Ungrateful Queen Bess and the Strain on Elizabethan Service
A London Telegraph excerpt recalls unpaid debts and famines of Elizabeth I. John Conley pleads for £100 for beeves for the army, Sir Edward Hastyngs sells his wife's jewels, Drake seizes ninety bags of rice at Plymouth, and royal ministers seek to save money amid fleet shortages.
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Bess
Queen Bess
John Conley
Robert Cecil
Beeves
Edward Hastyngs
Francis Drake
Plymouth
Elizabeth
London Telegraph
Strange Goose Fishing Rivalry In Old England
A Victorian novelty tale describes lords and ladies fishing by a goose on Monteith Lake in Perthshire, the bird catching the pike while crowds cheer. The piece also advertises Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh and reports a police court fine of 40 shillings for assaulting a policeman with a criminologist style quip about refinement.
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England
Monteith
Perthshire
London
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Kodol Claims to Cure Indigestion After Thanksgiving
A pamphlet notes heavy meals cause indigestion and stomach inflammation. It asserts Kodol relieves inflammation and protects nerves, curing catarrh and dyspepsia by cleansing and sweetening stomach glands, attributed to L. O. Gale.
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L. O. Gale
Asleep Amid Flames Inspires Cough Remedy Pitch
An advertisement uses a dramatic blaze to urge readers to avoid coughs and colds. It touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption as protection against throat and chest troubles, claiming a teaspoonful stops coughs and promising harmless tasting formula. Trial bottles offered free.
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Dr. King
S. H. F Scallin
Fashion Trends in Winter Costumes from New York Post
The piece reviews new twisted cloths for winter outfits inspired by French weaving. Silk and wool blends rise in popularity for tailored skirts while jackets and blouses feature military touches, braid, and trimmed collars. Fur trims in sable, mink, and marten add fringe-like detail to wraps, with fur on lace patterns returning as a subtle accent.
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New York Post
News Notes From Far and Near
A miscellany reports thinly on distant places and curiosities. It mentions low wages for Indian civil servants, a silent campanile in Venice, a Naples shark attack on a barber, a Paris rose named Majubi, a Boer Courage rose, progress on the Simplon tunnel, Gothenburg’s cathedral age and fires, peat gas use in Motala Sweden, and a Polish count’s auto voyage provoking peasant hostility toward his driver.
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India
Venice
Naples
Paris
Simplon
Gothenburg
Motala
Sweden
Ambidextrous artistry and autograph etiquette notes
A reminiscence on Landseer drawing with both hands and the surprising dexterity of artists. It recalls a Lowell autograph anecdote teaching proper phrasing, advising to say I should be obliged rather than I would be obliged.
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Lowell
James Russell Lowell
Widow Seeks Advice on Remarriage After Loss
An elderly fiancé reassures a pretty widow she need not fear re wedlock. She notes her mother's multiple marriages as a precedent, hinting she hopes to mirror such resilience in her own life.
Kraft Boss Promises Salary Rise Next Week
Newitt responds that he cannot offer any raise despite Kraft asserting a future salary increase. The exchange hints at tension in workplace negotiations and authority disputes.
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Kraft
Newitt
Old Man
Davison County Teachers Gather for Meetings and Celebrations
A column notes C. F. Grady named Tobin No. 18 chairman after a board vote. It reports a double wedding at the Smith home in Lisbon township with Elsie J. and Gertrude A. Smith marrying Glen Powers and Claude E. Scholes, and praises teacher involvement, examinations, and lectures at a Davison County gathering.
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C. F. Grady
A. H. Smith
Lisbon Township
This County
Elsie J
Glen Powers
Neb
Gertrude A
Claude E. Scholes
Union Township
Powers
Scholes
Union No 9
Davison County
Union No. 29
Edward Lee
John Althen
Dan V. Stephen
Phelps
Lardner
Walter Carhart
Mae Lewis
Jeanette Field
Hazel Fitch
Hattie Older
Mae Perry
Jessie Herman
Myrtle Holshire
C. Bras
C. C
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promised Cure All
D. H. Turner of Dempsey town Pa proclaims the pills as a grand medicine. Two weeks usage reportedly makes a new man. Claimed to relieve constipation stomach and liver troubles. Available for 25 cents at S H Scallin’s drug store.
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Dr. King
D. H. Turner
Dempseytown
S. H. Scallin
Professional Pride and Oddities from a Splintered Page
A collage of vignette cuts from historical papers includes John Black of the Morning Chronicle's pride in independence, Trinidad's vast pitch lake described with eerie detail, the Geisha term's historical meaning in Japan, and a humorous exchange from The Merry Way about a wife and a friend.
Family member admits selling mare to Major Studdert
In a Dublin court a witness confessed that he himself sold Major Studdert a mare, after denying his father and grandfather did so. The exchange drew laughter from the court as the witness confirmed his single act of sale.
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Dublin
Major Studdert
Sor
Studdert
London Pick-Me-Up and Indianapolis Snippet
A humorous exchange about shaving surfaces in a London joke and a quip about a wife’s change since marriage. A brief note contrasts the British Parliament with the Swedish riked ag, described as the oldest existing legislative body.
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riked@ag
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