Memories of a war past in a sailor tale of valor and mischief
G A Thompson recounts a faded Chicago Daily News column about a veteran recalling a Fourth of July voyage with the army of invasion toward Cuba. A ragged crew rows a flimsy punt as battleships fire a ceremonial salute, and officers joke about the chaos of the voyage and the absurdities of naval life.
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G. A. Thompson
Chicago Daily News
Wright Sees Future Flight Without Motor Power
Wilbur Wright argues aviation will evolve to lift on rising air currents like a buzzard, with practice and study. He compares currents of air to propulsion and notes birds use shelter in high winds, while humans can master gliding with present machines. He cites trials at Manteo and Les Hunaudieres, expressing cautious optimism about future tests.
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Wilbur Wright
America
Mr. Wright
Manteo
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Wright
Les Hunaudieres
Bell Ringing Life in Mexico City Cathedral Towers
In Mexico City a vast workforce keeps church bells sounding for religious events. About 2000 regular bell ringers work in the city, with towers at cathedrals offering rooms for ringers and families above street noise. Bell ringing is a respected craft passed down generations, all manual and demanding great strength.
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Mexico
National Palace
Mexico City
Buried War Flour Found on Main Street Manassas
Workmen uncover a three foot deep trench on Main Street Manassas Virginia with barrels of flour buried to hide from the enemy during Confederate evacuation. Barrel staves and a white decayed flour like substance were also found at the site.
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Main Street
Manassas
Virginia
Manassis
If the President Dies Who Gets the Job
A Judge quips about succession: if the president dies the undertaker is next, prompting discussion on constitutional order and the line of succession after the vice president. The remark highlights political risk and age of leadership in a setting where constitutional norms are debated.
Odd portrait of Napoleon at West Point found aboard Bellerophon
A life sketch of Napoleon I sketched at sea by Capt. Marryat R N during the Bellerophon voyage to St Helena in 1815. It later passed to Sir Henry Irving the actor and was given to the United States Military Academy at West Point. The portrait shows him in the Legion of Honor despite his fall from power.
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Legion of Honor
Ensure purity when buying white lead with Dutch Boy Paint er
A consumer advisory warns buyers against adulterated white lead and urges using the Dutch Boy brand from the National Lead Company as a purity guarantee. The company offers a free testing outfit and a paint guide on request from the Woodbridge Building, New York City.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge
New York City
Dean Kaye of Topeka: wilderness marriage tale
Suburban Life columnist Paul A. Lovewell recounts how Dean Kaye, in a remote cabin, marries a reluctant Native American man to please an Indian woman. The scene ends with the couple departing as the bride pays the minister.
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Dean Kaye
Topeka
Paul A. Lovewell
One Kidney Gone Sylvanus Verrill Recovers With Pills
Milford Maine resident Sylvanus O Verrill says a severe injury left him paralyzed and with kidney trouble. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he gained strength and reduced pain, improved kidney function, and threw away crutches within months.
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Sylvanus O. Verrill
Milford
Dean
Sword swallower strangled by fishbone in act incident
A sword swallower collapses during a performance when a fishbone becomes lodged, choking him mid act. Attendants rush to assist as the crowd watches in shock and officials begin assessing the scene.
Portrait request for Mrs Peck sparks likeness change
The narrator presents a late Mrs. Peck portrait described as a speaking likeness and asks the widower to alter it to resemble him, asking if it would be too much trouble to change it accordingly.
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Pinxit
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure Across Stages
Advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. The remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces, claiming to destroy the disease and restore health. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Cure for eczema and Dutch fisherwomen in old news
A testimonial touts Cuticura Ointment and Soap curing eczema after years of failures. The ad then shifts to coastal life of Holland Belgium and Northern France fishery women collecting shrimp prawns and small fish in distinctive dress. It ends by noting a Hungarian electrified washing machine and a cigar slogan from Lewis.
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Belgium
France
Mann-Kirke
Ostend
Conan Doyle at It Again and Distemper Cure Ad
A tongue in cheek quip from Conan Doyle is cited about a farmer's tender heartedness after a spring chicken. An old distemper cure ad sells SPOHIN'S DISTEMPER CURE for horses and poultry with 50 cents to 1 dollar bottles and agents wanted from Spahn Medical Co. Goshen Ind. Seneca quote closes the note.
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Conan Doyle
Potson
Merlock Shames
Boston Transcript
Spohin
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Scrap Teething Relief Ad
An advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Scrap claims to ease teething discomfort in children, soften gums, reduce inflammation, and relieve wind colic. The product is priced at 250 a bottle and the copy mentions finding truth in castoff clothes.
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Truth
Simple pleasant laxative remedy praised by well informed
The Well-Informed demand a safe pleasant liquid laxative. California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known wholesome gentle prompt remedy. Buy genuine from California Fig Syrup Co. via leading druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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