New Orleans Man Goes to Philadelphia for Series and Then a Minor Operation
A New Orleans man travels to Philadelphia to attend the world’s baseball series and undergo a minor surgical procedure. After consulting a specialist, he learns the operation is unnecessary. He explains he must undergo it to avoid ridicule from friends back home, insisting the plan must proceed to avoid being teased. The anecdote appears in a clipped, humorous newspaper style with a sequence of witty exchanges.
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New Orleans
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Telegraph
Japan
Desdar Ho
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Wealth and Income Tied to Scientific Food Standards
A Chicago clerk recounts illness from overwork and poor nourishment, crediting Grape-Nuts for recovery. The letter asserts sturdy health sustains income and that proper diet reverses brain fatigue and digestive issues. The seller promotes the product with testimonial flavor and a call to read more about Rosa ty Westville.
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Chicago
A&a
Rosa Ty Westville
Gubbins Invents Silencer to Stop Neighbor Bore
In New York J Montgomery Gubbins unveils the Gubbins Silencer a funnel device with violin strings and syphons to mute a talkative neighbor. He claims it silences words by funneling them back into the speaker until she eats her words and suffers indigestion prompting a doctor’s arrival.
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Montgomery Gubbins
Neighbor
New York
J. Montgomery Gubbins
Gubbins
Omaha
Clam Gulf
Willie
Plumage Sale Banned as New York Passes Aigrettes Law
New York bans sale of 43 bird specimens used for hat decorations and prohibits aigrette sales after July 1. The National Audubon Society notes New York is a leading market alongside Paris and London. The law protects mother birds and nests, ending use of most wild and New York native birds' plumage.
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New York
New York State
National Association of Audubon Societies
Paris
London
Audubon Societies
Verdigian humor in verdicts recalls odd coroners findings
A coroner jury verdict stating death was "caused by the medical evidence" echoes past humor in medical journalism. The British Medical Journal cites bizarre remarks from the safegt committee report on death certification, including a man dying from a kidney stone swallowed while drunk on a gravel path and a mother whose infant birth status remains undetermined.
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British Medical Journal
Safegt Committee On
Ogle
No Time to Lose Bug Hey Mr Snail Christmas Rush
A narrator scolds a hurried character, bursting with holiday rush energy. November setting hints at shopping plans and seasonal hustle as they hasten toward town. The dialogue centers on urgency and festive preparations.
Unsightly Complexions From Cuticura Remedies
Purports Cuticura Soap and Ointment prevent pimples, blackheads and skin blemishes. Claims suit for infants to adults, promising clear skin and healthy scalp. Promotes worldwide distribution by Potter Drug & Chem Corp of Boston and free Cuticura book.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Proprietors
Boston
TIGHTS BREAK STAGE LURE IN MERIDIAN TEEN
Miss Isabel Embrey, 16, ran away from Meridian Mississippi to seek stage life. After two nights dancing in tights in a St. Louis chorus she abandoned dreams of stardom for a department store job. Her parents took her home to Meridian after a police reunion in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Isabel Embrey
Meridian
Miss
Cincinnati
East Lynne
Morgan Street
Jefferson Hotel
Bear brings ten fur seal pups to Seattle for feeding studies
The revenue cutter Bear arrived in Seattle with ten orphan fur seal pups whose mothers were killed by Japanese poachers. Sailors aboard the Bear will rear them and send the pups to Washington for feeding experiments. Researchers found that ligaturing a pup's tongue allows mothers to feed other pups, enabling fish feeding. In a separate note, a Rome movement seeks to end a twenty-eight year age ban on telephone girl overtime.
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Seattle
Wash
Bear
Bering Sea
Washington
Rome
Dogs to Solve Cancer At Portland Hatchery
The United States plans to establish a test bureau at the Portland fish hatcheries to study whether cancer is communicable through fish to humans. Six dogs will join a "cancer squad" under Dr. Harvey R. Gaylord to test if cancerous traits pass from fish to animals via water, aiming to reveal if human cancer risk comes from infected fish water.
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Portland
United States
Cancer Squad
Harvey R. Gaylord
Cancer Laboratory
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles G. Atkins
Pigeon Drops On Steamer From Angler Boat
A fishing trip aboard the Angler ends with a stray pigeon aboard the vessel. Deckhand John Voltz rescues the bird after it drops on deck amid gale and laughter. The pigeon wears an aluminum band marked 6. owner to claim by proving property.
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New York
Angie
John Volts
Voltz
al Foster
Angler
Child and Pig Story Lit by Humorous Exchange
A seven year old William proudly owns a pig and insists on caring for it himself. His father notes the animal isn’t thriving, but William says he plans to fatten it later, once it is long enough he desires. A wry joke follows about political ambition and election results.
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Ondon
England
Manuel
Portugal
Wood Norton
Duke of Orleans
Amelie
Craycombe
Versailles
William
Pneumonia and Consumption Remedies Promoted
An advertisement extols Hamlin’s Ward Oil as a cure not only for pneumonia and consumption but also for ordinary colds. It claims chest rubbing with oil draws out inflammation and breaks up the cold to prevent serious trouble.
Not a Harmless Sport French Duel Ends in Sunstroke
A brief European duel story notes that a fray between two duelists occurred with bare heads. One participant admits to a sunstroke while the other regrets the incident. The exchange is framed by the Journal Amusgant as a witty cultural vignette.
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Journal Amusgant
Pettit’s Eye Salve Promoted by Howard Bros
Pettit s Eye Salve for 2650. Believes tired congested inflamed and more eyes quickly stops eye aches. All druggists of Howard Bros Buffalo N Y. The days of chivalry are not past. A lady entered our office the other day and we took our feet off the desk.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
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Bird
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Thomas Barnes
Brookfield Township
China
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Detroit
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