A Judge Helps Teen Couple Reconcile On Wedding Day
A judge in a courtroom recalls guiding a teen couple to resolve their quarrel by focusing on affection. He urged them to think pleasant thoughts of each other, helped them share a modest anniversary celebration, and later received a gift from the couple and their ringside smile confirmed their renewed bond. The tale ends with the judge reflecting on Providence and his yearly ritual of receiving flowers from the couple.
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American Press Association
Tam
Les
Guneteen
Easie
The Ruby Hat Changes Color Then Reverts
A ruby hat was described as turning green when made, then immediately reverting to its original color. The text notes the color shift is temporary and returns to the hat’s natural hue.
Burials In Japan Describe Burial Emphasis
The text notes that in Japan there are no undertakers and that mourning begins after burial. It states that when someone dies the nearest relatives arrange the coffin themselves and perform the burial, with mourning initiated only post burial.
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Japan
A Dangerous Operation Mentioned In Early Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure that avoids the feared dangerous operation of appendix removal. The copy claims the pills work quietly and cure constipation headache biliousness and malaise at Haydon Robertson’s drug store.
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Dr. King
Haydon & Robertson
Shanghai by law caps city speed at 30 mph
Shanghai authorities enact a by-law limiting motor traffic to a maximum of 30 miles per hour while traversing the city. The rule applies to all vehicles and aims to improve safety in one of China's busiest urban centers.
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Shanghai
China
Sleep Nerve line text legacy ad copy
Sleep Sleep is nature s re building period when the energy used by the brain muscles and organs is re newed Dr Miles Nervine quiets irritated nerves and brings refreshing sleep Nervine contains no opiates and therefor leaves no bad after effects The reader recounts sleeplessness and relief after using Nervine in a fragmented testimonial style
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Miles
SIRLS AND SONS AND THE AMERICAN ASIATIC ASSOCIATION
Beth Low succeeds James R Morar as presiding head of the American Asiatic Association as it enters its eleventh year. The Duke of Argyll shocks highlanders by declaring no man over sixty may wear kilts. Representative Leslie Morse of Haverhill owns a superlative bull Banjo, weighing over 4000 pounds and taller than a horse. Chester S Lord has led the New York Sun as managing editor for twenty eight years since joining in 1872 under Charles A Dana. Hon W S Fielding Canadian minister of Granee spends and raises 100000000 yearly on a 7000 salary, a lone surviving figure among Laurier's 1896 cabinet. Clerk James McKenny of the United States Supreme Court marks fifty years since entering the clerk's office, twenty eight years as clerk. Austrian Jews rejoice at Major General Edward Ritter von Schweitzer's appointment to field marshal, a man of forty years service born to poor parents who joined as a private.
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Duke of Argyll
Leslie K. Morse
Haverhill
Banjo
Chester S Lord
New York Sun
Charles A. Dana
Austria
Edward Ritter von Schweitzer
Short Stories and Odd Facts from Historical Notes
A collection of curious data including insured death rates, global postal growth, Boston fire alarm history, Greenfield bank site lore, tea labor wages in Ceylon, and a note on the futility of freezing water in strong receptacles. Also mentions past shell tests and property curiosities.
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Boston
Greenfield
Mass
First National Bank
Ceylon
Inventions Patented by Diverse Inventors Across Nations
A Canadian inventor patents a combined comb and razor for faster even hair trimming. A Kansas carpenter patents a sawdust blowing device fitted to a saw with a piston and curved air tube. A Brooklyn man patents spiked driving wheels to turn autos into motor sleighs. A Russian engineer claims a new flying machine lifts five times heavier weights at higher speed than comparable European aeroplanes.
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Brooklyn
British Briefs Highlight 18th Century Submarine Trial and Canal Depth
A summary note recounts Plymouth harbor’s 1774 submarine boat trial and a shift to wooden counters in UK shops. It records the kiang birth at London Zoo and notes the living is the largest wild ass, native to Tibet and Mongolia. The Manchester Ship Canal now allows deeper merchant steamers, reaching twenty eight feet after three years of work.
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Plymouth
England
United Kingdom
London Zoological Gardens
Tibet
Mongolia
Manchester
Ship Canal
Household Hints for Cleanliness and Maintenance
After trimming turn the wick of a lamp below the burner or the oil will ooze. Boil new coffeepots in borax water and clean water kettles in the same manner. Paraffin on preserve glass tops can be saved by washing in cold water and storing in a tight tin box. When broiling steaks in the gas oven put water in the pan beneath the broiler to catch grease that can be skimmed when cold. This keeps the oven clean and saves cleaning labor.
European Royalty Highlighted in Early Sports Honors
The article profiles European nobility as prominent athletes and scholars. Montenegro’s crown princess leads as Europe’s top royal lady wrestler while Prince Edward of Wales ranks among elite youthful boxers. Bulgaria’s 1st prince is noted as a botany student and arts connoisseur, and Germany’s Victoria Louise is praised as the Kaiser’s pretty 16 year old daughter.
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Montenegro
Europe
Prince Edward of Wales
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Germany
Victoria Louise
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