Executioners in France and the human face of justice
In a discussion sparked by Jules Clarette, the elder Delbler and family of executioners are portrayed as more human than brutal. The piece recalls Sanson’s household, garden life, and the social texture around their trade, contrasting views on mercy and death with literary allusions and a New York inquiry into humane methods.
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Jules Clarette
Delbler
France
Often Herald
Lays
Sanson
Ifsrvier de Malistre
Deiblers
Duffy
Swinburne
Wilkie Colling
Cuff
Inspector Bucket
Wilkie Collins
Warvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Armadale
Count Fosco
New York State
Murerers
Clarette
Paris
Tzoming
General Burgoyne
Mr ‘Bhaw
Devil's Disciple
Stumpy the Dreamer Buried On a Mountain Grave
The Youth's Companion-style prose recalls Stumpy who died alone after chasing riches across the range. Fevers claimed him before wealth, leaving a vanished family, a faded photograph, and a single large stone marking his grave with the name Stumpy. Children of the hills ponder what lies beyond the Range.
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Hood
Stumpy
Clock that runs a century without winding teased
A witty artifact tale in which an Italian artisan claims to have built a clock that will run for one hundred years without winding. The future owner is imagined staring at the clock on the hundredth year and cursing the family for neglecting to wind it.
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Italy
Erene Commission
Nazis
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Britain
London
Tomkins’ Picture Gallery
George IV
Crown
Girls of the Australian Bush and Their Domestic Arts
An ex change essay praises bush girls for versatility in chores and culture. They scrub wash iron cook milk farm work and raise children with grace. They love books, poetry, and solitude while hospitality and class roles shape bush life.
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Bush
Australia
London
London displays 400 pound halibut and new paving material
A 400 pound halibut is shown in London alongside reports on metal shavings and concrete as a new paving mix. Other items note telephony on railroads, women’s safety razors, schooling in Prussia, and the London police needing reinforcements.
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London
California
Prussia
London Police
Bavaria’s Farm Schools Train Wandering Agricultural Teachers
Franz J. Hoaver of Munich tells a Washington Herald reporter that Bavaria runs agricultural schools in nearly every town. Teachers here study botany geology chemistry physics zoology and natural history and winter courses teach soil care seed quality crop rotation irrigation and stock raising. In spring teachers travel county to county advising farmers and forming cooperative clubs with free state funded lectures and practical local impact.
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Cluba
Kingdom of Bavaria
Franz J. Hoaver
Munich
Germany
Washington Herald
Bavaria
American Women as Lamplighters in Reich Critique
The article cites Emil Reich's view that American women, unlike European cohorts, show no interest in or talent for artistry, acting as the lamplighters of life while men play no leading role. He extols a stark, mythic comparison to Greek Amazons, arguing American womanhood lacks grace and enduring cultural influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Reich
Europe
America
United States
Emil Reich
States
Bride Clara Grapples With Husband’s Absence
Dialogue traces Clara’s distress as she learns George must depart on a two day trip. Years later the couple reflect on the length of his absence and Clara’s forgetful moment. The scene captures lingering concerns over separation and marital closeness.
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Clara
George
Notable Quip on English Calcutta Tragedy and Summer Hotel
A fragment recalling the Black Hole of Calcutta that English soldiers perished there. The passage notes a joke about their lodging in a summer hotel as an ironic contrast to hardship. The text highlights a sense of practice advantage in the scene.
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Calcutta
Red Banana Philosophizes
A New York Herald interview with Red Banana, once a public favorite, reflects on aging and diminished demand. He recalls being fed to hogs back home, notes his decline from rare to scarce red bananas, and mentions rising fraud by highway thieves.
Munyon's Free Medical Examinations Offer
Postal readers are urged to request a medical examination blank from Munyon's in Philadelphia. Doctors will diagnose and honestly state if cure is possible or not with no obligation. Also notes brewers propose a twelve member commission to study liquor sales in dry states with a $100,600 charity pledge if findings favor wet states.
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Munyon’s
53D
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Prohibition State Committee
Afternoon gown in crepe de chine with embroidered cuffs
Fashion note describes an attractive crepe de chine afternoon gown with a contrasting lower sleeve and vest, and dainty embroidered cuffs and waist. An advertisement promotes Spohn's Distemper Cure for horses and dogs, claiming widespread use, guarantees, and dealer or mail orders.
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Spohn
Spahn Med. Co
Goshen
Ind
PILES PAY IF CURED and end TeRy rm Cross Pile and Fistula Care
A mixed excerpt covers medical ads and curious notes. It mentions Piles Pay If Cured from REA CO DEPT B5 Minneapolis and references diverse topics from dance distances to Brazilian island attire and European winter bird shelters. It also cites epilepsy cases in Paris with parental drunkenness.
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TeRy Rm
REA CO
Dept
Minneapolis
Mime
Pointer for Kissers from Florids Times-Union
A lighthearted caution notes that kissing a girl with cigarette scent on the lips may mislead a new suitor into thinking she smokes, a humorous guideline from a Florids Times-Union column.
The Return and Neighbor Note About Missing Wife
A husband asks when his wife will return, replying that neighbors wrote to her yesterday. The brief exchange suggests a missing-person context with a neighbor’s message implying recent contact.
Hope in believing that some atran ar will saw your wood
A fragmentary note suggests hope that someone will help with wood cutting while you wait. The text reads as a riddle or garbled line with unclear subjects and no definite event, person, or place identifiable.
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Atranar
Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward Offer and Fraudulent Claim
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for an incurable case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure and includes endorsements of F J Cheney Co. from Toledo Ohio. It touts internal blood and mucous action, and urges purchasing at 75 cents per bottle along with Hall's Family Pills. A separate line notes burglars in Fulham England stealing an insurance policy during a bank burglary.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Fulham
England
Poison Rat Killer Ad Promises Large Effect
The notice touts Rough on Rats poison as a powerful rodent killer claiming one 1Bc box can produce 50 to 100 cakes that kill 600 or more rats and mice. It warns against imitations and ready-for-use devices and urges caution to avoid danger in the home.
Valuable home remedy promises to cure colds and coughs
A purported medical authority endorses a pine and glycerine formula mixed with whiskey to treat throat and lung ailments. Instructions call for a half ounce concentrated pine, two ounces glycerine, and a half pint whiskey, dosed at a teaspoon to a tablespoon every four hours. Local druggists tout its supposed effectiveness.
Perry Davis Painkiller Promoted In Cold Remedies
The ad promotes Perry Davis Painkiller as a cold remedy to mix in hot water or milk. It also makes a sensational claim of attracting a desirable romantic partner, framing the product as a social booster and luxury.
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Perry Davis
Allen's Lung Balsam Promises Cure for Cough
An advertisement touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a remedy for persistent coughs and chest trouble, claiming it will restore health and ease breathing. The copy targets readers seeking quick relief from lingering respiratory symptoms.
Illinois law shields tenants with children from landlords
A new Illinois law bars landlords from refusing flats to tenants with children. Some parents plan to test the law in court while landlords argue against government dictates on rental decisions. The piece also humorously notes various unrelated opinions on fashion, labor, and health.
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Illinois
Old Style Spelling and Allen's Foot-Ease Adure
An 19th century advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease curing painful feet and easing shoe wear. It urges no substitutes and lists A. Olmsted Le Roy as the source with sample free. Also mentions Hartford residents poking fun at a drunk street-car conductor who saluted a carved wooden Indian outside a cigar store.
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Allen’s
Olmsted
le Roy
Hartford
The Gentleman Farmer in a Hot Day
A humorous vignette from the New York Sun about a farmer wanting to tend crops and tasks but being tormented by heat and persistent phones. The narrator debates chores from hoeing taters to fixing the roof while alerting a caller about a golf game and urging action before heat makes it too late.
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Jones
New York Sun
Bob of the Furnace and the Sidings of Tragedy
A furnace worker named Bob is described as a tall, strong man admired for his skill. A deadly quarrel leads to a fatal accident and charity from Bob. After a period of grief he repairs relations with Mrs Jenkins, and later saves a fellow worker from a hot pit during a rescue. He dies never speaking again.
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Bob
Xindaeas
Mr. Benedict
Jenkins
Bob Jones
Nick
Bob of the Furnace
London News
Green Hills Calling In Echoes Of Peace And Freedom
A reflective poem contrasts pastoral hills and farm life with urban grind and labor. Amid nostalgia the narrator longs to escape to open country and seek true freedom away from constant work and crowding, while a brief newspaper clipping mocks congressional excess in a distant memory.
Rescue and recognition through sea peril in Doston Herald
The dialogue describes a peril at sea and a rescue scene. One speaker hopes the other is saved while the rescued person imagines the aftermath including public recognition and newspaper attention. The exchange hints at a bond formed by danger and a wish for fame.
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Doston -Herald
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Red” Banana
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Pacoval
Amazon River
Sweden
Norway
Piso
Rex
RAYO
Standard Oil Company
McIntosh
Canada
Hastings & McIntosh Truss CO
Walnut St
Dodds
Non. OU
York
NEBR
Gentleman Farmer
Fancy
Johnny
Green Hills
Chicago Record-Herald
Senate
Philadelphia Record
Zachary
Qwave
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