Lydia E Pinkham Women's Remedy Praised by Readers
A Wisconsin reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from Change of Life symptoms after years of illness. A Massachusetts woman reports renewed health after using the product for hot flashes and related pains. The ad urges middle aged women to heed warning symptoms and consider the remedy.
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Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Ripeway
Durand
Massachusetts
Blackstone
Mass
Pierre Cournoyer
Box 239
King Canute Orders Waves Back Then Drowned Throne
King Canute allegedly ordered his throne carried to the sea and commanded the waves to retreat. The sea advanced, swamping the throne and forcing the king to wade ashore or be drowned. He then concedes doubt yet willingness to try anything once.
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Canute the Great
Canute
Too Suggestive War Line Sparks Meat Card Quip
A wry exchange about a landlady reading war news leads to a joke that she has put tenants on meat cards for twice weekly days. The quip captures wartime ration humor and daily life under shortages.
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Scott
If Girls Parade in Breakfast Attire Then Fewer Hasty Marriages
A whimsical remark suggests that girls wearing breakfast attire during parades could reduce impulsive marriages, reflecting a humorous social observation without asserting real events or figures.
The Little White Victim and the Dar k Tale of Elizabeth Fenning
A critical retelling of the Elizabeth Fenning case in 1815 London. The piece contrasts medical ignorance arsenic rumors and a wrongful conviction with public outcry and a humane, cautious view of justice. It notes pleas by prominent figures and a final execution for dumplings misidentified as poison.
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Legion
Elizabeth Fenning
England
Robert Gregson Turner
London
Turner
Elizabeth
Turners
Dew
Helgoland and Shetland Islands in British and German Hands
Helgoland in the North Sea was ceded to Germany in 1890 after 83 years of British possession in exchange for suppression of German claims on Zanzibar. The island lies 28 miles northwest of the Elbe mouth and has been heavily fortified since German occupation. The Shetland Islands, a group of over a hundred isles, form the northernmost Scottish county and thus belong to Great Britain.
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Helgoland
North Sea
Germany
Zanzibar
Elbe
Shetland Islands
Tsiete
Great Britain
Sleeper of Seven Months Noted in Sicilian Wake
A young Sicilian awakens after seven months sleep and is said to hold the world record as a sleeper. The note recalls England's noted slumberers, including Samuel Chilton of Somersetshire in the 1600s who drew scholarly attention and was subjected to tests with pins and caustic ammonia.
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England
Samuel Chilton
Somersetshire
Sleepers of August and January Across History
The text notes long slumbers from a Clanton August sleep and a Newcastle girl who slept nearly four months in the eighteenth century. It contrasts a seven months sleeper waking to a changed world from the London Chronicle’s account.
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Clanton
Newcastle
London Chronicle
Thoreau on shaping life through conscious effort
The quotation asserts that elevating life through intentional effort surpasses creating art or sculpture. It praises the power to transform the surrounding atmosphere and medium by moral action, citing the ability to improve oneself as the highest achievement.
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Thoreau
Coal for a Battleship Drives Power at Sea
The article notes that a battleship consuming about seventy tons of coal daily can move at 10 to 12 knots, and it states that to push a ship at or above this speed a greater amount is required.
Laziest Citizen of Kent Minn Provokes Test at Store
A Kent Minnesota store owner, famed as the lazy man of the village, delays service from his stove while claiming he will stand up later. A contemporary writer challenges the title by visiting the shop to test the proprietor’s claim.
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Kent
Minn
Werld
Liverpool Post
Peril of the Sea Waterspout Observation
A waterspout remains in constant spin and collapses when it ends. Observers estimate its spin rate about a quarter mile above sea level at six miles per minute.
Requirements for Werke Manager
The piece argues that a Werke Manager should combine engineering skill with business sense and accounting ability. It stresses the rare blend of talents in one person who can supervise all departments and harmonize their development, either directly or through assistants.
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Werke
Cork Wisdom For Reusing Bottled Glue
Advice to prevent cork sticking after opening glue or mucilage bottles. Wash and dry cork, then cover with grease. Paraffin or tallow recommended as best protective coating.
Origin and meaning of the term gringo in historical usage
Letter to the editor traces the term gringo to 1787 with references to the Dictionario Castellano and Melchior Nunez de Taboada. It notes meanings as foreigner with a distinct accent and connects to Spanish phrases about inability to speak fluently, illustrated by citations and translations.
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America
P. Easteban de Terreros
Pardo’s
Dictionario Castellano
Madrid
Melchior Emmanuel Nunez de Taboada
Paris
New York Times
Ontario Area Emphasized for New Endeavor
The statement urges bold exploration of new ventures and notes Ontario covers 407.262 square miles, highlighting its geographic size as context for potential projects and growth opportunities.
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Ontario
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