article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for exhausted mothers driven by daily caregiving. It cites Mrs Henry Thomas of Dryden Ontario describing improved health and a thriving breastfed infant after using the pills. The ad notes the product is sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Henry Thomas
Dryden
Ont
Rcom
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Youth Achievements Across History Highlighted by Oration
A speaker extols youth by citing legendary figures who accomplished great deeds before age thirty. Names like David, Raphael, Watt, Cortes, Schubert, Charlemagne, Shelley, Patrick Henry, Ruskin, Bryant, and Burns are mentioned as examples of prodigious early talent and impact. The closing lines shift to a playful exchange about a dance and a two shilling debt.
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David
Israel
Raphael
James Watt
Cortes
Mexico
Schubert
Charlemagne
France
Shelley
Queen Mab
Patrick Henry
Ruskin
Bryant
Robert Burna
Sailor Illness Aboard Cargo Steamer Faces Captain Dilemma
On a crowded cargo ship a sick sailor depends on the captain for care as the crew copes with illness and fevers. The piece notes delays in reporting sickness, reliance on salts, and the risk of underhanded crew dynamics and inadequate medical attention on undermanned vessels.
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Wem
San Francisco
Liverpool
Port
Handkerchief Esperanto in a Dating Code
A playful old note outlines a handkerchief language where pressing to the lips signals interest, falling means friendship, right cheek says yes, left says no, and other gestures allegedly convey messages from desire to engagement.
Chalk Box Laughs At Milk Trade
An old dairy farmer shares a joke on a crowded train. He carries a box he says is chalk and explains he has chalked up enough milk on credit to need another box, prompting a playful quip from a dandified customer.
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Weil
Tick
Kaid Belton Resigns Ottawa Post for U S Business
Kaid Belton resigns from his militia post in Ottawa after a year with the permanent force. The noted war hero from Morocco sought a business appointment in the United States and had helped organize the cadet force under the minister of militia and defense.
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Ottawa
Kaid Belton
Morocco
Canada
United States
Lieut
Belton
Misunderstanding Cleared Over Bert's Labor Claim
The professor reveals the son Bert has been working, causing an astonished reaction from the humble parent filled with joy. The dialogue centers on belated recognition of Bert's labor.
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Bert
Cow in New York Catches Fish Tale Baffles Onlooker
A commentator jokes about a cow in New York catching fish with its tail. The other replies with a humorous punchline about suckers, reflecting a playful rural legend exchange.
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New York
Old Fogey
Free of lumbago cures claim by Winnipeg reader
Winnipeg reader Mr H A Jukes writes that after using GIN PILLS on advice from Mr Hill his lumbago has not returned through the winter. He believes his old enemy has vanished for good. A box of six is offered for 250 pounds with samples from National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada Limited in Toronto.
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H. A. Jukes
Winnipeg
National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited
Toronto
Canada
SANOS
BANOL
Sanol Manufacturing Company OF Canada, Ltd
Main Street
Ladies to Do Plain and Light Sewing at Home
Advertisement from National Manufacturing Company of Montreal offering home sewing work with good pay. Complete details and instructions provided by sending a stamped reply. Work available for full or spare time and shipped to any distance with charges prepaid.
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National Manufacturing Company
Montreal
Miss Rosy Nohall Comes Home From Finishing School
In a family drawing room Rosy and her father clash over language and propriety as he declares his intention to close a window and end the discussion. Rosy counters with insistence on proper phrasing, ending the exchange with no further words.
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Rosy Nohall
Rosy
New Corn Cure Promises Safe Relief From Corns
A claim that Holloway's Corn Cure safely removes hard and soft corns. A new talking clock in Berlin announces the exact time every quarter hour in a clear voice. The clock can be set to stop at a chosen time and resume after a set interval.
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Holloway
Berlin
French Post Offices Adopt Stamp Moistening Devices
The Asture post offices will receive official stamp moistening appliances. The innovation is praised by the Press as a hygiene reform.
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Asture
Mr Biggins Quits Smoking Over Family Certificate Debate
I have decided to quit smoking said Mr Biggins, seriously. Doctor's orders? No. I'm tired of hearing the various members of my family wrangling over the kind of pictures and certificates I shall be compelled to collect.
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Mr. Biggins
Hammock Chosen for Small Porch Seating
A girl negotiates seating options with a clerk and selects a hammock for two, deciding on a compact porch arrangement in a casual exchange.
Canadian Cross Ties Purchase Rise to 13 Million in 1911
Canada bought 13,683,770 cross ties in 1911, up 4,469,808 from 1910, mainly due to western railway construction. Jack pine led with about 40 percent of ties, followed by Tamarack, Douglas fir, and hemlock. Average price was 39 cents. Southern pine imports were the priciest ties.
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Canada
Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
United States
Alarm Clock Prank Fails To Wake Late Employee
In a small town telephone office a manager buys an alarm clock for a perpetual late worker. The clock's loud whirr wakes the house, but the woman sleepily replies Line's engaged, please call again, and remains in bed.
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Exchange Board
Loud Farmland Complaint Calls For Bride Trade
A satirical verse depicts farmers lamenting a lack of wives, urging a shipsload of women to settle them. It mocks alien goods and urges sending brides to iron, cook, and provide sympathy, rather than exporting wool, calico, or patent foods.
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House of Lords
Earis
Budding Manager Aims City Show Tour With Elevators
Encouraged by small town success a manager plans a Sappho company tour of second tier cities. The stage manager says carry a stairway but the manager insists this is a city show and suggests getting an elevator.
Author and Publisher Dialogue on Dickens Thackeray
A brisk exchange between Author and Publisher imagines a future when Dickens and Thackeray are forgotten and book results come quickly. The wit highlights impatience with time versus literary legacy.
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Thackeray
Safe and Sure Arm In Marriage Ends In Cyprus Tribute Note
Mrs Fitzbrown recalls the left arm defense custom prior to marriage while Mr Fitzbrown explains the right arm is now offered. The passage then notes Cyprus under an 1878 convention pays an annual $500000 tribute to the Sultan of Turkey.
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Mrs. Fitzbrown
Cyprus
Turkey
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