Chinaman at a Telephone a Colonial Punchline of Pidgin
A Denver News item recounts a telephone operator describing a Chinese caller as a humorous and noisy speaker. It notes confusion from multiple voices on the line and suggests the company could profit from charging by volume rather than time. The piece mocks pidgin English phrases heard on the wire.
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Denver News
Sam Ling
Georgia M. Bloom
Macen
Lippman Bros
Krastock
Savannah
Judge Delivers Seasoned Silence As Newsboy Breaks Thought
A Brooklyn Eagle note recalls a judge walking in thought along the street when a colored newsboy persistently calls for papers. The judge rebukes the interruption but then softens as the boy apologizes, saying he did not know the judge was pursuing a train of thought.
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Brooklyn
Foley's Kidney Cure Restores Buffalo Man to Health
A. H. Thames of Buffalo Ohio reports years of kidney and bladder pain with gravel stones. After using Foley's Kidney Cure, pain subsides and brick dust stones disappear. He declares it worth over a thousand dollars in benefit. Miller Drug Co.
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A. H. Thames
Buffalo, C
Foley
Miller Drug Co
The Nose: Rules for a Harmonious Nostrils and Proportions
A treatise describes ideal nose beauty detailing that the nose length matches the forehead, roots with a slight downturn, and a straight axis to the upper lip. It notes a centered bridge, a balanced tip, and graceful lobes with a slight depression, while the side view shows one third of the length in the lower portion.
Favorite Family Remedy for Household Injuries
Ballard's Snow Liniment has long been a constant family remedy for burns cuts sprains and bruises. Sold at J L Wikle and J B Privett Oxford Alabama priced 0 1.
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Ballard
J. L. Wikle
J. B. Privett
Oxford
Ala
The Power of a Tip Experienced Traveler at Railway Restaurant
A dialogue from the Landon Telegraph depicts a traveler at a railway restaurant noting a man at another table ordering beefsteak and potatoes about ten minutes earlier. The man left a sixpence tip. another traveler adds a shilling and asks the cook for another steak.
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Walter
Landon
Sleepy Talk Between Meandering Mike and Plodding Pete
In a Washington Star item, Meandering Mike laments constant sleepiness while Plodding Pete suggests sleep. Pete replies that sleep is dreaded, since dreaming of work might occur.
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Mike
Pete
Washington Star
Feeding the Animals at the City Zoo Demonstrates Hunger and civility
A New York Times account describes animals at a city zoo reacting to feeding time. Lions and lionesses scramble for meat, hyenas steal from each other, apes show greedy but fastidious behavior, while an ostrich and elephant eat calmly. A racing camel exhibit at Biskra attracts prizes and reminds the narrator of early motor car trips between London and Brighton.
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New York Times
Biskra
Aays Pearson
London
Brighton
Bible Mix Up Spurs Minsk Peasant Arrest
A Minsk province peasant asked a publisher for a Bible but received an algebra primer. The man studied the book and showed it to a policeman who deemed the symbols freethinking. The owner was released at trial. the policeman was reprimanded.
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Minsk
Pennsylvania Rattle Snake Oil Liniment Traditions
In Pennsylvania the oil of rattlesnakes is preserved as a liniment for sore joints and rheumatism. The dead snake is laid to drain on a board and sun filtered into a jar. Oil tested in milk indicates safety with float or globule signs as a folk method.
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Pennsylvania
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed by Medical Authority
Dr Mars Many R Mercency of Chicago endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for persistent coughs in children and bronchial conditions. The note states the product is non narcotic and safe for all ages and available from J L Wikle Bay Split Cababa or Carbon Coal Pacone 72 RR O Watson.
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Mars Many R Mercency
MD PhD
Chicago
Lil
J L Wikle
Bay
Pacone
O. Watson
Regret Amid Finish of Aged Jaunting Car Horse
A Dublin suburb scene ends when a rickety horse drawing a jaunting car collapses from exhaustion. The driver remains calm as the fare expresses sympathy, while the driver notes the horse was poor from the start and muses on the oats he fed that morning.
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Dublin
Agaain
Bute
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