Plain English Rampage At Lime Kiln Club Meeting
Brother Gardner scolds members for using lofty diction over two weeks, urging plain English and warning that misused words reveal ignorance. He teases Brother Shin and Rebee, jokes about boom shells, and ends by ordering a return to simple speech or the club will be busted and sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Brudder Samuel Shinam
Samuel
Brother Gardner
Bradder Shin
Brudder Shin
Bradder Rebee
Paragon
Brother Rebee
Brudder Bebee
Bebee
Watkins
Bradder Watkins
Jones
Insurgent label sparks cash compromise joke in court
A judge quips that Tom Justwed calls his wife an insurgent after each fight, since she always seeks a cash compromise. The remark highlights a domestic dispute moment in a courtroom dialogue.
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Tom
Expert Opinion From a Brooklyn Life Quotation
A court scene is quoted where the judge asks about handwriting and a witness replies that the letter was written by the prisoner, noting the writer never had any character. The exchange highlights a sharp humor in the Brooklyn Life description.
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Brooklyn
One Way. She How to Apply for a Divorce
A terse exchange hints at divorce action framed by two speakers. The Indianapolis Journal snippet suggests a satirical or quoted line about seeking separation with a sharp metaphor. No clear names or dates are provided. The piece reads as a brief, possibly editorial quip rather than a full report.
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Indianapolis
Vein of Humor and Sage Story from a 19th Century Mountaineer Tale
Two satirical sketches contrast frontier humor with a mock tribunal of a Sage. The first piece recounts neighbors debating church funding amid challenges from outlandish townsfolk who brag of wrestling, outrunning, or jumping to stall church efforts. The second centers on a Sage and a man named Consolidated seeking justice for debts from a plumber and an ice dealer, ending with a blunt rebuke of overreaching claims.
Long Island Kept From New York City By Features Of Its Coast
Long Island lies south of the city and extends eastward from Montauk Point forming a vast coast with bays and Sound. The area attracts sailors and fishermen with Blue Point oysters and abundant fish, while Fire Island protects the shore and Montauk Point hosts lakes and wooded hills. The North Shore offers safe harbors noted by mariners and scientists, with varied terrain and scenic elms and maples across the island.
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Newak
Empire State
Long Island
Montauk Point
New York
New Engand
Long Island Sound
Coast Line
Ocean
Long Isand Sound
Fire Island
Ea South Bay
Blue Point
Chogue
New England
Montaine Point
Artist Lake
Ronoma
West Lake
Patchogue
Success
Hyde Park
Sur
New
Vermont
Brooklyn
Sailor Dewey Leaves Washington for Pacific Command
In 1897 Theodore Dewey departs Washington to command in the Pacific Ocean. We find references to a half-rate ticket and a souvenir lithographed copy bearing Dewey signature. Officials including General Agent S. B. Hege and D. B. Martin discuss tickets from Washington to San Francisco via multiple rail lines.
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Odore Dewey
Washingber
Pacific Ocean
S. B. Hege
Imore & Ohio
Ngton
Washing- Francisco
Chid-Western
Union Pacific
Pacific
Brumby Acre Ae Neves
D. B. Martin
Baltimore Railroad
Dewey
Uncle Eben Warns of Seddibee and Education Risks
In a rustic warning, Uncle Eben cautions that rumors about seddibee lie in wait near Brooks and insists that such tales should not derail a child’s schooling. He urges steady effort despite distractions or fear.
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Eben
Ae ’ Brooks
Victoria Getting Young In View of Queen’s Visit to Continent
The article notes public interest in the Queen’s health as she tours Europe with focus on hearing and eyesight. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion constipation biliousness nervousness liver kidney troubles malaria fever and ague claiming it keeps people young.
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Victoria
Newlywed Confession Of Wife On Finances
A short exchange from a World story shows a newlywed confessing marital strife over love and finances. The wife laments George no longer loves her, while the mother questions how she knows, and a humorous remark about living expenses is noted.
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George
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim Stand tests
Readers informed that Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a definitive treatment for catarrh a constitutional remedy. Internal use claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 promise for any failure, plus testimonials and Toledo based company contact.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Very Busy Sisters Cause Hasty Exit From Punishment
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes May and Edith, ages four and five, with May being spanked by their mother when Edith peeped in. May ordered Edie to leave, and the mother granted a temporary pause.
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May
Edith
Mamma
Edie
Cincinnati Enquirer
Big Four Gift War Album Offered Free by Big Four Route
Wagon-era notice promotes a 54 by 8 inch panorama album titled Big Four Gift War Album. It features 160 half tone engravings from photographs of the Army in camp transports and in service in Cuba Havana Manila and more with portraits of heroes and scenes from Cuba and the Philippines. Free to addresses in the United States Canada or Mexico for 12 cents postage. Copies available at Big Four Route ticket offices in Cincinnati Ohio. Mark envelope War Album.
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Cuba
Havana
Manilla
New Islands
Dewey
Charles King
Wheeler
Hobson
Roosevelt
Sampson
Miles
Schley
Shafter
Lee
Brooks
Carroll
Warren J. Lynch
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fragmented Society Notes and Quoted Testimonials
A muddled collection of brief remarks and quotes appears, mentioning upended social misunderstandings, a bishop named JosephKey, teething powders, art interest, and a claim about Piso's Cure for Consumption. It reads like stray items from a column of miscellany with outdated testimonials and gossip.
Excellent Remedy Syrup Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
An excellent combination presents a pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy California Fig Syrup. It highlights its laxative, cleansing action, and its claimed gentle relief from colds headaches fevers, with no irritating impact on kidneys, liver, or bowels. The advertisement emphasizes senna and aromatic plants, manufacturing methods, and availability through druggists at a fixed price.
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California
California Fie
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
W. Y
All Druggiste
Happy Brother s Gratitude Letter to Mrs Pinkham
A TEXAS reader from Devine writes thanking Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound for relief after nine years of prolapsus and recurrent pregnancy. She reports easier labor, renewed strength, and a healthy baby girl, crediting the remedy for improved health and ability to work.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Ep
Ex Linger
Devine
Tex
Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedies For Strength
Mrs Emilio Schneider of 1244 Helen Ave Detroit shares a strong testimonial about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills. She reports initial weakness and faintness improved, with feelings of dying replaced by renewed strength and well being.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs
Emilio Schneider
Helen Ave
Detroi
Micu
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York
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Key
Philadelphia Bulletin
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Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
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