News Gleanings From An Early Era Observations On Materials And Miscellany
A roundup notes watchspring wire lightness weight, a New York officer announcing illness, aluminum’s use in place of stone or steel for durability, and eye catching 8,090 impressions per plate. It cites near extinction of gutta percha trees and rubber fears in India, plus Tropic Bird voyage times. It recalls 1875 law banning portraits of living men on stamps and notes. It ends with a remark that cold months can yield more self destruction reports than hot months surprising prior beliefs.
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New York
Arters
Jay
Farmers
Arkansas
Certain Proof of Death in a Miser’s Funeral
An insurance agent questions a widow about proof of her deceased husband. He recalls ordering twenty carriages for the funeral, insisting the extravagant display proves he was truly dead. The widow disputes, while the agent argues that even a alive man would resist such costs.
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New York Graphic
Not Exactly a Seminary Stirs City Curiosity
In a lively street exchange, townsfolk wonder about a new building across the way as neighbors ask if it is a seminary. The reply clarifies: it houses a dentist's parlor offering drawing, music and dance as part of its services.
The Idiot and Miss Smilers in a Courtship Line
A quip filled dialogue features The Idiot and Miss Smilers in a flirtatious exchange with sharp remarks about wages, worth, and hope. The crowd debates impressions while light humor touches social expectations and the dangers of bold encounters.
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Miss Smilers
Iss Smilers
Syrup of Figs: A Virtue in Pure Laxative Form
Knowledge urges that Syrup of Figs provides comfort and health benefits by gently cleansing the system. It acts on the kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them, offering a pleasant taste, and is sold in 50c and 1 bottles by druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Clean Milking and Stable Plans for Dairies and Poultry
Discussion on milk cleanliness from proper milker habits to stable designs. Practical floor and gutter layouts for cows and horses to keep milk clean, plus poultry housing methods to maximize space, sunlight, and ventilation while minimizing waste and pests.
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Farmers’ Review
Idaho land offers cheap, abundant crops and new opportunity
An advertisement urges emigration to Idaho highlighting cheap irrigated lands ideal for small farmers and fruit growers. It promises sure crops and abundant fruit, invites readers to request Idaho advertising material, and notes support for women. A separate note touts the Lake Shore Route Exposition Flyer train art and requests ten cents for a framed picture.
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Idaho
E. L Lomax
Omaha
Neb
Feho
Lake Shore
New York
Chicago
C. K. Wilver
West
Pass Agt
Patchwork Armor Exposed in Royal Inquiry in China
A royal commission reports that a contractor repeatedly patched armor plates with putty. The response from the courtly authorities proposes severe punishment, including beheading, arguing the man’s life is not worth living without his queue.
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Royal Commission
Royal High Panjandrum
Wabash Excursion Offers Lake Erie Sail and Niagara Falls Route
Wabash lines announce excursions from Cleveland to Lake Erie with six hour sail, plus a Niagara Falls short line. Tickets offered at half fare plus two dollar membership for Asbury Park National Educational Association meeting July 10 to 13. Horace SteLy, commercial agent, Des Moines.
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C. E
Cleveland
Ohio
Wabash
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
Lake Erie
Honack Seevy
Wabash Ry
4Th St
Des Moines
Iowa
National Educational Association
Asbury Park
Horace SteLy
Toronto
Baptist Young Beeene's Union of America
Chicago
Horace Stry
Denver
National Republican League
Horace Beery
Wabash By
Fourth Street
Indisputable bargain pitches Beecham pills cure all ills
An old advertisement discusses Beecham's pills claimed to cure constipation and most diseases, promoting a 25 cent box and a free knowledge book from B F Allen Co. It also includes travel routes and ads for Shiloh’s, Coe’s Cough Balsam, and miscellaneous quips, all in a turn-of-century ad layout.
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Beecham
B. F. Allen Co
Canal St
New York
Overworked Word Up in Chicago Newt Verse
A playful verse by Chicago Newt riffs on the overused word up. It jars with repeated phrases like wake up drink up cheer up and set up while weaving a lyrical critique of modern language. The piece blends humor with a lament about cliche usage in everyday speech.
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Chicago
Newt
Just Habit and the Washwoman Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue highlights a mother urging routine counting of chores against a son who resists. The exchange touches on household duties, habit, and parental expectations within domestic life. The snippet cites a reference to a washerwoman and a recurring pattern of responsibility.
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Hiram Daly
Hall
Price
Woolson Spice Co
Fluron St
Toledo
Price Socents
Oxford
MFG. CO
Wabash Ave
Ill
Che Harm
Nebraska
North Dakota
L. L. Ellis
Farmer's Review
Australia
Adelaide
Melbourne
Weather Observatory
Great Britain
Agricultural Department
Farerly
Sir George
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall ST
China
Wabash Excursion
Niagara Falls
H and H
Lowa
Hanson
Shiloh
Coe
Johnny
Weill
Buffalo
N. Y
Ladies Emporium
St. Louis
Tareshers
Ruppert
U.B
Ltmar
Mme. A. Rapport
14Th St
N.Y
Colorado
Colorado Springs
JNO
Sebas
Vmiccrew
Uaranteid
Maha
Ithard Paroam Sts
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
Mass
Ciel
D.M
MN NN
Vbis
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