Fontalla and the matador romance amid a bloody bullfight
Fontella, governor's daughter, questions love versus wealth as matador Jose Narv ezzo seeks consent for marriage before a dangerous Mexico bull named Deviletto. The Plaza de Toros crowd gathers as the stage is set for a duel of courage and passion, with Fontella absent at the governor's side and Jose determined to conquer all odds.
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Adrienne Roucolle
Putty Story Pub
Tidd
Jose Narvexzo
Fortella Adroverso
Sweelf
Fontella
Jim
Jose
Tam
Devilets
Mexico
Plaza de Toros
Jose Narvezzo
Devileto
Hanever
Maetet
Bim
Lin
Lim
Iere
Narvezzo
Adrettt Jone
Matador Jose Narvezzo Wins Fiercest Bull in Spain
In a bullfight a calm Jose Narvezzo faced the deadly beast. He finally plunged his sword to the hilt, killing the bull amid a cheering crowd. Fontella declared her lifelong devotion, then Narvezzo wed her months later, proving the saying that will conquers all.
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Jose Narvezzo
Jose
Fontella
Jose Narverzo
Spain
Narvezzo
Prairie Dawn Verse on Peaceful Fields and Sky
Poem describes quiet prairies at dawn with rolling sod and dew. Imagery of God’s witness, calming wind, birds, and distant clouds frames a dreamlike, serene landscape. References to marshalling fields, green and gold, and collective human spirit suggest a spiritual promise of peace.
Possibilities of a California Acre in Sacramento Valley
Samuel Cleeks lives on one acre in the Sacramento valley where his buildings occupy about one sixth of the plot. The acre yields every fruit oil and vegetable that can grow in the climate and he has supported himself and his wife there for forty years earning about 400 dollars annually. He is among local men who can always loan money.
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California
Samuel Cleeks
Sacramento Valley
Cleeks
Women defend themselves in 1837 nose bite case note
In England 1837 Thomas Sauve lai sued Mrs Caroline Newton after she bit his nose for his attempt to kiss her as a joke. The defendant was acquitted and the judge ruled a woman may bite a man’s nose if he kisses her against her will.
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Dre Christopher Nyrup
University of Copenhagen
England
Thomas Sauvelai
Caroline Newton
His Pillow of Stone Bishop Dies in California Missionary Story
Bishop Taylor of the Methodist Church died May 18 in Palo Alto California. For over fifty years he slept with his head on a stone, carried in a satchel and laid upon it at night wherever he was. A Baltimore clergyman recounts a visit when the room was cold and windows open with the bishop's head on the stone.
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Taylor
Methodist Church
Palo Alto
Cal
Baltimore
Draw the Line at Ruins and the American Visitor
A humor filled tale from Chatsworth England where an American questions ownership of the palace. A Sheffielder suggests Fountains Abbey but the punchline lands when the traveler declares he draws the line at ruins citing his wife as ruin enough.
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Chatsworth
England
Peak
Duke of
Devonahire
Shellielder
Fountains Abbey
Old Yank
St Jacobs Oil Claim of Fifty Years of Pain Cure
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as undisputed for half a century, sealing a guarantee from St Jacobs Oil Ltd of Baltimore that it cures shooting pains in the body and relieves lameness sciatica rheumatism and other aches. Price listed as 25 or 50 cents with widespread druggist availability.
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St. Jacob's Oil
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
St. Jacobs
Different Social Customs Across Nations Describe Hat Etiquette
A recent writer notes varied salute practices from China where the man bows deeply to Western Europe where passersby remove hats, with Berlin and Paris showing lighter gestures, London minimal, and Americans keeping their top hats on while all civilized peoples show respect to ladies. He contrasts national manners and suggests global etiquette norms in a period voice.
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China
Prussian
Konigsberg
Berlin
Paris
London
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Nurse Mother Gray at the Children's Home in New York promotes a powder claimed to cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and worm infestations. With over 30000 testimonials the advertisement urges physicians and druggists to stock it with a 25 cent price and free samples to Allen 8 Olmuted Le Roy NY.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen 8
LeRoy
N. Y
King Alfonso Observant Reflects on Speed of News
The young king of Spain notes a century ago news traveled across Spain in one day, but the telegraph now requires two days. He says a king who observes defecta can likely find ways to remedy them, showing measured confidence in progress and governance.
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Alfonso
Spain
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a universal remedy promising relief for summer complaints across ages, claiming it strengthens the weak constitution and cures ailments without harm.
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Fowler
Making Artificial Rhine Wine Recipe Cited by Pear son's Weekly
The process to create artificial Rhine wine involves mixing one pound of essence with three gallons of proof spirits, adding thirty seven gallons of rectified cider, dissolving a pound of tarteric acid in half a gallon of hot water, and adjusting to taste. About half of Rhine wine used in the United States is made this way, according to Pearson's Weekly.
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Pearson's Weekly
Itching Piles Cure Promoted At Local Drugstore
Fragmentary notice touts a night plague remedy sold at a drag store under the name Joan's intent cures. It hints at a quick, permanent relief but lacks clear verification or broader context.
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Joan
Glacier Slide Buries Animals and People in Caucasus
Two major glacier slides on Kasbek Mountain in the Caucasus Russia bury 2000 sheep 69 horses and 37 people as the mass blocks a river. The disaster follows another recent slide on the same northern slope.
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Kasbek Mountain
Caucasus
Russia
Piso's Cure Testimony From Early Medical Ad
Fragmentary note references Piso's Cure as a test remedy for throat ailments. Mentions appear to include names like ExpsLry and Vanburen, Indiana, with a date hint of Web 10. but text is garbled and incomplete.
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Piso
Janes
Vanburen
Ind
When Babies Walk Findings From 1220 Children
Experiments show 95 percent began to walk by 24 months, a little over half by 18 months, one third by 12 months, 10 percent by 10 months. Three babies in a thousand walked under eight months.
Don’t Give Up: Kidney Pills Claim Longtime Cure
An advertisement for Dean’s Kidney Pills urges sufferers to persist in seeking relief from kidney and bladder troubles. It cites Charles Lindgren of La Porte Indiana who says the remedy cured back pain and lameness after an earlier 1897 claim, promising a free trial by sending a request to Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and noting 60 cents per box sold by druggists.
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Charles Lindgren
la Porte
Ind
Dean
Bacs
Lindgren
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Aluminum for Paper Experiments in France
Experiments in France test aluminum as a substitute for paper. Sheets four-thousandths of an inch thick weigh less than paper, and with proper machinery can be made thinner for books and writing paper. The metal resists oxidation, is fire and water proof, and is invulnerable to worms.
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France
Coveted School Award in Russian Institutions
In some Russian schools the top honor is the Empress's initial cast in solid mold. The award features the initial letter on a blue bow with an inch and a quarter height, and it grants a higher salary than otherwise attainable.
Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup Teething Relief
An aged advertisement touts Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soften the gums reduce irritability allay pain and cure wind colic. A bottle number 2608 is shown as a reference for the product.
Advertising on Broadway Farms Vast Display Citywide
The article proclaims broad advertising density on Broadway New York with 52800 feet of frontage. It claims readers would need eight to ten days or eight hours per day to read both sides from end to end, highlighting extensive storefront signage and building ads.
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Broadway
New York
Business College Opens at Templeton-Tulton
Now open at the Templeton Tulton for school year 640. We control the Ellis Cabinet system of bookkeeping and the Gregg system of shorthand. They are the best. Visit us at the Templeton and make inquiries about us from the business, professional and educational men of the city. Salt Lake.
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Ellis
Gregg
Templeton
Salt Lake
Automobile lightning strike kills one, injures another
Two Prussian engineers Hilbert and Buschitz drove from Budapest toward Derdaska and Drenkowa when a thunderstorm struck their benzine reservoir. The explosion killed Buschitz and seriously injured Hilbert.
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Hilbert
Buschitz
Derdaska
Drenkowa
Budapest
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claim for Laxative Bromo
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It offers a full refund if the remedy fails, priced at 3 cents. The copy emphasizes rapid relief and consumer reimbursement.
Chance for Both of Them in Nis
A German crown prizes decision to award Nis rlehis to a woman prompts the latter to hurry here for a lecture before the matter is forgotten. She could receive money for herself and the boy.
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Nis Rlehis
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller After Using Alien’s Foot- Kase
Powder promises to ease tight or new shoes and relieve swollen hot feet and common foot ailments like ingrown nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for two shillings. Trial package offered by mail to Allen 8 Olmsted Leroy New York.
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Allen 8
Olmsted
Leroy, N. Y
A Light Sentence in Tennessee Lynching Tale
A city resident recounts a Tennessee case where a man’s son was convicted of murder. The father notes the sentence as light but warns the outcome will be a hanging at the end of the month, reflecting a grim local justice tale.
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Tennessee
Johnson
Ira
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