Woman Writers and the Rise of the Social Novel
A Harper's Study article notes Meredith on comedy and gender equality, tracing the rise of the social novel to 18th century English salons. It highlights Fanny Burney's Evelina, Susan Ferrier, and Maria Edgeworth as influential, with praise from Johnson Burke Reynolds and Scott.
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Meredith
Harper's
England
Mr. Alden
Fanny Burney
Evelina
Johnson Burke
Joshua Reynolds
Susan Ferrier
Scott
Maria Edgeworth
Richardson
Fielding
Gas
A kind woman offers jelly cake to a tramp who explains his real name is unknown and says he has used the alias Gas since his lover left him and his guardian cast him out. The report frames a brief urban vignette from Chicago.
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Chicago Daily Newa
Doctor Endorses Postum Over Coffee in Health Letter
A patient describes nervous prostration from coffee and recounts improved sleep, weight gain, and energy after switching to Postum. The letter claims two weeks to better sleep and two months to noticeable health, noting family improvement and urging readers to try Postum with the slogan There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Wellville
Exercise After Forty Urged By Brooklyn Doctor
Dr. Robert E. Coughlin urges men beyond forty to exercise to preserve health and vitality. He warns against sedentary habits and poor trainer guidance, citing risks like degenerative changes and high blood pressure, and endorses walking as an effective form of activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Coughlin
Brooklyn
New Yorker
Coughlin
William Blaikie
Harvard
Courtship Charm From a Crack in the Door
A humorous tale from Youth's Companion recounts Lafayette Wesley courting Miss Clorinda Jefferson. He explains how he wedged his boot through a wide crack, preventing a cold, then entered as the door opened. His mother asks how she received him and he glosses the tale with a playful title.
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Clorinda
Lafayette
Musical Sense of Insects Captivates Royal Society
F J Cole reports at a Royal Society meeting that water fleas hear musical notes, especially a B flat below middle C on the tenor trombone. In a live microscope box the insect shows indifference to most sounds, yet some react with antennae. One specimen responds to all notes, others appear tone deaf.
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Royal Society
F. J. Cole
London Daily Mail
L. A. Waddell
Tibet
Royal Asiatic Society
Chia-ching
Jo- Kan
Lhasa
Lobzan Gya-intso
Tashi-Khunpe
Tashi Lama
Dalai Lama
Lebzan
Ghidan
Waddell
Buddha
Avalokita
God of Mercy
Athenaeum
Japanese Police and the Samurai Sword Tradition
The article notes Japan's police as the most aristocratic force globally, formed as the Emperor forbade samurai swords. The samurai lost their weapons but joined the police, where a two handed sword remained a formidable symbol of rank.
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Japan
Chicago News
Behold the Man of Millions in Crowds and Skill
A vivid line extols a figure famed for vast wealth earned through expert tactics, emphasizing his dominance not by riches alone but by strategic prowess in acquiring wealth. The image of a populous crowd underscores his pervasive influence across society.
Tennessee Governor Responds To Street Beggar Exchange
A Buffalo Express humorous snippet records a Tennessee governor conversation with a street beggar. The beggar asks pardon while the governor replies politely, reflecting western political courtesy. The brief exchange highlights courteous dialogue in a frontier-era setting.
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Tennessee
Buffalo Express
Doan’s Kidney Pills Praised by Fort Gay Doctor
A Fort Gay physician, Dr. R. Frasher M D, endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills as the finest remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. He has prescribed it to many patients with excellent results and says he has used it personally with satisfaction. For sale by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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R. Frasher
M. D
Fort Gay
W. Va
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Natural and Supernatural Definition Debate Across Time
The essay argues that supernatural means above nature and that where nature ends is unsettled in courts. Citing John Stuart Mill, it defines nature as all facts and possibilities, with the supernatural as the unknown side of the natural.
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John Stuart Mille
Marshmallow Crisps Recipe Tea Snack
Marion E. Taplin shares a Boston Post recipe for marshmallow crisps. Butter crackers form a base in a pan, each topped with a marshmallow and a walnut meat, baked until marshmallows melt to the cracker size. Serve as a pretty cake with ice cream or for tea.
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Marion E. Taplin
Boston Post
Hair loss relief credited to Cuticura remedy across family tale
A letter-like excerpt recounts a mother's eczema and hair regrowth after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, plus a foot eczema cure. It mentions other advertisements and short quips from various newspapers and magazines, including notes on the Dalai Lama article and a Dickens Thackeray joke.
Rick's Campine Promised Relief for Cold Symptoms
An ad notes Rick's Campine as the best remedy relieving aching feverishness and curing the Cold, restoring normal conditions. It urges immediate action with prices 10c and 25c. The item is from the Detroit Free Press with a cheeky anecdote about a census taker asking an age.
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Detroit Free Press
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Receives Reader Endorsement
A Camden New Jersey reader praises Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for foot itching relief and saving money. The note, submitted to druggists nationwide, echoes the product's 25 cent listing and common usage. The excerpt blends a testimonial with a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip about marital finances.
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Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
BatTLe AXE Shoes and Rubber Craze Headlines
A fragmented excerpt cites fashion items with playful phrases about rubber shoes and London craze. It mentions an orangutan from Sumatra and playful dialogue from Punch. The text also references Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a digestive remedy and notes prior rubber shares purchase.
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fLondon
Jack
Sumatra
Even the grouch has his uses in revenue debates
A fragment comments that even critics serve a purpose by preventing excessive optimism about revenue, suggesting that grouchy voices help keep fiscal plans in check. The remark notes critics can deter risky business expansion and encourage cautious budgeting.
Daughters Urge Mothers to Use Pinkham’s Remedy
An Ohio notice promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for adolescent girls and women with irregular or painful periods. It claims many letters from mothers praise the tonic and invites readers to send confidential inquiries to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Hudson
Ohio
L Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pay Within Cars Cut Philadelphia Accidents 74 Percent
A Philadelphia transit initiative reports a 74 percent drop in passenger injuries after introducing pay within cars. The system uses closed doors and moving steps to prevent boarding and alighting while trains run. A mix of ads and stray quotes appear in the clipped text from unrelated notices.
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Philadelphia
Mrs Appr lle nets Sa Sherer tr
An old advertisement notes a patent remedy claimed to relieve teething pain reduce inflammation and cure wind colic at 25 cents per bottle. The note adds a quip about small helps from John Kling.
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Appr Lle
One touch of nature faking makes the whole world skin
A fragment quotes John E. Quin on nature and cites James R. McAleer on a grease pole, presenting a concise, period tone snippet with two named figures.
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John E. Quin
James R. McAleer
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Dr. Coughlin
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Libby, McNeill & Libby
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Popular Pky
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battlez Creek, Mich
Munyon
Jefferson Sts
Cleveland Leader
S. Ellsworth Dunhan
Hiram, Me
Lake Baikal
Perry Davis
W. Pett Ridge
Harpers
Londor
London
Newritch
Cleveland
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
the Dalai Lama
Thackeray
Washington Star
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dr. Pierce
Lydia E. Pinkeham
John Kling
Wintersmiths
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R.V. Pierce
Pres
Cardus
C. L. Fuquay
Springfield
Tenn
A.B
A. R.R
Seashore
Sprinc Resorts
W. H. Leahy
Atlanta, Ga
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APOE
M. Sabel & Sons
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