Royalty's Tips Run High During Visits
A Times report notes royal tip expenses are vast, with King Edward reportedly disbursing thousands yearly. On weekend visits a minimum of $1,000 was typical for servants, while beaters got $5 and head keepers $25 or more. The Kaiser is described as the most generous European royal in tipping, with every servant remembered before a visit ends. A secretary hands the budget to the chief steward for distribution, ensuring all staff, including stable workers, receive their shares.
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New York
Times
King Edward
Europe
Suffered for 25 years finds relief with Dodd's Kidney Pills
A long term kidney trouble case from Otterbein Indiana praises Dodd's Kidney Pills after a rapid improvement from two pills. The advertisement urges sending for the pill and related household items. A New Jersey father notes his eight year old son’s bright comeback during a dinner party anecdote.
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New Jersey
Philadelphia
Genevieve Elopes Amid Mixed Parental Reactions
A fragment notes Genevieve eloped and a married woman counsels happiness with or without a husband. The passage hints at parental reactions to engagements, with engagements sometimes announced by mothers and denounced by fathers, reflecting domestic tensions and social norms.
The Sin of Achan Lesson For December 14
The lesson from Joshua 7 centers on Achan’s sin and Israel’s defeat at Ai. It emphasizes that spiritual victories rely on divine methods, not human thrift, and warns against blaming God for personal sin. Joshua’s failure to seek God’s guidance is analyzed, as is Achan’s hidden transgression exposed by collective accountability.
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Jericho
God
Joshua
Israel
Achan
Joshum
Moses
Jorden
Fts
Anamias
Church of Christ
Aden
Jordan
Manitoba Crop Yields Report Across Portage Pising Area
Reports from Portage Pising and nearby Manitoba communities describe strong harvests with wheat reaching up to thirty four bushels per acre and barley around forty. Farmers note good weather, no damage, and high sample quality as threshing continues across Marquette, Binscarth, and Dauphin regions.
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Portage Pising
Manitoba
Nash Higert
Government Farm
Geo. B. Stacey
T. J. Hall
John Rose
D. W. Seeee Richardson
M. Owens
Av Gerson
Turnbull
J. Lioya
Boddy
Albert Davis
E. McLeneghen
J. Wishart
Binscarth
Man
Dauphin
BE. B. Armstrong
Cuticura Soap Heals Severe Scalp Rash in Child
A Circleville Ohio mother reports her daughter suffered scalp pimples spreading to the body with intense itching and sores. After months of failed remedies, the second Cuticura Soap treatment brought relief and a complete cure. Advertising copy notes Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold worldwide with a free sample offer.
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South Scioto St
Circleville
Ohio
Alice Kirlin
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Wheel Within Wheel and a Tangled Wealth Route
A fragmented exchange discusses Wigley’s wealth origin skeptically noting early road to riches through subsidiaries. Claims a taxed factory as key subsidiary but source text remains vague and focuses on Louden ozs as context.
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Wigley
Maxwell Car Overhaul Urges Immediate Parts Renewal
A dated appeal explains three reasons to overhaul Maxwell, Stoddard-Dayton, Columbia Gasoline and brush car lines now. It touts ready parts supply from Newcastle Ind, a $1.75 million plant, 45 000 part bins, and a 20 percent price hike starting January 1. It notes Maxwell’s 122,000 owners and 60,000 secondhand cars protected by the Maxwell name, with 24 to 43 hour shipment after orders.
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Stoddard-Dayton
Columbia Gasoline
Igs
Everitt
Brush, Sampson and Courier
Newcastle
Ind
U. S
Roads Built In Two Years Surpass France In Length
Over two years the country constructed 44 000 miles of improved roads, a figure that exceeds the total road length of France. This shows rapid expansion of national infrastructure and underscores the era's bold modernization push.
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France
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