Wit and Wisdom From The Old Magazine Page
A long jumble of quips on honesty wealth and society with notes on King Alphonso Roosevelt Martinique relief and Carnegie philanthropy. It riffs on luck ambition and the pull of riches while sneaking in political and cultural asides and a concluding reflection by E. O. Woodworth.
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Alphonac
Spain
Old Madrid
Athens County
Alphonso
Teddy Roosevelt
South Africa
Edward
Yee Trager
Sam
Martinique
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Fast Relief for Summer Ailments
An advertisement warns against starting summer with a lingering cough or cold and promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a fast acting remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. It quotes testimonials from Groveton and Milan and mentions a bread clock curiosity from India while also noting fear for Senator Tillman’s safety.
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Anya J. H. Bowles
Grovetos
N. Ho
Dr. King
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Ad Claims Health Benefits
An Australian letter touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as blood purifiers that invigorate appetite and strength. The testimonial from Alisg Brenan Borce of Stowe Victoria asserts family-wide use with consistently good results and strong endorsement of the remedy’s promised cures.
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Alisg Brenan Borce
Stowe
Vic Hood
Rheumatism Warning Over Punch Scene
Bree observed as the doctor descended to caution Uriah’s brothers about a rheumatic attack. He misread the scene, found them preparing punch, and warned that rheumatism can travel to the heart and be deadly before leaving after another glass.
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Bree
Lucy
The Ponderous Doctor and the Farm Family
A stormy day tale follows Tony, a robust farmer felled by stomach trouble, and his sister Lucy who by mistake brings cold water and ice. The family delays, the doctor arrives amid mud and confusion, and Tony improvises to get him indoors before first aid and a tumble of misapplied remedies unfold.
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Abe
Tony
Ben
B N
Kam Man
Lucy
Tui
Yang
Den
Lacey
Alek
Jen
Vueteeter
Rose of Sharon Honners II and garden notes mix in artful display
The article discusses August and September growth of Rose of Sharon Honners II with pruning tips for young trees and spacing guidance for large-top species like elms and maples. It also mentions garden plants such as asparagus and watereresy, plus a Black Sea currents note and a light anecdote about a bean soup served in a New England restaurant.
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Alfhens
Sharon Honners II
Undefined Phrases From Classic Mentions In A Lesson
The excerpt blends classroom dialogue about Greece and humor with quoted lines from magazines and newspapers. It juxtaposes a child’s pun about the happy isles of Greece with a teacher’s prompt on talent and its cultivation, alongside aphorisms about sorrow and resilience from periodicals.
Drowning Man Credits Kodol Cure and Other Health Notes
A Texan attorney credits Kodol for curing long illness described as dyapepsia and praises Hood s Sarsaparilla as a universal health tonic. The piece also cites Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs, Celery Nerve Compound, and Patty Davis Painkiller for dysentery. Mentions Roosevelt signing margarine law and Bryan campaign references.
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Geo
Marsh
Nocona
Tex
Cline
Health warning and remedies cited for cholera era claim
The passage warns that cholera is a severe threat to humanity and stresses prompt treatment. It promotes Perry Dav in Painkiller as effective for vomiting, purging, sweating, and all bowel troubles including diarrhoea cholera morbita and dysentery. It also notes large states opposing the beef trust and foresees a stampede. it remarks that a businessman amassing a fortune over a million becomes a captain of industry.
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America
Patty Davis
Perry Davin
Union
Beef Trust
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Messenger and Herald Family
Gliss Hiouxen Angells
Coome
Mansfield
Andrew Carnegie
Martinque
St. Vincent
Souwon
Europe
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Sucesas
Depow
Deepew
Canning Chauncey
Chile
Deepwo
Chauncey
Reed
E. O. Woodworth
Milan
India
Keats
Tillmann
Hood
Quailty
Filowta and
Tpee
Black Sea
Mediterranean
New
Englannd
Big
Pafladelphia Times
Ladies' Home Journal
Philadelphia
Fred Unrath
Country Club
Denton Harbor
Hic
Cardnn
Cardui
Wrights Galery
Ieber Drageiste
Wright Medical CO
Columbus
Theatre Français
Paris
China
Rock Island
St Tonis
Lishty
Roosevelt
Col
Bryan
Seasor
Florida
Vin
Louisville & Nashville
R. A
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
C.L. Stone
General Pass. Agt
Louisville, KY
Southern Railway Sale Twa
West Indies
Mexico
California
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Miami
Tampa
Port Tampa
Brunswick
Thomasville
Charleston
Aiken
Augusta
Pinehurst
Asheville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Memphis
Land OF the
Southern Railway
Grovar B. Allen
St. Loui, So
J.M. Crap
W. A. Turk
Trafic
Asg
Washington D.C
O. S
Louisville
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Broadway
Cincinnati
Pacific Coast
J. Hi. Larraber
Chillicothe
McCarty
Ohio
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