General Debility Advised Sarsaparilla Tonic
An advertisement urges Hood's Sarsaparilla to restore vitality in general debility with weakness, lack of strength, and fatigue. It claims to vitalize the blood and improve organs and functions, labeling Hood's Pills as a constipation cure at 25 cents.
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Hood
Hoop
Almost Converted Disappointment and a Fashion Query
Two Jewish men seek conversion at a priest’s house but wait in vain as he is absent. One urges leaving before the synagogue time. A separate shopper asks for comfortable stylish shoes. the salesman remarks the age of miracles is past.
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Chambers
Saleeman
Ignorance. De Style Humor and Ping Pong Reference
A playful exchange notes ping pong as a recurring topic. Characters Gunbusta and Have you ever heard of ping pong appear in a witty dialogue with a Smart Set tone. The snippet hints at casual social banter rather than a news item.
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Gunbusta
Hamlin's Wizard Oil Promises Pain Relief
A fragment notes a dialogue where Clara and Maud discuss refusal and endurance. It mentions Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a long standing pain remedy said to work "a thousand times every day" over forty years.
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Hamlin
Thompson Praises Mother-in-Law as Perfect Treasure
A quotation portrays Thompson calling his mother-in-law a perfect treasure and the kind he would be content to lay up in heaven. The remark emphasizes filial affection and high regard within a family context.
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Thompson
Ghost story and teething remedy in old adverts
The piece quotes a slave era dialect line about a ghost sighting and a servant claiming accuracy. It then mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup marketed as the best teething remedy for children, reflecting historical advertising.
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Mrs. Winslow
Jack Was the Church Garden Party a Success
A brief note from Detroit Free Press records discussion of a church event titled Financial Efforts. Julia notes hard work and mentions social ice cream for attendees. The passage mentions young men on the grounds in a casual social context.
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Jack
Julia
Detroit Free Press
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease
Powder eases tight or new shoes and relieves aching tired feet. A certain remedy for hot feet and callouses. Bold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Trial package mailed free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Courtroom Duel Cited in Sharp Legal Pique
In a tense exchange, opposing lawyers trade sharp insults as the court aims to settle the core points of the case. The quarrel underscores partisan tensions while the judge urges focus on the disputed issues.
No Mice On Papa Little Island Says Survey
Researchers tested mouse survival on Papa Little in St Magnus bay west of Shetland. Several mice were released at different times but died quickly as the soil proved uncongenial to them, confirming the claim that the island cannot sustain mice.
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Papa Little
St. Magnus Bay
Shetland
Sores and Ulcers and the Swift Specific Cure
An advertisement claims chronic sores arise from impure blood and touts S S S as a pure vegetable blood purifier. It asserts blood cleansing and buildup of health will stop discharges and heal ulcers, with testimony from J D Talbert of Winona Mississippi and an offer to send a free book and physician consultation.
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S.S
J. D. Talbert
Winona
Miss
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Sterling Remedy CO
Chicago
New York
Strong Accused of Grand Larceny in Jewel Theft
May Yohe files grand larceny complaint against Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong, who fled Hastings home. She values stolen jewels at 250000 dollars, with pawn tickets for about 100000 recovered. A general alarm for Strong’s arrest is issued.
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New York
Putnam Bradlee Strong
May Yohe
Strong
Hastings
Miss Yohe
Surgeon General of the Army Named Col. R M O Reilley
President designates Col. R M O Reilley as surgeon general to succeed Gen. Forwood who retires September 7. O Reilley will serve until January 190% and was appointed from Pennsylvania in 1864 as a medical cadet. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania medical department.
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Washington
R. M. O’reilley
Army
Forwood
Col. O’reilley
Pennsylvania
Medical Department
University of Pennsylvania
Northern Pacific offers latest booklet to readers nationwide
Citizens across the country are urged to request the Northern Pacific promotional booklet. Libraries schools reading rooms and homes are invited to send six cents to Chas. S. Fee G. P. & T. A. in St. Paul Minnesota for a copy.
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Northern Pacific
Chas. S. Fee
St. Paul
Minn
Odd Exchanges and Local Quips in Atlanta Salt
The fragment shows a Lucid mosaic of banter and queries about jobs and plays. A watchmaker Bingies and Blobbs discuss drama while a joke about the hereafter surfaces. A Lady Tourist comments on Gothic cathedrals in Scotland as a juvenile vender insists on Presbyterian labeling.
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Bingles
Blobbs
William
Atlanta Constitution
Scotland
John
Observation Car Features On Northern Pacific Train
The Observation Car includes a barber shop and bath room smoking and card rooms a library and an elegant parlor car for the ladies all brilliantly lit with electricity and cooled by electric fans A popular train and Northern Pacific agents can provide information.
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Northern Pacific
Wit and Funds Drive UPenn Provost's Charitable Pledge
A Philadelphia broker once warned Provost Harrison to avoid his office until invited. He later returned, book in hand, and reopened talks for university support. The broker agreed to a condition and then handed a five thousand dollar check.
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University of Pennsylvania
Harrison
Philadelphia
Mr. Harrison
Mr. T
Clergyman’s First Service Met by Tolerant Verger
A preacher visiting a country church notes the congregation’s attentiveness and thanks the verger, who replies with humor that the pulpit has rotted for ten years and hasn’t been used.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Date Stones and Mirth In A Brooklyn Life Cartoon
A briefBrooklyn Life cartoon scene shows a mother warning Bob not to eat dates while he claims his sister ate one and that he swallowed his own stone. The caption ends with a joke about male vanity facing a wife’s admonition.
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Bob
Brooklyn
Reported Apparition at Morne Rouge Church During Mount Pelee Disaster
The Morne Rouge church near St Pierre reportedly saw a miraculous apparition of the Savior as Mount Pelee unleashed its fury. Twenty two conventual sisters and 800 others sheltered there, witnesses later interviewed by Catholic authorities after fleeing to Castries.
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Morne Rouge
Mount Pelee
St. Pierre
Apparition Report Tied to Mount Pelee Event Sighting
W H J Reaney chaplain of the United States navy who was with Dewey at Manila believes the apparition is real Rev Father Tapson Catholic priest of St. Lucia supports the vision and cites 300 witnesses In the scene Morne Rouge near St Pierre on Mount Pelee’s slopes death and destruction swept the area yet worshippers remained unharmed
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W. H. J. Reaney
United States Navy
Dewey
Manila
Reaney
Father Tapson
St. Lucia
College President Brooks Emerges From Humble Beginnings
At Baylor University in Wasp Texas Professor S P Brooks recently became president illustrating the American youth’s climb from a section gang on the Santa Fe Railroad earning 65 cents a day to a noted scholar. He is about 45, versatile in speech and teaching with Harvard post graduate study.
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Baylor University
Wasp
Tex
S. P. Brooks
Professor Brooks
Supreme Court
Santa Fe
Galveston
Brenham
Baylor
Brooks
Harvard
America
Various World Facts and Inventions in a Historical Digest
A collection of curiosities and notes on geography, science, and trade. Topics include sea level height, the Australian Barrier Reef, rainbow formation angles, gold-silver exchange in 1880, Japanese archer arrow tests, cigar brand variety, English marriage ages, transplanting trees at the St. Louis World’s Fair, a Danish pendulum ship propeller, and British commercial cities led by Bombay, London, and Liverpool.
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Australian Barrier Reef
Japan
England
Awoman
St. Louis
Benneath
H. C. Vogt
Copenhagen
Bombay
London
Liverpool
Trains Run Daily From Portland to Fargo on Northern Pacific Route
Northern Pacific operates four east and four west trains daily between Portland and Minneapolis and through Tacoma Seattle Spokane Missoula Butte Billings Bismarck Fargo. Trains are fully equipped with Standard and Pullman sleepers dining car day coaches mail express baggage car and observation car. Over 800 lights illuminate each train and travel costs compare favorably with other lines. Contact A P Charl ton at 255 Morrison St Portland Or for more info.
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Northern Pacific
Portland
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Missoula
Butte
Billings
Bismarck
Fargo
A. PD. Charlton
Morrison St
Portland, Or
Critics Roast Actors in Winters and Summers
A Baltimore American quotation shows Mr Laertes O Hamme and Mr Polonious de Bumme debating theater life. They lament critics roasting in winter and frost delaying summer performances, reflecting harsh seasonal reception of the arts.
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Mr. Laertes O’ Hamme
Mr. Polonious de Bumme
Baltimore American
Library of 140 volumes on North Coast Limited
The North Coast Limited trains carry a fine library of 140 volumes of literature. The West's only trains fully lighted by electricity are noted. A separate item mentions a New Method and a dialogue about discharging a cook, plus an encounter with a policeman on the street.
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Northern Pacific
Jaspar
New York Sun
Buffalo robe debate in Quaker tale from Lippincott's
A Quaker questions a friend about using a buffalo robe with hair side out. The reply says the robe was worn that way, but the Quaker argues the hair side faced outward to ward them. The exchange appears in Lippincott's.
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Charles
Lippincott’s
Where to Huht and Fish game book available
Northern Pacific releases a new game book with live game illustrations and four full pages by Seton Thompson. Send six cents and address to Chas Fee G P TA St Paul Minn for mail delivery. // In a humorous aside from New York Weekly, Eastern Man asks about money and reports a quick mortgage in Dugout City.
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Northern Pacific
Seton Thompson
Chas
Fee
G. P
T. A
St. Paul
Minn
Dugout City
New York Weekly
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