Odd Jokes and Anecdotes From The Steeler City Liner
A mixed column of light humor and reminiscences. A sickly voyage yields a cat’s private-claims dispute and a joke about a private cat. A maid asks a dentist visit. A sultan’s harem tale pivots to a cannibal chief’s baptism. Funeral prayer confusion and a Fisk family anecdote end with brisk repartee and royal tutoring mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rosalie
Turney
Tham
Agin
Cergyman
Various Household Tips and Advertisements From an 19th Century Page
A collage of consumer health claims and etiquette notes includes syrup of figs and elixir of senna as a laxative, beauty advice, bath and skin care routines, moonlight anecdotes, art facts, Lydia E Pinkham remedies, and miscellaneous curiosities. It mentions Hiram Maxim inventions and general social observations about diligence and politeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
The Omnipresent Reeve and Ancient Wild Roses
The piece notes that every continent except Australia yields wild roses and that roses are among the oldest flowers, possibly grown from wind blown seeds in paradise. It references early reliefs dating 3000 to 8500 B.C. and mentions rosewater in Homer’s works and in ancient texts.
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Australia
Paradise
Vague excerpt hints at fishing and domestic scene
A fragment describes a man with rod and flies surprising observers. References to a lad named Mansy and a new maid Nora suggest a domestic vignette with unclear dialogue and erratic transcription.
British sovereign veto halts parliamentary bill on test rates
A terse note asserts the British sovereign has vetoed the parliamentary bill concerning test rates. The fragmentary text emphasizes a firm clear voice and warns against fondness, suggesting the veto halts the measure. Further details are unreadable in the OCR.
Right Food Turns Sour Stomach Around for Family
A New York woman and her young son recovered from months of sour stomachs after switching to Grape-Nuts per a stomach specialist. They report improved digestion, weight gain, clear mornings, rested sleep, and renewed energy from the cereal as a daily regimen.
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N. Y
Reneen
Kidney Pills Restore Hiepe After Doctors Say No Cure
A man named Hiepe believed to be near death after four months bedridden due to physicians declaring no cure. He credits improvement to Dean's Kidney Pills, with weeks of recovery leading to full strength. Available from Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo, New York, 50 cents per box.
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Baffsie
N.Y
Sails split and brittle from lime deficiency remedy noted
The article notes sails becoming fragile due to lime deficiency and suggests olive or sweet almond oil rubbed into them as a cure. It also quotes T. F. Low on bearing misfortunes and mentions cattle fattening experiments showing poor results when prairie hay fed with corn alone.
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T. F. Low
New York City Gas and Beers Spark Modern Habits
An array of topics shows urban life in flux including New York consuming gas and beer by the glass, Dublin and Belfast populations in 1901, and Britain’s notable women architects. The piece touches on trade, immigration, and new technologies shaping daily life in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Dublin
Ireland
Belfast
Government's Indian policy brings respite in Okishems
A Guthrie dispatch reports the Federals aim to end land parcel theft in Siam Territory, targeting unscrupulous grafters and gullible Indian allottees. The Kepens City Star notes government action, describing steps toward a final stroke against unlawful land seizures.
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Feders
In- Siam
Guthrie
Okia
Kepens City
Covi
A Smile From a Stranger
A short meditation on the value of a stranger's smile and its power to lift spirits and inspire courage, noting how small kindness can brighten life and leave lasting memories.
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Success, Magazine
Dinah Mulock Craik Kept Manuscripts Before Publication
The author Dinah Mulock Craik reportedly left each completed manuscript at her bank for months. She would return to read how the work affected her after a delay. If satisfied, she sent it to the publisher. if not, she rewrote or discarded it.
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Dinah Mulock Craik
John Halifax
Genfireman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steele City Press
Amelody
Blank
James Fisk
Wisk
Brattieboro
Fisks
Germany
Ighness
Persia
Grand Opera House
Paris
Tintoretta
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydham
Hiram
Maxim
London
Venice
Reeve
Peles
Hiepe
Newfoundland
Glasgow University
Pacific Coast
Perfo
Michaella
Marseilles
Great Britain
Elinebeth McClelland
United States
Headys
America Et Cels
Manhattan Bridge
Brazil
New City
Yeman
Arabia
New York
New Zealand
West Africa
London Saturday Review
Africa
Indiana
Dawes Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Freud
Brown
Robert I. Owen
Owen
Owen Hind Anere
Okishems
Eve Oe
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