Miracle Save On Tempe Bridge Wreck In Arizona
A Maricopa and Phoenix mixed train plunged from Tempe Bridge eight miles from Phoenix when a span failed. The engine and three freight cars fell, a fourth passenger car dangled over the edge. All aboard escaped unharmed except a Pima Indian killed while stealing a ride.
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Feats of Fortune Move From Russia to Italy and Germany
A London Telegraph inspired overview notes how luck reshapes lives. Shalyapin rises from poverty to star status in Russia while Giorgioni, once a fishmonger, becomes a Naples debut sensation. A Berlin dressmaker correspondent turns love into marriage and a new career, illustrating luck’s universal reach.
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Astral Bells and the Spirit Rung Chimes of India
The astral bell of India is cited as a famed occult phenomenon. The article notes such cases are often explainable and offers instances described by researchers detailing how these rings are perceived and interpreted.
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Astral Bells in India Unearth Spiritual Experiences
Edmund Russell describes two occult episodes in India from Everybody's Magazine. He recounts a bell rung by unseen forces at Bhavanagar and a silver bell heard at Ahmadabad's Hatheesing Palace, later linked to a seraph and a crystal chandelier scene.
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The Kaiser in Mufti and His Uniform Habit
The London Daily Express notes the Kaiser often wears uniform, reserving mufti for tennis at home or in Berlin, and only rarely in England. It adds he previously had plain clothes made in England but now orders in Berlin and Potsdam. When a man does not use tobacco, we wonder how it happened.
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Witty Exchanges and Social Snippets Across Newspapers
A collection of humorous dialogue and social quips from various papers. Jests touch on marriage, self made wealth, rising rivers, and etiquette with characters like Jones, Henpeck, and unnamed spouses, reflecting era attitudes and light anecdotal humor.
Eruptions Treated By Humoral Imbalances
A medical note explains skin eruptions such as eczema and salt rheum arise from humors inherited or acquired by poor digestion. It warns against using drying medicines and advises a different, unspecified treatment approach.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cures and Testimonials
The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla thoroughly cleanses the blood and builds the system. It cites J. G. Hines of Franks, Illinois, cured of eczema and Alvina Walter of Algona Wisconsin with pimples and chafed skin. The copy asserts more testimonials exist and promises to cure.
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Chalk bullet allows safe revolver practice in duels
A Parisian physician has invented a harmless chalk shell bullet that marks the target without injuring. Duels may adopt the device with masked shooters, enabling practice without harm as they do with fencing.
There is never any uncertainty where I stand
A ward meeting features a pompous speaker declaring his stalwart stance while a small man with a squeaky voice asks a pointed question about the wart in a witty exchange captured by the Kansas City Journal.
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Sidelights on History Yeast and bagpipes at battle
A snippet notes a quip about when music was placed behind troops in battle. The Yonkers Statesman recalls Scots using bagpipes provoking a bold return to the fight rather than retreat, reflecting on martial morale and Highland tradition.
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Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century
The piece notes London expanding from 800000 to 6500000 people, an eightfold rise, and New York growing from 60000 to 8500000, almost sixtyfold, highlighting dramatic urban population growth.
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Daughter's warning on dreamy eyes and pockets
A mother warns her daughter against marrying a man with dreamy eyes, arguing that such a man will likely have a dreamy pocketbook as well. The quip closes with a humorous cultural tone from a Chicago Daily News citation.
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Poetic Exchange Sparks Memory of a Cuckoo Hour
A poetic girl asks if bird notes move him and the young man recalls calling on a young lady. Each cuckoo hour of 40 sent him home, a memory shared as a quaint romantic moment.
A Modern Disease Anxious Mother Pleas For Answers
A distressed mother asks a doctor if her child’s illness is dangerous as the physician cautions it may be in an advanced stage, mentioning a breakfast food as a possible clue in this troubling case.
Hidden Inference About a Hole in the Paper
An unnamed man contemplates a newspaper hole as a puzzle about what was cut out. Another observer questions what woman has yet to be born. The exchange hints at hidden meanings behind edits and omissions in print.
Piso's Cure Cough Medicine Sold For Forty Years
A historic claim touts Piso's Cure as a trusted cough remedy available at druggists for 25 cents. The advertisement emphasizes four decades of success and broad cough and cold relief.
Man with sixteen children earns credit in life
A Mass. Journal cartoon dialogue acknowledges a man named Bjackson who has worked hard and raised sixteen children, with Sommerville remarking he cannot get credit at the stores.
Untitled Quote Highlights Showy Temper and Sullivan Legmark
A short exchange features a boastful player who admits he limps to impress others. He claims a scar on his leg originated from a kick by John L. Sullivan during a disputed moment in his favor.
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Deafness Cure Claim by Constitutional Remedy
A medical ad claims hearing loss from an inflamed Eustachian Tube due to catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure and invites readers to request circulars.
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Thought It Might Be Mrs Newrocks and Cynthia Debut
Mrs Newrocks asserts Cynthia's debut will pass with great éclat. Mr Newrocks questions the expense as conversation centers on the event and its cost.
Kerosene Oil as Inexpensive Furniture Polish
Kerosene oil serves as a low cost and effective furniture polish, especially for old fashioned carved pieces found in many homes. A camel hair brush can reach crevices where dusting cloths fail, making kerosene a superior cleaner for households with long housekeeping histories.
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