The Easter lily tale of toil and supply chains
The article explains the labor, costs, and global flow behind Easter lilies. It traces Bermuda disease, Formosa and Japanese lily farming, ocean transport to Yokohama, global exports to the United States, and the florist’s six months of cultivation and careful care to ensure blossoms for Easter. It ends with home care tips for prolonging bloom.
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New York
Chicago
Denver
United States
Bermuda
Bermudas
Formosa Islands
Japan
Pacific
Formosa
Yokohama
Taunesnese
San Francisco
Dead Towns Across Europe Tell of Shifting Trade Routes
The piece reflects on European towns like Bruges Seville Pisa and Florence that thrived on river trade before ocean routes and larger ships reshaped commerce. When Turkish routes and river limits closed, many cities died while a few rebounded under new conditions, others remained lifeless.
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Europe
Constantinople
America
Bruges
Seville
Pisa
Florence
Nuremberg
Rothenburg
Bavaria
Ragusa
Dalmatia
Built Over Ancient Antioch in Modern Antakieh
A fragmentary report notes that part of ancient Antioch lies beneath today’s Antakieh, a city of about 26 000 residents. The piece contrasts the historic site with the modern urban expansion in the region.
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Antioch
Antakieh
Two Antin Antiochs Mentioned In Paul era Site Ruins
The text distinguishes two Antiochs from St. Paul’s time. The larger Antioch was near the Mediterranean coast as Caesarea. The smaller Antioch of Pisidia lay northwest in Pisidia near Colosse and Lystra with only ruins remaining today.
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Antioch
St. Paul
Pisidia
Colosse
Lystra
Caesarea
Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Palestine
Fragmentary Quotes Highlight Oddities In Old Boston Papers
The column presents a collage of clipped speech from a Boston Transcript piece and an advertisement praise for Keening Him Satisfied. It includes mock dialogue about Maud’s age and a wedding, plus a boast about Dry Cross Ball Blue and a tailor’s sales pitch.
Castoria Reminder Bears the Signature for Infants
Advice urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the official signature and to trust Fletcher’s Castoria as a remedy used for over two decades. The notice emphasizes the product’s familiarity and safety for children.
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Fletcher
Undertaker's Last Say Ends In Twisted Bequest
A dying man's will divides assets among an Englishman Irishman and Scotsman with a five pound deposit rule. The Irishman stacks coins to five pounds on the Englishman's note, the Scotsman writes a fifteen pound check and pockets ten pounds. The undertaker, a Welchman, cashes the Scotsman's check a month later.
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Gishman
Welchman
Philadelphia
Nobel laureate Anatole France in Stockholm
At seventy eight Anatole France traveled to Stockholm to receive his Nobel prize after recovering from a serious illness. Fearing illness he wore padded waistcoats under his coat as Swedish customs officers asked what he carried, and he replied with a calm “France.”
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Anatole France
Stockholm
France
Nature of That Argument in Prison Interview
Warden Thomas of the Ohio penitentiary recalls an inmate describing a wet and dry argument. A southern Black prisoner named Sam explains the fight arose from drinking and a refused beer leading to a confrontation and a cutin' with both sides claiming it was a wet and dry argument.
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Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Sam
Sami
Columbus Dispatch
Cash or Debt The Question That Breaks a Proposal
A couple discusses marriage and money in a tense moment. He vows to marry cash in hand and avoid debt. She challenges the plan with a sharp question about whose cash funds the future. The exchange reveals underlying mistrust about finances and commitment.
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Sissons
Half of genius is the desire to ex cel
The quote notes that a large part of genius lies in the drive to excel and self promotion may attract limited praise from others. It portrays ambition as a core ingredient of talent and personal achievement.
Allen's Antiseptic Healing Powder Advertisement
Fragmentary ad copy describes Allen's Antiseptic Healing Powder for aches and pains. Mentions relief for tired feet and a joke about smaller ladie r footwear. Text ambiguous with garbled words and missing context.
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Gomfort
Allen
Indians Use of Feathers Reflects Deep Religious Significance
Indigenous use of feathers centers on prayer and spiritual efficacy. Hopi see a feather as a prayer. ready stock of feathers aids urgent requests. Colonial records describe feathered mantles and coats. feathers used decoratively in costumes.
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Virginia
Henpecked Husband Assessed by Barbershop Note
A New York Sun brief jokes about a wife’s barber shop instructions on how her husband’s hair should be cut. The quip plays on gender roles and domestic dispute humor.
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Ted
Tom
Ned
New York Sun
Quick Lunch on the Railroad Tracks
A cartoon caption shows a pig and a hen chatting on railroad tracks with a playful back-and-forth about ham and eggs. The line ends with a cheerful toot tooting. Published in American Lemon Weekly.
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Solomon
Chesterfield
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Ce
Gigaretta
Portcu
Maud
Boston Transcript
Pieve
Undertaker
Danny Scotsman
A Company USA
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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