Patriotism and its hard path through history and toil
The essay traces patriotism as a costly yet enduring force driving men to battle and sacrifice for country. It celebrates figures like David, Alfred the Great, Kosciuszko, Garibaldi, and George Washington, noting their roles as symbols whose legacies outlive the ages and inspire reverence despite hardship and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hxea
Jong
David
Alfred the Great
Kosciuske
Garibaldi
George Washington
England
Kitchen Wrinkles and Home Cleaning Tips From a Bygone Page
A collection of practical household hints on pantry science, cleaning boots, removing bottle wrappers, and stain removal. Tips include using onion for infection control, alcohol and paraffin to preserve leather, and simple remedies such as potato poultices for burns, lemon rind for whiteness, and waste paper fire boosters. The piece compiles curious kitchen tricks and domestic care ideas common to older home manuals.
Roadside fruit trees aid Hanover road upkeep
A consular report highlights Hanover Germany planting roadside fruit trees to raise revenue for local government. Fruits sold at auction fund road maintenance, with roads protected by watchmen and bicycles to deter diversion, yielding about £1198 per mile on some routes this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Germany
Yhia Eource
Americam and Englishman Debate Island Trek Gamble
A disjointed exchange unfolds between an American and a New Yorker aboard a voyage near Long Island. The American asserts loyalty and readiness as the British hunter questions the mission, weaving a terse banter about companionship and perseverance on a globe trotting quest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Long Ieland
Avery
Globe
Lone
Lone Island
Danzer
Redio Polishing Cloths Offered for Metal Cleaning
Polishers advertise redio polishing cloths for cleaning and polishing all metal. Offered at 4 dollars and one year, obtainable from Crief & Sons, Church Street, Bacces Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REDIO
Crief & Sons
Church Ht
Bacces
Photographing Lions by Dugmore Lectures in Edinburgh
An Edinburgh lecture by Radclyffe Dugmore discusses hunting big game with a camera. He recounts near fatal encounters with rhinoceros and lion, the dangers of stalking, and the tactics used to photograph wild animals in their native habitats. The talk also touches on critiques of hat-pin pricks as nuisances and urges gentler social behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A “Radclyffe Dugmore
Edinburgh
Scotland
Dugmore
Turer
Tim
Blytle
Aged Van Breaks Down In Traffic Mystery
An old motor-van, prone to weekly breakdowns, chugs into traffic before a sudden wheel failure halts it. A policeman questions the driver, noting the number 1848. The youth in charge protests that the 1848 marks the year it was built.
Unusual Courtship and Ocean Timepieces Told in Offbeat Tale
A witty caller recounts a youth pressing a maiden for marriage with comical barbs about taking no for an answer. The piece shifts to a vivid description of the Aegean Sea clocking by natural time markers on a promontory, then notes a military wife’s steadfast duties, and ends with a domestic notice from Mrs Gray of Manor Street, All Young, St Beashan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aegean Sea
Natura
Draper's Assistant Turned Millionaire Left Vast Fortune
The life of M. Chauchard, France's leading drapery magnate, who died recently, is traced from a £4 monthly start as a shop assistant to founding Magasin du Louvre. His fortune, valued at about 180 million francs, funded art, lavish tomb, and vast legacies to workers and a devoted nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MM. Chauchard
France
Sim
M. Chate Chard
Magasing du Louvre
Wainense
M. Chaughard
M. Chauchard
Ris
Paris
Iack
Legion of Honor
Europe
Wrongful conviction and execution in a sensational murder case
A father and son were involved in a murder mystery with circumstantial evidence against the son. The sister testified about money motive, and a bloodstained weapon linked to the accused was found. After a full investigation, the son was convicted and executed. Years later the sister confessed to killing the man who stood to inherit money from the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ara
Monds
Snow
Vistarer
Yes
Caution and Curiosity in Scottish Tales and Odd Anecdotes
This excerpt blends reminiscences from Dean Ramsay on Scottish caution with a string of vignettes. It notes a cautious English tenure proposal, a carpenter’s wary joke about a thousand years, a Glasgow encounter over a dram, a train station child named Tony Flax, and a fleeting scene of a jockey’s stumble. It closes with an ad for Chamberlain's Pain Balm, touting relief for neuralgia and sleep aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Ramsay
England
Carpenter
Glascow
Chamberlain
W. Grant Morton
Baroboe Marsh
A. Combes
Os. Warihen
Ballarat Steam Laundry Opens Bacchus Marsh Depot
Public notice announces Ballarat Steam Laundry opening a Bacchus Marsh depot with Wills & McVicar as agents. Parcels accepted until Tuesday evening, work returned Saturday, phone service available. Emphasizes modern facilities, dyeing and dry cleaning, special concessions for hampers, and desire to attract new local customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Messrs. Wills & McVicar
Ballarat
Bacchus
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Geo. Fitch
P. R. Miles
Australasia
Clements Tonic Ltd
Miles
Sydney
Commercial Travellers” Club
Moore
Reyities
Australit
Melbourne
Jam
N.S.W
Clements
Jeter
Clemants Teaic Ltd
Clements Tonic
ALL Chemists & Stores
Sementa Towle
Nature
M. Oliver
Main ST
Edison
Columbia
Addeesa
Coffee Palace
Hunter River
Geo. Smith
Mr Selous
Lon
Patey
Mauritiia
Sen
W! Gray
Manor Atroot
All Young
St Beashan
Draper
Sandy
Newmarket
Tony
Tony Flax
The
Ballarat Steam Laundry
Australian Representativesdalgety & Co, Ltd
Machinery Department
Bourke St
Chas. J. Grant
New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd
Mutual Life Assurance
Grant Street
W. Horder
Moss
the People’s Tailor
Grant Morton
Maddingley General Cemetery
F. C. Minn
Kida
CAMM
Royal Hotel
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