Expressed His Opinion in a Brief Chronicle Note
The 1907 chronicle of Northby’s social and religious life cites Dr Besom as a figure who acts and speaks according to his own belief, disregarding others' opinions. It humorously notes his wife’s absence, with the phrase Its wife is not with I'm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Besom
Northby
Argo
Iran
Foresten Field
California Fig Syrup Co
California World-Wides ‘Syrup Co
Senna
Ten years of pain and strange cures described
Fragmentary OCR yields a diary style recap of persistent kidney trouble, long illness, and dubious medical aids. It blends anecdotal cures with odd endorsements and stray dialogue about delivery delays and postal mischief, ending with a quick France wealth statistic and minor notes on inheritance values.
Irwins Struggles and Ages in Humorous Memoir
Wallace Irwin 20 year old humorist recalls early schooling in Leadville and Denver, recounting fits of education due to strikes, epidemics, and board squabbles, then a move to a civilized school where he discovered his spelling and arithmetic weaknesses. Also includes a brief King and beauty age debate between artist and author.
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Wallace Irwin
Oneida
N.Y
Leadville
Colo
Board of Education
Denver
Success Magazine
Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold In Liquid And Tablets Form
All humors are impure. Ailments like pimples boils eczema indigestion and headaches arise from impurities. Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to remove them in liquid form or as Sarsatabs with 100 doses for $1.0
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X Hood
The Lovers Quarrel named for easy to blow over
Gunner and Guyer discuss Gunner-Yachter’s new craft piled high with canvas. Guyer suggests naming it The Lovers Quarrel, noting the phrase fits as it is easy to blow over. The playful exchange hints at the craft’s large canvas and a light nautical mood.
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Gunner
Guyer
William Penn silver tea service unveiled in UK feature
A Victorian period piece highlights a silver tea service once owned by William Penn. The article notes the intrinsic value of ordinary articles and their link to historical tastes, presenting the Penn artifact as a rare glimpse into the founder and legislator’s era and preferences.
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William Penn
Pennsylvania
Penn's Penn Tea Service and the Lycurgus of Philadelphia
The article recounts Penn the elder’s life from birth in 1644 to his death in 1718, noting his Quaker preaching, imprisonment, and authorship of No Cross No Crown. It covers his 1680 grant of Pennsylvania, founding Philadelphia in 1682, and his roles as philosopher, legislator, and Christian. It also comments on the tea service as a curiosity reflecting late seventeenth century English silversmith work for domestic use.
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Montesquieu
Admiral Penn
London
Christchurch
Oxford
Charles II
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
England
Persias New Shah Promises Reforms and Parliament
Muzaffar el Din Shah’s son Mohammed Ali Mirza acts as regent during his father’s illness and is seen as promising. A new decree grants a constitutional framework, with a Parliament elected by literate men aged 30 to 70 not in state service or criminally convicted, meeting annually to draft laws.
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Persia
Muzaffar-el-Din
Mohammed AM Mirza
Prussia
Chamber of Deputies
Persia moves toward liberal constitution grants
Persia begins drafting a liberal constitution as sentiment favors reform. The Shah, ever absolute since his 1896 accession, reshapes governance to place revenues under state control and vow reforms would endure under his successor, signaling a constitutional epoch. Elderly people show knack for smoothing breaks, while doctors cannot mend a mean disposition.
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Persia
Shah
In Trouble Again and Miscellany at Bridge Lore
A humorous vignette shows Mr Makinbrakes attempting a polite exit from a luncheon,. Mrs Flashington and Mrs Dasher discuss a bridge poem, while an ad for Allen's Foot Ease claims to ease sore feet. Mr McKinley’s flower connection to Ohio girls’ school is recounted along with a waltz anecdote featuring Gussie Gunn and Miss Tabasco. The item blends social quirks, trivia, and light entertainment.
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Makinbrakes
Mrs. Flashington
Mrs. Dasher
Midalzit
Washington Star
McKinley
Ohio
Tyler s Feasts Era Were Fit for a King
President Tyler hosted grand dinners echoing Virginia planter abundance. Provisions largely came from Greenway Court with a Virginia cook adept at fried chicken and ham. Ham preparations praised as finest, with hogs fed on acorns and corn, then smoked and sugared, while Virginians enjoyed oysters and venison from nearby waters.
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Tyler
Virginia
Greenway Court
The
Home Magazine
Hampton Roads
Dewater Virginia
Tylers
Virginian
Won't Hurt Em quotes and election saloon crowd lines
A collage of brief quotes from newspapers. The Houston Post remarks on editing a magazine and portraits with a sarcastic line about visibility. The New York citizen from the Impossore dismisses portrait inclusion. The Washington Star notes election day saloon access being described as closed or crowded.
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Uivid
Houston Post
New York Citizen
Washington Star
Market Notes and Quips From a Busy Ledger
Roward E Burton assayer and chemist in Leadville Colorado lists specimen prices for gold silver and lead. References to bank and tests surface amid assorted reflections and humorous quotes from New York Press and Illustrated Bite.
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Roward E. Burton
Assayer
I.rd Chemist
Leadville
Colorado
Carbonate
Nat Honal Bank
Sleepy Leeds Guest and the Midnight Knock
A light sleeper in a Leeds hotel awakens to a loud knock asking for a package. He resents the interruption, insisting it can wait until morning, as the mysterious visitor departs after another heavy rap. The excerpt comes from Cit-Bits and reflects old newspaper voice.
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Leeds
A Narrow Escape Ends In Tragedy At Church
In a church ceremony the groom vanished before the service began. A messenger later announced he had been struck and killed while rushing to the church. A month later the bride remarked to a friend that she had narrowly avoided becoming a widow.
Fragmented 19th Century Humour and Gadgets in One Page
A jumble of short items and advertisements recalls a late 19th to early 20th century newspaper page. It includes a playful exchange about dogs and sitting up, a note on jewel weight fractions in watches, teething remedies for children, a Europe paper’s claim on automatic chicken plucking machines, a dawn feather-removal device, a remark on popular cigarettes, and an advertisement for Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Medical cost for advice from Doctor Tyte-Phist, turns five dollars
A playful exchange notes that asking whether medical treatment is needed costs nothing from the doctor, but the speaker charges five dollars for answering. The quip frames a lighthearted price for a medical opinion.
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Tyte-Phist
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton Street
Te Milburn Co
Buffalo
Dickey
Neral
Mall
France
Robert F. Skinner
Irwin
Christendom
Queen Alexandra
Kaiser Wilhelm
Italy
Portugal
Bremen Zetunc
All Humors
S.S.S
Marvelous
Penn's Silver Tea
Hammed Ali Mirza
BKC
Louisville, KY
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
New York
Beach
Gussie Gunn
Tabasco
Belle Flyer
Gussie—Ferish
Kline
Erin
RH. Kline
Arch St
New York Press
Tommy
Mrs. Winston
Meny
Wery
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Putnam
Monroe Drug CO
Unionvik
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