Woman to Rule Hunnewell City Two Years
Ella Wilson, elected mayor of Hunnewell Kansas, outlines plans to purge graft and vice with women in top posts appointing Rosie Osbourne as police chief and E B Hilton as city clerk. She vows curfew, street cleanup, and fair taxation while limiting male officeholders.
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Hunnewell
Kan
Ella Wilson
Wilson
United States
S. M. Salter
Argonia
Elim
Osbourne
Statue of Hercules Restored in London Exhibition
The famed Guarnacci Hercules, buried in a London warehouse for over fifteen years and believed to be a 22 century old marble statue, is moved to Earl's Court for the ancient art exhibition this summer. Attributed to Lysippus of Lycion or a pupil, it dates from the fourth century B C. It suffered damage en route from Paris in 1878, losing a right leg and hand, yet remains a centerpiece of historical art.
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London
Guarnacci Hercules
Earl's Court
I Lysippus
Lycione
Clement XI
Aventine
Palatine
Regent Street
Hercules
Rome
Paris
Sanitary Cups End Peril
Children in about a dozen schools have learned to construct a collapsible paper drinking cup from a square sheet of eight to ten inches. The folding sequence yields a reusable cup that can be filled with water and used six or seven times, reducing contagion risk from shared utensils.
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Chicago
Mrs Everett's Terrible Weakness Prompts Cardui Cure
Pinetown North Carolina Mrs L V Everett aged 52 describes severe continual illness weight loss and back pain then credits Cardui women’s tonic for restored strength to 150 pounds and capability to work on farm and at home She invites readers to write for medical guidance and a 64 page home treatment book from Chattanooga Medicine Co Tennessee
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Pinetown
N. C
Cardui
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chatannooga
Tenn
Setting a High Standard by a Child's Circus Wish
A young child asks if good behavior will earn a circus trip from his journalist father and devoted grandmother. The grandmother replies with gentle amusement as the boy vows to be as good as God, reflecting innocent, hopeful imagination in a family moment.
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Comradship
Had His Troubles in a Scottish Chestnut Dialect
A rustic tale features Michael Dolan and Widdy Castigan's second husband in a comic bet. One man swallows an egg in a shell, winning a pint of whiskey but fearing the egg's shell will harm him as he moves. He reveals the ache in his waistcoat area and worries the egg will hatch and cause pain.
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Michael Dolan
Bletherin’ Spalpeen
A Woman’S Idea Of A Brave Man Is A Closet Mouse Test
A humorous remark defines bravery as a man who dares enter a dark closet where a mouse might be hiding. It portrays courage in a lighthearted domestic setting.
A Question of Change at the Church Collection
A humorous tale circulates about a couple at church who cannot find a dime for the collection. The young man whispers he has no cent after changing his pants, while the young woman blushes and admits she is in the same fix.
Remarkable Swamp Root testimonial on kidney cure
A reader from Little Rock recounts relief from severe lumbago and a renewed ability to walk after using Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. The letter praises the remedy's effect on kidneys and urges sending for a sample and booklet, noting availability in drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer
Henry Searle
Arch Street
Little Rock, Ark
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Age of Oysters in Seasonal Growth Patterns
The text explains how age correlates with oyster growth, noting summers drive oyster production while winters slow it. It describes the gradual growth, with full maturity by the seventh to tenth year, and that oysters can live up to about 20 years. It also mentions a way to estimate age by examining shell features such as humps and sinks.
If You Have Money That Fellow Gotrox Is A Multimillionaire
A wry remark on wealth and brains notes Gotrox is rich but not necessarily wise. The piece suggests money alone harms a boy more than it helps without brains, and that some critics of monopolies may themselves harbor small monopolies in thought.
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Gotrox
Quite Often Fogg Two Negatives Make An Affirmative
A brief witticism notes that with a woman it takes only one. The remark contrasts negative and affirmative phrasing, reflecting humor of the era.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria For Infants and Children
A health notice urges careful checking of CASTORIA labels with the signature and notes it has been in use for over 30 years. The ad stresses it is safe for infants and children and that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria. A playful dialogue about Freddy Fickle's planned marriage appears as a side remark.
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Fletcher
Local Color in Puck Quip on Riter Suit
The mock quote notes sixteen women suing Riter for breach of promise. His defense: he was gathering material for his annual summer love stories, a quip attributed to Puck.
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Riter
Puck
Humorous Exchange About Light Butter and Jokes
A Punch cartoon shows an obliging shopman offering to lighter a pound of butter for a lady who declines. The strip shifts to a humorous dialogue about language and jokes, with Binks claiming to understand French humor while the Philosopher notes most people cannot see an English joke.
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Binks
Harper’s Weekly
Antique Mugs Guide Through a Small Town
A college antiques seeker asks a postmaster about old fashioned mugs. Uncle Jason points to Hi ram Spruceby’s shop on Main Street where Grandad Wheatley and Pap Simmons are inside. he boasts he is the oldest in the country for antique mugs.
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Bacon Ridge
Hamlet
Jason
Main Street
Hiram Spruceby
Grandad Wheatley
Pap Simmons
Socially Launched in Schoolyard Tale of Jimmy
An account from Youth's Companion follows Jimmy in his native town where he is popular with all ages. He goes to boarding school and initially feels homesick and behind peers. A week later his tone shifts as he reports fitting in, learning, and boasting of unusually wide mouth and long feet.
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Jimmy
Lost faith in white man Eskimo telephone tale
An Eskimo learns about wire from Professor McMillan and attempts telephone work by stringing sticks and wire between ends. He shouts into the wire and runs to the other end to hear himself, then laments the absence of a voice coming back. The humor hinges on his misunderstanding of how telephone lines function.
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Professor McMillan
Kidney Troubles Prompt Doan's Kidney Pills Buy Now
A testimonial claims kidney weakness causes chills and backache when wet or cold. The user describes long illness, gravel stones passed after taking Doan's Kidney Pills, and urges others to remember the name. Doan's sold by dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Dean
C. D. Kessler
E. 5Th St
Mendota
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
To the Childish Mind
Dorothy Ullman of B. Highly-fourth street asks if God sees everything, as her mother explains. Later, she and her mother walk downtown and Dorothy points to a window eye and questions if God’s eye is as big as it.
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Dorothy Ullman
B. Highly-fourth Street
Dorothy
Cleveland
Well Mated Inquisitive Boarder Exchange Gallant Inference
A witty exchange unfolds about a wed ding reception once called an Infare. A white haired boarder notes the woman married the old fashioned man who cracked his knuckles twice daily.
Horace Greeley and the handwriting link to the typewriter
A quotation frames an idea about Horace Greeley and the typewriter. It suggests Greeley’s handwriting influenced its invention more than any single factor. The remark plays on historical associations with writing and invention.
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Horace Greeley
Very Much Attached. Swenson-Why do you hear a ship as she
A dialogue contrasts why ships are spoken of as female with a playful joke about becoming attached to a buoy. The exchange highlights nautical language and personification in maritime speech.
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Swenson
Benson
Nourishing the Brain Through Food for Strength
A piece argues brains rebuild daily from the food and drink we consume. It cites minerals like potassium phosphate as essential, noting bone and brain health depend on balanced intake. It warns brain fatigue from mineral deficiency and endorses selecting foods with necessary elements to sustain brain function.
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Mrs. Everett
Cardus
el Pel
Binghamton
Freddy Fickle
Algo
Arctic Sea
Geoghegan
Geo. W. Carey
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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