Funeral Sermon for Mme Creswell in Bridewell Ground
The old Bridewell burying ground, now under British law discussion, holds Mme Creswell who died in Bridewell prison. A $50 sermon fund was raised with the condition that nothing be said but what is well. The preacher replied by noting she was born well, lived well, and died well.
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Bridewell
Mme. Creswell
Charles Tr
Creswell
Clerkenwell
Chicago Post
Rose Peterson
Parkdale Tennis Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Responded Too Soon to Aunt John Ministry Call
A humorous exchange between John and his aunt about his vocation. Aunt questions if a genuine calling or any other noise influenced the decision. John affirms a divine call guiding him toward the ministry.
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John
Puck
Mrs Mary Dunlop Sees Cure With Dodd Kidney Pills
Garnett Arkansas May 18 After years of kidney trouble Mrs Mary Dunlop credits Dodd Kidney Pills with a remarkable cure and praises it publicly alongside other claimed remedies. The clipping also references various testimonials and assorted advertising blurbs from the period.
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Dunlop
Garrett
Brazils
Dodd
Caicaco
Inn
Doan
Dean
E. T. Govutzo
Lake Street
When I'm a man a sailor bold and a king
A child named Johnny imagines wealth and power to rule a vast realm with a castle and ten thousand vassals. The teacher interrupts with a simple rule of three, dissolving the dream as the imagined crown becomes a dunce cap. The verse by Ysabel De Witte Kaplan appears in St Nicholas.
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Johnny
Donjon
Ysabel de Witte Kaplan
St. Nicholas
Feathered Architect Hammerhead Builds Hidden Rock Nest
The hammerhead bird, only about 12 inches long, constructs a ten foot long, multi chambered nest on sheltered rock ledges or open plains. Its domed twig and clay walls include an ante chamber and a spacious upper room carpeted with leaves and moss where the female lays three to five white eggs.
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St. Nicholas
Latest Mouse Trap From Cape Colony Makes Rodents Drown
The piece notes cats once controlled pests but now automatic traps dominate. A Cape Colony invention suspends from a pantry shelf with a baited cage, where a tilting path drops mice into a water tank below, delivering swift death.
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Cape Colony
Milwaukee Sentinel
Clever fox terrier shares stage with kitten in Jamaica
In Jamaica New York a clever fox terrier performs with a tiny Maltese kitten star roles. The kitten, dressed in dolls clothes, is led through graceful poses while the dog sits up and then kisses the baby kitten gently. Afterward the kitten flattens ears and the dog chases her around the house in playful mischief.
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Jamaica
New York
Kitty
Cincinnati Enquirer
Exercising the Memory and Self-Improvement Advice
This brief piece urges readers to identify memory weaknesses and practice them daily. It promotes tenacious, versatile practice during any spare moment, promising long-term access to stored recollections through persistent effort.
Giant angel shark hauled from Jelixstowe with eight inch mouth
A large angel shark was captured off Jelixstowe England using a hand line. The specimen boasted an eight inch mouth and three rows of teeth.
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Jelixstowe
England
Homemade boxing kangaroo illusion for evenings
A playful home project from older newspapers describes building a paper and foil boxing kangaroo that appears to fight an invisible cardboard boxer. The device uses a rubbed glass tube to generate static electricity, which powers a swinging kangaroo and a struck opponent, with a wax plug and cork lamp chimney as part of the circuit.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Artful eight room residence proposed with stone base
An eight room arts style house plan outlines a stone foundation estimate of 2500 dollars. Details include room sizes from parlor to loft, pine trim, white enamel finishes, large veranda, plate glass in front, and four fireplaces.
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George A Kintz
Spirit of the times prompts writing for Mary issue
A fragment from a period page urges entering into the spirit of the times by writing for the Mary issue of the Coming Country. It lists mailing details in St Louis and offers mottoes and scattered quotes about trains and generosity from various newspapers.
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Times and Progress
Indian ‘Territory
Katy
Wainwright
SL. Louis
Made Millions in Old Age in Glass Industry
Albany Indiana reports Captain John B Ford built the first polished plate glass factory in the United States at New Albany and later expansion sites. He died wealthy after founding multiple plants, pioneering natural gas fuel use, and giving large charitable bequests while aging into retirement at Tarentum Pennsylvania.
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United States
Albany
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Greenville
New Albany
Lenox
Mass
Ike
Washington C
de Pauw
Ard
Ford
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Capt. Ford
New York
Iie
Jie
Jarentum
Creighton
Ford City
Pittsburg
Plate Glass Trust
Tarentum
Ile
Petroleum Deposits Likely Volcanic in Origin Says Coste
J Coste president of the Canadian Mining Institute argues in a paper cited by the New York Commercial Advertiser that world petroleum deposits originate from volcanic processes. He notes rapid organic decay, early earth life scarcity, and coal remaining intact, challenging the fossil fuel origin theory.
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J. Coste
Canadian Mining Institute
New York Commercial Advertiser
Tie
Ohio
Ursula May Hope Signs Letters as U May Hope
In a Stray Stories exchange, Ursula May Hope is described as openly pursuing Jack Timmid. Her friends Tess and Jess note Ursula’s bold behavior and nickname the note with her initials U May Hope.
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Tess
Ursula
Jack Timmid
Jess
Ursula May Hope
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Foreman American Tobacco Co
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