Soldiers on the Stage in Victorian Theatre
A letter from Sir Henry Irving discusses soldiers as stage auxiliaries dating to 1860 in Glasgow with Boucicault's Jessie Brown. He recalls Bosworth field mishaps during Richmond’s prayers and notes soldiers’ behavior, including armored kneeling and the quip that they never look surprised.
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Henry Irving
Glasgow
Boucicault
Jessie Brown
Lucknow
Atkins
Bosworth Field
Bosworth
Richmond
One Woman's Clever Idea to Hide Age
A witty woman proclaims a scheme to dodge aging by shifting the burden onto inquisitive friends. She claims to be older than the questioner says, prompting the friend to guess, which usually leads to the friend underestimating her age. The exchange ends with light humor about social truth and aging.
The French Legion of Honor and Other Orders
The article notes that France has several ancient orders besides the Legion of Honor, including St. Esprit, St. Michel, St. Louis, and St. Hubert, dating to the 15th and 16th centuries. Since the Legion of Honor was founded in 1802 and reformed in 1816 and 1865, seven other decorations have been established. The Legion is the only honor that can be given to foreigners, and President Loubet recently left behind a surplus of it on a London visit. The silver palm of the academy, conferred by Loubet on the superintendent of the London Home for French Governesses, is prized but not a national order.
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Legion of Honor
France
St. Esprit
St. Michel
St. Louis
St. Hubert
Loubet
London
Academy
M. Loubet
Treasure Trove Law Expands Across Nations
A hoard of 6 775 English silver pennies was auctioned in London raising 500 dollars for the national treasury after laborers unearthed them at Colchester during foundations work. The find triggered a treasure trove law, with the Crown seizing the hoard and rewarding finders. some coins went to the British Museum. The sale cooled coin markets and the law spread to France Germany Spain and Denmark. Concealing found treasure can incur fine or imprisonment. once a hard matter in old times.
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London
Colchester
Crown
British Museum
England
France
Germany
Spain
Denmark
Dry District Ruse Involving Liquor Soaked Straws
Rodrick records a plot by a local druggist to poison customers by soaking straws in liquor, making soda water taste like the drink. Van Albert recalls the scheme as a grey racket to trick patrons. Privations of the Poor reports slum inspectors describing families sleeping in tiers with parents on the floor, children above.
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Rodrick
van Albert
Glasgow Municipal Commission On the
Myth Exploded On Rome Founding Story
Excavations in Rome show the city existed long before Romulus, challenging the myth of his founding of the Eternal City and the tale of him being suckled by a wolf. In other notes, Ernie questions Mabel’s view on microbes as Emily defends her no kiss rule unless a man is moustache sterilized.
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Rome
Romulus
Ernie
Mabel
Emily
Crude France Sprinkling Carts Draw Laughter Abroad
An American traveler in southern France mocks local cleaning methods, describing tiny barrel sized sprinkling carts drawn by youths and contrasting them with U S road maintenance. The piece notes French towns improvise with hand sprinkling, while the narrator jokes that similar methods would prevail in small U S towns with an idle youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Villefranche
Wedding Cakes Bring a Laugh From a Child’s View
A charming recollection of Mrs James G Blaine reciting a boy’s take on wedding cakes. He claimed he would not share his future wedding cake with his mother because she had not shared hers, highlighting a humorous childhood grievance. Also notes on wind lore and animal reactions to electrical energy affecting birds and bears. A Holyoke horse named Old Wald dies after decades of service, dying soon after being moved back to his familiar stable.
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James G. Blaine
James
John Dillon
Holyoke
Plum Tree Vanishes Into Yard Collapse at Jackson PA
In Jackson Pennsylvania a plum tree in full bloom vanished into the earth when the ground yawned in Peter Schlemmer’s yard near North Mahonoy mine. The yard’s remaining ground shows no disturbance yet, though the flower bed may be engulfed at any moment.
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Peter Schlemmer
Jackson
North
Mahanoy Mine
World Marriage Patterns Across Global Census
Global marriage statistics show about 3,000 marriages daily. Among 1,000 men, 332 wed younger partners, 570 take spouses of the same age, and 98 marry older women.
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for bilious attacks
A Kansas hotel porter testifies to Ballards Snow Liniment curing neuralgia after suffering a bilious attack. He boasts about the remedy and its availability through I. H. Myers at 25c 50c and 1.00. The ad claims quick cures and urges purchase from druggists.
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Chamberlain
Ail Druggiste
C. W. Landis
Oriental Hotel
Chanute
Kans
I. H. Myers
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Promoted for Health
An advertise claim for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills as a gentle cure for constipation biliousness and liver troubles. The copy asserts they do not ulcerate or erode mucous membranes but stimulate secretions and strengthen stomach liver and bowels. Myers Pharmacy sells the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Myers Pharmacy
Devoured by Worms and Digestive Remedies Ad
A sobering ad style notice notes crying children due to inanition and worms, claims White's Cream Vermifuge will stop crying and restore thriving, with a 25c price at I. H. Myers. Also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Care as a universal digestive aid sold by Myers Pharmacy, claiming it enables digestion and nourishes nerves.
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I. H. Myers
Myers Pharmacy
His Life Saved by Chamberlains Colic Cholera Remedy
B L Byer a town cooper credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after a month of bilious dysentery. He reports immediate relief once using the remedy. B T Little, Hancock Md, endorses it. For sale by all druggists.
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B. L. Byer
Chamberlain
B. T. Little
Hancock, Md
All Druggista
Dyspepsia cured by Herbine after 21 years
K. H. Foster of Salt Lake City reports a 21 year struggle with indigestion. After using Herbine for a short period he says one bottle cured him and he is tapering off the second. He has recommended it to friends who are also improving. Availability noted at I. H. Myers for 50 cents.
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K. H. Foster
Salt Lake City
I. H. Myers
Owes His Life to a Neighbor's Kindness in W Va
A Mercer Sumner County resident nearly dead from diarrhoea owes his life to a neighbor who gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doctors offered little relief but the remedy cured him within a day. The product is sold by all druggists.
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D. P. Daughery
Mercer
Sumner Counties
W. Va
Chamberlain
Croup treatment advised with syrups and liniment
The notice describes croup symptoms starting as a cold with sneezing sore throat hoarseness and rapid pulse. It recommends Battara’s Horehound Syrup in small frequent doses and Ballards’ Snow Liniment applied to the throat at the first sign of a croupy cough. 50c at I H Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H. Myers
Prescription Trial Nets Record $112500 In San Francisco
A group of San Francisco business men paid $112,500 in coin and stock on Aug 30, 1901, for a treatment claimed to cure Bright's Disease and Diabetes. They began serious tests on Nov 15, 1900, treating over three dozen cases with 87% success and 13% failures. Proceedings and clinical reports will be mailed free by Joan J. Furton Company, 420 Montgomery St.
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San Francisco
Bright
Joan J. Furton Company
Montgomery St
Cal
Teachers Examination Notices in Lamar and Granada
Dr A W Seabury physician and surgeon based on East Main Street. Regular county teachers examination to be held at the Lamar courthouse and Granada town hall on Thursday and Friday August 20 and 21 beginning at 8 o'clock. Law amended adds the Constitution of Colorado as a tested subject.
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A. W. Seabury
Irwin Building
East Main Street
Court House
Lamar
Granada
Colorado
Colo
Frank A. Thomas
Charles Ludlow
George Peterson
Hershel Horn
J.C. Horn
John A. Williams
Register
U.S. Lanp
Coto
Ulysses
G. Newman
Charles Maxwell
Alberts. Newman
Marsena J. McMillin
George E. Case
Carlton
Joan A. Williiams
Excursion Rates From Lamar Colorado in 1903 and 1908
Lamar Colorado announces diverse excursion rates to major destinations including Colorado Springs, Manitou, Palmer Lake, Pueblo, Salt Lake City and Ogden, with sale dates from May 15 through Oct 16 1908 and Sept 1903 events like the National Irrigation Congress. Several routes offer round trips, one way and stopovers, with final return limits ranging from Oct 5 to Nov 30 1903.
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Lamar
Colo
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Palmer Lake
Pueblo
Pueblo-Salt Lake City
Ogden
National Irrigation Congress
Utah
Salt Lake
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Northwest
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Searle
Wash
Oregon
British Columbia
Idaho
Mont
New Mexico Territorial
al- Paquerne
N. M
Albuquerque
Colo. Springs
Colorado Federation of Women’s Clubs
Denver
American Bankers’ Assn
Sanfrancisco
Cal
San Francsco
Catarrh of the Stomach and Digestive Cure Claim
A testimonial from J R Rhea of Copper Texas attributes relief from stomach catarrh to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after years of indigestion and unsuccessful treatments. The ad notes Myers Pharmacy sold the product.
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J. R. Rhea
Copper
Texas
Myers Pharmacy
Stomach pills and Witch Hazel Salve widely praised
A Clover Nook Farm resident reports relief after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad endorses DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles with a testimonial from A. Tisdale of Summerton, S C, noting two boxes cured him eighteen months ago. Myers Pharmacy sells both remedies.
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D. L. Beach
Clover Nook Farm
Greenfield
Mass
Chamberlain
All Druggista
DeWitt
A. Tisdale
Summerton
S. C
Myers Pharmacy
Appendicitis Myths About Cherry Stones and Grape Seeds
Medical note rejects common beliefs that cherry stones grape weeds and similar objects cause appendicitis. While such items may be found in the vermiform appendix there is no solid evidence that they trigger the condition.
The Death List and A Church Anecdote
A niece recalls two sermons about Jacob and Joseph dying in succession, ending with a quip on who will die next Sunday. A short note explains exposure of potatoes to sun turns them green and potentially harmful.
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Marshall P. Wilder
Jacob
Joseph
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Tola
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Bessy
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Philadelphia Union
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Dakota Presbytery
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the Foundation of Health
Chicago
Thedfords
Thedford
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Pall
Leannot
medCard
C. B. McFarland
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Las Animas
Mexico
Pueblo Colorado Springs
G. J. Garvin
Taz Strate Board
Asher Car
Lamar Colo
State Board of Land Commissioners
Pee
Bent County
Mark G. Woodruff
Register State Board Land
Lamar Marble
E. M. Steward
Prop
C. M. Lee
C. D. Baldwin
Prowers
Bent Counties
C. D
Lane Orrick
Collo
John W. Martindale
William R. Ingram
Frank Thomas
Sam Colo
Joan A. Williams
Coro
Notce
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H. E
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George Petterson
Denver Republican
Kansas City
Saint Louis
Memphis
Southeastern Limited
Springfield
Birmingham
Atlanta
Jacksonville
G. W. Martin
17Th ST
Denver, Colo
Capea Eee Iy Teen Cut
lSaac
D. Kauble
Nevada
la Crippe
Boyd
North Side
H. Bon Durant
Thorne & Merrill Lawyers
Foley
Lamar, CoLorapo
Granby Hillyer
Coodale
J. K. Doughty
Bent Bik
East Main St
John O. Horn
Land Office
Great Plains Sanitarium
Fewres Sunt
Hasty
Goodale
Amar
Colokabu
W.F. Noyes, M.D
S. Wilson
Irwin
J. H. Hardy
Osteopath
N. E. Corner Union Hotel
A. T. Still School
Kirkville, Mo
Lamar House
J. W. Mace
D. W. Robinson Auctioneer
J.c.streare
Opera House
Conwell
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