Anger and its deadly reach in history and life
A study of how fits of anger have caused deaths among rulers and surgeons and the broader advice to curb fury. It cites Nerva Paul III Valentinian Hunter and Badanovski, notes poison in milk from rage, and offers a child’s mirror rebuke as a teaching example to control temper for a peaceful life.
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Chicago Tribune
Nerva
Paul III
Papal
Alessandro Farnese
Valentinian
John Hunter
St. George’s Hospital
Baddanoski
Cain
Turn About Is Fair Play In Log Hall
The piece recounts Upton Sinclair speaking on land ownership and reform ownership of land as a people’s right. It includes a fable about land ownership from a duke and a tramp and a farmer’s quip on work and loyalty.
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Helicon Hall
Hin Uhopton Colony
Upton Sinclair
Norfolk
Hercely
Donts For Women From A Bygone Era
Part of a 19th or early 20th century piece advising women on behavior. It urges avoiding confidential talk and gushing praise and condemns meddling and recounting ailments. The tone reflects moral guidance pieces from period newspapers. The text cautions readers to guard self and maintain self respect while forewarning against over sharing.
Public etiquette questions in a crowded city life
A column questions everyday behavior in public spaces. It critiques manners like posing in fashionable outfits, sharing personal troubles publicly, delaying others at sales, and patience in transit. It discusses social expectations and courtesy in crowded settings.
Women and Jewels in Literature for Children
The piece discusses intense female attachments to gemstones and how jewel preference varies by individual. It then shifts to commentary on children's reading material, urging quality over cheap literature and praising leading juvenile papers for containing amusing and instructive ideas.
Horace Fletcher On Eating Principles
Horace Fletcher outlines four rules for eating to protect health and teeth. Eat only when truly hungry with plain bread and butter, chew until food is soft, sip flavorful liquids, avoid meals in anger or worry, and practice these guidelines to maintain good teeth and health.
Man's view of short sleeves and family duties
A reader comments on a young girl's appearance in short sleeves, urging her to look more proper at Sundays while excusing weekday behavior. The text shifts to advice on preserving vegetables, warning against storage below 40 degrees or above freezing.
Woman’s Life: health care and busy workers clash
A fragment quotes a woman claiming she cannot care for her health while a worker is too busy to sharpen his tools illustrating workplace and health duties contrasts in the era's advice column tone.
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Bey
Handkerchiefs in fine linen on display
A description notes pretty handkerchiefs with a dainty border of colour in linen. It laments few patrons return to the decorated novelty once worn by girls of the era.
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Galy
Eehoa Girls
Brace of Honest Skippers In Tahiti Trade Tale
In Tahiti the American ship Raritan under Capt. Peabody spirits large cargo of pearl shells with Capt. Bax of Boston as partner. The two captains drink and scheme then transfer shells amid storms and wary coast guard, concluding Bax is an honest man.
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San Francisco
Meabody
Papeete
Peabody
Uncle Sam
Water Front
Old Salem
South Boston
South Seas
Capt. Peabody
Globe
Tahiti
Bougainville
Raritan
Bax
Capt. Bax
Boston
Ingo
Littl
Coast Guard
Australian
Capt
Sirree
London
Horse Goodfellow the Assistant Surgeon in Saga of Wise Horses
A tale from Lippincotts details a horse named Goodfellow who helped a man after a fall. The narrative links the horse to ancestral steeds of Gen. Simpson and Naseby, famed for faithful service and religious observance, illustrating animal sagacity.
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Goodfellow
Lippincott
Cumberland Valley
Brown's Mills
Greencastle
Johnny Terry
Johnny
Johnnie
Naseby
Horace
Essays of Little Bobby in Milwaukee Sentinel
A fragmented reminiscence piece depicts a streetwise narrator describing petty schemes and wages. The text sketches characters and a distant promise of luck, framed as a child's humorous or educational tale.
Fragmentary note on rival crowds and national stereotypes
A garbled snippet references The Real Boss and an observer about winners at a door and a house. It mentions comparing Japanese and British people in a biased, unclear line. No coherent event or names form a complete report.
Rules for Women Shoppers in Chicago Warn of Holdups
The Chicago police publish safety rules for women shoppers advising carrying minimal cash and purse, keeping hands on the muff, avoiding talk with strangers, and reporting suspicious activity to floor walkers. Separately, a surge of adoption efforts in Chicago sees families seeking siblings for existing adopted children, with criteria on appearance and heredity guiding placements.
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Chicago
Life
An Ideal Hostess Shows Guests Personal Attention
The portrayal describes a hostess who makes each guest feel uniquely welcome and at ease. She balances engaging others with subtle social control and keeps the atmosphere light, avoiding boredom and ensuring no one feels overlooked.
Embroidered fashions and a crossing tale in Africa
A fragmented survey of embroidery trends including striped and black accented pieces with elaborate sleeves and tableaus. It notes a white woman crossing Africa with a Holotum or Halitum army officer and mentions a Modane Cobra color harmony and a lone journey wearing a single notable costume for travel.
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Africa
Machine Cabra
Holetum Army
Cooy
Modane Cobra
Fragmented verse about cutting nails and fate
A cryptic poem fragment states cut nails on various days for wealth sorrow and love. It mentions a weekly sequence with references to Wendity Moni Tue Wed Thu and a foreboding line about the evil one. The text resembles a superstition or ventriloquial rhyme.
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Howe
Millions Are Paid for Impure Foods in New York
A New York World report cites Paul Pierce claiming New Yorkers spend about 11,000,000 yearly on imitation foods and 4,000 deaths, including 26,000 infants, are tied to diarrhoeal diseases from contaminated milk and adulterants. He notes milk preserved with formaldehyde and new preservatives difficult to detect alongside active boards of health efforts.
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New York World
Paul Pierce
Metropolis
New York
Mr. Pierce
New York Health Board
Alamen
Boards of Health
Board of Health
Pierce
Cate
Eclty
Wessel
The Value of Bachelors Debate in an Indianapolis Case
A Pillola man killed when a train struck his car. his relatives won $1 in damages. The appellate court upheld the verdict, citing the man’s bachelor status as proof of his low value to the community, sparking protests about gender and marriage value.
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Indianapolis Star
Pillola
Chicago
Exky
Coirme
Dadhin
Earthly Brand Quote From The Philadelphia Outlet
The fragment presents a puzzled speaker questioning an earthly saint type who witnesses debates and reacts to umpire calls. It shows garbled names and phrases reflecting a home grown philosopher tone about judging fairness in sports. The text is partially unreadable but hints at a critique of reaction to disputed decisions.
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Philadelphia
Maine
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Meldget
Mousseline de Coly
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