Rumor and Old Teeth Talk and Berlin Ghost Legend
The article discusses horse aging by teeth wear and wrinkles, a German legend of a White Lady specter in Berlin tied to Prussia royalty, and California divorce news where a judge links divorce to cruelly treating a dog after a husband threw it from a window.
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Berlin
Prussia
California
Fu Harris
Oakland
Alberta Wheat Belt Expands as Canadian West Grows
The article traces rapid wheat area growth in Southern Alberta driven by settlers from the United States and new railway and mill developments. It notes vast production potential, rising population, and plans for more farms, with future shipments to a key export market. A parallel fiction excerpt follows, detailing Isabel Gilbert, her husband Dr. Gilbert, and a mysterious Captain Morgan entering their home.
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Ria
Alberta
United States
Doctor's wife faces illness and pressure in moral struggle
Isabel Gilbert watches her husband Doctor George Gilbert push himself to visit the poor as a fever spreads. A troubling letter from a rival arrives, and George falls ill. Isabel wrestles with loyalty, duty, and the fear of infection while Pawlikatt and Mrs Jeffson assist.
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Thurston’s Oak
Mr. Lansdell
George Gilbert
Graybridge
Mr. Gilbert
Isabel
George
Mrs. Gilbert
Izzie
Shelley
Captain Morgan
Tim
Providence
Pawlkatt
Mrs. Jeffson
Gilbert
Briargate
Nessbrough Hollow
Morgan
Roland Lansdell
Mordred Priory
Pawikatt
Jeffson
Pawlicatt
Typhoid Outbreak Strikes Graybridge Area
The passage depicts George Gilbert catching typhoid amid a bad fever wave in Graybridge and nearby villages. Parish surgeon suffers cold and long hours while treating patients as rival Pawlicatt debates disease origins and prescribes quiet care. Isabel tends to her husband while tensions rise.
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George Gilbert
Graybridge
Mr. Pawlicatt
Isabel
Pawlkatt
Izzie
The Simple Life and Modern Convenience
A Times-Democrat essay discusses whether today’s conveniences are necessities not luxuries. It argues life now demands time-saving appliances, likening modern speed to rail travel, and contests the zeal for a “simple life” as virtue. It endorses choosing positive progress over negation while noting criticisms of modern life.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Nervous Paralysis Cured by Pink Pills, Miner Diamonds, and Kaiser's Gift
A 1902 account touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nerve nourishment remedy based on Harry Bemis's recovery from paralysis and nervous disorder. It notes diamonds can explode when heated, miners protecting stones in potatoes, a Kaiser's gift to a smoker turning 104, and Germany's automatic billiard tables cutting attendant costs.
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Williams
Harry Bemis
Youthville
Washington County
N. Y
Mr. Bemis
Tam
South Africa
Germany
Bridge Over Zambesi Completes Cape to Cairo Link
A monumental steel arch bridge spans the Zambesi gorge near Victoria Falls. At 500 feet clear span and 420 feet above the water, it ranks among the world’s longest and hardest engineering feats in the Cape-to-Cairo railroad project.
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Victoria Falls
Central Africa
Niagara
Zambesi River
Cape-to-Cairo
Zambesi
The Hare Ran Home and the Cricket Measure
The Stev. J. Kirkpatrick of Kent chose a fair shot at a hare by measuring twenty two yards as if at cricket. When he faced the hare was already a small form scudding far away. The second saying notes how easy it is to earn a dollar and how easy it is to spend it.
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Stev. J. Kirkpatrick
Kent
England
Praxiteles
B. C
Aphrodite
Athens
Phryne
Constipation cures proposed by Mull's Grape Tonic and other notes
A long Q and A on constipation links to decay and death from neglect. It promotes Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure and warns against pills and laxatives. The piece adds social observations, fashion notes, and a brief fire report, concluding with remarks on temper and self control.
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Mull
Label Prescription Marking Date and Number
The item notes a date and a number stamped on the label by the druggist. It emphasizes to take no other markings beyond the stamped date and number. The sentence reads as a brief instruction likely for packaging or verification.
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