The Dear Old Country Store Memory Poem
A nostalgic poem recalls the village country store with its candy cheese and crackers. It contrasts past simple shop life with changes in modern commerce and praises honest tradesmen and the orderly daily routine of rural life. The piece quotes Minna Irving from Leslie's Weekly.
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London
Paris
Berlin
Edinburgh
Cork
Honolulu
Havana
Boston
Denver
New York
Grady Dyea
Minna Irving
Leslie’s Weekly
Trunks and Two Lovers: Vacation Sparks Apartment Drama
Dorris and Jim Marsden clash over a planned Great Lakes honeymoon. Marsden insists on sharing a steamer trip despite Dorris’s jealousy and a damaging rumor. Marsden offers his trunk to ease the dispute, revealing a twisting tale of trust and farewell.
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Grace Bryan
Dorris
Marsden
Jim Marsden
Sheaid
Mr. Tompkins
Jim
Jack
Great Lakes
Expressman
Corrie
Imagination Heals Through Patient Belief
A Dundee Advertiser note recounts Sir Humphrey Davy testing the power of imagination. A paralysis patient believed a thermometer under his tongue delivered electric treatment and, by daily repetition, became completely cured through his own imagination.
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Sir Humphrey Davy
Davy
Dundee Advertiser
A River Wedding at Bray Near Maidenhead
A picturesque river wedding took place at Bray near Maidenhead with the bride and bridesmaids aboard electric and steam launches decked in green and white. The ceremony followed by a return procession to Bray Church, with Miss Mary Gosset Mayall and Lionel Forbes Bridges as the contracting parties.
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Bray
Maidenhead
West Court
Bray Beach
Vicarage
Mary Gosset Mayall
Lionel Forbes Bridges
London Daily Graphic
Oddest Band on Earth at Moscow Imperial Palace
A famed composer was invited to hear a remarkable ensemble in the Moscow imperial palace. Two hundred soldiers stood revealed, each with a horn or trumpet of varied sizes, each player striking a single note with perfect harmony, sounding like a single grand instrument.
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Imperial Palace
Moscow
New York World
Why You Are Stupid In the Afternoon
The excerpt claims Bank of England clerks made fewer math errors in the morning and rising fatigue increased errors by late afternoon, leading to a ban on work past a certain hour. It notes a similar French law applying a sequence effect, suggesting fatigue impacts accuracy across time of day.
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Bank of England
France
The Children’s Christmas Simple joys trump lavish celebrations
A columnist argues Christmas should center on simple joys for children. A stocking stuffed with popcorn nuts raisins and apples provides quiet delight better than a grand party or expensive gifts. The piece praises the mystery of stockings over overt displays of wealth and notes envy among poorer children.
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Jennie Jones
Appropriate to the Day Christmas Reflection
A reflective Christmas piece urges kindness to all, recalling loved ones, prisoners, the sick, and service members abroad. It prays for the needy, exhausted, and aged, and for those lacking warmth or home, calling for charity and shared joy during the holiday season.
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Tropic Isles
Dandelion Hero of a Humble Smile
A short verse from the Washington Star recalls a little dandelion that blooms despite frost and wind. It frames the plant as a quiet hero, noting its cheerful resilience and the effort to brighten a cold day.
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Washington Star
Naval Officer Buys Pew at St John’s Church
Commander F A Miller of the U S N buys pew No 118 in St John’s church Washington from a Philadelphian for 1000 dollars.
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F. A. Miller
U. SN
St. John’s Church
Washington
Pensions Increase Surges 26 Percent in Q1
The pension issue for the first quarter of the present year rises 26 percent over the same period last year, following the largest pension increase in a decade last year.
The Gamekeeper's Daughter In the Quiet Park
In a serene park setting Georgina the gamekeeper's daughter enjoys a world of animal friends. She spends days with ducks, geese, swans, deer, rabbits, pheasants, and even kangaroos, coaxing a timid fawn and sharing quiet moments with the woodland creatures under her father’s care.
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Georgina
England
J. M. Gleeson
St. Nicholas
New York’s Large Scale Aqueduct Project Described
New York plans a vast water supply from the Catskills to serve ten million residents. The Ashokan reservoir will back eight dams and hold back Esopus River water, with an eighty two mile aqueduct to feed the city’s needs. Total cost is projected at 161 million dollars, a figure rivaling the Panama Canal expenditure.
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New York City
Catskills
New York
United States
Panama Canal
Wever
Catskill
Ashokan
Esopus River
Hudson River
New Broadway Magazine
Jeffersons Interest in Vaccination in 1801 DC
Oldest inhabitant recalls the first smallpox vaccination in the District of Columbia in 1801. The subject was a member of Thomas Jeffersons household and he supported trying the method. August 6, 1801, sparked much talk at the time, the Washington Star reported.
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Jefferson
District of Columbia
Thomas Jefferson
Washington Star
Proverb Cites Bee Disrupting Camp-Meeting Crowd
The remark notes that a single bumble bee can disrupt a large camp meeting, illustrating how a small disturbance can affect collective gatherings. It reflects a humorous saying on vigilance and small causes triggering bigger reactions.
England Shrinking Under The Sea Erodes History And Coastlines
A royal commission studies coast erosion as England loses hundreds of acres yearly to the sea. Ancient cities vanish, places like Ravenspur and Margate suffer heavy damage, and seawalls are repeatedly breached while trains supply repair efforts.
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England
Ravenspur
Hull
Henry IV
Yorkshire
Edward I
New York Sun
Cornwall
Land’s End
Scilly Islands
Selsey
Sussex
Henry Vill
Dunwich
East Anglia
Henry Ill
Earl of
Leicester
Edward II
St Peter's
Margate
Royal
Foot Size and Proportion Sparks Shop Floor Debate
A New York sporting goods dealer notes a teeny foot of thirteen inches to fit steel shank roller skates provoking foot measurements. The crowd’s tallest reaches 5 feet 10% inches while the longest foot is 11% inches. Scientists say ideal foot is 15 percent of height. a 6 foot 2 man would have 11.1 inches. The piece links foot and ear size to character, citing 15 percent foot-ears as a sign of generosity.
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New York
Sporting Goods
New York Press
American slang greets Rome child in post card hustle
Two American visitors in Rome were followed by a street vendor selling Holy City postcards. The boy, lively and persistent, finally cried Skeedo Skee do Twanty three in Italian accent before scampering away, leaving the Americans amused and slightly pressed.
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Piazza d'Espagna
Rome
Holy City
New York Times
Doukhobors' Wealth From Wheat and Rail Work
The Toronto Globe notes Doukhobors grow wealthy through wheat farming and railway labor. It asserts this wealth will not alter their core beliefs in righteousness and duty, warning they would otherwise be alien from common humanity.
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Toronto Globe
German Blood Population Estimates in the United States
Conservative estimates place 12 to 13 million residents with German blood in the United States. The 1909 census counts 2,666,909 natives born in Germany and more than 7.5 million residents with parents born there.
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United States
Germany
Profit In the Patent Office Labor Crisis
The patent office funds itself and returns surplus to the Treasury yet lacks competent staff due to Congress failing to raise salaries. Of 135 applicants, only 17 qualified in exams, as many resign for private work. Secretary Garfield plans a push for higher pay to stem exodus and attract skilled workers.
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Patent Office
Treasury
Congress
Department
Garfield
Philadelphia Record
Highest Mines in Peru Elevations Reach Skyward
The Caylloma silver mines in Peru sit at 14 000 to 17 000 feet, possibly the highest in the world. An English company plans a hydro electric plant at 15 000 to 16 000 feet using water from the Santiago river and Lake Huaillacho, with power transmitted by a three mile cable. Atmospheric pressure at the highest mines is 8 ½ pounds per square inch and water boils 24 degrees below normal.
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Peru
Santiago
Huaillacho
Amazon
Philadelphia
Governors Salaries Lift Illinois Governor to Top Pay
The Illinois Legislature passed a salary bill raising the governor’s pay from 6000 to 12000 dollars a year, making him the best paid state executive. New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania award 10000 dollars, while Massachusetts and Indiana pay 8000 dollars. Vermont’s salary is 1500 dollars. New Hampshire and Delaware are 2000. South Carolina 3000. Texas 4000. Connecticut 4000. Georgia 5000.
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Illinois
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Indiana
Vermont
New Hampshire
Delaware
South Carolina
Texas
Connecticut
Georgia
Secret insight on Postum converts grocer and customer
A grocer and a customer discuss taste differences in Postum Food Coffee. The grocer, doubting the product, learns that boiling time affects flavor, prompting a switch to Postum rich in gluten and phosphates. The customer claims improved health and relief from stomach and kidney troubles. Postum is described as a liquid food, not medicine, with a promotional line about The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
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Excelstor
W. M. Sawyer
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