Quaint Inn Signs in England Remain Curiously Named
A look at unusual inn signs across England reveals names like Man Loaded With Mischief in Cambridge and The Toad In the Hole near Underwood Notts. Notes explain changes from puns and misread originals such as The Bacchanals from The Bag o Nails and The Ship and Shovel honoring Sir Cloudesley Shovel.
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England
Madingley Road
Cambridge
Underwood
Notts
Somercotes
Hogarth
God
George Canning
Italics in the Bible and their Translational Use
An exchange notes that Bible italics signal words added by translators to clarify sense, not emphasis. It explains early printing practice where non main text like introductions and indexes appeared in italics while the main text remained Roman.
Baldheaded men rarely in asylums says Wisconsin doctor
Monroe Wisconsin Dr Robert B Clark declares in a study of hundreds of patients that almost no baldheaded men are insane and ridicules the idea of baldness as a sign of madness. He notes his experience includes many hundreds in asylums across the country and his own examinations.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Wis
Robert B. Clark
Pioneering Tragedy Stone Tablet Found Near Spearfish
A sandstone tablet found above Spearfish recounts a 1853 expedition with names De La Compt Ezra Kind G W Wood BE Brown R Kent watticie King and an Indian crew. It notes Ezra Kind’s death at the hands of Indians and mentions gold, government relief, and unrelated comments on navy and hunting.
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High Hill
Twain Autograph Request and Cracked Chirography
A London bookstore clerk asked Mark Twain for his autograph. Twain quipped that his handwriting was fading and he might need someone else to write it. The clerk replied that no one would want it if that happened.
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Mark Twain
London
Marriage vow echoes in a jokey confession
A Detroit Free Press quip records a husband two years into marriage declaring with mock gravity that one crime he will never admit is a bigamy. The light remark hints at social humor about fidelity and domestic life.
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Detroit Free Press
Joffre in Civilian Garb Visits Troops in France
General Joseph Joffre walked among his men incognito in ordinary clothes near the Spanish border town of Rivesaltes. A soldier recounted a wartime letter from home, and the visitor pretended to inspect snail rations before revealing himself and saluting the three soldiers who pledged allegiance.
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Joseph Joffre
Joffre
Rivesalites
Rivesaltes
Citizenship Duties Highlighted Over Rights
The text argues that Aver cain citizenship encompasses duties as well as rights. It stresses that duties are individual and onerous, and that neglecting them undermines the rights of all citizens.
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Ganker
Hamburg Breast Tea Promoted for Cold Relief
An old remedy advises drinking Hamburg Breast Tea for colds and grip. A tablespoon of the tea in boiling water is consumed as needed, claimed to open pores and relieve congestion while loosening bowels. Describes it as inexpensive and plant based.
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Christmas Savings Club
Hamburg
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Back Pain
Advert says a 25 cent bottle of St Jacobs Oil quickly eases backache lumbago and sciatic pain. Rub into the sore area and count to fifty to end misery. Claims the oil is magical harmless and non irritating with one application.
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St. Jacobs
Instant relief from stuffed nose and catarrh with Ely's Cream
A nostril clearing remedy promises instant relief from nasal congestion. The ad claims the fragrant antiseptic cream soothes inflamed mucous membranes, opens air passages, and stops headaches and nighttime breathing trouble.
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Ely’s
Cream Inn
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First National Bank
Warren, Penna
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Warren Trust Company
Citizens National Bank
Warren
Pennsylvania
Kopf
Henry
Grocers
Rogers Bros
Priermationsl Silver CO
Meriden Britannia C
the Mail Office
Elephant and Castle
Oxford
Cloudesley Shovel
Powder Monkey
Spearfish, S. D
Holland
Britannia
D. G. Blackman
Justice of the Peace
Bell Phone
Warren, Pa
Blue Ribbon
Bruder
Pickett Hardware CO
Hickory St
Warrer National Bank
Four Per Cent Christmas Society
Warren National Bank
Warren Savings Bank
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