Ancient Irish bells and their goldsmith shrines described
The article traces early Irish bells from St Patrick’s era through medieval times, noting shifts from hammered iron to bronze and the Bangor bell by the tenth century. It highlights the shrine for the bell of Doneld McAuley, a brass and silver gilt masterpiece made between 1091 and 1105, preserved through generations and famed for its jeweled bark and interlaced forms.
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Christy
Layard
Nimrod
Ike St. Patjok'a
Moscow
Patrick's Well
Bo the Moat
Ireland
Scotland
Doneld McAuley
Armagh
Made Hit With Women In Restaurant Competition
Two longtime friends ran opposite ends of a restaurant business. One won by courting women with hospitality and recipes, offering a free cookbook to regular diners. The other failed, showing how appealing to women influenced success in a small, affordable eatery.
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Dusiness
Blank’s
Old Camden Tailor Turns Fashion Jest Into Lesson
In a London T. P. s Weekly tale, a knight orders a gown from a tailor using fine French cloth his rival buys. The shoemaker John Drakes seeks the same pattern, and the tailor makes his gown in the same fashion. The critique ends with Drakes swearing off gentlemen’s fashions.
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Yole
Old Camden
John’ Drakes
Otto
Chili
John Drakes
Sir Philip
Calthrop
London T. P.'s Weekly
Life Insurance A Sacred Trust Trusted leadership at New York Life
President Kingsley urges directors to treat life insurance as a public trust with duties to policyholders and the public. He cites twenty years of service, stressing standards of efficiency, faith, and integrity, and notes that words must translate into daily performance. Abridged reflections on life’s fragility accompany the remarks.
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Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
Board of Trustees
New York Life
Quandary Over Molecular Necrosis In Barber Shop
A humorous exchange unfolds in a barber shop as a flashy patron asks porter John for deductions on molecular necrosis. John remains unmoved and coolly answers with a cryptic pun about an infinitesimal affinity.
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John
Untidy fragment hints at illicit deal and illness query
Fragmentary text suggests a misheard or garbled exchange about excuses, illness, whiskey, and a possible dealer. No clear people, places, or outcomes emerge to form a full news item.
Doctor's failed, kidney disease relief with Dogn's Pills
Sutton R F D No 4 Balem Oregonenya relates severe kidney and rheumatic pain for ten years. After vain medical efforts, Doc n's Kidney Pills enabled quicker walking with two canes and sleep relief. Three boxes improved life beyond 15 years. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Sutton
Balem Oregonenya
Dogn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Rehearsal in a Car and Other Pieces
An entertainer recalls tears in a car while contemplating past wrongs and a stranger offering help. Also described are Cape Breton submarine coal mines and a Negro school teacher praising Tuskegee, ending with a pupil’s mispronounced answer, Joo Gana.
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Cape Breton
Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington
Rastus
Triplets Born For Toperton Father Says Only One Boy
A nurse announced to Toperton that he had become a father of triplets. He asked if they were all boys and, receiving confirmation of one boy, pressed for more details with his characteristic gruff humor.
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Toperton
Grape-Nuts Ad Praises Quick Nourishing Food
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a scientifically prepared, ready to serve cereal. It highlights pre-digested nutrition, convenient serving options with cream or milk, and a natural grape sugar sweetness, claiming fast digestion and high assimilation.
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I Esi Jassic
Oldest Alpine climber celebrates centennial birthday
M C Rusal of Andermath, aged 100, is hailed as the world’s oldest alpinist after last summer scaling Gutéch mountain unaided. Read of his remarkable feat and reflections on enduring endurance.
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M. C. Rusal
Andermath
Gutéch Mountain
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