The Great Man Macaulay and Engineering Feats
A fragment from a magazine discusses Thomas Babington Macaulay and his lively conversations. It also surveys major harbor projects by Goode, Son and Matthews including Colombo, Portland, Simonstown, and Lineapor Loch Lewin, noting vast labor and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Matthews
Goode, Son and Mtthews
Dover
Enery
Colombo
Portland Harbor
Sir J
Wu Ul
Simon's Town
Colony
Lineaport
Loch Lewin
Scotland
Tyne
Shiloh's Cure Train Delay Mentioned in Telegraph Message
A young man reportedly missed his train due to a distant signal or telegraph delay. The fragment mentions a telegram or telegraph message related to the incident, with uncertainty about timing and location.
Baby's Own Tablets Promising Stomach Help
An old advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle aid for upset stomachs and bowels, claiming they restore health quickly when sickness arrives unexpectedly. The copy urges mothers to rely on the product and mentions multiple names and places in a scattered fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagantas
Ant
Dean Boid
Besiard Court Ponders Swan Heart Suit for Umbrella Escort
A curious Besiard court scene observes a young swan seeking to accompany a girl by humbly carrying her umbrella. Court officials weigh the request and grant or deny the swan’s status as her accepted sweetheart in formal fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Besiard
Suung
Monkeys in Gibraltar Attract Official Recognition And Guard Oversight
The article notes monkeys at Gibraltar receiving official status and protection with garrison oversight. Guards at the Signal Station monitor movements as the population grows, with authorities considering thinning by a small percentage to maintain order and quiet. It also mentions Max, a new book author and dramatic critic, succeeding Bernard Shaw at a weekly paper, acknowledging Shaw’s deep drama knowledge and the challenge ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Famile
Max
Memm
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Beerbobm
Not For Money Says Mr Quirk Dodd's Kidney Pills Claim
An advertisement style testimonial hails Dodd's Kidney Pills as curing a twenty year lumbago and aging the user twenty years, crediting improved health to the pills. It includes mock endorsements and mock quotes from period magazines and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Quirk
Rorune Maren
Wishart
Guirt
Dodd
Aphure
Beit' eld and Mafeking Hero Spark British Banter
Fragmentary wartime column notes Beit el d and Mafeking heroism sparking casual chaff. Mentions Liniment brands and Lifebuoy soap in wartime ad chatter amid cricketing plans with Cronje and Cronje’s Boer forces. Includes London Answers chatter on the matches.
Missed Train After Bride Elect Delays Message Courier
A young man living far from his bride elect set off for the station but was delayed by friends and missed his train. He wired a telegraphic message to the Inquirer Duke asking not to marry until he comes. A doctor remark about the patient’s condition follows with brief banter about medicine and doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phiw Inquirer
Genial Doctor and His Witty Bedside Quips
The late Sir Thomas Smith a London surgeon is remembered for kind humor at a hospital bedside. He asked a child what she would like and, after the girl whispered periwinkles, he wrote on the board periwinkles and 4 pin. In another ward he joked about a cut lip from a jug in a quarrel, suggesting a label jug ard bare lip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas Smith
London
Peorle Hospital
Sir Thomas
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Paso Rere
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Potter
Fea
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Charles Greville
Macawas
Harriet Ardon
Edward Fuller
Bookman
Sun
Avery
T Lauder Brunton
Sir de Rosen
Shiloh
Nvsi
Ontieng
Amogene
Kevin Hay
Chicago
Minard
Aida
Fonsi
T. A. Slocum
Brooklyn
Shawales
Everybody's Magazine
A. W. Chase
A.w.chase
Stanfield’s
C.F. Stanfield
Nova Scotia
Eep
Canada
Stanfields
Stanfield
Stanfieldyiea
Beit
Holloway
Anal
Mr. Dudley
Liniment Co
Staan
Liniment Snower
W. Hutchinson
Cba
Ruth
Humaelf
Ira
Hs Mden-Powell
Mafeking
Cronje
Taden-Powell
Snyman
Kot
Eloff
Duke
Mr. Blinkers
Boeing
Blink
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E. W. Gillett CO. Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Supreme Steel Range
FH Supreme Heating CO
Welland, Ont
Nly
Gecona Vembu
Our Western Ag
Eddy
Bea
Bk Torstall
SFE Bn Sae Ono
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