Defoe life tale spans islands to England and fame
The narrative traces Daniel Defoe born in London circa 1660 who dies in 1731 after a turbulent career as trader political intriguer and journalist. It covers his satirical jail time Robinson Crusoe writings and later life including Friday and shipwreck experiences.
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Daniel, Defoe
London
Moorfields
Daniel
William III
Newgate
Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Childhood courtship joke in Birmingham paper
A lighthearted exchange from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes a couple's long courtship, with a wife making the first mud pie the man ever ate. The quip highlights patient romance and playful family humor from the era.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Dairy Notes on Feeding and Barn Hygiene
Dairy note highlights feeding cows well and washing utensils after milk contact. Emphasizes using roughage economically, preventing contagious abortion with antiseptics after each service, and the value of wageline for chapped teats in cold weather.
Poison Ivy Advice From the American Forestry Association
The American Forestry Association notes poison ivy cases rise as people explore nature. Immediate thorough washing with soap and water prevents eruption, and alcohol baths or full body baths help when exposure is broad. Do not scrub with a brush, and consult a physician for serious cases. No specific cure exists, ointments vary by stage, and avoid lead-based remedies.
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American Forestry Association
Critic Attacks Straight Stem Ships on Collision Losses
Captain A H F Young of the British Board of Trade asserts the straight stem used in modern cargo vessels caused greater sea casualties than submarines. He argues the stem’s origin was cost reduction and that requiring a 15 degree recede would prevent hull penetration in collisions, saving many lives.
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A. H. F. Young
British Board of Trade
Captain Young
Old Time Dishes: Swan and Peacock at Medieval Feasts
The piece recalls the swan as a former favorite. The young cygnet is tender and good with dark flesh tasting like goose and a hint of hate. It notes the peacock as a famous royal feast dish in the Middle Ages.
Marriage Disappointment Revisits Social Circles
A line of social chatter notes that a recent marriage disappointed friends as expectations of unhappiness were proved correct and the outcome matched early predictions.
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Hay and grain include No 2 white corn at 2.08 and No 2 yellow 1.98 with several other corn grades. Butter eggs and poultry show prices for extras, firsts, seconds, and dairy. live poultry with broilers at 55 cents per pound and other weights. Live stock quotes cover cattle steer ranges, heifers, calves, sheep, lambs, and hogs with assorted prices and weight classes.
Bayer Aspirin promotion and security of genuine tablets
An ad extols Bayer Aspirin tablets as safe and proven by millions, sold in unbroken Bayer packages with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists. It adds miscellaneous quotes and captions about morality and a summer girl.
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Bayer
Ready for Him quip and a Home Economizing remark
A humorous exchange notes a wife praising her husband’s smoking as a cue for easy reassurance about economizing. An advertisement promotes Dr Peery's Dead Shot claiming worms and tapeworm expulsion plus gut cleansing with one dose.
Young Yorkshire couple meets Mrs Clayton in London
A newlywed couple from Yorkshire touring London on their honeymoon run into Mrs Clayton in Beggar Street. She, from Streatham, invites them for tea and comments on how strangers in a strange city feel familiar and friendly.
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Yorkshire
London
Beggat Street
Mrs. Clayton
Miss Jones
W.e
Streatham
Five Year Old Delivers Seven Prayers at Bedtime
Lucile, a five year old, admits she skipped prayers when sleepy. At breakfast her mother asks if she said her prayers last night and Lucile replies she was too sleepy but claims she prayed seven prayers on Sunday night before sleep, enough for the week.
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Lucile
Mamma
Toy Shop Hint Turns Out Of Budget Gift Gaffe
A flashily dressed man visits a jeweler seeking a birthday gift for his sweetheart. Stating his income as fifteen dollars a week, he is told bluntly that the jeweler’s shop is not suitable and should try the toy shop around the corner.
Mixed Identity Exchange Sparks Confusion in Morning
A playful dialogue unfolds as one person exclaims their surprise at another's identity, asking who they were that morning and prompting a lighthearted exchange about recognition and confusion.
Girl Grasping Flirt Cues Sees Impudence and Indifference
The girl regards a man as impertinent when he flirts and as indifferent when he does not.
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BY Daniel Defoe
James B. Connolly
Hull
Guinea
Africa
Brazils
South America
Friday
England
Old Island
The
Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
United States Department of Agriculture
Contesting Association
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Westall
Cincinnati
Lisap Eee
Allen
Navy
Boston Transcript
Brown
Theresa
Postum Cereal Co
Mich
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