Kasparilla Promoted as Best Spring Medicine in Ad
In late winter and early spring MASPARILLA or Kasparilla is praised as the best remedy for spring humors and debility. The tonic claims to energize the body, aid digestion, curb sour stomach, and relieve headaches and despondency, advertised by Horr Cumuacar Co in Portland Oregon.
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Portland
Oregor
Love Letters Buried With Her in Hanley Maiden Lady's Request
A Hanley Staffordshire maiden lady who died over ninety requested that her love letters be buried with her. Relatives discovered several letters dating to the 1930s with fading ink, and her final wish was carried out.
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Hanley
Staffs
lLondon Evening Standard
Nostril Disease Quizzing Teaser Highlights Child Teething Lore
A medical student faces a medieval style exam on specializing in nostril disease. A later note mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Euruptus as remedies for teething children.
New pitchblende fields found in the South Seas
The article notes new pitchblende deposits in the South Seas as the radium extraction from ore remains highly costly. It states the discovery is scientifically interesting, though not necessarily commercially advantageous, and suggests radium manufacturers are not using all available pitchblende at present.
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South Seas
Ostend
Glance Backward and Start the Year Right
The passage urges beginning a new year promptly while reflecting on notable achievements of past figures. It alludes to lessons from history and contrasts proactive effort with complacency, invoking Fichte and a cautionary note about a historic fire prevented by simple measures.
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Fichte
Truth and Virtue Tied to Honest Speech in Herodotus
The text cites Herodotus stating that in youth, Greeks were taught to ride, shoot, and tell the truth. It asserts truth underpins virtue and lies underlie vice, linking moral character to truthful conduct across ages.
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Herodotus
Judicial Distinction Over Lost Trousers Damages
A man outraged by a stolen pair of trousers from a Pullman car won damages of 439.60 dollars. The ruling notes the amount likely underestimates the mental anguish suffered, reflecting the odd judgment of the case.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Praise From Reader
A reader from Fall River Massachusetts lauds Cascarets Candy Cathartic as very effective. They report relief from torpid liver and headache and say they would recommend it to friends as the best medicine they have ever seen.
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Oddford
Fall River
Mase
A Week in Ostend and Belgian Highlights
A vivid traveler's tour through Ostend, Bruges, Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp. The narrative guides a visitor from the grand quay to arcades, cathedrals, Rubens works, Plantin Museum, and Dock promenades, emphasizing scenery, history, and art treasures on a Belgian itinerary.
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Olden Kitchen Sizes Highlight Medieval Dwellings
The article surveys historic kitchens such as Hurstmonceux with a 28 foot high kitchen and three large fireplaces plus a 14 foot diameter bakehouse. It notes Welsh, Battle Abbey, St Marys Hall Coventry and Westminster Abbey kitchens and describes features like a knave post and a flywheel meatjack. An 1206 order for Clarendon roofed kitchens and two new royal kitchens shows the grandeur of medieval culinary facilities.
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Hurstmonceux
Penrhyn Old Hall
Llandudno
Battle Abbey
St Mary's Hall
Coventry
Knave
Westminster Abbey
Hampton Court Palace
de Nevill
Clarendon
Marlborough
Ludger
Dates Brought From Arabia Planted In 1890 In Arizona
A traveler recalls bringing African dates to Arizona through Washington in 1889. He plans to inspect the date trees planted in 1890, sourced from Arabia, Egypt, and Mediterranean countries.
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Arizona
Agricultural Department of
Washington
Arabia
Egypte
Mediterranean
Antwerp to Namur Belgium Sightseeing Holiday Tour
A travelogue-style guide describes a week touring Belgium from Antwerp to Namur. It highlights medieval castles, dungeons, and the old fortress towns, with rail journeys to Liege Spa Coo and Jemelle. The text praises Belgium’s scenery, Ardennes landscapes, and the Meuse Lesse and Ourthe valleys.
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Liege
Charlemagne
Hilla
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Namur
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Lesse
Ourthe
Han
Rochefort
William of Orange
Date Trees Increase In Arizona Plantations
Professor Van Dusen notes in Sunday Oregonian that rooted suckers and yearly samples from planters show date orchards expanding. He predicts growing date production will end imports as date trees become more common in Arizona.
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Arizona
Professor van Dusen
Sunday
Oregonian
Protecting Pipes with Paper Coverage in Freezing Weather
Paper serves as a non conductor of heat and makes an effective cover for kitchen and laundry pipes subject to freezing. Wind tightly and secure with a string for insulation.
True Charity and Humble Living Quoted by Taylor
A short excerpt reflects Jeremy Taylor on charity, noting true charity lies in loving difficult people as readily as meek ones and praising the capacity to live with peevish and perverse individuals with kindness.
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Jeremy Taylor
Belle Lights Up a Dark Remark in Clever Riddle
A witty remark plays on the idea of Belle lighting up. The line asks if Belle is a girl who lights up, answers no, and then urges keeping it dark.
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Belle
Cure Story Prompts Hopeful Disease Claim for Pinkham Product
Ottumwa Iowa woman writes of near lifelong female trouble and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her cure after doctors proved less effective. The note praises the remedy and urges others to seek Pinkham's advice at Lynn Massachusetts, highlighting its claimed roots and herbs.
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Ottumwa
Iows
Lydia E. Pinkham
Seth E.' Wampler
Ransom Street
Ottumwa, Iowa
United States
No title, but a note on originality and legacy
The author reflects on originality as a concept and questions what one can claim as their own. He asserts energy strength and will as personal assets and muses on the influence of predecessors and contemporaries on a life.
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Goethe
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