Wasted Energy And A Mule Kick Excuse
A Yonkers Statesman item recounts Cam, a colored worker, arriving an hour late and explaining to his employer. Sam quips that a mule kicked him on the way, saying it would not have delayed him if the mule had kicked him in the opposite direction. The exchange highlights stubborn humor in a labor scene.
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Yonkers Statesman
Cam
Sam
Boss
Saved Childs Life Remarkable Cure of Dropsy
Sedgwick Arkansas June 19 report on W S Taylors son who suffered severe dropsy with swollen limbs. After doctors failed, Dodd s Kidney Pills were given at three daily doses for eight days and later eleven more pills total thirty five. Swelling disappeared and child recovered playable again, per father s statement.
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Dodd
Sedgwick
Ark
W. S. Taylor
About 80 and the Knowable Woman Age and Character
A reflection compares age disclosure to character, arguing a woman’s age reveals traits. It divides women into knowable and unknowable, claims married women show telltale data like children and ages, while unmarried women about 30 remain indeterminately "about 30" with no need to pin dates.
Dancing Birds of Laysan Albatross Cake Walk Mating Display
Sailors visiting the Hawaiian island group observe Laysan albatrosses perform a quirky courtship dance. Two birds bow and nod, cross bills, snap and groan, puff chests, then part and repeat. Sometimes three birds join in, making the display a shared, looping ceremony.
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Laysan
Laygan
Food in Sermons: Grape-Nuts Boost Clergy Health
A clergyman testifies that adopting Grape-Nuts and Postum improved his digestion, headaches, and energy for preaching and study. He notes long-term benefits, mentions others helped by the product, and cites the Battle Creek based Postum Company endorsement with the slogan There's a reason.
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China
Postum Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Desperate Mongol Action Delays Transasiatic Train
The Ki-LsingPiar attack on a van carrying gout and jewels disrupts the journey. Faraskini and Popof repair rails after Ki Tsang’s raid, resume to Teharkalyk, then resume the Mongolia to Pekin route as the party plans a renewed marriage ceremony amid peril and treks toward Lan Teheou. The narrative chronicles repairs, dialogues, and strategic moves while hinting at broader political tensions in Kadigarh and surrounding regions.
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Yunnan
Paris
Isi‘I'sung
Faraskini
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Mongolia
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Agin
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Aruskiar
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Pekin
Teharkalyk Station
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Kara
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Horatia Bluett
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Lord Faruskine
Faruskiar
Maruskiar
China
Pan Chao
Ephriwell
Ephi
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Kadhgaria
Efe
Saraskiar
Kadigar
Ouali-Mhun-Toalla
Sen
Baron Wreisssel
Duffer
Tehortehen
Teharkalok
Nan Chan
Celestial Empire
Kara Room
Caspian
Pamir
Transasiatic
Sin-Sou
Kiuke
Zinca
Cha-Count
Son-Tehecon
Alice
Europe
Tonin
Tehertenen
Revival Movements Spark Fear and Faith Across Nations
Analyzed reports from England to the United States foretell a major religious revival notable in Western cities. Past movements arose after attacks on core doctrines, fueling public interest, debate, and renewed religious activity amid a climate of doubt and speculation.
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England
United States
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Mows
Patte
Voltaire
Finney
Nurakind
Platform humorist and penny dreadful style of Shelley's quote
A fragmentary remark describes a platform humorist as a chap who stands on the back platform of a car and makes jokey remarks when a woman steps off backward. It notes that the more we study the more we discover our ignorance, quoting Shelley.
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Ostend
Clings to Superstition in Native Beliefs and Biases
An essay notes the American Indian as a paradoxical mix of nobility and superstition. It argues that while all primitive peoples harbor beliefs, the Indian’s intuitions are deeply innate yet clouded by timeless fantasies. The piece contrasts civilized gullibility with indigenous mysticism.
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San Francisco
Allen's Foot-Kase Powder Ad from Old Shoe Store
Do Your Feet Ache and Bauru Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Kase a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures Corns Bun ions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet Ac all Drugeieva and Shoe Stores 25c Sample sent FREE Address Allen 3 Olmsted Lo Boy NYX
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Allen
All Drugeieva
Olmsted
Lo Boy
N.yx
Not the Kind
A Boston man recounts a Vermont tale of an uncle who died. The uncle kept snuff for decades to fend off a mad dog, yet a bull proved the severest test and he failed to act as advised. An inserted ad promotes Winslow's Boots and a home remedy for damp hands and cologne with belladonna tincture.
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Vermont
Boston
Iaine
Jerry
Versewriter’s Tale Sparks Editor’s Doubt
Lucky Versemaker presents a freshly penned piece to the editor. The man with the unbarbered hair insists the poem is his own, while the editor weighs the handwriting and source.
Two Open Letters Endorse Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Letters from Mrs. Mary Dimmick of Washington D C recount severe menstrual trouble and a near operation. After following Lydia Pinkham’s advice she says she is now well and can walk without pain. The article touts Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as lifesaving and notes many similar letters on file.
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Mary Dimmick
Washington
Tony
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Kary Dimmick
Washington, D. C
Lydia Brinkham
59Th
East Capitol Streets
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