Oddly Named Towns Highlight American Nomenclature Peculiarities
A Chicago Chronicle piece surveys towns with humorous names from Alone Kentucky to Seven Devils Idaho. The write up notes how residents from Joy Texas to Pig Kentucky would face odd questions about marriage, crime, and daily life when discussing origins. It muses on connections between place names and behavior, with references to Affinity North Carolina Peace Alabama and other locales.
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United States
Chicago Chronicle
New York
Lonely
N. C
Lonesome
Jersey
Affinity
Tex
Paradise
Colo
Purity
Mina
Cream
Wis
N. J
Colorado
Oregon
West Virginia
Crook
Rye
Lax
Ala
Blind Bay
Sodom
Pluto
Miss
Greene River
Kentucky
Lewiston
Pig
Lamb
Chickies
Big Foot
W. Va
Jug
White Ribbon Society
Dry Town
Cal
Magic
Wall Street
Fairplay
Alamede
Fashion
Jaysville
Grass
S. D
Ice
Hell Hole
Japan
Russia
N. Y
Jingo
Tenn
Leapyear
Whisky Buttes, Mont
Seven Devils
Ida
Crickets Popular In Japan Among Street Vendors
A green cricket known in Japan captivates children and appears in small bamboo cages sold in street booths. Tree crickets vary, with some pure white and emitting loud notes, while another late fall species offers a delicate bell like chime.
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Japan
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Praise
We have used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in our family for years says Mrs J B Cooke of Nederlands Texas We have given it to all of our children and never found anything to equal it If you will use it as directed it will always cure For sale by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
J. B. Cooke
Nederlands
Texas
Potato origins traced through Europe and the Andes
The article notes that Spaniards brought potatoes with tomatoes from the Andes before Drake and Raleigh. It states the plant was established in Italy and Europe, with 1626 Virginia to England cargo. Humboldt records potato cultivation in England since 1684, Saxony since 1728, and Prussia since 1738.
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Francis Drake
Europe
Andes
Italy
Sir Walter Raleigh
Virginia
England
Humboldt
Saxony
Prussia
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Fast Wound Relief
A Columbus man recounts a deep foot wound from a daredevil ride and credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with quick healing after physicians could not. The salve is advertised to soothe burns as well and is sold for 25 cents by L. M. Bosworth, druggist.
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Bucklen
Theodore Schuele
Columbus, O
L. M. Bosworth
The Observed of All Observers in Taiwan Exhibition
An Englishman living in China recalls a tale of a stout visitor feted in Taiwan for days. Crowds gathered to observe him, and a charge was levied for the exhibition, revealing a curious case of public display and knavery in the Chinese scene.
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China
Taiwan
The First Shave Remembered In Gentle Vanity
A reflective note recalls the rite of a first shave as a rite of passage into manhood. The passage quotes Le Petit Parisien on the shy flutter of emotion when a youth proves maturity by shaving for the first time.
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le Petit Parisien
Old Portage Road and Portage Railroad Era in Pennsylvania
The article recalls pre 1800 travel on inland routes in Pennsylvania using canoes portages and horse and foot paths, notes the Old Portage road and its arches, and describes the 1834 Portage railroad and 1835 canal hauling methods, comparing era speed and passenger capacity to modern Pennsylvania Railroad routes.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
State of Pennsylvania
Great Britain
England
Allegheny Mountains
Vortage
Hollidaysburg
Johnstown
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Portage Road
Chicago News
Seiatic Rheumatism Cured Claims by Wilton Junction Man
E H Waldron of Wilton Junction Iowa reports long standing seiatic rheumatism cured after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He states joints no longer ache or crack and credits the liniment as wonderful. For sale by all druggists.
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E. H. Waldron
Wilton Junction
Iowa
Chamberlain
PITH AND POINT from Atchison Globe
A collection of quips on human nature noting procrastination praise versus talent and the aging worker. It reflects on sunlit pasts, home life, the blues of modern life, and small town failures tied to a once celebrated man.
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Jolly Blacksmith
Atchison Globe
Electric Bitters Prove Life Saver for Bear Grove Man
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble and easing pain. He says the medicine restored health after two years of suffering and that it helps general debility and nerve trouble. Drugstore owner L M Bosworth guarantees them at 50 cents.
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E. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
Iowa
L. M. Bosworth
Why does your wife belong to so many clubs and societies
A humorous exchange attributes Henrietta Meekton’s club memberships to seeking mental exercise and social interaction, where she can’t always have her own way without an argument. The Washington Star quotes Mr. Meekton on his wife’s penchant for debate and activity away from home.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Maud and Irene Discuss Mabel Garling’s Claim
Maud reveals Mabel Garling has given up pursuing Phip Sikes after all these years. Irene asks for the reason and Maud confirms she has him.
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Maud
Mabel Garlinghorn
Phip Sikes
Irene
Chicago Tribune
Portrait of Selfless Service and Quiet Hope
A reflective line extols beauty in acts that do good and in patient waiting for virtue. It honors self sacrifice for others and a blissful restraint that favors others over self.
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Robert Celilyer
Doctor orders year without smoking or drinking
Newspaper humor item notes a doctor advising a year abstinence from smoking and alcohol and a quip about the cost of medical care. The snippet reflects urban wit in a New York context with a friend’s retort about budgeting to pay the bill.
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New York Press
Mrs F L Phelps Endorses Chamberlain Tablets For Digestive Ailments
Mrs F L Phelps of Houston Texas reports satisfaction with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets noting relief from indigestion biliousness and constipation. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
F. L. Phelps
Houston
Texas
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