The Busy Man's University in Denver
The educational department of the Great Young Men's Christian Association operates a busy man's university expanding beyond Harvard and others. It offers over fifty courses with five hundred men enrolled, including practical facilities in pharmacy chemistry and assaying. The new Trade School building houses a top electrical laboratory with high standard testing instruments.
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Great Young Men's Christian Association
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Chicago
Denver
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Denver Young Men's Christian Association
Manual to Mind and Muscle: Y M C A Classes Boostes Denver Education
The article argues that rural students excel academically and promote practical, brain–driven training. It describes Y M C A night schools and specialized labs in chemistry, plumbing, and steam engineering, noting affordable access for country youths who seek advancement through study, books, bench work, and instructors.
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Association
Chemical Laboratory
Woman reports gnawing sensation from swallowed dentures
A St. Louis woman recalls swallowing her false teeth twenty five years ago and now complains of a persistent gnawing feeling in her mouth. Medical officials consider her case unusual and note the long interval since ingestion.
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Bt. Louis
Atlanta
eGor Wlan
Fragmented Poem Fragment Athenian Flair
A brief, damaged verse fragment hints at themes of love and longing with odd spellings and garbled phrases. The lines suggest a personal reflection on roses and heavenly love, but key nouns and structure are unclear.
Y M C A Social and Educational Programs for Members
The Y M C A emphasizes education through classes and play to foster relaxation and vitality. It notes free admission for students, inclusive social activities, monthly entertainments, receptions, rallies, holiday events, and dinners designed to develop capable men who meet job demands with strong training.
Cat naps on hat sparks sly city fashion tale
A humorous note from the Louisville Courier-Journal recounts a domestic caper where a cat naps on a new hat, prompting the worried owner to blame the animal and the hat’s wearability amid bustling downtown life.
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Louisville Courier-Jour
Thar'e o al daddy examination of a rattled refrain
A garbled OCR fragment references a spoken line about a father and a bowing act. The readable bits mention a person named Vena and a question about who prevailed. No clear event, date, or location is established.
A Cough Mixture Claim and a Fisher Anecdote
A home remedy mix of glycerine virgin oil of pine and whisky is claimed to cure coughs in 24 hours and last a year for a family. The report also recounts Sir John Fisher's enjoyment of an old boat swain tale about a comical servant and a country box visit.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
John Fisher
British Admiralty
Fisher
Nickel
Japan
Continental Oil Company
Object Season Brings Family Laughs at Dinner
A mother visiting her sister with a seven month old baby lets seven year old Harry babysit. He wheels the infant along the library, sings Gee whiz I’m glad I’m free as the family laughs at the nightly scene. No wedding bells for me.
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Harry
Ainging
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with medical claims
An old advertisement fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from Cheney Co Toledo offering one hundred dollars for any catarrh cases cured only by their remedy. The text includes a notary date of December 6 1684 and references testimonials and a drugstore chain. A second unrelated note sketches a rector and farmer discussing Berkshire pigs with a quip on mortality in London News.
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Omo Crew
ToLepo
Feawa J
J. Chenet
F. J. Cugxet & Co
Toledo
Hale
CaTawan
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
T & W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Tomkinson
London News
Pettit's Eye Salve Ad Slashes Prices
An advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve for 25c by Howard Bros Buffalo NY claiming fast relief for tired congested inflamed and sore eyes. The snippet includes a flourish about the great and good not dying and their spirits walking through books.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Smllea
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Featured As Constipation Cure
A sensational claim presents Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a thorough cure for constipation, touted as the favorite family laxative and a remedy for various illnesses. The ad-style text also reflects a general moral note on love and philosophy.
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Irierce
Woman Seeks Publication of Lydia E. Pinkham Letter
A Minnesota woman Mrs Joan G. asks public release of a letter praising the benefits of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The item notes the address 2115 Second Street North and frames the appeal as evidence of the product's value to women.
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Lydia EB
Pinkham
Joan G
Second &T
North
Beauty as Business Asset Says Actress in Philadelphia
Actress Hattie Williams argues beauty drives legitimate business in city retail. She cites window displays with attractive salesgirls and appealing products, saying fair faces boost shoppers and promote honest commerce without harming workers.
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Philadelphia
Hattie Williams
Sparkes
Garrick Theater
Paris
Chestnut Street
Thronga
Bertha
Phosphorescent Forests of Borneo Awe Natives and Engineers
English engineers surveying a low lying Borneo tract encountered eerie phosphorescent light from dead-tree growths. Night workers reported a warning by “spirits” that halted passage, later revealed as brilliant natural phosphorescence from agary limbs. The display stretched for miles, guiding the camp by eerie glow.
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Borneo
Up railroad ads and a jokey elevator tale in Omaha
In Omaha a man jokes at an elevator shaft about railroad advertising reading UP while his companion explains the letters stand for up. The piece weaves a safety jingle for the Union Pacific and a quip about defining a gentleman through a child's witty answer from Little Sadie in a spelling lesson.
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Omaha
U. P
Sadie
North Pole Discovery Emerges in Travel Jibe
A Chattanooga resident quips about Cook tourists reaching the top in travel after news of the north pole discovery circulates. The old lady remarks with humor that travelers are nearly everywhere, reflecting the era’s travel lore.
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North Pole
Chattanooga
Lippincott's
Doctor Yourself and Child Health Claims Disguised Ad
An old advertisement urges self treatment for children with Perry Davie Palokiler claiming it is cheaper in larger bottles. It promotes fake medical efficacy and references teething remedies and soothing syrups while pushing belief in human limits.
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Perry Davie
Not Expecting Too Much Speech Exchange
A historical dialogue sketch shows a statesman remarking that in congress a man is lucky to get a chance to make a speech without expecting people to listen. The conversational tone highlights public speaking margins and audience attention in legislative settings.
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Congress
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