Herbal remedy claims to cure digestive troubles and more
An advertisement touts Bileazia or Vilean remedies for heartburn and stomach ills, promising digestion aid and liver benefits, with claims of constipation and other ailments. It cites a Toronto shop price and includes a sensational anecdote from Hicks of Bakersville, Cal, plus a London Telegraph critique.
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Vilean ‘Co
Toronto
Hicks
Bakersville
Cal
Defoe
America
London Daily Telegraph
Handsome Boy Declared Nephew Sparks Family Quarrel
A proud father sends word to his brother claiming a newborn son as his nephew, while the uncle denies paternity and calls the child an impostor in a tense family exchange.
Swiss Tunnel Plans Progress Amid Alps Proposals
Corre vena to Splugen tunnel now advanced with plans in Federal Chambers. Estimated line length about fifty miles, tunnel fifteen miles, cost around five million francs, projected eight years. Also a Jodi Mountain tunnel linked to the Areina Loetachberg Railway. Tribune notes government schooner Pilot wrecked in cyclone off Cookstown.
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Correvena
Federal Chambers
Jodi Mountain
Areina Loetachberg
Tribune
Sardou and Jupiter Visions Stir Public Curiosity
The Berliner Tageblatt notes Sardou, awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, is a spiritualist and medium. It cites an alleged 19th century episode where Sardou, as a trance writer, described Jupiter’s homes of Mozart and other figures, depicting music and animals in a symbolic, otherworldly setting.
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Changs
Flammarion
Mozart
Zarathustra
Besrd Palisay
Jupiter
Magistrate questions repeat offender over drunken arrest
A magistrate questions an old offender about a second arrest for drunkenness. The man replies briefly that two policemen brought him in, hinting at his intoxicated state. The exchange captures a curt, period tone in a local crime scene vignette.
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Pat
Sor
Deadly La Grippe Warns Of Winter Epidemics
A historic warning on la grippe influenza sweeping coast to coast. It describes severe symptoms, risks of pneumonia and other illnesses, and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as fortifying and curative. Patient testimonials claim restoration of health after failed treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
Wile
Williams
Platinum Vanishing Sparks Alpine Price Panic
A French writer warns the platinum stock is rapidly depleting with deposits exhausted and prices soaring. He notes platinum once bought at 100 per kilogram, then doubling in 1901 and quadrupling since, now around 81.200 per kilogram, threatening industry reliance on a scarce, vital alloy source.
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Ayer
Lowe
de Plaret
Saya
London
Plac
Airship Models Sought From Birds For Cleveland Tests
Fragments suggest a note on using birds as models for airship design near Cleveland. The garbled text hints at safety, speed, and medical considerations. Details are unclear but indicate experimentation or discussion about aviation concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Plain-Dealer
New Method Preserves Flour by Hydraulic Compression
England shows interest from the army and authorities in a new flour preservation method. Flour is compressed with hydraulic pressure into brick forms, destroying larval life and preventing insect damage and mould. Three hundred pounds of compressed flour fit into the space of one hundred pounds ordinary flour.
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England
Motor Omnibuses Ravage Edgeware Road District
Residents of Edgeware Road condemn motor omnibus nuisance as ceilings crumble crockery breaks and shops suffer. Vibration and dust hinder telegraph work and scavengers delay cleaning. one road fatality is alleged. Marylebone Council fines two drivers for dangerous speed.
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Edgeware Road
London Xpress
Maryle
Edgewie’ Road
Maryletone
Intervie
Tam
Mr. Knight
Efen
Fone Company
Express
Marylebone Council
Lord Courtney A Man Of Sturdy Independence
Lord Courtney, a recent addition to the British House of Lords, is described as a sturdy, independent figure. A Cornwall farmer by bearing, he is noted for his thinly haired dome, strong features, and a reputation as a crank to some for his advocacy of female suffrage Proportional representation and pro Boer sympathies mark his career.
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Lord Courtney
House of Lords
M.A.P
Cornwall
Lord Courtné
Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman
Lord Peel
A Close Shave on a Provincial Tour
Mr Raymond Blathwayt recounts Bohemian entertainer Beerbohm Tree at a Manchester luncheon with Lord Mayor and Bishop Welldon. Tree jokes about a bet after a motor ride, claiming they would meet four hundred doctors but only reached three hundred ninety.
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Raymond Blathwayt
Mr. Tree
Edinburgh’s Empty Houses Record Set by Assessors
May figures from Edinburgh burgh assessor show 4179 unoccupied houses, a city record. About three quarters rent under £20, classed as working housing, with unoccupied property valued at £121,351 against overall valuation of £3,191,903. Causes cited include overbuilding and lack of pay.
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Edinburgh
Burgh
Incarcerated Hornbills Haunt Southern Asia and Africa
A historical note describes hornbills practicing confinement of breeding females in hollow trees with feeding by the male. It contrasts external and internal uses of Dr Thomas Eectric Oil as a remedy for throat irritation and bronchial issues, urging readers to try it.
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Asia
Malayan
Africa
New York Tribune
Thomas
Slippery Floors At Summer Hotel Hop Prompt Laughs
A garbled recount mentions a summer hotel event where a floor felt slippery, leading to joking remarks about trying to stay on one’s feet. The piece also references a scene after a grand ball with a famed actor and an earnest request to call for a carriage in loud tones.
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Berlin
Indy
Herr Donherstinne
Baroness Swartz
London
Fragmentary 1900s clippings mix with patent remedies and political chatter
The text assembles stray phrases about a troublesome horse loan sale threats and a shoe cure, alongside clipped references to Spain Don Jaime Barcelona and Jamestown Exposition. It reads as rough OCR of diverse 19th or early 20th century items without a single cohesive story.
Bluecoats' Busy Lives Revealed in Metropolis Police Report
A lengthy police annual shows London's force of 17 210 officers patrolling a 699 square mile beat with 7 086 638 people. It documents 20 065 arrests, 32 400 summonses, 21 176 criminal reports, and 27 16 pounds recovered for victims, plus remarkable bravery awards and details on wages, transport, and injuries.
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London
Metropolite Police
Persia
Eters Pelicemias
Bervona
Bai Umett
Pre Pen Resis
Siberia Ceork
Counterfeit Farthings by Electroplating Uncovered
Scotland Yard notes a novel forging method after William Coates and John Martin, both about 25, are remanded for manufacturing counterfeit sixpences by electroplating farthings and defacing current coin. Detectives found plating gear, files, and fourteen farthings at their home. A separate anecdote tells of a colonel confrontational over trespass notices and a couple ignored by gate signs with the word Private.
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Scotland Yard
Old Street
William Coates
John Martin
Burnham
Water lilies threaten Longleat lake prompting removal plan
Forty years ago the Marquis of Bath bought three water lilies for seven pounds to place in a Longleat lake. The plants have run riot, so the current Marquis plans to drain and clear the lake next year. The lake spans about three quarters of a mile and was once warned of a £1000 fine to remove the growth.
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Marquis of Bath
Longleat
Marquis
Tolstoi’s son cites influenza illness in December
A son of Count Leo Tolstoi reports the famed Russian author suffered a serious influenza attack last December and had recovered by Christmas time.
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Leo Tolstoi
Minard's Liniment Prompts Curious Diphthe Cure Tale
A fragmented OCR snippet shows a scholar and a stockbroker figure discussing a liniment named Minard's that supposedly cures a disease called diphthe. The odd dialogue includes stray quotes about market timing and buying, indicating a satirical or anecdotal street scene rather than a clear event.
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Bickle
Rickle
Minard
Cookstown
Tommy
Fommy
Philin
Phew
the Tatler
Devings
Snrink
Bascersraen
Jimmy
Princeton Tiger
Raadelphia. Inquirer
Holloway
Stinjay
Kandor
Magna Wave
Don Jaime
Jbretender
Don Carloe
Barcelona
Charles W. Koblsaar
Prince Gustave
King Oscar
Bluecoats
Nos Loisins
Ine
Brownsville
Woodstck
Serbolua Ort Bret
de PE Preah
Bangs
Beecham’s
Chaca
Beechamn
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