2009 Destiny of the United States: Paradyne Foresees Union and Change
Henry Paradyne in Harper's Weekly argues the United States will face gradual decline of Britain, American expansion, and eventual reunification of English-speaking peoples under U.S. guidance. Democracy may replace representative government as socialism and global market shocks reshape the map by 2009.
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United States
Constantinople
Rome
England
Australia
Canada
America
New World
Henry Paradyne
Harper’s Weekly
True to His High Calling and Selfless Help
Anecdotes highlight the late Dr. W. T. Bull’s kindness and skill. A young East Side physician sought guidance for a poor girl needing an operation. Bull accompanied the doctors to a tenement, cleared the room, and performed the procedure. a grateful father offered a quarter, which Bull refused in gratitude. The girl recovered.
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W. T. Bull
New York
Newport
East Side
Humor in English character and public perception
The essay reflects on Britain's coolness toward humor and laughter, tracing a cultural reluctance to treat witty speech as serious. It cites Disraeli and Lord Randolph Churchill as examples of entertainers denied status as statesmen, illustrating a national bias against comic expression.
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Disraeli
House of Commons
Lord Randolph Churchill
The Second Fiddle as Harmony Instrument
A concise look at the second fiddle widely played for harmony with many taking it up early. It notes ample poor work from those forced into it by life circumstances and suggests a master of the second fiddle ranks low among masters, yet holds future promise.
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Puck
Inexperienced Servants and Family Wages
Families grudge wages for good servants and hire raw recruits or inferior maids. They incur pounds yearly in breakages wasteful cooking and food waste from scraps, plus drain and nerve wear from endless worry and discomfort.
A Night With a Nightmare Insomnia Tale and Remedies
A humorous insomnia anecdote describes surreal dream sequences after a peanut and milk cure. The piece segues into medical ads for Chamberlain’s remedy praised by a named traveler, along with notices about railroad sleeper travel and a Monroe marble and granite business offering low prices.
Mind training shapes business, social, and family life
The piece argues a well trained mind is a valuable asset beyond money making. It notes that kindness and mercy form automatically in crisis for those with pronounced character, shaped by early life and environment, and that the mind's influence persists beyond mere wealth.
Rigid Rules for Childhood in Lady Burton's Youth
The reminiscences reveal a dreary childhood with strict rules. Dowstairs only at two lunch times and brief dessert visits. Formal dress, absolute silence unless spoken to, and constant deference to parents.
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Lady Burton
Theodore
Two Husbands End Up With Screaming Babies At Home
Two young women presented papers on child rearing at a mothers meeting while their husbands stayed home with their two children. After the event they went to a friend's house for refreshments and returned to find both men pacing the floor, each carrying a crying infant.
Stevenson The Bad Speller Of English Letters
A reflection on R L Stevenson highlighting his spelling eccentricities. Sidney Colvin notes Stevenson never learned to spell perfectly and treated spelling as unnecessary, despite his stature as a master of English letters.
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R. L. Stevenson
Sidney Colvin
Capudine Headache Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old ad touts Capudine as a liquid headache remedy for colds heat stomach or nervous troubles promising immediate relief. It urges trying it now with prices at 50 cents and directions to drug stores.
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Capudine
Monopoly of gold bond certificates at weekly giveaway
Monroe Drug Company advertises a weekly giveaway offering gold bond certificates every Monday. Readers are invited to inquire at the store for full details of the promotion and how to participate. continuous promotion noted in the notice.
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Monroe Drug Company
Beavers Dam Man Finds Relief with Diarrhoea Remedy
I S Mason of Beaver Dam Kentucky describes four years of colicky pains that vanished after taking Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A friend recommended it and he reports no return of symptoms. Sold at Allen s Pharmacy and New South Drug Store.
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I. S. Mason
Beaver Dam
Chamberlain
Allen’s Pharmacy
New South Drug Store
Teachers Exam Dates Set for Ouachita Parish 1909
Public school teachers in Ouachita parish are notified an examination will run August 26 to 28 1909 to qualify for certificates. An eligibility exam for superintendent also takes place August 28 1909. T C Brown interim superintendent Monroe La August 2 1909.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Monroe
J. L. Thompson
Ouachita Parish
T. C. Brown
Lnd
Cholera Infantum Cured by Remedy Testimony
J F Dempsey of Dempsey Alabama recalls a year old baby struck by cholera infantum with vomiting and diarrhea. After failing to find a doctor he used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and reports relief in fifteen minutes and a full cure. Sold by Allen's Pharmacy and New South Drug Store.
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H. S. Nichols
Oakland
Ind
Allen’s Pharmacy
New South Drug Store
J. F. Dempsey
Dempsey
Ala
Elder Bros
Carter
Seed Potatoes Arrive Saturday for Fall Planting at Keller Grocer
Triumph seed potatoes due Saturday August 7 for fall planting. Place your order now with Keller Grocer Co to ensure quick delivery and assortment of seed potatoes.
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Car Triumph
Keller Grocer CO
Dr Prices Extract Line At Walker's Progressive Grocery
A full line of Dr Prices extracts junket tablets ice cream powders fruit coloring and ice cream salt is offered at Walker's Progressive Grocery in the local shop display.
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Dr. Prices
Walker’s
Progressive Grocery
New South Drug Store Hours Listed For Monroe Louisiana
Fragmentary notice lists drug store hours as 10 to 12 30 a m and 2 30 to p m and provides scattered street addresses in Monroe Louisiana with Northwest Corner St John and Wood Streets noted.
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New South Drug Store
Monroe
Louisiana
iHicaé
St. John and Wood Streets
New Orleans
Gulf Resorts
Biloxi
Ocean Springs
Mobile
Pensacola
Little Rock
Hot Springs
St. Louis
California
Canada
New York
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Foley
D. H. Key
L. la Moreaux
Stevenson
C. P. Gray
Cumberland
Cumberlaneé
W. E. Atkinson
Cvil
W. L. Jones
L. M. Jones
Jones & Jones
McFee Building
Corner Grand
Defiard Ste
O. C. Dawkins
B. T. Dawkins
Dawkins & Dawkins Attorneys
Ouachita National Bank Building
John M. Munholland
Ben C. Dawkins
Munholland & Dawkins
Desid Street
Pacific
Iron Mountain
Chicago
Detroit
Mich
D. C
Norfolk
Richmond
O. Asheville
N. C
Henderson
Monteagle, Tenn
Niagara Falls
Nteh
C. G. Johnson
Agt
A. S. Nusbaum
Batesville
F.R
Queen & Crescent
Detroit, Mich
Norfolk, Va
Richmond, Va
Louisville, Ky
Ashville
N.C
Hendersonville
Cincinnatti
Mont Eagle
F. M. Donohoe
Ticket Agt
Little Rock & Monroe
Leasor Os Ff
West Texas
E. P Turner
Dallas
Texas
A. L
And
Rock Island Lines
Asheville
Monteagle
Tenn
Louisville
Ill
Colorado
Kansas City
Rock
Memphis
Points City
South Grand Street
A. D. Nichols
T. J. Shelton
VIA
City Ticket Office
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