The Padrone's Guil
A violent scene on a wretched street ends with Alan Pearce rescuing a frightened girl from Pietro the padrone. Later Pearce is wrongly accused of theft by Bolger, the star boarder, but a witness reveals Pietro’s ploy. Authorities recover the jewelry and Pearce helps shelter the rescued girl and her companion Carlotta.
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Alan Pearce
Pearce
Annette Ryther
Annette
Bolger
Pietro
Padrone
The
Law
Carlotta
Name Confusion in a Child as Mandy Seethes
A writer in the New York Telegram recalls Mandy shouting a string of historic names to a child she calls by many names. Mandy insists the boy is “all I has,” and says the names are meant to signal the child’s “quality family” roots to white folks.
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Gange
Washington
Ham Lincoln
Christofo Columbus
Andy Jackson
Jeff
Son Davis
Mandy
New York Telegram
Europe
United States
Sesl
SPOEN
Giesascicy
Seserleernere
Te i Medical Company
Goshew
IANA
Potatoes and Buttermilk Enduring Irish Diet Insight
An Irishwoman extols potatoes and buttermilk as the national diet, arguing that reliance on meat and tea weakens people. She notes that potatoes are most nourishing in their skins and recalls scenes of families gathered around a simple meal, highlighting tradition and health.
Odor Receptors Found on Insect Limbs and Wings
Doctor McIn doo after refuting rival theories located olfactory organs on legs and wings of all insects studied. Extensive experiments showed these organs serve as the odor receptors in the insects examined.
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleanse
In a period ad style message a speaker warns against calomel for liver cleansing and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetal alternative. The ad claims calomel causes sickness bone damage and salivation while Dodson's Liver Tone cures sluggish liver with a 50 cent bottle and a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Bad Air and Naval Tech Highlight in 1900s Era
The article discusses R. A. Fessenden's submarine wireless system enabling ships to communicate with submerged subs over long distances. It also covers a New York ventilation commission's findings on overheating, moisture, and chemical air contaminants, their health effects, and the need for fresh air. An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease and a Marine Eye Remedy.
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R. A. Fessenden
Cleveland Moffett
Professor Fessenden
New York State Commission On Ventilation
Fraf
C. E. A. Wislow
Commission
Winslow
Genuine Heroism and the Call to Perseverance
The text extols persistent heroism over wandering impulses and urges steadfast self-reliance. It cautions against seeking worldly approval, urges true fidelity to one’s own deeds, and quotes Emerson urging always to do what one fears.
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Emerson
Grove's General Tonic Ad Card
Grove's tasteless tonic advertises a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits for the liver malaria blood and the whole system and lists a price of 50 cents.
Developments Due
A skeptical observer cites no public promises by a candidate while a practical politician hints at hidden evidence from dictagraph records. The exchange underscores intrigue over campaign commitments and undisclosed assurances in the political scene.
Emotional Vegetation Provokes Scientist Quote
A wry joke notes a scientist claiming vegetables have emotions. The speaker quips that seeds planted last year should be ashamed, underscoring the playful tone of the remark.
Resinol Heals Sick Skins At Once Adclaims
An old advertisement extols Resinol ointment claiming instant relief from itching and cooling comfort for eczema and skin eruptions. It also mentions treatment for pimples sunburn poison ivy cuts burns and chafings and notes doctors have prescribed it for 20 years without irritating the tender skin. Sold by all druggists.
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Ady
Patience and Bridge Skills Highlighted in Brief
A reflective note on patience in bridge and multilinguistic play. It mentions skill in bridge across three languages and compares fading beauty to autumn leaf colors, reflecting on passing moments and graceful play.
Deaf and Dumb Spy at Khartum Unmasks Kitchener
In the campaign toward Khartum General Kitchener’s forces capture three dervish spies who initially claim to be deaf and dumb. After being placed together in a tent their conversation reveals the truth. The third spy ultimately unveils General Kitchener himself, exposing key intelligence.
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Kitchener
Khartum
Not Going: A Lesson in Persons from Collier's
A prim New England woman educating negro students in the south cites a boy’s water request. She corrects him with a grammar lesson: first person, singular I am not going. second person you are not going. third person he is not going. plural we are not going. you are not going. they are not.
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New England
Eph
Cured by a Bullet in Manila
Private Redmond of the First Colorado Volunteers, famed for stuttering, was wounded at Marquis. A Mauser bullet entered at the mouth and exited near the neck. after hospital recovery he was cured of stuttering. He attributed relief to the shot, though doctors could not explain it.
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Redmond
Colorado Volunteers
Manila
Soft-Hearted Parent Rules by Fearful Method
A humorous clipping presents a supposedly kind parent admitting non-spanking yet using deprivation to control children. He explains that disobedience leads to confinement in a dark room for days with bread and water, prompting critique of cruelty woven into a lighthearted anecdote.
Fragrant Ements Promise Skin Care and Free Samples
Ad copy touts Cuticura products as cleansing and beautifying for skin hair and hands urging mail sample by postcard. The text mutters about men’s sores and political defeat, mixing product promotion with stray social commentary.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
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America
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Arbuckle
Arbuckle Bros
Water St
U. S
Dean
Mississippi
Fred O. Hale
Holly Springs
Miss
S. Passage
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Paxton Toilet Co
Maas
Ch Gee
PA Axthia
Daisy Fly Killer
Crésmt Express
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
B. C
Memphis
Wood
New Wood & Sons
Cairo, LL
van Vieet-Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis, Tenn
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