White lead and civic quotes span a banner of purity
A fragmentary text extols white lead purity and quality with a Dutch Loy Painter trade mark from National Lead Co. It blends misperceptions of adulteration with firm endorsements and quotes from Lincoln Webster Parker on government by the people across 1850 to 1862.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooldbridge
York City
Ead
Anda
Abrahan Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Theosdore Parker
Lincoln
Persona At Gratia Dinner Complication Revealed
A Philadelphia Press snippet quotes a conversation about social friction at a dinner plan. The subject notes a close friend and a cook’s dislike, implying tension and potential fallout.
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Gratia
Philadelphia Press
One Kidney Gone Cured After Doctor Said No Hope
Milford Maine resident Sylvanus Verrill recounts severe kidney and back pain from a five year injury that left him paralyzed and told he would never walk again. After using Doun’s Kidney Pain remedies bought from local dealers at 40 cents a bottle, he reports recovery with less pain and eventual use of crutches, claiming his kidneys improved and friends noticed complete relief.
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Doctora
Sylvanus O. Verrill
Milford
Dottora
Prac Healy
Socond
J Oread
Doun
Atl
Conta
Bes Fouter Wilburys Co
Bittala
Igna
Nigutare
Chia
Eife
Éloudy
Husbiand
Hév
Eigheteen
Mildred Gresweld
Mildred Fausset
Wbro- Rave
Garton
Fay
Tina
Sishug
Druasela
Sal
Echool
Ant
Mildred
Courtroom Farce Sparks Laughter in Bohemian Tale
In a Bohemian Magazine excerpt, Mr Smithers falters before the Supreme Court as he misuses legal terms. The presiding judge urges informality, prompting Smithers to demand silence while addressing the court. The scene ends with the courtroom erupting in applause as he regains his eloquence.
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Kew
York State
Artumenis
Supreme Coir
Supreme Court
Smithers
Coxe
Bohemian Magazine
Girl credits Grape-Nuts with recovery from starvation
A Me girl recounts years of indigestion and near starvation due to irregular meals and overwork. She credits Grape-Nuts as appetizing and filling, helping her regain health and now allowing her to eat anything. The letter cites The Road to Wellville and promotes the product's claimed benefits.
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Tostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Tragedy Lingers After Lola and George Greswold
The tale follows George Greswold and Mildred as they endure Lola’s death and a year of profound grief. They retreat to a lakeside villa near Thun, each consumed by memory and isolation, while a dream-haunted sorrow shadows their bond and future.
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George Grenwold
Lake of ‘Thun
Evermore
Mildred
Ohildred Greswold
Lola
Pana
George Greswold
Alwayes
A Civil War Vet Delivers A Gout Joke At Camp Fire
William Bradey a Germantown Civil War veteran and Ellis Post G A T comrade told a gout joke about himself during a camp fire. His wife then received a prescription from the family doctor who warned her to let him pretend and take it. She cleverly hid the note in jam and the patient improved by night.
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Mr. Porter
Miss Gieswold
Great Northern
Chey
Ware
North
Lola
Scotland
Porter
Greswold
Southampton
Polly Tainbow
Thirtet
Oxford
George Greswold
Hook
England
Lie
Enlerby Manor
Greswolds
Wiliam
Cnglind
Greewolds
Piantanager
Tader
Stuart
Georges Vuusote
George
Grenwold
Geora
Greewold
Nemesis
Gieb
Avenger
Philadelpha
William Bradey
Treland
Germantown
Ellis
William
Maternal Solictitude Quips in Humorous Dialect
A Fallimore American snippet features a Mrs addressing Marie about a baby with measles. The exchange mocks etiquette and maternal fuss as Marie replies with a playful foreign phrasing.
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Marie
Fido
Fallimore
Engaged Couple Debate Pressing Romance
Fragmented dialogue from a piece suggests a humorous engagement scene with Tim and a frivolous girl. The text references high costs for rail lines in foreign and U S contexts, noting 108000 dollars per mile abroad and about 538000 dollars per mile in the United States.
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Tim
Philadelphia
Tanhem
United States
Hardy alfalfa varieties boost crops in arid regions
Prof. Webster, chief grass expert of the U S Department of Agriculture, reports new alfalfa varieties thriving in arid West and South. Hardy alfalfa grows in Minnesota and the Dakotas as well as Euphrates valley Arabian alfalfa yielding significantly more, with earlier spring growth and longer fall availability. Demonstrations show possible widespread cultivation east of the Mississippi with improved farming impacts.
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Webiper
United, States Department
Asreditite
Our. Yeorke
Hiese
Wis
Minnesota
Dakotas
Rausss
Valley of the
Euphrates
Mississippi River
Deaths From Rabies Hit New York in July and August
The article reports three rabies deaths in New York during July and August, noting brain tests by a bacteriologist confirm rabies with Negri bodies. It also mentions a drop in dog bite treatments at the Pasteur Institute and calls for stricter enforcement of a related law.
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New York
Tasteur Institute
Board of Teal
Ita
F. Jonahen
Global unrest and political shifts across nations
The report covers outbreaks and political upheaval in Europe Asia and the Americas. Civil strife in the Dutch South American colony, a Turkish push for constitutional government, a Japanese cabinet reshuffle, and a French Cable Company case in Caracas are noted alongside labor clashes in Paris and a Norwegian school closure due to illness.
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Christiania
Norway
Dresden
Jonkheer de Reus
Venezuaa
Castro
Netherlands
European
Turkey
Constantinople
J’remier Katsura
Terauchi
House of Lords
Lords
Commons
Paris
Valleneuve
Draveil
Civil Court of First Instance
Caracaslaw
Ias
Matos
Exposition plans and military exchanges feature in 1908 reports
The article notes US Japan relations and a grand exposition plan with ideas to send young officers to study languages. It mentions Maj Gen Wood returning to command in the East, and a broader push for language training and officer exchange. It also covers July export totals, a tariff debate led by Senator McCumber, and Navy promotions including Rear Admiral Evans Maced.
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T Wood
East
Europe
Grant
Department of the East
Japan
China
Itia
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Selene
Lala
Georsa Greswold
Knesa
Mrs. Fausset
Bell
Pay
Papa
Ibeth
Eles
Huttle
Lelesie
Mildréd
Theool
York
Department of Comercs and Labor
Ital Hiperts
Setater
McCumber
North Dakota
Congress
War Department
William F. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Ariz
Fort Unachuca
Coto
Stewart
West Point
Wright
Russell
Weaver
Rabley D. Evans
Casper Goodrich
Navy Yard
Navy
Gowdrich
Jane
Department of Commerce and Labor
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