High Appointment for Sir Percy Girouard Named Governor Chief
Announcement from London reports Sir Percy Girouard, son of Ottawa justice, named governor and commander in chief of the East African Protectorate. The 42 year old French Canadian soldier has long served in Egypt and South Africa and led railways development in the Boer era.
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London
Eng
Percy Girouard
Girouard
Ottawa
James Hayes Sadlier
Ing
Edouard Percy Cranwell Girowerdie
Montreal
Supreme Court of Canada
Percy
Egypt
Soudan Railway
Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Chester
Protectorate
Northern
Nigeria
Dysentery Cordial Promises Swift Relief
Spring and summer diets irritate weak stomachs causing inflammation and dysentery or cholera morbus. If untreated the condition worsens and drains the system. Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is promoted as the best remedy, clearing the stomach and bowels, countering inflammation, and restoring healthy action.
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J. D. Kellogg
The Company's Doctor Insomnia and Night Watchman
A satirical exchange from the New York Tribune features The Candidate for Insurance denying a health or inheritance issue while admitting to insomnia. The dialogue frames insomnia as the main personal malady and identifies the speaker as a night watchman.
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New York Tribune
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments
Warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and urges physicians' prescriptions. Claims Hall's Catarrh Cure, from F J Cheney & Co Toledo, contains mercury and is taken internally. Notes testimonials by druggists and price per bottle.
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Hiall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Toledo Vale
FJ Cheney & Co
Druccists, Price
Mall
Fly Germs and Wilsons Fy Pads Warn of Infection
A Cleveland Leader clipping reports experts say house flies carry thousands of disease germs. The piece promotes Wilson's Fy Pads as a preventive measure to kill germs and flies.
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United States
Judge and cashier caution over forged checks in a Browning tale
A Pennsylvania judge who is also a bank cashier rejects a stranger’s check when identification seems unsatisfactory. The judge quips that while he can sentence on faint evidence, handling cash requires strict care, illustrating prudent scrutiny in financial matters.
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Giles Baker
Pennsylvania
Browning
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds and More
Almanac style joke item from the New York Sun noting a humorous exchange about a shed three feet long holding a liberal education and a rocker remarking on using it as a shingle in a light quote column.
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New York Sun
Patriot and public office ambition divide patriots
A Washington Star quote and a Philadelphia lec cer exchange hint at two patriot classes the appointed and the disappointed. The dialogue touches on politics and a late night departure with a light family remark. The lines mix civic ambition and personal timing in a vignette of social dialogue.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
The Tears Function in Eye Health and Emotion
The article explains tears nurture the eye, wash away debris, and keep vision sharp. It compares emotional lability, nerve sensitivity, and gender differences, noting humans differ from apes in lachrymal glands and tear production.
A Matrimonial Catch at English Peerage Depth
Earl Winterton, noted as the energetic young member of the Commons, is slated to become editor of The World. He is a keen sportsman and a grandson of the Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, with rumors that a future wife would connect him to three dukes plus multiple marquesses earls and countesses.
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Commons
Earl Winterton
Viscount Turnour
Duchess of
Nephew Laments Will Silence After Uncle’s Death
An old farmer dies near Paris leaving a modest farm. His nephew visits the lawyer weeping, claiming heir rights, only to learn the uncle left nothing. The lawyer quietly remarks on the absence of a will, prompting the surprised heir to realize his folly and insecurity.
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Paris
Editor's Woes Highlight Newspaper Dilemma
An editorial notes the endless judgments on publishing choices and behavior. The piece admits tracing the reflection to another paper, acknowledging the cycle of accusations and self parody within newsroom life.
Questioning as Interrogation Point Echoes in Tale
A narrator recalls Clifford’s rapid questions and a story from his uncle about becoming an interrogation point. He mentions a vision of a boy turning into a curved question mark and asks how the dot beneath was kept.
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Clifford
Cliff
Delinestor
Safe move turns comic with a janitor and a pine stick
A Saturday Evening Post writer describes moving a 4,900 pound safe between offices. George the janitor uses a 4 by 4 pine stick to push the heavy load while the boss prompts him to lift it. George replies he does not feel well and that he is feeling a little duplicate.
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Saturday Evening Post
George
Iced Tea Serving Tips From a Historical Guide
A historic guide discusses methods for brewing and serving iced tea. It weighs hot-brewed tea over cracked ice versus strong make-ahead tea, lemon and mint additions, ginger syrup or rum, and serving ideas including punch bowl presentations.
London's Belle Sues Manager Over Engagement Wages
A London music hall belle who had just landed a wealthy nobleman sued her hall manager for underpay. She won the case and sent his telegrams of congratulation to his home, displaying them outside the venue with taunting captions. The messages mocked the manager as she celebrated.
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Flightie
Jingo and Dingo Labels Shape Australian Debate
The piece traces how supporters and opponents of a naval offer used jingo and dingo as labels. It notes a shift in public speech, with Australians being sorted into dingoes or jingoes, and comments on the pejorative view of the dingo as a troublesome wild dog feeding on others.
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Australia
Village churchless England holds service in station
In East Horndon Essex a tiny village without a church gathers every Sunday evening in the railway station waiting room for worship. The sparse community of railway workers and nearby Reed, needing the station to ship milk to London, keeps the custom alive in a place locals find hard to fathom.
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England
East Horndon
Essex
Reed
London
Startling Equine Sagacity at the Theatre
A horse stood in carriage shafts outside a theatre with a weary look. It suddenly dashed toward the box office before being stopped. A bystander noticed the box office window bore the sign To the Stalls, explaining the horse’s surprising dash.
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London Globe
What He Wanted Pension Demanded by Son-in-Law
An aging father confronts his son-in-law who asks for a pension to gain financial independence after marrying his daughter. The exchange turns on the newcomer claiming dependence on the family as a reason to seek support.
Care of Flower Beds in Summer Garden Work
Advice on maintaining flower beds through midsummer including pinching young growth, edging with a spade, and mulching with well rotted stable manure. Guidance on uniform color, avoiding intermingling tones, and watering practices for different soils and plants like geraniums and canvas plants.
Curve Pitching in Early Baseball Development
The article traces the evolution of curve pitching after IS3 with removal of restraints allowing overhand delivery. It highlights the rise of the true curve, the recurve, and the fall as a staple. It notes Radbourne and Old Cy Young mastering rise and jump pitches and explains the false rise by Addie Joss and air cushion physics behind downward, fast pitches.
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Harry Wright
Asa Brainard
al Spalding
Radbourne
Hag
Cy” Young
Young
Addie Joss
Cleveland Americans
Collier’s
Wilson's Fly Pads Sold by Druggists and Grocers
The advertisement states Wilson's Fly Pads are sold by all druggists, grocers, and general stores, indicating wide distribution and accessibility for pest control.
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Wilson’s
Fugitive Poets and Bloodhounds in Early Editorial Courts
A quote contrasts writers of occasional verse with fugitive poets, suggesting editors once pursued such authors with bloodhounds. The exchange appears in a Baltimore American piece and reflects sensationalistic editorial culture.
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Baltimore American
Minard's Liniment Claims Distemper Cure
A fragmentary suburban scene shows a buyer arguing over lot conditions while a seller insists parcels lie dry. The text then parodies family life and humor with a worm treatment pitch and quick quips about going home to face discipline.
Costly Time and the Value of Time in Photo Business
A New York Sun quotation cited by a professional photographer argues time is costly in industry. He notes Standard Oil spent 48000 to halt operations during H H Rogers funeral. he cites an Armour stockyards shoot totaling 420 dollars per photo, with time lost estimated at 4000 dollars.
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Standard Oil Company
H. H. Rogers
Armour
New York Sun
Prominent Cure Sparks Profit From Liniment Sale
Moise Derosce of Hotel Keeper St Philippe Quebec describes purchasing a horse for 30 dollars with a ringbone deemed incurable, curing it using one dollar of Minard's Liniment, and selling the horse for 85 dollars for a profit of 54 dollars on the liniment.
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Minard
Moise Derosce
St. Phillippe
Que
Chameleon Rose Changes Color From White to Scarlet
A rose known as the chameleon rose shifts color with light. In shade it is white, in sun it reddens, passing through blush and pale rose. The petals fade to pure white in darkness and quickly return to bright scarlet in strong sunlight. Originates from Japan.
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Japan
Petit Jardin
Not Enough Evidence In Horse Vanishing Case
A fragment from Browning's Magazine references a character named Jarge and an old horse, with a remark about speed and a death cause described as being run over by a horse. The snippet hints at social club chatter and a sensational tone without clear details.
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Tallus
Frogs on Skewers Drive Paris Halles Business
In the Paris Halles more than 4000 pounds of frogs legs are sold daily. Frogs come mainly from the Vendee where soil is flat and swampy. Exported in large numbers to London clubs and hotels they appear on menus as nymphs en brochette. The best frogs fetch about a dollar per ten skewers as frog season follows snail season ending in May.
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Paris Halles
Vendee
London
Marine Eye Remedy Co. marketed in Chicago for eye relief
An advertisement notes Marine Eye Remedy Co. of Chicago offers an illustrated Eye Book and drugstore availability. It claims to relieve eye pain with a marine based formula compounded by experienced physicians and is available through druggists.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Life aboard ship misperception altered by captain’s timing
Dialogue excerpt shows Brown and Smith arguing about knowing the captain's wife and the ship’s start. Life Captain corrects the timing, explaining the start occurs when he gives the word rather than when the engineer acts. Chicago Tribune quotes the exchange.
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Chicago Tribune
White Tigress Shot in Orissa India with White Fur
A white tigress eight feet eight inches long was shot in Dhenkanal state Orissa. Its ground color is pure white with deep reddish black stripes. The skin has been presented to the rajah of Dhenkanal and mounted in his palace. Shikaris claim it is the only white tiger they have seen.
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Dhenkanal
Orissa
London Standard
Gallon measures compare American and English standards
The American gallon of liquid measures 231 cubic inches and 8.239 pounds of distilled water. The English imperial gallon equals 277.3 cubic inches and 10 pounds of distilled water.
Oxchera River of Connecticut Noted for Palindromic Name
A Connecticut river named Oxchera stands out for its palindrome friendly spelling. The article notes few long geographical names that read similarly forward and backward, highlighting Oxchera as a unique example.
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Connecticut
Shocked the Hostess by Eugene Field Prank at Dinner
The late writer Eugene Field enjoyed a practical joke at a Chicago dinner honoring him and his wife. He presented guests with costly gold embroidered wineglasses from the hostess, then carried out a staged mishap with a tray of glassware to conceal the gesture. The hostess, initially distressed, realized the gag later.
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Eugene Field
Field
Chicago
Mr. Fields
Pont du Gard as ancient concrete record and lessons
The Pont du Gard in southern France, erected in 56 B C, uses an ancient concrete mix of large and small stones with cementitious material. Vitruvius Alberti and Palladio describe similar methods, noting boards laid on edge to fill spaces with mixed stones. The structure’s preservation suggests modern concrete, properly designed and built, can vastly outlast bond periods.
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France
Pont du Gard
Vitruvius
Alberti
Palladio
United States
Let the mill be built and progress move on
Chief Justice Joseph Henry Lumpkin ruled in a Columbus case that a wealthy resident could not stop a planing mill across the street. He dismissed fears of noise as imaginary and callously noted only two sounds he cannot reconcile with nature, the ass bray and a scolding tongue.
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Joseph Henry Lumpkin
Georgia
Columbus
Atlanta Constitution
Poulticed With Mud Used In Africa Thirst Rescue
A noted explorer recounts a central African trek where, facing five waterless days, his party saved themselves by applying poultices made from stagnant mud. They tied the mud to their bodies near the skin, a method that provided notable relief.
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Central Africa
London
Insurance Origins in Medieval Italy and Florence
The article traces insurance to medieval Italy, noting Florence as an early center in the sixteenth century. It contrasts with Roman practice, where the state did not guarantee against losses, except briefly a military provisioning guarantee later deemed impractical after sunken ships yielded little value.
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Italy
Florence
Outdoor Trimmings
A quip about an a fresco lunch suggests a humorous misnomer in a casual dialogue. The line plays on caterpillars replacing flies as the insect component of a meal, highlighting a joking misunderstanding of a rustic outdoor dining scene.
Metallic Maid
Miss Hunt questions Miss Flash about a college graduate status. Miss Blunt confirms she is among the aluminum of Vassar.
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Miss Hunt
Miss Flash
Miss Blunt
Vassar
Nervous Exhaustion Help Offered By Nerve Food
Doctors and patients are urged to treat nervous prostration with Dr. Chase's Nerve Food as a restoration of exhausted nerves. The ad argues nervous strain drains energy, and a rich red blood supply aids recovery, with the product priced at 50 cents a box and available through dealers or Edmanson, Bates & Co.
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Chase
Edsmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Renewal of a thirtieth birthday noted in verse
A fragment from Fliegende Blaetter imagines a person recalling a thirtieth birthday and another remark suggesting a forty year journey to reach a place. The playful dialogue hints at time passing and reflection.
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Fliegende Blaetter
An Oil of Merit by Dr Thomas Electric Oil
The article extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a carefully studied blend of oils. It claims the preparation earned public favor from the start and proves its healing power through trials.
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Thomas
Casting Metals and Solidification Behavior
The text explains that some metals cannot be cast while others like iron cast easily because iron expands on solidification, causing the solid to float in the liquid and fill the die. In contrast, gold and silver contract when cooling, making them unsuitable for casting.
London Pageant Site Approved For Next Year
The pageant site near Chingford Plain by Connaught Water is approved. A large horseshoe stand will be built between the lake and the Queen Elizabeth hunting lodge, three times the size of Fulham’s stand, to host 15 000 performers.
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London
Chingford Plain
Queen Elizabeth
Fulham
Dominion Tron and Steel Co Bonds Placed in London
Canadian securities move shows London banks absorb Dominion Tron and Steel Co bonds worth five million dollars. The quiet placing underscores London's capacity to absorb Canadian issues as reported by the Toronto News.
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Dominion Tron and Steel Co
London
Toronto Newa
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