Various World Facts And Notable Epitaphs From History
A miscellany of statistics and anecdotes includes US coal purchases totaling about 6.3 million dollars yearly, new Sahara postal service on camels, early marriages in Mexico, rabbit population growth, wireless linking Mexico City and Vera Cruz, and industrial notes. It also recounts famous last words and dignified deaths of famous figures such as Plato, Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth, Marie Therese, Andrew Jackson, and Beethoven, blending economic data with historical curiosities.
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Unitedtates
Sahara
Mexico
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Delaware
New York City
Wulfson
Gubago
Ingland
Binno
Plato
Walter Raleigh
Louis XIV
Louis le Grand
Marie Antoinette
Elizabeth
Lord Beauchamp
England
Marie Sheresa
Andrew Jacksen
Neaven
John Caldwell
Alhorn
United States
Righis
South
Webster
Walter
Deaths Of Famous People Last Words Echo Fame And Fear
A reflection on how last words and deaths haunt notable figures. Anaxagoras faced exile and death with dignity, declaring Athens had not lost him, but its people. Cesare Borgia’s brutal life ended in violence as a stark contrast to noble endings.
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Anaxagoras
Tonkin
Pericles
Athens
Cesare Borgia
Hen Defends Nest Here in Neighborly Yard
A rural scene depicts a hen resisting being moved from her nest. Neighbors Penn and Jennie attempt to drive her away using banging and rough tactics but the hen bites Penn and calmly stands her ground. The incident ends with humor and a shout about calendars.
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Neyshbor Penn
Penn
Ginger
Caledar
Jennie
Practical jokes travel by express and coin a cobblestone tale
A San Francisco businessman recalls a costly practical joke tale from The Werman's Tome Companion. A friend traveling in Italy sent a telegram to collect seven dollars, then a cobblestone package weighed eleven pounds was sent express to St. Petersburg with a note about sharing good health news.
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San Francisco
Italy
Tissune
Tan
Iis Express
St. Petersburg
Wermarn
Fragmentary Rural Advice Crumbles Into Nonsense
A highly garbled page fragment mixes odd phrases about wine tailors, bat woman ash foes, and seasonal tasks. It contains cryptic lines about saving a thing, homemaking in winter, canning in summer, and odd bee and clover imagery with scattered numbers and stray instructions.
Five Months In Hospital Ends In Miracle Recovery
Levi P. Brothway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months of hospital confinement and a dire prognosis he found relief using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports heart trouble smothering spells fainting and impaired vision improved after treatment. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. An unrelated farming tip suggests using a spade for deep burdock removal as cheaper than hoeing cornfields when weeds are small.
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Adriande Sea
Trieste
British Board of Trade
Canada
England
Bradley
Montreal
United States
Truth
Henry Labouchere
Gabby
Sir Frank Lockwood
Labouchere
London
Lorain, O
League Island Navy Yard
Great Lakes
Amazon
Levi P. Brothway
Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Farmers Seek Better Use Of Land And Equity Principle
A reflective essay argues lone farmers chase adjoining plots yet should improve current acres. It emphasizes a universal law of equity guiding all life and warns against paying more than value received, posing a question about fiction as truth clothed in imagination.
Truth and Quality and the Syrup of Figs
An advertisement extols Truth and Quality as foundations of personal and family laxatives. It touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a mild, natural laxative cleanses internal organs with no debility or dosage increases, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists. It ends with a collection of aphorisms on caution and effort.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Pettit Eye Salve Ad Claims Restore Vision
An advertising note states Pettit Eye Salve can restore normal conditions of diseased or injured eyes and lists Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo, New York as sellers.
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Howard Bros
Buffalo
Home Garden Tips for Better Harvests and Storage
Practical advice on early corn management using a spike-tooth harrow and palm-leaf fans for bed comfort. Tips include fanning at night for sleep relief, and preventing potato discoloration by peeling and soaking in cold water before cooking. Emphasizes removing small weeds to prevent larger ones later.
Farmers Advice From A Rural Almanac Fragment
The excerpt details livestock care and crop notes urging weekly visits to young stock, salt for animals, Blue grass pasture for firm sod, weed control, turning garden waste into pig feed, and directing fence breakers toward slaughter. It emphasizes practical farming tasks and pasture management.
Eczema Covered Baby Reaches Cure With Cuticura Remedies
A mother recalls her four month old son suffering severe eczema and doctors declaring it the worst case seen. After using Cuticura Remedies, symptoms eased in two months and fully resolved in six months. The note cites Mrs Aff at Meromont, New England, October 24, 1905.
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Tts
Practical farming tips from a get-up-and-go season
Advice on improving dairy herds and methods, pest control in orchards, feeding poultry, cleaning after harvest, cultivating strawberry and berry patches, avoiding grain in young orchards, manure around trees, sowing cucumbers, trimming hay, and guiding youth with empathy. Emphasizes timely thinking and steady labor.
Grape Nuts praised for strength and stamina in reader letters
A reader letter extols Grape Nuts as improving strength nerves and brain power after use. The note claims weight gain and better exertion with frequent packaging shown by a Battle Creek, Michigan source. The ad asserts many letters are genuine and of human interest.
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Riehbt Pond
Duclodit
N.Y. Nw
Aree
Tostama
Battle Creek
Wellville
Vagrant Tales and Courtroom Quips Across a Provincial City
A string of short anecdotes and humorous scenes unfolds from a provincial French city and London bureau. A weary poacher faces a twentieth conviction with a witty dinner threat, a Madame X seeks a capable butler, and Abernethy tests a daughter with a sharp, comic examination. A sedentary official endures manipulation by glue tricks, and a loyal servant vows to uncover wrongdoing, while a friend departs, never to return.
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Madame X
Abernethy
van Sayer
Jimmie
Itus
Monkey in Cocoanut Shell Impacts Hotel Stir
Investigation into a complaint at the Hotel Knickerbocker reveals Thomas Cochran of Cardiff Wales, part of Lord Crichton’s traveling party, owns a Brazilian marmoset kept in a cocoanut shell. The animal was found in room 621 and later placed in the checkroom. hotel staff noted its playful habits and diet in ink and fruit.
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Knickerbocker
Thomas Cochran
Cardiff
Wales
Lord Crichton
Prince of Wales
Kulets Orbocker
Lord
Lady Chelton
Amis
New York
Two Ministers Preach Morning and Evening Sermons
The report notes ministers named Adam and Low delivering sermons. In the morning Low preached with the text Adam, where art thou. The congregation was edified. In the evening Adam preached with the text lo, here Tam.
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Adam
Low
Mr. Low
Disinheriting Heir Tales Across Jorking Fortune
In a conversation from a Balthmore American piece, Ohd Jorking leaves his son nothing though his fortune is vast. The contrast with Jorkins, who began life as a barber, sparks discussion on motive and habit shaping inheritance.
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Jorkins
Balthmore American
Economy Talk Between Father and Son In London
A humorous exchange set in London features a father praising his son's economy while noting his frequent money requests last term. The son agrees, claiming better stewardship this term as they discuss finances and fair handling of funds.
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London
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W.L. Don
Bou Hytte Te Hest Shoe Daaiers Prarrehione Shoes
Mualleg
AdCarek
Cii Ng Remedy Co
Chicago
Eczema
Towake
Eis
Ween
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