Industrial Trust Company Offers for Executors and Trustees
Industrial Trust Company advertises general banking and trust services including interest on deposits at night and earnings on participation accounts. It targets executors administrators and trustees as well as women unfamiliar with business matters and religious and benevolent institutions with convenient facilities for their transactions.
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Transacta O General Banking and Trust
Moneya
Ass.gnees
American Women Walk With Independence and Vigor
A visiting man praises American women for walking boldly in streets of New York and other cities. He contrasts swift, buoyant gait with foreign habits, noting independence, health of children, and beauty linked to walking rather than carriage. He recalls English women as more deliberate and less spirited.
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Fifth
Madison Avenues
England
Mrs S T Moore Praises Dr Bull's Cough Syrup
Mrs S T Moore of Jerseyville Illinois says Dr Bull's Cough Syrup excels all other preparations of a like nature. She notes they have used it for over five years and would not be without it.
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S. T. Moore
Jerseyville
Ill
Bellboys in New York Hotels Earn Big From Tips
A New York Letter notes bellboys at first class hotels often earn far more in tips than many professionals. Monthly income is usually 20 to 25 dollars plus meals, but one bellman at the Fifth Avenue Hotel reportedly nets about 200 dollars monthly from tips. Success hinges on polite, respectful conduct and careful dress without overdoing style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Cure Yourself Medical Book Offered by Ordway Co
A Boston publisher advertises a 100 page medical book with colored plates claiming cures and offering delivery on receipt of six 2-cent stamps. Address A. P. Ordway & Co. Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Ordway & Co
Boston
Mass
Best time to try on new shoes
The article advises trying on shoes in the late day when feet are largest due to activity and standing. It recommends wearing moderately thick stockings, then switching to thinner ones if the shoes feel tight, to gauge fit accurately as suggested by Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Ely's Cream Balm Cures Cold in Head Quickly
A Corning, New York parent reports that Ely's Cream Balm relieves nasal discharge in a child after two doctors offered no help. The product is sold for 50 cents and is applied into the nostrils with safety. The testimonial states rapid improvement and matured discharge after use.
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Ely
O. A. Cary
Corning
The Stars and Stripes and Its Modifications Over Time
A bulletin by the quartermaster general reviews the evolving U S flag from 1777 adoption through 1818 and 1891, detailing the 13 to 44 stars, changes in stripes, and the standard flag sizes used by army and navy along with who designed the first flag and when it first saluted abroad. It notes varying star arrangements, uniformity gaps, and the 1891 fixed flag proportions.
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Quartermaster General
Army
American Congress
Philadelphia
United States of America
United States
Philadelphia Light Horse
United Colonies
Washington
Cambridge
St. George and
St. Andrew
Mra
John Ross
Arch Street
Committee of Congress
Ross
Washinee
Conebs
Secretary of Congress
Brandywine
Ranger
Paul Jones
Vermont
Kentucky
Congress
Union
Great Britain
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Mississippi
Mexico
Navy
War
Eigat
Tangency
Infantry
Artillery
Battalion of Engineers
Albany
Regret Money Sparks Child’s Clever Question
A boy asks his father what regret money means after reading a newspaper phrase about squandered funds. The father remains puzzled, illustrating a humorous moment from a Detroit Free Press feature.
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Detroit Free Press
Gus De Smith Jilted as Marriage Plans Falter
Mr Murray Hill consoles Gus De Smith who laments a broken engagement to Misa Birdie McGinnis. Hill assures him a pretty girl will soon attract another suitor and marry. Texas Siftings.
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Gus
Mr. Murray Hill
Gus de Smith
Misa Birdie McGinnis
Gus Ag
Texas Siftings
A Lost Opportunity Between Penelope and Perdita
Perdita reveals she rejected Jack's marriage proposal made during swimming. Penelope jokes about saying yes would have meant swallowing salt water, highlighting the failed romance in a light tone.
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Penelope
Jack
Perdita
Circumstantial Evidence Dialogue Quip in The Clothier
A snippet from the Clothier and Furnisher presents Clara questioning Maude about Mr. Pelter. Clara implies a proposal occurred by noting Pelter’s trousers creases disappeared after leaving the conservatory with Maude. The exchange suggests intrigue over a potential engagement.
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Clara
Mr. Pelter
Maude
Untitled verse line about ties and love from Texas Siftings
A humorous verse hints at a man named Dudely Canesucker buying ties after each romance. The quip uses a mock tally of neckties to measure how many hearts he has broken, reflecting lighthearted newspaper humor from the era.
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Gus de Smith
Texas Siftings
Drill Sergeant Warns Cadet in Harsh Mock Drill
A drill sergeant berates an awkward recruit threatening to strike the head to deter flailing legs as if catching flies. The aggressive coaching style condemns improper posture and movement during training.
Conversation in dialect on family and space
A fragmentary dialogue shows children and adults discussing favoritism and chores with subtext about generosity. The exchange includes a punning line about a boy and payment, plus a suggestive playful request about room and seating. A brief court or judge reference appears as a closing frame.
Visiting Aunt to Chicago Relative
A humorous exchange features Dora planning a trip abroad next summer and Aunt Rae noting the seasonal curtain routine from May to October, highlighting family chatter about travel and frugality.
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Chicago
Dora
Rache
Chicago Tribune
Tattle Skepticism Over Miss Mennibone Seen Everywhere
In a public remark, the speaker notes close association with Miss Mennibone, while the other says the aid is universal and minimal commentary follows. The exchange suggests a wary but friendly dynamic observed across many places.
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Miss Mennibone
Rattle
Kate Field
Washington
Lost manuscript vanishes in the mails
Dulle recalls writing a novel as a young man and asks if it was published. Wagg jokes it was lost in the mails and never found, while Judge adds that Dulle was a lucky fellow.
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Dulle
Wagg
Shark hunting talk sparks grim joke in Brooklyn Life
In a Brooklyn Life blurb Helen remarks on a shark hunt and notes a peculiar line about a shark having brains in its nose. Ellien riffs that a shark could commit death by its own action by blowing its nose.
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Helen
Ellien
Brooklyn
Quotable Exchanges on Personal Appearances
A brief exchange parodies the idea of choosing personal features with lines from Rowne de Bout and Upson Downes. The playful dialogue highlights the limits of self alteration as reported in a humor section.
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Rowne de Bout
Upson Downes
Puck
Giving It Away Bloody Family Secrets
A quarrel erupts as Bloobumper accuses his brother of calling him a fool. Mrs Bloobumper defends Tom noting his tendency to blurt family secrets, highlighting old tensions within the household.
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Bloobumper
Tom
When we struck this town we hadn't two cents
The Boston Journalist recalls a town entered with no money and a creditor asking for a year’s rent in a humorous line about scarcity and debt.
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Boston
Free Translation Question in Book Store Price
A girl asks if a translation is free in a bookstore. The clerk replies it costs fifty cents, per Puclk.
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Puclk
Diverse Scientific Claims From 19th Century Observations
A Rochester physician touts petroleum as a mosquito exterminator. Thoreau links growth rate to core soundness. Diamonds’ hardness remains with polishing per W A Rogers. A German doctor cites aluminum for rheumatism with a ring generating electricity. Prim finds London air purer thirty to forty feet high. Iron modeled as magnets shows vibrations of hundreds of millions per second per Prof Fitzgerald.
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Rochester
Thoreau
W. A. Rogers
Colby University
Prim
London
Fitzgerald
Yale to Use Precision Instrument in New Psychology Lab
The university plans a new psychological laboratory at Yale equipped with an instrument able to measure time to 0.01 seconds. The article notes advances in science and honors for notable researchers including Mrs. Peary and mentions past achievements in exploration and medical history.
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Psychological Laboratory
Yale
Royal Geographical Society of England
Lady Franklyn
Mary Somerville
Peary
Cart. Hemmly
Dante Dentsoy Stave
Massachusetts General Hospital
Morton
European personals and notable travels in brief
Lorp Salisbury lists Puys villa near Dieppe for 30000 dollars and notes Chalet Cecil on a cliff with sea and land views. Crown Princess of Norway and Sweden photographed about three thousand images on a recent trip. Gladstone visited Snowdon top, while Mrs Eady Crawford continues Paris correspondence for the London News, popular during the siege and commune.
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Lorp Salisbury
Puys
Dieppe
Cecil
Norway
Sweden
Gladstone
Snowden
Wales
Principality
Eady Crawford
G. M. Crawford
Paris
London News
Gems of Thought From Balzac Parsons and Others
A set of aphorisms on belief and perception. Balzac argues faith requires spiritual illumination beyond sight. Parsons says skepticism confines the mind, while illumination expands understanding. Mme Sand claims life centers on love as the purpose of action and existence.
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Balzac
George Frederic Parsons
Mme. Sand
E. Caro
Around the Churches Highlights and Metrics
The article notes the Methodist church needs 1000 new preachers annually while Canon Farrar cites 4000 unemployed Church of England clergymen. It reports 50000 dollars raised for foreign missions at Old Orchard Camp Meeting and 667 conversions plus 577 accessions at Greenfield Methodist Episcopal Church under Rev E Burdsall. It cites 20,847,864 church members in the census and church property worth 646,125,704 with nearly 150 distinct church organizations.
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Methodist Church
Canon Farrar
Church of England
Christian Alliance
Old Orchard
Greenfield Methodist Episcopal Church
Cincinnati
E. Burdsall
Joshua Green's Remarkable Tinware Trade Gone Sour
A traveling peddler known as Joshua Green drives a blue cart through Bungcaster trading tin-ware for goods and favors. He swindles Mrs Gregg with rye and a colt, then grifts Col. Strong and Mrs Glegg for bullets and buttons before selling the colt for $125. Mrs Gregg and Mrs Glegg pursue him in comic fashion as he escapes with his winnings.
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Joshua Green
Noah
Joshua
Bungcaster
Shay
White House
Gregg
Ife
Mrs. Gregg
Mr. Gregg
Strong
Nicce
Pattie Strong
Glegg
Pope Gregory Wall
Mrs Glegg
Pattie ‘Strong
Nervousness remedy offered by Rumford Chemical Works
An advertising claim extols a tonic and food for the nerves and brain as a valuable remedy for mental and nervous exhaustion. A trial bottle is mailed on receipt of 25 cents in stamps from Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R. I.
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Rumford Chemical Works
Providence
The Best Cooks Are Not Always The Sweetest Wives
A short quip notes that culinary skill does not guarantee a gentle temperament in wives known for cooking. The line contrasts talent with demeanor and suggests complexities in domestic roles.
Caring for Gloves The Right Way to Extend Their Life
Advice on glove care from proper handling to cleaning and mending. Proper donning with fingers first prevents wear, shaping after removal, and storing in tissue. For soiled gloves seek professional cleaning, and mend with silk patches to preserve fit and avoid odor.
Turning from wrong to right demands decisive action
A preacher argues that moral questions require immediate resolve beyond doctrinal disputes. The Spirit guides each choice, and every life crisis tests obedience. Once on the good path, individuals are drawn toward continual progress.
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Charles G. Ames
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Royal C. Taft
Roberti. Goddard
Geo. W. Matveson
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Herbert J. Wel
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John W. Danielson
Herbert J. Wells
John C.pegram
Lyman B. Goff
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George L. Littlefield
Pawtucket
Joshua Wilbour
Albert L. Calder
Sterns Hutchins
Hlezekiah Conant
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William C. Osborn
Sam’l P. Colt
Bristol
Honack M. Barns
Joan P. Campbell
L.mander S. Peck
Enos Lapham
Warwick
Newton D. Arnold
Henry K
City Savings Bank
Providence, RB. I
John S. Palmer
Henry C. Cranston
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EK. Cranston
D. Russell Brown
Ba Raroo
Lip Datee Wilcox
W. Crooker
Jaffrey Davis
Geo. W . Bot Georg
Joseph A.starkweather
John Hf. Cady
Wao
G. Nightingale
Thomas J Hin
James C Church. Kranston
Cristal Gounty Savings Deak
William H. Spooner
Henry Goff
Augustus 0
Bourn
John G. Watson
P. Skinner, Jr
Brietol, R. I
Sheldon & Binney
Westminster St. Providence, B.I
Troneadta General Bank
Securities Foreign Exchange
Omarles H. Sneldon, Jr
Binnex IB
Ayer
de JC Ayer & Co
Lowell
Masa
W. C. Shires CO
Lady Hiller
Judge
Prien
Salvation Oil
Chew Asses Pass
Qaoth Yoshua
Ticonderoga
Buena Vista
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Nelson
Crimea
East Indies
Marlon
Pope Gregory
Lafayette
Robinson Crusoe
Queen Elizabeth
Abednego
U. S
Horsfors
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