Cadet Tale and Global Reflections on Rescue and Regrowth
A Cadet at West Point recalls a brutal street fight where a rival struck first and knocked him to the curb. The piece contrasts Messina’s slow recovery with San Francisco’s rapid rebuilding, and notes a Turkish minister’s plan to revive the famed January Regiment as the sultan’s guard.
Announced His Own Death and Fashionable Funeral Notes
The late French writer M. Louis Boussenard prepared his own funeral notice, inviting friends to Escrennes Loiret for September 12, 1910 at 1:15 PM. He said he died in his sixty third year from grief that could not be assuaged, bidding farewell to readers and friends.
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M. Louis Boussenard
Louis Boussenard
Escrennes Loiret
Arewell
Argonaut
Uncle Joe Cannon Quits Smoking in a Washington Eatery
A story from Popular Magazine recounts Uncle Joe Cannon’s pride in smoking until a red haired waitress at a Washington restaurant for women snatched his cigar. He protests the rule that no smoking is allowed, and finally yields, stating he will wait until he leaves.
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Joe Cannon
Match
Washington
New York
Tere
Uncle Joe
Magaine
Red Cross Dogs Aid Wounded Soldiers In France
Popular Mechanics describes Red Cross dog training in France to locate and assist wounded soldiers. The department teaches dogs to search for the injured without barking, retrieve items, and guide helpers to the wounded, returning objects and leading the way back to aid workers.
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Red Cross
Atheed Cross Service
France
Humorous Anecdotes From A Clergyman And Farm Animals
A humorous tale spots a clergyman advising a husband to shave as a remedy for marital strife. Another item recalls clever Highland cattle lifting a sheep, paired with a tale of a lady and her dog trading gestures over a cigar, ending with the dog at the next station.
Penny wealth and castor oil in a家庭 tale
A visiting friend gives each child a penny after praising their riches. Jessie explains they save by taking castor oil without crying, and mamma uses the money to buy more castor oil, a playful vignette from Success Magazine.
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Jessie
Success Magazine
Setting an Example by Comanche Pete at Salvation Army
Comanche Pete donated a silver dollar as the Salvation Army girl collected pennies from the street corner crowd. He commented that there did not seem to be a real sport among the hall blamed crowd.
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Pete
Salvation Army
Chicago Tribune
The Effects of Good Fortune
Ponsonby learned of his luck and was left speechless by the news. He spent the day with friends and remained paralyzed and unable to speak until late at night. The excerpt captures a comic, lighthearted reaction to unexpected fortune.
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Ponsonby
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Damages Question From Railroad Accident Tale
A Delineator note recalls a family remark after a railroad accident in which a man was seriously injured. The child wonders if he already has damages enough, illustrating a humorous take on legal harm and sympathy.
Powell Quips About Move From Rhode Island
Powell jokes his wife wore a hat so large it reached into Massachusetts, risking inter state commerce act entanglement. The remark appears in a New York Press piece.
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Powell
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York Press
A Good Actor on the Farm
The Nausas City Journal notes a farmer employing an actor from the local area praising his work and noting he seemed busy the first week he arrived. The piece highlights rural hiring practices and theater talent integrated into farm labor.
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Tie
Nausas City Journal
A Good Habit Quote from Atchison Globe
A Good Habit states that success in life is not as difficult as generally believed and that it becomes easy once acquired. It frames success as a simple habit that, once formed, mirrors the ease of being lazy.
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Atchison Globe
Summer In Newport Well old fellows hows your wife
A fragment from a Newport period piece hints at social banter about marriages among men in a coastal town. The terse dialogue captures casual humor and informal tone typical of city life features in the era.
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Newport
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted For Backache And Kidney Trouble
An advertisement cites a Carey Ohio user Aaron Suber endorsing Dean's Kidney Pills as effective against backache and kidney trouble. It notes price 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents, urging readers to remember the name Dean's. The piece also contains assorted jokes and other notices.
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Carey
Aaron Suber
N. Vance St
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Egan on Wheaton links quotes a sneering caddie
The golf champion quotes a perplexed player who cannot hold the ball after several putts. In the same piece a comic weekly building burns and a humorist pleads with the fire chief to save his jokes as the fire rages.
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H. Chandler Egan
Wheaton Links
Burdock Blood Bitters Touted as Dyspepsia Cure
A claim from an old advertisement states Burdock Blood Bitters as the national remedy for dyspepsia. It alleges to strengthen stomach membranes, promote digestive juice flow, purify the blood, and build up the body.
Suffragette audience questions Dobbs on view
A suffragette singles out Mr. Dobbs in the third row asking for a man’s view on the cause. Dobbs hesitates citing the presence of many ladies in the audience, stammering that he cannot speak.
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Dobbs
Harper’s Weekly
Remarkable relief claim for sprains with Lifliment
A sprained ankle normally disables for three to four weeks but Chamberlain's Lifliment allegedly cures in three to four days with proper use. The lotion is praised as one of the best preparations in use and is sold by J. D. Ewing and C. W. Brayton.
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J. D. ‘Ewing
W. Brayton
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
J. D. Ewing
C. W. Brayton
C. W., Brayton
Two Candidates Visit Town In Curious Encounter
Report describes two candidates for the same office arriving in a town and meeting a girl at a house where one asked for water and offered candy and money after noting an earlier giver. The piece weaves with unrelated anecdotes and a note on Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy amid other brief items.
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Sissie
Global Issues Sneak into a Local Page of 1910s News
A review of diverse facts ranging from Australia pension costs and United States Sweden money orders in 1909 to the Panama Canal labor migration, British poison lore, Czech Bohemia baths, Mexican industrial injuries, Atlantic bird captures, Cornwall rabbit trapping, Madrid’s Gran Via project, Livingstone centenary gifts, London hospital fundraising, and Turkish investment by France Germany and Britain.
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Australia
United States
Sweden
England
Panama Canal
Barbados
St. Joachimstahl
Bohemia
Pitchblende
Mexico
Mackinaw
Ocean
Cornwall
Madrid
David Livingstone
Charing Cross Hospital
London
France
Germany
Great Britain
Turkey
Postal Mails Schedules North South East West and Sunday Hours
The notice lists mail close and arrival times for multiple directions including North South East and West. It notes Sunday mail closures and Sunday arrival times plus post office hours from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. for the local office.
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Nocking Valley
Big Four
Ohio
West
Findlay
Valnue
Bellcenter
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Mahmoud II
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Papa
Seth Ward
Nashville
Bishop Ward
Bishop
Carl Schurz
Schurz
Jere L. Sullivan
International Alliance
Cincinnati
One Horse
George
B. Krause
Walnut Ave
Altoona, Pa
Bears
FacSimle Signature of
Castoria
the Cantaua Company
New York City
Railway Directory
Cinocinnati
Toledo
Springfield
Sandusky
Northern
R. R
Hocking Valley Railway
Bouth
P.m. P
M. Carey
Kk. CG. Walker
Carey, O
Chhildren
Fletcher
J. A. Gibbs Insurances Agent
G. W. Crokere
G. W. Onoxer
Oury
J. E. Nichols
Chesebrough’s Grocery
Carey, Ohio
F. L. Moyer
U.S. Os
Keefer & Hunter’s Livery Barn
Main St
W. O. Longfellow
North Vane Street
Old Foundry
Mutual
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MN & CO
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