Eccentric Pavements Through History
A Harper's Weekly excerpt recalls royal and noble oddities in street and courtyard paving. Maximilian’s road shone copper plates while Louis XIV used silver squares and gold emblems at Versailles. A Milan nobleman lined his palace yard with stones from five continents, each inscribed with its country name.
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Louis XIV
Maximilian Anapuel
Bavaria
Versailles
Louis
Louise de la Val
Louise
Milan
Europe
America
Asia
Africa
Australia
Harper's Weekly
Witty Toasts From London Tit Bits Humor Paper
A collection of quips on women marriage and society from London Tit Bits. The jokes touch on women the fair sex matrimony the bench and the bar and a statesman at an eightieth birthday with a sharp exchange about antiquities.
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London
Prune Gathering and Packing Process in August Harvest
The article explains prunes are not picked but fall ripe from trees to ensure proper curing. Ground under trees is leveled for a soft bed while children help harvest in August. Prunes are sun dried for weeks, cleaned in lye, sorted by size on a sieve, rinsed, packed, and boxed for shipping. Will Payne in Saturday Evening Test.
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Will Payne
George Washington Sobriquets Across History
Washington earned many nicknames from diverse figures. He was praised as Father of His Country and Atlas of America, labeled American Fabius by Chief Justice Marshall, called Pa ter Patriae by Sigourney, and dubbed the Cincinnatiatus of the West by Byron. Opponents mocked him as the Stepfather of His Country.
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George Washington
Washington
Sigourney
Marshall
Fabius
Lord Byron
Napoleon
West
America
Georgius
Red Jacket
Forest
Vittorio Alfieri
Partnership
A boy recalls sleeping in a cold barn and sharing warmth with a nearby dog. He learns that offering a little hope or joy to another helps both parties endure hardship and grow stronger together. The reflection appears as a personal musing from the St Paul Dispatch.
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Larry Ho
St. Paul Dispatch
Curious Bastille Dominoes Linked to Louis XVII Legend
A relic described as a domino set made from Bastille fragments was given to the dauphin before his family fled Versailles. The queen reportedly called it a sinister plaything to be given to a child, and the object, along with other revolutionary items, remains in Paris.
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Louis XVII
Dauphin
Versailles
Mme. Campan
Paris
Visual Proof of Polished Finish and Skin Care
A fragment discusses facial polish and a punch finish praised in relation to skin care. References New York Press style and mentions antiseptic salve for eczema. No clear events or names beyond generic product terms.
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Sweetly
New York Press. Ee
Malaria Trouble Aboard Panama Canal Cited Cure
Life on the Panama Canal is plagued by malaria with chills fever and debility. Electric Bitters is praised by Wm A Fretwell of Lucama NC for curing a severe malaria attack after taking three bottles and sustaining good health since. Also noted to aid stomach liver and kidney troubles and prevent typhoid. 50c guaranteed by Robert Prewett.
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Panama Canal
Wm A . Fretwell
Lucama N. C
Robert Prewett
Her Excuse and the Kiss Controversy
A daughter explains why she allowed a kiss while her mother confronts the act. The exchange centers on social expectations and perceived propriety in a private moment.
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Maude
Real Reform Knicker What is your idea of municipal government
The debate frames municipal reform as a need for a precise plan and a concrete office to implement it. A sharp proposal follows with a call to establish a dedicated department to execute the reform concept.
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Bocker
New York
Safe Ground Quotation in Pittsburg Post
A Pittsburg Post snippet notes a columnist quip about big financiers and the idea of earning a first thousand dollars being safe ground for their stories. The remark contrasts bravado with caution about predictable claims in finance.
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Nicionaire
Pittsburg
We Guarantee Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve Promise
An advertisement declares a 25 cent box of Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve will treat ulcers boils running sores tetter ring worm eczema salt rheum fever sores cuts bruises pimples black heads chaps felons burns and other skin diseases, with nationwide availability.
Gyroscope Cars Alarm Lubrication Warning System
The lubricating system of a gyroscope car must include an alarm to alert the engineer when oil is running low. Without this, rapid gyroscope motion would overheat and cut through bearings instantly.
Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve Promoted as Safe Eye Cure
An air tight screw cap tube ointment named Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve is advertised as a creamy white product that cures sore eyes without harming infants. Sold everywhere for 25 cents.
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Sutherland’s
Eagle Eye
No Bills For Him In Father Daughter Matchup
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer where a suitor faces a wary father asking about living expenses. The would be husband declares bills hold no terror, but quips that no one would trust him.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dr Bell’s Anti Pain Cure Advertised for Many Ailments
An old medical ad promotes Dr Bell’s Anti Pain cures for colic flux diarrhoea cramps and bowel complaints internally and sore breasts corns bunions toothache neuralgia and all pains externally. It claims antiseptic properties and wide sale.
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Bell
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promoted For Health
An advertisement urges readers to protect kidney health and avoid age ills by taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. It promotes the product as essential for a sound body and long life and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Critics and public moralizing over Alice Roosevelt Longworth
The dispatches show intenseCalls to quit smoking and reveal a broader trend of prying national virtue by attacking a private figure, daughter of the ex president and wife of a congressman, while criticizing tolerance and restraint in public life. The piece argues such scrutiny is morally malicious and uncharitable, not different by gender.
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Chicago
Pan
United States
National Congress
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Relief for Wounds
A brief advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as an instant relief for burns cuts scalds and wounds and claims it heals sores ulcers boils felons eczema eruptions chapped hands sprains and corns with a 25 cent trial at Robt. Prewett's.
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Bucklen
Prewett's
City to lay sewer on Hickory Street in Marshall Illinois
Notice to all interested that Marshall Illinois City Council authorized a vitrified pipe sewer improvement on Hickory Street from Second Street to Eighth Street with manholes catch basins curb inlets and appurtenances. An assessment for costs based on benefits will be payable in ten installments at 5 percent interest with final hearing September 2 1910 in Clark County court objections may be filed beforehand.
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Marshall
Illinois
Hickory Street
Second Street
Eighth Street
Clark County
Dr King's New Life Pills Sell Like Hot Cakes in Coal City
S W Bends of Coal City Alabama says he found a perfect mine of health in Dr King's New Life Pills after 12 years of suffering from liver and kidney trouble. He credits cures for constipation malaria headache dyspepsia and debility. 25¢ at Robt Prewett's.
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Coal City
Ala
Dr King
Prewett's
Atlanta Mystery Rivaling Newby Case Over Dead Man
Arthur Meacham, a Spanish War veteran in Atlanta, claims he is alive while the government insists he is dead and points to a Ft. Thomas Ky tombstone as proof. He says wartime typhoid and mislabeling of dog tags led to burial of the wrong man, and seeks $135 the government says it paid for the tombstone.
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Atlanta
William Newby
Illinois
Arthur Meachem
Ft. Thomas
Meacham
Ft Thomas
Entertainer’s Ego Draws Tepid Reactions
A terse critique notes that long speeches stem from a speaker’s conceit and belief in higher entertainment value than actually delivered. The remark questions whether audiences are amused or fatigued by verbose oration.
Foley Kidney Pills Promised Cure for Backache
Mrs. Chas. Lyon of Peoria Illinois endorses Foley Kidney Pills as a prompt cure for long standing backache and kidney trouble. The item claims relief after use.
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Chas. Lyon
Peoria
Foley
Wes
Hyomei Claim for Catarrh Relief Promises Quick Cure
The Keifer Drug Co promotes Hyomel a vapor antiseptic remedy for catarrh claiming relief within two minutes and a cure. The ad notes a money back offer and a $1 price with a lifetime inhaler option and 60 cent refills.
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Keifer Drug Co
Worthess Man Devotes Time to Talking Over Things
A man described as worthess spends significant periods in contemplation and discussion, focusing on talking over concerns and decisions rather than taking decisive action.
Foley Kidney Pills Advertised for Wide Range of Ailments
An advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming quick relief for backache headache dizziness nervousness urinary irregularities and rheumatism. The pills are sold by druggists nationwide.
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Foley
When pa and the children say We live high when ma has no girl
A fragment notes a curious phrase about family status and metaphorical value of a girl. It hints at domestic roles and social ideals through a rural or historical lens, without clear events or named individuals. The line suggests affection and cultural expectations reflected in a single quip.
Foley's Honey and Tar for Quick Hay Fever Relief
An old remedy advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for hay fever and asthma symptoms. It claims fast relief from itchy eyes and nasal irritation, touting soothing effects and general well being.
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