Garibaldi Hero Dunne Soldier of Two Nations
Gen John Dunne died at Victoria Memorial Hospital Nice aged nearly 80. A veteran of Crimean War service in the English army he joined Garibaldi in 1860 and led the Reggimento Inglese in Sicily and at Milazzo and Volturno. Though wounded, his daring and gentlemanly conduct earned Garibaldi’s trust while he remained ineligible for ordinary Italian service as an Englishman. He received Italian decorations including the Savoy Order.
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John Dunne
Victoria Memorial Hospital
Nice
Garibaldi
la Farina
Uunder Cavour
Sicily
Gladiato Scelzi
Scelxi
Messina
Duane
Palermo
Dunne
Scolsi
Reggimento Dunne
Reggimento Inglese
Milazzo
Dunné
Volturno
Cosenz
Capen’s Diploma Moment On Pronunciation
Dr Capen, then president of Tufts College, handed diplomas in Malden and addressed scholars on pronunciation of neither. A question about nether nither prompted Capen to recount a quip: an inexperienced young woman asked a matron what to use for fruit padding, raisins or dried grapes, and the matron answered ether or thar.
Antiquated Boots and Oddities In Old Notices
A fragmented historical snippet discusses ancient footwear like bootjacks and desuotuda items in collections, then shifts to commentary on work and luck. It notes a suicide incident and questions post office bases in New York, hinting at a broader mid century context. The passage reflects era language and curious curiosities of the era.
I Was Conicted for Years with Pains and Ills
Captain J We Hogan a former postmaster of Indianola now in Austin Texas writes that years of loins hip and shoulder pains headache heartgia and urinary troubles left him weak and chilly. After trying many climates and remedies he found Dean's Kidney Pills cured him and restored his health and eyesight. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. We Hogan
Indianola
Austin
Tex
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Autocratic Revivalists in Shropshire Meetings
The Earl and Countess of Tankerville, active in religious meetings in Shropshire, England, engage in this work with interest. The countess is American Miss Lenora Van Marter, and the Earl, a busy House of Lords member, shares a passion for art. A laundry starch claim promotes home laundering with smooth iron and Defiance starch for shirt waists.
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Tankervilla
Shropshire
Enngland
Lenora van Marter
House of Lords
Roman Relics Unearthed in Wales Exhibit
Workingmen diverting a roadway at Welwyn Hertfordshire Wales uncovered seven Roman urns in good preservation. They found a Roman spur, two drinking bowls six inches high, a smaller cup one bowl bronze plate an iron standard and a small urn six inches high.
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Wales
Welwyn
Herts
Heads Shaped To Order By Cushion Rest Theory
At a German naturalists conference Dr Walcher proposed that infant head shape can be molded by resting position. A medium head on soft cushion prompts back-lying growth, while a hard under-rest promotes side-lying and a long skull. He cited a case of a child from short to long head in 18 months, arguing inheritance matters but resting influence can alter shape.
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Walcher
Stuttgart
Ita
Postum Replacing Stimulants Cited In Case
A resident from a western state describes leaving stimulants after years of use. The person reports relief from rheumatic pain and improved energy after switching to Postum Food Coffee, noting better health and stronger sleep.
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Great Western
Ak Tatas
Ealfee
Reese Se
Grand Trunk Pacific to Help Move 1907 Western Crop
C M Hays president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway says the railway will move Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba grain to tide water for 1907. He toured from Portage la Prairie to Edmonton in eighteen days and spoke of improved transportation as wheat harvests rise from about 90 million to an expected 125 million bushels in 1907. The notice reassures farmers and hints at new homestead openings.
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Western Canada
Seaboard
C. M. Hays
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hays
Portage la Prairie
Edmonton
Grand Trunk Pacific Road
Canada
T Ia
London Daily Mail to publish weekly edition for the blind
The London Daily Mail plans a weekly Braille edition for the blind joining earlier Braille journ als. The first Braille weekly appeared June 1, 1892 as the Weekly Summary, produced below cost with no profit to promoters. A Braille Weekly started last year in Edinburgh.
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London
Mal
Edinburgh
Eruptions and Itching From Child to Baldness
A narrative describes a young patient plagued by recurrent sores and severe itching on the legs and body beginning at age nine. The sufferer endured painful treatments, hair loss, and failed remedies including arsenic and various salves before trying Cutinol ointment. the account ends with a dated note and general references to blame and fault among people.
Garfield Tea Ad Declares Quick Recovery Claims
An old ad claims Garfield Tea aids recovery from ill effects and purges indigestion and colds. It offers refunds and promises quick relief, asserting the product is guaranteed under the Pure Food Law.
Lighthouse Moved Entire Without Dismantling at Ashtabula
A 65 ton, 65 foot range light was moved 760 feet on a lighter along the Ashtabula River to a new site. The operation used jacks to raise the beacon and rollers for movement, with guy ropes keeping it steady during the transfer.
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Ashtabula
Guy
Always to Be Depended Upon Brandreth's Pills
When a morning headache and tired, stretchy feeling suggest liver or bowel issues Nature hints for help with Brandreth's Pills an old family remedy used for over a century They are a dependable laxative tonic sold in drug stores plain or sugar coated
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Brandreth
London Lawyer A C Fox-Davis Breaks Into Fiction
A C Fox-Davis, a London lawyer of 54 law volumes, ventures into detective fiction claiming the law is sound. He wrote the book after finding the law wrong in a Sherlock Holmes story.
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A. C. Fox-Davis
London
Crossroads storekeeper mocks hunting tale in Maine spoof
In a dialect rich rough cut, a storekeeper at a crossroads in the Androscoggin region notes he has no articles in stock yet suggests a workaround via the post office and local barber shop. The speaker then quips about shooting Hon Passley over an old debt, mixing humor with a thin trace of grievance.
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Malna
Androscogmina
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