Hilarious miscellany and oddities fill a playful advance column
Across the column humorous notices touch on turkey purchases of typewriters and Panama hat prices, a Chicago taxicab bankruptcy, a New York janitor baronet, and a bathtub death in Chicago. It blends quips on summer forecasts, college anniversaries, and oddball anecdotes with light sarcasm and local color.
Wansas Man Proposes Stamp Trade For Gov Seeds
A reader suggests exchanging postage stamps for governor seeds, noting seeds cost money. The column muses on American energy from good food and strong eggs and butter. Wu Ting Fang’s return to the United States is hinted, and an Illinois judge’s injunction on nightly praying is mentioned alongside a mule motif about stubbornness.
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Heu
Rarden
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Illinois
Overflow Meeting Proposed For Coronation Attendance
A humorous note on the low percentage of co-eds declaring desires and the crowding fear for Westminster Abbey. The piece suggests an overflow meeting to accommodate peers and Americans willing to pay for admission. A Harvard professor reportedly claims women are more primitive and meant for child bearing, a remark framed as provocative satire.
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England
Westminster Abbey
Harvard
Former Princeton Football Player Dies of Blastomycetes
A former Princeton football player died recently from blastomycetes, marking the nineteenth recorded case in medical history. The report notes surprise at the disease’s rarity and questions why its name has not gained popularity sooner.
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Princeton
Elusive 2 Isabel by Jacques Fairelle
In Washington Italian envoy Count di Rosini hosts Miss Isabel Thorne amid a Latin alliance scare. Detective Grim investigates a shooting at the embassy ball scene while Miss Thorne vanishes, sparking a chase through diplomatic circles and a web of secrets.
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Conant di Rasini
Isabel Throne
Campbell
Ge Service
Grimm
Washington
Isabel Thorne
Goon
Senor Alvarez
Legation
Mr. Grimm
Gault
Lisbon
Count
Association of Ideas
Italy
Benedetto d'Abruzzi
Searret
Miss Thorne
Mr. Rankin
A Visit to the Count
A fragment describes Mr Campbell's bland face altered by thin apidery lines of perplexity, hinting at a scene of quiet tension around a count. The sparse text preserves a moment of introspection and subtle unease in a formal setting.
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Senor Alvarez
Mr. Grimm
Cow ownership suit hinges on earlier exchange
Abram Reese testifies in a rural case over a cow’s ownership. He confirms a buggy was traded for the cow between Hibbs and Simmons and that no trade reversal occurred, noting both families remain in Hawkensville.
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Abram Reese
Abram
Dey
Hawkensville
Cure for Itching Says Cuticura Remedies Work
A letter from Miss Lu Johnson of 1523 Ninth St Washington DC praises Cuticura Pills Ointment and Soap after rapid relief from a knee to waist eruption with constant itching and burning. She details a swift eight day healing and urges others to try the remedies. The note notes distribution by Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
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Cumberland
Miss Lu Johnson
Ninth St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Miss Johnson
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Their Time and Foolish Polly in a Humorous Ad Snippet
A vintage satirical ad fragment features lines about lobsters and a talking duo Foolish Fred and Pert Polly. It promotes a playful tone with quips on health remedies like Garfield Tea and general life wisdom.
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Fred
Pert
Polly
Hezekiah Passover Reform in Jerusalem Timeline
Hezekiah begins reform by cleansing the temple and renewing covenant with Jehovah. He gathers leaders, purifies priests, and prepares a broad national revival extending from Beer-sheba to Dan. The Passover is celebrated with purified priests, removal of idols, and renewed worship, ending with Hezekiah prospering in all he did.
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Hezekiah
Ahaz
Jotham
Manasseh
Abijah
Zechariah
Zechariahs
Uzziah
God
Jerusalem
Judah
Beer-sheba
Dan
Kidron
Peter the Hermit
Jenny Geddes
Venjamin
Fphriam
House of God
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets touted as cure for constipation
An ad style passage promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the thorough cure for constipation and a favored family laxative. It mocks a fake exchange about fees with quips from a Wise Guy and Simple Mug.
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Pierce
Small things trouble the world, shoes reveal the owners
A shoe clerk notes that while small issues disrupt daily life, larger problems stem from powerful owners who try to fit big issues into small solutions. The dialogue satirizes how minor appearances mask greater control.
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Advertisement
Promote Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes for relief from corns bunions ingrown nails swollen sweating feet blisters and callous spots. Sold everywhere 25c. No substitutes. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Pat and His Mare Draws Town Eyes at Garry
In Garry, Pat leads his lean blind lame brown mare to water and harness. A crowd of sports jeers ask how much the animal can draw, and Pat replies the mare draws the attention of every fool in town. The remark is noted in The Housekeeper.
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Pat
Garry
Begorra
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