Ancient French Marriage Contracts Bring High Drama to Auctions
A fragmentary report describes a Versailles era marriage contract between the Marquis Desmontiers Desaerville and Mile de la Triete being auctioned in London for about $600 to Mr. Quaritch. It notes signatures of Louis XIV era royals and French nobles, with critique from the London Telegraph on the signatures and era, and remarks on France's nobility fading after the revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tordon Auction Room
Quaritch
Marquis Desmontiers Desaerville
Mile de la Triete
Elizabeth
Versailles
Louie XVI
Marie Antoinette
Te Enllistine
Songone TM
France
America
London
Quarttchais
Louis XIV
le Roi Solel
the Dalphin
Duc de Hourgone
Francoise dAubigne
Mistary
Mainitenon
London Telegraph
Causes of Poverty and Social Trends Across Regions
The column critiques poverty causes from personal mismanagement to extravagant attitudes, noting youth debt, improper savings, and flashy living. It cites the New York Herald on daughters' wardrobes, discusses public place uniforms, and reports on local incidents from New Stamford to Philadelphia, including a New London port talk and a coastal immigration push in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Herald
Uncle Sam
New Tandon
Conn
New London
Pacific Coast
Most Important Happenings of the World Told in Brief
A compact recap lists diverse items from crimes and politics to disasters and notable visits. It notes a man released on bond after a beating case, legislative and diplomatic moves, battleship movements, floods in the Carolinas and Georgia, mining accidents, and notable deaths and obituaries. The summary preserves names like Wade Ellis, John Bryan, Roosevelt, and Taft, and covers events in the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goslen
Ferdinand Pinney Barle
Bo Ot “aMnity
Solibmate” Fury
Wade Ellis
Ohio
United States
Dewny
John Fox
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Jordanville
N.Y
Douglas Hobiison
Jerome
Hughes
Melbourne
Carolina
Georgia
Eles
Warrior Run
Leigh Valley Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Minerva
John Irge
Lewis
Brave
Sim
San Francelaco
Pollon
Atlantic City
G. Wiles
Charles G. Roberts
Halimore
Suniees
Belleville
Mra
Danearn
Japan
Hekia
Hiting
Te Seukites Haity
Vic Dotlon
Grand Jury
New York
William J. Annie New
Milligan
Wet Colt Jlaser
Canton
Ute Luindset
Louieville
Sydney
Frank Halladay
Rosedale
Vance Williams
Loutaville
Uncle Sam Aids Labor Through Bureau Of Labor Era
The United States government expanded labor assistance in recent years, led by the Bureau of Labor under the Department of Commerce and Labor. It investigates wages, hours, and living costs, publishes laws and court decisions, and maintains a nationwide employment bureau led by Terence Powderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Uncle Sam
Washington
Bureau of Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Hoar
Massechn
Setta
Interior Department
Congress
Bureau of
Iibor
Sam
Labor Bureau
Anion
Yankeedom
National Congress
Bureau of Immigration
Terence V. Powderly
Powderly
Bad Lands in Montana and Russian Imperial Wealth
A fragment discusses Montana bad lands with erosion carved cliffs along Snow Creek and a 800 foot drop, noting the Grand Canyon like depths and the Missouri connection. It shifts to a report from Harper's Weekly on Russia’s imperial wealth sourced from state treasury domains and cabinet properties with large allowances for the royal family and dowries.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado
Ashay Polat
Rhine
Harlem
Snow Creek
Liege
Missouri
Hell Creek
Scribner
Europe
Russia
Harper's Weekly
Cxar
Eight Hour Day Hymn of Work and Rest
Fragmentary poem praising eight-hour work days for laborers and six days a week for devotion to God family and nation. The text envisions work and leisure balanced, with a hopeful chorus about a world of brotherhood and motherhood when the day ends. References a father returning home to awaiting children and a mother who works for pay.
Browne's Carmine Capacity Question In Debate
In a terse exchange, Smithson asks Browne about his capacity for carnine work. Jones insists Browne has never been tested and has always been employed by the government, highlighting ongoing uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson
Browne
Jones
Indew
Platinum Abundance in California and Oregon Mines
A quirky exchange opens with a weary girl and a patient man, then shifts to a fact about platinum. Some sixty five percent of America’s platinum output comes from placer mines in northern California and southern Oregon.
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America
California
Oregon
Mirror Startled Fire on Walton Street
A fire in High street Walton began in unusual fashion when a circular shaving mirror near a bedroom window focused sun rays onto the bed. The intense heat quickly set clothes ablaze. London Standard reports the curious cause.
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High Street
Walton
London Standard
Correcting a Misapprehension on Gibraltar
Mrs Lapeling corrects a listener about Gibraltar insisting it is a high point of land extending into the sea and not an island. The remark emphasizes its strategic position as a prominent Tory stronghold reference.
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Gibraltar
Johnny
Mrs. Lapeling
What is Peruna and its claimed remedies
The reader questions Peruna as a chronic catarrh remedy and asks for evidence of its effectiveness. It cites the United States Dispensatory on hydrastis canadensis and corydalis formosa as tonics and treatments, noting their described mucous membrane and dysentery actions, while asking for public opinion on Peruna’s value.
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United States
Doctors on Tales and Castoria Ads and Jokes
Anecdote about a nervous sleep troubled friend and a doctor’s now outdated advice. An old Castoria advertisement stresses safety and decades of use. A sharp quip contrasts Mrs Howells and Mrs Growells over her husband’s earnings weekly.
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Mary G. Faker Eddy
Paul
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Greenville Journal
Greenville
Cuba
Bleh
India
St. Louis
Lowkajana
Virgib
Tyrol
Austen
Philadelphia
Wwe
Camp Perry
Rushville
Netherlands
Venezuela
Hague
Castro
Jane de Jesus Paul
Ywilds
John Henry Briggs
Attica
Tod
W. Trickett
Kansas
Wyandotte
Wayne
Hurlburt
Homestead Hotel
Hot Springs
Taft
Charles Taitcock
Sheth Rigard
Porejata
Kernan
Chicago
Tokyo
Jobo
Harry
Edward Conrad
Vermy
Ind
Carnes
Gov. Fort
New Jersey
Avantle City
Jesse Cov
Indianapolis
Monroe County
Hailey-Ola
Haileyville
Olja
Augusta
Earl [Rey
Pensacola
Yorkr
Cal
Macrona Kayorgouf
Valdez
Alaska
George Postriakoff
Kim
Peter
Kaverzoot
Afoguak Island
David
William Webb
Wy Culpenper
Tulza
Olin
David Webb
Culpepper
Baltimore
Maryland
Mes
Kate Howard
Nell
Warsaw
Yepemen
Gene D
Virgil Tasset
St. Tenis
Cummins
Allison
Denver
John W. Kern
Great Colosseum
Bryan
Alonzo Walters
Ellaville
A.C. Bartlett
Karlsbad
Dresden
Bchmledeberg
George P. Rowell
Poland Springs
G. McLeod
McLeansboro
Lil
Col
Willisar J. Gronn
Fourteenth Regiment
Pennsylvania National Guard
Carnegie
Para
Mary Torphy
Rockford
Aay
Bureau of Labor Information
Beneft
Dipenteras Fey
Charles P. Neill
Catholic Universally
Bureau
G. W. W. Hanger
Cause of Labor
Montana
Dad
Mother
Cate
O ‘incInnati
Aio
Ienicaco
Mias
Milton
Syruup Co
John Church Company
Cincinnati
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