Toothpick Misadventure Sparks Cold Morning
Kenny Skipperton hides a small box of wooden toothpicks that ends up nearly lighting the household stove. After a chilly dawn and repeated failed attempts to strike a light, the missing matches are found in a dented match box. The father orders a box of matches while Johnny discovers the toothpicks.
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jJebuny
Weeden
Kenny Skipperton
Barksen
Skipperton
Skip
Johnny
Fnally
Springtime Oddities and Notable Notices
Fragmented 19th century column with jokes on medical cures, fashion notes, a Horace Greeley farm sale, Pompeii cast, sensational cures, and a humorous report from Hannibal Missouri about a fire engine. It references Swayne's Ointment, Mishle Bitters, Hood's Sarsaparilla, and a New York finder’s prize case.
A Cincinnati Drummer Tales of Yeast Powder and Race Slur
A commercial traveler from Cincinnati navigates a Southern trip where a darkey clings to old stereotypes and offers to transport samples for free. The piece moves to Hartford Courant coverage of a St Patrick church pledge against taverns after service. It ends with a sales pitch for Ayer's Pills claiming to restore healthy organ action and remove inflammation.
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Cincinnati
Mississippi
Jis
C. T
New Haven
St. Patric’s Church
Hartford Courant
Local Tonic Ads and Oddliner Rhetoric Mix
A collage of 19th century advert lines touts Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic with claims against dyspepsia and other ailments. Testimonials from FE Lash and Aaron Lugadder highlight tonics like Brown’s Iron Bitters. A stray note mentions Newark bar room versus church spending and a China tea priced at 34 a pound.
Heir of Henry Seybert Leaves Estate To Hospitals
The Philadelphia heir of Henry Seybert, cremated in Washington Pennsylvania, leaves over a million dollars to charitable institutions. The largest bequest of 12009 goes to the University of Pennsylvania for a chair in mental and moral philosophy, with the remainder in trust for care and education of boys and girls. An advertisement promotes Hunt's Remedy and Electric Bitters amid a mix of anecdotes and a classroom joke about multiplying numbers.
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Tewill
Henry Seybert
Philadelphia
Washington
University of Pa
Griggs' Glycerine Salve Ad Promises Quick Skin Relief
An advertisement for Griggs' Glycerine Salve claims it cures cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and all sores and promises piles tetter and skin eruptions relief with a money back guarantee. Sold for 25 cents by FE R Lash. A separate quote from a New York Custom House officer criticizes women as unreliable in declarations and motives.
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Griggs
FE. R. Lash
New York Custom House
Trial Bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery
People seeking a cure for consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis or lung ailments are invited to H K Dorrs Drug Store for a 10 cent trial bottle of Dr Kings New Discovery. It demonstrates what a dollar bottle can do.
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T.S. Eveline
Allegheny City
H. K. Dorr
Dr. King
Cathartic Pills Promise Safe Reliable Purge
Ayer s Pills are presented as a powerful vegetable laxative medicine for stomach liver and bowel disorders. They cleanse the digestive system stimulate appetite and improve blood quality without calomel and are safe for children, offering gentle yet thorough relief with warning of pain only if bowels are inflamed.
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Ayer
Ayers
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