Music store sale precedes Forbes merger in Alabama
Change in the music business of Forbes of Montgomery will merge into a larger company on September 1. The Montgomery stock of pianos and organs is offered at deep cuts to raise cash before the change and bankers report a strong market for new stock in the successor firm. Anniston’s branch at 253 East Fifth Street will participate in the liquidation and catalogs with prices will be mailed on request.
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Kb. BE. Forbes
Montgomer
Ala
KE. Forbes
Korbes
Montgomery
Anniston
East Penth Street
How to Rest and Sleep Advice from Dr Mitchell
A Philadelphia Record piece discusses rest as an art, urging calm posture, minimal movement, and full relaxation. It quotes Dr John K Mitchell on mental emptying, muscle release, and the dangers of overanxiety and sedative dependency, with a humorous bootblack anecdote.
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Tealdes
John KK
Mitchell
Harper's Bazar
Land of Nod
Archbishop Lait and the busy garden day tale
A story circulates about Archbishop Lait who spent a day in the garden observing caterpillars and birds. A chaplain explains the day was his busiest as he prepared his clergy for the morrow, despite seeming idle to onlookers.
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Addington
Deaf and Dumb Alphabet Offers Far Door For a Quarter
A Washington street peddler calls loudly offering rides to landmarks with varying prices until the narrator, silent until this moment, is lured by the clever cue and finally reads in sign the phrase Deaf and Dumb asylum Take you right to the door for a quarter The scene recalls a wartime or early 20th century traveler encounter in the capital told in a humorous monologue style.
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Deterson
Johu
Washington
Washington Monument
Capitol
Smithsonian Institution
Treasury Building
Ariington
Fort Myer
Navy Yard
White House
Patent Office
State Department
George
Deaf and Pum Asylum
How the Legs Grow from Exercise and Growth
A New York Medical Record excerpt notes that human legs vary slightly in length, with the left often longer, and bones lengthen mainly at their ends through cartilage ossification. It explains epiphyses, growth from repetitive stresses, and how continued exposure to resistance shapes limb length during childhood.
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New York
Beecher Finds Four Thousand Dollars in a Pocket
Major Pond recalls Henry Ward Beecher discovering four $1,000 bills in a watertight pocket. Beecher proposed they spend the sum to bring happiness to loved ones, buying rugs lamps and bric a brac for friends. After his death the railway magnate frowned that money never did him any good.
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Major Pond
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
P. Huntington
Mr. Beecher
Laundry Lines Remedies for Stain Removal and Fabric Care
A vintage guide explains stain removal methods using coffee spills soaked in cold water with borax for 12 hours. It describes flattening ribbons under a flatiron, emulsions of kerosene limewater and turpentine, boiling fabrics, and color-safe tips with vinegar and soda to counteract alkali soaps or acids.
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Bern
Cleansing Vegetables and Fruits to Remove Pests
The Medical Record urges thorough washing of vegetables especially leafy greens before cooking or serving raw. Soaking in salted water draws out discouraged creatures. brushing and rinsing crevices aids cleanliness. Cooked foods are safe for some, but raw salads risk germs unless salt antisepsis is applied, with similar caution for fruits.
Telegram Joke From Tlatt To Depew Circulated By Politicians
An odd telegram sent to Chauncey Depew, then president of the New York Central, by Thomas Platt before Platt’s reelection, noted a noon express stopping to take on Mrs Platt and Mr Too. Depew reportedly commented on the humorous line about a party trick to tease himself.
Matrimony Proposed as Cure for Indigestion
The Lancet notes that bachelors and célibate men suffer most from indigestion,Eating alone and reading at meals worsens the problem. It suggests marriage as a remedy, framing matrimony as a cure for indigestion in a light society column.
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Tie
Phasics Diver Dealer-Here Wadham Horse Praise
A New York Weekly excerpt describes a horse named Phasics Diver as a trustworthy, well mannered animal. The dealer notes the horse is sound and kind though an old lady prefers a horse that stays low to the ground to better see ahead.
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Phasics Diver
Wadam
Denter
New York Weekly
Are We Slaves or Free Men in The Row
A New York Sun reader's quip frames a tense election era debate with a dramatic exchange. An orator asks for a reply and a grower retorts from the back, delivering a wry verdict on marriage and freedom.
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New York Sun
The Questions of Clarence in a Pigpen Joke
A boy asks his papa why American flags are made of silk or bunting and wonders if the little flags are made of baby bunting. The joke from the Pittsburg Commercial Cazette presents a playful misunderstanding about flag materials.
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Clarence
Papa
United States
Weill
Pittsburg Commercial Cavette
Emersons dictum on treating all as if they were their best
The passage argues for giving Everybodys a Chance by Emerson. It contends people rise to expectations, urges credit for inner qualities, and warns not to judge by outward appearance or circumstances. Only strong family ties justify wasting time on uncongenial people.
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Emerson
Adam
Sweet
Wise Too Late Fond Mother Tommy Pie Piece
An old Ohio newspaper item records a humorous dialogue in which a fond mother scolds Tommy as he laments his illness while wishing his sister could have had the third piece of pie. The exchange reflects domestic humor in a small town.
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Tommy
Ohlo State Journal
Heartfelt Loss Reported In Sideline Echoes
A fragmented note recalls Cassidy's death, with mournful phrases about loss and tribute. The text hints at a figure named Fluannigan and a man named Puck, describing Cassidy as a pivotal entry and alluding to a crowd reaction and sorrow.
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Casey
Cassidy
Evers
Fluannigan
Puck
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