Quotations and musings in the Potosi Journal
A miscellaneous column from the Potosi Missouri paper features witticisms about experience, politics, and culture. It cites a Pittsburg paper on Count Ron, notes on New York court sentences, and discussions of songs, fashion, and suffrage. It mentions public school discipline debates in New York and John Ryder Randall's song "Maryland, My Maryland" amid Civil War references.
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New York
Solomon
John Ryder Randall
Maryland
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Lauriger Horatius
South
Free breakfast plan for New York school children faces opposition
The Boston Globe notes a proposal to provide municipal free breakfasts in tenement districts to aid pupils. City charity officials object strongly, arguing the plan is illegal and would encourage pauperization, despite initial appeal.
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New York
Boston Globe
Railroads Plant Thousands of Trees for Future Use
As public alarm over reforestation grows, railroads proceed quietly with extensive timber programs. The Pennsylvania Railroad alone cultivates hundreds of acres, housing over two million trees with seeds planted for additional growth, urging corporations and individuals to join in quietly planting trees to solve the forestry problem.
How to Test Pure White Lead Before Painting
A guide explains a blow pipe test to distinguish genuine White Lead from adulterated paint. Genuine lead dissolves back to metallic form under intense heat, while adulterated samples do not. The National Lead Company offers a free blow pipe kit and booklet on paint with address in New York City.
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National Loag Company
Wodbridge Building
New York City
Corsica vendetta tale on a Mediterranean voyage
Burton H. Barnes a wealthy American rescues English lieutenant Edward Anstruther and his Corsican bride Marina from a vendetta. They flee Ajaccio to Marseilles aboard the Constantine as danger closes and a mysterious note marks Barnes. A French cook is suspected as danger grows and Barnes fights to protect the women with pistol and wit aboard the yacht near St. Tropez.
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Burton H. Barnes
Corsica
Leutenant
Edward Gerard Anstruther
Marvin
Paols
Enid Anstruther
Ajaccio
Marseilles
Constantine
London
Marina
Barnes
Lady Chartris
Nice
Marini
Corresio Canedta
Matina
Carrheige
Leeslurlink
Correia
St. Tropez
Edwin
Miss Anstruther
Messieurs
Danella
Leboeuf
Assassinat
Marlinspike
Pistol
Cape Corso
No-Account Dog Lawsuit Over Death on Tracks
In Missouri a man sues a railway for damages after his hound was killed on the line. The railroad claims the dog trespassed while chasing a rabbit, which it says lived on the railroad right of way and belonged to the defendant. It argues the dog was not well behaved and could have avoided trains. The company seeks discharge after its defense.
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Missouri
Parable Preference Confounds Clergyman on Visit
A country clergyman interviews a boy about Bible stories but the child, urged by his mother, admits his favorite parable is the comic tale of someone loafing and fishing, provoking amused reaction during the round of religious visits.
Livery firm adds frame stable for wagons in southern town
Jerry the night watchman, long serving and a part proprietor, explains to two inmates that business has grown enough to necessitate a substantial new one-story frame addition to the stable for wagons. He phrases it in a regional dialect, noting the growth and investment in the concern.
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Jerry
Reah
Tongue twisters debate in The Sunday Magazine
Charles 8. Putnam presents a playful puzzle about teaching a Hottentot tot to say words and the potential reactions of tutors and tots. The vignette questions who should teach whom and what utterances are appropriate, mixing humor with language play.
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Charles 8. Putnam
The
Sunday Magazine
Neighbor's Test of Everybody Proverb in Philadelphia Preas
A neighbor's testimony is cited as the test of everybody in a dialect riddled snippet. Cassidy and Casey argue over time and action, urging quick moves to prevent what’s past. The fragment mixes dialogue with a proverb style from the Philadelphia press.
Nervous musician credits Postum with steadier practice
A Michigan music student describes severe nerves interfering with daily practice until switching from coffee to Postum. She notes improved steadiness, resumed hours of study, and reduced anxiety by November. Father, a physician, also endorses Postum for patients. "There's a Reason." Read The Road to Westville in pkgs.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Westville
Night voyage near Monte Carlo stirs fear and mistrust
On a windswept voyage the party debates a hidden threat as Enid clings to Burton’s memory and Barnes suspects Leboeuf, the cook, of coordinating danger while the lateen rigged fishing boat shadows the Seagull and Marseille telegrams fuel unease.
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Garnes
Marina
Enid
Swain
Touis
Burton
France
Nice
Edwin
Houts
Barnes
Leboeuf
Anstruther
Cap Des Salins
Monsieur Leboeuf
Miss Anstruther
Johnny Drapeau
Monte Carlo
Corsica
Brain Image Photography Stir In Berlin Experiments
A Berlin photographic society member tested mental photography by binding a blank plate to his forehead and concentrating on a friend’s face for 30 minutes. The developed plate allegedly bears faint likeness to the friend, though some observers dismiss the markings as indeterminate. The debate centers on whether images formed in the human brain can be captured, akin to X ray imaging.
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The
Photographic Society
Berlin
Philadelphia
Peruna Editorial No 2 Claims Peruna Treats Catarrh
An editorial argues Peruna tablet effectiveness for catarrh citing Dr Hartman and authorities like Bartholow Scudder and Millsapugh. It lists ingredients Hydrastis Canaden sis Corydalis Formosa Cedron Seeds Oil of Copaiba Cubeb and discusses their described medical actions and touted endorsements for mucous membrane diseases digestion and urinary tract issues.
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Hartman
United States
Bartholow
Scudder
Millspaugh
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Carolina
Old Time Quips on Hurling and Quips From Harper’s Weekly
A collage of 19th century quips and ads includes a Dublin hurling anecdote about Cuehuillin and a Celtic boast, Harper’s Weekly snippets, and assorted product pitches. Familiar lines poke fun at fashion, remedies, and domestic life with period advertising flair.
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Potosi
F. M. Deggendorf
Pittsburg
Ron
Germany
England
Britannia
Washington Post
Baltimore American Adda
Connecticut
Japan
George Washington
Ananias Club
Mr. Barnes
Yarndches
Mr Barnes
Cipriano Danella
Felucca
Cassidy
Casey
Chartris
New Sultor
Clel
Zese Anglais
Peruna Editorial NO. 2
Cuchuilin
President Conway
Irish Athletic Association
Mr. Conway
Cuehuillin
Ireland
Taillin
Harper's Weekly
Mearly Oil Grocery
D-Zerta Co
Rochester
N.Y
Brown
Pettit
Lewis
Peoria, I
Mer
Crey
Tine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Carters
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alverta
S. Crlwyord
Ninth St
Kanes City
Fe.s
C. J. Broughton
Quincy Bidg
Chicago
Iil
Gruegists
Ty Jail
Tribune
Wilmar Company
Buzoi3
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