Fragmentary note on plant color and aroma variations
The text compares grass with hay color differences and notes an old tone of aroma, mentioning a plant known to the writer and a precaution about keeping it in slings.
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
4
Fragmented reader notes mix remedies and social bits
A garbled 1907 reminiscence mentions curing agents and a box of Cureolstmed resembling patent remedies from Newark while other excerpts riff on a party scene, a cruel stock article, postal checks, and a New South Wales sheep count. The piece weaves quotations and joke lines with brief local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeme
Caticura Geap
Olstwest
Dean
Newark
Del
Mar
Sweep Through Mine Jools and Leave Ruin in The Wake
A brief report notes devastation as an unnamed force sweeps through a mining area, leaving widespread ruin and disruption to homes and livelihoods. No further details provided.
Fires drive settlers and wildlife to Lake Superior shore
North shore residents flee as forest fires ravage a 200 mile radius from Hibbing to Grand Marais. The Duluth naval reserves aboard the Gopher rescue refugees, including a sick baby. Fire trains battle the blaze while Governor Johnson's appeal raises funds for relief.
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Minn
Michigan
Lake Trafic
North Shore
Grand Marais
Duluth
Grard Marais
Forest Greenept
Peril
Colerain
Rovey
Nashwauk
Warbie
Big Boy
Chicago Bay
Cefien
Aurora
Mountain Iron
Rerhall
Fort William
Johnson
Deleth Relief Committee
Eufferere
Lake Goperier
Out of the Infernal Regions Aboard a Thawing Effort
A fragment from the Catholic Standard and Times shows a quip about thawing someone out after venturing toward infernal realms. The exchange features a departing figure and an attendant spirit debating a brief revival.
Kidney Cure Victory Reported by Milford Man
Sylvanus Verrill of Milford Maine says a severe injury left him paralyzed and with kidney problems. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills, he recovered strength, pain eased, and he regained the ability to walk without crutches. Pills sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box, Wester-Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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Sylvanus
Verrill
Milford
Dean
Wester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Bling Man's Ruse and Names at a New York Social
A French tale recounts a blind great uncle hiding and recovering 1000 louis under a pear tree after a neighbor theft. The piece shifts to a New York East Side political club function where officials are humorously misnamed by the master of ceremonies.
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Louis
Assembly District
East Side
New York
Congressman McJones
Gilligan
Starving Girl Finds Health Through Grape-Nuts Diet
A Me girl recalls years of indigestion from overwork and irregular meals. After trying many foods she found relief with Grape-Nuts, eating it regularly and regaining health and strength. She says the product fills her bill and now includes it as part of her diet. There's a Reason. Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan. Read Road to Wealth in The Road to Wealth.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weill
Wille
Noted Man Sees Guilt In Bold Stare On Witness
A keen observer at the stand watches the witness with intensity and declares a man nearby is involved. He notes the eye movements and bold gaze as signs of guilt, suggesting the trial hinges on such facial cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Gaity
Campaign postah and an honest office boldah dialogue
A comedic exchange contrasts a campaign poster with an honest office enforcer. The interlocutor derisively calls Bones a graft and claims to have a grafting motive. The scene ends with Prof. Nicholin de Slott announced to sing a ballad with a long title about gas and a snoring papa.
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The
Om& Winstress
Mistah Johnsing
Sam
Nicholin de Slott
Clarence
Papa
Sticky flypaper humor note from Chicago Tribune
A humorous caption frames a customer requesting five cents’ worth of sticky flypaper with a sign reading I don’t know. The line turns on conscience about whether the flies die happy when stuck, reflecting light newspaper wit from Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Pettit's Eye Salve Used for Eye Congestion Since 1850s
Pettit's Eye Salve for congested inflamed eyes has long been sold, noted as removing film over the eye. Sold by druggist Howard Bros. in Buffalo.
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Pettit
Drogsista
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Thoughtful Husband Sails Airships In Brief Exchange
Humorous dialogue features a wife praising her husband who kisses her goodbye before leaving. He is described as a businessman who sails airships, prompting a wry exchange about his line of work.
Early New England Settlers Questioned by Tom and Saxons
In a playful exchange, Not Far Wrong and Teacher Tommy discuss the identities of early New England settlers. Tommy Tucker and The Angry Saxons respond with witty retorts about who truly founded the region.
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Tommy
New England
Tommy Tucker
Floral tribute shaped as a railway ticket at conductor's funeral
At a London funeral for a railway conductor a floral piece formed as a punched railway ticket symbolized sympathy. A separate remark observes that the average elevator in a large office building travels about 20 miles an hour.
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London
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