Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Catarrh
The article proclaims catarrh as a constitutional disease rooted in scrofula and asserts blood purification with Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical, permanent cure. It promotes Hood's Pills as the best cathartic and includes assorted quotes and testimonials about remedies and social exchanges.
Rags and Riddles in a Society Page Snippet
A fragmented satirical page shows quips about reporters naming society figures, teething remedies for children, and a jibe at a painless photographer. Advertisements hint at temperance and humor about price and trust.
Deceiving Earsight Misleads City Church Hopeful
A candidate named Reverend Crossroads believed he would receive a city church call. After his trial sermon, church members concluded he had missed his true calling.
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Mr. Crossroads
City
City Church
Poor Boy Paddy Shan Rests From Long Illness
The speaker notes Paddy Shan, son of McLubberty and Mrs. McLubberty Deed, has endured a long illness. His father confirms the boy has been sick for a while and his clothes have outgrown him as his health wanes.
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McLubberty
Paddy Shannihan
Bedad
Stomach Bitters Promoted as Health Measure
The passage asserts that a man’s life value equals his earnings, tied to health via digestion. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness, flatulence, and liver or kidney issues.
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Supreme Courts
No doctor can save a ninety seven year old baby
A distressed parent pleads with a physician to save a dying child described as the family’s baby though she is ninety seven years old. The dialogue highlights a grim mix of miscommunication and dark humor about age and illness.
Parody Dialogues Sparkled Across Several Papers
A mosaic of jokes and quips from Baltimore World Philadelphia Press and others. Exchanges touch on parodies of parental advice golf croquet and fashion as witty snippets travel through towns like Indianapolis News Philadelphia Record Puck and Town Topics.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted By Letter
Mrs Valentine of Camden New Jersey testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her long standing symptoms from nervous fatigue headaches and stomach pain after several bottles she felt renewed energy and health and praises the medicine confidential advice offered to all women at Mrs Pinkham's Lynn Massachusetts laboratory.
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Mack
W. P. Valentine
Avenue
Camden, N.J
Dynamite Diplomacy Gag in Cleverton Dialogue
In a playful exchange, Gladys Bloom challenges Cleverton with an age guess, and Cleverton answers with diplomatic humor saying the guesser already knows she does not look her age.
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Gladys Bloom
Cleverton
Weather Recalls A Gusty Outdoor Sneeze
A fragment describes windy conditions with a speaker named Margie declaring the weather must be told outdoors as she jokes about a weather sneeze and fitful gusts.
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Margie
Glass Age and the Virtues of Tears in Vision
A columnist foresees a glass age where glass structures dominate, using stone glass as strong, heat resistant building material. The article extols glass walls and hollow confines for utilities, claiming a clean, indestructible house. It also notes tears cleanse the eye, improve sight, and act as a tonic for vision, with sympathetic tears linked to brighter eyes.
Expensive Canal Plans for a Panama Tunnel
A four mile long tunnel as part of finishing the Panama Canal is proposed with a width of 100 feet and height of 160 feet. The project would cost 4000 dollars per yard, a record expenditure four times larger than the Mont Cenis tunnel.
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Panama Canal
Mont Cenis
Population totals for Dublin and Belfast shown
The municipal area population including the independent township lists Dublin at 347 104 and Belfast at 348 965, giving Belfast a margin of 1 861 in the northern city’s favor.
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Dublin
Belfast
Silent Woman of New Jersey Keeps Ten Year Vow
Lucretia Hillman known as the silent woman of Jacobstown refuses to speak for ten years. She will remain mute until woman suffrage is achieved and has supported the cause with funds while managing a prosperous farm. She is about 50, tall, strong, and expert in farming and animal husbandry.
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Lucretia Hillman
Jacobstown
N. J
Miss Hillman
Reward Offered for Evidence of Televised Testimonial Fraud
Dr Williams Medicine Company offers 1000 dollars for proof of fraud in testimonials used to advertise Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The excerpt cites a Lewiston Pennsylvania case where Frank A Means recounts paralysis, recovery after using the pills, sworn affidavit dated April 17 1901, and distribution details from Schenectady NY.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Dr. Williams
Democrat and Sentinel
Lewiston
Frank A. Means
Reedsville
Mifflin County
F. A. Means
Albertus, Gibboney
Notary Public
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Peruna Safer For Catarrh Of The Stomach Testimony
Rabbi David Klein of Columbus Ohio writes to Dr Hartman praising Peruna as a well tried remedy. He calls it a specific for catarrh of the stomach and notes it improves digestion, blood and nerves. A free booklet on Summer Catarrh is offered by The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
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David Klein
E. Mainstreet
Columbus
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Untwisting the Twist in a Humorous Exchange
A light exchange plays on a man’s odd reasoning about cigar ashes and moths. The gag hinges on twisting meaning to show a miscommunication between a husband and his wife.
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Keggles
Patents Procured for Prompt Efficient Service
Attorney's fee not payable until patent is granted. Tryns. Taber Whitman Co. offers patent procurement services in the Warder Building, Washington D C.
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Tryns
Taber & Whitman Co
Warder Bldg
Washington, D.C
Garfield firm expands in new fireproof factory in Brooklyn
The Garfield Tea Co. makers of Garfield Tea and associated remedies move into a large elegant fireproof building in Brooklyn. The firm notes their products have gained popularity over the years and praise their continued success and growth.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Garefield Tea Co
Awakening Intelligence Cholly Delivers Notable Remark
Ada notes Cholly offered a bright remark last evening stating he could not think of anything worth saying. The exchange shows a witty moment between Dora and Ada about Cholly's humor.
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Dora
Cholly
Admonishing a pupil over harsh words in class
A teacher chastises Johnny Thickneck for remarks about a young playmate. Johnny retorts that his critique was milder than what was said about him, highlighting a clash over propriety and restraint in a school setting.
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Johnny
Johnny Thickneck
Satisfactory Explanation Between Lovers
He has been refused a kiss and wonders what has come over her. She replies the doctor ordered more exercise. The exchange pivots on her need to exercise for health.
High Valuation of the General by the Puffingtons
Mrs Hoon the Puffingtons express great esteem for their relative the general Mr Hoon remarking they value him as if he had been run over by a railroad train.
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