Castor Oil aanrader in naval medicine scene
A New York World excerpt describes shipboard medical practice for captains who charter crews from United Brake ports. Castor oil dominates sailors’ dosing, with diaries detailing dosages, while other medicines like rhubarb quinine and Jamaica ginger appear sparingly. The piece notes secrecy and old fashioned patent remedies, with taste used to prompt compliance.
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Posines Exchange
Bal
Escai
Paris
Cntoad
United Braces
Stree Boone
Soshis
New Yorks World
Emperor and General Clash Over War Plan Footnotes
In a Paris scene during the Franco Austrian era General de Coite is recalled to duty as the emperor hints at postponing their march to Italy. The general suspects a telltale ear, yet remains silent and later travels with a small retinue to avoid engagement. A North American Review excerpt recalls Monte Carlo tales of Blanc and a brave American who dies by suicide after being paid to reveal secrets.
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General de Coite
Italy
Providence
Imacy Commission
QFE
Charenton
Paris
Thai
Emperor
Atom
Telltale
Deggage
Marseilles
North American Review
Monte Carlo
M. Blanc
Women on the Bicycle Reflections and Social Puzzles
A noisy jumble of quotes on women cyclists and social ideas. It contrasts female poise and grace on bikes with male haste and the so called bicycle face. It also weaves in aphorisms about imagination, reality, and luck in Holland and Belgium.
Abrupt Courtship Ends in Methodist Marriage
A Methodist preacher wooed and was accepted by Miss P. after a hush of social hesitation. The suitor declared he was unmarried and urged marriage as the best path. On the appointed day they married, and the couple lived together happily for several years, as reported by Houston Dispatch.
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Engisa
weNy
Suu
Thich
Guild
Miss P
Suich
Walt
Smith
Pouridesce
Was Paradise At The North Pole Theories On Eden
An abstracted look at a Ladies' Home Journal article by Edward and Martin surveying theories locating the Garden of Eden in the Arctic. It notes many geologists' views that the north pole could have hosted a warm era with tropical vegetation and primeval humans, but concedes the question remains unsettled and uncertain.
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Arctic
Edward & Martin
Ladies’ Home Journal
Martin
North Pole
Earth
Paradise
Polar
The Roistering Young Lieutenant and Stephen Luce
A Cincinnati Times-Star anecdote recalls young Stephen B. Luce at Newport where his roistering wit shone. An officer of the deck rebuked him with a quip, and Luce replied in a swift comeback about his own sobriety, a tale still told in navy wardrooms.
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Stephen B. Luce
Chip
Navy
Newport
Liceutenant
Mr. Luce
Stephen B. Lace
Cincinnati Times-Star
Enteachable Man Prefers Self-Study Across Disciplines
The subject describes himself as highly unteachable, insisting he must learn independently. He cites law languages Indian administration patent machinery and English composition as areas learned by his own methods. He emphasizes a personal, self directed approach to mastering every subject.
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Sir James Fitzjames Stephens
Eccentric Philadelphian’s Advice Recalled for Cautions
A quirky Philadelphia resident was once approached by a man asking directions to the sheriff’s office. The citizen reportedly replied that every time he earns five dollars he should spend ten, a rule used in the Christian Advocate as a cautionary moral anecdote.
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Philadelphia
Sheriff’s Office
Christian Advocate
Conflicting Views on College Women and Marriage Ideals
In Milicent W. Shinn's Century essay quoted here, a college man and a college woman discuss intellectual equality versus traditional hierarchy in marriage. He doubts a future with intellectual partners while she argues for mutual respect and advancement, suggesting equal marriage could become ideal though personal preferences vary.
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Ibave
Mets
Ron
Milicent W. Shinn
Century
No Precedent In Montara Legislature Debate
In a session of Montara territory more than 80 years ago a measure sparked constitutional questions. An orator yelled against it claiming Magna Charta principles, while a lawyer urged self reliance beyond remote authorities. The measure was defeated amid lively exchange reported by Youth's Companion. A second item previews a fictional royal tale of King Aletarder of Seria and American millionaires courting European nobility, as a Boston Herald note references a chorus of comment.
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Montara
John
McCarthy
Afontana
Aletarder
Seria
Ts 3S Frouth
Europe
Serria
Gwen
Bston Herald
A Suburban Clock and Springtime Reverie
A stream of observational verse contrasts spring longing and urban scenes with imagery of a broken pump and sparrows. It blends Annie F. Johnston’s youth writings with a comic anecdote about a stubborn alarm clock and the misadventures of the suburban jeweler.
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Toby Jean
Annie F. Johnston
Desperate choices amid river rescue and Civil War chaos
An action packed scene follows Dr Berry leaping into a river to lighten a burden as federal troops in pursuit watch in silence. The text shifts to a separate piece about opening a school in Russia, detailing conflicts between sorceress and popularist teachers and a reformist teacher facing inspection and suspicion.
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Rosia
Indy
J Youny
Jonks
Popaolarista
Batyushka
England
Howen
Prince Krapotken
Great Armies and the Burden of War
A Satury Review piece analyzes how fear of a French invasion of Germany has driven international bargaining and kept nerves taut. It notes German force postwar at 585,000 while French strength exceeds German levels by 280,000, with both nations maintaining about 800,000 more professional troops than before 1870.
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France
Germany
German Empire
Saturisy Review
Noteworthy claims on atmospheric pressure from deep shafts
A fragment discusses the 16th century chemist and Dr Arnott's observations on atmospheric pressure in deep shafts. It cites that air density at 4000 feet compares to surface readings, speculating on extreme depths where air could approach water or even quicksilver density. It mentions a patent medicine advertisement for Ramee's Liver Pills and similar tonics.
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Arnott
Europe
St Louis Republic
Monkey Tricks and Smoke Folly Draw Visitor Wonder
A monkey at a display entertains by pulling a small object from its mouth and arranging it into a compact mass to play with visitors. An observer recalls another incident where the same animal appeared intelligent, reacting to tobacco smoke by seeking more exposure, coughing, and scrabbling as it contorted its body to receive smoke on multiple sides. The report ends with a humorous aside about river snakes.
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Derren
Tower
Uuth
Allen
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