The Shrivelling Prof in a Grey Mirror of Art
The narrator recalls Professor Bustig, a brilliant but aloof eloquent mind, admired for his inductive pursuit of truth yet isolated by arrogance. After a dehumanizing illness, his final days reveal a life spent in thought as he contemplates nature and beauty, ending with a quiet, philosophical death.
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Richard
Professor
Chrysostom
Goldenmouth
Silvertongue
Bustig
John
Monte Cristie
Asta
Dr. C
Juin
Richard Crouchiark
King Shakespeare
Walter's
Felds
Angelis
Badden Gray
Montgomery
Omly Snaukles
Chet
Growth of a Kansas town sparked by a presidential visit
Neosho Falls Kansas briefly surged from 600 to 40000 residents after President Hayes agreed to visit a local fair. Rail siding construction swelled the crowd to about 49000 as Cabinet members and Fort Riley escort accompanied the president. The next day visitors vanished. sidings were removed and the town returned to normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valston Sansa
Vainge Air
George Clements
Kanamesity
Case
Neosho Falls
Kan
Hays
Fort Riley
Aged Animals and Longer Life in Easy Living Pets
A Paris home for old domestic animals houses a 72 year old male, a 36 year old cow, and a 25 year old pig. The piece notes birds like eagles ravens and parrots often reach a century, pelicans possibly longer, with a historic pelican in Amsterdam from before 1742 still there in 1870. It cites a pond dwelling goose or pelican and a Thiengen pond resident that lived twenty six years from age eight, illustrating longevity in easy living animals versus workbound ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Amsterdam Zoological Garden
Buchner
Thiengen
Curious Victorian Classifieds Sparked By Odd Ads
A Bristol general servant ad requests no inquiries and specifies “no caps or aprons” with nightly wages. A journalist boasts “no particular ability” as a recommendation. A clerk seeks a post not requiring strength or appearance. Ambiguities arise over “Good butter” wording and a Gloucestershire paper’s 1d9d dinner mix up. Church notices mention an epileptic gardener ready for Christian care. A Seotec journal lists an advertiser seeking £65 to cover betting losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Seotec
Turquoises Across Asia and Parisian Age Tests
Turquoises are favored across Mongol groups with regional wear styles noted in China Tibet Ladakh and among Tibetan men and women. Ladakhi women display fortunes on red cloth adorned with turquoise pieces. A Paris market age test uses salt water to judge freshness of eggs, revealing limitations of such methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Ladakh
Peruna Testimonials Highlight Health Gains for Women
Miss Mattie Douglass of Memphis writes that Peruna cured her headaches and improved her general health. She describes buoyancy, lighter mind, and complete headache relief after using the remedy, joining numerous testimonials from women across the United States and Canada praising its effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Douglass
Thomas Ave
Brians Poate
Perna
Su Parta
United States
Canada
Peruna Promises Cure for Catarrhal Diseases and Mucous Membranes
Peruna claims to cleanse mucous membranes and halt catarrhal illnesses permanently. It emphasizes catarrhal spread from a cold and notes women’s greater weather sensitivity. The ad urges early treatment and offers free medical advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
Hartman
Givitz
Cass
Dr. Hartman
Hartines Sanitarius
Columbus
Ohio
Louis Alton Resumes Fast St Louis Train Service
Louis Alton resumes fast night train service to St Louis with Kansas City gateway for eastbound passengers. Train departs Kansas City 3 p m arrives St Louis 7 08 a m with compartment sleeping cars and heritage branding. Contact L D Cooper Traveling Passenger Agent Chicago Alton Railway Kansas City Mo for rates.
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ALTON
St. Louis
Kansas City Gateway
Chicago & Alton
Kansas City
L. D. Cooper
Chicago & Alton Railway
Canste
Menitobs
Ansintcola
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lorweseckars
Western
Oxtawa
J. Cen
Rie W. Munth
Noted Evangelist Praises Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
Rev Ina M Crow s A M Ph D, a Kentucky Tennessee evangelist, writes from Lexington Ky praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for liver relief bowel regulation and headache relief after one bottle. He says the medicine supports ongoing evangelistic work and offers free samples by mail from Pepsin Syrup Co Moncello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina M. Crows
Kentucky
Tennessee
E. Bighst
Lexington
Pepsin Syrup Co
Moncello
Lil
Generous millionaire helps trio after New Brunswick theater mishap
Three young women from Bound Brook New Jersey traveled to New Brunswick to attend a theater show hoping to catch the last trolley. Unaware of a timetable change they faced trouble after the performance and found themselves in a bad situation with help arriving from a generous local millionaire.
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Bound Brook
N. J
New Brunswick
Defiance Starch and Curious Market Gardening Seeds Ad
Fragmentary ad-like text praises Defiance Starch and seeds from A. Salzer Seed Co, LaCrosse Wis, with mentions of tomato seal, vegetables, and market gardeners. The readable fragments reference costs like 2.00 and 1.00 and hints of seed quality and variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epiiey
Lawrence Co
Manda
Beusht
Tole A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
Canidae Sised Automatic Fiasca Lawsuit In New York
A suit against John Brisbin Walker over rent alleged due attracts attention in New York. Walker leased Fifth Avenue premises to display automobiles built by a company where he serves as president and discovered complications in the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brisbin Walker
New York
Handsomest Calendar of the Season by a Railroad Co
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad Co issues a six sheet calendar 12x14 inches with ten color actress pictures by Leon Moran. Calendars sold for 25 cents each and mailed with receipts to F. A. Miller who handles sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Co
Leon Moran
Wiil
F. A. Miller
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Stevenson
Annie
Shakespeare
Blusbeard
Jack
Tara
Cu Feruna
Miss Pattie Douglass
Lenore Allen
Dowell Street
San Francisco
Cal
Catarrt
Hall
P. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bert
Louis
Samrch
Ana.nedneb
Defiance
Wring
Earnens Borat
RCO
Boston
Mass
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