Treasures Beyond Value In London Homes And Museums
The article notes that London houses and stores hold jewels and treasures valued by insurance at about 1 billion dollars, with major collections in the British Museum and related institutions deemed priceless. It highlights the scale of irreplaceable artifacts, including Elgin marbles, national portraits, Dulwich, Sloane, and Tower of London items, while stressing strict security and the high cost to insure or replace. It mentions Mayfair houses containing valuables fit for a king and underscores public access to many priceless items.
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New York
Pes End
London
Museum
British Museum
South Kensington
National Portrait Gallery
Dulwich
Sloane Museum
Tower of London
Topf
Mayfair
Understanding Pyorrhea and Its Early Bone Loss
The text explains Pyorrhea as an oral disease affecting soft tissues and bone. It notes causes such as faulty ocusal balance and poor diet, and warns that early bone resorption may occur with minimal gingival changes. It cautions against exaggerated so called cures and urges careful remedial treatment.
New German Camera Captures Ultra Fast Motion
Professor Carl Cranz presents a spark photography device claimed to photograph objects moving at 6 000 miles per second. He says it can record any visible object on earth at extreme speeds and could aid aviation and manufacturing advances.
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Carl Cranz
Germany
Cranz
Paris
Earth
Bottie Merchant and Freight Weight Question
A fragment discusses Bottie Merchant and asks about the average weight of the contents of a freight car, estimating it around forty units. The text is unclear and lacks complete context or names beyond Bottie Merchant.
Nerviline Prevents Flu and Sore Throat, Says Health Notes
Health writers warn the public about the danger of colds and flu. A recommended regimen includes gargling thrice daily with Nerviline and rubbing it on the chest for relief, plus Purge pills to clear the bowels, claiming a preventive effect against gripe and flu.
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Hamill
Sliced Lemon Pie From Betty Barclay
A lemon pie recipe uses 1% lemons 2 eggs sugar water butter and salt. Grate rind peel pulp thinly, mix with eggs sugar rind water and butter, layer between two crusts and bake first at 450 then 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Salmon Turnovers With Rich Fle Crust
Chop fine one can salmon and one hard boiled egg. Stir half a teaspoon moistened cornstarch in half a cup milk over slow fire. When thickened heat in salmon one tablespoon butter and season. Cool. Make a rich Fle crust and cut the turnovers with a saucer upside down. Wet edges with cold water. Put a good table spoon of salmon mixture on half of crust, fold over other half and press well together. Cut small slits on top brush with milk and bake in quick oven.
Holloway's Corn Remover Advertises Pain Free Corn Removal
An advertisement promotes Holloway's Corn Remover to remove corns without suffering or risky paring. It emphasizes a painless, certain cure and positions the product as an easy foot care solution.
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Holloway
Prominences From the Sun Reveal Helium Discovery
Dr Ferdinand Elerman of Mount Wilson Observatory notes solar prominences reach 20 000 miles per minute and can rise to half a million miles. Early observers debated their solar origin until 1868 when Sir J N Lockyer used a spectroscope during eclipse observing these flames. He linked them to the sun and deduced helium existence.
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Ferdinand Elerman
Mount Wilson Observatory
California
J. N. Lockyer
The Rubrica Flourish in Spanish Signatures
A traveler notes Spanish signatures always include a personal flourish called a rubrica. He recalls that on returning home, his own signatures were deemed invalid without this rubrica and a similar habit would be required for validity.
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Spain
Railway Fatality Odds in 1927 Britain
A 1927 railway risk figure shows a death probability of 36 million to one. It also states one passenger death per 38 million carried, illustrating historical safety estimates.
Beware of the man whose story sounds too good
A compact ad style notice features a wit pun about swallowing pride and a playful reminder that Minard's Liniment prevents Flu. The line emphasizes humor and a product claim in a vintage style.
Nelson era furniture from the Victory returns to public view
A cabinet and sideboard bearing an inscription claim they were made by W Wilkinson of Ludgate Hill in 1800. Seized on the Victory during Nelson's time, the items were sold by a servant in Gibraltar and later bought in 1862 by the grandfather of the current owner, who lent them to the Victory in October.
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W. Wilkinson
Ludgate- Hill
Nelson
England
Rossa Bay
Gibraltar
Baby's Own Tablets Praise and Practical Notes
Thousands of mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets for preventive use and as a reliable remedy for childhood ailments. Mrs. Donat Ploudre of TingwickQue. calls them the only medicine she uses for her two children noting consistent good health. The tablets gently laxative regulate bowels ease stomachs fight colds and fevers and ease teething pain. They are guaranteed safe with no injurious drugs and sold at 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Cookery Books Sparkling With Stringing Incidents
A classroom quip turns on a pupil’s reply that cookery books are his favorite because they are full of stringing incidents, prompting the teacher to question the choice and humorously lament the odd metaphor.
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Hooke
Jackie
Faith as Compass in Dense Crowds
A devotional fragment urges steadfast faith to guide through tumultuous crowds and rough seas. It frames belief as a breeze filling sails, with Christ as Pilot and God’s guidance constant amid hardship.
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Paul Gerhardt
Christ
Suspicious Ammonia Bottle Raises Customs Tension
A passenger from the Continent insists the bottle is merely ammonia as a customs officer inspects it closely and sniffs the contents, prompting a tense exchange.
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Continent
Applicant’s Odd Answer Sparks Employer Request
A job applicant delivers a garbled response claiming “I wag at bail mercy by a Jury once” prompting the employer to ask for a clear recommendation. No details on the job or outcome are provided, leaving the credibility unclear.
Scotchman’s Offer Tests Friendship Amid Safe Hand Free
A wry proverb notes a Scotsman will aid a friend even while penniless, offering a humorous glimpse of loyalty and risk in a social joke about generosity without possessions in hand.
Juvenile prodigy J Hennicker born 1721 at Dubeck famed for learning feats
Old records recount J Hennicker born 1721 in Dubeck could speech learn rapidly. By age three he mastered Pentateuch and by four History and geography then French. He appeared before the King in Copenhagen and died June 7 1735 from a weak constitution.
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J . Hennicker
Dubeck
Copenhagen
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Ceotin
Alvah McKinnon
Betty Barclay
Minard
N. U
Re “A
General Steel
Isaiah Swilft
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Philadelphia
Imperial Oil Limited
South America
Canada
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