Butter and Pearl at Lake View Circus Dilemma
In Lake View two children Butter Atkinson and Pearl Porter live as neighbors. Pearl’s adored Grandfather Major Porter pursues lavish plans for her while Butter, framed by his rough friends and adventurous alter egos, resists the social circus world. A family scheme reshapes the day as Pearl attends with the ladies and Butter finds quiet joy watching the circus from the grounds.
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Lake View
Aittle
Milo Cox Atkinson
Butter
Pearl Porter
Major Porter
Pearl
Washington
Porter
Butter Atkinson
Atkinson
Kendrickses
Ganduat
Mr. Porter
Cirous
Providence
Sam
Piles Cured At Home By New Absorption Method
Advertisement promises at home cure for piles with a new absorption treatment. It claims immediate relief and permanent care, asks for address and locality references, and offers free samples on request from Mrs. Summera Boz P in Notre Dame Indiana.
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Summera Boz P
Notre Dame
Birds and bamboo trick in Hongkong described
A Chinese conjuring bird act in Hongkong features a Java sparrow performing for Commander F. M. Norman. The bird opens a sliding cage door, draws a card from a pack, and receives a grain of rice as a reward. The trick hinges on a scented bamboo slip, leaving the narrator puzzled by the bird's uncanny choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
F. M. Norman
Cumshaw
Native’s Horse Misdeed Turns To Legal Gag
A Muscle native in a New York Times tale mocks a visitor who borrowed a horse and returned it days later. The owner contemplates arrest for usury, joking that the borrower “used” the horse, prompting a humorous legal quip about horse stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Whale’s Icy Chase For Cape Breton Fisherman
Fred Campbell of Mainland, Cape Breton, faced a giant whale while alone in a small boat. He dodged the creature with an oar and attempted to reach shore as the whale lunged, until a nearby small boat appeared and rescued him.
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Hismself
Fred Campbell
Mainadieu
Cape Breton
Mr. Campbell
Campbell
Reading and Youthful Adventure in Early Education
Chambers Journal discusses the temptation parents face as boys seek adventurous and fantastical books. It argues against forcing premature maturity and urges allowing healthy explorations within reasonable bounds, acknowledging occasional precocity but favoring guided curiosity.
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Goethe
Shelley
Chambers’ Journal
Foley's Honey and Tar Proves Best for Coughs
Anonymous letters from Ark and Kansas praise Foley's Honey and Tar as the top remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble. One user claims it cured consumption in early stages and another testifies to universal satisfaction.
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A. A Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
O. D. Knoefel
A. M Ake
Wood
Ind
Lange
O. D. Kuvefel
Tribune Company Job Printing Ad
An advertisement urging readers to try the Tribune Company for fine job printing services. It promotes quality work and reliable service for business and personal printing needs.
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The
Tribune Company
Humores of Duncan M. Smith on roles and heroism
Duncan M. Smith muses on everyday roles. The piece contrasts a baby’s influence with a fashionable woman’s time constraints and notes that some people are heroes without knowing it, while most dream of heroism and express it indirectly.
Prose Fragments on Life Love and Wisdom
Fragmentary lines explore luck in marriage work and wisdom with ironic quips about summer fashion and longing. Vague dialogues hint at desire and misread signals, contrasting earnest pursuit with jesting. The piece moves through casual reflections and clipped questions about affection and fate.
Mosquito Proverb Cameo on Clerks and Bills
Brief historical note describes a mosquito’s impatience to bill before doing its work, portraying a light moral about timely action and efficiency. The quip frames insects with human behavior for humorous reflection.
When in Rome You Must Let the Romana Do You
A traveler reflects on adapting to local norms in Rome and concludes that locals shape the experience more than rigid conformity. The piece uses a witty reformulation to stress cultural empathy and personal adjustment.
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Rome
Romana
London Clock Advance Idea Aims To Lengthen Evenings
Observers discuss moving clocks forward by one hour to wake earlier and finish work sooner to enjoy longer summer evenings. The proposal would push daily life into earlier rising and earlier bedtime as a test of national discipline.
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London
Gave It Away
A quoted exchange discusses whether a historical novel is factual or mostly fictional. The interlocutors recall a claim that the narrative ends with a marriage and a happy ending, suggesting fiction underpins the tale.
Not Calculated To
A fragment of dialogue about secrets and happiness opens a colportage style item. The ad then pivots to a health testimonial praising Foley's Kidney Cure. Mr L O Rodgere of Bracoleton Pa credits the product with restoring ability to work and mobility after kidney issues. The piece ends urging readers to obtain Foley’s Kidney Cure.
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L. O. Rodgere
Bracoleton
Foley
Osre
O. SD. Kaanfel
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promoted as Cure All
The advertisement touts Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for female weakness and general ill health. It highlights professional endorsements, claims about safety and transparency of ingredients, and offers free medical advice and accompanying literature for Buffalo New York’s Dr B V Pierce. It also mentions Dr Pierce’s Medical Adviser and Pleasant Pellets for stomach, liver, and bowels.
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B. V. Pierce
Uffalo
N. Y
Bishop Wilmer uses marbles to draw Upperville youth to church
A Virginia minister recalls Bishop Wilmer, then a little known rector at Upperville, who faced church nonattendance by youths who played marbles for stakes. He challenged them to a no-lose game for keeps, won all their marbles, and urged they attend services the next day, which they did.
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Wilmer
Upperville
Virginia
New York Tribune
Nature's Little Ship Jellyfish Impresses Sailors
A tropical jellyfish named Nature's Little Ship has a five inch tangled thread body under water and a sail like shell membrane on top. It can raise or lower its sail at will and its threads sting powerfully. The creature drifts on the surface using a parasitic glide, defending itself from predators and resembling a toy boat to observers.
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London Saturday Review
Literary Heresy and Endorsements in Victorian Notes
Howells argues the difficulty of listing the hundred best authors, criticizing Chaucer Spenser Milton Byron Shakespeare and Dante, while an anecdotal remedy ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar for lung hemorrhages claiming restored lung health and cough relief.
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William Dean Howells
Harper's Magazine
Popular Dutch Neck Styles Boost Summer Fashion
The article highlights the popularity of Dutch necks and turnover collars for summer wear. It notes the comfort of plump necks in wide flat collars and the ease of cotton voile fabrics found in shops in appealing shades requiring little washing.
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Voiles
Dressing Sack Pattern For Sale And Fashion Pointers
An advertisement advises sending 10 cents for pattern number 486 offering seven sizes 32 to 44 inches. It discusses styling a girl’s outfit with a mushroom sailor hat, Dutch collar, silk bow, and pumps, with tips to repurpose shabby buckles and add color trims to negligee ensembles.
Fatness and folly across cultures and history
A fragment from the New Orleans Times Democrat cites ancient and tribal disdain for excess fat. It references Ovid’s advice to stay slender, Gentoo housing limits for the bulky, and English past attitudes toward gluttony with vivid historical notes.
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Ovid
England
New Orleans Times
Democrat
Fire Station and Street Grid Listings Summary
A fragmented OCR listing traces numerous street corner references and place names such as West Seventh Ohio streets Weat Tenth Floyd Main Market Lower Fourth River Pearl Main East Fourth Culbertson Ave Vincennes Spring Oak Thoreas Earlie streets Charlestown Road and Vincents street Robinsons Punts b factory Mast Third Railroad East Seventh Spring Vincennes Chartrea Main East Silver Willow streets.
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West Seventh
Ohio
Floyd
Market
River
Spring Pearl Hnd
East Fourth
Spring
Culbertson
Fast Eighth St
Cuthbertson Ave
Sidth
River Giluas Works
East Eleventh
S. Vincennes
Beeler
Vincennes and
Spring Streets
Main
Vincennes
Oak and Thoreas
Pearl
Oak
West Union
State and Green
Poplar
Thirteenth
Stone
Eighteenth
State and Ealy
Lower
Flint St
Southern HK
Railroad
Chartres
Cherry
East Ninth
Hust
Elin
Fifteenth St
Culbertson Avenue
Charlestown
Vincents Street
Robinson's Punts
Mast Third and Railroad
Elin Avenue
Seventh and
Chartrea
East Streets
Silver Street
K. K
Silver and
Willow Streets
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Nature
Chaucer
Spenser
Milton
Byron
Shakespeare
Uery
Detroit
Hotel Tuller Absolutely Firephoniwr. Cor
Adams Ave
Park ST
the Tribune Company
Pearl St
New Albany
Buffalo
D & RB
All Paints
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central
Wabesh
Cread
Hufalo
Lakes
Addrea
Lewis
Detroit & Buffalo Steamboat CO
Pemiph
Mcmillan
Vic
Daveney & Co
Ae Parker
Tekurasy Areal
Keevur Fatla
Ueas
the Tribune CO
Ghelle
W. Tuller
M.A. Shaw
Mer
West Baden Springs, Ind
Yaieian
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co
Chicago
West Baden
French Lick Springs
Carlsbad
America
He. Baer
W. J
Berd. G. B. A
Fayette and Prongie
Bloomington
North
New Altar
Sme
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