Nearly Half of People Superstitious, Says Professor
Dr F B Dressler, University of Alabama, reports that 46 percent of people questioned hold superstitions. He cites beliefs from lightning splinters causing toothache to thirteen hoodoo fears, notes superstition as a human trait influenced by mood and weather, and mentions common cautions like walking under ladders and wrong side out stockings.
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Ashington
F. B. Dressler
University of Alabama
Medico-Psychological Association
American Congress of Physicians and Surgeons
Sealskins at Center of Department Debate
In Washington a discussion among Commerce and Labor officials and clerks centers on whether to close the Pribilof seal grounds. Closing would spike coat prices, while keeping them open risks future depletion and price hikes as fur stocks dwindle. The North American Commercial Company lease, long exclusive for sealing, expired May 1.
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Miss Blank
Pribiolf Islands
Bering Sea
Land in Canada Farm Lands Growth and Investment Value
Canada land values have risen 15 to 20 percent this spring, boosting the net worth of recent Canadian homesteads and signaling strong investment returns. With railroads expanding and favorable grain markets, farmers can earn solid profits from both ownership and cultivation, while government rates promise fair terms for reaching world markets. Thousands of Americans are relocating, drawn by land prices far below realizable value and growing opportunity near railway lines. Government literature and agent offices guide buyers to locations, stressing speed to secure desirable homesteads amid rising prices.
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Canada
Gome
Dolliver
Iowa
United States
Bennator Dolliver
Pee
Lars Hest Weas
Ottawa
Can
Senator Dolliver Uses Jimmy to Enter Home
A playful cautionary tale imagines Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver using a jimmy to enter his Massachusetts avenue house after misplacing his keys. The skit portrays a humorous, overblown scene of a political figure in a midnight mishap, referencing a Mount Vernon trip and a missing set of keys.
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Jimmy
Senator Dolliver
Mount Vernon
Illinois Man Sat Upon by a King at Breakfast
Congressman Rodenberg recalls a unique local tale about King Edward VII during his U S visit to St Louis. The incident occurred near O Fallon in St Clair county when the prince, after arriving early, sat on a bed edge in the Begole farmhouse and startled the infant Henry Begole, heir apparent, who later resided in Belleville and held public office.
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Illinois
Gan
Ongressman Rodenberg
East St. Louis
United States
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Baron Renfrew
St. Louis
O'Fallon
St. Clair County
Ill
Resino Ointment Claimed Best Remedy for Itching Piles
A testimonial from Christopher Holmes of Brookline Massachusetts says Resino Ointment is used worldwide as the best cure for itching piles. He endured twenty five years of discomfort before finding relief with the first application and notes occasional use suffices thereafter.
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Christopher Holmes
Brookline
Masa
Uncle Ezra Says
A brief quotation from the Boston Herald notes that pruning on one string soon wears out the string. The remark reflects a wary view of overreliance on a single approach.
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Uncle Ezra
Boston Herald
Marine Eye Remedy Trial Size Announcement
An advertising snippet promotes Marine Eye Remedy trial size products for eye care including eyelids lashes and styes. It emphasizes care for all eyes and includes a religious aside about tears reminding of God’s love.
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Coe Fae
Embryo Emancipator waits as girl cites statistics
A Brooklyn trolley confrontation ends with a witty reply from a young girl who, after paying half fare, adds two pennies and tells the conductor that her statistics are her own. The anecdote centers on the girl's clever retort about personal data.
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Brooklyn
Beware of Mercury Ointments and Catarrh Cure Claims
A fragment lists warnings about catarrh ointments containing mercury and praises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. It notes internal use targets the bloodstream and mucous surfaces. Also advertised are Caney Pills for constipation and Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort. Ends with a muttered quip about a grass widow and references.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Halls
Bottie
Allen
Allen & Olmsted
le Roy
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