Old Finger Rings and the Jewelry Taste of Elizabeth I
The article traces ancient finger rings from pagan to Italian workmanship, noting rings as money in Viking times and Elizabeth I’s fondness for gems. It highlights examples from the Londesborough collection, including a clawed diamond ring and a Raleigh inscription on glass, and ends with a gage d amour ring inscribed Mon Cor Plesor.
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Elizabeth
Paul Hentzner
England
Greenwich
Venice
Londesborough
Raleigh
Gage D’amour
Detroit Free Press
Music as medicine and the jester saved Pare patient
Historical note recalls Ambroise Pare tying arteries after limb amputation and prescribing a consort of violins and a jester to lift the patient’s spirits. The tale says merriment and communal singing helped the wounded man recover enough to walk and view the crowd from a gate.
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Paris
A Greek Dance and Village Festivities Described
In Gentleman's Magazine a narrator recalls a circular Greek dance with a scarlet kerchief leader, its slow gyrations, and the crowd's amused reaction. Two men perform a sword like number with fustanellas, then the author joins in, earning laughter for lively missteps before observing the bride’s adic us gift of drachmas at night’s end.
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Heradicus
Gentleman’s Magazine
California in Three and One-Half Days
Travel offer outlines quick economical Chicago to San Francisco via multiple rail lines. Sleeper cars and tourist options available with low berth rates and nine month excursion validity.
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California
Chicago & North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Pullman
Chicago
San Francisco
W. A. Thral
Northestern Ba
Conversation of a discarded phone quoted in Ledger
A discarded telephone speaks in a brief, wry line from the Philadelphia Ledger. It declares it is not the first to be talked to death, reflecting a humorous or satirical take on gadget use and obsolescence.
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SV. Grup
J. B. Hit
Walker County
Georgia
Philadelphia Ledger
Reid
Sylvan Remedy CO
Peoria
I'l
Luxury Electric Lighted Vestibule Trains Warm Travel
Cold weather warns travelers to use the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway electric lighted vestibule apartments. Between Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago Omaha Sioux City these luxurious cars offer comfort and cheer. For details see small bills and inquire with Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Chicago
St Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Sioux City
H. Heafford
How I Wrote Ben fier told by Gen Lew Wallace
A fragment from Youth's Companion programme praising eminent writers and moral articles. It notes wide circulation in 550,000 families and outlines subscription terms and price. The text ends with an odd restaurant aside about a mutton chop and a waiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
Boston
Mass
Map of the United States Offered for Office or Home Use
Fragmented OCR notice describes a large handsome map titled United States map suitable for office or home use. Issued by Burlis resource and mentions an award to ad copy on Fe ipt Genk use Agen in. provided by P.B. Eve C,3B.2 QR B.C.
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United States
Arge Handsome
Burlis
P.B
Eve C
Iecoe al
Do You Wish The Finest Bread and Cake
The Royal Baking Powder is presented as the purest and strongest, promising the finest and lightest food. It warns against substitutes offering gifts or lower prices, alleging they contain alum or acids and are unwholesome. It urges choosing Royal for digestible, wholesome results.
Quotations Echo Civil War Gags and Stage Banter
After the second Bull Run Lincoln quips about being pitched into last year. Dialogues range from barbed marital jabs to moonlight politics and stage money woes, with punchlines attributed to various era papers. The snippet blends historical quip humor and literary quips from multiple newspapers.
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Bull Run
Lincoln
Best Men See Themselves In Print Not Women
In Texas Siftings style a lighthearted note on gender aesthetics contrasts men seeking print with women preferring silk. It advertises Hare's Honey of Horehound and Tar as a pneumonia warding remedy and touts Pike’s Toothache Drops with a one minute cure and a manicure motto about cash on the nail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Hare
Pike
Bitter's Stomach Bitters and Beecham's Pills Adverts
An old newspaper clipping touts Host Bitter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for nervous debility digestion liver complaints and blood issues. It also promotes Beecham's Pills for indigestion constipation and sick headache. Includes testimonials and druggist availability.
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Beecham
Put to flight the peculiar troubles of women
An advertising claim for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription targets women with chronic female complaints, weakness, and fatigue across life stages from adolescence to menopause, promising to build up and strengthen if it benefits or not, money back.
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N.Y
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Hope’s
Ier
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de Kiewen & C
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N.V
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Bowne
All Druggista
Shinee
Coast
Madge
Mr. Bently
Arthur
Inter Ocean
N. Y. Sun
Cincuxatis Dee
New York
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Socea
Indianapolis
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Tlasta
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William
J. R. Morpveen
Factory St
Atlanta
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Ben Fier
Mr. Honss
Maria
N. Y. World
Vust
Baltimore American
Boston Transcript
Westores
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren &T
C. Falch
Texas Siftings
S. K. Contry
Mer
Claire Scott
Flair
Syquri
Ics
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
Boutouille
YORKS
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Lebanon
Ohio
Sebieee Ei
W. Baker & CO
W. Baker &Co
Dorchester
Maas
Ladies’ Home Journal
London Tower
Alps
Scotland
Ireland
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Holland
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