Hon B Herman Renews Health With Cooper Medicines
Portland legislator Hon B Herman crediting eastern trip with restoring his health after twenty years of nervous dyspepsia. He says Cooper medicines cured his chronic condition, improved appetite and sleep, and ended moodiness. Local druggist T Basye endorses Cooper preparations.
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Hon
Shiller B. Herman
Portland
Oregon
L. T. Cooper
Cooper
Boston
Oregonian
Herman
Cooner
T. €. Basye
College Chums and a Montaigne Inscription
A wealthy eastern city resident boasts a vast autograph book collection. Rumors swirl about uniform handwriting and envy among friends. He recently bought Montaigne essays and on the fly leaf found a note reading To John Blank From His Old Friend and Classmate Mike Montaigne.
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Montaigne
John Blank
Mike Montaigne
Ilarper
To Eat Crow A Soldier Story From Old Washington Star
A Washington Star anecdote explains the origin of the phrase to eat crow. It recounts a tale where a private, forced to dine on a crow by his officer, later forces the officer to join in the meal and Nobody speaks of the prior punishment at length.
Selecting Seed Corn For Strong Germination
G. I. Christie reports that two months of cold wet weather left much state seed corn immature and weak. He outlines a simple on ear test: select 14 ears, remove five kernels from each, place into a box grid, moisten and cover, keep at 70 degrees, and inspect after five days. Weak germination ears are discarded to ensure good seed.
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G. I. Christie
Full-Fed Philosopher Sparks Convincing Argument
A full-fed philosopher delivers a persuasive discourse on reasoning and logic, asserting that a nourished mind enhances argumentative clarity. The speaker links appetite and attention, suggesting mental stamina improves critique and debate.
Too Much Collection at St Pauls Liturgical Oddity
A Scottish visitor in London, unfamiliar with Anglican worship, studies a prayer book at St. Pauls. He grows anxious over the numerous Collects and transient prayers, fearing endless offerings will empty his pocket. His nephew tries to reassure him as they consider leaving.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Kirk
How Indians Tan Deerskin
Describes traditional deer and buffalo skin dressing. Skin is stretched to dry, brains spread on the flesh side, and grains made with a chisel. After graining, skins are smoked for three to four days in a smoke proof house to preserve softness and waterproofing.
Partitions of Poland Across Three Historic Divides
The New York American outlines Poland being carved up in three partitions. The first in 1772 saw Prussia take Malberg Pomoria Warmia Culm segment and Greater Poland portions while Austria gained Red Russia Galicia and Podolia areas and Russia claimed White Russia beyond the Dnieper. The 1798 second partition expanded Prussia into Great and Little Poland with a Russian advance into Lithuania and Volhynia. The final 1795 partition allotted Cracow and Pilica Vistula zones to Austria and the capital to Prussia up to Niemen, with the remainder to Russia.
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Poland
Prussia
Malberg
Pomoria
Warmia
Culm
Great Poland
Austria
Red Russia
Galicia
Podolia
Sandomir and
Cracow
Russia
White Russia
Dnieper
Great
Little Poland
Lithuania
Volhynia
Pilica
Vistula
The
Niemen
New York
Would be Drury Lane ghostly tragedy pitch to Macready
An eager young author brings a five act tragedy to Drury Lane claiming it a chef d oeuvre. He says the piece is so tragic that all characters die in act three and the last two acts are carried on by the ghosts of the dead.
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Macready
Drury Lane
Cornhill Magazine
Far Sak Measure and Camel Stages in Persia
The excerpt discusses how stage length in Persia varies with geography and is measured in farsaks. It notes camels are crowded to cover distance, with a Kurdish muleteer equating farsak to distinguishing gray from brown camels, averaging about four miles per farsak and six farsaks per stage.
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Persia
Atlantic
Ungrammatical Justice in a Philadelphia Ledger Style
A prisoner faces a magistrate who offers a choice of a $10 fine or ten days in jail for overspeeding. The prisoner points out the sentence is not correct. The fragment reflects a newspaper joke about legal language.
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Philadelphis Ledger
Anxiety Bridges No Chasm, Says Rouffini
Quote attributed to Rouffini knighted motto on fear and courage. The line notes anxiety as a barrier that has never been crossed as a metaphor for human limits.
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Rouffini
Three Curious Misadventures Told By Pearsons Weekly
A woman naps at a shop while an assistant shows dress fabrics, a tale of shoplifting boredom. Two tramps masquerade at a fancy dress ball in ordinary clothes and loot the supper room, amusing guests. An absentminded young woman trims her eyebrows with scissors, unaware of her actions.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Benton and Barton in Missouri Senate Rivalry Talk
The Kansas City Star recounts the Twenty Years in the United States Senate episode between David Barton and Thomas Hart Benton. Barton helped Benton win the seat but later clashed over an Indian agent appointment and drifted apart, rarely speaking.
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Benton
Barton
United States Senate
Thomas Hart Benton
Missouri
Fas
David Barton
Senate
Tis
United States
Far West
Kansas City Star
The Injured One
A sugar estate owner in Demerara visits his property and witnesses a mule kick a young slave after the whip is used to urge speed. The planter fears injury, but another worker assures the mule is unhurt and will walk with care for a day or two.
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Demerara
Early English reporters fought for press access in Parliament
The 18th century debate over publishing parliamentary debates, starting with an order in 1728 that forbade reporting minutes of proceedings. The issue persisted through the Wilkes case of 1772, when reporters secured a hard-won victory for press access.
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New York American
We Will Proceed Anyway We Still Have the Israelites
A Pittsburgh Lyceum event features a lecturer who, when a blackout hits, quips about continuing with the Israellites to keep the audience engaged. The moment drew the room into laughter and became the highlight of the evening.
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Pittsburg
Israellites
Lyceumite
Great Secret Sold At English Country Fairs
A sealed envelope at fairs is sold for two pence claiming to contain a great secret. The secret advises never buying before inspecting and warns that buyers pay for worthless envelopes when better options exist.
Thackeray’s Query on Henry Esmond Language
Thackeray asked Lowell to note any Queen Anne English errors in Henry Esmond. Lowell questioned whether people used the phrase different to at that time. Hang it all cried Thackeray No of course they didn’t.
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Thackeray
Lowell
Queen Anne English
Henry Esmond
Thoughtful Singleton and Wife in Conversation
The dialogue hints at a thoughtful wife whose ideas surprise her husband Jerry as he describes her thinking during a late detention downtown.
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Singleton
Nothing Makes a Woman Proud to Call Her Old Nurse
A brief Chicago Record-Herald snippet notes a woman’s pride in referring to her former caregiver as an “old nurse” in a social column tone. The line reflects personal sentiment rather than broader event detail.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Double Elopement at Clifton Sparks Old Love
In Clifton, Hester Blake stages a plan to unite Elvira and Charlie Brock after Elvira fears her father’s disapproval. Mrs. Blake helps them confront the squire, and Elvira asserts independence, while Hetty and Samuel Lee reveal a long‑repressed love, deciding to marry and join the young couple for Christmas dinner.
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Emma
Elvie
Charlie
Elvira
Aunt Hester
Mrs. Blake
Charlie Brock
Hester
The Secret of Happiness Is Within the Heart
The passage warns against envy and chasing possessions. It cites successful yet restless people who travel or seek change, arguing happiness lies in inner being rather than fortune. Happiness is a state of mind, not material success, per Success Magazine.
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Success Magazine
Very Neighborly Scraps Exchange Between Neighbors
Dialogue shows Mrs. Nagg and Mrs. Snapp trading icy barbs over visitors and propriety. Jokes hinge on appearances and rumors, with sharp retorts about doormats and ethics. A social friction vignette in brisk, humorous tone.
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Oregon Statesman
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Mags
T. C. Basye’s Drug Store
Rockport, Indiana
Anuy
Center St
Baker City
Ore
Wynne
London Reader
C. H. Sutcliffe
Hester Blake
Lee
Samuel
Lida
Isaac
Hetty
Tommy
Loudon
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