Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by User
A Lackawanna New York mother describes relief from postnatal misery after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy for female ailments including displacements, inflammation, ulcers, irregularities, pains, backache, and nervous prostration and invites women to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Lackawanna, N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. F. Kreamer
Electric Avenue
Lackawanna
N. Y
Lydia BE. Pinkham
No Cause for Alarm Pr for D Practices
A young preacher staying at a clergy house used daily hours for pulpit oratory. While a bishop visiting remarked with feigned fear, a friend explained the sound was the preacher practicing what he preaches.
Pimple Remedy Ad and Short Civic Jokes
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clearing pimples blackheads redness and dandruff with a free sample offer by mail. A light collage of humorous quips follows including a cartoon caption about summer and fall pipping and a Puck style exchange about optimism and pessimism.
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Cutiura
Dept. V
Boston
Freak game sets American league record for walks in nine innings
The Athletics recruit Bruno Haas a Worceste academy pitcher who signed with the club pitched against the Cubs and issued 16 bases on balls surpassing the AL mark. Historical notes mention Carroll Brown Eddie Plank Billy George Hd Reulbach Cy Seymour and others with unusually high walk totals in single games. The piece details wild innings and erratic pitching figures from 1896 to 1909.
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Bruno Haas
Worceste Academy
Athletics
New York Yankees
Carroll Brown
Eddie Plank
Billy George
Giant
Hd Reulbach
Reulbach
Boston
George
Anson
Colts
Davidson
Newark
Buffalo
Cy Seymour
Eddie Doheny
Chicago
Seymour
Doheny
St. Louis
Cole
Richie
Reusbach
The Vain Frog's Pride and the Net
A boastful bullfrog on a log praises his looks and voice as a dog mocks him. The frog hops closer to the dog amid flattery, then a boy with a net traps him. The tale warns against accepting flattering praise.
Crandall Unveils New Snake Ball Delivery
Otis Crandall formerly of the New York Nationals and now with the St. Louis Federals is credited with inventing a new pitching delivery dubbed the snake ball. Reported to float to the plate in erratic, circular paths that perplex hitters and induce fear.
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Otis Crandall
New York Nationals
St. Louis Federals
Mack to Search Kindergartens
Connie Mack resumes a visit tour of kindergartens to search for material as schools reopen. The tale recalls Stuffy McInnis reporting for duty and Mack mistaking him for a new ball boy.
Fragmentary Item Reflects Evening Routine
Readable bits describe a parent and child in a domestic scene with waking and preparation. The text hints at a careful, ordinary morning or evening ritual involving Lola, papa, and maman, but the garbled OCR leaves unclear actions or outcomes.
Dangers in Pastures for Cattle on Rank Forage
The article warns of bloat risk when pasturing cattle on alfalfa, clover, or rape. Mixing grasses like June grass, red top, or timothy reduces danger as cattle prefer them. A two carbine cannula is cited as a quick treatment. ensure salt supplementation for prevention.
Grasshopper Puzzle: London Apprentices and Kept Crest
A historical note discusses the grass hopper puzzle beloved by sixteenth and seventeenth century London apprentices. It mentions the brass grass hopper on the Royal Exchange, its ties to Sir Thomas Gresham, and the late introduction of the puzzle circa 1900 with twelve disks and legal move rules.
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London
Royal Exchange
Thomas Gresham
Small Puzzles Describe Minimal Move Count for Jumping Disks
The text explains that in a disk jumping puzzle with one empty space the minimal moves to solve is 62 in a given example. It lists a sequence of moves using disk numbers and notes that the number of moves equals the square of the number of grasshoppers plus four times that number plus two. It concludes with a worked calculation showing 3 plus 24 plus 2 equals 62.
Height and weight of New York schoolchildren by stock
The New York health department weighed and measured 10 000 school children between July 13 1914 and April 13 1916. Boys of Russian Polish or Bohemian stock weighed the most at 108.12 pounds and were tallest at 61.87 inches while English Irish and Scottish stock were lightest at 102.44 pounds. German and Jewish groups also tallied high weights and heights with Italian and Native American groups lower on both metrics. The girls were lighter in height but heavier on average than the boys overall.
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Health Department
New York
Weilga
Avoirdupois
Darwin Recalled as “Dull Boy” at Shrewsbury School
The London Chronicle notes Charles Darwin, while a student at Shrewsbury School, showed little sign of genius being described by his formmaster as a dull and apathetic boy. His only interests were Horace and Euclid with playtime hobbies of collecting curiosities and blowing up friends in chemical experiments.
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Shrewsbury School
Bunar Law
Charles Darwin
London Chronicle
Horace
Euclid
Temperance Move Impresses Lord Kitchener
Lord Kitchener praised the temperance effort saying “We are all temperate now.” He cited a Simla ball tale where a major, drunk at a fancy dress event, excuses his behavior by saying he was playing the role of a sponge.
Cured of Bright's Disease by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs A L Crawford of Medfield Massachusetts credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her Bright's Disease after doctors deemed it incurable. She details severe swelling and vision impairment before improvement began and states she remains healthy since treatment. Dodd's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents per box. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets 60 cents per box.
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A. L. Crawford
Medfield
Mass
Dodd
Bright
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
I Know My Father Is The Best At Mental Math
A school inspector asks a class how many beers would remain after a father drank one from three on the table. A very small boy answers that none remain, then explains he knows his father, not mental arithmetic. The inspector recognizes the distinction and laughs.
Castoria Reminder for Mothers Cites Safe Remedy
Public notice urges mothers to examine every Castoria bottle for the signature and notes it has been in use for over 30 years. The message emphasizes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and positions the product as a safe choice for infants and children.
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Fletcher
My Father Works Hard as a Clerk
A Claire claims her father must rise early to supervise clerks while her friend says her father is one of the clerks. The exchange highlights differences in their fathers' roles and daily routines.
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Claire
Hard to Tell Gibbe I Tell You No Man Can Fool
A brisk dialogue centers on deceiving a spouse with Dibba asking how the trick was done and the other retorting that the wife is not easily fooled. The exchange hints at suspicion and wit within a domestic scene.
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Dibba
Cat Carmen a Contralto Punchline Origin
A brief Louisville Mourier Journal quip notes Deep Volace asks why a cat named Carmen is called such and answers that she is a contralto. The joke hinges on a pun about opera voice and the cat’s name.
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Carmen
Louisville Mourier Journal
Brushly’s overdraft saga ends at the trust company
A large-hearted cashier criticizes Brushly the impressionist for a nearly perfect check that lacks background. The cashier suggests real balance with a $50 payment and an overdraft of $2.90. Brushly snaps his fingers and transfers the overdraft to a neighboring trust company. Judge.
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Brushly
Hardly Complimentary Hobo Request Test Nods
A New England housewife who had given three doughnuts to a hungry hobo is asked for a fourth. The roving man explains his friends in the meadow want a game of quolts, prompting a civically phrased reply as she wraps another doughnut.
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New England
Civikity
Pessimism quoted in cynical exchange about money and poverty
A terse two person dialogue reflects bleak views on wealth and existence. The cynic retorts that beyond money lies the poorhouse, underscoring social hardship as a counterpoint to wealth.
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