The Big Chief's Resolution Comes to Life
In a New Year tale, Miss Margaret Clayton imagines reform in a government office. A cafe scene, romantic banter with Karl, and a clerkly fantasy lead to a plan for an unsigned suggestions box and a pay rise for Miss Clayton. The big chief contemplates humane change and later promotes her to 1400 dollars.
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Jack
Karl
Timberlake
Margaret Clayton
Marjorie
Sam
Washington
Clayton
The Age of Deer Longevity and Highland Beliefs
A Chambers journal note argues romance and lore extend deer lifespans beyond typical bounds. Highland adages link ages in a chain from dog to oak, with examples claiming deer live over 200 years, though experts generally place a deer's life around thirty years.
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Chambers’ Journal
Macdonald
Tulloch
Loch Treig
Glengarry
Ewen Maclan Og
Europe
Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs by Foley's Honey and Tar
A. M. Ake of Wood, Indiana, recounts years of lung hemorrhages and ineffective treatment before using Foley's Honey and Tar. He reports his lungs now sound and urges the remedy for advanced lung trouble, while warning against substitutes.
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A. M. Ake
Wood
Ind
Foley
Q.w. Frost
Free Trial Box of Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy
A period advertisement offers a free trial size box of Dr Shoop catarrh remedy to prove merit. The notice describes a snow white antiseptic balm containing eucalyptus thymos and menthol claiming instant relief for nasal and throat catarrh and invites readers to request it from Dr. Shoop Racine Wisconsin. It notes large jars priced 56 cents and that M M Sweet sells the product.
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Dr. Shoop
The Tea Bug and Tea Mite Threaten Assam Tea
Two insects, the tea bug and tea mite, spend their lives on the tea plant in Assam gardens. They inhabit the upper leaf surface, spin webs, puncture veins, and suck plant fluids. A muddy water spray is the only known remedy, with tea bags proving especially destructive to milder teas.
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Assam
Quote by James Russell Lowell on truth and satire
A compact quotation notes truth's reach beyond satire and praises a brave simplicity likened to an oak or pine, attributed to James Russell Lowell.
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James Russell Lowell
The Schooner Versus Square Riggers
James G. McCurdy argues in Outing Magazine that fore and aft schooners outperform square riggers in modern conditions. Lower operating costs, wind advantage, easy handling, and heavy deck loads without ballast boost efficiency for Pacific Northwest lumber trade despite occasional deck losses.
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Pacific Northwest
James G. McCurdy
Outing Magazine
Poker Lesson From A Card Sharp On Transatlantic Trip
A well known card sharp on a liner trip at Queenstown warned against poker with strangers. He played only 25 cent bridge while others proposed poker. He outed a four kings straight flush after predicting each hand, saying the scene was an object lesson to avoid poker with strangers.
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Card Sharp
Queenstown
Mr. C
New York Tribune
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Agent Washburn
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By George A. Calder
JA. Gizshite
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Washburn, Wis
Marlin Fire Artis CO
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New Haven, Conn
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Chicago
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