Love and the Lions in a Circus Marriage Plot
In a 1916 tale, Harry Lee, near destitute and facing eviction, agrees to a Lions den wedding staged by circus impresario Callowame. Lucy Vernon, stranded after a store stint, also agrees to marry for twenty five dollars and a stay of judgment. The pair wed under Rev Eliphet in a staged ceremony beside trained lions, later deciding to marry for real and start their life together.
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Lucy Vernon
Harry
Callowame
Stenor Giovanni
Madame Liberthun
Tinvingtong
Eliphet
Mighel Giovani
Parry
John Had Not Forgotten Debate At Lovatts Home
In Mrs Lovatt’s house a discussion on whether lovers may kiss before marriage divides guests. The party breaks as Mr Lovatt nears, and the host urges her husband to settle the question.
Ancient Feeding Bottles Shaped From Hollow Gourds
A historical note links early infant bottles to hollow gourds and corn husks used as shells. In tropical areas natural gourds served as bottles already filled with nourishment. Archaeology at a British museum shows feeding bottles dating 600 to 700 BCE, often nubular in shape and decorated with knobs, likely hung with tiny bells as rattles and image books for babies.
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British A Museum
Christ
Fragmentary dialogue about courting and marriage norms
Incomplete excerpt shows characters discussing premarital affection and readiness for marriage. John remarks on propriety and knowledge, suggesting differing levels of familiarity between PT, Cvan, and expectations in courtship.
Loves His Liza
A fragmented dialogue hints at a domestic scene with a man by the fire and Liza reacting to his actions. The text centers on their interaction and suspicions about affection as the man works beside the hearth.
Left Algernon Fondering
Algernon after acceptance asks if he has stayed before. An gela responds that she admires men for strength and courage, but explains with Algernon it is all love and nothing else.
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Algernon
Angela
Seed Corn Quality and Storage for Higher Yields
United States Department of Agriculture advises selecting and preserving seed corn in autumn to ensure a full stand and maximum yield. Test ears for vigor, separate by kernel size, shel brief, and test seed on the planter to avoid poor planted crops. Preserve ears well, shelled corn graded by size, and avoid using damaged seed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Devil ships revived in modern warfare across the continent
The article notes that so called devil ships are explosive vessels used in warfare. Dutch origin dates to 1585 during the siege of Antwerp. German use involved clockwork fuzes with ships exploding upon impact or contact, distinct from fire ships fueled with pitch and oil.
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Prince of Parma
Antwerp
Belgium
Anuric touted as uric acid eliminator for rheumatism
In Buffalo at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute Dr. Pierce developed Anuric to drive out uric acid said to cause rheumatism and related pains. The ad claims relief from backache and joint discomfort, offering a trial package for 10 cents and urging readers to buy at drug stores.
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Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Anuric Tablets Back Pain Relief Ad
Earl A. Parrett of Manchester Indiana endorses Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets for back soreness from disordered kidneys. He claims immediate relief and lasting benefits and urges others with similar ailments to ask their druggist. Requires Dr. Pierce's signature on every package.
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Manchester
Ind
Dr. Pierce
Push South Africa Aims to Tap London Market
South African agricultural societies and semi official government officials plan to study the London market to gauge war effects on trade. Committees will assess Cape Colony's ability to compete with Liebiz ranches in Argentina and Australia, with experiments shipping eggs to London. Demand has risen due to shortages in Russia Denmark and Switzerland. The government backs standardization to gain a share of international trade. The effort appeals to Boers in Wynberg and surrounding districts.
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South Africa
London
Cape Colony
Liebiz
Argentine
Australia
Russia
Denmark
Switzerland
Wynberg
Poor Location of Trees on Pasture
A USDA bulletin argues shade trees and brush should be placed on higher field portions not along stream banks. With good grass, cattle graze only a third of the time, wasting manure that should enrich the land and hillside runoff reduces grass benefits on slopes.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Bluegrass
Color in Lighting and Color Temperature in Practice
M Luckfesh argues color in lighting is vital though often overlooked. He says the eye perceives color from mixed wavelengths and describes hue, saturation, and luminosity changes with white light admixture. Red end warmth suits north exposures, violet end cold for south roofs. artificial daylight via absorbing glass is possible.
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M. Luckfesh
American Illuminating Engineers’ Society
Expense Of Horse Labor Big Item On Farms
W E Grimes of Kansas State Agricultural College says horse labor is a major crop cost. Keeping a horse for a year costs 75 to 125 dollars, about two thirds for feed and one third for interest depreciation shelter insurance and taxes. On well managed farms a horse averages 1072 hours of labor yearly at 7.2 cents per hour.
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W. E. Grimes
Kansas State Agricultural College
Winter Range for Turkeys
Turkeys do better to have free range even in winter except when snow is very deep. They require green feed such as sprouted oats green rye or raw vegetables along with their grain. Onions are relished and act as a liver regulator. Provide sharp grit coal charcoal and coal cinders and always ensure pure water. Keeping turkeys in a house with other poultry is poor economy and reduces profits from chickens or ducks housed with them.
Food for Maintenance in Animals Increases with Size
The article explains that larger animals require more food for maintenance, all else being equal. It notes that body size drives energy needs and explains how metabolism and activity influence the amount of sustenance needed to sustain a larger organism.
English Scouts Collect Bottles for Funds
The St. Edmond of Northampton troop conducted a bottle drive visiting about sixty houses Saturday afternoon. Bottles gathered were transported to the school courtyard for sale to pharmacists and wine merchants. Twelve scouts and leaders earned $18.40 for the troop.
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St. Edmond
Northampton
Line Routes Through Panama Canal
The Remuera from New Zealand Shipping Co passes through the Panama Canal on a Wellington to London voyage, creating a new route that replaces the old voyage around the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn. The direct Panama path adds about 4,974 miles to the outward journey or 1,999 miles via a shorter Wellington to Balboa option.
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Panama Canal
Remuera
New Zealand Shipping Company
Wellington
London
Cape of Good Hope
Great Britain
Cape Horn
Tahiti
Colon
Balboa
Norfolk
Plymouth
Hearty Breakfast in Prison At Leavenworth
An inmate writing in New Era describes a prison breakfast at Leavenworth with 7000 biscuits 80 pounds of butter 250 gallons of syrup 240 pounds of dried beef 90 gallons of gravy and 50 pounds of coffee The writer then asks how much such a meal would cost outside at restaurant prices 10 cents per dozen biscuits 50 cents per pound butter 25 cents per gallon syrup 85 cents per pound dried beef 20 cents per pound coffee.
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Leavenworth Penitentiary
New Era
Tommy Explains The Nose Salute In Aged Opinion
In a London Opinion note a character explains an officer’s approach causes the nose to twitch. He recounts losing part of his nose in a blast and grafting flesh from his arm, leaving the nose permanently inclined toward saluting.
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Tommy
London
Uncle Eben Urges Forward Push in Tough Times
A line from Uncle Eben stresses action and progress. He warns that avoiding effort leads to stagnation and hinders community advancement.
Indian chiefs as names for US warships proposed
A New York Times correspondent urges using Indian names for naval vessels. He cites Powhatan Tecumseh Black Hawk and Pontiae as ideal, arguing their tribes Long identified with American history embody naval prowess.
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New York Times
United States
Powhatan
Sachem
Virginia
Pontiae
Napoleon
Tecumseh
Shawanees
Black Hawk
Teaching and Learning and the Truth of Education
A reflective piece contrasts learning as experience of the spirit with teaching as mere instruction. It argues education comes through doing and absorption, warns against overdirecting a child, and emphasizes the teacher’s duty to place the learner in a receptive environment.
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Leach
Grove's General Tonic: Tasteless chill tonic promotes health
Grove's tonic touts quinine and iron as a general tonic. It claims to act on the liver drive malaria enrich blood and build the system. Sold for 50 cents.
Needle Inventions and History Across Time
The piece traces early needles from bone to ivory and fish bone using eyes in ends or middles. It notes Moors making steel needles early and an English boom in fourteenth century needle industry with companies. Modern sewing needles use advanced machinery comparable to pinmaking.
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England
Europe
Washington Star
Purifying Soap and Healing Ointment Advertised
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura soap to cleanse and purify, and Cuticura ointment to soothe and heal. It claims the emollients keep skin clear, hair healthy, and hands soft, with free samples by mail via a Boston department address.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Studying Patience In A Humorous Family Moment
An elderly uncle visits his niece and her great nephew Teddy who adores school. The boy explains he mostly waits all day until it is time to go home, revealing a playful view of school life.
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Teddy
Castoria Remedy Ad Praises Signature and Longevity
Classic advertising line urges mothers to inspect every Castoria bottle for Fletcher’s Castoria signature. Claims the remedy has been in use for over 30 years and that children cry for it, emphasizing trust and familiarity in a period-voiced product promotion.
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Fletcher
Lecturer’s marriage joke stuns treasure of gossip
A famed lecturer is grilled by a crowd about his wife and cook after a public talk. They praise his wife’s economy pies and tidiness, and insistence on marriage leads him to reveal he already married her with a smile.
This Will Interest Mothers From Mother Gray’s Powders
A vintage advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children to ease feverishness headaches teething disorders and digestive issues. Claiming 20 years of use and rapid cold relief the ad notes pleasant taste and availability from Druggists for 25 cents with a sample free.
What is the difference between trunk packer and punk tracker
A chaotic exchange ends with a grim man drawing a pistol as a speaker compares clothing in a Surhtoga to a bloodhound with a taser. The narrator notes obscured, sickening details.
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Bepay
Otheer
Millions Use Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
Millions of good housewives use Red Cross Ball Blue. Each year its sales increase. The old friends use it and tell others. Red Cross Ball Blue will make your old clothes look like new. Ask your grocer.
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Adv
Envying a Loser in Deep South Banter
In a rustic exchange, Bin Erastus Pinkly mocks a man proud of an election saying he must eat a gallon of molasses with a toothpick. Pickaningy Jim replies that the toothpick slows the task but the molasses is worth it.
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bin Erastus
Pickaningy Jim
Giving It Credit Funny Crankline Skit
A joke quips about a car that is a self-stopper rather than a self starter. Mr Chuggins jokes that the motor car is not self starting but is stubbornly helpful in stopping.
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Mr. Chuggins
When Marriage Is A Failure Women Bear The Cost
Quote notes that women suffer most in failed marriages and reap benefits only when unions succeed, reflecting gender disparities in outcomes of marriage.
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Love and the Lions
W. G. Chapman
Lions’ den
Harry Lee
Stuart Ino
Polie
Che Tut Odaen
Perks
Muda Jerahettes
Mamzelle Liteertina
Giovanni
Vis
Pearblix
Rev. Ehiphet
Darry
Ehiphet Wes Miwalding
Vlipchet
Ryder
Jie
Larry Pha
Citi
Horre
Osuet Bedber
Gig Gcermius Teaifeg Pliant
Bedgetines Jrores Nak Dts
Pneimeeting Magazine
John
Cvan
Liza
Ropes ET PR
Devil Ships
Wafare
News OF Manchester
Food For
Tommy Explains
Eben
Uncle Eben
Colt Distemper
SPOHN
Spohn's
Spohhn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
Warsiips
United States Navy
Grove
Perey
Reggie
Boschee’s
Baur Gas Company
Eaton, Ind
Florida Farm Facts
J. Henry Strohmeyer
Sarasota, Fla. Baltimore, MD
Hustlers
S. Kurth
Broadway
Albany
Dearborn St
Indianapolia
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