Racing Notes From Global Trotting Meetings and Studs
A mosaic of trotting reports from Munich to Detroit includes Lord Caffrey’s 2.17% dash win for Charles Caffrey, Crescens’ 27 start dominance with 25 wins, Ireland the Bourbon Wilkes gelding clocking 2:10 trials, and Minuet expected to push 2:10 speeds. Also noted are Flossie G at 22 years setting work routines in Independence Iowa and a Kentucky Stock Farm foal purse closing at 4,000 with 1090 stakes.
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Kentucky
Munich
Bavaria
Lord Caffrey
Charles Caffrey
Miles
Flossie G
Antar
Independence
Mesmerist
Featherstone
Morris Park
Readville
Maas
Ireland
Bourbon Wilkes
Doys Thomas
Paris
Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
Detroit
Cleveland
Minuet
Strathmore
The Glass of Fashion Styles From The New York Sun
The article surveys current fashion trends with Egyptian beetle hatpins, ultra wide or narrow belts, silk bat-wing ties, shirred gowns and yokes, real gold braid on pale colors, mohair dresses, stylish traveling gowns in mohair, dotted silk waists, low necklines, and velvet spotted weils with customizable spots ordered on demand in Parisian fashion.
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New York Sun
Merely Spectacular Boarder Conversation Cited
A Washington Star excerpt quotes a jovial boarder and Farmer Countessel discussing haymaking to entertain summer boarders. The two men imply they will stage country life for visitors, highlighting a simple rural scene framed as spectacle.
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Countessel
Washington Star
Ice Delivery Dispute Over Prompt Payment
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows a barter dispute between a housekeeper and an iceman. The housekeeper offers a 2 cent piece as payment for ice, promising to pay tomorrow. The iceman questions the arrangement, and the housekeeper insists she will not let him take the ice back.
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Phia Press
Marriage Motives In A Family Courtship Dialog
A playful exchange shows a young man asking if his marriage will be acceptable with the mother’s consent, while the woman questions if the women of the family typically control decisions. The snippet reflects social norms and humor in domestic courtship as reported by a Philadelphia North American column.
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Philadelphis
Hall's Catarrh Cure Firm Oath In Cresey County
Oaths show senior partner of Cresey County firm swears to payment of one hundred dollars and testifies Hall's Catarrh Cure is the remedy claimed. Sworn before Gleason appears in the record with Cresey & Co ready to proceed with the case.
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Lecas Courty
Pras
Creney
PITH AND POINT From Atchison Globe
A humorous collection notes the traits of latecomers dishonest men and nosy neighbors. It suggests a man with a chip on his shoulder is disliked and a girl must own a piano in a public hotel to be fully self aware. Lady neighbors gossip if houses are not spotless.
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Atchison Tilobe
Permelee's Vegetable Pill for Sedentary Occupations
Men with sedentary jobs suffer from poor air and little exercise while outdoor workers stay healthier. Permelee's Vegetable Pill is advertised as the most efficacious restorative for the liver and kidneys. The pills are easy to obtain, simple to take, act quickly, and are surprisingly affordable given their quality.
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Permelee
Ruskin's rebuke alters a painter's landscape study
A painter recalls attempting to add human interest to a Saranac Lake landscape in The Atlantic on Stillman. Ruskin condemns the dead deer and man, prompting the artist to remove figures and Rossetti laments the change, calling the work spoiled.
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Saranac Lake
W. J. Stillman
Atlantic
Ruskin
Rossetti
Bilious Headache Relief Promoted by Parmele's Pills
Advertises Parmele's Vegetable Pills as a quick cure for bilious headaches especially in women. Claims the pills neutralize bile in the stomach to relieve nerve distress and restore appetite.
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Parmele
What a Knight of the Garter Wears
A Knight of the Garter dressed in the regalia is an imposing sight. He wears a pine velvet waistcoat with a star, hood, and crimson surcoat. The garter is dark blue velvet edged with gold bearing the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense. A heavy golden collar links 26 garter-shaped pieces and the George badge hangs from it. The lesser George sits on a blue ribbon over the left shoulder. The eight-point star encloses the cross of St George and is flanked by the garter.
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Garter
George
St. George
Cross of St. George
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promoted as Pure Remedy
The public is urged to trust Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a pure efficacious remedy. It claims to relieve pain lameness stiffness of joints and muscles and sores while also serving as a specific for rheumatism coughs and bronchial complaints.
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Thomas
Household Hints On Mice Deterrents And Utensil Care
Household hints suggest peppermint oil soaked cotton attracts mice and helps removal. Milk jugs should be rinsed with cold water before scalding to prevent curd setting on the surface. Harper's Bazaar cautions sitting for comfort before buying chairs. Lamp chimneys shine when steamed and wiped with lint free cloth. if burned black they need washing.
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Harper's Bazar
Quinine as a Remedy in Chronic Ills and Convalescence
The article discusses quinine as a reliable treatment when available in sound constitutional form. It asserts quinine aids convalescence by stimulating nature’s restoratives, lifting despondency, and improving sleep and blood flow, thereby strengthening the system and restoring activity.
William Smith of Hawkesbury Endures Kidney Trouble
In Hawkesbury Ontario long time constable William Smith endured years of kidney pain with fever chills and weakness. After trying many remedies his wife urged Dr Williams Pink Pills and relief followed, with Smith praising the pills as curing the root cause by rebuilding blood and nerves. Pills offered at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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William Smith
Hawkesbury
Lumber Company
Smith
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
HIS WIFE WANTS A DOLLAR A WEEK AND A FIGHT OVER MONEY
A tale from M. Quap recalls a newlywed couple after a bridal tour. The husband insists on a weekly allowance and wallet control while the wife pleads for shopping money. Their quarrel escalates from a dollar to larger sums, highlighting friction over household finance.
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M. Quap
Minard's Liniment Advertises Reform Pledge
A humorous Chicago Post item notes a man who used to fish and now stays honest after signing a pledge to never tell a lie. The snippet ties Minard's Liniment to keeping colds away and moral reform in a light, punchy tone.
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Chicago Post
Novel test for deafness using vibrating fork described
A medical description explains a test for deafness or approaching deafness using a vibrating tuning fork applied to the knee or a bone. The sound is inaudible to a person with normal hearing but audible if the ear is diseased, noted by a VDaris specialist.
Minart's Limmest Cures Garget in Cows On the Steige
In Dinpapolis Press a playful exchange references oddities like pearl from an oyster and a diamond necklace from a lobster, framed as quirky notes and banter.
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Dollie
Tollis
Dinpapolis Press
Fragmented chat on Tennyson and poetry tastes
In a brief exchange a speaker praises Alfred Lord Tennyson noting a strong admiration and calls a line from Theirs not to reason why particularly moving. The other person agrees, calling the sentiment very pathetic.
Bickle's Antive Syrup Claimed Cure for Throat and Chest Ailments
The advertisement asserts that Bickle's Antive Syrup cures cases of co fac advanced not by giving relief but by treating throat lungs and chest affections. It claims the product is a specific never known to fail and promotes free expectoration to remove phlegm and allow diseased parts to heal.
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Bickle
Raleigh’s cloak tale outdone by western bride
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a so called spectacular act on a slippery day when a western bride scattered her first husband’s cremated ashes on the front steps to keep her second husband from slipping.
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Raleigh
Lord Raleigh
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Minard’s Liniment Praised by Quebec Stable Owner
George Hough of Lavery Stables in Quebec endorses Minard’s Liniment after a year of use, claiming it is the best for horse flesh available.
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Minard
Geo. Hough
Lavery Stables
Quebec
The Diamond King
A collection of clipped remarks on Cecil Rhodes from U S and British papers. The items note British public indifference toward Rhodes and suggest his stature has diminished in London compared with Kimberley.
Expert Demoralized Smith Falters in Golf Play
The Chicago Record notes Mr. Featherweight Smith loses form on the course and, when at home, is seen playing croquet with his aunt, signaling a morale dip and unusual leisure game habit.
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Featherweight Smith
Chicago
Private Opinion Provokes Husband Question
A quoted exchange reveals a wife asking if her husband shares all his actions and the reply suggests she expects he is the most wonderful person if his disclosures are limited to that. The dialogue highlights curiosity about spousal transparency and admiration.
The Deacon Moodie and Noted Clergy in Cape Town
The Deacon J W Moodie a Scotch evangelist speaks at Cape Town meetings. Bishop Potter of New York reads Greek daily. Rev Edward Everett Hale marked his 79th birthday in Roxbury Mass. Rev C D Crane of Portland explains Maine officials support liquor laws, saying they vote as they pray with eyes shut.
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J. W. Moodie
Cape Town
Bishop Potter
New York
Edward Everett Hale
Roxbury
Mass
C. D. Crane
Portland
Maine
Reliance Ciga La Toscana Factory Mon Locks and Keys
Plausible chatter about security at a factory named Reliance Ciga La Toscana. The dialogue features Plodding Pete and Meandering Mike arguing that no place on earth has more exrindin precaution than a jail, implying extreme confinement.
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Reliance Ciga LA Toscana
Pete
Mike
Eart
Dan
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the Banner
Russell, Man
HE Turf Review
Toronto
Roberts
Denver
Glass OF Fashion
Cresey
His
Steige
Tennyson
Freretese
Hariem
Kinaré
C. C. Richards & Co
the Diamond King
Cecil Rhodes
Philadelphia Ledger
Kimberley
London
St. Paul Globe
Ink
Toronto Type Foundry Co. (Limited
Northwestern Branch
Owen St
Winnipeg, Man
British Columbia
Vancouver
Anderson Produce Co., Limited
Green Fruits and Produce
Nares
Robinson & Black
Whaley Royce & Co
Tee Ee
Thos. Lee
Winnipeg
J. Sadlier & Co
Montreal
Albert
Albert Toilet Soap CO
Mtrs
Packard’s Shoe Dressing
W.N. U
Sdeae
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