Bearded Glaciers and Crystal Cities described as Living Worlds
A British Columbia correspondent for the New York Post extols glaciers as visions of a crystal city glorified by light. The piece paints vast ice rivers sculpted like temples, with emerald walls, turquoise walls, and pendant icicles, contrasting morning stillness with the noon burst of rivulets, tunnels, and avalanches.
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Beenen
British Columbia
New York Post
Emerald
Fee
Justahy
Mate Up For Lant Three
On a voyage from Cape Town President Kruger drew curiosity as he sat on deck for four days dining on biltong and biscuits. He claimed lack of funds to spend on meals, later learning his passage money covered meals aboard. The incident highlights currency constraints and class distinctions aboard the ship crossing the Atlantic.
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Kruger
England
Cape Town
Transvaaler
Skeleton in the Closet Phrase Origin Tale
A historic tale explains the saying Where is a skeleton in every closet by recounting a mother seeking sewing help. She visits a woman who reveals a closet skeleton and explains her husband makes her kiss it each night to keep her from unhappiness.
His Diagnosis Teacher-Suppose you had one pound of candy
Student dialogue humorously questions fractions by asking how much candy remains after giving two thirds to a sister and a quarter to a brother. A Bell boyish answer jokingly claims to keep something like meagles to avoid eating.
Landlady threatens boarder with a piece of my mind
A humorous exchange shows a landlady warning a boarder while the boarder quips about enduring the pie. The Detroit Free Press piece shifts to a king visiting Neapolitan prisons to judge criminals. The king learns most inmates plead innocence, except one numbered man, 012, deemed dangerous.
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Detroit Free Press
Impersonating Officer Trial Transcript From Saloon Exchange
A fragment from a court record shows a dramatic exchange where the prosecutor and defense challenge the defendant’s impersonation of a police officer. The judge and witnesses appear involved as the dialogue questions whether the accused posed as a policeman to influence others.
Baldwin Will Not Be Beat On His Horse
A Washington Post story recounts Lucky Baldwin's nerve on a Chicago race track. With a sick jockey replaced, Baldwin threatened a shot if the horse faltered, then calmly directed the rider to let the horse run free. The feat preserved Baldwin’s reputation on the eastern turf.
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Lucky” Baldwin
Baldwin
Chicago
Jock
Baldwiny
Joukey
Washington Post
Finished Artist Quits Says Discouraged Comment
In a quoted exchange, Chicaze Fost recalls a conversation about a painter who felt utterly discouraged and planned to quit the profession, arguing that such a statement proves the artist is finished.
Physician warns against work before breakfast in old note
A physician recommends never working before breakfast, predicting future science will reveal the harm of working between meals. The text references a book in Japan and notes about an attic and sprays, implying varied historical claims without a clear current context.
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Minneapolis
Japan
Fears
Local shop ads and notices in Des Moines era paper
A jumble of advertisements and notices from a Malvern Iowa page: printing, photo studios, crackers, hardware and sales offers. Also mentions a dissolution of Talbot Bushnell Wortz partnership, plus a Des Moines Daily News enlargement and subscription pricing.
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Des Moines
Address the News
Towa
August Flower Medicines Ad Claims Sales Lead
An old advertisement touts August Flower as the largest selling medicine in the civilized world. It claims it treats indigestion, biliousness, and general malaise by cleaning the system and regulating liver action, urging buyers to trust Green's August in liquid form sold at W. D. Wilison's drug store.
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W. D. Wilison
Dissolution of Wearin and Barnes Firm in Malvern and Keya Paha
A dissolution notice states the partnership Wearin & Barnes, formed by A J Wearin and S B Barnes in Malvern Iowa and Keya Paha Nebraska, is dissolved by mutual consent. A J Wearin buys all partnership assets and assumes obligations. Dated Malvern December 16, 1900.
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J. L. Talbot
E. W. Bushnell
W. C. Worth
Talbot, Bushnell and Wortz
Malvern
Iowa
Bushnell & Wortz
J. Lo Talbovy
W. Bushnell
W. C. Wortz
A. J. Wearin
S. B. Barnes
Wearin & Barnes
Malvemn
Keya Pula County
Nebraska
A. J. Want
B. Banus
Datch Malvern
Own
Dissolution of Wearin and Barnes Partnership
A. J. Wearin and Barnes declare the firm Wearin & Barnes dissolved by mutual consent. They acknowledge full receipts and a final settlement of all demands between them. Dated and signed in duplicate in Malvern Iowa on December 15, 1900.
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Wearin & Barnes
A. J. Wharin
Barnas
Malvern
Iowa
Electric Bitters advertised as cure for multiple ailments
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for backache headaches nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizzy spells. Testimonials claim kidney trouble and a lame back cured, the elderly woman noting improved mobility after use. Also promotes Rocky Mountain Tea and warns against bulk sales by peddlers.
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Phebe Cherley
Peterson
W.D. Wilson
Ideal Winter Resort Ham mond Louisiana brochure
Hammond Louisiana promotes the town as an ideal winter resort via a railroad issued illustrated folder. It touts unsurpassed climate and artesian water, northern-like society, and superior hotel and boarding house accommodations at moderate rates. Mail requests go to J. I. Merry Assistant General Passenger Agent Illinois Central.
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Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Hammond
Louisiana
Merry
Pass
Ill
Dubuque
Town
Robinsons Take Over Local Abstract Firm
John R. Robinson of Glenwood has succeeded his father J B Robinson in the abstract business. He retains the firm’s extensive abstract books and offers quick accurate service, real estate sales, and loans at reasonable rates.
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John R. Robinson
Glenwood
J. B. Robinson
Jack Tar's Growl and a Sailor's Galley Grumble
A rough tale from Edinburgh to the Antarctic recounts a sailor’s habit of grumbling about meals at sea. A ship’s cook woman defies scorn by cooking to please the crew, but a captain’s harsh shout reveals the stubbornness of grumbling. The yarn ends with a stark, blunt line about the doomed fowl and the crew’s reaction.
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Edinburgh
Antarctic
Thad
Mons Hays
Jaclk
Jon
Eicht Houts
Bill
Topeka Man Chooses New Opal Over Old Find
A Topeka man misplaced a small opal set, visited a jeweler to replace it, then found the original. He rushed back and, after swallowing the old stone, urged the jeweler to use the new opal instead. The man reportedly needed Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Sold by S. T. Brothers.
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Topeka
Dr. Caldwell
8S. T. Brothers
The Relate That Could Not Be Paid
A New York Mail and Express anecdote tells of an elderly rural Irish woman on Broadway cars insisting on a “relate” or receipt before paying her fare. A Paris-clad benefactor offers help while a conductor demands fare, the scene ending with the old woman clutching a nickel and refusing to relinquish it without formal acknowledgment.
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Old Ireland
Paris
Indy
Arilon Square
Relate
New York Mail and Express
It's Free if It Fails to Cure Revtal
A curious sales pitch touts a pile cure with a free pile pipe in every package. It promises a positive written guarantee and claims No Cure No Pay, aiming to reassure buyers despite vague details.
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W.D. Wilson
Wings Poem by Arthur Stringer in Ainslee’s Magazine
A poem titled Wings. It speaks of gods gifting song and winged souls seeking the vast infinite. The speaker imagines soaring beyond stars and skies while humans remain mute and desiring solace.
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Arthur Stringer
Ainslee
Date of the Flood Explained by Biblical Chronology
A New York Sun reprint notes a bishop asked eight candidates for the African Methodist ministry to name the flood date. The answer traces genealogies in Genesis to place the flood 1056 years after Adam’s birth, beginning in the second month on the seventeenth day, with Genesis 7:11 cited for the event.
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Bibte Kaetan Wileb
Blatiop Baadit
Adam
Seth
Enos
Cainan
Cuinan
Mahalaleel
Mahalateel
Jared
Enoch
Methuselah
Lamech
Noah
Gensis
Adaim
New York
The Average Lawsuit Ridicule and Advice
A column from the Atchison Globe criticizes ordinary lawsuits over small sums. It notes neighbors dragged as witnesses, costs multiples of the dispute, and long quarrels. It urges settlement or mediation with neighbors to avoid court and jury burdens.
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Atchison Globe
Advice From a Butcher on Food Knowledge and Dyspepsia
A Philadelphia Times letter argues newspapers should focus less on fashion and more on food education. The butcher laments fashionable women mistaking lamb for mutton and roosters for hens, noting men know more about meat. He recounts a quarrel over cutlets and proper cooking.
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Philadelphia
Two Great Objects in a Corrupt Age Dialogue
A brief exchange between two men about what constitutes a true object or goal in life. One character asserts the event object is rare in a corrupt superficial era, while the other challenges his experience with bill collectors, leaving the notion of a clear object unresolved.
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Washington Star
Spinsters: Origin of the Term for Unmarried Women
The term spinsters derives from historic beliefs that a young woman should spin enough to furnish her home before marriage. Thus all unmarried women, regardless of age, were labeled spinsters in old legal language.
Building Janitor Urged After Hasty Cleanup
Workplace clash reveals a missing janitorial touch as Barkleigh notes an abrupt neglect since becoming a faith enlist, leaving Baltin's office in disarray. The exchange hints at deeper friction over upkeep and personnel changes affecting daily work.
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Markleigh
Barkleigh
Baltin
Story of a mother's knee echoes through memory
A classic saying from the Chicago News notes that lessons learned at a mother's knee are seldom forgotten and similarly remembered when encountered again, implying lasting impact of early guidance and shared wisdom.
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Chicago News
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