Professional Eaters Among Devil's Lake Sioux Guests
An Indian Service official recalls a custom at Devil's Lake reservation in North Dakota where hosts must feed guests beyond capacity. When guests cannot finish, professional eaters consume leftovers for $1 to $3 per meal, with one eater reportedly finishing seventeen pounds of beef. The piece blends this account with an unrelated 1903 testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
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Devil's Lake Reservation
North Dakota
Indian Service
Devil's Lake Sioux
Devil’s Lake Reservation
Be Quick With Croup Signs Champlain Cough Remedy
Be quick not a minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given as soon as hoarseness appears prevents the attack. It never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all druggists.
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Ashburnham
Ontario
Chamberlain
Ashburnham, Ont
F. A. Langrenor
St. Luke's Church
Chamberlain Medicine Co
The Negro Dialect and Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Dialect
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes Dunbar’s dialect writing in Death Song as closer to real speech than others. It cites his use of I as and I s forms and gwine for going while praising the overall sustained dialect though occasionally blending words.
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Paulrenee Dunbar
Dunbar
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
Pleasant purgative claims easy intake with no nausea griping or disagreeable effects. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cure for Consumption
An advertisement features T R Beall of Beall Mississippi claiming his wife recovered from consumption after using Dr King’s New Discovery. It asserts persistence against lingering coughs and promises relief with four bottles curing her, with guaranteed satisfaction by L M Bosworth Druggist. Prices are 50 cents and 1.90, trial bottles free.
Strange Fate of an English Earl in a Cape Cod Log Book
A Washington author finds a Boston schooner Hera log from the seventies. The voyage featured a new ambitious first mate who disappeared overboard and was later linked to the War of Aberdeen by Englishmen who pursued the tale back in England.
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Washington
Cape Cod
Boston
England
Wari
Aberdeen
Washington Post
Too Heavy Mail Delays Pigheaded Postboy
Village postmaster refuses to deliver a bulky missive saying it weighs too much for a stamp. He recalls warning the sender to ease the writing load and offers to return it so the sender can rewrite with a pencil rather than spend more stamps.
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Kiah
Wit of Miss Julia Moore on coronations
The aged Miss Julia Moore, niece of Sir John Moore, boasted of her age and joked she would not attend the Edward VII coronation, saying she had missed the previous three and would not change her record. Her remark reflects a humorous pride in longevity.
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Julia Moore
Sir John Moore
Edward VII
London
Egg Strength Debate Sparks Odd Exchange
An observer cites a scientist claiming three eggs equal a pound of beefsteak, while an actor retorts he met an egg that could outdo the other two in the comparison. The exchange unfolds as a light quip on relative heft.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted For Burns and Scrapes
An advert urging use of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. It promises fast relief from everyday accidents and notes the product is 25 cents at L M Bosworth's drug store.
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Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Pompous Boston Gentleman Confronted by Cowboys
A pompous eastern traveler in western Texas clashes with local cowboys at a hotel. A Texan urges him to lie on the floor for safety, insisting dignity must yield to danger, and the confrontation ends with the stranger losing his dignity as threats loom.
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Texas
Boston
Legends and ruins near Easby Abbey in Yorkshire
The article notes Easby Abbey near the Swale and Richmond England with a legend that a cracking wall will collapse to bury a newly married couple, a tale widely known so honey mooners avoid the spot. It also lists an advertisement for hay including timothy wild hay clover straw from J A Shugart Mutual Phone 215.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Mutual
Easby Abbey
Swale
Richmond
Yorkshire
England
J. A. Shug
Mutual Phone 215
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Oregon
Chicago
Missouri River
Dakotas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
North-Western Line
W. B. Kniskern
Union Pacific
J. W. Adams
the Baker Jewelery Store
Geo. E. Baker
J. Rk. Munden
Ames, Iowa
Am Cou
St. Luke's
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Las
Ames Plumbing and Heating Co
O'Briens
Hamilton's
Johnson
New York
C. Hamilton
Ames
Bower & Perkins
Foleys
Foleys Kidneycure
the Undertaker
G. D. Loud
Hadee
Palace Livery
Sale Stable
Ness
the City
Nelson House
Geo. Nichols
M. J
Adams
Mutual Shoah
E. F. Posegate
W. M. Greeley
Daniel McCarthy
Henry Wilsorr Cashier
Union National
National Bank
National City Bank
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
H. Kelso
D. D
Hamilton
F. H. Waters
Keedick
Story County Bank
M'Carthy
Lef
Ames,lowa
Meccord, M. D
Bosworth’s
W. E. Harriman
McWillisa
CC. E. Gardner
Mutual Phone 199
Sorenson & Gamrath's
C. W. Payne, M.D
Boone, Iowa
B. G. Dyer, M. D
Groves
Lowa
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