Lyon & Healy Piano Showroom Promises Low Fixed Prices
Chicago firm Lyon & Healy advertises the largest varied stock with over 1,000 pianos under one roof. Pianos sold at low fixed prices to all, offering distance shipping and a new catalogue titled A Piano Book. Brands include Steinway, Weber, Lyon & Healy, Washburn. Address: 10 Adams Street, Chicago.
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Webers
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Washburns
Adams Street
Parcel post on rural routes advocated
Washington reports the post master general urged congress to establish a local parcel post on rural routes to erase the postal deficit and make rural free delivery self sustaining. The plan would serve 39,038 routes for 15 million people with an estimated five 11 pound packages per trip yearly, yielding about fifteen million dollars in revenue.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office Department
Friday Arbor Day Observed for Tree Planting
Governor Hanley proclaims Friday as Arbor Day and urges all to plant at least one shade tree. Many landowners should plant more, as trees will raise property value and enhance beauty over time. Order trees now to avoid missing the spring planting opportunity.
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Hanley
Hartford City social notes show local visitors and visits
The page lists numerous local residents and guests from Hartford City and nearby areas. Mentions include Satanies Darvisud Ravan and wife Millen Rhwton Antrim Beebs Ful fede Margivit sheer Wrink visiting Montpelier Saturday evening and Albert at oss 208 Fade. Other entries note visits by Caey M tee, Same Emory, Hol Cock and family Lafe Odell, Sam Cook and wife Ed Hedge, Florence Vance with Alma Beeks, Ralph Platser with his sister Lola Minniear, Ida Penrod and Reed with Mrs Almeda Beeks, Wm Williams on business, John Minniear in Mt Etna, and Quisno and Bessie Slater near Jeff visiting Ed Hedge.
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Antrim
Montpelier
Albert
Oss
Lee
Sito Mise
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Lafe Odell
Ana Sam Cook
Ed Hedge
Jeff
Florence Vance
Alma Beeks
Ralph Platser
Lola Minniear
Ida Penrod
Reed
Almeda Beeks
Wm. Williams
John Minniear
Mt. Etna
Quisno
Bessie Slater
Near Jeff
Joe Emory
Sam Emory
Chauncey Plaster
Belle Hedge
Albert Beeks
Will Sail Around Australia Navy Fleet Itinerary Report
The Navy department states the Atlantic battleship fleet will continue its voyage after calling at Auckland, New Zealand, with plans to circumnavigate Australia. The announcement notes port visits and the timing of the voyage as part of a broader naval maneuver.
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Australia
Washington
Navy Department
Auckland
New Zealand
Singers and Gargling Secrets of the Voice
New York Press notes that many opera singers and orators rely on gargles to soothe and loosen throat crusts and clear mucous. It cites cold tea for a noted tenor, solvent gargles that remove crusts, and mixes of chlorate potassium with warm water. It also mentions baking soda and aromatics to stimulate the mucus membrane for clearer tones.
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New York Press
Needles and Pins in a London Hospital Case
The Lancet reports on a twenty year old Scotch girl who habitually kept pins in her mouth and asleep with them. She swallowed five pins fixing clothes and later vomited pins, emitting twenty three in a month. She then produced additional needles from the left nostril, behind the left ear, and a spot on the right forearm, with seventy five needles in total. Some needles were threaded with thread.
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London
The Comte de Corbieres Snaushbox Snuffbox Moment
The Comte de Corbieres, interior minister to Louis XVIII, misplaces a snuffbox on the king's desk and empties his pockets. The king comments on the act, and Corbieres replies that emptying pockets is better than filling them, a wry remark on ministerial corruption.
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Louis XVIII
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Fragmented dialogue from London Tit-Bits scene
A garbled excerpt shows two characters in a tepid exchange about honesty and money. The dialogue, replete with stray phrases and misspellings, hints at a comic domestic moment and a man named Pat confronting a debt or moral judgment.
Noah and Genoa tale in Wolff recollections
In Rambilog Recollections Sir Henry Drummond Wolff recalls Bulwer Lytton recounting a quip about the dove and the names Colombe Columbus. The exchange likens origins from Noah and from Genoa to explain contrasts between Old World and New World connections.
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Genoa
Henry Drummond Wolff
Bulwer Lytton
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Colombe
Sir Edward
True Enough Cassidy Shure Money Saving Quip
A dialectal quip from the Philadelphia Presa discusses frugality and caution against saving money. It suggests that any saved funds attract others to borrow, ending the effort. The speaker emphasizes the risk of lending or losing control over small savings.
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Cassidy
Shure
Casey
Anny
Philadelphia
Hair removal quip from Houston poet caption
A Houston poet quips about a way to remove superfluous hair. The punchline reveals the speaker’s mother in law as the joke’s answer in a light humorous exchange.
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Houston
Behind the Screen in a dahury latte restau rant
A narrator seated in a busy cafe observes bemusedly the chatter of dainty waitresses and diners inspired by Beatrice Herfard. The scene shifts between snatches of dialogue and stray reflections on manners, a restless social tapestry bound by the officer’s calm presence.
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Haimer
Beatrice Herfard
Pere
Lerondous
Vetls
Boston ‘Transcript
Paste and glass imitations rival natural gems says Telegraph
The London Telegraph notes that glass and paste imitations of precious stones now rival natural gems for decorative use. Emerald cat's eye and opal remain distinct, but pastes imitate many stones well. Durability hardness and resistance to dulling determine value, with ancient glass gems long predating modern fake stones.
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London Telegraph
Official Precedence At A Senator's Daughter Party
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports a tenth birthday party hosted by the daughter of a well known representative with a guest list including the daughter of a senator.
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Chicago
Humorous Coach Tale From Edinburgh to Berwick
A passenger complains of a wet cushion due to a hole in the roof on the Edinburgh to Berwick coach. The guard is reproached as rain pours through the hole, and the coachman's reply echoes the Scots wit: "Ay, many a one has compleened about that hole."
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Edinburgh
Berwick
St. James’ Gazette
Books In India and sacred reverence for leather bound Bible
In India the printed book is seen as vulgar and contaminating to sacred writings. A devout Hindu would not allow leather from dead animals to touch his sacred texts. A leather bound Bible would astonish as a sign of Christian reverence.
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India
Hindoo
Conference Delayed Prompts Pact Strain in Pa.
Toledo Ohio April 17 After two days of harmonious discussion over a question affecting only Pennsylvania menaces a joint agreement. Details are sparse as reporters note tension rising while leaders seek a workable compromise amid ongoing talks.
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Pennsylvania
Toledo
Coal Strike Conference Deliberations Move Toward Agreement
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana focus on national impact as talks hint at a two year extension with a 90 cents per ton mining rate. A joint miners operators resolution condemning any mine work suspensions in the central competitive field is set to be drawn. The committee then considers changes to prevent accidents, a key obstacle to conference success.
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