Sewing Machine Thumb Injury Becomes Local Comedy
In a crowded groceries scene in a Southern town, Maud sews her thumb in a sewing machine sparking help from Miss Selina Lue. Neighbors fuss and tease while a motherly rescue unfolds, revealing community sympathy and humor amid small domestic drama.
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Selby Sue
Mrs. Kinney
Jim Peters
Miss Selina Lue
Hennale
Dobbs
Misa Selina Lue
Ethel Maud
Mr. Dobbs
Baling Sue
Abe
Ubin
Min Kinney
Maud
Selina Sue
Miss Kinney
Seling Lue
Seliny Sue
Jim
Mr. Hill
Seling Sue
Colle Lawy
Mitte Breene
Mise Belite
Nephyr
Audi
Mow We Gain Most Through Rivals Strong Points
The note stresses using rivals strengths as a path to advantage rather than dwelling on their weaknesses. It advocates focusing on improving one’s own weaknesses and leveraging known strong points to advance.
Wyoming Items Reflect Local Projects and Incidents
Sheridan paving resumes and a new fire station site. Fires cause $3000 damage at Mortimer ranch near Lander as Japanese leave Wyoming for Pacific. Niobrara county votes in May. Union Pacific and Douglas clubs plan work. Rock Springs post office designated as a postal savings office. More news covers a Cheyenne cattle meeting, arbor day, water bonds, and local accidents and appointments.
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Sheridan
Mortimer Ranch
Lander
Wyoming
Pacific Court
Niobrara County
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Commercial Club
Douglas
Rock Springs
Billie
Olilette
Hew
Andrew Baker
Casper
Albert L. Hampleman
Mbar
Hal Meyers
Reno
New
Emporia
Kan
Red Light
Carey Bar
May Woodruff
Cambria
Philp Hamm
Laramie
C. ©. Yeager
Vollcyman John Johnson
Henry H. Sharer
Garden Prairie
Mondell
Port Roswell
Edward Wedemeyer
State Board of Live Stock Commissioners
Thomas Durbin
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertised Cure Claims
An 19th century advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a superior cure all. It stresses the remedy blends many substances and disclaims cheaper imitations that promise greater profits with false claims.
Just Ferninst the Hill A Pointer for Matrimony
A satirical take on marriage humorously defines the state of Matrimony as a playful U.S. territory. The piece jokes about its boundaries, chief products, and climate, noting Adam and Eve as founders and advising readers to seek guidance from a pair of blue eyes for navigation.
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United States
Ita
Paradise
Cuticura Remedies Help Man Overcome Eczema
David M. Shaw of New York City reports severe itching and burning from December through March. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment daily, his condition improved within days and was completely cured, prompting him to recommend the remedies and request the free skin care book.
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David M. Shaw
Pier Sh. NR
New York City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Akin
You Never Can Tell and a Cellist at a Small Station
A fragment describes a cellist at a rail station playing to fellow sufferers, imagining a year in Europe, and the idea that music can unlock doors of memory and possibility as a violin case echoes along the street. It references Schumann and a quote about love and happiness, attributed to Rochefoucauld.
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Bonnie
Mina Selina Luo
Maud
Walek
Mise Selina Luc
Mike
Selina Sue
Dobhe
Mr. Debbe
Cussin
Alam
Amile
Celllel
Europe
Robert J. SchauMer
Atlantic
Fragmented OCR Fashion Notes Amid Odd Phrases
The garbled text mentions clothing items and cosmetics with unclear references. It includes names and places such as MT and Le Mop, and hints at fashion advice or commentary without coherent meaning.
Conversation Between Two Passing Travelers
A pair of passengers banters about baseball and banking as they recall time spent in a ballpark and a bank, each noting roughly twenty years apart. The exchange blends nostalgia with light humor about their pasts and professions.
The Awakening Dream Contract in Hamlet Scene
In a Punch parody the First and Second Tragedians discuss a dream in which Izzacstein offers thirty shillings a week to play Hamlet. The satire hinges on a fountain pen contract and a startled awakening as the dream reveals itself as a joke about salaries and roles.
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Izzacstein
Hamlet
Damme
Pippin
Spohn's remedy advertised for distemper and pink eye
Spohn Medical Co Goshen Ind promotes Spohn's as the best treatment for distemper pink eye and heaves with bottles priced at 6.50 and 1.00. Druggnets harness makers and manufacturers distribute, agents wanted, free book offered by Spec Contagious Diseases.
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Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Sir Blustering Man Questioning Religious Opponent
A blustering man asks a religious opponent about sects. The reply deflects with a quip noting the blustered man’s size suggests he belongs to a class called the In sect. The exchange is witty and pointed.
Hadline Wizard O11 in the House
A quirky line extols a substitute for a family doctor as a trusted friend in emergencies. It cites an ancient saying about judging a man’s life after death, attributed to Sophocles, conveying a wary view on premature judgments.
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Jet
Eye Salve in Asepile Tubes Prevents Infection
An eye salve described as murine grade in tube form promises infection prevention. The notice encourages asking a druggist for a new size and highlights the urging to perform one’s duty with diligence, attributed to Phips Brooks.
Garfield Tea Ruse Aims at Digestive Relief
A fragmented notice describes Garfield Tea as a tonic to cleanse digestive organs and purify blood, promising relief from constipation and excess waste. The passage hints at reducing internal buildup but reads as dubious health claim with old fashioned wording.
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Garfield
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Bobbs
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Mies
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KR Chapman
Poteon
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Vinta County
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Lay
Wyomine Nathonal Guard
Wheatland
Newcastle
Gleneyre
Colo
Macampmeut
Pearl
Uva
Gray Rocks
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French
Rowe
Kemmerer
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Wiliam B Millis
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Goltre
Rasch Howe
J. W. Morgan
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Amon
Hood
Francia Due de Rochefaucauld
Akon Gil
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Denver
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