Wealthy Astor and poet spar over fortune in New York
In a fragmentary historical sketch a wealthy landowner Jacob Astor and his son invest in a Broadway area building. Their long-time patron Halleck, later a library trustee, quips about wealth while the Bohemian scene thrives. Also mentions Colorado’s name origin and a diabetes cure claim, plus unrelated notes on oysters and a doughnut mispronunciation.
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Ieck
Jacob Astor
Regiaa
Prettle Anestory
Broadway
MaeGreene Halleck
Marco Bozzaria Halleck
Astor
Halleck
Astor Library
Wr Astor
New York
Jeff Halleck
Burton J. Hendrick
Meiar
Pig Nation and Populace Voice in Old Satire
A fragment reflecting eighteenth century satire on public opinion and leadership. It cites Thomas Spence and his Pen ty Weekly essay Pig's Meat or Lessons for the Swinish Multitude, equating popular demand with the will of the people and a ruling voice.
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Thomas Spence
Vox Popul
Vox del
Eczema Lifted After Using Cuticura Trio
A mother details two years of eczema in her daughter causing sleepless nights. After trying many remedies without success, she found relief with one Cuticura soap and the simultaneous use of the treatment and Resolvent, marking a permanent cure per Mrs. I. Boner of Addington, Indiana.
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Thad
Deir
Cutiura
B. Foner
Addington
Tnd
Drunkenness Case at Manchester Magistrates Court
This gross case was heard as a prisoner facing his 114th appearance for drunkenness before a Manchester magistrate. The defendant’s long record was noted as the court handled the repeat offense.
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Matchester
Hotbeds of Consumption in Penal Institutions
The article argues penal institutions across states are hotbeds for tuberculosis. It cites Vermont and Ohio facilities, notes inmates suffer deadly pulmonary disease, and calls for sanitary reform. It quotes Dr. S. A. Knopf deeming prisons the most unsanitary places faced by preventive medicine.
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Nw Renner
Ohla
A. Knopf
When Thoughts Lift, Life Rises Up and Stands
Observations on posture and character link physical alignment to mental elevation. The text argues that shoulders stoop with downward gaze, thoughts lower, and true uprightness comes from raising the mind. Only elevated thoughts enable a life that stands erect.
Petition for systematic physiology in English public schools
Bifteen thousand English physicians sign a petition to Parliament urging systematic physiology instruction in public schools. The request focuses on health preservation and the dangers of alcohol. It is hoped the petition will be granted.
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Great Britain
Slaughter of the Innocents and Infant Feeding Dangers
A statistical study highlights high child mortality in Stetten Germany, with nearly half dying before age five. It notes lower deaths in Ireland, Scotland, Norway, and Sweden due to better care and feeding. It warns that cow’s milk tainted with tuberculosis germs is a major cause of infant deaths and urges sealing or pasteurizing milk for all ages to save lives.
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Stetten
Germany
Ireland
Scotland
Norway
Sweden
Stotten
A Safety Valve in Ladies Home Journal Visit
A writer in the Ladies' Home Journal describes an interesting visit focusing on a safety valve as a central detail. The account highlights practical observations and the author's reflections on the encounter.
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Ladies' Home Journal
Cold remedies and breath study in a hospital
An article extols cold baths and fresh air to prevent colds and urges deep breathing when symptoms appear. A hospital experiment in a children’s ward found teaching kids to hold their breath reduced coughing, as breathing air warmed and soothed air cells while refining nitrogen to ease throat and lung healing.
Vintage Kitchen Guide with Hearty Barley Soup Recipes
This excerpt outlines basic methods for barley soup and several simple dishes. It lists steps for soaking barley, adding vegetables, and simmering. plus noodles with cranberries, stuffed potatoes, creamed turnips, lanse brod, and squash custard with plain instructions and substitutions.
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Plos
Peddling Her Own Pups: Newfoundland Dog Sells Offspring
A compassionate mother dog, a Newfoundland, carries three puppies in a basket marked For Sale as she walks with her owner through Gletricts soliciting buyers. Onlookers note her tender care and the mother’s pride while the owner explains not all pups are for sale, one is kept for her.
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Philadelphia Record
Mountain Climbing Crevasse Dangers Highlighted
A dramatic snapshot shows a climbing party crossing a deep ice crevasse. The article warns crevasses pose extreme danger with deep pits and treacherous ice walls, noting rescue is rarely possible once fallen in.
Streets of the World as Told by a Globe Trotter
A globe trotter names streets by world city. He cites the highest street in Denver, richest Fifth Avenue in New York, widest Market Street in Philadelphia, and the narrow Via Sol in Havana. He also calls the dirtiest street in Nanking and the ugliest Broadway in New York.
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Globe Trotter
Main Street
Denver
Fifth Avenue
New York
Market Street
Philadelphia
Ble
Paris
Nankin
Castile
Seville
Grosvenor Place
London
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Via Sol
Havana
Broadway
Candle Shot Through Board Demonstrates Firepower
A weathered pine fence board served as target as a correspondent fired three drams of black powder and an ordinary stearing candle. The candle pierced the board, buried in sand behind the target, remaining largely intact though torn.
Venus Visibility Diagram from 1905 Almanac
A diagram from a French almanac depicts Venus visibility for 1905. Curiously, the illustration resembles a woman's figure, drawing reader attention to the planet's appearence pattern.
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Venus
Luck of a Crocodile God of the River sighted
A five foot crocodile was captured in the upper Singapore river. Local superstition called the saurian the god of the river. It was painted with red Chinese characters in white paint and released back into the river amid cracker fire.
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Singapore
South China Post
Will of Catherine McGowan Provides Pallbearer Pay
The orphans court in Baltimore Maryland handles the probate of Catherine McGowan's will. It specifies that six men chosen as pallbearers will be paid three dollars each for serving.
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Catherine McGowan
Baltimore
Orphans’ Court
Sixty Years in Business for Shatter Ivory Work
Simon W. Shatter, the oldest ivory worker in Myes at Trorston, Conn, marks his sixtieth year in the trade. He began the business at age 19 and has remained connected from then to the present day.
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Simon W. Shatter
Myes
Trorston
Conn
Shatter
Ten Girls In One Pre Personality Case Study
A girl aged twelve to thirteen developed multiple personality states after influenza. States ranged from complete to partial amnesia, with some periods showing drawing and writing abilities, and heightened tactile drawing in blind states. States lasted minutes to weeks, with evolving frequencies until a final abnormal stage where she remained at report time, yet remained intelligent and able to work.
Timber Ribbons Hats Made From Wood Shavings
The article notes that many handsome summer hats are woven from wood shavings. Japan leads production with wood rib bons shown in satinlike and crepe forms. About 15 percent of chip is turned into chip braid used like straw braid for hats, baskets, and decorative items.
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Japan
His Thoughtful Friends Dr Schulze Remembered On Birthday
Dr Schulze a famed physician and cat lover is remembered by his many women patients on his birthday Flijegende Bisetter. Chickens Flew Through Plate Glass two prairie chickens fled the tower as the bell rang causing one to crash through a store window dropping dead inside at twenty feet while the other escaped through the hole. The hole six inches across and glass fragments fell inside. The second chicken recovered and fled.
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Dr. Schulze
Flijegende Bisetter
Wolsey
Duty on Josephine's Harp Arrives From Arenberg
The harp of Empress Josephine, once offered to La Malmaison as a historic keepsake, has arrived from Arenberg. Customs officials demanded the usual duty on musical instruments despite its cultural value. The harp features an imperial eagle and is in good condition.
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Josephine
Eugenie
la Malmaison
Arenberg
New York Herald
Minerva Adorns Heidelberg Campus In German Caricature
A depiction titled She s Changed shows Minerva goddess of wisdom appearing to Heidelberg students in a German caricature. The image portrays the mythic figure in scholarly ambiance, reflecting academic satire on campus life.
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Minerva
Heidelberg
Thief Steals Billy From Officer Then Forgets He Pays
A prankster stole the billy from a Taunton officer's pocket and the same day fled. The next day the thief was compelled to pay the express charge for eight packages in order to recover the item.
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Bome Joker
Taunton
Mass
Express
Japanese Women Idealized In 19th Century Muscle Of Aesthetic
The passage asserts that Japanese women are expected to be over six feet tall and well developed with long jet black hair. It describes facial features including oval faces narrow noses large nearly black eyes and small mouths with red lips and small ears. It links these traits to a cultural ideal of modesty humility and gentle submission, claiming centuries of practice have ingrained these norms.
Tea's weight and sea of ships set to awe
A fragment notes tea's small volume yet immense impact as it fuels trade, filling the sea with ships for a hundred years. The vivid image contrasts a tiny cup with a vast maritime fleet, hinting at broad economic reach and enduring reach of tea commerce.
Death of John A. O'Shea War Correspondent
The Times notes the death in London of John Augustus O'Shea, once a noted war correspondent. He was of the old school of journalists who affected the mood of gayety and irre sponsibility, expressed by the term emtmanism.
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London
John Augustus O'Shea
the Times
A Scots Laborer Delays Marriage For Duty And Duty Wins
A Scottish worker long in America to keep his brogue was laid off to marry but surprised his foreman by returning to work as if nothing changed. He explained he planned to marry but decided it was better to stay, saying the idea of always being off was more than he could bear.
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Roem
America
John
Guy'nor
Rice as a Sleeping Potion
A drug clerk claims rice can aid sleep and reduce reliance on drugs. He notes rice as a soporific, mentions Americans underrating its strength, and discusses soaking rice to avoid milky water while preparing a sleeping potion for a woman.
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York
Charm and fountain pens stir strong rivalries
The piece mockingly discusses fountain pens as a status symbol. Mr Cooke notes jealous rivals when men reveal their pens and brag about their capabilities. The dialogue claims the device has been in use for years and remains the best on the market, prompting playful banter and curiosity.
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Mr. Cooke
A Future for Boston Women in Lipninertt’s Magazine
A fragment from Lipninertt’s Magazine questions emancipation and gender roles. It mocks social progress in Boston, contrasting women’s appearances and roles with ambitions behind reform. The piece cites Rochefoursuld and imagines a future where women are judged by usefulness rather than identity.
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Boston
Rochefoursuld
Lipninertt
Bullet finally exits Confederate veteran’s wound in 1864 battle
Mr. R. Macon of Orange Court House, a Confederate soldier, was severely wounded in the Wilderness battle near the city in 1864 and carried the bullet for 60 years until it worked its way out a few days ago. He reported no pain from the bud yet.
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R. Macon
Orange Courthouse
Macon
Baltimore Sun
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