Weather and war through history in fog and storm
A historical reflection notes how weather aided and hindered armies from Heligoland to Crecy and St. Helena. It cites HMS ships slipping through fog, Marlborough across the Scheldt, and Napoleon’s campaigns, highlighting winter conditions shaping outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heligoland
Britain
Ireland
Crecy
Prench
Devces
Warcon Hill
Ladysmith
Marlborough
Scheldt
Anson
Colone Kelly
Chitra
Miard’s Liniment Cures Burns and Other Tales
A fragmentary passage describes a youthful class and a conversation with a teacher. Jamie offers a blunt line about eating soup and a playful remark about fast consumption. The text blends quirky dialogue with classroom mood and informal humor.
No Time to Lose and War News in Odd Editorial Exchange
A satirical exchange notes delays in publishing a war book while a publisher urges swift release. A Belgium relief plan offers 15 cents daily to Belgian women in America with extra for children, regardless of family finances, amid wartime strain.
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Belgium
America
Hair loss cured by Cuticura treatment reported by Myrtle Davis
The reader describes six years of progressive scalp dandruff and hair loss, aggravated by itching and irritation. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, hair stopped shedding and the scalp healed. The ad promotes Cuticura products for dandruff and scalp care with testimonials and sampler offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SS de Salsberry St. Queder
Ory
Gilgen
Myrtle Davis
Private firm simulates army service for home and abroad
The Schoolbred firm of London runs a private corps tied to the Queen's Westminster Rifles. For 54 years they funded a full company, and during the South African War paid full wages while reserving posts. Now under the Territorial system the 16th Battalion County of London forms from the Queen's Westminsters with 74 men mobilized. Married men receive full wages, bachelors half, and all posts stay open on return. Ten firm horse drivers volunteer for transport service with the regiment.
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London
Orm
Queen's
Westminster
Queen’s Westminsters
County of London
Rupert Shoobred
A Touching Epitaph and a Missionary Funeral
An English lady on furlough tells of mauve converts in India and a native pastor who spoke at a missionary funeral. The piece links enduring pain with spiritual reflection and promotes a liniment popular across the continent, sold widely.
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India
Early aeronautic bomb drops and key trials in U S history
The text traces the development of bombing from aircraft in the United States. It notes Glenn H. Curtiss demonstrating ship bombardment from air and early tests like dropping oranges on a warship, then Albert Berry's 1912 drop by Tony Jannus at St Louis to prove human payloads could be released safely. It mentions Michelin contests spurring experiments and Lieutenant Riley E. Scott achieving twelve hits out of fifteen drops.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
American
Navy Department
Europe
St. Leuis
Tony Jannus
Albert Berry
Riley E. Scott
Reading the Frugal Way in Wartime Household Spending
A homemaker writes on saving money through careful bookkeeping and prudent shopping during wartime, urging orderly accounts and cost control as a national ethos. The piece cites practical tips for daily groceries and household management amid shortages and inflation.
French aviator fools German patrol in daring fuel stop
A French aviator, forced to land due to petrol shortage in annexed territory, calmly fills his tank from a can while a German patrol watches from 200 yards. Believing a trap, the Germans fire after the plane departs, but the pilot returns safely to headquarters.
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Ber Wus
Gring
Miller's Worm Powders: thorough remedy for worm trouble
The advertisement claims Miller's Worm Powders need no castor oil or purgative to be thorough. One dose will be palatable to children and end worm trouble by making the stomach and bowels unsuitable to parasites. It also promises beneficial effects on the digestive organs.
Discomforts of the Great-Grandparent Era
A nostalgic look back at daily life a century ago notes old inconveniences. Merchants used quill and blotting paper, no street letter boxes or postmen, penny economies, stagecoaches for travel, and cooks without stoves. Cities lacked named streets and numbered avenues.
Dr Chase's Ointment Claims Cure for Eczema and Piles
A Saskatchewan reader Mrs Abram Buhr and Herbert praise Dr Chase's Ointment for relief from itchy burning eczema and piles after using a free sample. The letter notes skeptical readers are persuaded by free samples and urges trying the product sent to dealers.
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Abram Buhr
Herbert
Dr. Chase
Napoleon as a Recruit to Catherine the Great
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Napoleón’s bid to join Russian service via a letter found by Count Cheremetef. The tale, tangled in misread words and misused phrases, hints at negotiations over Nap rydot Amey for admission to artillery while preserving a rank.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Catherine the Great
Cheremetef
Napryt Ot Amey
Ting
Fragmentary Report From President Be Excited Speech
A garbled OCR style note references President be exc and mentions a exchange about locations and people named Wilson, with unclear context and no coherent event. The fragment lacks verifiable details.
Little Fishery of the Little Buffalo River Feed Source for Dogs
An explorer recounts locating the Little Fishery near Fort Smith on the Little Buffalo river, a winter fish site where suckers gather in February and March. Despite misleading directions, the site provides abundant small fish to feed sled dogs when other streams run low. The method of catching is noted as essential for future supply in that region.
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Aterter
Ontario
Fort Smith
Alta
Salt Mountain
Little Buffalo River
Bell
Little Buffalo
Old Norwegian Pilot Defied Kaiser In Bold Stand
An old Norwegian pilot named Nordhans defied the German Emperor's orders during yacht speed changes at a Norwegian harbor. When Kaiser Wilhelm rang the bell for full speed ahead, Nordhans ordered half speed ahead from the wheel, ignoring the bell and showing calm resolve under royal pressure.
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Kaiser
Nordhans
New Night Clock Projects Time Onto Ceiling
A Paris firm offers a bed clock that shows its face by pressing a button. The device sits on a box with three dry batteries and uses a lamp to project a lighted dial onto the ceiling. Night use flips the cannon shaped clock to reveal a reversed dial for easy nighttime time checks.
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Paris
Honest Japanese Boy Merchant Courteous About Change
A traveller in Japan notes a boy vendor at a village station selling a fifteen sen cake package and later shouting five sen to correct the miscalculation. The story highlights careful conduct and honesty among local vendors observed during a short train stop.
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Japan
Sen
Mhaes
Gem dum butler conversation from a Great Expander exchange
A fragment from a Great Expander exchange presents a quirky dialogue about a “Gem dum butler” and a playful mispronunciation of ballet as “mili tary dried apple” in a father son exchange. The wording hints at archaic or stylized speech.
Shute Shot Out in Local Theater Voice
A fragmented critic notes Shute in an outdoor performance, questioning if he remains true to his vocation. The text hints at his bold, self-inflated stage persona and critics’ uneasy reception.
Birthplaces of Froiesart and Watteau Mark Wartime Regions
Valenciennes and Malines emerge in wartime western theatres with limited lace ties. Valenciennes loses lace production yet becomes noted as Frotesart the historian born there and as Wattean the artist two prominent figures from centuries past.
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Valenciennes
Malines
Frotesart
Wattean
Fragmentary era fashion notes and comic snippets
OCR fragments show playful banter and misheard lines from period magazines. Entries reference Pine night and infinite, office boy chatter about a raise, a gag about a medicine tablet, and a sail sheet music scene, reflecting light, humorous tidbits from vintage publications.
Women from 45 to 55 testify at Change Life meeting
A fragmentary testimonial from Mrs. Lawrence M. Aix of Westbrook Maine describes suffering pains in the back and body for years before claiming relief at a Change Life event. The text references a Manston Wisconsin location and a testimony line about enduring pain.
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Lawrence Maix
King St
Westbrook
Maine
Manston
Wis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canada
E. W. Gillett Company Limited
Nnmnipeg
Toronto
Montreal
Miard
Jamie
Weait
Iffe
Verywiere Libera
Thomas
Kitchener
Minard
Wilson
Baeet
Quatt
Becham
Beecham
Oomte
Eddy
Excelsior Life Insurance CO
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Shute
Froiesart and
Watteau
Smithers
Gle Ray Fay
Boston
Harper's Bazaar
Fred
Puck
Lydia E. Pinksham
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