Burns Country Immersion In Ayrshire Scotland Journey
A voyage through western Scotland from Dumfries to Ayr reveals Burns country in detail. The author visits Kibernock and Kilmarnock en route to Ayr, noting clean cottages, neat fields, and the poet Burns’s modest dwelling with two rooms. The visit includes a reading from Tom O Shanter in the cottage and reflections on Burns’s life and legacy.
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Scotland
West Countree
England
Ayr
Dumfriesshire
Carlisle
Bobby Burns
Lis
Ben
Bobbie Burns
Fifteenth Army Corps Badge Adopted by Logan
Logan ordered the cartridge box with forty rounds to serve as the badge of the Fifteenth corps after a quip from an Irish member of the Fifteenth corps. Earlier Misimary Ridge saw Eleventh corps adopt a crescent and Twelfth corps a star badge. A humorous query prompted the formal adoption. Also a note on cleaning furniture cites linseed oil vinegar and alcohol.
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Fifteenth Army Corps
Logan
Misimary Ridge
Fifteenth Corps
Paddy
Philadelphia Times
Wept to See Her Weep by Johan Dowland
A fragmentary lyric by Johan Dowland describes overwhelming sorrow and the tears of a beloved figure. The speaker notes the power of sorrow and passion, praising tears as a delightful force that moves the heart and stirs deep emotion.
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Johan Dowland
Iron coffins on the East River create risk to life
Alfred Trumble recalls an iron ship described as a sieve a coffin like hull at a New York East River wharf. Sailors warn that Plimsoll marks and rust reveal unsafe ships. The piece condemns reckless greed over safer work and laments crews doomed on Black Maria style vessels.
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East River
Merchant of All
Jie
Hera
Pracing
Liverpool
Maria
Chail
Bristol
Alfred Trumble
New York
A Parent Weighs Trade School Or College For Four Boys
A Boston Globe letter argues a father should push one son toward business or trade, another toward mechanics, and consider sending two others to school longer. The author cautions that odds favor early work over delayed college unless a clear vocational fit exists. Insights mirror debates on education, opportunity, and economic determinism.
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Joe Howard
Boston Globe
Photographs of Titled Women In Window Display
A store on Brawlway showcases photographs of Europe’s titled women including English beauties and duchesses in evening dress. The display draws admiring women of all ages, while a comparison note praises Miss Jennie Chamberlain and Marie Aimee as preferable faces.
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Brawlway
Europe
Christendom
Miss Jennie Chamberlain
Marie Aimee
New York Sun
Grapeline Health Tonic Promotes Digestion and Appetite
A historical notice describes Grapeline as a remedy for indigestion and constipation. It claims quick relief from headaches dizziness and skin issues by enriching the blood boosting appetite and aiding digestion, recommended by L. G. Noyes.
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L. G. Noyes
Dyspepsia relief and arnica salve ad
An old newspaper snippet promotes Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and stomach ailments with prices 24 and 50 cents by L.G. Noyes in Warren, Pa. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is praised as the best for cuts, bruises, sores, and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. A free sample of Aperiont Grapoline is offered at Moyen.
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Acker
L.G. Noyes
Warren, Pa
Bucklen
A. W. Merck
Moyen
Pardee
Pardee Medicine CO
Blood Preparation Claim Endorsed by L G Noyes of Warren
An advertisement asserts that Threveas owa gy Acers is the best blood preparation. It promises to cure blood diseases, purify the system, and strengthen the constitution with a guarantee. Warren Pa. signer L G Noyes.
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Warren
Vn Gilmore
Gse Gilmore
2. Loomis
Elba
Iy Gilmore
Cnlmore
Gilmore
E. J. Whitney
Clarkson
Mra
I. T. McIntyre
Daggetts Mills
Tee Gilmore
A.W. Marek & Co
L. G. Noyes
Warren, Pa
DR. Pardee
DH. Parder
Pardee Medicine CQ
Merchants Use Private Detectives To Screen Clerks
A Brooklyn merchant explains hiring private detectives to vet job applicants and monitor clerks. He notes stricter standards after embezzlement cases, with managers paying for ongoing surveillance to curb gambling and drinking. He cites a Detroit case, outlines probationary chances, and mentions a cooperative detective model as a potential future system.
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Dieckion
Canada
Dougaway
Suly
Brooklyn
Confinential
Detroit
Lave
Craohlyn Eagle Os
Athlophoros touted as cure for rheumatism neuralgia
An advertisement extols Athlophoros and Athlophoros Pills as remedies for rheumatic and neuralgic pain and related conditions. It claims safety for adults and children, notes bowel cleansing aids, and offers testimonials and mail order sales from the Athlophoros Co. at 112 Wall Street New York.
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Athlophoros Co
Wall St
New York
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Jree
Tom O'Shanter
Alloway
Doun
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H. J. Emell
Pavillion
N. Y
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Aurom
Harris Peck
Payillion
L. M. Derby
Linden
Dr. Freehand
Fowlerville
Swan
Marcon
Tiseaes
Spain
Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
I. Fyrrchs
Pratt
Geneva
Pratt’s
James FE. Moerris
Lote Agony
Chambers ST
Johnson & Siegfried
Warren. Pa
GG & E Sartsoch
Water St
Diamond Block
Gristil
3Team
Flichmann
Shaill
George
Mendelssohn
Lowell Citizen
Zesi
Nmota
Fal
Pete
Johnson & Smtfried
Bach
GEO. A. Macbeth & CO
Pittsburgh, Pa
W. A. Hills
Oakland Valley
Town
Piso
Cirensman Co
New Orleans
Tuiki
W. B. Lee
Cole
Leonard
Sundun Ringers
Children's Missionary Society
Northfield
Christian Intelligencer
Denny
Miss Laker
Omaha
United States
Union Supply Agency
Phidelphia
Fandees
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