Love at first sight on a circus night in Albany
Young Albany attorney Fred Erickson falls for Helen Landen after an elephant rescue at Kingston's Circus. A panic erupts when the tiger roars and lights fail, but the couple are carried to safety on Bess the elephant and later part with a hopeful, lingering kiss as the night ends.
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Fred Erickson
Fred
Albany
Troy
Chance
Erickson
Helen Landen
Kingston’s Circus
Denison
Bess
Stony British Grave and Anglo American Cordiality
Lord Crewe urged the Atlantic union to address international mis understanding from stiffness of demeanor. He cited a Punch drawing showing two Englishmen at a hotel table, silent and distant, as emblematic of Western reserve. TheLondon Evening Standard notes such reserve risks misreading friendliness across nations and borders.
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Lord Crewe
The
Atlantic Union
du Maurier
Robert Burns
Sonny
Ontario
London Evening Standard
Practice of foot binding in China persists despite edicts
A European traveler reports that despite anti binding efforts and imperial edicts, about 95 percent of Chinese women still have bound feet. The custom, though criticized and said to be dying out, remains widespread among Chinese women while the ruling minority largely abstains.
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China
Sympathy Key to Comfort for the Sick
Sympathy and tact often help the sick more than cold indifferent treatment. The article urges kind words and considerate acts as a gentle healing aid and stresses the value of humane care in illness.
The Wise Man and the Fool Quotation
A compact proverb note quotes Quarles on folly and wisdom. It contrasts a fool’s quick speech with a wise person’s restraint, reflecting on how inner deliberation shapes outward words.
Raising Draft Horses as a Profitable Farm Enterprise
The article urges farmers to raise draft horses choosing pure breeds such as Percheron Shire or Belgian. It argues good colts come from good sires and dams and that consistency in breeding yields uniform, marketable horses. Emphasizes care, weaning, and selecting a single breed to ensure success.
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Bid
Dumire
Doan's Kidney Pills Back Aches Relief Claims
Mrs Joseph Cross of Church St Morriston Ark reports severe back pain swollen ankles headaches and dizziness from kidney trouble. After six doctors offered no relief she used Doan's Kidney Pills and was cured. Sold by all dealers 650 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Joseph Cross
Church St
Morriston
Ark
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Fight Files and Save Money
Fly control notes advise using light and activity to curb flies in stables. Cows and horses need more food to stay in condition when fighting flies, while excessive darkness is discouraged. Sows require exercise when fed liberally.
Marks for Identification of Chicks Uses Punch Marks
The article explains a method to identify 16 different flocks or families by punch marks on chicks and by absence of marks. It notes a poultry punch is affordable, urges punch marking new hatchlings, and keeping hatch dates recorded. Later marks can be added with leg bands to identify many ages and flocks, advising prompt marking after hatching and season-long records.
Leading Sheep Nations Global Population Counts
About 580 million sheep exist worldwide. Australia has 88,000,900 head, Argentina 67,000,000, and the United States 57,000,000, making these three nations leading sheep producers.
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Australia
Argentine
United States
COW IS KEY TO SUCCESS
Liberal feeding does not produce profits without proper food. Dairying hinges on good cows and balanced rations. To compete with butter substitutes, producers must lower costs and educate consumers to pay higher prices for real butter. The piece urges growing mongels and using milk for butter fat or hog feed.
Contain Medicinal Virtues Buttermilk Keeps Health
The article claims buttermilk cures many ills including constipation liver and kidney troubles and indigestion. It notes asparagus aids the kidneys lentils and French beans add iron and lettuce calms nerves and aids sleep while broom corn is good as a sod crop.
Reassuring Exchange Clarifies Doctor Identity
A patient asks if the doctor is Dr. Osler. the responder replies Dr. Killmore and assures the woman she is safe, clarifying she has the correct physician.
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Miss Antique
Dr. Killmore
Dr. Osler
Cuticura Cures Infant Eczema Head Scalp Case
A Mt. Vernon Kentucky family recounts treating their three month old with Cuticura Remedies. After five weeks of use the infant’s scalp healed, hair regrew, and health returned. the testimonial cites Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as key products.
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J. Fish
Ella M. Fish
Mt. Vernon
Her Laugh Broke The Playful Fairy Ends Chase With Laughter
A seven year old girl described as a merry fairy plays tag with six children. She dodges and laughs until a chase ends when a boy catches her by a fence and she admits her laugh broke her running.
Resinol Ointment Praised In Customer Letter
Mrs Emma B McConkey of Hacker Valley West Virginia writes that a sample of Resinol ointment nearly cured her daughter’s eczema on the face. She encloses payment for the sample and says she will tell friends of its merits.
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Emma B. McConkey
Hacker Valley
W. Va
Not His Fault Photo Tiff Explodes Over Baboon Comment
An irate woman quarrels with a photographer over a portrait calling her husband a baboon. The photographer retorts that she chose him, implying fault lies with her, not him.
Success for Seventy Years and Vintage Advert Notes
A Birmingham Age Herald snippet praises long-standing success over seventy years and references vintage remedies like Painkiller and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. The text also mentions mailing stamps and an expert accountant called in to balance books, reflecting period advertising and real-world detail.
Brute Brings Puns to Cleveland Leader Quip
A Cleveland Leader cartoon captures a grim joke as one character asks if the other would pine after a death and the other retorts he would spruce up suggesting humor over tragedy.
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Cleveland
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