The Butcher Boy and the House’s Musical Quirks
A humorous tale from Tit-Bits contrasts a thoughtful butcher’s boy with a fourth floor woman who learns his memory for families in the building. He explains he identifies floors by musical sounds and jokes about how the boss directs him to the fourth floor with a foshorn voice. Also includes short humorous vignettes about White's Vermifuge and a household quarrel over a coat and a love scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Foshorn
New York
James
Professor and gold swindle in old tale exchange
In a sharp dialogue a man presents fool's gold to a professor who confirms it as iron pyrites. The exchange ends with a boast about a widow with a hill of the same ore, then a joke about marriage and a new card game. The scene mixes trickery with a hint of local lore and amusements.
Repairs versus hauling costs, a car question
A Detroit Tribune exchange questions whether repair costs exceed hauling costs to a repair shop. The man notes repairs are cheap compared to towing. Ridgway's Magazine also features a brief exchange where a visitor offers a manuscript and an editor replies about nature's plan.
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Detroit Tribune
Nature
Ridgway
The Ark Question and Customer Time Tale
A playful exchange about who went into the ark and whether customers were granted thirty days of time. A photographer replies that they merely permit the belief to keep customers pleasant, reflecting light dialogue from a newspaper page.
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Houston Post
Origin of the Jesuits and their names through history
The Society of Jesus were nicknamed Jesuits by Calvin. Pope Sixtus V tried to rename them Society of Ignatius but failed. They were never called Ignatians, though enemies in Spain once used Inigislas. In France, lingering members called themselves Fathers of the Faith or Clerks of the Sacred Heart after expulsion in 1765.
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Society of Jesus
Calvin
Sixtus V
Society of Ignatius
Ignatius Loyola
Ignatians
Spain
Inigislas
Inigo
Loyola
France
London Chronicle
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised for Croup Aid
A confident endorsement style claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy provides prompt relief and wards off croup when used early. It emphasizes safety for children and pleasant taste. An Alice South Africa resident and store clerk testifies to its satisfaction and recommends it. For sale by Eans Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
E. A. Humphreys
E. Locke
Alice
Cape Colony
South Africa
Eans Drug Co
Oriental Clubs and the Allure of Small Societies
A Korea News reflection explains why joining any club excites individuals by offering status within a small social unit. It argues that the need for belonging makes people form and join societies quickly, even for trivial aims like mushroom cultivation on thatched roofs in Seoul.
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Seoul
Korea News
The Climbing Perch of East Indies Travels Landward
An article notes the climbing perch leaves its pool when dry seasons threaten, crawling or traveling at night or dawn in search of a new water source. The fish uses its spined fins and a water-containing receptacle to moisten gills and may survive days out of water aided by dew on grass.
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East Indies
Brockton Times
Forty Winks Debate Through Daytime Sleep Advice Contends
Doctors condemn prolonged daytime naps as harmful to normal sleep. Science notes peak vitality 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and lowest energy 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. A short forty minute nap is seen as refreshing and harmless while magnanimity combines kindness with strength and resolve.
Domestic Sketches and a Critic’s View on Inventions
A mother suggests playing at housekeeping while a child quotes a scene about pretending to be a parent. The piece contrasts a family moment with a critic’s remark on life and progress, noting a London Lancet view that no invention is perfect at first as society adjusts to new tech.
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London Lancet
King of All Cough Medicines Claim by Connecticut Carrier
Mr. E. G. Case a Canton Center mail carrier in Connecticut says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the king of all cough medicines and a reliable cure for croup and colds with no bad after effects. For sale by Evans Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Case
Canton Center
Conn
U.S
Croup
Chamberlain
Evans Drug Company
Fragments of Advertisements and Humorous Snippets
A collage of quoted phrases and product blurbs includes canine mischief, proverb listings, and a testimonial about Herbine from Mrs S of Columbia Tennessee. Mentions Boston terrier, Herbine, and Shelton's Drug Store with casual promotional tone.
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the Butcher Boy
Joe Daniel
sarmic,Coon
Shelley
George
Anastasia
Innocent
Anastisin
Innocentin
Catholic Standard and Times
Tenacher
The
Ark
Robby
Brooklyn Eagle
Oriental
Seattle
Merry, Werry
Xmas
Burnett Bros
Aberdeen
Chehalis
T. C. Moulton
East Market Street
Daddy
MacLafferty H Street
Heron
Tel
Telephone
L. L. Maley
Aberdeen, Wash
RS Herald Printery
East Wisheah ST
Baxter
Bixby
Columbia, Tenn
oyNoan
Seventh Street
Washington, D. c
Des Atc
Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt Saloon
South F Street
Dake
Sansome Street
GAN_FRANCISGO CALIF
MacKenzie’s Photo Co
P. O
Grays Harbor
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
S. F Street
Roslyn Coal
Antich
F Street
Heron and
Wishkah
Aberdeen Brass & Machine Works
Heron Street
J.S. Kerns, Mer
E. J. Bradley
C. W. Miller
Aberdeen State Bank
N. E
H Streets
Paul Smits, M. D
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
Heron Streets
DR. McNiven
ELK_ Pharmacy
Wash
DR. J. A Mapes
Kaufman Block
J. C. Cross
Zelaska Block
G Street
E. H. Fox
Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Room
Dabney Bock
Continental Saloon
C. C. Vammen
Prop Choivest
Humboldt
Prop
Andrew Blum
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