If I But Knew A Beachside Echoes Of Love And Time
Minor and Jack share a sunlit scene at Milton Point as Elinor tests Jack with a dare about spending a night on a rock out at sea. He agrees to prove his love, risking danger as the tide rises, while Elinor unsettled by doubt watches from their cottage as night falls.
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Minor
Milton Point
Jack Robinson
Elinor
Jack
Sheen
Lnstelie
Eliver
Elnor
Bem
Elfor
Dack
If I but knew A midnight rescue on the rock
Ruby Douglas narrates a Boston Globe tale of Eleanor and Jack as they brave night surf to reach a rock in a fog of longing for the twentieth century. A fragile romance unfolds amid peril and a whispered wish to time travel.
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Jack
Einor
Ruby Douglas
Boston Globe
Woman Deliberates On Car Ride Decision On Broadway
A large woman with a heavy bundle hesitated boarding a Broadway streetcar as a truck delayed the vehicle. The conductor urged quick boarding while she debated whether a ten block ride was worth the fare. A passing drag spares the scene as she finally decides to ride.
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New York News
Thirty-seventh Street
Twenty-seventh Street
Expected Him to Grow Wife’s Reply to Obey Sparks Tale
A New York Times tale recalls a bride who was sixteen and burly, a husband smaller and slimmer. When asked to obey, she retorts that she expected him to grow, challenging the traditional pledge to obey in marriage.
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Crane
New York Times
Polar Expedition Heads North After Peary Sverdrup Haldwin Return
Since the return of the polar expedition led by Peary Sverdrup and Haldwin, only Baron Tofl’s Russian expedition remains in the Arctic. He spent the winter of 1901-02 near Kateriol and has not been heard from since.
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Peary
Sverdrup
Haldwin
Baron Tofl
Reservoirs On Western Branches Could Diminish Floods
Proposal suggests raising Mississippi river heights by diverting water to western reservoirs to reduce floods and boost agricultural profits, with potential regional impacts discussed.
We Have Not Learned to Live and Death From Disease
A Toledo Times-Bee excerpt laments pollution and unhealthy living causing illness. It argues disease is preventable but cures remain rare, urging better habits, avoidance of toxic air, and safer labor. It contrasts with a bath advisory promoting Ivory Soap for daily cleansing.
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Toledo
Times-Bee
Eleanor R, Parker
The Convict's Pet on the Isle of Wight Railway
Discharged convicts from Parkhurat caused a stir in a Isle of Wight railway carriage while hunting a mouse that had escaped custody. The mouse, recaptured, was hidden in a cap worn by one convict who had cared for it for two years as a prison pet, tame enough to sit in his open hand and accept crumbs.
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Wight
Parkhurat
Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Dearborn Proprietors Endorsed
An old advertisement promotes a patent remedy called Catarrh Cure with testimonials urging internal use to cleanse mucous membranes. It claims effectiveness from “all druggists” and marketPrice seven dollars per bottle, citing supportive statements from physicians and customers.
Training of a Prince and the Haughty Governor
The article recalls Col Oslo, longtime governor to the young prince of Naples, later king. It notes the prince's delicate health and Oslo's Spartan discipline, praising the king's later act of granting Oslo the hereditary title of count with Savoy blue in his coat of arms. An anecdote shows Oslo scolding the prince for seeking an autograph, saying a signature from an insignificant boy holds no value.
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Italy
Col
Oslo
Naples
Yolande
House of Savoy
Col. Osio
The Reward of Genius Bartender's Unfortunate Drink Incident
A bartender formerly an assistant becomes head. a rival invents a drink by mental effort, tests it on himself, is poisoned, and faces a possible six month sentence upon recovery. The head bartender offers a drink to the customer during the tale.
Perfect Food Boosts Brain and Body, Carpenter Says
A Marquette carpenter, Mick, credits condensed food Grape-Nuts with rebuilding his brain and increasing strength. He says he can study, plan, endure fatigue, and sleep well after using the product, claiming his stomach and nerves improved and his overall life restored. Name given: Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Marquette
Mick
Postum Co
Hatile Creek
Mich
Irrigated Lands Open to Settlers in Idaho Range
The American Falls Canal and Power opens a vast tract of irrigated land between Blackfoot and American Falls Idaho for selection by settlers and investors. Climate is favorable, soil rich, water abundant, prices low and terms easy. For full information contact Evans Curtis & Sweet Co Salt Lake City Utah.
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American Falla
Blackfoot
Idaho
Evans, Curtis & Sweet Co
D. F
Walker Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Deadly Pineapple Juice Myth In Global Poison Lore
A colonial era fragment warns that green pineapple juice is a potent poison used by Malays to kill, and recalls the Javuarese women sharpening nails as a deadly weapon. It also advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claiming a one day cold cure with refund if ineffective.
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Java
Philippines
Far East
Cat in the Frying Pan Fry Story From Lampton Poem
Poet Will J Lampton recounts a country stop near Harper's Ferry where a sign offered oysters in all styles. He asks for a fry instead of stew and insists a frying pan is needed, prompting a humorous exchange with the innkeeper and a cat named Jim. The tale ends with a playful note from the Washington Post.
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Will J. Lampton
Harper's Ferry
Mr. Lampton
Jim
Washington Post
Allen's Foot-Ease advertising notice from Le Roy
Advertises Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into shoes to rest feet cure swollen sore hot calions aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Claims new or tight shoes become easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. 250 sample mailed free address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Twins Exhibit Mirrored Mischief and Shared Signals
A mother of twins notes that when one boy misbehaves the other often repeats the act at the first chance. If one asks a question in the other’s absence, the brother repeats it in the same phrasing. The twins are not always bad, but they demand as much attention and noise as four ordinary children.
Santa Fe Route Cheap Passenger Rates to Several Cities
The notice advertises reduced fares via the Santa Fe Route to Boston Baltimore Minneapolis Detroit Atlanta and other points. For details contact C F Warren General Agent A T and S F Ry 411 Dooly Block Salt Lake City Utah. A jovial anecdote follows about a lone bachelor lamenting lack of kindness as he awaits a nurse. Roman altar discovery reported by the Newcastle England Society of Antiquaries notes two sanctity altars found by Tyne Commissioners during bridge work and river dredging.
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Boston
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Detroit
Atlanta
C. F. Warren
A. T
S. F. Ry
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Newcastle
England
Society of Antiquaries
Tyne Commissioners
Slavery In Africa Under Prominent Central Chiefs
A brief discussion notes that over 90 percent of inhabitants in central and eastern Africa are Muslims and claims that every man of prominence in central African law is a slave or connected to slavery, reflecting dated colonial rhetoric on religion and social status.
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Africa
Central and
Eastern Africa
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Nouth
Haitecars
J.cheney
Shive
Kinwax & Manvel
Kinwax & Manvel, Wdoisarlegina Tole
O. Mail
Cat
Fry
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