An Oxford Man
Sir Charles Kirkpatrick of the visiting English football team drank milk with his luncheon in a Philadelphia hotel. A companion quotes a Surrey curate story about an Oxford man named John Vincent M A who runs a dairy wagon and learns M A stands for Milk Awker, in a light tale of pride and mistaken meaning.
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Charles Kirkpatrick
Philadelphia
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Crawley
John Vincent
M. A
Original DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed in Ad
If troubled with piles try Witch Hazel Salve made by E C DeWitt & Co Chicago the original. Counterfeits abound harming relief. Sold by Joseph Bros.
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Chicago
DeWitt
Joseph Bros
Domestic Cruelty Election Bet Folly
A quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls cases of social reckless bets. Biffers faces a bizarre punishment for a freak election bet by painting and posting fifty hand bills reading Ain't I a chump. Hopkins endures four of his wife's Vassar biscuits at every meal for a week due to a bet.
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Hopkins
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Digestive aid and a comic interlude in 19th century ad and joke
An ad touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promising relief from belching and indigestion by digesting food. A separate humor snippet from The Sultan and Vizier sketches a swift bombing incident and a merciless punishment for the vizier in a Cavaliersville style pun.
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
The great success of this preparation in relief and care of bowel complaints has brought it into universal use. It never fails and when reduced with water and sweetened is pleasant to take. It is valuable for children and adults. For sale by Joseph Enos.
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Joseph Enos
Hall's Catarrh Cure Company Ad Promises Payouts
Frank J. Cheney and Co. of Toledo offer a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad claims the cure works systemically and invites testimonials. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and states the product sells for 75 cents.
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State of Onto
Torodo
Lucas Coventy
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Remarkable Football Hero and Debate Figure In College Life
A lively column contrasts a famed football champion Harry Halfback with a quiet debate figure of the college. It notes media attention, portraits, reporters, and public interest around the athletic star while hinting at the lesser-known student. It ends with an ad for Dr King s New Life Pills and a Chicago testimonial.
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Harry Halfback
Woman Designs Windows in York Street Studio
Miss Mary Tillinghast of 4 W York is noted as one of America’s most successful stained glass window designers. Her work gains recognition for color, form, and craftsmanship.
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Mary Tillinghast
York
America
A Fable of the Day About an Ass and a Lion
An Ass urges the Lion to abdicate while claiming popular support. The Lion doubts the plan but allows testing. The Ass brays, exposes himself, and the buffalo recognizes the deception. The fable’s moral notes that people distrust unreliable figures until they hear the bray.
Dr. King's New Discovery touted as sure cure for coughs
A Talledge Springs resident, J W McKinnon, recounts pneumonia illness eased by Dr King's New Discovery after two doctors. He credits the first dose with relief and the first bottle with a cure, claiming success for sore throat bronchitis coughs and colds. Trial bottle free and guaranteed at 50c and 1.00 at Josephs.
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Josephs
New Aquameter Measures Aqueous Vapor in Air
A new aquameter instrument replaces unreliable wet and dry bulb devices. It draws air into a glass vessel, exposes it to phosphoric acid, and the absorbed moisture raises mercury in a stem to show the exact percentage of water vapor in approaching winds.
Bucklen’s Amica Salve Cited For Eye Injury Aid
In Syracuse New York Chas F Lemberges recounts using Bucklen’s Amica Salve on his son’s deep eye cut. He claims the salve healed the wound quickly and saved the eye along with helping burns and ulcers. Only 25 cents at Josephs.
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Chas. F. Lemberges
Syracuse
N. Y
Josephs
Scott's Emulsion Aids Health Fast In Gentler Digestion
The text extols Scott's Emulsion as quickly entering the bloodstream and being partly digested before reaching the stomach. It promises less stomach work, faster benefits, and a noticeable change for the better with minimal effort.
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Scott
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