Amends For All Amends For All
Dora and Joan confront illness and suspicion as Mrs. Durand faces a terminal truth. Joan urges caution toward Mr. Thorold while Dora pleads with Wilton Mayne about the troubling clues surrounding Dora’s father. The scene blends fear, family misgiving, and looming danger.
Salt Rheum Began With Scaly Spots
Patient from Woodstock Nova Scotia describes salt rheum starting as small scaly spots that enlarged, causing cracked arms, burning, itching, and irritation from water or clothes. After trying various ointments, Cuticura Ointment and Soap provided relief and full cure in two months. advertising urging use with free samples through Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
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Woodstock
Nova Scotia
Henry Alien
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Dept
Boston
Uncertain Suspender In Love Triangle
Fragment from a melodramatic scene shows Wilton and Dora amid fears about a stranger. Joan reassures, Dora defends Joan, and Marie kisses Wilton as he explains a neck wound tied by a knot. The group contemplates danger and loyalty in quiet tension.
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Joan
Dora
Wilton
Wilton Marie
Thorold Pledges to Protect Joan Amid Family Secrets
On her deathbed Mrs. Durand forces Thorold to promise to take Joan away after she dies and to marry her immediately. Thorold secures a license, vows to marry Joan, while fearing exposure as he recalls his brother’s murder and suspects Green of deceit regarding the wrecked house.
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Lady Martin
Joan
Mrs. Durand
Mrs Durand
Davie
Joan Grea
Mr. Thorold
David
Juan
Dora
Thorold
Martins
Wilton Mayne
Wilton
Knightrider Street
Green
Jermyn Gardens
Downs
Mendelssohn Autograph Incident at Public Dinner
An account recalls Mendelssohn enduring autograph seekers at a public dinner attended by women. A mature matron handed him her card and he wrote a note from Haydn’s Creation, ending the scene. The piece also recalls the Duke of Wellington’s unused titles and a Waterloo field anecdote involving Gen Sheridan.
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Mendelssohn
Haydn
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Gen. Sheridan
Angelins Lett Edwin Wager Ends With P S Twist
In a playful wager Angelias wrote a letter with a postscript and Edwin wins the wager until Angelina spoils the outcome by ending with Your loving wife Angelina P.S. Now, who has won the bet.
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Edwin
Angelin Cou
Angelina
P.S
Trust Companies and Sports Ministry Mentioned in Ukase
A dialogue notes a trust company as a group of men surrounded by others' money. The czar issues an ukase creating a ministry of sport, but it is unlikely to be as autocratic as the U.S. baseball trust.
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Willie
Ministry of Sport
U.S. Baseball Trust
Thoughtful Farmer Credits Postum With Health Breakthrough
A letter from a Canadian farmer describes decades of indigestion bilious spells and sleepless nights. He credits ditching coffee for Postum solving stomach and rheumatic issues within weeks, praising improved appetite and energy and urging others to try the beverage.
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Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Crime theories spark debate at British Medical Association meeting
Professor Benjamin Moore argues crime understanding can explain social problems while Dr Passmore calls for prisoner insanity checks to tailor treatment. Prince Peter Kropotkin contends confinement does not deter crime, and prisons are universities of crime.
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Benjamin Moore
University College, Liverpool
British Medical Association
Moore
Passmore
Croyden Hospital
Mmsane
C. B. Simpson
Mary
Captain St. Jean
Penal Reform Leagues
Law Courts
England
Holloway
Peraps
Prince Peter Kropotkin
St. Peter and St. Paul
Enzand
The Busy Man’s Creed Promise of Work Ethic and Self Belief
The creed proclaims belief in hard work and self reliance. It emphasizes perseverance, daily deeds, and faith in progress, highlighting courtesy, generosity, good cheer, friendship, and honest competition as guiding values. It asserts there is opportunity for every man who seeks it.
Parish Visit and the Child's Bold Promise
An old Boston clergyman tries to befriend an eight year old during a parish visit. The boy replies he will be a miner, prompting the minister to scold about trimming expenses. The exchange ends with the clerk promising strict frugality as the child asserts his future.
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Boston
Niga
A Husband and Neighbor in Trade Misfortune
The speaker compares business failures sharing blame with a husband and a neighbor. Ned's loss is described as less severe than Mr Naybor's, who failed for fifty cents on the dollar, while the neighbor's spouse lost only ten cents. The tone implies a trifling but pointed social remark about private misfortunes.
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Ned
Mr. Naybor
Sugar uses and effects discussed in broad terms
An article outlines sugar as a pure carbohydrate with wide industrial roles beyond food. It notes sugar replaces starch in many compounds, aids in shoe blacking ink making and printing, and is used in dyes and mortars, with even small percentages harming cement.
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Museum of Paural History
Beelin
Favors Intensive Farm Boost to Cut Imports
The proposal urges farmers to expand hay and feed for cattle and to increase dairying. It argues this could reduce imports of butter from New Zealand and beef and veal from Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Canada should adopt stronger intensive farming methods.
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New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement claims deafness cure
An 19th century ad asserts deafness from catarrh can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure with a promise of one hundred dollars for uncured cases. It explains the Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and promotes this remedy as the solution, urging readers to buy and consult circulars.
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Destners
Building the Bagdad Railway Through Labor Methods
An East illustrated piece shows workers building the Bagdad Railway carrying heavy metal creepers on belts at the back with arms looped over the burden. The article notes a challenging task and the unusual technique used by laborers in the process.
Read the Moon Like a D or C
The article explains a Latin memory rule to tell if the moon is waxing or waning. A D shape signals waxing despite decrescit in Latin, while a C shape signals waning. The trick rests on the moon's own deceptive claim about its phase.
Minord's Liniment Curee Burns at Exhibition
A fragment discusses Mrs Exe chiding Mr Dauber over an absurd picture, noting his praise of its value and concern over framing cost versus admission price. The exchange hints at a local exhibition and debates image value and framing expense.
Irishman and the yard shirt riddle on the railroad
A jailyard joke features Pat the Irishman among a railroad gang. The boss asks how many shirts come from a yard, and Pat replies the answer depends on whose yard you enter, delivering a playful quip in the rapid age.
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Pat
Objection Over Money and Character
The speaker critiques another man’s finances and reliability. She questions his seriousness and warns his slang hides shallow intent. Her tone implies distrust despite an appealing look and outward confidence.
Poetry in the Itchen: Gastric-Themed Contest in Paris
Le Carnet d Epicure, official organ of the Gourmands league, hosts a literary contest inviting prose or verse on culinary subjects. Prizes include champagne and foie gras, with a special award of a cask of old cognac for the best poet, enhancing prestige in the culinary calling.
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Kuigits
Paris
le Carnet d Bpicure
League Gourmands
Uquers
Ines
Hans Pates
Do Sharks Attack Huroc.i A Sydney Beach Fencing Debate
A Sydney NSW reader questions shark attacks on humans and notes submerged fences around beaches to deter sharks. The letter probes whether fences fail and jokes about trying a new method to deter or test sharks, reflecting local controversy over protection measures.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Demonstration Wanted In The Squeeze Play
The girl shows uncertainty about strategy as she hesitates and blushes to explain the squeeze play. Jim agrees to begin, noting there are several points of the game to explain and practice.
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Jim
Mare
Mosquito Extermination Gains Reported On Atlantic Coasts
Dr Alvah Doty former Newark health officer cites an interview noting progress in mosquito control on Staten Island revealing an eighty percent drop. He adds reductions of about forty percent along Long Island New Jersey Connecticut and Massachusetts coasts. Additionally mentions Holloway Corn Cure for corns and Alaska Chilkats blanket weaving with high prices and elaborate designs.
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Alvah. Doty
Port of
Newark
Inva TeCcent
Staten Island
Long Island
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
An Old Man Pretends Danger to Aid Wedding Plans
A distraught child asks if ears belong to his neck or face. A family tale centers on Old Peterby, a rich stingy man whose heir would inherit if he dies. A friend suggests a stunt to help the nephew’s wedding, and Peterby agrees to feign danger to assist.
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Peterby
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