Picking the Spitzenburgs by E P Powell
A nostalgic ode to apple orchards, varieties, and harvest lore. The prose wanders from childhood memories among Spitzenburgs to advice on careful picking, cider making, samp, and the ideal apple pie, ending with a hope for future red seeded apples and progress in orchards.
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Kirkland
New England
Apelles
McIntosh
Walter Pease
Mr. Burbank
Grimes Golden
Jonathan
Human Billboards Signal Odd Advertising Scheme
Unclear notes describe billboards with eight flashy fronts over a vacant lot behind, attributed to Hogwallow Koy or a nickname. The fragment hints at a planned display layout and a peculiar branding idea, but surrounding details are missing to clarify date, location, or outcome.
Italian Royal Family Crisis Over Greece Visit Rebuked
Rome Tribuna reports a royal rift with Prince Danilo of Montenegro amid Italy Greece ties, claiming the Queen’s absence on travels but says Princess Milena came to Rome for surgery. The denial of the quarrel fuels more speculation as authorities allegedly did not curb telegraph transmission of the tale.
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Greece
Rome
Danilo
Montenegro
Italy
Mirko
Quirinal
Milena
Bari
Nicola of
Tea Cure Proposal For Typhoid At State Hospital
Peter Buhr of New York writes Mayor Gnichtel advocating cold tea as a typhoid remedy for patients at the State Hospital for the Insane. He prescribes one tablespoon of tea boiled in four cups water, cooled, with a cupful daily, and urges ministers to announce the cure. City doctors, however, remain skeptical of the prescription.
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Peter Buhr
Second Avenue
New York
Gnichtel
State Hospital
Buhr
Trenton
N. J
New York Times
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure
Catarrh reward ad declares Hall's Catarrh Cure cures all cases not cured by the remedy. F J Cheney Co of Toledo endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Claims cure via bloodstream surfaces. Price 75c per bottle. Testimonials offered free. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Comic blurb at end about jiujitsu knowledge in two weeks and cook joke.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin
Kidney pills ad claims cure for Hiram Center resident
A testimonial from Hiram Center, 548 South Oak Street, Jake City, Minnesota, asserts kidney trouble caused back pain, dizziness, nervousness, and vision issues. The speaker credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring health. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
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Hiram Center
South
Oak Street
Jake City
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Brother to the Rescue in Fire Escape
Ten year old Robed Brother saved seven year old Alfred Green from a fire on a vacant lot near Moore Street. Alfred’s clothing ignited during a bonfire mishap but the elder boy pulled him to an embankment and rolled him to extinguish the flames. Alfred was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital for superficial burns.
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Alfred Green
Moore Street
Alfred
Mount Sinai Hospital
Philadelphia
Age Rule Raised for Woman's Club Members
In Yonkers the Yonkers Statesman reports a humorous exchange about age limits in a local Woman's club. Patrice jokes no member may confess to more than twenty eight years, implying a playful cap on claimed ages within the group.
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Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Cuticura Cures Severe Eczema After Four Years
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of Selma Alabama says she suffered black blotches and itching all over for four years. Two doctors diagnosed skim eczema. their treatment failed. A single Cuticura Remedies set cured the skin in months and no symptoms have returned for three years.
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Lizzie E. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
No snoring at night heals by day says wife
A Baltimore American quip features a wife responding to a doctor during a light exchange about her husband. The remark notes she never hears him snore except perhaps at bedtime, highlighting a humorous contrast on perception.
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Baltimore
Piles Cured In 6 To 14 Days Paro Ointment Claim
An old time advertisement asserts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a Paro Ointment that cures piles in six to fourteen days with money back. The piece ends with a humorous family quip about a half full bottle of seltzer and a cat.
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Father
Tommy
Louis Times
Not Boiled. Tea Prices Spark Witty Exchange
A Chicago News quote shows a customer exclaiming a dollar a pound for tea and a thrift minded grocer replying that all tea is too steep. The humorous exchange highlights price concerns in a busy shop setting.
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Chicago News
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