Billion Dollar Grass Seed Promises Huge Yields
An advertisement touts Billion Dollar Grass and related seed crops from John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. It claims high yields, multiple crops, and offers seed catalogs and rare seed varieties. A second note promotes a desk device to safely remove rusty pens from holders, marketed as a handy office tool.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Siy Miller
Victoria Rape
Qea Ton
John A. Salter Seed Co
N. Y
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
An old newspaper brief touts PAZO Ointment claiming cures for itching and bleeding piles within six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. The ad also mentions other patent medicines and a laxative product, appealing to readers with simple, quick health fixes.
Marriage Dicker in Hungary Ends With Bribe Verdict
In parts of Hungary it is customary for the groom to pay the bride’s parents. A mayor, a cattle dealer acting as arbitrator, ruled the bridegroom must pay half a crown per pound the bride weighs. The bride weighed eighty six pounds, so the groom paid the equivalent of 53.75 dollars before the wedding was performed.
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Hungary
Remarkable 98-Year-Old Man Praises Kidney Pills
Shepard Kollock of 44 Wallace St Red Bank New Jersey recounts decades of kidney trouble with nightly awakenings and weak back. after trying many remedies he reports full relief from Dean's Kidney Pills, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, noting doctors said cure unlikely.
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Shepard Kollock
Wallace St
Red Bank
N. J
Mr. Kollock
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Western Canada Crops Cannot Be Checked
A letter from A A Kaltenbrunner to the Dominion Government Commissioner of Emigration touts Western Canada crop yields as proof that homesteads can prosper. He cites 70 acres of wheat at 20 bushels to acre, 30 acres fallow at 25, and 9,000 bushels of oats from 160 acres, with 90 bushels per acre on fall plowed land. He notes shipments at 53 cents a bushel and predicts higher profits despite adverse conditions.
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Dominion Government
Peg
Rouleau and
Drinkwater
Moose Jaw
Western
Canada
A A. Kaltenbrunner
Chicago Record- Herald
Negro as capitalist hires helper to load coal on sidewalk
In West 23d street near Lexington Avenue a Black man brokers a coal loading job for 1.50 dollars. He hires a white tramp to shovel coal into a private house, while he sits and smokes. The incident ends with light banter about Governor Hughes as the driver laughs and leaves.
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West 23d Street
Lexington Avenue
New York Times
Hughes
Uncle Hiram funds lessons to boost Margaret’s singing
In the Norton family a tactful relative persuades Uncle Hiram that Margaret should receive vocal training. Despite his initial resistance to expense he agrees to cover costs, even offering to fund a long stay abroad for lessons if needed. The plan hinges on improving her singing career through practice and travel.
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Norton
Hiram
Margaret
Lord Kelvin Romance On Canary Islands Yacht Bridge
The late Lord Kelvin’s second marriage carried a touch of romance. In the Canaries he met his bride to be and she joined his scientific pursuits. He described a signaling system and flashed a message asking for marriage as the yacht vanished. The lady’s famous reply followed. The piece contrasts a vegetarian heart rate with a meat eater’s, noting a 20,000 beat difference daily.
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Lord Kelvin
Canary Islands
What causes headache during cold season
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause, advertised by E. W. Grove on box for 25 cents.
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E.w.grove
Fifteen Years of Eczema Cured in Six Days
A testimony from Edward Wovell, Fort Crook Nebraska, describes a long battle with eczema on hands arms and legs. After using Cuticura products for six days the itching stopped and sores disappeared. The piece also notes the value of clear interpretation in recitation and art, with a Strand Magazine quotation.
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Edward Wovell
U. S. Infantry
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Remark on a boy's unlikely injury from trolley fall
A Chicago Tribune humorous exchange quotes a doctor assuring a worried mother that recovery is possible after a trolley incident. The doctor calls the boy the toughest imp who runs the streets, easing the mother's fears with a lighthearted tone.
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Chicago
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure that fails. F J Cheney & Co Toledo. Watkin Ginnan Marvin wholesale druggists endorse Cheney and pledge to fulfill obligations. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, promises blood and mucous action. Testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Watping, Kinnan & Marvin
Ange
Old Grimes Dies Reveals Hidden Vestlessness
A Chicago Tribune quip recalls Old Grimes death and the joke that his long held coat was always buttoned because he had no vest. The anecdote highlights the humor found in a somber event and preserves the era’s playful tone.
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Old Grimes
Chicago Tribune
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Promises Quick Comfort for Feet
In a Pinch, Use ANen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25e. Sample mailed free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Anen
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Uncle Jerry Peebles Critiques State Charitable Institutions
Uncle Jerry Peebles comments on state charitable institutions, arguing they are not as black as portrayed, praising them as whitewashed in tone. The remark reflects a skeptical view of public care facilities and social aid during the period.
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Jerry Peebles
How to Use a Spoon in Society Satire
A witty dialogue mocks social etiquette as Miss Freshleigh asks how to handle a spoony suitor Mr Hankinson. The chaperon suggests moving the courtship away. Included are economic notes on coal transport costs, estimating 3 mills per ton mile for haulage and 8 cents per ton for handling on the St Louis and San Francisco railroad.
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Miss Freshleigh
Hankinson
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Quotable Exchange on Work Ethic and Self-Assessment
The dialogue features Flibberty remarking that upon doubt about business stress, he consults his doctor and resumes work if deemed healthy. Jibbit counters with a jab about insuring self, noting he seeks extra coverage whenever anxious and feels sound only after passing the exam.
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Flibberty
O. K
New Ornamental Lane Adorns Office Door
Exulibibie A Weekus asks Mr Brackett about new designs. Easy Architect replies with a unique ornamental lane added to the outside of his office door and promises to show it shortly.
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Weekus
Mr. Brackett
Whry
Our Pie Lemon Chewlate and Custard Gies Ad
An East Rochester print ad promotes Our Pie products from D Zerta Food Co. It encourages buying lemon chewables and custards if grocers do not stock them. The note mentions the Bank of England silver sugars resting there for more than a century.
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Bank of England
One Brand Claim for Quick Cold Cure
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a laxative and claims FEW. GROVE could cure a cold in one day for 25 cents. It asserts the entire world’s population could fit on the Isle of Wight.
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GROVE
Isle of Wight
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