Conscientious heirs refuse fortunes over conscience beliefs
A London Times account notes J Brengwin, a Berlin bank clerk, refusing nearly £100,000 from an uncle due to usury ties. Frederick Charrington, a temperance leader, refused £1,260 from his father’s brewery stake after a London pub incident. A well known physician’s fortune is contested by a nephew who ultimately accepts, while the estranged pair’s fate continues.
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Herr J. Brengwin
London
Herr Brengwin
Austria
Stenlin
Frederick N. ‘Harrington
Charrington
Nisiness
Mr. Charrington
West End
Howe
Doyley origins traced to Norman era feast napkins
The passage links the word doyley to the Norman conquest through Robert Oyley and the D'Oyley family. It explains how handmade cloths prepared for the feast of St Michael and Angela became famed as antique napkins, evolving into the modern doily term used for ornamental linen.
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Doyley
Normandy
Robert *Oyley
St. Michael and
Altngela
D'Oyley
Fragmented line hints at search failures in old text
A fragment suggests readers overlook something hidden as men fail to seek it, reflecting OCR or transcription gaps in a historical page. The garbled quote implies a broader theme of unseen value and incomplete extraction from the source.
Gifts for Men a50 Gifts for Women
A compact gift guide highlighting items suited for men and women, offering concise options across categories. Includes practical present ideas, some price cues, and concise notes on use cases, aiming to help readers choose suitable holiday or special occasion gifts.
Beautiful Decorated Lamps and Bric-a-Brac Headline
Beautiful decorated lamps and bric-a-brac offered as ornamental gifts with pure white light. Lamps priced from 1.75 to 10.00 and fancy mirrors from 25c to 1.00, china vases 3.00 to 3.50, highlighting novel assortments for a refined display.
Rocking Horses and Pets on Sale With Various Prices
Rocking horses with saddles bridles and stirrups and two rockers for children priced 7e to 5.00. Horses in many sizes and colors harnessed and ready at 10e 16e 25e 50e up to 1.25. Dogs and animals of every description beautiful and amusing priced 5e to 65e.
Train and rail goods with pop guns for sale
Train and car movements described with track switches and signals, offered at 1 to 1.50 dollars. Pop guns of various kinds and sizes priced from 25 cents to 5 dollars each.
Children Sleds, Story Books, and Building Blocks for All Ages
Sleds suitable for every age group from tots to older children. Each item promises amusement and instruction. Picture blocks and A B blocks priced from 5 to 50 cents per box, with 5, 10, 25, and 35 cent options also available.
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Tota
Toyland department features lively mechanicals for kids
A toy department showcases mechanical toys including engines, autos, yachts, musicians, clowns, and singing birds. They burst with life and motion and are priced from 25c to 1.25 dollars, with several mid range options priced 35c and 50c.
New Games Season Mix at Low Prices
The listing highlights new games including North Pole Air Ship Yacht and Race Punch and Judy Buster Brown along with Pie Punch and Trix and many more. Prices range from 1c to 50c each, with variations like 25x and 40¢ to 50v noted.
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North Pole
Musical instrument ads for holiday gifts sweep prices
An old time ad lists pianos at 5e to $1, accordions for all sizes at 50c to $1 each, violins and banjos 25¢ to $1.50, horns trumpets and related pieces at 5e to 25¢, rocking chairs for children $1 to $1.50, highlighting Christmas appeal and varied price ranges.
Pay a Visit to Doll Land
An arcade promotion offers Unbreakable Dolla dolls priced from 50 cents to 1 dollar each as a limited sale item.
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Doll Land
Pictures and Fancy Articles Sale Across Many Prices
A splendid assortment of pictured gilt and glass items priced from 10c to 50c, plus stands and wall hangings. Modern metalwork and wood carving creations welcome inspection with prices from 25c to $6, highlighting a wide range of affordable decorative pieces.
Vintage nursery ware and furniture sale items offered cheap
The text lists small children’s layings and sets of dishes offered at 10 and 25 cents, decorated options described as “just like those that mama” would use, with prices ranging from 10c to 50c and furniture sets including upholstered chairs with matching tables and mirrors priced from 25c to 50c.
Carpenter’s Toolbox and Magic Lanterns Sale
Wood boxes of tools including saws hatchets squares levels and hammers offered as a complete outfit for the little carpenter at 50 each. Magic Lanterns that project pictures in a dark room advertised from 385¢ 50c up to $1 25.
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Christmins
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