An Ancient Foe To Health and Happiness
An old health claim describes scrofula as a persistent foe causing neck swellings skin blemishes and systemic weakness. The advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla can cure it radically and permanently, claiming thousands already freed from scrofula.
To Heaven by Installments and Comic Exchanges
A clipped dialogue snippet contrasts family banter and a jab at a marriage with lines about a one armed father and answers about heaven. It mixes a line from the New York Times about fools and Hamlin's Wizard Oil and a sharp retort about marriage from the Philadelphia Press.
No Longer Owns House After Marriage
Fragmentary dialogue suggests a person has sold their house and states they are married. No clear names, places, or dates are provided to anchor the event. The snippet centers on property and marital status as the implied outcome.
Too Expensive for Himself Doctor Reflections in Cassell's Journal
A distressed note from Cassell's Journal portrays a doctor unwell with self-doubt over high charges. The speaker distrusts other physicians and questions his own pricing, seeking guidance or relief from his financial burdens.
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Cassell
Three Shell Pirate and Mrs Winston Sooth Feature
A playful scene under a striped tent with Farmer Mosebacker and the Three Shell Pirate debating a game of chance. A vendor touts Mrs Winston's Sooth syrup as the best remedy to ease teething for children.
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Farmer Mosebacker
Three Shell Pirate
Pitcher Dropcurve Signed From Demopolis
The Chicago Tribune reports the new pitcher Dropcurve has been signed. The manager declines to discuss his pedigree and focuses on the sale price, saying only that the club secured him from Demopolis where he starred in local baseball for years.
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Dropcurve
Demopolis
Chicago Tribune
Feet-Sace Cure for Sweating and Calluses
Ad shows a remedy called Feet-Sace by Allen & Olmsted of LeRoy promising relief from sweating, callouses, and aches. It warns against substitutes and mentions a sample page. A quoted exchange features a dirigible balloon company boasting of selling hot air to investors.
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Allen & Olmsted
LeRoy
Golf on the links sparks engagement tale
Two friends got engaged last season on the golf course while discussions of golf danger linger.
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Grene
Gage
Blood Purifier Claims Quick Strength via S S S
An advertorial piece touts 8.5 S S as a vegetable blood purifier that rebuilds weak emaciated bodies with pure blood. It cites private testimonials from J F Duff of Sedgwick County Missouri and promises improved appetite, strength, and reduced nervousness. Free book and medical advice offered by Swift Specific in Atlanta GA.
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J. F. Duff
Ceton, Mo
S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Change of Menu Heard in Preliminary Hearing
In a preliminary hearing after six weeks in county jail, the prisoner requests a menu change. The judge clarifies the remark as a possible venue change, but the prisoner insists he wants a different menu accusing the sheriff of cornering corned beef supplies.
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Baltimore American
Sowing Crimson Clover and Colt Gerald McKinnie
The article discusses sowing crimson clover in corn with last cultivation in July or August, using 12 to 15 pounds per acre, and notes drought impact and winter survival varies by region. It also covers clover hay’s feeding and fertilizing value and rejects shell color as a factor in egg quality. A colt named Gerald McKinnie, owned by Wm. M. McKinnie of Fort Wayne, is highlighted for speed, tracing lineage to Crescens with a 2.02% trotting record and potential two minute mile, with trainer Mr. Ketcham driving Crescens.
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Gerald McKinnie
Wm. M. McKinnie
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ketcham
Toledo
Crescens
Mary Centlivre
New England Farming Shifts Toward Cattle and Fodder
The piece notes rising cattle keeping in New England as beef production grows, with better beef on hillsides and a push to cultivate fodder crops. It also covers wheelbarrow enlargements, millet and Hungarian grass as hay substitutes, egg quality, healing a broken leg in a pedigree poultry, sawdust mulch cautions, strawberry fertilization, and Lima bean soil needs.
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New England
Massachusetts Sloughman
Doctor Says Quadruplets Rarity in Family Sparks Hope
Anxious father asks how often such births occur and the doctor cites statistics showing about one in 40,000,000 chances. The father sighs that it is unlikely to happen twice in the same family and feels relieved.
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Chicago Tribune
Revival of Interest in Cameo Jewelry In New York Firms
A New York manufacturing house reports a surge in altering and restoring antique cameos this season, more than in the past two decades. The revival signals renewed public appetite for vintage jewelry and craftsmanship.
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New York
Portland Cordage Co Advocates Fair Twine Prices
A letter to the editor from Portland Cordage Co argues it sells binding twine below Eastern prices to aid farmers and the public. It cites Pure Manila 650 ft at 16 cents per pound, claims advantage over rivals, and urges consumers to compare economy and length with other twines.
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Manila
Oregon
Portland Cordage CO
Self Made Men Deserving Praise for Blame Taking
Quote from Indianapolis Sun noting that some self made men deserve praise for willing to take all blame themselves, highlighting their Christian aspects in facing responsibility.
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Jinks
Jenks
Indianapolis Sun
Pessi mist accusation cited in fragment dialogue
A fragment shows A questioning if he is a pessimist and another man replying he would be thankful for any blessings that come. The quoted exchange illustrates a terse, uncertain social interaction.
Tonic for a Nervous Household Quips and Quarrels
A brief exchange sets a cheeky tone with Simpkins teasing about remedies for the anxious. One speaker asks for a tonic suitable for a nervous person while the other reframes to a tonic for those who must live with them.
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Simpkins
Artesian Wells in Southern California Reach Two Feet
In desert regions of Southern California the artesian wells sometimes rise water two feet above the top of a four inch iron pipe, indicating strong underground pressures.
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Desert
California
Conversation Between Floor Walker and Buyer Figures
Dialogue shows two workers Mr Bingo and Mr Bango discussing roles at Lacem and Skirts. Judge comments that the floor walker and buyer duties cover both locations, suggesting tiring but steady employment. The exchange highlights work life and relief upon returning home.
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Bingo
Bango
Korean nallari clarinet with brass mouthpiece and 15 inch length
A Korean wood clarinet named nallari features a brass mouthpiece and base. It measures 15 inches long and can produce a wide range of notes.
Matrimonial Bliss In Courtroom Banter
A witty exchange unfolds as a host questions whether married men live longer than single, with the king remarking the statement only seems so. The brief dialogue captures light courtly humor on marriage and longevity.
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Tom Bachelor
Host
King
House Rules Stirring Mug of Cigars and Friction
In a domestic exchange Mrs. Grigsby bans smoking by her husband’s friends unless Grigsby provides the cigars. The quip highlights household control and social boundaries in a domestic dispute context.
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