World Seaside Resorts From Brighton To Ostend
The article surveys famed bathing beaches across Europe and beyond. It highlights French, British, Belgian, Tunisian and American coast resorts, noting fashion, social scenes, royal ties, and historic memories that attract visitors year after year. It mentions Trouville Dieppe Ostend Brighton Margate Ramsgate and others. It ends with reflections on the universal allure of sea bathing and coastal towns.
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Bois
Paris
Ocean
England
Margate
Ramsgate
London
Brighton
Surrey
Sussex
George IV
Europe
Duke of Cumberland
Wide Sea Front Esplanade
North
English Riviera
Scarborough
Trouville
Toucques
Orleans
Dieppe
Biarritz
Cowes
Newport
Napoleon
Josephine
Bayonne
France
Pyrenees
Bay of Biscay
Spain
Eugenie
Louis Napoleon
Gladstone
Wellington
Loyola
Xavier
Ostend
Digue
Bray
County Wicklow
Ireland
Portrush
Emerald Isle
Yarmouth
Wales
Clyde
Scotland
San Sebastain
Arcachon
Bordeaux
Tunis
Rades
la Marsa
America
Philippines
Palm Beach
Florida
California
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Narragansett Pier
Asbury Park
Bradley
Titania
Atlantic City
Way of the Cross Theme in Franklin and Eliot Texts
A 1789 convention sermon urges daily prayers for divine guidance. The piece reflects on Franklin and George Eliot, noting their spiritual struggles and love of Calvary, with a parable about I H I and Jesus the Savior. Calvary’s meaning is linked to redemption and faith.
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Franklin
Jesus
God
George Eliot
Dina Morris
Lfe
Romola
Thomas A Kerpis
Donn's Kidney Pills Claim Cure for Ten Years of Suffering
Mrs Narcissa Waggoner of Carterville UK reports ten years of backache headaches nervous dizzy spells and paralysis misdiagnosis. After taking Donn's Kidney Pills she was permanently cured and declared stronger than before. Sold by Wester Milburn Co Buffalo NY 60 cents a box.
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Narcissa Waggoner
Carterville
Maren
Donn
Donn’s
Wester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
King George V and the stamps opening his reign
A tale says George V chose his private secretary to open his reign with a new postage stamp. The king, an avid philatelist, collects stamps since 1840 and values his collection in the thousands. A new British stamp is planned with his profile facing opposite Edward VII, reflecting post office customs that two kings must not face the same direction.
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George V
Lord Knollys
Edward VII
Rowland Hill
England
When Bears Break In
A New Brunswick trapper notes low bear fur prices have reduced trapping effort but bears still break into camps. He describes frequent camp break ins, the need to kill bears regardless of fur value, and the bears targeting butter and coffee while smashing camp gear. He says trapping or guns are the only way to stop repeated break ins.
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New Brunswick
Fur News
Tile as the Sanitary Standard in Homes
The article extols tile for bathrooms and kitchens as the only perfect wall, floor, and ceiling material. It notes tiles are smooth, non absorbent, easy to clean with soap and water, and resist hot grease, with white tiling seen as especially clean. It urges sanitary bases to prevent dust and germs at joints and suggests tile trims.
Domestic Difficulty in Old Lady’s Final Act
A fragment from a Punch item depicts a distressed elderly woman and a neighbor amid family turmoil during a tragedy. The brief humorous vignette highlights social embarrassment and domestic tension in a single exchange.
Spiritual Power Requires Persistent Climb Not Quick Return
The article argues that spiritual power and close fellowship with God come only after a long, hard, sustained effort. A fall from grace is easy, but regain is costly and not instantaneous, as temptation targets those who feel secure after spiritual heights. The text warns against assuming easy back-and-forth access to divine blessings.
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God
Satan
Resinol Ointment Praised By Mother For Baby’s Skin Cure
A Sunbury mother credits Resinol Soap and Ointment with curing her baby's severe skin condition after other doctors failed. She reports a dramatic improvement within days and a full recovery in three weeks, noting the products subdued itching and healed the disfigured complexion. The ad promises relief for pimples and eruptions and offers a free booklet from the Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore.
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M. I. Clemmer
Sunbury
St. Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Johnson’s Humble Gaffe Sparks Quiet Admiration
A Harper’s Magazine anecdote recalls President Johnson visiting a friend’s mother when a widow, Mrs. Knox, reveals Mr. Knox is deceased. Johnson, surprised, asks about Knox, and Mrs. Knox explains she had not seen him on the street in years. Johnson realizes his misread and yields a humane pause in embarrassment.
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Johnson
Harper's Magazine
Knox
Mr. Knox
Mrs. Knox
Mr. Johnson
Quaint Table Manners at Backwoods Vacation Dinner
Duluth millionaire Jerome McWade spoke at a dinner about his summer trips to a quaint backwoods village. He praised the locals and shared a story of old Boucher the janitor who, during lunch, rejected cold lobster with a mayonnaise sauce saying in effect not to choose any.
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Jerome
McWade
Duluth
Jess
Boucher
Old Boucher
Coca Cola advertisement urges soda fountain use
The copy promotes Coca Cola as cooling and refreshing at soda fountains or in bottles and invites readers to request a free booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola from the Coca Cola Co. Atlanta Ga It also offers the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 for 20 stamps featuring Casey at the Bat and baseball schedules and info.
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Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball
Casey
Beveridge mocks corrupt official with plagiarism quip
In Cleveland after-dinner remarks Senator Beveridge derides a corrupt politician and cites a minister who admitted copying sermons by joking that he raises two fingers at the start and end to show the material is borrowed.
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Beveridge
Cleveland
Dr Pierce’s Peasant Pellets Promoted For Digestive Help
An old promotional blurb notes Dr Pierce’s Peasant Pellets from forty years ago. It claims to regulate and invigorate stomach, digestive and bowel function with sugar coated tiny granules. The text oddly references a woman’s crossing habits and understanding of mud.
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Dr. Pierce
Reader notes on Uncle Tom's Cabin read
The Louisville Courier Journal records remarks about the recent play of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The discussion suggests the book features a single prominent character Eva and a lawyer named Maris, prompting mixed expectations.
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Eva
Cone
Maris
Louisville Courier-Journal
One Side Enough Senator Smith on Irish Justice in Michigan
Senator William Alden Smith recalls a Michigan case where a Irish justice of the peace cuts short the defendant’s counsel saying he does not want to hear both sides as it confuses the court. Washingtonian.
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Doll House Library
Toy Department
He Griffin
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Plantiff
Washingtonian
Nipped In the Bud Local Snippet
A fragmented newspaper fragment features quoted banter about a minister declining something and a child named Tommie in a domestic vignette. The readable text includes dialogue about a tummy ache and a parent rubbing, with Boston and Learald as partial references.
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Tommie
Boston
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