Savings banks praised for safety and small-earnings deposits
A historical notice extols New York savings banks, noting 2,758,000 depositors and over 1.4 billion dollars in deposits, far exceeding U.S. bonded debt. It argues savers with small means should prefer regular interest deposits over speculative investments, highlighting no bank failures in the past year and urging prudent, long term planning for wage earners.
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United States
Manhattan Island
Stock Exchange
Savings Banka
Origin of Mr and Mrs in Early English Social Titles
In historic English usage the term master or maistre shifted from a descriptor of wealth or landholding to a social title. Wealthy commoners became Maister Smith and Malistress Smith, a process that gradually detached the title from actual possession and attached it to respectability and status.
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John
John Smith
Maistre
Maister
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Malistress Smith
Curio Collectors Queer Fad Leader in Fifty Six Collections
A noted curio collector pursues sixty distinct holdings, ranging from fossilized vegetation to stuffed toads and doors keys. The avid collector shops in out of the way places for low prices and builds a diverse, sometimes freakish catalog including venomous heirlooms and bizarre paper weights.
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Curio
Fisherman Brings 90-Pound Salting Fish to City
Louta Weaver returns from Florida with a 90 pound goalling fish landed after 85 minutes at a port. The Washington Post notes it is the third of its kind in American waters. Weaver receives congratulations from fishing friends. the specimen will go to the Smithsonian Institution which has none of this kind.
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Louta Weaver
Florida
Aport
Washington Post
Pont Fit the Case in Philadelphia Quarrel
Fragmentary quotation from a Philadelphia scene features a debate over accusation and demand for proof. The dialogue references calling someone a liar and branding a person as an “a ulaifier,” suggesting a heated exchange about evidence and ethical stance.
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Pont
Philadelphia
Practical Demonstration Dialed Old MY Cherry Phrase
Fragmentary OCR records a quirky exchange with unclear meaning. Names and actions are partially readable suggesting a dialogue or demonstration. The passage lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable organizations.
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Cherry
Rene
TWO GOOD SALADS From Kansas City Journal
Mayonnaise properly prepared is praised as the king of all cucumber salads and Italian salad is described. Chef L Delvaux of Hotel Baltimore shares recipes for mayonnaise dressing cucumber salad combination salad and Italian salad with measurements and preparation steps.
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Bald L. Delvaux
Hotel
Baltimore
Kansas City Journal
Domestic Remedies From Eastern Authority
A dated list suggests home medical aids including tincture of rhubarb and peppermint essence, a spice bag, a clay pipe with chloroform for earache, goose fat and molasses for croup, and simple cautions. Also includes a recipe for Ox-Tail Soup with butter, flour, vegetables, and stock, detailing preparation steps and serving.
Best Ways to Wind Wool for Knitting and Crochet
The piece advises against tightly winding wool into a hard ball as it thins the yarn. It suggests unwinding into a soft heap only when no tangling risk exists, and recommends winding over three or four fingers of the left hand with gentle finger withdrawal to change the ball’s position. The result is a softer, fuller yarn with fewer tangles.
Tomato Jelly Mold From Stewed Tomatoes Recipe
Soak half a box of gelatin in cold water for an hour. Strain juice from a quart of stewed tomatoes, then season with onion juice sugar kitchen bouquet parsley pepper and celery. Bring to a gentle boil skim and stir in gelatin. Strain into a mold or over meat to be embedded.
Priest banished for vint play in Petersburg crowd
Archbishop Antoni warned Russia's card players are widespread in Petersburg where vint is the favorite game among the upper class. Komendantoff, a school chaplain famed for his skill, sparked the metropolitan to exile him for ten years to a White Sea monastery. A petition by aristocrats and diplomats appeals for mercy, praising his social influence and polish.
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Antoni
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Komendantos
Rattler Crown of Thorns Explained by Road Runner Folklore
A storyteller recalls the rattlesnake’s death trap named the rattler’s crown of thorns. The road runner digs a thorn ring around the snake, forcing it to bite itself and die, leaving a skeletal ruin as proof of the bird’s vindictive intelligence.
Cat Returns After Two Years In a Coal Mine
James Warke of Ashley owns a cat that vanished two years ago after a notorious streak of theft. The miner tried to discard it by placing it in a bag and sending it to a deep level of No 20 colliery where it thrived on rata hunting. When the mine shut and grain vanished, the cat wandered home, a mystery how it escaped.
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James Warke
Ashley
Warke
The Schlafschen Nap Of German Households
In Germany an afternoon nap called the schlafschen interrupts the day between the early dinner and the four o clock coffee. The ritual forbids interference as observers note cavalry officers, students, professors, matrons, and workers slipping off at 3 30 for a restorative hour. They wake ready for renewed vigor.
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Germany
Sayh
First Man Here Than The Age Of Rome
The text recounts a famous saying about preferring local status over Rome. It attributes the anecdote to Julius Caesar during a Alpine pass encounter with friends who discuss office disputes and precedence.
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Julius Caesar
Caesar
Alps
Have You Noticed in Readers Opinion on Sun Up Phrase
A reader remarks that fiction now uses sun up instead of sunrise. He notes elopers, fires, train crashes and other events are said to occur at sun up, whereas they used to happen at sunrise. The change is only in style of words.
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Lfe
The Demand of To-Day and its Bourgeois Plenty
A reflective musing on abundance, critiquing the horn of plenty as a hollow symbol. The piece argues that modern plenty is bourgeois, failing to distinguish or satisfy in an era moving toward scarcity. The tone is editorial and aphoristic with literary allusion.
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Puck
Dyspepsia Treatment Urged Through Diet and Exercise
A medical note advocates a rational diet with regular meals and ample outdoor exercise to treat dyspepsia. It recommends cooling water between meals and regular breathing exercises, claiming such methods gradually eliminate the need for medicines.
True Refinement in a Tiny Room on a Tall Building
The passage describes a refined woman whose taste elevates small spaces. It envisions a lofty, cramped top-room setting with an undefinable air of cleanliness, order, and comfort that distracts from any flaws.
As the Mother 89 the Girl
A reflective meditation on how daughters mirror mothers and how early home training shapes women. The piece contrasts daughters’ strong influence by 16 with the likelihood a son’s early home impact fades, suggesting daughters rarely escape such imprint.
Self-Denial Faith Insight in Matthew Henry Quote
A compact reflection notes that self-denial and poverty of spirit form the first beatitude, grounding all graces. It emphasizes humble beginnings as the foundation for spiritual growth, citing Matthew Henry.
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Matthew Henry
The Greatest Danger of Childhood Overfeeding
A quote from Dr Oswald asserts overfeeding is the leading peril to children comparing milk drowning risks to malt liquor dangers. The remark emphasizes caution against excessive feeding of infants and highlights health dangers.
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Esallore
Dr. Oswald
Uncle Allen on the vanity of hustling through life
The quip by Uncle Allen Sparks laments that many people who rush through life gain little and suffer in vain The remark uses playful slang to criticize superficial hustling and its hollow rewards.
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Uncle Allen Sparks
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