Watch Founders and Founders in Equity Talks
J A Everett of the American Society of Equity cites a colorful Philadelphia ad tale about a gold watch found via a costly listing. The anecdote, recounted in Indianapolis, frames dealmaking as a clever, if ironic, advertisement tactic.
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J. A. Everett
American Society of Equity
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
John C. Smith
North Tenth Street
Smith
Moon worship noise ban in Canton due to open-space parties
The police notify that noisy moon worship parties on the fifteenth day of the fifth moon are prohibited at night to prevent disorder among Cantonese communities, as reported by the South China Post.
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Police
South China Post
Chair Restorer Turns to Divorce Joke
A barber quips about needing a bottle of his chair restorer while a married customer asks for a divorce. The barber, himself married, stops short in a light exchange captured by the Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Weekly circus tiger feed costs prompt monthly catamount bill
A Chicago News item notes the expense of feeding a circus tiger at 21 dollars per week and asks what the monthly board for a catamount would amount to, illustrating a wary arithmetic joke on animal upkeep.
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Myer
Chicago News
Editor Cranks and Philosophers in Local Press
A Peotone Illinois advice noting the newspaper habit of boosting city ventures while trimming costs. It argues editor frustrations with balancing publicity, funding, and perceived bias, claiming such tensions create cranks or philosophers in the trade.
Superintendent admonishes clerk over frequent absences
A terse exchange shows the superintendent chiding a new clerk for missing days while recalling his predecessor who juggled multiple events that day, including a mother-in-law’s death and a wife giving birth to twins, amid a lawsuit.
Western Canada offers free 100 acre homesteads to settlers
A writer visiting St Paul notes signs promising 100 acre homesteads in Western Canada. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta produce top grain and vegetables. The Canadian government sells 160 acres for 10 dollars with optional adjoining land through railways or private sellers. Send name and address to receive the Last Best West brochure free.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Prazy
United States
Manitoba
North-West Provinces
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Rogers
Indianapolis
Ind
St. Paul
Minnesota
Indiana
Western Canada
Dominion of Canada
A Favorable Opportunity
Mrs A recalls an incident while passing a building under construction where her hat snagged scaffolding and her husband bought her a new hat. Mrs B asks for the street name of the building in the Transatlantic Tales column.
The Education of Adam and the Eve of a Debate
A compact fragment from a New York Sun piece contrasts Adam and Eve with a digressive note on debrutalized football. It notes crowds reacting to provocative language and mocks rising living costs with Mrs. Austin pancake flour as a rare price exception.
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Adam
Eve
New York Sun
Casey on the Gridiron Heroic but mixed debut for Mudville freshman
In a mud stained game Mudville leads 5 0 with four minutes left Brown exits with injury Casey a new freshman with auburn hair enters and initially shines but moments later misroutes his run while the crowd cheers and jeers The Seattle Times notes the stumble amid spirited school pride and rival taunts
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Mudville
Brown
Rooters
Casey
Jay
Hank Burmester
Seattle Times
Indiana Hat Makes Broadway Fashion
Indiana milliner turned Broadway star Valeska Suratt now headlines with a colossal hat, 5 feet 8 inches in circumference and 2 feet across, worn in Hip Hip Hooray at Joe Weber's. Suratt, once Indiana hats’ maker earning $5 weekly, designs hats for fun and sometimes makes them herself. She rose from Indiana millinery to New York theatre via modeling, remains wary of leaving stage for millinery again.
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Indiana
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Valeska Suratt
Hoosierdam
Miss Suratt
Indiana Village
New York
Paris
The Remedy Promises Drunkenness Eradication Plan
The article quotes a man with mouse colored whiskers claiming a remedy could end drunkenness in a week. A stout citizen questions the plan and refuses to hear more, dismissing the idea and walking away in dismissive fashion. The report is from the Pittsburg Post.
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Pittsburg
A Shrewd Guess and a Quip on Birth Origins
A witty exchange notes that Homer was born in one of seven cities, with Becker quipping he was born in the city that bans children in flats. The New York Sun records the humorous speculation.
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Hnicker
Homer
Becker
New York Sun
Cure for Terrible Skin Ailment With Cuticura Remedies
Mrs A C Brestlin reports her baby suffered a year with flaming skin on face and neck. After many doctors and colleges failed, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills were tried. Three boxes of Ointment plus Soap and Pills restored the child to health. Chicago Illinois October 1906.
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Miss G
A. C. Brestlin
Lincoln St
Chicago
Australia imposes tariff on magazines with ads
The new tariff levies a duty on magazines with advertising content over one fifth of the pages. Mutilated issues appear as a first result, subscribers complain of torn ads, and four months grace is granted to publishers. A Melbourne magazine says prices may rise from 12 to at least 30 cents.
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Australia
Melbourne
Kansas City Journal
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Containing Mercury
Mercury in catarrh ointments can destroy smell and derange the system. Use only prescriptions from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Priced at 5 dollars per bottle. Take Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Sewed Up for Winter Public Bath Tale
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a social worker questioning why a child cannot bring siblings to a Franklin street public bath. The response notes the siblings are “sewed up for the winter,” implying hardship or hardship-related barriers to access.
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Superior Street
Franklin-street
Detroit Free Press
Last Illness Faith and Wit Recalls Mansfield Tale
An excerpt from Harpers Weekly recalls Richard Mansfield as a cheerful patient who predicted a short life. He quips that many near death have warm legs and feet, naming Joan of Arc and Salem witches as examples.
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Richard Mansfield
Mr. Mansfield
Joan of Arc
Salem Witches
Harper’s Weekly
Force of Habit in Baltimore Reform Party Snub
A Baltimore American editorial quotes a reform party dilemma over Jinks. It notes his early volunteer fireman days and his preference to run with the machine rather than side with reform forces. The snippet frames party loyalty as a test of merit versus machine politics.
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Reform Party
Baltimore American
Grape-Nuts Relieves Chronic Indigestion and Dyspepsia
An Ohio woman recounts years of indigestion and constipation and fear of a worse illness. After trying Grape-Nuts she reports regular bowels, improved memory, and clearer thinking, crediting digestion as the key to well being. The ad cites Postum Co. and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
The American Beauty’s Defects
A Bohemian quote by Perriton Maxwell critiques the American woman's facial strength noting a lack of soul and serenity. It compares modern beauty to ancient Greek ideals, citing weaknesses in the nose, chin, and forehead and stating strong types are rare.
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Greece
Perriton Maxwell
Knox and Chandler Meet in Capitol Corridor Joke
Harper's Weekly recalls a spring moment when Senator Knox and former Senator Chandler of New Hampshire walk toward the chamber entrance. Knox invites Chandler to go ahead and Chandler bows. Knox jokes that the Xs always go before the wise.
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Knox
Capitol
Senate
Mr. Chandler
New Hampshire
Chandler
Harper’s Weekly
The Unsolvable Riddle In Harper's Bazar
The Sphinx’s riddle was answered and the solver exclaimed it was easy. He pondered what the present a girl made him was for and, with beads of cold sweat, used a handkerchief-case as a pen-wiper.
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Harper’s Bazar
At the Summer Hotel on their wedding trip
In a playful line from Transatlantic Tales a couple wanders the mountains near the inn and jokes that a long white trail on the ground is their bill, turning a moment of travel into a lighthearted gag.
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Carlo
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