Milton's Homegoes Bartholomew Close Demolished Historic London Site
London notes that Bartholomew Close, famed for its Milton residence and once Franklin’s, will be razed for new roads around Smithfield market. The close, once part of St Bartholomew priory precincts, now fades as urban expansion proceeds. A plumber currently occupies the Milton tavern house. Franklin’s dwelling no longer exists.
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London
Old London
Bartholomew Close
Milton
Benjamin Franklin
Smithfield
St. Bartholomew
Antiquity Fades As Bartholomew Close Is Demolished
The article notes Bartholomew Close weathers decline and is torn down to make way for a lady chapel at St Batholomew's. It recalls Palmer's printing office where Franklin once worked as a journeyman printer and ambassador. Londoners face loss of historic walls and associations amid the slum-clearing urge.
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St. Batholomew's
Palmer
Franklin
America
Calf Born Tailess Seeks Fly Control Aid
Leechburg, Pa. farmer D W Croyle from Tarr Town works on methods to equip a newborn calf with a device or aid to fight flies during summer, noting the animal is otherwise normal except for lacking a tail.
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Leechburg
D. W. Croyle
Tarr Town
Fowls of the Air Cartoon Quip on Poultry Orders
A humorous quip notes a shopper complaining to his grocer about “aeroplane chick ens” and asking for meatful fowl instead of birds described as all wings and machinery. The joke appears in a Good Housekeeping style quotation about poultry and delivery.
Taking a Chance in a Quiet Home Tale
A young man seeks marriage and a peaceful home while a widower reflects that life can be calm or resemble a debating society. The exchange from Tit-Bits frames the ambivalence of domestic life.
Dowry Photo Prohibition Sparks Matrimonial Debate
A humorous exchange from Fliegende Blaetter features Sulter asking to see a photo of a lady with a $500 000 dowry and a matrimonial agent declining to show photos with large dowries, highlighting social attitudes toward wealth in matchmaking.
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Fliegende Blaetter
A Classroom Quip About Fairness Sparks Banter
Two students exchange a sharp exchange about blame after a classroom scuffle. One notes John, the janitor's son, whipped Jimmy today, while the other counters that Jimmy might have whipped the janitor's son. The remark surfaces as a provocative example of reciprocal wounds.
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John
Jimmy
Olive Oil Care For Leather Furniture At The Register
A home care tip suggests applying olive oil with a soft rag to leather near the register to prevent cracking and aging. Wipe with a dry rag and repeat only every three to four months for best results. The note also touts Hamlins Wizard Oil as a proven remedy with testimonials.
Spread Wisdom and the Final Mind Motto
A reflective saying warns that telling all you know leaves no knowledge for yourself. It argues learning mirrors teaching, as men gain clarity by explaining and revealing what they understand. The piece suggests wisdom grows when one teaches and questions their own certainty.
Relief for weak sore eyes recalled in trial talk
In a courtroom mood a preacher asks what brings greatest comfort in trouble and a boy answers an acquittal. The remark, attributed to one who should not have been admitted by the usher, adds a note of irony to the scene.
Thrift Record Set by South German Widow Enzsler
Octogenarian Enzsler, widow of a railway station master, who has been blind since age 38, lived frugally with a housekeeper spending twenty cents a day, leaving an estate of 125000 dollars in her will, as reported. The article also notes a promotional line about Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies.
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Enzsler
South
Germany
Worthy Suggestion on Belief and Amiability
The speaker urges keeping beliefs sweet and amiable across faiths. They warn that creeds that foster crabbed or pugnacious attitudes fail the test, stressing that true value lies in amiability rather than doctrine.
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer
Advertisement notes Allen S Olmsted of Le Roy New York offering a free sample of Allen's Foot Ease. Claims cure for sweating hot swollen feet and relief for tight shoes. Promises relief for corns ingrowing nails and bunions. Price 25 cents and warns against substitutes.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
All Druggista
Finding Pearls With Roentgen Rays
A Birmingham report suggests using Roentgen rays to detect pearls inside oysters without opening them. If no pearls are found the oyster is returned to the water to continue growing.
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F. O. B. Portland
Birmingham
England
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Quick Comfort
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy liquid at 25c and 50c with a dollar option for eye pain relief and soothing claims. Murine Eye Salve sold in aseptic tubes for 25c and $1.00. Free Eye Books and advice by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Helium Found in Vesuvian Minerals and Naples Air
Helium, the sun metal, first observed spectroscopically, appears to exist in perceptible quantities in minerals exuded from Mount Vesuvius and in the air around Naples.
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Mellum
Mount Vesuvius
Earth
Naples
India’s Sugar Cane Cultivation and Import Reliance
India grows the most sugar cane worldwide yet remains one of the largest sugar importers. Once it manufactured nearly all its sugar for molasses, a shift to refined sugar reduced local production and increased imports.
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India
Motherhood described as trial without preparation
The article argues motherhood is challenging and often harms unprepared women though Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is claimed to restore health. It invites women to seek confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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