Expensive Burial Fees for Westminster Abbey Detailed
In Westminster Abbey burial is costly with scales based on the deceased’s status. Interment charges total 91 pounds to 111 pounds and 4 shillings 8 pence, plus additional fees for dean, canons, choir officers, verger, and related items. Formerly fees reached 150 to 160 pounds with scarves and gloves. A South African game reserve plan protects about 20,000 acres on the Drakensberg slopes to safeguard eland, blue duck, and Klipspringe, while preserving early Bushman rock art at risk from weathering.
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Westminster Abbey
London
South Africa
Natal
Drakensberg
Diamond Sculls at Henley Regatta Prize Details
The diamond challenge sculls are crossed silver oars under a laurel wreath with diamond pendant, kept in a velvet lined box with winner names. The prize is rowed for annually and the winning crew receives a silver cup, established in 1844 by the Royal Regatta Committee.
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Royal Regatta Committee
Nuisance Case Mirrors Ownership Debate Says Mrs Sage
Mrs Russell Sage, active in the movement to end tail docking in horses, notes that disputes over nuisance often hinge on ownership. She cites a parable of White and Black about a noisy dog to illustrate how personal perspective shifts when ownership changes. The tale ends with Sage remarking that self interest shapes responses to nuisances.
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Russell Sage
White
Black
Old Home Week and Surplusage in Letters
The piece contrasts love of the old home with a nomadic modern age, noting a New England town preparing for old home week as Jones boys arrive and Charles preaches. It includes Owen Wister criticizing surplusage in writing and a humorous anecdote about a man at a mirror asking his wife if he is shaving.
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New England
Jones
Charles
Philadelphia Ledger
Owen Wister
Mr. Wister
Action from Senator Knox in coming session
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania is expected to take a leading role in discussing the railroad rate measure. Historically PA senators have been quiet in debate, with the Gamers, Quay, and Penrose seldom speaking, making Knox’s anticipated activity a novelty.
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Knox
Pennsylvania
United States Senate
Gamerons
Quay
Penrose
The Old-Time Fireplace Dreaming In Firelight
Fragmentary verse recalls warm memories by an oak fire. The speaker longs for old stories, old loves, and the glow of home to ease wintry days. A hazy reference to Stanton in Atlanta hints at a lingering, faded connection to a past era.
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Patie Stove
Firelight
Stanton
Under Arrest But Unguarded General Brugere
While General Brugere commander of the French army was under fifteen days arrest in Paris he could not leave his quarters except for official business at the war office nor wear his sword or receive visitors but no sentry was placed to guard him due to his high rank.
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Gen. Brugere
Paris
War Office
Ohim
Patti's proudest moment at Rothschild dinner
The Sketch recounts Madame Patti's proudest moment during a dinner at Alfred Rothschild's house celebrating the impending marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The King toasted Patti and described how Queen Alexandra once held up little Prince George to kiss the famous singer, a memory Patti treasured.
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Patti
Alfred Rothschild
Walee
Madame Patti
Alexandra
Prince George
A True Saying on Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
The advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach and blood purifier. It claims it strengthens digestion, purifies blood, and aids liver and kidneys, curing liver and kidney troubles and improving brain and nerve function. It mentions endorsements, price, and a free medical adviser offer, with a note on Thibet exploration and copper gold findings.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Fierce Buffalo
N. Y
Golden Medical Recovery
Light From Minerals Luminescent Zinc Sulphide Discovery
Sir William Crookes announces an artificial sulphide of zinc that glows more brightly under flame than any natural mineral. The report notes minerals like diamonds emit light when rubbed together and ends with a cynical aphorism about self-serving people being paid by Satan.
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William Crookes
Alternating Use of Razors and Regular Rest
A self shaver asserts that blades require rest and that frequent grinding is not necessary. He cites a 1895 razor kept in service for decades with only strap care and explains using six razors in rotation to extend edge life. He argues the edge needs restraint like any machine.
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SelfShaver
Metaphysician Attenuate Dynasty Dyna mite Expectoration
A Baltimore American playful exchange features Mr Phunnypheller answering remarks with single words. The narrator probes breakfast hours peroxide hair bleach and a public dinner, eliciting one word responses Metaphysician Attenuate Dynasty Dynamite Expectoration.
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Phunnypheller
Baltimore American
Black hair strongest and sustains weight study
A German scientist reports black hair can suspend about four ounces on a single strand while blond hair fails earlier. Blond and brown shades vary in strength with brown holding three ounces and very dark brown tolerating a half ounce more. The finding links hair darkness to vitality and potential growth, noting blond individuals may face baldness earlier.
Bank Pays For Error After Marriage Dismissal
A Johannesburg bank clerk, dismissed after marrying, won three months' salary and $165 in damages. The court noted that any agreement restraining marriage was void and against public policy.
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Johannesburg
Miraculous Cure Claimed for Infant Eczema with Cuticura
A six month old boy severely afflicted with eczema improved after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Within ten weeks his skin cleared and became smooth and white, according to F Hobrath President C L Hobrath Company South Bethlehem Pa June 6 1905.
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Europe
F. Hobrath
C. L
Latest theory on human origin from the Esquimes
A new idea suggests humans descend from the Esquimes and were formed from chewing gum. Proponents claim the theory explains why people chew their jaws so much and the universal habit persists across ages.
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Esquimes
Cure a Cold Tart Note on Bromides and Fabia
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a cold remedy and mentions bromides and Fabia in unclear context. No coherent events, dates, names, or places emerge to form a complete news item.
Sing Sing Town Name Meaning
Sing Sing is a town in New York whose name is said to derive from Indian origins meaning stone upon stone. Another claim holds it as a corruption of ossining meaning a stony place.
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Sing Sing
State of
New York
Ossining
Church Building Boom in America Reaches Thousands Annually
In the United States between twelve and fifteen churches are built each day, totaling roughly four to five thousand per year. The Russell Company of South Bend is noted in the text as a builder or involved party.
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America
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