Royal Baking Powder Promises and Oddities
An ad claims Royal Baking Powder delivers perfect results with every spoonful unlike rivals. It moves to unrelated notes about Jamaica sorpions and London Spec tator trivia. Also mentions a catarrh cure with a $100 guarantee and a new odorless whisky brand called Between the Acts.
Second Day Honor Amid War and Loss
A fragmentary poem reflects sorrow as death looms over youth and aging alike. It invokes mournful imagery of funeral music, marble silence, and the ache of parting, asserting death remains close even on a hopeful second day.
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Householder Refuses Payment for Unsubscribed Papers
A well known city gentleman moved into a home once occupied by a non subscriber to an evening paper. The carrier left issues for over a year, the bill arrived in the name of the former subscriber and the current resident refused payment, noting the papers were read and stored. The collector finally hauled away a year’s accumulation unpaid.
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Child compares thinking and acting in early morning crib tale
The Boston Traveller recounts a vignette about Rev. Thomas Hill and his wife sharing a morning moment with a precocious child under four who mused about thought and action. The child remarks that thinking is easier than acting, while noting a dog must do the opposite.
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Treasurer's bank deposits ride streetcar with newspaper bundle
The Maine Central treasurer Mr Linscott carried large cash deposits home in a newspaper wrapped bundle on streetcar rides. A conductor once asked why he carried a loaf of bread daily. the loaf, and the cash it masked, was valued near $50,000 according to the Lewiston Journal.
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Instrument to measure river depth automatically in Germany
A historical note describes a German invention for profiling river beds using a curved arm resting on the river bottom and a recording mechanism to register depth on a revolving drum. The system sends data via pneumatic tubes, with other stray lines about a New York gossip item and chemical isolation mentioned but not central.
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Separated by Accidental Travel Misadventure at City Stations
A traveler recalls being separated from his wife on a New York City trip from Forty-second Street to Grand Central. He describes frantic searches, backtracking, and the plan to meet at Grand Central with a dollar tucked in her glove. The piece contrasts this with rail officials’ marching options and ends reflecting on planning and money for reliable reunions.
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Glaciers Driven by Gravity and Viscosity Mentioned
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Horrid bedfellows an Vins Comper and tarantula bed
A Nevada mining enthusiast, Joseph Grandelmyer, recounts a 1864 San Francisco trip and a night in Owen's Valley when twelve tarantulas, including a three inch terror, invaded his camping shelter. Dr Heath killed the eight, saving him from fatal injury before he recovered from brain fever. The tale appears in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Trustworthy testimony on Warner's Safe Cure and health effects
A California survey highlights climate impact on health and cites testimonials from Fresno Santa Maria Mountain View Oroville West Butte Calpella Mendocino and others praising Warner's Safe Cure and Dr Pierce remedies for kidney liver back pain and bed wetting. The piece argues rising kidney and liver issues demand proven cures and notes medicines guaranteed to help with money-back assurance.
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Early warning against minor ailments with Hoetetter’s Stomech
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Fortified defenses against disease and old remedies urged
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A Good Place for Boys Hoitt's School in San Mateo County
Ira G. Hoitt, former State Superintendent, runs Hoitt's School near Millbrae in San Mateo County California. The institution is praised as one of the best for boys on the Pacific Coast.
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