Where Priscilla Came In Probably There Will Be Some to Think
A fragment from Cartoons Magazine recalls a family with daughters Jane, Mary, Kit, and Ethel. Priscilla, the eldest, kept house for the speaker and is judged unlikely to find a husband, as others’ marriages show misfortune and quarrels. The tone uses old-fashioned gossip among friends.
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The French Army Valor and the War Front Unfold in Duty
A detailed tribute to French soldiers in 1915, praising moral courage and endurance. It recounts a Champagne front assault where General X leads, engineers clear wire, and brave officers like Captain Z and Sublieutenant V die or persevere. The narrative emphasizes self sacrifice, discipline, and collective resolve shaping France’s war spirit.
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Robert de Lezeau
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France
Lezeau
Alfred de Vieny
Pyrenees
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Lustre
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Perthes-les- Hurlus
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Mera
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Courtesy as the Key to Human Kindness
Dr. C. F. Thwing defines courtesy as considerateness and helpfulness to others. He describes it as graciousness toward those with no claim to kindness and as the transfer of perspective, placing oneself in another's place to serve.
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C. F. Thwing
The Failure of American Criticism Explored
Eadward Garnett critiques Atlantic standards, arguing American criticism repeatedly fails to recognize and assess the artistic force in literature. It contends that current critical values rest on unstable foundations and falter against enduring artistic achievement.
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Eadward Garnett
Atlantic
French Adial Demonstrates Tube Flexibility Advantage
A French scientist shows that a steel tube with the same exterior size as a solid bar is more flexible, despite steel tubes generally being stronger and stiffer. The finding challenges common assumptions about rigidity in metal shapes, with potential engineering implications.
Old Songs and the Echoes of Youth in Verse
Fragmented reminiscence on traditional ballads and poems. The speaker recalls titles like Babin Hos Auld Bride Swan Burne and Robin Gray, noting memory faltering with age yet the songs linger in the mind. The passage reflects nostalgia for Scotland and past loves, with lines echoing pride, longing, and loss.
Fragmentary Political Vision Emphasizes Planning Across Cities
A garbled passage discusses urban planning and the need for comprehensive general plans before laying out capital cities. It mentions Paris and a figure named Baron Haweenoon tasked with removing structures to forge new street systems for healthier, improved districts, while noting reform may require avoiding demolishing aldermen and pursuing practical work.
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Old Lady Fears Zeppelins Reach Village Cellar
In a clipped Chicago Sewn parody, villagers discuss possible Zeppelin danger. The elderly woman questions the risk and considers sleeping in a cellar, while others joke about submarines arriving, highlighting wartime anxieties and rural resilience.
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Chicago
How He Had Improved Reveals a Wife’s Cheerful News
A brief note recounts Mrs Miepotiat Wart's husband showing clear signs of improvement. The message conveys relief that he no longer prays at night and appears much better, reflecting hopeful domestic sentiment.
Indefinite Musings Prompt Puck Style Exchange
A playful, abbreviated dialogue imitates urban chatter about fears and rumors. The exchange references a gunshot at a station, German weapons with long range, and a chauffeur’s evasive explanation about not alerting a man who was struck.
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Fragmentary Kane era letter hints at council war stance
The readable lines reference patterers joining a council war and oppose a socialist government taking action on property rights. Mentions America Charter, the War, City Star and railways, grain, food prices, and defenders of the thirteenth amendment.
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Road-building plan urged by Greater Iowa association
Farm and Fireside advocates a program to build 2,000 miles of paved roads at about 10 dollars per mile, totaling roughly 260,000 dollars. Iowa’s size is about 20 by 300 miles, yielding a potential network of three east–west and five north–south boulevards. The average farm would lie about 25 miles from a boulevard.
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Greater
Fragmented musings on belief and music expression
Fragmentary excerpt discusses what constitutes being musical beyond form, suggesting pride in civic or personal identity, and contrasts musical form with inner state, implying music arises from inner or external influences rather than mere technique.
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Mus Thoman W. Surette
Pole Digging Machine Counts Sixty Holes Per Hour
A machine for digging holes for telephone poles operates at a rate of 60 poles per hour under optimal conditions.
Cosmo Hamilton Serves in Anti Aircraft Command
Cosmo Hamilton, noted English novelist and dramatist, received a commission in the British naval air service at the war's start. He helped protect King George V during Zeppelin raids last January and commanded several searchlight stations in London.
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English Cities Slash All Public Expenses
English cities begin drastic wartime economy as the Treasury orders curbs on capital outlays and the Local Government Board tightens controls. London education plans aim to save over 1.5 million on a 26 million budget while teachers’ salaries fall and meals and books are cut. Liverpool trims street repairs and park spending. police and city workers join the war effort. Public criticism targets perceived extravagances, including a lord mayor’s banquet and a council chamber refit.
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How Should a Man Propose Matrimony
A dated piece counsels that the simplest, most direct approach works best. It urges the direct declaration I love you followed by Will you be my wife, as the core, unembellished words that convey sincerity and elicit a clear yes or no.
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Overheard In the Bleachers First Fan Second Fan
A cartoonish exchange shows two fans debating a fan’s baseball knowledge with one noting limited understanding and the other confirming the confusion.
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Paying Up Days Landlady Vows Quick Rent Cutoff
Landlady demands payment within three days. Stude counters by proposing holiday pay windows for the Fourth of July, Christmas, and Easter. The exchange sets a tense scene over overdue rent obligations and protestations of time.
Principal Roman event date from Antony and Cleopatra tale
The tale points to Mark Antony’s liaison with Cleopatra as a notable Roman history moment. The suggested date aligns with their famous alliance era, though the exact calendar year is not stated.
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Chicago News
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THINGS THAT COME HARD From the Toledo lade
A fragment from a Purported dialogue on writing and thinking praises hard work and effort over easy victories. It recalls master apprentice dynamics and quotes Shakespeare about speaking more than acting. The text remains garbled and difficult to parse.
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Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound touted for change of life
A periodical ad style item highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the primary remedy for the Change of Life, with quoted testimonials from women across Philadelphia Beverly and Erie praising relief from headaches nervousness and heat flashes. Also notes free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. and a colonization project opening Panama’s forbidden coast. A separate brief mentions a 184 year old sleigh once owned by the West Pittsfield Shakers and now by Irving Weller.
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Castoria Warning and Satirical Court Exchange
Important to Mothers urges careful examination of CASTORIA bottles for safety and proper signature. A judge remarks on alimony collection, noting the difficulty of obtaining money from her ex-husband as if still married, highlighting a judicial comment on payment enforcement.
Miss Modern I Do you suppose that one should catch lineage
A playful dialogue notes marriage and lineage, with Mrs Wise Well claiming she caught a husband in a witty exchange about romance and social expectations. The tone resembles a light newspaper column or comic strip caption from a bygone era.
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Mrs. Wise
Ailing Women Urged to Try Dr Pierce’s Prescription
Thousands of women suffer from conditions specific to womanhood while Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is advertised as a temperance remedy extracted from roots and herbs. The ad claims rapid relief from irregularities pain and irritation and urges purchase in liquid or tablet form today.
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Dr. Pierce
Leap Years in Century Highlight Modern Time Expectation
The article notes that the century will include 24 leap years, more than usual, aligning with a modern woman viewed as a product of the twentieth century and suggesting she will have numerous opportunities in this period.
Population Decline Mirrors Town Growth Limits
An exchange notes the town’s growth potential, citing a 50 percent population drop since a prior sale. The text also mentions an underwater frog call heard over long distances and references fragmented phrases about universal files and New Zealand factories in 2015 producing clothing valued at $400,006.
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New Zealand
Hair darkening home remedy from old ad copy
A half pint of water with 1 oz Bay Rum, 1 oz glycerine, and Barbo Compound creates a weekly hair tint. Mix at home or by a druggist for a low cost. It gradually darkens streaked grey hair, reduces damp odor, and makes hair soft and glossy without sticky residue or color on the scalp.
Lu morous Boarder Confounds It with Sausage Whistle
A quirky line from a local page shows a humorous exchange as a Morous boarder jokes about a device that cannot reach a sausage while a companion suggests a whistle as a workaround. The odd remark captures a light, characterful moment on the page.
War Casualties Report Reveal Unidentified Uperaces
A wartime statistic notes that over half of those who perished in the Franco Prussian conflict were not Kel Ugerenta, suggesting a broader mix of combatants or noncombat deaths than previously recorded. The remark highlights demographic ambiguity amid ongoing hostilities.
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Kel Ugerenta
Anuric! Newest in Chemistries from Dr Pierce
A 19th century medical ad for Anuric from Dr. Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo. It claims to eliminate uric acid and relieve back pain scalding urine and frequent urination with sediment in urine and blood uric acid disorders. It promises rapid relief in rheumatism joints gravel gout and related pains. Send 10 cents for a large trial package or 50 cents for full treatment. Available through druggists.
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Showgoer pays ticket speculator six dollars for seats
A gambler recalls paying six dollars to a ticket speculator for a pair of seats. He admits the show was not worth even fifty cents, illustrating a sting from a past gamble.
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Ad Sparks Ridicule
A humorous ad claims Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pelleta are original liver pills from 40 years ago that regulate liver and bowela, while a joke about bachelorhood and a woman chauffeur critiqued for prying payoffs.
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Dr. Pierce
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