Adventure in Central America Ends With Arrest and Escape
An American recounts opening a store in a small Central American town stocked with whisky and cartridges. After a clash with a self‑styled general and a shelling by troops, he is arrested, accused of aiding a revolution, and later released by the American consul and returns home aboard a banana steamer.
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Central America
Globe
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Tomagio
Army of Liberation
Tomasso
The Turn of Life Aid for Women in Transition
A recognized and reliable help for women approaching or passing through the change offers guidance and support. The source emphasizes trusted resources and practical advice for navigating life stages with confidence.
Right Hand Confusion Cited Over Woman’s Testimony
A Chicago Chronicle piece reports a man’s claim that many women cannot tell right from left, citing a colored witness barred from testifying as ignorant. He observes theater crowds misdirected by usher directions and notes his intelligent acquaintance needing both hands to choose the right.
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Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
The 1792 Paris Crown Jewels Robbery Mystery
The Garde Meuble in Paris was broken into on September 16 1792 and its crown jewels stolen including the Regent diamond now in the Louvre. Anonymous tips led to a ditch find near the Champs Elysees, with the thief confessing twelve years later during forgery trial. A 1829 theft of the Dutch crown ended with stones traced to Brooklyn and Belgium.
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Paris
Louvre
Champs Elysees
Crown of Holland
America
Brooklyn
Belgium
Scientific Indifference
Sir William MacCormac, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, often had a light lunch in his laboratory. When asked by assistants what troubled him, he confessed he could not tell if he drank the beef tea or the experimental compound he had been developing.
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William MacCormac
Royal College of Surgeons
Great Medicine Praised By Grateful Women Says Mrs Pinkham
An article extols a renowned medicine praised by an army of grateful women. Mrs Pinkham fields free advice from Lynn Massachusetts, inviting readers to write. A humorous exchange references a young couple, hinting at parental disapproval.
Freshman professor quotes slang to preserve dignity
In a sharp aside from the Indianapolis Press a senior complains that a professor freely quotes slang, arguing it diminishes dignity and suggesting more careful observation of his language.
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Freshie
Indianapolis Press
Piso's Cure for Consumption Advertisement Note
A reader from Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 16 1900 endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption as unmatched for coughs and colds, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine promotion.
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Joan — Boris
Trinity Springs, Ind
Miss Giddy Plays Now at Cal Low Hill
Prof Dalsegno asks if Miss Giddy plays and Mr Hunker confirms she is performing at Cal Low Hill, with the Detroit Free Press noting she is playing there.
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Prof. Dalsegno
Mr. Hunker
Callow Hill
Detroit Free Press
Scalp Diseases and Beauty Remedies Highlighted
An odd early 20th century column promotes Coke Dandroff Cure for scalp diseases and Panner's Hain Balsa for hair renewal. It references short courtroom talk and mentions Lixpexcoins for corns at 15 cents, while noting beauty traits for blooming maidens and rosy cheeks.
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Panner
Northwestern inventors issued last week patent list
Patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors include Leroy S. Buffington Minneapolis for Automobile Charles Canty Minneapolis for Hat-box Oliver Crosby St Paul for Supplementary track Carl Kartowitz Pelan for Whiffletree attachment Sidney L Long Magnolia for Type-setting stick Silas E Warrick Pipestone for Band-cutter and feeder Griggs Cooper & Co St Paul for grocer’s merchandise Trademark Merwin Seth & Johnson patent attorneys St Paul You may cut the head off the devil but the evil part remains intact.
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Leroy S. Buffington
Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas Canty
Oliver Crosby
St- Paul
Carl Kartowitz
Pelan
Sidney L. Long
Magnolia
Silas E. Warrick
Choice Recipes advertisement by Walter Baker Co
Dorchester Massachusetts mail offer for free copies of Choice Recipes says contact price 75 cents for Hall's Catarrh Cure described as constitutional. Mentions bread and Philadelphia kneads as a slogan.
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Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Hall
Price
Mrs Winslow's Noothing Syrup Ad Promises Teething Relief
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Noothing Syrup for teething gums and teething pain claiming it softens gums reduces inflammation and cures wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. It contrasts open air amusements being continually done out.
Allen's Foot-Ease promotes relief for sore feet
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swolle, smarting, burning and sweaty feet, corns, and buttons. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy, New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
A Better Remedy inquires About Pellets Availability
A customer inquires if Pill man's Popular Pellets have arrived while a drug clerk confirms shipment this morning. The clerk suggests an alternative porous plaster, with the brief exchange recorded in the Philadelphia Press.
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Pillman
Philadelphia Press
Didn't Know It By That Name Tip Nuisance Quip
Chicago Tribune quotes Uncle Jerry recalling a tipping nuisance from a fashionable watering place. The remark notes an idiot who wanted to rock the boat, illustrating social friction.
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Jerry
Chicago Tribune
SITS Permanently Cured By Dr Kline Nerve Mestover Scheme
An advertisement claims permanent cure for fits and nervousness after a 61 day trial. It offers a free 82,600 bottle trial and treatise from Ta. R. N. KLINE of 931 Arch St Philadelphia Pa. The notice urges readers to obtain the remedy and information.
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Dr. Kline
Ta. R
A Hopeless Case in a Singing Debate
The exchange between He and She from the New York Evening World centers on Miss Howells and her singing, with He doubting her ability and She arguing that temptation to sing would be less harmful than failing to try.
Applicant Seeks Work as Barman in Alley Sloper Scene
Dialogue shows a landlord questioning a barman applicant. The applicant offers a wage demand of ten shillings weekly or twenty five with a patent till Ally Sloper.
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Sloper
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