The Bull Fight Origin and the Spanish Ring History
A historical account traces bull fighting from Moorish horsemen in Spain to the rise of the matador. It describes training methods, tentaderos, garrocha lances, and the role shifts from cavalry to professional picadores and mounted fighters, along with the journey of bulls to the ring by rail and the elaborate corral transport.
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Spain
Abel Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Picador
Don Miura
Jersey
Quadalquivir
el Tentador
Aloe
Guardia Civile
Corral
Up Against It and Hanford's Balsam Ads Parody
A collage of comic exchanges and ad jokes features a woodpecker failing to damage an iron trolley pole, tips on treating burns and scalds with Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh, and repeated sales lines urging ready availability of the remedy. It also notes dehorning cattle uses, optimist jokes, mosquito bite cures, and summer headache remedies with Hicks' Capucine.
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Hanford
Breaking the Ice at Dinner and Opera
A young man mocks Miss Imogene for her cold reception, comparing her to an iceberg and urging tact. The column notes her evening gown and hints at blunt romance. It adds a brief note that St. Louis trade boosters toured 22 cities in one week.
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Imogene
St. Louis
Gardening spreads among 30000 Los Angeles schoolchildren
The article notes over thirty thousand Los Angeles school children studying gardening. It adds vintage advertising lines for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Grave's Tasteless Chill Tonic, remarking on self reliance quotes and philosophical musings about weakness, hope, and character as seen in a dated page of popular products and social sayings.
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Los Angeles
Statjarmund
Rub-My-Tism Promises Cure For Rheumatism And Pains
An old advertisement touts Rub-My-Tism as a universal cure for rheumatism neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises burns and other aches with antiseptic analgesic claims. The small ad notes a price of 25 cents and carries the brand Ady.
Sibyl Summergirl Captures Fin de Siecle Spotlight
In a playful exchange a reader questions who is the most fin de siecle girl in their circle. The reply names Sibyl Summergirl as the pick, noting her daredevil habit of exiting a hammock without signaling a passing attention to any distant object.
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Sibyl
Sibyl Summergirl
Hands of Fashion Divide Judgments in Quick Wit Exchange
A playful exchange centers on appearances and judgement as a woman and a man debate whether attire reveals character. The banter, peppered with social quips, contrasts Mrs Soakem’s advice with a courtroom joke about unseen traits. Judge’s wry line caps the chorus on vanity and perception.
Not Disorderly in Art Exhibit Sparks Guard Question
In the Birmingham Age Herald dialogue, a visitor notes seeing several Whistlers at an art exhib tion and questions why a guard did not remove them, prompting debate over displayed works.
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Birmingham Age Herald
How He Would Have Them Cooking Eggs
A waiter asks how the eggs should be cooked and a cautious customer with a brimless hat and ragged beard replies. He asks if prices change, and the customer says no. The final suggestion is to cook the eggs on top of a slice of ham.
Royal Metamorphosis and the Four-Horse Carriage
A Punch caption mocks royal tact as the king is depicted transforming into a four-horse carriage while passing through the cattle section, a satirical take on monarchic ceremony and mobility.
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Aly Farly Tei
Gloah
Hese Pickles
Libby
Seville
Gubbles
St. Vitus
Chicago News
Hanford's
Upton Sinclair
Mr. Sinclair
Mr. Soakem
Sanford
Crabshaw
Post
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