Leap Year Folklore and Calendar Reform in 1800s
A jumble of historical notes on leap years from Julius Caesar to Pope Gregory and the modern 1900s, plus a folk tale explaining St Patrick and St Bridget's marriage pact. The piece links leap year quirks to women’s proposals and ends with an ad for Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey cough remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Julium Caesar
Augusti
B.C
Gregory
St. Patrick
Ireland
Lough Leagh
Bridget
St. Bridget
Dr. Bell
Druggista
J. B. Rose
Grantaurg
The Insensitive Man and the Inconsiderate Remark
Two ladies recount an encounter aboard a social ride with a rude fellow. The First Lady calls him an inciting creature and recalls his presumption as he asks to reclaim his seat after the ride has begun. The Second Lady agrees the action deserved scorn.
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Marm
Mercy
Boston Transcript
Bell's Plan Tar Honey touted as cure for all coughs
Fragmentary ad claims children resist cold better than adults and that Bell's Plan Tar Honey is harmless and pleasant to taste, presenting it as a universal remedy for all coughs and colds.
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Bell
Abe
Fresh Air Rights Spark Railway Law Debate
A Lyons judge rules a roadway must carry fresh air as well as bicycles. A train passenger who lacked air after a window resisted the conductor, smashed the pane with her parasol, and was detained but later discharged after a doctor found her sane. The case may burden railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Wayne County
Auburn Advertinor
Barnum Parley Over Parade Delays A Circus Tale
Stow recalls touring with P. T. Barnum with wagons and a weakened bridge in a Pennsylvania town. The rhinoceros wagon was moved to the rear but the bridge failed, delaying the parade and sparking cries of fraud from locals. Barnum quipped the parade lasted two miles, one real and one foolish follow, a wry reply in a village hotel. Also mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as travel aid.
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P. T
Mr. Stow
Pennsylvania
Thad
Barnum
Syracuse Courier
Call Again After Midnight Exchange
A terse porch moment ends with a promise to call later, as a couple part ways after a late-night exchange. The conversation hints at plans for another meeting, with the male character deciding to delay until another night. The scene underscores lingering tension and postponed connection.
Try Grain-1 GRALN-O coffee substitute tastes like coffee
An advertisement promotes GRALN-O a grain based drink to replace coffee claiming it suits children and adults without distress. It imitates Movha or Java in color and flavor and costs 15 or 25 cents per package bolded for grocers. A joke follows about meeting a wife noted for economy in clothing at the seashore.
Pine-Tar-Honey Promises Quick Cold Relief
A reader describes Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey as preventing colds by early attention and claims the remedy strengthens a weak chest, with a lingering note of grief over a lost husband and a quip about there always being room at the top.
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John
California Lemons Challenge Foreign Imports in a Big Year
The New York World notes California and Mediterranean crops push supply as about 60 million lemons are consumed yearly in the United States. Since October arrivals exceed last year, California fruit grows in volume and quality with boxes ranging around 300 lemons each. Foreseeable shifts may see California supplants foreign imports within three years as prices dip from September wholesale levels of seven dollars per box.
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New York
Mediterranean
Sicily
Messina
Palermo
Malori
Rodi
Naples
Catania
Malaga
Italy
California
Reading Advertisements Offers Interesting Study and Bargains
The notice urges reading advertisements for advantages and bargains. It touts advertiser reliability and promises value from the ads, emphasizing the informative nature of ad content and the benefits of engaging with advertisers.
New Tire Patch Device Promises Puncture Repair Breakthrough
A New York Telegram item describes a novel tire patch device using rubber slab with skelota ends. The rider applies the patch over the puncture, tightens with a cord through eyelets, and can temporarily carry a wheel many miles.
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New York Telegram
George Caulfield's Journey in Grandchester Mystery
Mr Ampleby faces a marriage crisis as he is urged to delay his daughter Bella's wedding to clerk Gaston Foy. Detectives trace a concealed sister, a possible poisoning, and a prior marriage, prompting urgent letters and a tense approach to the nuptials amid a backdrop of town intrigue and looming scandal.
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Chester
Seworthy
Foy
Grandchester
Milldale
Parmintor
Mne
Oman
Freshrgeas
Jane Nee
John
Chapfer
Crown Hotel
Mr. Ampleby
Mr. Foy
Gaston Foy
Bella
Lfe
Ampleby
Parminter
Senatde
Howcomb
Adventures of a Picture and a Connecticut Town Monument
The article recounts the long journey of a painting of Leda from Mantua to Rome, Spain, Stockholm, Paris, and Prussia, ending with the German emperor. It notes a curious tale of the painting’s head replacement and the artist Coypel. It also reports Barkham, Connecticut, raising a monument and sending five more soldiers to the Continental Army than to the Federal Army in the Revolution, with 126 in the Federal Army representing ten percent of the town’s later population.
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Guinea
Rome
Christina
Sweden
Leda
Mantua
Charles V
Philippa II
Italy
Spain
Leone Leoni
Rudolph I
Louis
Duc d’Orleans
Coypel
Pasquin
Frederick the Great
Marshhal Davoust
Paria
Prussia
Schlesinger
Barkhamated
Connecticut
Godland whale age claims debated in odd prose
The passage oddly questions a woman's reading habits and mentions a 400 year lifespan for the Godland whale as part of a cryptic discourse. It mixes fragmented dialogue with improbable facts, creating a fragmentary editorial tone.
Japan's Tea Guild plans US educational tea push
The Japanese Tea Guild sent a commission led by J Mit sahashi and J Ohara to study the US and Canada tea trade and to promote Japanese tea making. Plans include tea bazaars in major cities where women receive instruction on preparing tea, with government funds backing the effort to boost American consumption and create a market parity with Europe.
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Japanese Tea Guild
J. Mitsahashi
Shizuoka Prefectural
J. Ohara
United States
Canada
T. Furuya
T. Misutany
Furuya
Mizutany
Europe
Debt shadow over young man seeks marriage from heiress
A young man confesses to an elderly gentleman that he has fallen deeply into debt and hopes to marry the heiress daughter the older man values. The exchange is tense as the man acknowledges the motive behind his proposal.
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Liberal Religion
Rev
C. J. Fairchild
Sarnum
Almont
Sealc
Hostatter
Ayer
J. C. Ayer
George Caulfield
Hita
Ared
Hoe
American Journal of Photography
Aince
Daily Papers
Burton
Adventures
Stockholm
Axio Ino
Livio Odescalchi
Baldassone Odesealchi
Duc d'Orleans
France
Darkhamstead
America
Jones
Vietet
Gotham
West Side
New York Sun
Pisy
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
Penelope
Pauline
Cee
Mra
Winslow
Jersey
Watts
Potts
Chicago
Owen
Mrs. Kriner
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gadlatia
Paria Madicine Co
Gentinmen
Perinnes
White Grain
Connher Ets
Ommeres
St. Louis
Caraigartis Gli
Newport News
Galveston
Texas
W.N.U
St Louis
Ower
Pommel Sada
Slicker
Ubstitutes
A.J. Tower
Heston
Mass
Hook
Tate & On
Berl
Aess
Gora
Hut Street
Eae
Orris
Washington
Hartford Bicycles
Columbia
Pope Mfg. Company
Hartford, Gonn
Gladstone
Companion
W. E. Gladstone
Duke of Argyll
Henry Cabot Lodge
Justin McCarthy
M. P
Red
Thomas B. Reed
George F. Hoar
Lilian Nordica
N. 5. Shaler
Rudyard Kipling
W. D. Howells
Octave Thanet
Frank R. Stockton
Zangwill
Burton Harrisor
Mary EB. Wilkies
Hayden Carruth
Semple Cope
Columbus Ave
Boston
Zhane Oresmas Oo
Rmator
Eral
O'Parrell
New York Avenue
Washington, D.C
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co. Limes
Dorchester, Mose
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