Pierce Medicines Now Listed With Full Ingredient Disclosure
Public interest grows in knowing what is in Medicines of known composition. Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo publishes a list of ingredients for Golden Medical Discovery and other remedies to reassure users. A free pamphlet details plant-based ingredients and endorsements by medical writers.
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Counlel
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Merce
Common Sense
KY. Pierce
BuTalo
Kidney and Bladder Aid Sold by Pleferie Firm
An advertisement for Wire's Kidney and Bladder Pitty promises prompt relief for weak kidneys and related urinary symptoms. It lists Eugene A. Pleferie as the seller and markets a remedy described as aiding kidney and bladder comfort.
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Eugene A. Pleferie
Living in Paris The Way One Rents an Apartment
A Circle Magazine piece explains renting in Paris with a quarterly lease and advance payments due January April June and October. Tenants must give three months notice to leave, or face three extra months liability. To avoid this buy an 8 cent stamped paper, note the notice, and send it to the landlord registered. The concierge handles rent but cannot lease or receive notices.
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Circle Magazine
Venus of Milo the famous statue in Paris Louvre
The Venus de Milo, presumed by some to be Alexandros work, was found on Milo in 1820 by a peasant and later presented to Louis XVII. It is formed from two marble blocks with repairs to the broken nose and protruding foot, now viewed as goddess-like rather than a beauty, once dressed in modern clothes.
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Louvra
Paris
Milo i
Paria
Alexandros
France
Milo
Iivere
Louis XVII
New York Tribune
Why He Did Not Marry and Mohammedan Oath Forms
The text discusses Brahms delaying marriage citing fear of fault in future works and a hypothetical spouse’s reproach. It then describes a silent Mohammedan oath ceremony with the Koran and the head touching the book, followed by an interrogation about truthfulness and a note that Tadja has replaced it with an affirmation.
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Tadja
Milk in Turkey and the yaghoun curd
The article notes heavy consumption of buffalo cow goat and ewe milk in Turkey but rarely in its natural state. After slow cooling a ferment from the previous day is added and within hours a curd forms called yaghoun. The preparation is favored for its pleasant clean acid taste and nutrition.
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Turkey
Making a Balloon Precautions to Prevent Gas Bag Destruction
A 19th century survey explains balloon cloth construction in silk felted sections for safety and allows for expansion. It details valve, rope access, netting, three coats of varnish, and a rip cord emergency feature to ensure a controlled descent and reduce spontaneous destruction risks.
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Thomas
Pointed Paragraphs from an A A Ateulson Globe
A fragmentary humorous critique notes people favor loud talk over reason and gossip over understanding. It laments apologies as weak and urges listening to reason. The piece hints at Ike family skeletons and the social urge to avoid discomforting truths.
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Ike
aAteulson Globe
The Bedlam Asylum of London History
The Ole Bedlam Bethlehem once known as Bedlam is described as London’s Saint Mary of Bethlehem asylum. Founded 1247 as a priory and later a hospital for lunatics in 1472, it became city property as an asylum after church spoiling. Inmates were once shown publicly, with harmless patients released to beg, and Edgar in King Lear parodies a Bedlam inmate.
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Bethlehem
Bedlam
London
Pepys
Hogarth
Edgar
Chance for He and Lawman Friends in City
A physician tells of two young friends who enter medicine and law. The new doctor bursts into his friend's room with joy that he has a patient. The lawyer, with a grin, asks to join and quips that perhaps the patient has not yet made a will.
A Scientist Asked What a Scientist Is
A Washington Star quote depicts a boy asking what a scientist is and a father replying that a scientist names ordinary things with long terms that confuse recognition. The exchange highlights the idea that scientific language can be overly technical.
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Washington Star
Thorns and Roses in a Rocking Chair Debate
A reflective feature asserts that beauty carries risk, noting roses carry thorns and even common chairs like rockers have drawbacks. The piece uses everyday mishaps to illustrate how pleasant objects can bring minor harms and regrets.
The Gila Monster Dreaded Strangest Biting Reptile
An Chicago News account details surprising Gila monster behavior and dangers. It describes its slow gait, sudden leaps, ferocity when provoked, and bites as deadly as a dissecting knife. The tale warns against underestimating this desert reptile.
Abusive Funeral Rite of Bagas Forests in French Guinea
Washington Post reports on a brutal custom among the Bagas Forests in French Guinea where a dying man’s wife and children angrily confront his ghost. The living assault the corpse, then later bathe and bury it inside the house, offering rice and palm wine at each meal for the soul.
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Bagas
French Guinea
Washington Post
Origin of Cork Legs in Historical Trade
A dealer debunks the idea of cork legs and explains the origin of cork leg myths. He recalls John Cork as the inventor of the modern artificial leg and notes cork legs were famous around 1810, while clarifying that cork logs were never used as legs.
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John Cork
Cork
Very Much Settled and a Humorous Exchange
Anecdote from Bungay magistrate inquiry over a deceased husband’s settlement at St Andrews ends with the widow declaring he was born married and hurled there. A London Telegraph correction follows with a dad joke about egotists where a father defines the term and a mother adds a twist about men’s self-perception.
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Bungayag
St. Andrews
London Telegraph
Small Himself Says Strong Minds Suffer Quietly
Quotations from Washington Star about tempering seriousness with self esteem. Miss Gayenne notes a man’s habit of treating small matters as significant while others endure without complaint. Observations contrast strong minds bearing trouble with weak ones lamenting distress.
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Miss Gayenne
Washington Star
Roquefort Cheese Production and Flavor Origins
A cheese expert explains Roquefort origins tracing flavor to sheep milk and natural caves in Roquefort. He argues American attempts fail due to climate, soil, and air, noting no full manufacture in the U.S. and skepticism toward imported goats or microbes improving taste.
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America
Roquefort
American Camembert
Rollefort
Chicago
Boomerang Inventions and Their Grim Fates
Scrap Book recounts early inventors condemned by their devices. Misthenes bans estravism rites, Matthew Hopkins the witch finder is executed as a wizard, Ludovico Sforza’s iron shroud leads to death, Poriliog’s brazen bull bakes him, Regent Morton’s maiden guillotine beheads him, Verdun bishop’s iron cages confine then kill, and the perriere stone thrower dies by its own recoil.
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Misthenes
Matthew Hopkins
Ludovico Sforza
Poriliog
Phalaris
Agrigentum
Morton
Scotland
Elizabeth
Wishop
Verdun
Old Time Bank Sinecures at the Bank of England
The Bank of England in old days favored clerks with sinecures. A volunteer corps zealot earned a small post through martial ardor, while a clever amateur painter was housed and put in charge of burning canceled notes every Friday afternoon.
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Bank of England
Volunteer Corps
Bank
Usp
London Chronicle
Greek Figure Proportions Influencing Classic and Modern Art
The article explains how Greek figures were depicted as taller and more graceful. It notes modern artists lengthen the figure to seven and a half times the head, while Greeks stretched eight times to elongate the shin and knee to heel, increasing grace and dignity. Lord Leighton used the same approach in his paintings to achieve a similar effect.
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Crice
Lord Leighton
New York American
Wade a Difference. Servant girls cleaning Gyo rooms riddle
A joke recounts a teacher posing a rate problem about servant girls cleaning rooms. The child answers four hours, the teacher corrects that two workers take one hour, noting the line about workers not on speaking terms. The piece mirrors a humorous old London Tit-Bits style.
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Wade
London
Kept His Contract Patient-1 Exchange Cited
Patient-1 recalls a dental exchange about painless tooth extraction. The dentist notes ongoing pain, confirming discomfort persists despite the claim.
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Valley Lands
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