English antiquities and postmarks from Britain to Rome
In Burnley a souvenir handbook records old church rules from 1834 banning Sunday courting and limiting bow adornments on choristers. Chronicles claim royalty slept on straw in 1284 and half Londoners slept on boards in Elizabethan times. The first British postmark appeared in 1660 in London, with date inferred from letter marks. horses of ancient times were trained to kneel for mounting, an example noted by Plutarch.
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Elizabeth
London
Henry VI
Orice
Great Britain
St. Petersburg
Plutarch
Private Car Lines and ICC Jurisdiction Debate
Railroads favor bringing private car lines under Interstate Commerce Commission authority. A railroad president states that lines are paid mileage without discrimination, and disputes over excessive charges are for the regulator to settle if no law governs rates. Car mileage payments are deemed as legal as rental for property.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mites of Merrriment In A Fashionable Congregation
Dialogue humor sketches a wedding reception scene with quick wits and misread signals. Characters include a Russian general and a distinguished foreigner as guests test social norms and marital expectations in a lively, stagey exchange.
Dean’s Kidney Pills Prove Effective Remedy
Quick results from Concord reader W J Hill praise Dean’s Kidney Pills for kidney and back disorders. He reports relief from pain and disrupted secretions after using the remedy, noting the pills’ efficiency and benefits in his case.
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W. J. Hill
Concord
Fastics of the Peace
Bryyas
Dean
Crucifixion Sunday School Lesson May 28 1905
A Sunday school lesson on the crucifixion outlines Christ bearing the cross at Calvary outside Jerusalem, with Scriptural references from Matthew Mark Luke John and Paul. It details the inscription on the cross, the soldiers casting lots for garments, and Jesus’ final words, ending with a tale of a Jewish boy overcoming by following Christ.
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M. Tosthrae
P.m. Plach
Calvary
Jerusalem
Damencna Gate
Mark
Pantages
Dan
Zech
Mattes
Jesus
Golgotha
Jesus OF Nazareth
Pilate
Lota
John
Salome
Yale
Haisted
Christ
Chriat
Husinaag
Chriatian
Veetus
Wila
Town Among the Tombs in Northern China
A remote northern China town is described as a deserted burial ground now occupied by beggars thieves and outcasts who live well amid the graves. The fragment notes several such "towns among the tombs" and evokes a haunting, desolate scene.
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China
Where Bergine Lies Buried In Moscow Monastery
The Tschuwodol monastery at Moscow houses the remains of Grand Duke Sergius of Russia. Built as a small wooden church in 1365, it endured multiple fires and rebuilds. Destroyed in 1771 by revolutionists, it became Napoleon’s headquarters in 1813.
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Bergine
Moscow
Sergius
Russia
Napoleon
Highest Railway Bridge Over Zambesi Finished at Victoria Falls
The renowned railway bridge over the Zambesi at Victoria Falls in Africa is completed. To manage the gorgeously high height and raging torrent, builders used a rope mesh and canvas cradle that swung beneath the structure to catch any workers or tools that might fall.
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Zambesi River
Victoria Falls
Africa
Montreal Couple Marks Golden Anniversary at 100 and 96
Pierre Forget and his wife recently celebrated their Betenty sixth wedding anniversary in Montreal. He is 100 years and six months old, she is 96, and both enjoy good health. One of their 13 children will reach her own golden wedding in three years, at age 67.
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Montreal
Pierre Forget
Mr. Forget
British Museum to create master records of eminent voices
The London museum will collect nickel master records of leading singers and publicists for posterity. These nearly indestructible stamps will allow future pressing from the stored voices.
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British Museum
London
Auto Highway to Link Nile and Congo in Africa
Africa expects a popular winter resort route for motorists as the new automobile highway between the Nile and Congo nears completion. Cars are already using a section of the 800 mile route, which will connect two major regions and boost travel and commerce.
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Africa
The
Nile
Congo
Ought to Work Well. Borem and Miss Cutting Joke
A Stray Stories item recalls Borem lamenting insomnia at 11 p m and Miss Cutting suggesting talking to oneself after going to bed. The exchange conveys humorous, sleep-deprived dialogue in a compact comic panel style.
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Miss Cutting
Pa's Extravagant. Softleigh Stray Story Snippet
Dialog from Stray Stories shows a suitor asked for a hand in marriage and faced a comical threat from the bride's father. Miss Cutting notes the joke persists. The piece captures playful tone and character interaction in a brief vignette.
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Softleigh
Miss Cutting
Chance for Our Clocks in Swiss-Spanish Treaty
The Swiss Spanish commercial treaty expires August 91 1905. If not renewed American cheap watches alarm clocks and similar products may win back the leading place they formerly held in the Barcelona market.
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Barcelona
Disappearance of Singers in Paris Conservatories
A fragment depicts aspiring singers pressed by critics to pursue opera, with quotes about voices and careers abroad. It notes how after a season many fledglings fade from performance, some taking clerkships or marriage, ending the hopeful cycle.
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Paree
Boston Idea of Indelicacy
In a Pittsburg Post excerpt a Boston mother argues with her daughter Miss Backbay about public appearance. The doctor has ordered the mother not to wear glasses on the street, while the daughter protests that it is indelicate to appear in public without them.
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Boston
Emeraonia
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised For Curing Kidney Aches
In Paulding Mies 15th district a letter from Mrs F Erby extols Dodd's Kidney Pills for backache and female weakness. Her husband, once with a weak bladder, also recovered. The note asserts healthy kidneys grant pure blood and overall health, reflecting a local testimonial amid other dated clipping mentions and generic notices.
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Paulding
Mies
Dodd
F. Erby
Allen's Foot Ease Ad and Misc Snippets
An old-time ad fragment touts Allen's Foot Ease for swollen feet with a 25 cent price and a free trial offer. A quotation contrasts horse sense with a stalled automobile. A Pisos Cure for coughs claim is doubted by F F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana with a dated note. A quip about a smooth tongue from the N O Picayune appears.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Maternity Health
Letters from Milwaukee women praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring fertility, easing menstrual and uterine troubles, and enabling pregnancies after years of illness. The ad urges expectant or would be mothers to seek her guidance and medicine, claiming widespread cures and advising against substitutes.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia ©. Pinkham
Pinlkham
Grove Street
Milwaukee, Wis
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Eyain E. Pinkham
Mae P. Wharry
North Shore Oratorical Society
Norman
Milwaukee
Wis
Pinkham
When Whiting to Advertisers
Notice requests readers to mention they saw the advertisement in the paper. The prompt fragment notes guidance to advertisers to reference the paper, reflecting a historic pleading for ad attribution.
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Whiting
Advertiacs
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Sidi
Eipare
Ianapolis
Denver Republican
G. P
T. A
Kansas City
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Eveland World
F F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
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Hes
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Cpataa BP
Tris
Tue
A. Paxton
Bonrea
Mase
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Ncheste
Nublack
Things
Austin, Tex
FT. Worth
Galveston
Denison
Tex
Guthrie
T. Houston
Muskogee
T. San Antonio
Mcalester
T. Orcaroma City
C. T
Ahoma
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Piso
Toxry
Piso Company
Glork
Liberty Streets
Warren
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