The Limit Reached in a Long Service Raise Request
A window washer Pat asks for a raise after 25 years at Tiffany & Co. and is told his service should be enough. he leaves with the quip he only earned permission to keep his job. A juror with a private illness is pressed to explain aloud and says he has the itch. John Philip Sousa adopts his new name after a suggestion to reflect American identity. An editorial note touts Dean’s Ointment for itching piles in all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Tiffany
Patrick
Tiffany
Tiffany & Co
Sousa
Free
John Philipso
U. S
Italy
Whilipse
Stars and Stripes
Pullipso
John Philip Sousa
Poindelphia Telegraph
Virulent cancer cured by electric bitters and salve claim
Druggist G W Roberts of Elizabeth West Virginia touts Electric Bitters as a cure for a longstanding cancer case once deemed hopeless by doctors. He says Bucklen's Amica Salve completed the cure and adds the remedies cleanse poisons and heal blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and sores. Also notes inexpensive Tiffany glass at HB G Capo's 83 West Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Roberts
Elizabeth
W. Va
Bucklen
HB. G. Capo
the Jeweler
West Congress
One Minute Cough Cure Tops Medicine Claims
D Scott Currin of Loganon Pa touts One Minute Cough Cure as the safest fastest remedy for coughs colds croup throat and lung troubles. He says it cures grip bronchitis and croup and notes Bell's Pharmacy as the outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Scott Currin
Loganon
Bell's
Browning Family Devotion and Public Reverence
The account reflects Browning’s deep parental devotion to his son Pen and his wife, with anecdotes about art, sacrifice, and a cherished keepsake ring. It recalls Gladstone’s famed calm under pressure and his strategic, concise speech that quelled intense moments in Parliament.
Chaperonage in Samoa Village Leadership
The chaperon is a key figure in Samoa serving as constant companion to the taupou, the village guide who entertains visitors and shows sights. Each village elects a daughter of a chief for this role, housed by the village and accompanied by native girls. No local man may enter sacred precincts and the taupou is always with an elder woman. If the taupou resigns, a chief appoints a successor of high status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
Taupou
Only a Day at a Time Helps Woman Through Long Illness
A lady suffers a serious accident requiring a painful operation and months in bed. After the surgeon finishes, she asks how long she must endure. He replies that it will be only a day at a time, a message that brings comfort now and in the weary weeks ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yong
First Printing Press and Early American Illustrations
The passage notes the first U S printing press in Cambridge at Harvard in 1639, the first American illustration in 1698 in Tully’s Almanac, and the first copperplate portrait in Increase Mathers Ichabod in 1703. It lists the first three engravers as Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and Isaiah Thomas, who stood out at Lexington.
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United States
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Tully
Boston
Increase Mathers “Ichabod
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
Isaiah Thomas
Lexington
Japanese Festivals Remembered Through Traditional Dates
The text lists Japanese festivals by month including the new year on the first of the first month, tenst of dolls for girls, feast of flags for boys, day for deities in the seventh month, and chrysanthemums in the ninth month though the last is no longer widely observed. It mentions routes like the mountain escape in the ninth month and names Vonabela as part of the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manin
Venice
Italy
Arthur Bronson
Century Magazine
Ten years of marriage hinted in playful exchange
A humorous exchange from the New York Herald notes a couple marking ten years of marriage next Tuesday. The wife jokes about savings while the husband reflects on present needs over future plans.
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New York Herald
Sage Advice on Association Among Learners
A Chicago Tribune quotation about choosing company wisely. A sage says to associate with those who know more, while a skeptic notes the rule would apply to all learners if followed strictly.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Godfather Refuses Faith Essentials in Baptism Dispute
An exchange at a baptism scene shows a godfather when asked to declare Christian essentials responds with I renounce them all, shocking the parson and witnesses. The moment underscores tensions over confessional expectations and religious conformity in the ceremony.
Potlatch Feast Among British Columbia Indians
A description of the potlatch practice among indigenous people in Britain Columbia, portraying it as a display of wealth where a host distributes goods and drink to the community to gain status or chieftainship. The text notes it is alien to the reader and highlights lavish expenditure and ceremonial generosity.
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Brities
Columbia
A Sheridan Tale Of An Irishman And A Briton
Sheridan recounts a tale of an Irishman and a Briton mirroring John Bull and Celt. The Celt challenges the Briton with wit as the Briton mockingly insists he has not spoken. The exchange escalates to a defiant gesture and a future clash hinted by Patrick’s taunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
John Bull
Hibernian
Patrick
Three Hard Morn Words Decline in Speech
A short quotation ponders three hard words and the challenge of pronouncing them in any language. It notes the phrase It was wrong as a marker of maturity and language skill quoted by Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
House of Commons
Treasury
Lowell
Notice of Final Account and Distribution in Etchells Estate
In the probate court of Pima county Arizona the estate of Charles T. Etchells deceased is settling. EB Graves the executor has filed the final account and petitions for final distribution. A hearing is set for June 12 1902 at 10 a.m. in Tucson to approve the accounts and allow objections. Dated May 31 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Etchells
EB. W. Graves
County Court House
Tucson
Pima County
W. Purcell
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Talcum
Mennon
Johnson
Palmer
Violet Talcun
Colgate
Arcadian Pharmacy
East
Congress Street
Cook & CO
Phoenix, Arizona
Prescott, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Chicago
Mr Tiffany
Pat
New York Times
Sue
Dean
Browning
Lie
Robert
County OF
Pima
Territory OF Arizona
Territory of
Arizona
Porto Rico
Crescent Cigar CO
West Congress St
Model Shop
West
W. Cc. Bennett
Yost Typewriter
United Typewriter & Supplies CO
W. Second St
Los Angeles,Cal
Russet
N. Church
Brown’s Art Store
North Stone
Brownsberger
Los Angeles
Florida Brownsberger
Seventh St
Csi
HOTEL
Nadeau
Southern
California
Mt. Lowe
Mount Lowe
Pacific Electric Railway Company
South Spring Street
Yuma County
THE
Rockland Canal CO
Yuma, Ariz
R. S. Patterson
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