Bowser Nimrod Bowser Goes Snipe Hunting and Returns
The Bowser household comedy follows Nimrod Bowser who borrows a shotgun to hunt snipe on marshes. He endures a fruitless day of mud, mosquitoes, and misadventures before finally returning home with nothing to show for it and a wary reception from Mrs Bowser.
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Marahes
B. Dewi
Munt
Bowser
Green
Mr. Bowser
Marsh
Milllion
Mrs. Bowser
Mra. Bowser
Nimrod Bowser
Colaba and the Shamrock: a patriotic burlesque excerpt
An old collage of quips and verses echoes along a New York Sun column with verse about Columba Shamrock and Old Glory. It features a mock boast of seamanship and a digressive exchange about reality versus imagination from the Indianapolis Sun and a misquoted family anecdote from the Chicago Tribune.
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Urete Sam
Colaba
Columbia
Republic
Éngle Eyd
Sir Thomas
W. d. Lampton
New York Sun
Destructive Sunday Plow Wrecks Greens Rumor
In a Philadelphia Press item, Bunker and acquaintances attack a golfer nicknamed Hestroying the Turt for plowing up ground on Sunday. They joke that he is the worst kind of farmer at golf and that he is just beginning in the sport.
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Bunker
D Bunker
Philadelphia Press
Look Over Me Says Weary Bill Hank Henry Reads Signs
A Boston Courter quote shows Hank and Henry debating perception of fit for work. The BIA lady says the speaker looks smart enough to work, implying approval despite weariness and unease. The passage reflects attitudes toward employability and appearance in the era.
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Bill Hank
Henry
Boston
Holet by His Own Petard in a Boston Transcript Snippet
In a brief Boston Transcript fragment, Biller confronts Stark over a borrowed baby pram in a tense exchange. Stark feigns humor while insisting the infant is not his own, hinting at deception and a domestic misunderstanding.
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Biller
Stark
Boston Transcript
Catarrh Disease Warns of Hidden Dangers
Catarrh is treated as a serious illness rather than a mere cold. It pollutes the blood with foul secretions and risks overall health, not just nasal symptoms. Topical salves and washes fail to reach the source. a blood cleansing remedy is claimed to cure and purge the disease completely.
Home seekers and investors target LIM tos Central folder
The LIM tos Central railroad issues a new home seekers and land investors folder touting Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and related opportunities. Advertises monthly excursions from Dubuque to states, calls for free copies, and lists selling points for farmland and growth. Also includes assorted product ads and short notes on poultry and health remedies.
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Limtos Central Railroad
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Toursimna
Polis
Tninols Central
Addronal
I. Merry
Dubuque
Tawa
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Abner
Indianapolis
Mamiunn
Chicago Tribune
Nat
New York Journal
I. A
Willans
SSS
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Alan Naetal
Raven's
Hans
Franz Mogenstein
Ackley
Towa
William Allan White
Who Satunay Evening Post
Philadelpha
Manopoint
Frantz Hagenstein
P. Thomas
Sumpterville
Ala
Sulsaribe
Humphreys
Patna
Toye
Vy Og Mt Ta En Boingnreyt
Witham
Jobat Sie
DeWrrr & Co
Chicago
Andrew Rath
Heinz
Bank OF Ackley
Tutevest
Dex
Billo
Ancing
Uscil
Fantin
Fecar
Realstall
John Rath
J.B. Carstang
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