Haunt Rumors Sharks Blame and Oddities Across Nations
A miscellany of brief items covers Lon fina housing fears from hauntings, a San Giorno shark attack on a swimmer, China laundry habits, library binding materials, reactions to temperature on eyeglasses, a New York printer’s marriage remark, a Keokuk color-change tale, and editorial guidance on motherhood and single women from Julia Ward Howe.
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Lonfina
San Giorno
China
United States
Russia
Morocco
Low
Keokuk
Iowa
Julia
Ward Tiowe
Christ
Ilfé
Only a Summer Belle and Nameless Replies
Mr Nicklellow praises a sister returned from the South as a belle at summer resorts and hopes her winter flight is not for ill health. A Little Boy notes her cold weather nose. Mrs Gabb remarks on a daughter marrying happily to a husband of modest wealth but strong family ties. Mrs Gadd mentions a widower with eight children.
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Mr. Nicklellow
Count Lobelia’s Arrival Sparks Inferred European Taint
The Gount Genuine presents a dialogic scene where First Heauty claims Count Lobelia spent last evening with her and asserts he did come from Europe despite gossip. The Second Beauty counters that the report is silly and hints Lobelia’s clothes smell of the steered age, suggesting European origin.
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Heauty
Matrimonial Exchange Aimed at Noblemen and Heiresses
The paper notes a matrimonial exchange proposed for foreign noblemen and American heiresses with a playful Philadelphia Girl at Wanamaker's remarking on a bargain counter. The item blends society satire with a glimpse of cultural matchmaking during the era.
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Philadelphia
Wanamaker’s
His Love Affairs and the Man Behind the Laughter
A reflective memoir traces a boyhood lover described as a bold, merry rake who charmed many girls, including a glamorous acrobat and a sickly girl named Dorothy. The narrator recalls his flirtations, rescues, betrayals, and eventual departure, leaving the speaker with durable, though bittersweet, memories of youth and growing up.
Deserved to Win His Case in a Far-Flung Tale
A long fanciful anecdote recounts Admiral Evans aboard the Indiana with a seaman accused of stealing food from a chest. The man insists no food existed and tears his eye from a cockroach scene as Captain Evans weighs the claim. An aside recalls Ambassador Wu and a Mandarin who seeks sleep and fat loss, with a doctor prescribing hard floor polishing as exercise.
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Harper's Weekly
Wu Ting-lang
Diana’s Present Job Atop New York Plaza Hotel
The article recalls the model known as Diana, once chosen by Stanford White as a central statue for Madison Square Garden, now seen sweeping marble floors at the Plaza Hotel. It notes her origin in McCall’s opera and hints at other models and figures linked to Broadway and the New York Telegraph.
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Diana
Madison Square Garden
Tower
Plaza Hotel
Stanford White
John A. McCall
Day French
Pauling Markham
Venus
Tiffany
Beau Broadway
New York Telegraph
A Gautious Man
Two thieves argue about brothers and crime as one says one brother is a gambler while the other claims the other is not. The exchange hints at cautious burglary and avoidance of large crowds per the police.
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Nisy
Perlicg
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Remedies Endangers Health
Mercury containing nostrums for catarrh warned against as ruinous to senses and system. Wall's Catarrh Cure advertised as mercury free, internal use, Toledo makers Cheney Co. claims safety and blood action. Also ads for Allen's Foot-Ease and a comic strip note on aristocratic society illness dubbed nul.
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F. J. Coney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Hin
J Cheney & Co
Druggleta
Jake Holla Mamily Ville
Peruna described as a tonic and catarrh remedy
The article argues Peruna serves as both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. It highlights Hydrastis Canadensis with Cubebs and Copaiba as a specific catarrh treatment, plus tonics like Collinsonia canadensis and Corydalis Formosa, claiming broad efficacy and wide testimonials. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio.
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Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Chocolate Pie and Other Oddments in a Local Page
A cluttered OCR clipping advertises Our-Pie chocolate pie mix, lemon and custard variants for ten cents per package, plus notes on a Shaw play about marriage and a Garfield Digestive Tablets promo. Also mentions 80 acres near Minneapolis, Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, and a quip from Atchison Globe.
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Erocers
D-Zerta Co
Rechaster
N.C
The World's Best Products Promote Health and Happiness
An Essentails piece extols a renowned product line praised by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World. It features a family laxative syrup and elixir, urging readers to buy genuine California Pure Syrup Company remedies through leading druggists.
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California
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Hopkins Bros, Co
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Khout
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Lowe
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View Pras
Lehllie Bee
Lowa
Triffer
Ariel
Bacchus
Argus
Forseoth
Beford
Genevieve
Kean
Faery
Red Barn
Jett
Kate
Leo
Dorothy
Poy
Ofice
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Olmsted
le Roy
Pat
Bridget
Illustrated Sunday ‘Magazine
Sioan
Boston
Mass USA
Soas Neely
W. L. Douplas
Ned Alte
Donghia
Tate
Jae Teen
Brocttom
Bia
Garfield
Garfield ‘Yea Co
Brooklyn
N. C
Hennepin Co
N. W
Minneapolis
Siaper Acre
Wiral
Merriam Parts
Minn
Atchison Globe
Mia
Winslow
Upea
Awnaes
Jaques Mfg. CO
Chicago
Olive
Faswell
Melrose
Djeuntas
Lynn
Greenriver
Valley of Uieh
Lewis County
Ste Alfred W. Ruelenow
Duluth
Mian
Hyatt Thompson's
Eye Water
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Don
Holmes
Jackson St. St. Paul
Migg
Bennett
New York Life
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