Musical drill at Clerkenwell school charms Prince of Wales
In Clerkenwell the Prince of Wales watched Montem Street Board School children perform a musical drill and calisthenics to a piano, about 40 youngsters in eau de nil frocks, praised for grace and precision by observers including Mundella. Helen Keller article draws many letters. she explains limits on replies and shares a thoughtful note. Five year old Bud Stuart of Kalamazoo, a remarkable rider, performs advanced feats on a bicycle, setting pace with young strength and fearless technique.
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Prince of Wales
Clerkenwell
Montem Street Board School
Finsbury Park
Mundella
Miss Allison
Pall Mall
Helen Keller
Helen
Bud” Stuart
Kalamazoo
Mich
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Remarkable pigeon lived 33 years on ship without flight
A ship Mary Jane roamed near Norfolk in 1861 when a pigeon, later named Billy, landed on a yard and never flew again for 33 years. Captain Newbury cared for the bird, which lived in a woollined shoe, avoiding mates and guarding the ship from danger. The bird did not leave its bachelor life, showed grace to music, and was valued for its beauty and intelligence.
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Newbury
Oakland
New York
Mary
America
Billy
Alameda County
San Francisco Examiner
Ancient Polynesian link to American name theory
A Youth's Companion excerpt discusses research proposing that the name America may derive from a Polynesian linked tribe, the Asheriques, who settled an island near Nicaragua and later moved toward the Amerique mountains. It notes possible land subsidence and suggests Vespucius may have adopted Amerigo from the tribe.
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America
Central America
Pacific Ocean
Momotombito
Nicaragua
Amerique Mountains
Vespucius
New World
Columbia
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised in letters from Pennsylvania and Indiana
Mrs A M Clarke of Lapp's Pa says Hood's Sarsaparilla restored her boy's appetite and sleep and improved her own energy making work no longer a drag. Mrs Rebecca Wilkinson of Browsvalley Ind reports three years of nervous weakness and dyspepsia improved after one bottle of South American Nervine, calling it the grandest medicine. Sold by Hetrick Bros Indiana Pa. 12ap93ly.
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A.M. Clarke
Lapp’s
Hood
Rebecca Wilkinson
Browsvalley
Ind
Hetrick Bros
Indiana
Disputed Ownership in Quick Exchange at Store
A humorous exchange features two business men claiming a boy as their own with quick wits on display. Harper's Weekly notes readers should apply common sense to choosing remedies as they do family purchases.
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Harper's Weekly
Gold and wealth notes span history and markets
A collage of facts covers gold finds in the Urals, early American mines, oil streams, and global salt output, alongside prices, wages, and notable items from auctions and medicine. It mentions the Limpson horn sale, a Philadelphia figure, and a hospital case, then shifts to Chicago funeral day reflections and a band’s tribute to Annie Laurie.
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Ural Mountains
Primrose League
United States
Virginia
Oil Creek
London
Asum
Christie's Auction House
Cosworth
Presbyterian Hospital
New York City
Diocletian
Geikle
British Isles
Peru
Atahualpa
Chicago
Auditorium
Thhs Avenue
Annie Laurie
Dee
Carter H. Harrison
Annie
Fragmentary Times Schedule Cites Allegheny City Transit
Partial OCR snippet notes routes to Allegheny City via Butler with two daily times 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. per week. read as a transit schedule fragment mentioning locations and times.
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Are
Allegheny City
Butler
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