Punctuation Debate Between Father and Daughter
A high school girl challenges her father on punctuation as they read the line A five dollar bill flew around the corner. He hesitates then suggests a period while she insists on a dash creating a playful grammar misunderstanding from a family exchange.
Moler Barber College Ad in Seattle
Moler Barber College at 215 Occidental Ave Seattle seeks men to learn barber trade in eight weeks. Emphasizes constant practice and expert instruction. Graduates earn from 315.00 to 18.00 per week. Illustrated catalogue free. Call or write.
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Occidental Ave
Seattle
Wash
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Superior Merit and Sales
The advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla surpasses all medicines in merit, sales, and cures with over 40,000 testimonials in two years. It purifies the blood cures blood diseases humors and eruptions strengthens the stomach builds up the system and combats fatigue. 100 Doses One Dollar.
Joseph Chamberlain’s Career Highlights and Ties
Joseph Chamberlain, long serving member of Parliament since 1885, led Birmingham victory for tariff unionists and held key posts in government. He served thrice as Birmingham mayor, was Secretary of the Colonies, President of the Local Government Board, and head of the Unionist organizers. His wife is Mary Endicott, daughter of War Secretary W. C. Endicott. He was Chancellor of Birmingham University and Lord Rector of Glasgow University.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
England
Mr. Chamberlain
Mary
W. C. Endicott
Cleveland
University of Birmingham
Glasgow University
Free bonbon box offer in exchange for stamps
Advertisement for a gold plated hard enameled bonbon box with Cascarets included. Priced at ten cents as a measure of good faith to cover costs. Mail to Sterling Remedy Company in Chicago or New York and mention the paper.
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Dr. Cascaret
Sterling Remedy Company
CCC
Chicago
New York
Timeline of notable events from 1555 to 1904 and odds and ends
A dense chronology lists dates and events from 1555 through 1904, including ecclesiastical trials and burnings, calendar reform, wars, political shifts, disasters, and notable deaths. It ends with stray quotes and moralizing questions about love, aging, and bill payments.
It's Almost Impossible to Get a Servant Girl These Days
A wry exchange between a fussy housekeeper and a tactful master in Philadelphia Vacra notes the difficulty of hiring help. The housekeeper cites constant instruction as the fix, while the other insists polite directives help retain staff.
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Dr. Cascaret
Philadelphia
Vraca
Domestic bliss and odd exchanges in a mixed page
An array of short notes and ad blurbs include a cough remedy claim for Piso's Cure for Consumption, daring boxing backer chatter, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, a quirky wedding line about calculations, a Toledo catarrh cure testimonial offer, and a Philadelphia doctor’s free trial invitation.
World of Science and Inventions Reveals New Metals and Devices
A German patent covers a hard steel wire produced by nitrogen blast with tensile strength over 300000 psi and high elastic limit. A U T Weiss patent enables separating iron magnetic particles from sand by electroplating with iron. Glass asphalted water pipes protect against moisture acids gases. A Vienna professor and a government clock inspector synchronize public clocks by wireless telegraphy. Fire extinguishing milk of lime recommended by a German inspector for coal mines. A St Etienne arms factory builds a highly powerful mitrailleuse, firing 300 shots per second with 5400 yard range, heating issue being addressed. The Gaulois asks why men wear mustaches with varied reasons from convenience to health, appearance, or pleasing wives.
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Germany
F. Munster
U. T. Weiss
Max Reithoffer
Technical High School of
Vienna
Karl Morawetz
Wolfgang Kummer
St. Etienne
France
Gaulois
Paris
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