Popular Phrases Misquoted by Readers Across Ages
A survey of well known misquotations shows how famous lines from Coleridge, Shakespeare, and Bible verses are repeatedly mangled. It cites common errors like Water water everywhere, the cottage to the sticking place, and love of money is the root of all evil, among others.
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Coleridge
Tule
Antienia
Britannia
Macleth
Samuel Tuter
Nathaniel Lewin
Frank Ton
Maul
Timothy
Wolfe
Jol Moore
Mina
Longfellow
London
Fragmentary Dialogue From A Southern Visit In A 19th Century Tale
A garbled excerpt depicts a visitor in the rural south observing locals and a cryptic exchange about abbreviations and identity. The scene references a man named John Mitchell and a visitor’s puzzled reactions to odd remarks and gestures amid a rustic setting.
Vogue of Old Novels Faces Aging Readers
A history column notes elderly readers distrust new writers and champion classic authors like Thackeray and Bronte. Yet Havane libraries show many titles remain popular, with Dickens and Scott, among others, still holding strong in public favor as newer works struggle to displace them.
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Neve Tiekens
Thackeray
George Hlint
Bulwer
Prollope
Bronte
Tlawthuri
Huvavene
Laerge
Fae
Gil
Thore
David Copperfield
Charleston
Illustrious Bachelors Mentioned In An Eccentric List Of Minds
A fragmentary old piece names numerous famed figures from philosophy to art and science. It references Sir Isaac Newton, Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, Locke, Kant, Galileo, Bayle, Leibnitz, Hume, Gibbon, Macaulay, Pitt, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer and others in a long, eclectic roll call.
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Sir Janne Newton
Thomas Hobbes
Teviathan
Adam Smith
Chamfort
Gaeswadi
Galileo
Ji Rie
Locke
Spinoga
Kant
Blshep Butler
Bayle
Leibmitz
Hume
Gibbon
Macaulay
Buckle
Pitt
Charlee
James Fos
Leonardo de Vries
Maphael
Michael Angelo
Joshua Heynolds
Tuvener
Standel
Beethoven
Rossing Mendelssohn
Meyerbeer
The Artist's Welcome Greeted Son Returning Home
The famous son, a pianist, returns after four years abroad. Wealthy friends funded a study abroad course and a concert debut. Upon arriving at Matteville, his mother gasps with emotion as he steps from the tent, marking a dramatic homecoming.
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Closen
Matteville
Henry’s family learns of his hardship abroad
A distraught mother bursts into tears upon hearing tales of Henry’s success overseas, then questions his welfare as she notes his hair has not been cut due to lack of money. The scene conveys a poignant clash between hopeful reports and harsh poverty.
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Lfe
Henry
Commercial Tribune
A Dainty Inexpensive Gift Case For Veils And Nets
A compact guide describes making a dainty satin and cotton wadding case used to hold veils or Herby nets. It explains cutting a 22 by 10 inch satin piece, adding wadding and silk lining, stitching and folding to form end pockets, with optional silk binding and card slots for postcards. The piece notes the case preserves nets and can be widened to 18 inches with similar proportions.
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Bue
Wellé
Learning to Walk for Babies with Supportive Helps
A guide on teaching infants to stand and walk safely. It advises patience, short practice sessions, and avoids hasty walking. Methods include a tender with a seat and a leading strap to prevent falls and guide steps during early walking attempts.
In The Home Room Comfort Guiding House Smarts
The piece stresses a warm home with open fire flames and readable magazines. It favors practical seating, soft lighting for reading, family friendly carpeting, and avoiding overly formal or pristine decor, prioritizing cheer, affection, and practical accommodation over strict cleanliness.
Nursery Dishes Bring Stories to Nursery Tables
Nursery dishes tempt children with cups plates pitchers bowls and mugs bearing charming storybook figures. Cream colored mugs show quaint fairy story girls while borders and large characters decorate the dishes. Children enjoy guessing which tale fits each character at meals.
Curl Hair Quickly by Simple Artificial Process
The method describes cleaning the hair thoroughly, then parting it and running two damp combs through it. Hair is loosely rolled around a cylindrical paper core and left to dry. The secret is to barely dampen the hair and avoid over-wetting to achieve curl in about half an hour.
Minnesota farmers rally for windbreaks and evergreens
A Minnesota and Dakotas gathering reports that a windbreak program using hardy evergreens is the best defense for dry, windy prairies. Speakers urge careful stock, soil, and tree management, noting long term value and renewed groves through removal of dead wood and rejuvenation with young stock.
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Dakotas
Lime Sulphur Wash for San Jose Scale in Orchards
Marlatt notes a winter lime sulfur wash for infested orchards to kill San Jose scale. Application can occur after leaf fall and before bud swell, with possible yearly treatment as scale numbers rise. Two applications are advised for severely infested trees, one late fall and one late spring, with spring timing just before bud break often best.
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Howe
Forage Yields Vary With Manure Age and Fertility
A Minnesota experiment shows corm fodder timothy grass and hay crops, when fed on soils with good fertility, produced 25 to 80 percent more protein than on poorer soils. Age of manure also materially influenced the composition of mixed grasses, pasture grass, and hay crops.
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Minnesota
Easter clothing at Cabsetoria The Kind You Have Almost But Signature
The ad notes Easter is near and promotes Cabsetoria Sears for men and boys clothing. It emphasizes a full range of garments and urges customers to visit for Easter attire.
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Cabsetoria
Almos
Meerschaum Mining and Processing Described
The article outlines meerschaum as a hydrated silica mineral from Asia Minor especially Rekischeler, its mining in deep galleries by small groups, drying and polishing steps, and its use in jewelry and building materials. It notes global supply sources, including Greece and Morocco, and mentions a Chicago market. It also includes a quoted New York Tribune anecdote about a clerk and a New York wholesale merchant.
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Asia Minor
Eskischellr
Greece
Grecian Islands
Krabschitz
Moravia
Morocco
Vallecas
Madrid
South Carolina
Rekischeler
Chicago News
Boy questions old man after playful dog trick
An elderly cyclist is knocked to the ground when a dog darts from a doorway and blocks his wheel in a country town. A passing boy calmly notes the scene and asks if the man fell while the dog merely played. The old man angrily brushes himself off as the boy walks away.
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London Telegraph
Burnand Wit: Window Lesson and Soles Remedy
The humorous anecdote recalls F C Burnand as a youth at college when asked to clean windows. He bartered a lesson in return but deserted the master on the ledge and locked him out. Manning harshly scolded the novice, remarking he would be a better shoemaker than priest. The wit ends with Burnand’s quip about being left with the cure of soles.
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Burnand
F. C. Burnand
Cardinal
Manning
Ugid
Keeping Open House for Better Digestion
A health ad urges readers to maintain wellness through proper digestion and urges use of Dr King's New Life Pills to regulate stomach liver and bowels. The pills are priced at 25 cents and sold at Wm Kipp's Sons drug store.
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Dr. King
Wm. Kipp
A Danger Signal on Municipal Lighting Plants
A censux report based on 1902 statistics shows only thirteen of 828 electric light plants leased, sold, or abandoned. Since 1902, at least thirty have reverted to private operation, raising concerns over wear, obsolete equipment, and misrepresented costs. Political mismanagement and rapid industry change push cities toward contracting with private firms instead of maintaining aging plants.
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Lny
Wakefield Considers Lighting Plant Upgrade or Private Power
Wakefield Massachusetts weighs abandoning the municipal lighting plant in favor of private electricity and gas from a firm or spending 72000 to modernize the plant. A nine member committee will investigate and may hire an expert for up to 800 and report by the November town meeting. Estimated totals show 652000 for upgrading the electrical branch and 20000 for the gas plant.
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Wakefield
Mass
Electrical World
Middleboro investigates town gas and electric plants
At the annual town meeting Middleboro Massachusetts appointed a four member committee to study the gas and electric plants and advise on selling them. An editorial cites the electric plant’s value at about fifty to sixty thousand dollars against a threefold investment amid service complaints. The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Altoona Wisconsin’s municipal gas plant as a failure amid mismanagement and unread meters.
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Middleboro
Mass
Middleboro News
Milwaukee Sentinel
Altoona
Wis
Subscriptions Offer for 1902 Publications
An off er to old and new subscribers to add other papers for 1902. The notice lists various publications and states sample copies unavailable by mail. It distinguishes regular prices from special yearly rates for thin paper editions and directs requests for samples to paper offices.
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Gyures
Wremlers
Tork Uribune Barmme
Independent
New York City
Scientide American
Ocean Chong
Ihn
Goonall
Witd Week
Ubi
Toledo
New York
Mr. Louis Globe-Democrat
Dayton
Kyouing Herald
Notice to Teachers Monthly Examining Board Meetings
Notice to teachers announces regular meetings for examining applicants for teachers' certificates in Greenville Ohio. Examinations scheduled for the third Saturday of April and the second Saturday of May. Signed by J Alverton Crowell president GH Garrison vice president J H Browder clerk Board of Examiners. September 1 ert year
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Oorlit
Greenville
Ohio
J. Alverton Crowell
Prem
GH. Garrison
Vic
J. H. Browder
Plerk
Greenville Journal Subscriptions Offer Broad Reading
Public notices promote Greenville Journal subscriptions to larke County and beyond. Rates highlighted: $1.00 yearly, 50 cents for six months, $1.15 out of county. Claims the paper delivers two thousand nine hundred twelve columns of reading matter per year for a small price.
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Willans Shire
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Washington Carlier
Minnesot
B. Waldran
North Dakota Agricultural College
A. Kupter
United States
Wetterview
California
Vane Hos
Meerschaum
Accrington
Loughborough
Mansfeld Morecambe
Barking Town
Morley Bath
Nelson Bee
Battersea
Brighten
Pembroke
Bury St. Munds
Pontypridd
Dartford
Reigate
SheMeld
Eccles Anscenes
Biland
Ses
Southend
Tee Faversham
Stoke-oninesn
Gillinguara
Surbiton Gloucester
Todmorden Taw Hamilton
Tonbridge
Hornsey
We ‘Pynemon
Watford
Wednesburse
Keighin
Whitehaven
Kendal
Lo Kettering Kilmarnock
The
Toledo, Ohio
Henry M. Cole
Jifce
Allen Block
Apposilte Second National Bank
A. Jobes
Buite
New
Anderson Block
W. W. Thegarden
Naw Weaver Block
Adel Hata, Ree
Pragtion Peene i A “Sc. A. Snow & CO
U. S
Washington, D
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Larke
Sville Journal
Furnish
Lweek
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