Work and art in steady effort and patient thrift
A column reflecting on diligent work, self forgetfulness, and the idea that art is found in well done tasks. It cites Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for digestive harmony and recalls Mark Twain and William Dean Howells in a discussion of thrift and decision. The piece links effort to fulfillment in life's creator order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick James Rice
Success Magazine
Tim
Parmelee
Mark Twain
Renlus
William Dean Howells
Tom
Mr. Howel
Minard's Liniment Heals Carriage Maker’s Injuries
A Windsor area reader writes that after a horse bite mangled his hand and wrist June 1898, Minard's Liniment relieved pain within five hours and fully healed the wounds in two weeks, restoring his hand and arm to health. AE Roy, Carriage Maker, St. Antoine, P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Richards & CO
AE. Roy
Dorothys party memories and a Bryn Mawr talk
A mother recalls Dorothy's party where Harold boasts of ice cream and a culinary scrape with Jim Brown. Elise Carey Thomas of Bryn Mawr delivers a luncheon talk on children's ingenuity. A friend recounts a son’s letter requesting $27 with a postscript about returning money after embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Harold
Jim Brown
Elise Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Andover
Case of nervous prostration restored by Dr Chase's Nerve Food
Mrs Myles of Essex County long plagued by nervous prostration attributes recovery to Dr Chase's Nerve Food after months of weakness trembling and head pains. She reports weight gain and strength after using about forty boxes and urges others to try it. 50 cents a box, Edmanson Bates & Company Toronto, with Dr AW Chase signature on every box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Myles
Woodsire
Essex County
Abe
Dervons
Chase
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Company
Toronto
AW. Chase
Pleasing Service Inspires Comfort on Travel
The piece extols a hotel and train staff who genuinely enjoy accommodating guests, contrasting courteous, helpful service with surly or impudent behavior that spoils journeys. It praises a consistently helpful boy and notes promotions for those who keep travelers comfortable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fouth
Relics and curiosities in the British Museum display
A venturous tour through London's British Museum treasures highlights medieval and Renaissance curios, including stamps, seals, busts, a Shakespearean casket, carvings from St. Stephen’s Chapel and Burns’s porch bowl, a 1288 astrolabe, a Rudolph I clock ship, and lacquered boxes. Names, years, and Italian, German, and Venetian pieces anchor a vivid panorama of art and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Bunny
Henry VII
Ture
Jontif
Real Theatre
Ephesus
William
Blacktlars
London
Garrick
Horace Walpole
Damascus
Rudolph I
St. Btphen’s
Westminster
Mark
Hieses
Bloomsbury
Oculus
Dr Thomas Electric Well Relieves Colds Coughs Pain
A short advertorial note extols Dr Thomas Electricall Well as a remedy for back pain muscular ache and colds and coughs claiming it brings merriment by enabling wellness and freedom from aches and pains with speedy treatment of colds and coughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas’ Eelectricall
Blister and Minster Exchange Hidden Intent
In a terse exchange, Blister questions if Minster plans an ungracious move, while Minster admits possible ungentlemanly behavior but denies fully embracing the idea. The dialogue hints at a strategic, hidden motive between two figures.
The Way to Do Things and Attaining Quality
A meditation on striving for excellence through higher standards and consistent effort. It argues that true distinction comes from not settling for mediocrity, pushing beyond what others do to enhance work, environment, and self. The piece emphasizes a lifelong pursuit of betterment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tife
Thas
Eveel
Excavated Glass Treasures and Far Lands Muse on Plants and Weather
A collage of notes on antique glass artifacts from Egypt to Venice, including a papyrus stopper and damascus mosque lamps, plus a Gloucester death notice for Maria Elizabeth Rice. An English traveler reports Arctic Russia’s abundant indoor flora in monasteries and studios, with double windows and long sunlit days in July.
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Bellan
England
British Museum
Enj Delft
Lambeth
Egypt
Natantes
Eugenes
Enalon
Damascus
Emir Shelahov
Pratenco Moliseo
Liyd
King Arthur
Gloucester
Maria Elizabeth Rice
Russia
Gardener's Chronicle
Archangel
Uch
Lost the rerse James Crossley seeks a book price
English bibliophile James Crossley visits a Shudehill bookstall and offers sixpence for a two shillings book. An old woman refuses. A bystander buys the volume for the asking price, and Crossley later learns its sale price. He offers ten shillings to the new owner. The tale ends with a clear moral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crossley
Shudehill
Crossley
Crosley
Sord
Worman
A May of Light and the Test of Straight Edges
A historical note on light as a test for straightness in art and optics. It discusses how a ray passing through uniform density medium reveals straight edges and tubes by observing shadows and fades, and notes the unknown origin of this method in tankind or mankind's early discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tankind
Unclear Japanese Laughter Factor in Silk Worm Garment Test
The text notes laughter tied to silkworm threads and silk, claiming the thread is regular and even as the worm is carefully set. It mentions a prospective mother in law inspecting a bride’s garments minutely to judge qualifications by condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Twenty First Century Echoes in a Teen Tale
A fragment from a dated dialogue shows a character named George recalling ten lost items and expressing frustration. Another speaker, the Gear girl, ponders speaking with her father that evening, hinting at a family dynamic and a search for guidance.
Bible story and elixirs in a fragmentary 19th century column
A Bishop Potter anecdote critiques barbaric instincts with a boy misnaming the Bible. The piece then promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for dyspepsia, urging readers to try them, and closes with a cautionary domestic quip about trusting strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Potter
New York
Moses
Bobby
Holly Bibbel
Itch Mange Prairie Scratches Cure Ad
An old advertisement claims Wolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch and mange in 30 minutes for humans and animals, available at druggists. A disjointed dialogue follows about bookkeeper audits, race track betting, and a barber warning customers while promising not to charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolford
Distemper cure claimed by Minard’s Liniment in travel tale
An English tourist mockingly observes a driver in the Donegal Highlands talking Irish to friends on the road and switching to English when addressing his horse, noting the linguistic contrast in a taunting car scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donegal Highlands
Minard Liniment Cures Garget in Cows and Jury Quips
A fragmented OCR reads a mix of absurd ad lines and courtroom banter. It recalls Minard's Liniment claimed to cure garget in cows while a tailor laments a skewed jury and a judge, noting casual banter about English adequacy and legal counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Diphtheria cure tale amid court finance woes
Minard's Liniment is cited by J Noble Hayes in a meeting to illustrate courts' condition as creditors torment famed 19th century English lawyer Charles James Fox and secretary Hare. A vivid anecdote recalls creditors demanding payment before daylight outside the door and the idea of setting a payment date as a relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Noble Hayes
Laws
Charles James
Mr. Hare
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Holmes
Masha
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Lever Brsthars Limited
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