Notable British Aristocrats and Royal Connections Listed
The piece catalogs Lord Roberts and Lord Sheffield. Princess Louise of Coburg sells her memoirs to a Brussels editor for 209000 dollars with Leopold seeking the editor. Baron de Forest plans a Sahara empire. Lord Brassey funds cottages for earthquake victims. the Duke of Argyll writes nonsense verse in a long ballad. Sir William Macgregor, Newfoundland governor, wears the Albert medal. the Princess of Wied buys and shelters ill used horses in Germany.
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Lord Roberts
Lord Sheffield
Billington Cricket Club
Oxford
King Edward
Princess Louise of
Sahara
Carping
Lord Brassey
Talan
Duke of Argyll
Edward
United States
William Macgregor
Newfoundland
Princess of Wied
Gerlin
Holland
Historical Gleanings From a Bygone Era
A compact vignettes list recounting 1770 watch wear and early drums as a first musical instrument, Henry VIII era rent, George Washington owning 50 000 acres, 1790 hogs killed by the Washington family, New York’s Gotham coinage, an English Gotham, ancient Hebrew automatic cooking boxes, and references in Juvenal’s editor Friedlander notes to Sabbath eve cooking practices.
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Henry VIII
Firfax
Virginia
eGorge Washington
Washington
New York
Gotham
Washington Irving
J. K. Paulding
England
Nottingham
Friedlander
European Christian Endeavor convention heads for Geneva area
The third European Christian Endeavor convention will be held in Ge omeva next year from July 28 to August 1. The Epworth League of Springfield Illinois plans to raise 1000 dollars to support a missionary in Borena. Christian Endeavor now has 67003 societies, up 31 since the Baltimore convention in July. Leaders in Brooklyn foresee a great revival this fall aided by Bishop Mallalieu of Boston.
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Essen-Ruhr
European Christian Endeavor
Geomeva
Epworth League
Springfield
Ill
Borena
Christian Endeavor
Baltimore
Wesleyan Conference of England
Methodist Church
Brooklyn
Mallalieu
Boston
Grape-Nuts Boosts Huntsville Family Health Reported
A Huntsville Ontario woman writes that after using Grape-Nuts for a month her invalid husband gained 10 pounds and regained strength. Their 5-year-old son no longer has stomach pains, and the family now uses Grape-Nuts with cream as a daily breakfast. The letter promotes the Postum Co. product and references The Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Huntsville
Postum .Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Thanksgiving Delivered by a Governor’s Proclamation
A sick child Maisie writes the governor for another Thanksgiving. Uncle John hides his own heartache while guiding her letter. The governor responds with a large turkey and a proclamation, restoring a warm holiday moment in their town.
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Uncle John
Maisie
Tom
Uncle ‘Sohn
Governor
Maisie Z
Aunt Ruth
Papa
Mangie
Lette
Mamma
Thanksgiving prompts loving family scene in 1901 journal
In Des Moines in December 1901 a governor letter urges a family feast for Maisie with thanks for country home and children. Maisie and Uncle John share a warm moment over the turkey wishbone while Aunt Ruth smiles and the family savors a joyful Thanksgiving.
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Maisie
America
L. M. Shaw
Town
Des Moines
Uncle John
Aunt Ruth
Thanksgiving Jokes and Turkeys Rescue a Poor Year
A humorous exchange about Thanksgiving banter features Mrs Dorcas How and Tattered Tom debating a holiday dinner and a judge noting mis-timed jokes. Editor and Mr Scribbs discuss the difficulty of delivering jokes without being full of turkey and cranberry sauce.
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Mr. Scribbs
Humorous Quips At Table Between Miss Elder and Miss Flypp
Miss Elder quips about being thankful not a turkey while Mrs Small and her boarders share a table exchange playful banter with Miss Flypp. The remarks evoke a domestic scene with light humor among neighbors.
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Miss Elder
Mrs. Small
Miss Flypp
Interrupted Death Scene In a Laughing Theatre Anecdote
A veteran recalls stage practices from older plays where songs and dances intrude on serious scenes. The tale recalls a 19th century Uncle Tom’s Cabin performance ending with a lively Eva song and dance on her deathbed, amid audience uproar and editor’s quip.
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Osuwe
Ilinois
Kkeva
Eva
Uncle ‘Tom
Testimonial for Dodds Kidney Pills From Davis Lewis
In Winthrop California a plains and straightforward story earns belief. Davis Lewis recalls six months of dull pains in the back and stomach relief after using Dodds Kidney Pills. After finishing the course, the pain vanished and he has remained well since.
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Winthrop
Cal
Dodd
Davis Lewis
Ie-KayKi
Optimist and pessimist clash over work and pay
A Detroit Free Press quote captures a debate on effort and reward. The pessimist says some people work hard yet have nothing, while the optimist questions the implication of that critique.
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Detroit Free Press
Nickel Plate Road Seeks Eastern Connections and Low Fares
Lowest rates via the Nickel Plate Road end its eastern links to all points in Eastern and New England. Three through trains daily to Cleveland Buffalo New York and Boston with dining car service and sleeping cars. No excess fare on any train and reservations available via General Agent H Calahan at 1b Adams St Chicago.
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Nickel Plate Road
Eastern
New England
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Hard Choice Delays Turkey for Football
Conversation reveals two boys debating skipping Thanksgiving meal to attend a football game. Johnny fears all the turkey will be eaten before he returns, while Jimmy suggests sneaking away to watch the game.
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Jimmy
Johnny
Thanksgiving Goat Feast Delights O'Toole Family
On Thanksgiving Day Mrs. O'Toole-Arrah Pat asks how they fed the goat. Mr. O'Toole replies the goat ate the paper with the president's Thanksgiving proclamation.
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O’toole
Pat
Electric automobile bank touted as burglar proof
A patented electric car designed as a bank on wheels with chilled steel double walls a burglar proof safe and clerical space. It boasts a 50 mile touring radius a cost over 5000 and will collect deposits from shopkeepers at night across the city, claimed as absolutely burglar proof.
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Canada Ward
Ailing habit advice from a domestic contemporary
A domestic advice piece counsels that illness should not be spoken of publicly. It argues talking about mild sickness amplifies discomfort and dampens others mood, suggesting cheerful bracing can cure the ailment faster.
Simplicity of Science? Nap Addiction Punster Dialog
A student asks why some people crave soap from childhood and the professor names sappessomania a condition defined as a desire to eat nap. The exchange is a humorous classroom Q A from a weekly.
Maiden speech defends a hog thief as a non compos mentis man
A young lawyer defending a fellow charged with stealing a hog argues the defendant is an idiot unable to distinguish right from wrong. The attorney claims property belongs to him by mere reach and ends with the idea that the defendant is tried by his peers despite his condition.
Spider in Paper Sparks Superstition Debate
A reader wonders if a spider in his newspaper foretells bad luck. Officials dismiss superstition noting the spider merely leaked moisture across the page and posed no omen.
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Ane
Grateful To Cuticura Cure Endorsed By Patient
A Lakeside New York woman Misc Nellie Vander Wiele reports months of awful sores with swelling itching and bleeding. She credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with instant relief after two cakes and hexes of ointment, claiming complete cure. She urges publication to help others.
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Nellie Vander Wiele
Lakeside
N.Y
In Memory of Our Father From a Hospital Tragedy
A somber notice recalls a father whose removal of organs by a surgeon is alleged to have been motivated by a craving for the experience. The document laments the loss and questions the care given during the medical procedure.
Hoxsie Croup Cure Promises Health Claims
When Baby Hans the Croup uses Hoxsie s Croup Cure it claims to prevent pneumonia and diphtheria with no opium or mucus. A P Hoxsie of Buffalo New York endorses the remedy. A quip from a St Joseph Gazette reflection notes a young man learns true knowledge only after thinking he knows.
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United States
Hans
Hoxsie
A. P. Hoxsiie
Buffalo, N.Y
Jess
St. Joseph (Mo
Kidney Pills Restore Man After Fifteen Years of Ailments
A. F H. Stotts, a State Capitol messenger in Columbus Ohio, suffered fifteen years of kidney trouble with backaches and urinary disorders. After a collapse he used Donn's Kidney Pills and recovered his health weight to 188 pounds. He credits twelve boxes for his long term wellness while Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo markets the pills at 50 cents a box.
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A. F H. Stotts
State Capitol
Columbus
Donn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
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Cuticura
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