Dreyfus Case Recalls Trial and Fall of a Hero
The article recounts Captain Dreyfus facing court martial, degradation, and exile to Devil’s Island amid a forged dossier and wartime tensions. It traces the key figures, including Esterhazy and Picquart, and notes the later efforts for a retrial culminating in renewed conviction.
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Dreyfus
Devil's Island
South America
Col. von Sehwarskoppen
Tsterhazy
Haterhasy
Bordeneau
Faure
Loubet
France
Rennes
Tral
Hai
Va Fort Bere
Science of Living by George F Butler Tells Health Rules
Dr. George F Butler medical superintendent of Abia Springs Sanitarium Alaska in the October issue of How to Live offers practical health guidance. He warns appetite is a deceptive guide and stresses careful digestion, proper elimination, and balance of nutrition. He urges optimism, kindness, and timely good deeds as essential to health.
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George F. Butler
Abia Springs Sanltarium
Almas
Mick
California
Submarine Dives and Sails Thirty Miles Under Water
A New York article reports a diving type submarine sailing thirty miles beneath the ocean. The vessel left Newport News and arrived in Halifax in forty hours, drawing astonished glances as ships misread it as a surface craft. It features an air lock and stepped floors, signaling advanced undersea travel.
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New York
Abe
Newport
Highlanis
Frst
Ocaam
Wisdom's Whispers on Truth and Judgment
The passage warns that force of circumstance excuses no wrong path and urges holding to truth regardless of opinion. It argues wealth cannot be judged by non-owners, calls for attention to good in others, and cautions against false humility and hasty conclusions. Time's ravages persist despite concealment.
Colonial Order and London jokes cited in chapel note
A fragment discusses the British Order of St Michael and St George with a chapel dedication at St Paul’s London and a satirical quip about “Colonial Made Gentlemen.” It includes an advertising aside for Defiance Starch and a shaggy anecdote about a parson and a boy named Elmer.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Crispannen and the Gritis A Domestic Fashion War
Mrs Crispannen vents exasperation at her husband Crispannen who fusses over her dress and compares her to Mrs Ferguson and Mrs Spurling. He pressures for a coat like Spurling and she teases him by showing a sampled gown and fashion dialogue. The couple clashes over taste and money in a light domestic scene from a New York era column.
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Crispannen
Newyarthaleas
Dimity
Ostrakhan
Swellit's
Wall-Naper
Alase
Jamies
Orispangen
Graciows
Mre
Spurling
Bre. Spurling
Bad Complexions and Pink Pills Claim Miraculous Cure
A letter from J Robertson of 107 Adi is nt street War in ton Pa describes severe skin eruptions and heart pains two years earlier. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with clearing pimples boils and stomach trouble, urging others to try them for blood health and related disorders. The advertisement promotes pink pills sold by druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Company with prices 60 cents per box and six boxes for 2.50.
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Dreyfus
Paty de Clam
Bordereau
Dreyfng
du Paty de Clam
Cherche Midi
Martal
Germany
Druytud
Col
von Behwarzkoppen
Pantazaral
T. J. Robertson
Adiisnt Street
Warington
Huma
Willisng
Draggista
Senk
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Sebenuctuiy
Reflections on Craft and Marriage in a Humorous Fragment
A whimsical collage of proverbs and quips about poets, necessity, marriage, and the meraphone era. Lines poke fun at money, wives naming property, self governance, and the fragility of fame or voice with playful dialog and old timey style. The piece blends satirical vignettes, lettered exchanges, and talking animals to lampoon social pretensions.
Odd Sayings and Quips in a Whimsical Column
A quirky collection of aphorisms and wordplay on love, effort, cooking, choirs, and gender roles. The piece riffs on mistakes, perseverance, and social foibles with playful misspellings and humorous twists.
Farmer credits Postum with curing years of stomach trouble
A farmer testifies that ten years of dyspepsia and stomach distress were caused by coffee, not liquor or tobacco. After switching to Postum his health fully recovered, he gained weight, stopped medicines, and now all his family uses Postum. The advertisement cites Battle Creek, March, and promotes a ten day trial before trial.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Postum
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