Collar button debate and cost of solid gold sets
A fragment discusses collar buttons and shirts, arguing for a durable, solid gold set that will last. mentions cost as a consideration and contrasts with frequent replacements.
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1910
Page
2
Inexcusable Error and Palmerston’s London Tales
A fragmented piece blends a quip about Dorothy Donnelly in Madam XK with a gagging exchange between a boy and his father about marriage. It then shifts to Lord Palmerston’s tolerance of peccadilloes and a humorous anecdote about foreign office youths shining mirrors to reflect London across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Donnelly
Mic 1
Glenely
Agale la
Lord Palmerston
Foreign Office
Palmerston
Secretary of State
London
Wrangle at probate court and hazy notes in Kansas City Journal
Two lawyers before a probate judge argued in a heated exchange with a taunt about a rival’s appearance. Other snippets show playful banter about tariffs, a visitor’s quips, a Hawkina joke, and jumbled remarks about doctors, comets, and a sick child missing school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sald the Juidge
Dunes and Sand Drifts Shape Coasts and Railways Worldwide
The article surveys wind driven sand movement from Lake Michigan dunes near Chicago to Nebraska plains, Utah deserts, and coastal regions of Europe. It notes dune formation, vegetation as protection, and the impact on railways, settlements, and land use, with examples from Michigan City, St. Joseph, Grand Haven, and coastal France and Holland.
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Tong
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Evanston
Racine
United States
Michigan
Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan City
Delert
St. Joseph
Grand Haven
Nebraska
Platte River
Rocky Mountains
Utah
Arizona
Great West
Sahara
Arabia
St. Piran
Gwithian
Cornwall
Santon
Sandtown
Thetford
France
Gascony
Flanders
Holland
Germany
Ireland
Scotland
Bay of Biscay
Denmark
Dolls Through the Ages and Modern Doll Making
The article traces dolls from ancient Egypt and Greece to Europe and Asia, noting movable figures for children and later adult entertainment. It highlights Covington Kentucky’s large doll factory, imports from Europe, and the German focus on toy and doll manufacture in Sonneberg and surrounding towns with yearly output around 150 thousand dollars.
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Ancient
Egypt
Vaive
Etruria
China
India
Artemis
Aphrodite
Wardens
Europe
Covington
United States
Germany
Sonneberg
Thuringian Forest
Hertin
Berlin
Smu
Dig Out Family Skeletons for Health and Character
An educator at an English women’s college urges students to uncover family skeletons and trace pedigrees to great grandfathers and siblings. She claims this reveals traits to avoid and diseases to guard against, noting it requires time and tact but can be worthwhile for lineage insight.
What They Will Do
The graduating class at Wellesley College totals 288. Only eight plan marriage after graduation, 86 expect to teach, two will be professional farmers, nine aim for religious and charitable work, all pursue literary careers, three will travel, one intends domestic science, and 73 will stay at home. The teaching group reportedly dislikes the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley College
Like French Jails and the Comfort of Money in French Prisons
A historical column contrasts English and French penal systems, detailing how wealth eases discomfort in French jails. It recounts Duex, a swindler who faces arrest yet is equally flattered by visitors and photographers, and notes bribes and luxuries smuggled to inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
England
France
Duev
Palace of Justice
Duex
Presnes
Tly
Ms Charge
Coal Miner Finds Sunshine Despite Hard Life
In a short dialogue the man explains there isn’t much sunshine in his life yet he keeps working in a coal mine. He asks if the man is unhappy and answers that his work defines his outlook rather than mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soon
Woman Recovers After Operation Fear Bread Crumbs
Elwood Indiana woman Mira Mullen says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her after three months of illness and avoidable surgery. She describes severe side pain and inability to walk, reports quick improvement after one bottle, and urges others to consider the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mira
Sabie Mullen
N. B. St
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Milking Farm Joke Recalls City Boy Visit
A Washington Heights milk dealer recalls his boy’s first country visit. The tale centers on Willie who, after watching cows and milking, tells his aunt in the city that Uncle Hetsie has completed two facues and started on the other two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Heights
Hetsie
Willie
Maize Not Pellagra Cause Says Rome Telegraph
Dr Sambon of the Field committee reports from Rome that maize is not the cause of pellagra. The committee identifies the simullum repans, a biting wasp, as the parasitic conveyor of the disease, overturning prior theories.
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London
Sambon
Rome
Placed placard joke targets rotund alderman in streets
A humorous scene shows a stout alderman wandering city streets with a placard on his back bearing the inscription Widened at the expense of the corporation. The episode reflects local wit and civic humor of the time.
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