Bedouin Child of the Desert and a Gas Meter Tale
A mixed narration contrasts a Bedouin child of the desert with urban scenes from Harper’s and a New York Mail and Express note. It tugs between ancient nomad life and modern tech, ending with a gas meter mishap witnessed by a company inspector and a wary public gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabelos
Heaven
Mecca
Sez
Constantinople
Iduman
Rome
Arabia
Petra
Beirut
Vail
Jerusalem
A . Wheeler
Harper's Magazine
Prooglyn
Lamipe
Cancion
Levagiit
New York Mail
Weathered veteran of Lanarkshire village seeks charity at door
A one legged veteran with a wooden prosthesis shuffles to a Lanarkshire village home and receives a sharp rebuke from the housewife after a pleading introduction. The tale opens with a rough encounter then shifts to a wartime tone and a homely remedy section on treating fractures in birds with simple splints and bandages, including elder wood splints and cardboard substitutes.
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Lanarkshire
Liverpol
Canaries
Fragmented OCR Note on a Young Woman’s Cheerful Nature
The readable text describes a young woman named Senay Mearted Girte with a frail health, valued as cheerful and helpful. It portrays her as extending warmth and affection to family members, brightening their days, and inspiring love and gratitude, though the legibility is poor and details are uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Maby
Bonen
Notable Figures and Estates Featured in Society Notes
A compendium of society trivia mentions Sirius Lanrer owing sums to seven personalities and others. Secretary Long shuns society. Choate’s childlike charm is noted. Adrian Iselin highlighted. Senator N B Scott rose from apprentice to president of a glass firm. the Duke of Northumberland described as quiet, tall, thin, with reddish hair. the duchess is Argyll’s daughter. Senator Hanna wears a gold nugget watch charm from Cleveland Meth utilities. Count and Countess Boni de Castel Lane tease about Château da Marias. $3 million planned for estate restoration. Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell named Philippine commission chair, earning $30.4 yearly as a country grocery clerk before savings. Ex-Governor Flower of New York is a diligent Wall Street worker. A C Dowse to chair Malden anniversary committee. Sir James Reid, Scots physician to Queen Victoria, succeeds Jenner. royal medical post noted as precarious. Jenner visited the queen infrequently, highlighting court health routines.
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Long
Washington
Choate Hax
Adrian Iselin. Jr
N. B Scott
West Virginia
Duke of Northumberland
Duke of Argyll
Mark Hanna
Cleveland
Boni de Castellane
Wall Street
A.C. Dowse
Massachusetts Press Association
Malden
Harness racing notes from The Horse Record and race updates
Harness and horse racing summaries from The Horse Record recount April shows on Orleans and Readville. Mentions include Dare Devil at Geers stable, trainer John Payne, Lottie Smart, and Redinda with times around 2:07. Also reports on Planet’s new owner Borough Park, Wilton ware, and notable figures like Charles M. Reed and Senator Sorghum in a Washington Star exchange.
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Orleans
Dare Devil
Geers
John Payne
Readville
Maas
Wallace
Lottie ‘Smart
Denver
Peter the Great
J. Malcolm Forbes
W. A. Boggs
Redinda
Knapcack McCarthy
Dan Capid
Cleveland
Des Moines
Hae
Borough Park
Charles M. Reed
Erie
Ed de Corea
John Martin
Buffalo
John Hogan
Stony Ford
Hon WC. Whitney
Lexington
Horse Review
Artful swindle show in late 1800s Paris
The Paris police expose a long running scam using fashionable women to lure victims. A phony elixir sold wholesale for eight francs hid harmless coffee and water. About 10 000 francs stolen. The scheme involved chemists and a conspiratorial network fading before arrests. New York dairy power struggle noted as water license barrier to competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Rameses the Great
Bs Apothecaries
Te Beaumont
Dr Bean
France
London Telegraph
Competitive Sewing Machine Giveaway At Hayas Crown Soap Co
Winners for the week ending April 7 from the Hayas Crown Soap Co competition are listed as Winnipeg Mrs A Stutter 68 Hume Street Manitoba Thomas Black Haldor No W T Mrs Joan FP Mowat Prince Altert. Royal Crows Roap Co will continue the contest, awarding three machines each Monday with further notices.
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Hayas Crown Soap Co
Winnipeg
A. Stutter
Hume Street
Manitoba
Thomas Black
Haldor
Joan FP. Mowat
Prince Altert
Royal Crows Roap Co
Minard's Liniment Endorsed For Colds By Mrs Hart
Port Mulgrave letters praise Richard's Co remedy for colds with Mrs Josiah Hart signing the testimonial urging use of Minard's Liniment as the best she has tried.
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Port Mulgrave
Richard's & Co
Weary Watkins Obituary Fragment in Indianapolis Journal
A truncated obituary fragment from the Indianapolis Journal notes Weary Watkins and hints at a wings theme with old time phrasing. The readable lines reference hunger and meat on wings, suggesting a humorous or satirical obituary item.
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Weary Watkins Ob
Indianapolis Journal
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Macgregor Herald
Rman
Sewixo
Sirius Lanrer
James Reid
William Jenner
Newend
Sorghum
Washington Star
Canada
Sniccs
Tnces
Steele
Briggs
Peter
WM Prome Steele
Briggs’ Seeds
Aglsserd
the Steele, Briggs Seed Co. Tern
Ubicaso News
New York
Dairy Trust
le Louis Republic
George
Harlem
Stephens
G. F. Stephens
Win
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Gene Wy
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Dyson-Gibson CO
Gartly Parker
Adelaide ST
Toronto
Standard Mining Exchange
British Columbia
Ontario
Republic
PEG Optical Specialists CO
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