Swift Story of Faulkner Teased by Dean Swift
An amusing tale from Memorable Dublin Houses recounts printer George Faulkner visiting Dean Jonathan Swift in Dublin wearing a lace waistcoat and wig. Swift, mistaking him for an impostor, berates him before Faulkner returns home, alters his dress, and is warmly greeted on his second visit.
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Faulkner
George Faulkner
Dean Swift
Parliament Street
Dublin
Wilmot Harrison
London
House of Correction
George
Swift
Treatment of British Jack Tar in Nelson's Day
A fragment from Pearson's Weekly contrasts brutal naval discipline for young midshipmen in Nelson's era with modern gentler treatment. It describes lashes, mutiny penalties, and practices like keelhaul, then shifts to a satirical vignette about a fat nobleman in uniform, and ends with a quixotic tale of using a horse’s hoof to tell time.
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Garderm
Pearson's Weekly
Tees
Bror
Coleridge
Price of Grapes and Witty Schoolroom Banter
A fragment from London Answers features a new teacher asking a child how much four bunches of grapes would cost at a Binepence per bunch, with Tom My remarking on a mother's bargaining skill. The text shifts to brief notes from the New York Press and Yale Courant, mentioning a doctor predicting a mother’s collapse and a skeptical line about knowing everything.
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Tommy
London
War With Japan Rheumatism Cure Ad Declares Relief
An advertisement claims rheumatism cripples fewer people than war injuries and promotes a balm to ease aches. It urges sufferers to apply a lotion called Laniment, advertised as curing all pains, and credits North Bank Pharmacy as the source.
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North Bank Pharmacy
Ballard
Beheele the Beheaded: A King’s Bold Order Misread
A Swedish king once ordered Beheele to be raised to the dignity of traitor while in Paris the Sorbonne praised Scheele the discoverer of magnesium. A curious error followed as a secretary found Beheele belonged to an artillery corps and was only a bursar. The king returned home furious at the misnaming.
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Gustavus 11
Sweden
Paris
Sorbonne
Scheele
Beheele
Leutenant
The Crisis and Stage Misadventure in A Lively Pageant
A collage from a 19th or early 20th century periodical blends a moral vignette about a mother guiding a daughter at a moral crossroads with humorous snatches from theater life and light domestic quips. It pairs a cautionary scene about temptation with brief comic bits and dreamt solutions from industry and society.
There can be no progt if the outlay exceeds It.
A terse remark cites that progress is halted when expenditures outrun funding, attributed to Plautua. The phrasing suggests a caution about balancing costs and gains, with emphasis on fiscal limits guiding development or project timelines.
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Plautua
Administrator's Notice for Estate Claimers
Notice declares the administrator of the estate of a deceased person. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to H. H. idiot at 735 Chamber of Commerce Portland within six months of the notice date. Dated now.
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H. H. Idiot
Chamber of Commerce
Portland
Yom
Sim
Owmlaetsig
Resolution leasing Burlington street to St Johns Lumber Company
City of St Johns resolves to lease a portion of Burlington Street to the St Johns Lumber Company for five years at 150 per year, with rights to lay water and sewer mains, gas lines, and grants to public utilities, but permits termination if public need arises. Lease begins December 17, 1909 and ends December 1914. company to pay 750 total per schedule. conditions restrict structures and preserve city use. adopted December 7, 1909.
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City of
St. Johns
City of St. Johns
Burlington Street
Bt. P
Lumber Company
Maine
Anid ‘Street
St. Jesus Lumber Company
Ts Success Ore
Sail Lumber Company
City leases street portion to Lumber Co in 1910
The City of Albany approves a lease with Lumber Company for a street segment from railroad track to northern side line of John Street. Lease ends April 16, 1910, with restrictions to protect equitable use. Also a promotional ad for Ballard's Snow Liniment claims relief from rheumatism and aches.
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City of
Health is More Expensive Than Any Cure
This ad notes people migrate seeking health but suffer throat and lung trouble from neglected colds. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a dependable cure to avoid serious diseases and expenses, urging purchase from all good druggists.
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Chamberlain
Two 50x100 Building Lots Offered at Corner Jersey Wall
On the corner of Jersey and Wall Street in South St. Johna two 50 by 100 lots are placed for sale. The offering notes the highest and best building site in the addition with the price for the pair listed at 850. Contact Bee R. W. McKeon.
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Corner Jersey
Wall Street
South St. Johna
Bee R. W. McKeon
Pacific Bridge Co
Newton Street
East St. Johns
Woodlawn
Bal lard's Horehound Syrup Promises Quick Cough Cure
An old ad copy claims Bal lard's Horehound Syrup stops a cough or cold quickly with a few doses if taken early. If the illness has persisted longer, the treatment lasts longer but the cure is deemed sure. Sold by North Bank Pharmacy. Also a note seeking a bright young man to learn the printer's trade at this office.
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Ballard
North
Bank Pharmacy
Eczema cures through the skin claim D D D remedy
A historic claim in a medical advertisement asserts eczema is a skin disease cured by a D D D mixture from Dr. D. D. Dennis and wintergreen oil. It markets D. D. D. Prescription and soap from St. Johns Pharmacy, plus Chamberlain's Liniment for back pain. The text urges purchasing Christie's presents with savings interest.
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D, D. Dennis
Germany
France
Dennis
Dr Johns Review subscribes for city happenings
T P Ward, proprietor, urges readers to subscribe for the Dr Johns Review and stay informed on local city events and newspaper doings.
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Dr. Johns Review
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Collier & Collier Lawyers
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McChomney
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University Park
Rambo
Richmond 51
Frast National Dawg Burn
St. Johns, Oregon
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Richmond
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George Kirkpatrick
Union Avenue Hospital
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Williams Avenue
Russell Street
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Wright
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Yee
City Dock
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Laurel Lodge
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Oregon Agricultural College
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