Digestive distress and remedies in late 19th century ads
The text describes chronic dyspepsia and its miserable impact, touting Hood's Sarsaparilla as a perpetual cure and praising Hood's Pills as the best laxative. It includes assorted anecdotes and medication pitches, jokes about milkmen and political satire, Teething syrup for children, tips on foot care, and a Bull Run battlefield cedar linked to an unknown soldier.
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Hood
Auvergne
M. Chase
Mark Twain
Bull Run
Arlington
The Buge Revenge Entomology Tale of Willie Bewise
A whimsical narration follows Willie Bewise who dreams of becoming an entomologist. He pins bugs to walls and fills his knapsack with insects, only to wake as pins loosen and bugs swarm his bed. The soldiers and bees exchange quips while the swarm causes chaos and laughter.
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Willie
The King and the Peasant and a King’s Milk Request
A brief tale from Italian papers recounts the young king of Italy wandering incognito in the countryside. He asks a milk from a farmer, minds the cow while the woman fetches milk, then inquires about the farm hands who are away roping.
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Italy
Raccorrigi
Tricks and Wonders From Old Newspapers
A collage of curiosities including a hat trick demonstration with a secret pin and mesmerism, notes on Blantyre coffee from a single plant source, and a remarkable 11 year old world traveler who has logged 63 000 miles. The piece highlights playful magic, agricultural export figures, and a multinational youngster’s voyage.
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British Central Africa
Kew
Blantyre
New York
Shanghai
Pacific Ocean
Syracuse
Arden City
L. I
Women barred from American workplaces and towns shocked readers
The Washington Post reports on London Tit-Bits accusing the United States of gender exclusion. It cites Cramp's shipyard banning women to avoid distraction, Sunnyside Utah miners prohibiting wives on company land, and a Scotsman praising Sir Walter Scott for attracting American tourists.
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London
United States
Americas
Cramp
Sunnyside
Utah
Great American Republic
Scotland
John QC. Miller
Edinburgh
Sir Walter Scott
North
Sir Walter
Washington Post
Manager Introduces Ping-Pong Break in Balcony Scene
The Yonkers Statesman quotes a witty line about Romeo and Juliet as a young man jokes about marriage money and sense. The item notes a playful moment when a manager is said to have introduced a ping-pong game in the balcony area.
Late legal decisions and a Bret Harte anecdote feature
A digest of New Jersey and Illinois rulings covers contempt not appealable, gifts from husbands to wives, invalid affidavits, mortgage security rules, private nuisance damages, and cross state contract validity. It closes with a Bret Harte anecdote about his Glasgow consulate days and a deceptive home government agent.
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Court of Chancery
Court of Errors and Appeals of
New Jersey
Grand Lodge
Jansen
Selwer
Selver
Supreme Court of
Mortagor
N. W
Wis
Chicago Great Western Railway Co. Ve
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago Board of Trade
Wisconsin
United States
Bonhomme County
Berndt
S. D
Bret Harte
Harte
Glasgow
Tandon
Lach
Attable
New York Times
Harie
Porto Rico plans modern road and freight transport push
Porto Rico shows a strong bias toward practical progress. An express automobile line serves tourists from San Juan to Ponce with regular trips. Plans target powerful vehicles and trailers to move freight. Fine roads are under construction and the horse carts used for freight will fade away.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Ponce
Domestic Bliss Meeker Roast Dinner Exchange
A light exchange between Mr and Mrs Meeker about a dinner roast. He asks if the cook was told of the complaint and she replies that Lo conveyed compliments that there were no strings tied to the meal. If the cooking did not suit him he should take his meals elsewhere.
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Meeker
Binding Twine Quality Guide From Portland Cordage Co
An advertising notice explains how to judge binding twine quality with Manila fibre at 650 feet per pound, mixed fibre at 600, and sisal at 500. It urges inspecting labels, warns against deception, praises Red Clover Leaf Manila twine, and notes Manila fibre is imported from the Philippines with Oregon manufacture. It urges using Manila to counter sisal price shocks and promises fair pricing.
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Manila
Pacific Coast
Philippine Islands
Yucatan
Portland Cordage Coo
Oregon
Chauncey Depew and the Tramp Tale
A humorous anecdote features Chauncey Depew swatting away a tramp asking for help and a name to tell his friends. The tramp suggests saying Grover Cleveland and Depew insists on secrecy. The exchange ends with the tramp offering no personal details and Depew declining further discussion.
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Chauncey Depew
Lincoln
Chauncey
Grover Cleveland
Plethora of Rheumatism Cures Listed in Odd Roll Call
A 19th century vignette enumerates 1 437 rheumatism remedies from horse chestnuts to ice cream soda. It notes the cures vary with ailment form, are often palatable and cheap, and that weather and disputed causes fuel the urge to offer treatments though efficacy remains doubtful.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago Record
Hamlin
Earl of Lauderdale
Charles
Earl of Shaftesbury
Lauderdale
Irree
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Mike
S.S. S
R. Shiker
la Plata
Swift Specifis CO
Atlanta
Willie Bewise
Cincinnati Enquirer
Helene
Scott
Chicago Post
Carter
Dan
Carters
Ithe
Ayer
Miss Minnie Hoover
Paris, I
J.C, Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Brest
Reeve Restorer
Poilsdephia
Hoitt’s School
Hoitt's School
Menlo Park
San Mateo County
Cal
Irag
Hoili
Washington
Idaho
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver CO
General Avents
Portland, Or
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