Daring Sailor Chases Atlantic Crossing In Open Dory
A Boston sea tale follows Ludwig Eisenbraum as he plans to cross the Atlantic in a Swampscott dory named Constitution. Backed by Andrea and others, the venture aims for 3,000 miles in about 35 days with a sea anchor and careful navigation.
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Eisenbraum
Boston
Atlantic
Ludwig Eisenbraum
Lttle
Beisenbraum
Andrea
A T Chernstein
Kruhrach
Germany
Gulf Stream
America
The
Republic
Warfield an Original Humorist
David Warfield recalls a school exam where his humorous answer to a synonym puzzled the teacher. He notes Belasco and others as bright pretenders, joking that many later claim similar wit, which he finds discouraging to budding genius.
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Warfield
David Warfield
San Francisco
Belasco
New York Times
Nye born in Shirley Maine links town name to senator
State Senator Shirley recalls first meeting with Bill Nye who says he was born in Shirley Maine and suggests the town may be named for an ancestor. Nye adds he did not know such a town existed in Maine until his birth. New York Times.
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Germany
Jacob Eisenbraum
Ludwig
Boston
Queenstown
London
Hamburg
Berlin
Paris
Europe
Atlantic
Tey
Fex
Crepo
New Badford
West Indies
Andrea
Nye
Shirley
Maine
Bill Nye
New York Times
Pasquale's Scheme Leads to a City Hall Wedding
Julia Morelli, a fourteen year old in a crowded Bowery tenement, falls for Pasquale. After eloping schemes and a confrontation in court, Pasquale’s plan culminates in a hurried marriage at city hall with Julia wearing her red shawl. The tale ends with the couple in happiness and the aunt and mother’s meddling behind them.
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Julia Morelli
Mulberry Street
Julia
Pasquale
Buenos
Sons of
Italy
Lion Park
Bowery
Precious
Papa
Mamma
Warren McVeigh
Boston Journal
Man seeks guidance from a woman on moving forward
A bemused man with a baggy outfit complains of aimlessness and asks for help while his sharp mother-in-law asserts that a woman is needed to set him an example in taking decisive action.
Cure kidney backache with a free trial offer
A. A. Boyce of Trenton Missouri describes a severe kidney cold causing back and side pain. After trying many remedies, Dean's Kidney Pills relieved the ache, with his wife buying them in Trenton and following directions. Foster Milburn Co offers a free trial and sells the pills nationwide at 50 cents per box.
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A. A. Boyce
Trenton
Boyce
United States
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cholly’s Repartee Sparks Quick Comeback
Clarence and Reginald tease Cholly about his wit. A reader reports Cholly faced a sharp insult and fired back with a brisk retort, “I don’t agree with you.”
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Cholly
Clarence
Reginald
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Northwestern inventors receive week patent list
Patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors include George Briggs Fargo for a bundle wader William Haussermann Crookston candlestick Frank Pohl St Cloud job printing press Charles Sawyer Minneapolis wheel scraper Edwin Staude Minneapolis pasting and folding machine for box blanks Max Toltz St Paul gas distributing system Henry Welsinger Duluth bearing sleeve for expansion pipe joint Jothrop and Johnson patent hingers 91 0 and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul.
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Northwestern
George Briggs
Fargo
N. D
William Haussermann
Crookston
Minn
Frank Pohl
St. Cloud
Charles Sawyer
Minneapolis
Edwin Staude
Max Toltz
St. Paul
Henry Welsinger
Duluth
Jothrop & Johnson
Hingers
Pioneer Press
Woman's Best Friend in Yonkers Wedding Tale
An exchange discusses a wedding scene with a groom no longer needed to give away the bride and a maid of honor standing up for her. The Yonkers context frames the dialogue as light social commentary on tradition and friendship.
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Patience
Patrice
Yonkers
Hall's Catarrh Cure Sold As Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The copy warns against treating friends poorly and then giving them harsh treatment after death.
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Hall
Price
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative from Quinine Tablets
Ad copy notes a quinine tablet laxative marketed with a claim to stop coughs and treat colds. It references price at 25 cents and includes a vague consumer sentiment line about indifference to others' misfortunes.
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England
Blackburn
Gloucester
Perry
Swampscott
Lahore
Custom House
India
Icea
Bombay
Karachi
Sarachi
Merchant Marine Service
Isenbraum
New England
Ife
Dutiauie
Albert Bigelow Paine
Cosmopolitan
oDarin
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Newark
N. J
Gee
Drake Smith
Mgce
N. Dakota
Manhattan Building
St. Paul, Minn
Sailwaye
Ottawa
Canada
C. Pilling
Grand Forks
N.C
Druggtets
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