London Vanes Tell Tales Of Dragons Grasshoppers And Legends
The article describes historic weathercocks and weather vanes in London. Notable figures include the dragon on Bow church and the grasshopper on the Royal Exchange, with references to St Peter’s Cornhill and St Mildred’s. It recalls Mother Shipton’s prophecy about a bloodshed meeting of vanes.
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St. Peter's
Cornhill
London
St. Mildreth’s
Royal Exchange
Exchange
Bow Church
Cheapside
Mother Shipton
Foote and the Lawyers
Samuel Foote tells a Georgian era tale about a farmer who buried his attorney costs as an expense of funerals. Foote asks if they bury attorneys in the countryside and the farmer explains they do not bury them but lay them in a room and by morning the attorney is gone amid a strong brimstone smell.
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Shere
Eibyeco
Florence
Callonvns
Foote
Samuel Foote
London
Breeches Bible and Geneva Bible Historical Note
The Breeches Bible, Gene va Version 1599 edition, famed for Genesis sh 7 where Adam and Eve sew fig leaves into breeches. First printed 1560, popular for six decades until 1611 authorized version. later translators swapped breeches for apron in other editions.
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Wryeceltiife
Geneva
London
The Same Dimensions
The bride to be longs for a wedding trip despite plans and her fiancé cites his partner's illness. He suggests staying in the flat he viewed yesterday to keep things familiar, joking that the voyage would feel like a parlor car view with unchanged scenery.
Broomcorn Market Soars as Crop Shortage Hits Prices
The Ohio State Journal notes a sharp rise in broomcorn prices due to a tight supply. Factors include a bare market, hot Oklahoma winds, and reduced plantings in Illinois Kansas and Missouri. Prices climbed to 200 220 per ton with no evident market manipulation by trusts or syndicates.
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Howard
Columbus
United States
Oklahoma
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio State Journal
Genuine Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Bottles Still Stand Out
Warnings about cheap imitations flooding the market arise from the immense sale of Dr Bald Bell Pine Tar Honey. The genuine product is identified by a bell emblem on the bottle.
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Dr. Bell
Boston Florist Claims Royal Purple Dahlia Name Endorsement
Albert Johnson, a 48 year old Boston grocer and florist, has developed a new royal purple dahlia praised by floriculturists as the queen of dahlias. After fifteen years of experiments and failures he hopes to name the flower after Mrs. Taft and awaits a reply from the summer White House campaign.
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Albert
Johnson
Boston
Taft
White House
Deans Kidney Pills Endorsed by Marshall Reader
A Marshall reader from North 2 Marshall Illinois testifies that Deans Kidney Pills cured backache and kidney troubles after trials with other remedies. The letter from Mrs S S W McMurray praises the pills as effective and urges buying from Green Harlans Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY lists Deans as sole US agents at 50 cents.
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Dean
Marshall
S&s. W. McMurray
North &J
Green & Harlan's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Deane
Woman Seeks Tempered Love Test in Romance
A quirky notion circulates that true affection shows when a man can push a woman to anger and still earn her affection. The idea frames emotional control as a pathway to devotion and tests relationship chemistry.
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