Life's Lights And Shades And Curious Local Tales
A Parkersburg Virginia dealer advertises goods while a Newport R L reception features a decorated cow milking guests. A Paintsville Ky girl Helen Witten flees home with her lover after chloroforming her parents to marry. In New York a Perren family tale ends with the father scrawling Notady Done on the front door as a joke of ageing and misfit pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Newport
R. L
Helen Witten
Paintsville
New York
Perren
Bob
R. E. Perren
The Same Old Butter Joke at the Hotel
A friend marries a widow and both stay at the same hotel where her first husband was. At dinner she asks the new bridegroom to pass the butter to John. The thought of John, her former spouse, flits by. He corrects her, then she notes the butter is the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
John
Boston Home Journal
Cheap Rates for G A R En Campment to Pittsburgh
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers excursion tickets at a first class limited fare for the round trip to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment from September s to 15th 18 4. Tickets go on sale September th and th with avoidable transfers in Chicago. Contact F H Lord or A W Noyes for details at Chicago or Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago Great Western Railway
Iago
Chicago
F. H. Lord
Chicago, Ill
A. W. Noyes
T. A
C. J. Brooks
C. P
Fourth Ferest
Kirkwood House
Des Moines
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and aids kidneys, liver, and bowels without weakening them. It claims wide medical approval and notes bottles sell for 50 cents and 1 dollar, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Death by own action warned against by Talmage sermon
Rev Dr Talmage denounces suicide as the worst crime, cites historical cases and biblical judgment, argues infidelity fuels self destruction, and urges steadfast faith and moral restraint rather than despair. He notes eminent figures like Hugh Miller and William Cowper, contrasts delirium with true hope, and calls for perseverance amid life’s trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Talmage
Paul
Silas
Christ
Demosthenes
Alexander
Isocrates
Phillip
Macedon
Cato
Julius Cesar
Mithridates
Pompey
Hannibal
Moscow
Napoleon
Paris Green
Othello
Halter
Gadara
Scotland
Hugh Miller
Donald Roy
Buckland
Murchison
Chalmers
God
Portobello
Earth
Heaven
William Cowper
Isaac Watts
Charles Wesley
Thames
Elysium
Jesus Christ
Tom Paine
Greased Racer in Window Sparks a Price Plot
A bicycle dealer places the Greased Lightning Racer in the front window with a $50 tag following a friend’s scheme to create buzz. The plan backfires or succeeds depending on view, as the machine is said to be worth $47.50 after two years. Also noted is a Colombia ink plant whose juice makes ready ink that darkens over hours but is poisonous and unsuitable for daily use.
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John
Colombia
Statistical Snippets From City to World News
A Chester baker sells bread for a cent a loaf and Brooklyn couple Michael Fletch and his wife reportedly earn 75000 to 100000 annually from herbs. The note covers gold coin weight, alloy composition, and global population ratios, plus New York City directory data and population density estimates.
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Chester
Michael Fletch
Brooklyn
France
Switzerland
Greece
Hong Kong
New Directory
New York City
Metropolis
Chicago
Central Park
Navigation Lesson From a Closed Up Schoolmaster
A man asks an Irish schoolmaster why his son is not learning navigation. The master replies that navigation cannot be taught because it is all closed up, a quip reported by the New York Tribune reflecting comic wordplay on learning and access.
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New York Tribune
Daughter crafts unique stage name from city directory
A witty exchange notes a daughter preparing for opera by studying the city directory to find a pronounceable yet distinctive stage name. The joke hinges on the vanity and challenge of choosing an easily spoken identity for performance.
Dashaway Telegram Joke Reveals Uncle Death Misread
In a witty exchange, Dashaway jokes that a telegram announcing his uncle's death would come "collect" if he were alive, prompting Cleverton to question how he knows the cause. The gag hinges on telegrams often arriving with payment due.
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Dashaway
Excursion Tickets Offer Southbound from Louisville Route
The Louisville and Nashville railroad announces one fare round trips to all points south for trains on August 7. Ticket agents can sell excursion tickets. if unavailable, write to P. Atmore, general passenger agent, Louisville, Kentucky. The message contrasts southern heat with Gulf Coast pleasure and ends with a quip about preachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Gulf
Mississippi
Florida
South
Louisville & Nashville Railroad and Connections
P. Atmore
Louisville
Education ads urge sacred heart academy and Notre Dame notices
Advertisements promote the Academy of the Sacred Heart in St Joseph Missouri praising its facilities and reasonable terms while Notre Dame University in Indiana is touted for its fifty first year and superior facilities. Other lines reference porcelain fillings, Willelean silks and cleaning products, and a light caution about wasps and employer wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of the Sacred Heart
St. Joseph
Notre Dame University
Institution of
University of Notre Dame
Indiana
Peacocks and the peril of plumes
A fragment warns that removing a peacocks tail feathers strips away display and leaves the bird humiliated and subdued. It notes the peacock can become aggressive, even toward children, and that plucking the tail causes the colorful plumage to vanish and the bird to retreat.
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Woolscgn Spice Co
Huron
Toledo
Ety
Bolt
Temple
Israel
Caius
Agrippa
Algerius
Leonine
Church Militant
Church Triumphant
The
Presbyterian Church In
Canada
Neemuch
Central
India
U.S
Agricultural Department
AL BI
Derco
Wall ST
Peacocks
Golden Meds
Pierce OF
AP Runner
Texas
Nebraska
Berke & Bleise
Dea
Stati Nee Is. Co. A
Wast
Lathrop-Rhodes Co
Des M
Das, Fellows
L. G. CO
Union Nurseries
Kalamazoo
Oxford Mfg
Wadach Ave
Sioux City Engine & Iron Works
Pech Mfg. Co
Sioux City
Iowa
Union Ave
Kansas City
Sen Brockton
V. L. Dougine
Becazeo
Orr
D.M
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