Boston & Maine Railroad Sells Revere Beach Stock to Settle Complaint
The Boston and Maine Railroad earlier held a large stake in the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad. After a July 15 1908 complaint, the holdings were sold to a Boston banker on August 12 following the railroad board’s notice. The commission notes the law allows amending practices before proceedings.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston, Revere Beach & Lyon Railroad
Railroad Commissioners
Boston
Boston & Maine
Railroad Commission
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad Company
Boston, Revere Beach& Lynn Railroad Co
Boston & By
Maine’ Railroad
Frank Jones
James T Furber
Commissioner of Corporations
Burdett College Opens With Largest Entering Class
Burdett College opened its doors last Tuesday to its largest entering class in history. Passersby on Boylston Street saw a steady stream of students entering the institution noted for producing business professionals. The five new rooms will test capacity, with potential additional space to avoid waiting lists.
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Burdett College
Boylston Street
Burdett
Boston
America
Boston Globe
Wild Animals and Medicine in Ancient Texts
The British Medical Journal notes a claim that animals contributed medical remedies. It cites Pliny via Hollands translation, describing a river horse letting blood by pricking its leg to evacuate humors and soothe disease, a tale illustrating early ideas on animal derived medical knowledge.
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Philemon Holland
Pliny
Louis Philippe’s England Seen Through Hugo’s Memoirs
Excerpt recalls Victor Hugo’s observation of England as orderly and silent, contrasting with France. Hugo notes Londoners’ grave, mute demeanor and a public muttering, French people, directed at a French party walking with wife and sister. The passage reflects nineteenth century impressions of national character.
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Louis
Philippe
England
Hugo
France
London
Victor Hugo
Rossini and the Drum in Gazza Ladra Premiere
The Gazza Ladra premiere drew heavy opposition to Rossini’s use of the drum as a provocative novelty. A Rolla pupil threatened violence and produced a knife but was persuaded to hear the argument. He asked Rossini to refrain from drums in future music. Rossini promised and later forgot.
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Rossini
Rolla
A Quick Door Lesson From Capitol Haste
A young man rushing through a pair of senate wing doors in the Capitol at Washington nearly collided with a senator. He apologized and was advised to always go through on the right and turn right to avoid collisions, ensuring politeness and efficiency.
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Senate
Capitol
Washington
Saturday Evening Post
Grandest Questions and Oddities Stir Sunday Thoughts
A collage of quotes and quips from Youth's Companion, Victor Hugo, and Philadelphia Record on faith, numbers in the Bible, storms and souls, and a jest about plural wives. Whimsical musings touch on religious zeal, sanity, and a railroads pun from Southwestern's Book.
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Bobby
Some Famous Sallies of witty turns and retorts
A collection of anecdotes about witty exchanges and pranks. Dr Thomas Browne jokes toastings and a reply about not toasting Browne. Sydney Smith and Mrs Grote anecdotes connect to words like grotesque and misnamed titles. A quip about Lord Holland and his wife Lady Holland’s name. Campbell and Miss Scarlett prompt a pun about Scarlett fever.
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Thomas Browne
Browne
Sydney Smith
Mrs. Grote
Smith
Holland
Sydney
Campbell
Scarlett
Early English patent for iron chains cited in 1634
An English writer notes debate over whether Britons originated chain making from Caesar's time. He cites England’s 1634 patent to Philip White for iron ship chains, detailing payment to the exchequer and the patent’s aim to save cordage and improve ship safety.
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Julius Caesar
England
Philip White
White
Westminster
Virgyn
Michell the Archangels
Bread That Intoxicates In Humid Eastern Russia
In far eastern Russia the humid climate and soil cause corn roots to ferment, producing ears with a fungous layer that makes bread from the grain act like an overdose of alcohol. The phenomenon is most pronounced in eastern Siberia, where whole districts are affected by alcoholized bread.
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Russia
Mssuri
Siberia
Shakespeare's Name Spelled In Many Ways A Curious Tale
A brief note on why Shakespeare's name appears in various spellings. The item references historical guesses such as Shak speare and Shakespere and cites 1851 satire by Albert Smith claiming a Harleian manuscript weather rhyme as the origin. The quip suggests changing spellings with the weather and sun.
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Shakespeare
Albert Smith
Installments All Around and Other Jokes
A dialog shows a patient and doctor discussing health as an installment plan. Fire brigade humor centers on race and appearance while praising courage. A professor and wife debate naming a newborn primate species as a joke about Homo sapiens.
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Judge's Library
St. Paul
Unsolved Problems Echo Through Ages
A Paris Figaro quip notes three enduring puzzles: immortality of the soul perpetual motion and women s hats. The line links historic curiosity with modern wonder and hints at the timeless loops of invention and fashion.
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Paris
Figaro
The Real Works 1. Client Inquiry and Attorney Response
A client asks how the case is progressing while the attorney admits time spent studying the law. The exchange highlights the legal process and the attorney’s preparation phase.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cited in Women’s Recoveries
A Gardiner Maine woman and a Chicago resident credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and avoiding surgery. The notice touts thirty years of use as a standard female remedy, curing displacements inflammation and other troubles without operation.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Alvina Sperling
Cleybourne Ave
Chicago
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Milk Street
New England Telephone
The
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad Co
Stephen L. Bartlett
Arthur F. Estabrooke
Aeee
Henry F. Hurlburt
William J Hobbs
Smith Patterson CO
Ness
Summer ST
Geo. F. Fox & Co
Philadelphia
Southwestern
George Bernsch-Shaw
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