The Blood is The Life and Dr Pierce Remedies
An excerpt praising Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and All-Healing Salve for impure blood and associated skin and gland ailments. Claims include curing pimples eczema and other ulcers, aiding scrofulous swellings and open sores, with directions to obtain by mail and notes on ingredients and preparation.
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Pierce
V. Pierce
Main St
Goldut Medical Discovery
Golden Medical Discovery
Eres
Moura Dee Shin Time My Whey Ended
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Moura and Dee Shin with unclear context about whey product ending. No clear event, date, or organization identifiable. Summary limited to readable names and vague reference to whey.
Memorial to Eliot Plan to Raise Special Fund
Harvard alumni discuss creating a fund to memorialize President Eliot whose resignation takes effect next spring. A committee from the Harvard Alumni association and clubs will oversee fundraising with no limit on size. The memorial’s form will depend on funds, likely supporting university interests close to Eliot’s heart. Separately, a non alumni subscription drive aims to honor Eliot’s world regard, expected to attract thousands.
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Harvard
Harvard University
Eliot
Harvard Alumni Association
Flint
Anther
Th. Eliot
Aeroplane Bird Shape Inventor Arrives for Patent
Oklahoma inventor W. D. Lindsley arrived in Washington to seek a patent for an aeroplane built on the murmeplane concept. The bird shaped craft spans twenty four feet tip to tip with a center cockpit and twin five foot propellers. He claims the contraption can rise and land smoothly like a bird and maintain stability with flexible wing operation.
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W. D. Lindsley
Oklahoma
Washington
Patent Office
Owings
Lindeley
Lindsley
Freak Corn Discovery Sparks Farmers Interest
Hingis Farmer uncovers a freak ear variant in gobless corn cultivated by El J Seonee and Taylor of Vermilion. Kernels solid and three ear shapes appeared. experts plan more plantings to test stability. The unusual ears drew attention at a county fair, raising hopes the odd cob could fade into history.
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Hingis
Ager EL
J. Seonee
Taylor
Scones
Sidelt
Experiments Show Dog Leg Transplant At Rockefeller Institute
Dr Alexis Carrel described a canine limb transplant at the Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research in New York. A fox terrier received a leg from a deaf dog and within three weeks the wound healed to a scar as the animal walked on all four limbs. The feat was presented to the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.
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Rockefeller Institute
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York City
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Alexis Carrel
Bracelets of Flowers For Girls Fashion Note
Flower costumes for young girls feature dainty half wreaths and new bracelets worn on both arms. Alice Meyer, Eldor daughter of the postmaster general, wore pale blue crape with smut rosebuds on her corsage hair and arms. The effect was pretty and simple.
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Alice Meyer
Eldor
Life on the Farm Quarrel Over Paying a Tenor
A Gemlewian farmer declares willingness to pay well for a good tenor to complete his double quartet, reflecting life on the farm and local talk as reported by the Louis Republic.
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Louis Republic
The Sandy Diamond and the Invention of Diamond Cutting
The piece recounts Louis de Berquem's claim to pioneering diamond faceting, the tale of Charles the Timid's famed diamond, and the Sancy diamond's turbulent history. It contrasts early uncut stones with later cut forms and traces the diamond trade from Belgium to Italy and France, noting notable figures, dates, and fortunes.
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Charles the
Louis de Berquem
Louis
Charles
Beranes
Nancy
Florence
Eulet
Louis, Duke of Anjou
Louis de Berguem
Paris
Duke of Burgundy
Louvre
Sancy
Tenri
Dole
Baron de Sancy
Russia
New York World
Arctic Temperatures and the Relative Cold
An excerpt cites arctic explorers arguing that feelings of cold vary by person and diet. It presents a frost scale for latitudes 65 to 70 north, from fifteen degrees above zero as oddly warm to forty degrees below zero as intensely cold, with notes on diet, movement, and vigilance to avoid frost hazards.
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England
Lapland
Petting a Horse From the Horse’s Standpoint
A trainer explains proper horse petting by soothing the eyelids between the ears rather than stroking the nose. He notes many people miss the nerve centers and that those raised around horses often know best how to show affection.
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New York
Queer Old Book Titles From the Time of Cromwell
A collection of odd English book titles from the Cromwell era mocking religious fervor. Examples include So Most Delectable Sweet Perfumed Nosogny and Biscuit Baked In the Oven of Charity.
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Cramywell
Charity
Singers of
Zion
Samuel Fish Ross
The Sailor’s Prayer Book Satirized at Sea
A seaman quips that the holystone deck cleaning ritual is misnamed as a prayer book because kneeling on Sundays for holystoning echoes religious terms, while the practice itself is humorous and profane in daily use. The remark evokes sailors’ humor about ritual and work at sea.
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New Orleans Times Democrat
It Happened Before And The Calling To Ministry
A self made itinerant preacher boasts he has a genuine call to the ministry without education. He tells a college graduate colleges are unnecessary for preaching. The graduate retorts that something like this occurred in biblical history with Balsam.
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Circle Magazine
Big talker sparks debate in local candidate fire
A local scene captures sharp taunts as a resident mockingly calls a candidate a “big talker” and later labels the contender a “scrap heap.” The Kansas City Journal records the exchange as part of ongoing campaign chatter.
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Kansas City Journal
All in His Head Bones of the skull recalled speech
A quip from a classroom exchange about naming skull bones where the student boasts all are in his head but cannot recall their names. The remark echoes a broader theme of memory and knowledge in dialogue.
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Mr. Smith
Smith
Modern Dentists and Their Teeth Torture Tools
Eugene Wood recounts old time dental practices and the dread of extracting teeth. He contrasts antique devices like a turn and a canthook with modern tools, noting the fear, possible outcomes, and the surgeon’s cold efficiency during the tooth pulling act.
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Enele Dee
Eugene Wood
Snezess Magazine
A Gentle Reproach at a Woman's Incongruity
A lamblike violet eyed beauty receives a sharp rebuke after a civil greeting at a Woman's Incheon event. The scene unfolds with a younger, prettier guest snapping back and prompting astonished reactions from onlookers.
What He Needed in the Loudon Shop
A sovereign tempted many men and Mlrmkius, after making a few purchases, dropped a kid glove on a coin then dived for it. He succeeded with the glove but not the sovereign as a shopwalker offered to show a bottle of our celebrated liquid glue which sticks.
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Mlrmkius
White stripe marks safe end of cellar stairs
The Philadelphia Press notes a man who once fell down cellar stairs now uses a broad white stripe painted on the floor at the last step. The tip suggests painting boards or tacking white oilcloth at the foot of stairs, ensuring secure tacking to prevent a worse fall in darkness.
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Philadelphia Press
Advertising and Prudence Quote Exchange
A compact exchange on advertising and prudence appears with quotes about getting a wife through advertising and choosing company. The Louisville Courier-Journal style line contrasts bold claims with cautious responses while Jeremy Taylor is invoked on provident company.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Scarlet Fever A Perennial Scourge Across Ages and Lands
Scarlet fever is described as a historic scourge of white populations, rivaling smallpox before compulsory vaccination. The piece notes its mystery, lack of cure, and rising death rates, attributing improvement to modern doctors’ emphasis on water, air, and antiseptics to curb transmission.
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Thucydides
Milner
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