Amusing Miscellany and Letters from Far Places
A collage of brief vignettes and anecdotes from 19th century magazines, including humorous miscommunications about geography and language, legends of marble and prophecy, Buddhist charity, and nautical lore. The piece blends excerpts and lampoons from London Strand Magazine and Liverpool Mercury, with captions and quips on Barrie, Hawthorne, and social manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephesus
Pixodorus
Diana
London Strand Magazine
Liverpool
Liverpool Mercury
Arizona
Beth
Barrie
J. M. Barrie
Tweed
Barre
Ansie
Inventory of Arms from 1623 and scattered quotes
An 1623 arms inventory lists culverins demiculverins sakira minion powder gear shot muskets and melee weapons along with tools hides and molds. The page then shifts to a collage of humorous or fragmentary quotes from various newspapers and magazines including Boston Transcript Philadelphia Press Bohemian Magazine and Philadelphia humor pieces mentioning domestic life and ancient Mayas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Blivens
Tommy
Boston Transcript
Augusta
Mr. Wyss
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Mr. Potts
Yucatan
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Endorsed by J W Jenkins
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill North Carolina praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve in the world noting it cured a felon on his thumb and reliably heals burns sores and wounds. Hanna Drug Co offers it for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
J. W. Jenkins
Chappel Hill
N.C
Hanna Drug Co
Anecdotes on Ethics and Labor from a Dated Barrister
A well known English barrister who died recently discusses ethics in legal practice contrasting paid advocacy with honest conviction. In a murder case he questions a client about whether the crime involved a revolver or a stick. The client reveals the butt end of a revolver did the deed. A second quip argues women’s reluctance to adopt labor-saving ideas, illustrating with a curtain lecture and a suggested phonograph use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
London
Hawthorne
White Mountains
Franconia
New York Journal
Smith
Summer Beverage Recipes From the Savannah News
A collection of instruction heavy beverages including Tea Punca Fraprr and Austrian Coffee Cup. Directions cover making sweetened tea with rum moistened sugar and lemon, orange frappes with pineapple pulp, and Hungarian coffee with vanilla ice cream. Also includes Fruit Frapper and Puncu styles with sugared fruit mixtures and sherbet style serving notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Corwin
Deacon Sied
Corwin
Deacon Smith
Tom
Pacific Express
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Harper‘s Magazine
Simon Goulart
Assyria
Dumley
Pepprey
Press
Papa
What Is
Castoria
Contest Department
NEW Orleans Coffee Co., Ltd
INEW_ORLEANS
Ows
Little Pifle
DeWitt
Dewitt & CO
Chicago, NL
Hanna Drag Co
Jackson Ga
Rochester
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Ug Els
Tesco
Hollvister Cave Company
Madison
Wis
Sue Sudren
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