Fighting the Beef Trust in Portland
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO faces a public dialogue in Portland Oregon about how the beef market operates in a broader trust context. The piece frames how industry players respond to price pressures and regulatory scrutiny while citing literary prompts to illustrate adaptability and wit.
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Frank L. Smith Meat CO
Fighting the Beef Trust
Portland
Oregon
No Appetite Sarsaparilla Helps Mrs John Edens Improve Sleep
Mrs John Edens of Davenport Iowa reports severe loss of appetite and insomnia. After using Hood s Sarsaparilla for two hours she says her appetite returned and sleep improved. The remedy claims to purify blood strengthen nerves aid digestion and restore vitality. Available in liquid or tablet form Sar Sarva 100 Doves One Dollar.
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John Edens
Ward St
Davenport
Iowa
Hood
A Skillful Aviator Sparrows Mentioned by Herald
A Washington Herald blurb recalls a morning observer praising an aviator described as an adept flyer. The tester notes the pilot rose, dipped, circled, turned corners, and landed without trouble or mishap, likening him to a sparrow in a playful exchange.
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Washington Herald
Firet Ala Nervous Wreck Trembles for Help
Fragmentary OCR shows a scene in which a nervous individual in Alabama seeks aid from a druggist. Adelbert hands down a bottle labeled bromide ofpotassium to calm a trembling patient in an unclear medical moment.
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Adelbert
Remembering the Maine and a clash of views
A Chicago Tribune fragment voices a debate on the Maine memorial and the higher criticism. Brother Hardesty rejects insurgent ideas while Brother Irons defends orthodox views in a concise exchange about public memory and sentiment.
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Hardesty
Brother Irons
Chicago Tribune
Burglary Charge Probe Seeks Direct Evidence Against Client
Defense counsel asks whether prosecutors have direct evidence tying the client to the crime after claiming the police caught them in the act. The exchange centers on whether eyewitnesses, forensics, or surveillance establish identity beyond doubt.
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Dr. May
Bay Medien
W. H. May
Pearl Street
New York
Plant Sibson's Roses at Sibson Rose Nurseries
Advertisement notes Sibson Rose Nurseries offering 20 acres of roses and two year old bushes grown in the open with a catalog free from 1180 Milwaukie Road Portland Ore. The text also contains a clipped anecdote about a girl and an oculist with a playful exchange about eyeglasses and long eyelashes.
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Sibson’s Roses
Sibson Rose Nurseries
Milwaukie Road
Portland
Ore
Dont Wear A Truss Dont Wear A Truss 1 Send It On Trial
An advertisement promises a free illustrated book on rupture cures and relief, with a free information coupon from G F Brooks at 809 Brooks Bldg. Mich Pleawer and mail-in details appear alongside fragmented quotes and jokes from newspapers.
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Foo
G. F. Brooks
Brooks
Cartoonish Parade of Ads and Snippets in 19th Century Page
A collage of ad copy and quips appears with line items about Castoria for infants, quotes on spiritualism and aviation prizes, a joke about tipping waiters, soothing remedies for teething, literary musings, a note on a man claiming aristocratic air, a cold cure promise, a mistaken restaurant remark, a mad dog gag, and a political remark about a conservative husband.
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Cartwright
Duddy
Boston Transcript
H.W. Grove
Military rats and animal catchers in old warfare lore
An old military dictionary notes rats used to ignite powder by tied tail matches, a tactic possibly employed historically with Vauban and Samson cited for similar methods. Pennant’s British Zoology mentions a royal rat catcher in scarlet and yellow with mice destroying wheat, and Leicester’s mole catcher paid annually.
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Marshal Vauban
Samson
Royal
Pennant
Liecester
London Standard
Fragmented dialogue and tension amid courtroom chatter
A fragmentary scene features a housemaid mentioning Mrs Jimes and a courtroom tease about undecided cases. A tense exchange touches on a million dollar Rockefeller gift and a pistol incident with a mistaken loaded claim, reflecting chaotic dialogue and sensational phrasing.
Advertisement for Ayer’s Pills
Ayer’s Pills are recommended for biliousness indigestion and sick headache. One pill at bedtime now and then wards off attacks. The ad asks readers to consult their doctor about the pills and cites the J C Ayer Co Lowell MA.
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Ayer
Bate
Lowell
Pay-as-you-enter car joke cited by Houston Post
A humorous misquote about a pay-as-you-enter car and a matrimonial bureau circulates. The quip contrasts a five-drawer bureau full of women’s items with a lone man, reflecting edgy whips of early 20th century humor.
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Thia
Houaton
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