Resinol Ointment Promoted For Eczema And Itching
An advertisement extols Resinol Ointment as an instant relief for eczema and itching eruptions. It cites a Dover New Hampshire dentist praising the product and notes a 60 cent jar cured one woman after $100 in other treatments. Also mentions Resinol Soap and a free sample offer from Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore.
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F. M. Stevens
D.D. S
Dover
N.H
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Artemus Ward Humorist Quip Echoes In Style
A light exchange jokes about women humorists and compares a typewriter to Artemus Ward in his palmiest days, highlighting wit and playful literary humor. The remark suggests admiration for Ward and acknowledges humorous female voices.
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Artemus Ward
Bunker Hill Train Stop Stirs Young Fred
On the train bound for his grandmother’s home Fred reaches a small station and asks his mother about the crowd’s harsh treatment. The brake man shouts the name Bunker Hill as the scene centers on the child’s concern and a question about the conductor’s order.
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Fred
Bunker Hill
Five Dollar Fine Sign Deters Marriage Visits
A small town clergyman laments couples arriving from the country do not stop at his house to wed. He quips that the large sign on a tree reading Five dollars fine for hitching here discourages visitors.
Stranger Request Ends Calls Between Tom Roxley and Jack
Tom reports being told not to call Roxley’s place. Jack suspects Roxley’s involvement. Tom says it wasn’t exactly Roxley’s hand, but something shifted their contact.
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Tom
yYes
Miss Roxley
Jack
Old Roxley
Hard to Drop Coffee Yet Many Switch to Postum
A California wife narrates switching from coffee to Postum after worsening nerves and insomnia. She notes her friend’s headaches vanished after stopping coffee and recounts her own weight gain and calmer nerves after five months without coffee, aside from rare company occasions. Postum Co Battle Creek is named.
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Calif
Java
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Righteous Kick Debates Size Bias in Public Seat
An aggrieved speaker argues that small men face unfair treatment in public spaces. He recounts a cramped seating incident on a nearly empty car and blames a larger passenger for crowding him. A desk clerk redirects him to room 320, the Friend of the People.
The Celestial Way and Busy Lines in China
A Wasp quips on telephone etiquette in China with a jab at polite titles. An operator asks what number “the honorable son of the moon and stars” desires. The caller replies and the exchange laments the line being busy and service’s inadequacies.
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China
Hohd
Wasp
No Gause for Complaint
De Roads says jokes about our profession are worn thin while workers face endless toil. Barns-Well notes the strain, insisting the burden is on others not to blame the workers who labor until death.
Parallel Demands From Prosecutor and Defense in Case
In a dated exchange the prosecutor and the defense attorney both press the judge to act similarly. The prosecutor seeks hanging the prisoner while the defense requests a suspended sentence.
Everyday Life Scene Calls Officer To Kitchen
Mrs DAvnoo at the front window asks the officer to step inside and warn the cook not to burn the meat, citing last night’s mishap. the officer is hesitant to enter the home.
Closed Season Sparks Proposal and Refusal Exchange
A light exchange centers on romance as one character accuses another of late timing for commitment. A second proposes engagement, but the reply brushes off the notion stating the silly season is over. The dialogue hints at a shift in priorities and emerging resolve.
Ancient Rome Costume Joke Sparks Paris Reference
A humorous line from Puck contrasts a Roman matron's attire with a Gaulish hamlet named Paris. The quip highlights playful linguistic mix ups and period costume observations in a light note.
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Rome
Gaul
Paris
Weather Snapshot Notes Heavy Rain
Vague field report describes rain falling in sheets and water pooling in street bed as visibility and drainage concerns rise. No names or locations specified.
Long Felt Want Knicker-Is Jones Inventor
A garbled passage mentions Knicker-Is Jones and a mechanical rocker device in development. References to Vasheia and a janitor appear in fragmented text with no clear outcomes or dates.
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Jones
Vasheia
Wen Saat
Bad Boy Who Stole Lunch Tale Ends in Kindness
In the East end a hungry boy leads another boy to a meal at his mother’s request. Edward’s act of sharing prompts the mother and teacher to reveal the misdeed and the lesson of making amends. The story highlights compassion and restitution after a theft.
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East End
Jimmy
Edward
Delia
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not Inviting More Trouble Speeding Arrest Provokes Talk
A dialogue underscores a cautionary stance on trouble, with one speaker lamenting profanity and another noting the risk of arrest just for speeding. The exchange hints at local attitudes toward law enforcement and behavior.
Papa and Suitor Discuss Marriage Timeline
A couple discusses Papa's consent for marriage. He asks about the partner and learns she works as a tape clerk at Scrimp & Co. He agrees to marry once he is taken into the firm, pleased by the match and the future.
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Papa
Scrimp & Co
Weel sir, they they come like yousels just noo and then
A Scotch gamekeeper in charge of an estate answers a blunt English visitor asking about deer and hares. When pressed about gorillas he grins that such animals come like the English man, only now and then.
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Sandy
Racially charged cartoon caption from Evansville display
A Saturday Evening Post caption describes two Black men viewing computing scales in Evansville Indiana. One explains their function and jokes that Satan cannot tap a man on the shoulder when he is behind such scales. The blunted stereotype defines the scene.
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Satan
Evansville
Ind
Saturday Evening Post
The Inquisitive Old Woman Guard and the Pig Chase
A London Sketch humorous scene where The Guard explains stopping the train after chasing a pig up the embankment. The inquisitive old woman questions why the train halted before the station.
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Embankment
London
His Mistake Turns Chance Into Opportunity
A social misstep is reframed as luck when a visitor found him away from home. The anecdote turns an apparent error into a door opening moment, suggesting that absence created a chance for a breakthrough.
Thorn in the Flesh: Mary Declines Maid’s Proposal
Dialogue hints at a maid Mary being urged to stay by a lady friend who calls her a thorn to bear. The fragment suggests tensions around loyalty and attachment within a household.
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Mary
In a Quandary About a Voter's Affiliation
A woman debates her political future preferring neither party. She contemplates choosing between Republican or Democratic ballots but struggles to decide. The dialogue captures a moment of indecision about political alignment.
Queer Trouble and Delicate Store Banter
A brief cartoonish exchange depicts Mrs Crawford urging paper bag cooking and Mrs Crabshaw doubting its ease compared with buying meals at a delicatessen. A joke about an oyster’s journey follows a shell road pun.
Penitential Note Lacking in Modern Church Tone
Zion's Herald argues modern worship often lacks genuine penitence and contrition. It cites Jowett and Brown warning against smug Pharisaism and urges self-examination, humility, and a return to heartful preaching over mere intellect.
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Caiaphas
Temple Courts
Gethsemane
Magdalene
Jesus Christ
J. H. Jowett
Charles Brown
Christian World
London
Zion’s Herald
Boston
Mass
The Supreme Aim in Life According to Divine Will
The article argues that the supreme Christian aim is to align with God's will. It emphasizes sanctified instinct to seek God's glory before daily needs and temptations, urging that the will be done on earth as in heaven for the loftiest earthly experience.
Quote on growth and life’s measure by Rev N M Waters
A contemplative remark on well being and progress. It questions what a man leaves behind and what he can live without. The Brooklyn Congregationalist minister ponders growth by absence and outgrowing prior gains.
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N. M. Waters
Congregationalist
Brooklyn
Tenfold Blessing Promise From Brooklyn Pastor
Reverend N. D. Hillis of Brooklyn Congregationalists asserts that giving one’s best treasure to God will be returned tenfold. He emphasizes divine reciprocity and urges generous offerings as a tests of faith.
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Rev
N. D. Hillis
Congregationalist
Brooklyn
Answer to presidential succession puzzle from a boy
In a humorous note from a 12 year old, Robert thinks the undertaker would officiate if the president, vice president, and cabinet died. The joke reflects confusion over the line of succession in Civics.
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Robert
Hearing Request Leads Defendant to a Specialist
The magistrate asks the deaf defendant if he wants a hearing in court and the reply confirms his affirmation. The magistrate then declares that the defendant must seek a specialist for the matter.
Curative Agent Promotes Stomach and Bowel Health
An old editorial voice notes an ice plunge anecdote about curing hiccups after a skating fall. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, advertised as 40 years old, are described as regulating and invigorating the stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated granules.
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Dr. Pierce
Music as the Ultimate Contentment in a World
A reflective note on music as the sole source of true satisfaction in a troubled world, quoting the line about sighing for the ideal from Pascarel.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Claim Ad
An old drugstore advertisement promotes PAZO ointment with a six to fourteen day cure guarantee for itching bleeding or protruding piles and hints at refunds if it fails. The closing line makes a quip about virtue versus money at a grocery.
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