The Strand Through London’s Times and Tone
A compact homage to the Strand’s enduring charm through centuries of observers from Pepys to Henley. The piece celebrates its visual allure and atmospheric light, noting how London’s smoke lends a magical mellow tone and how writers and poets have long found inspiration there.
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London
Henley
Strand
Pepys
Dr. Johnson
Charing Cross
Charles Lamb
Tennyson
Tondon
Henry James
Elizabeth Robins Pennel
Atlantic
He Bought the Dog Parody Turns on Office Holder
A New York Times anecdote describes an office holder who buys a dog offered as a miracle finder. The animal supposedly locates lost items, then returns with the sash ribbon of a woman in the office, prompting the holder to pay to avoid embarrassment.
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New York Times
Sir Philip Francis and the Junius Question Reconsidered
Sir Leslie Stephen reflects on the Francis versus Junius debate, noting the volume of rejected hypotheses and the lure of old newspapers and pamphlets. He concedes most arguments are weak, yet believes authorship could be proven, while deeming the question largely irrelevant to human concerns.
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Sir Philip Francis
Junius
Bacon
Shakespeare
Francis
Sir Leslie Stephen
New Ideas in Trimming Use Clover Leaves in Linen Embroidery
Aug Woman's Companion highlights simple trimming tricks for New York girls. Linen trims with cutout designs and button-hole stitching elevate linen and silk waists. Clover-leaf applique outlines yokes and sleeves, with a clover motif finishing belts and navy taffeta shirt-waist suits.
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New York
Notable Lives and Mends Mark An Era in News and Art
Obituaries recall Harlan Page Hubbard a Brooklyn ad pioneer who built an agency after starting as a proof reader in Houston and New Haven. Fra Robertus Elbert Hubbard and Miss Alice Moore of Concord plan a January wedding, tied to Hubbard’s divorce from Bertha Crawford of Bloomington. Thomas Fox Davies, originator of the modern web press idea, died at Barre Ontario after a long Toronto Globe career. General Lew Wallace, in New York for x ray cancer treatment, may need nose surgery if the therapy fails.
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Harlan Page Hubbard
Brooklyn
Hoston
New Haven
Elbert Uubbard
Rlbertus
Roycroft
Alice Moore
Concord
Masa
Uubbard
Bertha C. Crawford
Bloomington
Reycrofter
Moore
Thomas Fox Davies
Barre
Ont
Toronto Globe
Mr. Davies
Globe
Mr. Hee
New York
Toronto
Davies
Manchester
Eng
United States
Canada
Barra Examiner
Lew Wallace
Peruna Protects the Little Ones Across Homes
Advertisement urges keeping Peruna in every household with children as a preventive and remedy for catarrhal ailments. A Missouri mother claims her three year old recovered from cough after using Peruna, praising the tonic and its role in her child’s health.
Peruna promotion and misc health notes blast from old ads
A jumble of ad copy and quotes praises Peruna as a fall winter household safeguard for kids with colds and rheumatic risks. Mentions Albert Livtzman of Chicago endorsing Peruna after a friend’s recommendation and warnings about neglected colds leading to pneumonia or heart disease. Also includes a church fundraiser quip, Kalamazoo peppermint oil note, and rural humor quotes about happiness and eloquence from newspapers.
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Pe-ru-na
Albert Livtzman
Milwaukee Ave
Chicago
Moller
der. Phurimian
Yice Gratis
Horton
J Phe
Ben Hur author near 80 dies after long illness
The 76 year old author of Ben Hur, who served in the Mexican and Civil wars and was part of the Lincoln assassination trial commission, had long pursued treatment in Cincinnati and New York to halt his disease. He also served as minister to Turkey from 1881 to 1885.
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Cincinnati
New York
Lincoln
Turkey
Star of Bethlehem to Reappear in 1910 or 1911
Astronomers claim the star guiding the wise men will appear again in 1910 or 1911. The article notes the Japanese population at 45 million and a density of 160 people per square mile in Japan. It also observes India’s eating habits, with few eating more than twice daily and thousands eating only once.
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Bethlehem
Jesus
Empire of
Japan
India
Chesebrough Manufacturing CO
State Street
New York City
Wordplay and witty banter in urban chatter
Series of light exchanges show humorous lines about bowling records and scholarly pretenses. Dialogues touch on quirks of a young professor, reading Shakespeare, and playful romance. Snippets from Detroit Free Press Chicago Journal and Kansas City Journal capture everyday banter and social cues.
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Bertha
Ethel
Detroit Free Press
Fragmented health ads and crime notes from 1901 issue
A garbled mix of patent medicine claims for Dr Kilne and Piso cures, plus local notices of crime and punishment including a death sentence for attacking a colored girl. Also mentions a Cleveland millionaire fined for docking horses tails, a suicide in New York, and jockey earnings in 1903.
Question for Speaker Cannon Sparks Playful Mocking
An elderly man dodges a persistent Willie asking about a Cannonade. Willie presses with the joke about a speaker's call down a congressman. After ten minutes the tension eases as the old man tires of the exchange.
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Willie
Goroness
Grant county asylum superintendent killed by patient
The superintendent Mayne of the Grant county asylum in Wisconsin was fatally shot by an insane patient. Also noted is a harmful cough cure advertisement and a train wreck near Malvern Iowa on the Burlington line where engineer Knox died.
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Mayne
Grant County
Wis
DR. Skirvin Co
Crosse
Co. N. Y
Denver Limited
Burlingston Road
Malvern
Knox
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Halle
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Perunna
J. M. Brown
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Alice Schafer
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Mich
Georgia
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DE. &, Ilkline, Ltd
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Washington
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Weber
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Waalking
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Santo Domingo
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Lircomb Milly
Nova Scotia
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Wis Pub Union
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