Non refillable bottle solved by makeshift tube trick
A working man named Frank Waters claims to have invented a non refillable bottle by packing cement in the neck and inserting tubes to the bottom. Air pressure pushes water out through a tube while preventing return, making the bottle effectively non refillable. A Paris tramp-turned-lecturer identity is questioned by police amid mislaid fame and hunger pleas.
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Sunday Telegraph
Frank Waters
Tall & Mglder
Theo T
Sultan of Morocco Plays Odd Games and Keeps Odd Toys
The sultan enjoys feanty and cricket with eccentric play yet never cheats. He once fed a bulky handkerchief to a net at tennis, causing diamonds to spill. He reportedly owns about 200 bicycles with gold and silver settings, and could rival a trick rider. He loves speed on inclined planks, motor cars, and grand pianos.
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Sultan
Morocco
Barefoot Golf and Tennis Trend Reported in Chicago
In Jackson Park Chicago golfers and tennis players are now going barefoot each morning. The practice arises from a belief that feet should be unshod on the grass and is described as ad form to have the feet covered. The note suggests the idea is novel and may intrigue or disturb observers of the pastime.
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Jackson Park
Chicago
York
Marred Speech by Senator Grande Sparks Telegraph Abbrev War
A Washington telegraph operator recalls how an abbreviation mix up mangled Senator Grande’s educated talk about schooling. The message swapped long words for short forms, turning “children” into “kids” and distorting the senator’s intended moral about educating youth for future generations.
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Washington
Grande
Senator Grande
Wordeworth
Io Farher
Get at the Cause
Sacramento Kentucky November 18 Special a reader story about Catherine Devine a well known local who suffered four years with rheumatism mainly in wrists and feet at seventy three she tried Dodd s Kidney Pills and reports immediate relief and overall health improvement after a trial these pills credited with easing pain and aiding recovery
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Sacramento
Dodd
Catherine Devine
The New and Old In England and Tim Fitzgerald’s Job
A compact read combines Howells reflections on England with Tim Fitzgerald revealing his odd reason for quitting a pulp mill job. It contrasts historic sights and modern comforts while noting the cold winter that drives a worker to resign.
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Tim
Tim Fitzgerald
Thia
Gratitude note for Postum Coffee in Texas farm scene
A Texas farm note praises Postum Food Coffee over traditional coffee. A small woman nurses a healthy five year old while multiple family members report relief from bilious moods and constipation after switching. The writer credits Postum with overall family well being and mentions a company booklet.
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Texas
Meade
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Plees
Remedy Promoted as Cure All in Watertown Letter
A Watertown resident touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a universal cure for rheumatism and related disorders. The testimonial cites joint pain and nervous symptoms, praising gradual improvement after five boxes with ongoing family endorsements. The pills are advertised as safe, non addictive, and available from pharmacists nationwide.
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Dr. Williams
Mr. Wagur
Dr. Willian
Atwood
Gill Street
Watertown
Tregard
Willian’ Pinte
Williams Medcine Co
Sohonndaly
Snubbed in a Song at Boston Home Service
Father Cummings, once superintendent of the Little Wanderers' Home in Boston, spoke on The Brevity of Life at a closing watch service. He warned his audience death may come quickly, then a young man in the vestry began the old hymn urging delay and departure.
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Cummings
Little Wanderers
Boston
Public Library of London Holds 9 965 863 Books
A fragmented report notes London public libraries possess a vast collection totaling nine million nine hundred sixty five thousand eight hundred sixty three volumes. Details are incomplete in the OCR fragment.
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London
Itching Scalp Relief With Cuticura Cure
A Jersey City reader describes relief from severe scalp itching after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After one box of ointment and a cake of soap, the scalp cleared, hair grew, and the writer vows to never be without Cuticura again.
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Adam, Smith
Grand St
Jersey City
N. J
Fire Insurance in London and Grandiose Claims
Fire insurance in London cites a gross amount insured of 4 010 351 455 pounds. A grandiose boast proclaims a monarch wealthier than all brothers and master of legions, while a Czar and Pillsbury’s Vitos colonize breakfast and a host of implausible figures. The piece jumbles tall claims with odd temperature comparisons for trees and humans.
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London
Russias
Pillsbury
Tea Moneyback Promise Promotes Seathling’s Hens
A promotional note claims Tea Moneyback proves the tea is good value. The grocer will refund money if customers do not see Seathling's Hens. The ad asserts hard work and cheerful living extend life and that Ward work correlates with longevity.
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Seathling
If You Have a Good Grocer Stay Loyal Or Seek One
A concise local note urges shoppers to stick with a trusted grocer if satisfied and to seek a reliable alternative if not. The item reads like a practical consumer tip reflecting daily trade practices.
Japanese Fisherman Catches Unique Four-Legged Frogfish
A Japanese fisherman in Honolulu nets a remarkable fish described as the frog due to its four fully developed legs and feet with toes. The creature possesses fins and gills in addition to its leglike limbs, making it an unusual and reportedly unique catch for the area.
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Faherman
Honolulu
Onward Christian Soldiers born from school festival hymn
The article recounts how the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers was composed by Rev Sabine Baring-Gould for a Whit Monday school festival at Horbury Bridge in 1868. It notes his prolific career, comparing his lasting fame to Thomas Gray and suggesting the hymn may outshine many of his books.
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Allan Sutherland
Yorkshire
Horbury Bridge School
Sabine Baring-Gould
Hymin
Baring-Gould
Church of England
Thomas Gray
Edmund Gosse
Tiptoe Habit Of Paris Stained Glass Workers
Walked on tiptoe in a city art gallery as three Paris imported stained glass workers, famed for church repairs, silently rise to avoid noise. The proprietor explains their church work habits have left them instinctively quiet, a curious European trait.
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Paris
Galt
Europe
Utah
Hewlett S8ros
Salt Lake City
The Vain Assault on Youth and Love Poem
A fragment from the New Orleans Times-Democrat mourns the siege of youth by care. It contrasts steadfast affection with looming malice, praising love as a fortress that endures while youth remains vulnerable to wounds from time and doubt.
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Cary
Care
New Orleans Times-Democrat
All the Comforts of Home by Nat Goodwin Tale
The piece recalls Nat Goodwin the comedian owning a country house by the Thames near New London Connecticut. Each summer he hosted Thespian friends at house parties and once quipped about the lawn and river arrangement in a witty bon mot quoted from The Sunday Magazine.
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Nat” Goodwin
Thames River
New London
Connecticut
Goodwin
Nat
New Gown Idea Aims To Make Women Ape Like Wings
A pink velvet coat dressmaker laments lack of winter gown ideas on October 18. His timid apprentice reveals a bold concept of a gown that would make a woman resemble a bracken backed ape with wings. The master approves, predicting worldwide impact.
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Chicago Chronicle
Tartare Deliver Their Armament, General Orders Arms Return
The London Globe reports General Syletiov ordered all Tartars in the Baku district to surrender their arms on a set day. At the appointed hour two rusty sabers and a Waterbury watch were turned in.
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London Globe
Syletiov
Baku
Waterbury
Reproof and a Nap Failing in a Scottish Church
A double rebuke story from Scotland features a minister silencing a boy Merryweather during a sermon by threatening to tell his sleeping father. The tale, cited by Dundee Advertiser, contrasts church discipline with a family nap. A second anecdote recalls a child’s witty wish to be “a god” to help the overburdened deity.
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Merryweather
John Merryweather
Junior
Natenorg
Dundee Advertiser
Protection Against Vipers in Valle Maggio Ceremony
A yearly September rite in Valle Maggio Lom bardy Italy features a procession of men women and children bearing large cotton stuffed snake figures. Believers seek protection from snake bites during grape harvest through expiatory ritual while a segment touts Catarrh cures from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Valle Maggio
Lombardy
Italy
Rational and Feminine in Food Desire
A Liverpool Mercury opinion notes that women living alone neglect meals, arguing the issue stems from a rational and feminine desire. It likens Eve's temptation to crave what she should not have, comparing the apple to a cigar cutter and suggesting women care little for food when alone.
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Liverpool
Eng
Mercury
KC Baking Powder Promoted as Pure and Wholesome
An advertisement extols KC Baking Powder as pure and healthful, arguing it should be reasonably priced and reliably safe. It asserts that baking powder does not add to diet, praises its healthfulness, and claims millions of pounds sold nationwide under a $500,000 health guarantee from Jacques Manufacturing Company of Chicago.
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Jaques Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Postmaster Under the Lash at Tipton Oro
Robert Cecil, Tipton Oro postmaster, convicted of wife beating, received ten lashes on the bare back in public under a court sentence. He plans to sell his property and depart the country.
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Robert Cecil
Tipton
Oro
The Richest Man Croesus and His Food
Croesus, king of Lydia in Asia Minor during the seventh century BC, famed for vast wealth and the saying as rich as Croesus. His realm fell to Cyrus and joined Persia in 646 BC, yet even his riches could not buy wholesome nourishment like Pilsbury's Vitos cereal food.
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Croesus
Lydia
Asia Minor
Christ
Cyrus
Persia
Pilsbury
Marten nest dislodges under Frogmore eaves with valuables
Four finger rings and seventeen brooches were found in a marten nest dislodged from beneath the eaves of a horse in Frogmore England. The discovery appears tied to construction work and local wildlife activity. Detectives and local historians are examining the origin of the items.
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Frogmore
England
Slow and Lucky Observation on Luck and Pace
A Grand Magazine excerpt notes that the key difference between unlucky and lucky men is their habit of moving slowly. It contrasts calm unhurried speech and action as defining traits of those considered lucky.
Six Month Salt Lake Route Circle Tour Priced at 62
The Salt Lake Route offers a six month circle tour to Los Angeles with return via San Francisco and Ogden for 62 dollars. Tickets available through agents in Salt Lake City Stockton Eureka Mammoth Spanish Fork Provo American Fork Lehi and other nearby towns.
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Salt Lake
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ogden
Stockton
Eureka
Mammoth
Spanish Fork
Provo
American Fork
Lehi
Special Hearse Built for Giant of Lancashire
In Rawtenstall England a custom hearse was made to bury James Nuttall described as the largest man in Lancashire. The coffin measured six feet four inches long three feet wide and two feet deep and was carried by twelve bearers.
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Rawtenstall
England
James Nuttall
Lancashire
Benrera
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Advertisement
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It rests the feet and cures sore, hot, callous, aching and sweaty feet and ingrown nails. Sold by apothecaries and shoe stores for 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Free sample upon request. Address Allen Gumsted LeRoy N Y.
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Allen
Allen Oumsted
LeRoy, N
Morally Improving Habit Emphasized by Editorial
A Sar torial Art Review observes that dressing well resembles an opium habit in its growth, yet its outcomes are delightful rather than disastrous, improving a man socially and morally.
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Art Review
Tea and fate in Helen Mathers Daily Graphic quote
A Daily Graphic quotation frames tea as comforting yet insubstantial. Helen Mathers asserts lifelong awareness of death and danger, claiming fearless calm and certainty she would recognize the worst calamity instantly, without human aid.
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Helen Mathers
The
Daily Graphic
Tea Trade Maps Alaska to Mexico Route
The note highlights tea as a product moving from Alaska to Mexico. It proclaims the tea as central, mentions a grower and financial risk if payment is not secured, and references a controversial claim about losses and “Bony Bent” in relation to money. The passage also cites London's death statistics by accident and violence, including daily and yearly figures for male deaths and premeditated violence.
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London
Child’s wish comes true when a quarter is wished
A mother in Atlantic City told a five year old a new moon wish story. The girl wished to keep the quarter her mother gave. The child revealed she wished to keep the coin, the humorous punchline from the New York World.
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Atlantic City
New York World
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