Old South Meeting House recalls Revolutionary era history
A Boston visiting boy asks to see the Old South Meeting-house noting its role in pre and during the Revolution. The article highlights a Children's Hour event on April 20 with William Blackstone as the topic and a Washington visit ode sung by hundreds of schoolgirls. It links the building to Washington Adams Otis Hancock and independence. Other snippets on quotes and Bengal appear in the same column.
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America
Boston
Old South Meeting-house
William Blackstone
George Washington
Washington
Adams
Otis
Hancock
Sgt. Nicholas
Sale of Goods in Bulk Law Protects Creditors in Oregon
Portland officials report a new Oregon statute requires buyers of bulk stock to obtain from vendors at least five days ahead a sworn list of creditors with amounts due and to notify creditors prior to purchase. Purchases made without this disclosure or creditor notification are void for all creditors per the statute. Vendors who omit creditor names or knowingly falsify statements face perjury penalties.
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Portland
Portland Association of Credit Men
Oregon
Sale in bulk clause applies. executors and public officers exempt
The text notes that transfers in bulk are defined by this act with exemptions for sales by executors administrators receivers or public officers acting under judicial process. It also quips that the lion's share size depends on the lion.
Castoria and Rural Credit in Tsarist Russia
The Russian semstvos supply agricultural implements on credit to peasants, reflecting rural administration practices. The text references Castoria and a standard signature, indicating a period-style framing of domestic matters.
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Semstvos
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Note
One hundred dollar reward offered for a catarrh cure that fails. F J Cheney endorsed by local merchants. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Available by druggists with testimonials and Felix Hall pills promoted.
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Toledo
F. J. Cheney
BUAX
Ptesale
VaLpixo
Kinnan & Manvin
Seamen’s Clothing Protection Under New Law
Congress passed a law to punish withholding a sailor’s clothing, the only betoken of his work, with up to six months in jail or a $500 fine. Seamen may demand garments anywhere in the U S and seek aid from a U S district attorney if denied. A closing note remarks on a boy’s notion of greatness in beating larger peers.
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United States
Rheumatism cure tale from Ulah North Carolina
A seller claims a medicine cleared years of rheumatic pain for a farmer and a woman recovering in weeks. The letters from Gnew of Greenbrier Street and a resident of Vernon Ohio praise a remedy as a complete cure and urge others to try it for relief.
Japanese Fete Transforms Manchuria Into Valley Of Japan
A London Times correspondent describes General Kuroki’s troops celebrating the Yalu anniversary by creating a Japan in Manchuria. They built carp and dragon figures, evergreen arches, lakes, and mini gardens to illusion a spring landscape, then conducted night raids and charges. The piece also notes a tale from Moncure Conway’s Reminiscences about a grieving Scottish mother.
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Kuroki
London Times
Japan
Manchuria
Robert Bruce and
Deception
Fujii
Piau-chi-tun
Mukden
Fujiyama
Moncure Conway
Helen Taylor
John Stuart Mill
Scotland
Hier Ile
An Ancient Life Saver Verses of the Neck Verse
The first verse of the fifty first Pealm is described as the neck verse. It was used when a condemned man could read to prove his literacy as a possible lifeline.
Music to Him Quar tet Delight Stirred by Rival Singer
The Detroit News quotes a humorous exchange about a quartet. One speaker praises the quartet while admitting strong rivalry with a member’s voice, calling himself a bitter enemy of one of the singers.
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Detroit News
Danger of Realism Tells of Stage Snow Mishap
A Belasco remark about stage realism leads to a joke of a snow scene misworked by a subordinate whose brown paper snow was said to match the color of London. The anecdote ends with a quip about authenticity versus practical effect. The Philadelphia Bulletin note promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
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David Belasco
London
Philadelphia Bulletin
No Cause for Alarm and Free Passes at Lecture
A minister teases oil magnates in the audience asking for tainted money back, while the doorkeeper reveals they entered on free passes. Also note a claim of permanent cure after first day’s use of Dr Kline’s Great Nerve T by Dr BK H Kline Ltd.
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Dr. Kline
T. Beedeee
BK. H. Kline
Arch St
Philadelphia
Baron’s Room Holds Oil Paintings and Creditors
In a succinct dialogue, two voices discuss a baron’s art collection. One says the baron has two oil paintings in one room among hundreds in another, while the other jokes the vast second set are his creditors.
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Bacon
Egbert
Dusty departure from New York for Chicago talk
The exchange notes a dust cleared from feet after leaving New York, with a nod to travel to Chicago and a hint of light casual chatter about the journey.
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Chicago
Dearborn
New York
Wabash
Lenacheon Oysters Baked On Buttered Toast
Instructions describe picking over more than a dozen large oysters, saving the liquor to measure a half cup, then adding salt butter ketchup and chopped peppers. Bake until edges curl and serve over buttered toast in a hot oven.
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Lenacheon
Opinion favors ending school study obligation in Germany
An opinion advances in Germany arguing children need not be obliged to study out of school. Also noted is Piso’s Cure for consumption sold by druggists at 25 cents and a Grimston Norfolk churchyard grave with an anvil at the blacksmith’s head.
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Germany
Grimston
Norfolk
How to Exercise the Bowels and Stay Natural
An early healthasiarticle extols natural bowel exercise to prevent constipation. It warns against castor oil and strong cathartics that flush digestion, promoting Cascarets as the safer, gentle option and notes a free dressing table offer from Sterling Remedy Company in Chicago.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New
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