The Countess Ilka In Southsea Society
In Southsea a young widow Countess Ilka Zulatski moves into a front-house, charming the garrison set with wit and elegance. Captain Winstanley, busy with India plans, remains outwardly courteous, while Ilka plots to win him away from Ursula Kenyon.
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Tha
Southsea
Nika Zulatski
Lwband
England
Atlantic
Tika
Government House
Admiralty Mouse
Garrigan
Baron Taxony
Rke
Goa
Taxona
Charity
Capt. Winstanley
Couateraka
Ilka
Aiie-De-Camp
Portsmouth
Winstanley
India
Ursula
Ike
The World's Longest Trestle Through Salt Lake
A historical note describes the world’s longest trestle, twelve miles long with 25 000 piles. It cost 5 000 000 dollars and took three years to build. The Salt Lake is largely lifeless, with no boats or swimmers due to extreme salinity and a desolate surrounding lake bed.
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Salt Lake
Sea Sea of the
New World
Dead Sea
Great
Boston Suffered Devastating Earthquake of 1785
The narrative describes a severe quake that first shifted the ground then jolted violently, causing chimneys to crumble and roofs to fail. The market spire broke, wells turned murky with hydrogen sulfide, and earth cracks speckled the landscape with drifting sand and fetid gases.
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Gabriel
Boston
Wella
Fragmented Irish Dialect Essay on Public Speaking and Poetry
The passage mocks public speech and literary fame, noting how a speaker’s ease grows with fewer frosts of ridicule. It contrasts modern tastes with Shakespeare, laments low regard for poets, and criticizes lavish childrearing attitudes and nurses favoring favored heirs.
Dobnny a Long Head and Nervous Johnny Exchange Odd Smell Tale
In a quirky dialogue a nervous Johnny declares he can smell motor cars while a hostess questions his taste. N. J. notes the scent of danger passes as he explains the smell signals something past.
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Dobnny
Johnny
N. J
fragmentary romance dialogue from old newspaper page
A brief, incomplete exchange shows a woman asking if the man loves her, the man replying he only cares for married women, and the woman asking why they cannot marry. The wording appears in a damaged OCR segment with quotes and stray punctuation.
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Ricardo
Dearest
Elilz
Why Maude Stays In Amid Odd Household Quirk
In a quirky scene Mayme-She searches for a husband while Euly-Want tas questions arise. Maude remains inside as Mayme-She keeps the house dry, a humorous domestic tableau reflecting anxious restraint and practical prudence in uncertain times.
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Maude
Mayme
Euly
The Rise of Ready Mixed Paint in American Homes
A discussion on the surge of paint consumption in the United States driven by ready mixed paints since 1860. It notes the shift from costly, bespoke mixtures to convenient, machine-made products, the role of linseed oil, and the painter’s preference for skilled application over household use.
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Jack of All Trades
Octave Thanet
Cours
Japan
Cansue Bureau
California
Irl
Fubhore
The
Bulletin
Talkiest Congress and Its Language War in Washington
In a satirical look at 1920s politics the piece notes how language sparring grows as talks pile up. It recalls records of Congress with millions of pages and odd pastimes, while a dean and a pale student era vignette hints at public theatrics and confusion.
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Washington
Entertaining July Fourth With Fancy Dress and Fireworks
Edith A. Brown outlines patriotic July Fourth entertainments for youths and families. ideas include a Maypole style parade under a liberty bell, toy-gun hunts, target practice, and a red white blue luncheon and dinner with cornflower centerpieces and Liberty Bell decorations. The piece emphasizes simple, homey fun and safe outdoor games to celebrate the holiday.
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Martha
George Washingtons
Uncle Sams
Hall Columbia
Columbia
Aristocrat topic steers idle talk in ladies class
A Chicago Record Herald note describes a women’s class discussing Thomas Jefferson with interruptions about Aaron Burr and Hamilton. Dialog reveals light gossip and curiosity about Jefferson’s era as the group adjourns amid questions on race, society, and servants.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Aaron Burr
Mrs. Gordon
The
Jefferson
Mrs. Allen
Edward
Mrs. Jackson
Susan
Jeffersyn
Mme
White House Society
Washington
Mrs. Edward
Household Menu and Evening Lawn Amusements
A menu lists cauliflower mace and creamed potatoes for the main courses. A fruit salad in red apples serves the salad course, with cherry ice cream in paper cups for dessert. Paper cups with the American flag are sold in novelty sections. The lawn freworka will be the evening amusement, children may join.
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Joseph B. Bowles
Dean’s Kidney Pills Featured in Swainsboro Testimony
An advertisement and editorials describe cures from Dean’s Kidney Pills with John Coleman of Swainsboro Ga praising relief from kidney trouble and backache. The piece also notes a Bulloff ad and various humorous vignettes about marriage, finances, and a river flood editorial.
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Dean
John
Coleman
Swainsboro, Ga
outer-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Dr Williams' Pink Pills Promising Stomach Relief Story
The article describes stomach troubles with varying symptoms and touts Dr Williams' Pink Pills as a superior tonic. It cites A. Morrill of Oneals California a veteran who recovered after taking the pills following a rattlesnake bite and long illness, claiming relief when other medicines failed.
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Noah
Willow Pink
William
Morrill
Oneals
Calif
Dr. Williams
Schenectady
Telephoning Herring Device Signals Shoals In Sea
A Berlin paper describes a new device that uses a submerged microphone to hear passing herring. A wire links the underwater unit to an ordinary receiver, enabling signals from depths to be heard. Excellent results in the North Sea show anglers when shoals pass.
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Berlin
North Sea
Curious Cactus Traits Across Mexico
Curiosities of the cactus world in Mexico include a tooth pick producer, a ribbed spined variety used as combs, a fish-hook spined type, an urchin-like form, a porcupine mimic, and a red-haired cactus called red headed. Several species bloom on varied schedules, Cereus nycticalus opening at 7 pm and closing at 7 am, others at 8 and 9, with different closing times.
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Mexico
Umepieces
Anther
Worning
Doctor Concludes Coffee Worried His Heart Health
A physician recounts his own experience with coffee. He says years of coffee use caused daily heart palpitations, nearly fatal trouble, and after abandoning tea and coffee for Postum his heart stabilized with no palpitations except rare irritation from other foods.
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Wellville
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Shuttelwaites
Victoria
Mrs. Shuttelwaite
Arguin
Countess Tika
America
Finnigin
Asa
Raereety
Edith A. Brown
Chicago Record-Haral
Canton
Riley
Knocr
Per Sawel
Ara Rently
Mississippi River
Bingtown Bazoo
the Bazoo
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