Solon’s reforms spark first democracy in Athens
In ancient Athens Solon rises as reformer after ruling elite squeeze citizens. He cancels all debts, makes education compulsory, and sets two year army service. A new political system grants every citizen a vote, with a senate advising but under veto by the people.
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Athens
Solon
Salamis
Draco
Aoto
Jie
Senate
Greece
Croesus
Lydia
B.C
Fathers of Democracy
Sparta
Lycurgus
Ephors
Lycurgus the Spartan Reformer of Equality and State Power
A young nobleman returns to Sparta with lessons from abroad and begins a sweeping program. He confiscates property for equal shares, creates a 28 member senate and dual kings, empowers the people, and curbs tyranny. He strengthens the army, imposes strict training, and elevates women to rights, then departs never to return.
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Sparta
Egypt
India
Labotas
Lycurgus
Reiys
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promises Cure for Irregular Secretions
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney irregularities and related symptoms. A testimonial from Charles Cole of Iola Kansas describes relief from painful secretions backache and swelling after using the product. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Fos ter Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Charles Cole
N. Buckeye
Iola
Kans
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Long Way Back in a Quiet Conversation
George mentions Miss Passay claims she has never been kissed. Harry recalls kissing her years ago, noting she means not since she can remember.
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George
Miss Passay
Harry
Whby
The Water Bite Mystery
A six year old child surveys slides under a microscope and, amid wriggling animalcules, studies a drop of water. He exclaims to his mother that the water reveals what it means to drink a certain sense of life.
Sayings on civil service from a Bohemian dialogue
A humorous exchange defines civil service as the act governing government offices. The child asks what it means and the father replies with a vignette of waiting in a post office and a clerk directing to the next window for wholesale stamps.
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Civil Service
Customs
Postal
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
A Richmond Virginia woman credits quitting coffee with dramatic health gains. She notes headaches nervousness and vision loss from long coffee use and reports strong improvements after adopting Postum and Grape-Nuts including weight gain restored walking stamina and better memory.
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Richmond
Funeral of Casey Draws Thirteenth District Tammany Members
Thirteenth district Tammany Hall members attend Casey funeral in a body. They pass the coffin, shake hands with Mrs Casey, and offer condolences. Mr Hogan, in a lengthy oration, claims to have known the husband only by sight, sparking a tearful exchange.
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Mrs. Casey
Twelve-Year Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pennsylvania reports twelve years of eczema on hands arms and feet resolving after using Cuticura Remedies. He describes swelling itching dryness and peeling followed by rapid healing with no subsequent trouble. Potters Drug and Chemical Company Boston sells the remedies.
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Charles T. Bauer
Volant
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Widow to Widowers letter from London police court missionary
A London police court missionary, Mr. Robert Marshall, received a letter from an unnamed widow claiming long solitary years. The note asks for aid and addresses the writer's loneliness with earnest respect. The fragment reflects social outreach and personal appeals in late 19th or early 20th century press.
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Robert Marshall
London Police Court
Mothers Day Celebrated In English Villages On Mid Lent Sunday
Provincial England smiles at America's belated discovery that the country should observe mothers day. In Cornwall Devonshire and Lancashire villages mothers day has long been a recognized institution celebrated on mid Lent Sunday.
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England
America
Cornwall
Devonshire
Lancashire
Simmons Liver Purifier praised for mild action and relief
S P Cleary of Jackson Tennessee endorses Simmons Liver Purifier as the mildest yet most certain remedy for constipation torpid liver and related troubles. The product is sold in tin boxes priced at 25 cents.
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Simmons
S. P. Cleary
Jackson, Tenn
THE
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Iron and Starch Advice From a Boarding-House Philosopher
A boarding-house philosopher notes that enthusiasm is not required for success and recalls a man sliding down a mountain at high speed with no effort or ambition. The piece then touts smooth iron and Defiance Starch for home laundering, promising proper stiffness, less wear, and a pleasant ironing experience.
A Witty Doctor’s Cold Feet Prescription
A pale man asks for a prescription. the doctor jokes that warmth is coal. The physician replies with a quip about five dollars, delivering a humorous exchange in a clinic setting.
Simmons Liver Purifier Ad
Advertising copy offers Simmons Liver Purifier to restore liver health and full vigor. Sold in tin boxes at 26 cents per box.
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Simmons
Half Done and Fainting Men in a Minty Riff
A fragment notes a husband fainting and dismisses half measures by men. It pivots to health mentions greens and mint juice in Wrigley Spearmint. The piece ends with a quip about a man marking time likely singing about Zion.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
Wrigley’s
Zion
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Terhune
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Mitchell
Winchel
Hall & Ruckel
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Wit
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Texas
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