Man Survives Twenty Nitrocellulose Explosions at Nitrator
Willard Ray profiles John Viewberger, a veteran nitroglycerin maker who has faced dozens of blasts at the ultrator plant. Despite acids, fumes, and constant danger, he remains at his post, escaping injury through coolness, luck, and a ritual exit via a hillside doorway when explosions erupt.
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Sphinx
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Viewberger
Tie
Itis
Willard Ray
Collier’s Weekly
A Bird's Barbed Wire Fences
A Central American brown wren to Canary size builds a nest in a small tree with dense horizontal branches. It constructs a six by two foot platform, forms a domed thorn lined nest, and creates a crooked tunnel to the platform with thorn fences enabling the owner to close the gate and safeguard eggs or young.
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Central America
See the Good Quote by Marm Montel on Disclosing Virtues
A reflective aphorism urges equal zeal for sharing good deeds as evil reports. It asserts publicizing positive examples would improve the world, contrasting how bad news often dominates discourse.
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Marmontel
A Nourishing Diet
A Baltimore American quote on Wall Street humor cites a playful exchange about bulls and bears feeding on lamb chops. The snippet frames finance culture with a light, period voice and a dash of colonial wit.
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Wall Street
Baltimore
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertised Cure
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than other diseases put together and for years it was supposed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to be a constitutional remedy taken internally, acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered for any cure it cannot achieve. Send for circulars and testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Pain Says Mrs Pearson
Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a tested remedy for kidney weakness and back pain. Mrs. O Pearson of Sidney reports relief from back aches and other kidney trouble symptoms after using Dean's Kidney Pills, a FosterMilburn Co product from Buffalo NY priced at 50 cents at dealers.
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Doan
O Pearson
Sidney
Dean
Doctor Advises Daily Open Air Auto Ride
A doctor tells a patient after a full exam that daily time outdoors helps health. The patient objects, noting he has no car. The doctor offers to sell him his own car, suggesting a solution through mobility and fresh air.
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Pittsburgh Press
Rose May Takes Painting Lessons in Odd Exchange
Rose May enrolls in painting lessons while a studio mix up prompts a question about Marie. A beauty shop visit is mentioned as part of a quirky dialogue judged as uncertain and informal.
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May
Marie
Quote Fragments From Detroit Free Press Insight
A collage of lines praises a beautiful girl, notes a daughter, and exclaims joy. A man rejoices after the mother leaves, claiming insight. Clara Louise Burnham is quoted on sunlight and effort.
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Mallelujah
Detroit Free Press
The Heart of London Land Prices Soar
The Philadelphia North American notes London land values surpassing 16 million dollars per acre with prices across central streets reaching 350 per square foot. It cites Bank of England land at 35 million and firms like Cormmhill and Thread needle street seeing extraordinary rents and sales.
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Bank of England
Queen Victoria
Upper Thames
St. Maury-at-Lill
Cannon Streets
Lombard Street
Wing Willian Street
Cormmhill
Threadneedle Street
Squire
Austin Frhers
Philadelphia
Getting Into Society Fiddle Name Choice
Local society note from the Loulaville Courier Journal quotes Flubdub as he vows to craft a new stage name for his wife’s visiting cards, saying the old one is unsuitable while pressing need to present a proper identity. The brief item reads as a quip on social etiquette and name vanity in a small community.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
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