Variety of Home Furnishings on Display for Holiday Purchases
A local store advertises an extensive holiday stock including iron beds, bed springs, mattresses, dining rooms, music and book shelves, wall pictures, curtains, window shades, carpets, baby carriages, and go-carts. The notice promises complete selection across all branches with options to satisfy every respec.
Curse of India Exposes Caste's Unyielding Walls
Charles Edward Russell argues in Cosmopolitan that caste in India fixes status across generations regardless of wealth or effort. He cites Calcutta’s Tagore family, laborers, and tragic cases where even high caste status cannot escape degradation, poverty, or death.
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Calcutta
Tagore
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Charles Edward Russell
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Curiously Partially Spelled Couplets on ough Variants
A short verse contrasts ough pronunciations from tough through cough to hiccough and plough. It frames the speaker as an invalid with resolve to life and a stubborn will to persevere despite ailment. The lines illustrate English spelling quirks with compact, period-esque phrasing.
Hot and Cold
Local wit Pete Persimmon jokes about bachelor fate and faking a relationship with a woman who douses his suit with cold water. Henry Ham comments that it’s better than marriage and a wife throwing water on a suit after hours, as reported by the Chicago News.
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Pete Persimmon
Henry Ham
Chicago News
The Cause of Trouble and a German Proverb
A clipped dialogue joke contrasts Lord Busted seeking a divorce with a wife who held half a million at marriage and still does. The quip notes constant complaints draw no pity and ends with a German proverb about trouble.
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Lord Busted
Willion
Frauds in Old Books Fool and Fakes Parade
A Brooklyn Eagle report warns that rare book collectors are duped by forged Aldus 1489 copies and misdated Dickens and Shakespeare items. Expert hints reveal restoration tricks from leaf swaps to fake pages, colophons, and world of book faking. Seneca quotes warn against revenge.
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Fakir
Impron
Brooklyn Eagle
Royal Electric Coffee Mill Cuts Berry into Particles
A local ad touts a Royal Electric coffee mill that cuts coffee berries into particles rather than grinding. It claims oil retention and indeterminate shelf life, producing 15 to 20 cups per pound and offering a finer grind with less dust. The note highlights suitability for French drip pots and holidays assortments of nuts and candies.
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Royal Electric
Pfefferle’s CO
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