Wise Uncle Joshua and the Seven-Story Conundrum
Uncle Joshua wanders into town and asks an elevator conductor how high the building goes. The boy replies to the top twenty first floor. Joshua then requests the seventh floor to avoid risking his life, joking that folks at home would disbelieve he went higher than ten stories.
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Joshua
Uncle Joshua
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Douglas Shoes
Ia Town
Spark St
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited By Mrs Mann
A Minnesota reader credits Doan's Kidney Pills with restoring health after kidney trouble, severe fatigue, and weight loss. She recalls spending hundreds on doctors before relief and urges others to recall the product name.
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Pellsaswry
Charles Mann
Osakis
Minn
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
General Resurrection Prank Frustrated by Tim Casey
A group planned to scare Tim Casey returning from market near Belfast by night past the churchyard. The ghost sighting featured a turnip sheet and lantern with eerie howls, but Tim stared and quipped about a general resurrection or a solitary stroll.
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Tim
Tim Casey
Belfast
Sound Sleep Secured By Postum After Tea and Coffee Refusal
A testimonial from a woman who quit tea and coffee and began using Postum three times daily. She reports restful sleep, reduced nervousness, restored appetite, improved mood, and daily energy. The letter cites Battle Creek Michigan and the advertisement’s slogan There’s a reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
The Brushwood Boy Returns in a Wary Romance
In a social scene Jim Harbison seeks love and approval through Bella Knowles while his friend Kit recalls a past spark with Harbison. Aunt Selina Caruthers funds Jim’s art, shaping tensions as old flames and new loyalties collide among friends.
Kit Accepts Aunt Selina Visit Scheme Amid Wedding Plot
In a crowded house, Kit agrees to pose as Mrs Jimmy to spare Aunt Selina a shock, while Dallas and friends jockey to hide Bella’s absence and keep the ruse from unraveling. The plan hinges on a brief visit and timely departure, with Jim pressuring allies to back the deception.
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Jimmy
Wilson
Jim
Selina
Buttons
Selina Buttons
Caruthers
Selina Caruthers
Billiken
Dallas Brown
Aunt Selina
Europe
Cal
Bella
Dallas
Anne
Mercer
Eczema cured by Cuticura remedies in Arkansas testimonial
Miss Elizabeth Gehrki of Fort Smith Arkansas describes six months of severe neck eczema. After trying doctors and Cuticura Soap and Ointment, she reports sleeping better within a day and a week later visible scabs, with three weeks total treatment curing the condition. Sample offers from Cuticura Dept. 17 L Boston accompany.
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Elizabeth Gehrki
Forrest City
Ark
Boston
Lesson on judicious word sparks schoolroom tale
A Cleveland third grade class recounts stories after a Jewish holiday. A girl offers a tale about roast goose and other Jew dishes to illustrate the word judicious without money.
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Cleveland
Central Telephone Confusion Sparks Smith Family Mixup
A caller complains of mixed up central telephone service while trying to locate the number for Mrs. John Smith Smith. He cites over 100 people with that name and describes the target as a large woman with Prematurely white hair and a traveling husband, asking for the correct digits.
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Halloa
Central
John Smith
Smith
Jones
M Street
Lawn care riddle ends with Judge’s humorous exchange
A sage notes constant sprinkler use to grow grass and a native explains. The dialogue moves to a lawn mower and its purpose, prompting the judge to highlight the irony of watering growth that is then cut down.
Demands Conformity Amid City Budget Exhibit Show
In New York the coming municipal budget exhibit features bells and flashing lights to dramatize births every four minutes and deaths every eleven minutes. The piece questions what triggers demonstrations for routine acts and criticizes pessimism as claiming personal failure to meet life’s basic facts.
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New York
Truth about bluing and carbolisalve ads in 1900s paper
An advertisement warns against liquid bluing and water adulteration, touting Red Cross Ball Bluethe plain blue is best. It also promotes Cole's Carbolisalve for burns and skin diseases with free sample offer from J W Cole & Co.
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RED Cross
Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Marriage as lottery and alimony quip spark readers
A quoted exchange contrasts views on marriage with a joked alimony sting. An advertisement touts Hamlins Wizard Oil to prevent inflammation, while a teething syrup is pitched for children. A Puck cartoon caption about neighbors summarizes social sniping.
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Mr. Growcher
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Rettus
Eve Salve
PISG
Wellville
Rinehart
James Wilson
Nfe
Bella Knowles
Harbison
Kit
Nile
Mr. Harbison
Brushwood Boy
Brushwood
Betty Mercer
Bridge
Gested
Leila Mercer
Max Reed
Boy Scouts
Baltimore
Washington
Mr. Taft
Mrs. Smith
Lawn Economics
Uropria Fis Snir
Lotz Bros
Elm St.st Lous
Texas
Becalet
Gibbard & Gibbard
Wills Point
Mosher Supply Co
Anderson
Indiana
Windsor Park Novelty Co
Chicago
Morrison Sales Co
H. Tigs State St
Brie
Indianapolis
Olet
Samuel Utcher
Verna
Rochelle Salis
Castoria d
Bears
Centaur Company
NEW _ YORK
Braha
Bluing
Biggins
Frank Philospher
Puck
W.l.douglas
Dr. Pierce
Golden
Southern Land Exchange
Great Delta
Scientite Constitutional
Henri Millar Remedy CO
Tacoma
Wash
Minnesota Valley
Mino
Gimmstead Land & Loan Agency
Belview
Bins
Putnam
Monroe Drug Company
Quincy
Ill
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