Emperor William's Pipes Capture Imperial Taste for Cigars
The New York Herald notes Emperor William I has embraced fine pipes, keeping a personal pipe of his own design with a Turkish wood stem and silver W, carved bird, and a Cuban blend imported for his use. He preserves most others, using a select bouquet of Havana tobaccos and disdain for alternate mixtures.
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Wisdom of Solomon-Like Will Advice from Gen Lew Wallace
A Crawfordaville resident recalls Gen Lew Wallace advising on a disputed will. Wallace suggested fair, equitable amendments to avoid contention and recounts an Attila tale where the elder receives the division and the younger picks first, illustrating arbitration as a remedy.
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The Door Labeled Pull and Push Ethics
Lincoln Steffens recalls a Pittsburgh contractor who preaches push but keeps a pull door. A job-seeker is told success needs effort yet finds the door reads Pull, highlighting irony between talk and action in business. The anecdote critiques political influence over merit.
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Pitsburg
Engineering drives water discovery in Egyptian desert
Recent expeditions to southern Egypt report plentiful water found at 145 feet below ground by drilled wells. A large area 20 miles north of Kharga also shows water just a few feet beneath the surface, suggesting desert regions can be made fertile through engineering.
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Inventor Develops Sand Sole Patch for Shoes
An inventor describes a waterproof glue mixed with clean quartz sand spread over leather soles to form flexible, nearly indestructible quartz-like pads. The new soles are claimed to provide a firm grip on slippery surfaces and improve foot stability.
His Last Wish Forecast at Funeral Harshness
The brief notes a judge comments on Casey An Kelly and the crowd at a funeral. It mentions a speaker wishing to live longer and mocks the turnout of hacks at the service, reflecting a sharp, sardonic tone from the court records.
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Watered Stocks Hinted In Uncle Willie Talk
A fragment from Chicago Daily News humor page recalls a father and son trading verses on watered stocks and market slang with a folksy backcountry tone. The brief jab suggests familiar stock chatter rather than a formal report.
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Chicago
Character in Cigarettes and Social Identities
A fragmented excerpt discusses smokers and cigarette behavior as signs of character. It links taking cigarettes to temperament and class, noting hot temper, quarrelsomeness, or poetlike traits. It mentions women smoking and claims about health, self-control, and gender roles in a dated social view.
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Taft mocks a pessimistic senator at a dinner
The Louisville Courier Journal recalls Secretary Taft joking about a formal pessimistic senator at a Wintington dinner. He cites Elisha Howard of Zoar as incorrigibly gloomy and shares a farm tale of wheat prices and regretful expectations.
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The Modern Hero in a Novel
A snippet from Modern Society questions the hardest job as the hero in a contemporary novel. It contrasts a hero’s faltering face and broken voice with dramatic reactions, pondering the reader’s view of literary struggle.
Banner Office Offers Letter Heads and Job Work
The Banner office advertises letter heads note heads inv itations statements and all kinds of job work available to customers.
Controversial Health Pamphlet Warns Against Fraudulent Remedies
A dubious publication from John Felton Co. Washington alleges cures for Brights disease and diabetes, citing a supposed Multan Compowuls study. It warns about fraudulent medicines and urges suspicion of claims tied to recovery rates and medical devices.
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Midland Route Promoted As Best Mountain Passage
The Midland Line between Uink and theea t la is hailed as the most attractive mountain route of the year. The text touts grand railway equipment and urges readers to buy Colorado Midland tickets from the agent for more information and illustrated literature.
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Theeaatla
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