Anecdotes of Genteel Drolleries and Witty Exchanges
A string of short, humorous tales features Gladstone Verlaine and Barrymore in witty retorts. Other snippets recount a Highland waiter, a dexterous London mimic, and a Paris bookshop encounter with Gladstone. Minor vignettes include a Kansas wife’s long absence, a Syracuse cat tale, a Denver juror, Paris sewer rats, and glove-making anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Lide
Odeon
Paris
Willon
Monsieur
Paul Verlaine
Allen County
Kansas
Syracuse
Local man credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for renewed health
William Ball of Caddo Kentucky says kidney trouble and nocturnal urination ended after using three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims restored strength and stamina, joking he could climb a mountain without a long breath. The exchange includes a humorous line about a speech impediment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddo
William Ball
Dodd
Defiance Starch Promises More for the Same Price
Grocers avoid De fiance Starch citing stock of 12 oz brands, while Defiance offers 16 oz per same money. The ad promises extra value without extra cost. Also notes a curious claim about rain in Iquique Peru where 24 000 live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deance
Defiance
Gires
Iquique
Peru
Defiance Starch Promises Best Results and Quick Earnings
The ad claims best results from Defiance Starch and notes 4 or more can be earned with no cooking. It also names kleptomania as a supposedly lucrative form of insanity.
Birth and reign of Pope Leo XII and early papal history
The article traces Pope Leo XII Joachim Pecci born 1810 in Carpincto, his rise from priesthood in 1837 to cardinal in 1853, and papal election in 1878. It surveys a long line of Italian popes, notes rare prior marriages of popes such as Hormisdas and Victor III, and highlights early church reforms including organ use and liturgical canon traditions. It mentions brothers becoming pope and various acts like Felix I ordaining mass over martyr tombs and relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo XII
St. Peter
Joachim Pecci
Carpincto
Anagni
Damietta
Perugia
Vitalianus
Pope Ciement
Alexander I
Felix I
Pope History From St Peter to Sixtus V
The article surveys popes from St Peter’s era through Sixtus V, noting origins of popes, religious orders supplying pontiffs, and varied paths to the throne. It lists ages at election, durations of reigns, notable name changes, and institutional reforms from liturgical practices to the Inquisition. It cites Benedict VIII’s and John XXII’s rites, the Avignon exile, and key pious and political milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthusians
Carmelites
St. Peter
Adrian IV
Urban IV
Celestine V
Benedict II
Nicholas V
Adrian VI
Sixtus V
Pius V
Gregory XI
Stephanus II
Urban VII
Boniface VI
Sisinius
Theodorus II
Damasus II
Pius III
Marcellus IL
Valentinus
Leo XI
St Peter
Alexander I
John II
Innocent III
Gregory II
Leo X
Boniface IX
Stephen III
Paul I
Benedict VIII
John XX
Benedict III
Christ
Adrian I
Sergius II
John
Johns
Innocents
Benedicts
Gregories
Clements
Leos
Piuses
Alexanders
Cletus
Gallus
Urban VI
Clement V
Rome
Avignon
Clement IV
Telesphorus
Gregory I, the Great
Linus
Doan's Kidney Pills Claim Relief for Urine Flow
Newsem Ky B C Jones writes he could not stop the frequent urine flow until Doan's Kidney Pills relieved gravel and calculi. He reports relief from heart palpitations sleeplessness headaches nervousness dizziness and general discomfort after using the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Newsem
B. C. Jones
Foot Comfort claims cure for sore feet odor
A vintage ad touts Foot Comfort as a cure for sore tender sweating burning feet and odor. It urges purchase via druggist or shoe dealer or by sending 250 to F R McCarthy in Jefferson Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. McCarthy
Jefferson
Iowa
Price
Profitable Crop Proves Value of Rock Island Tobacco
A Katy line report from Rock Island Texas describes W B Hawkins growing 800 pounds per acre of tobacco on Post Oak sandy land at Halletsville. The cigar box shows 15 pounds of tobacco per thousand cigars selling for 30 dollars, with manufacturing and selling costs about 13 dollars per thousand leaving 17 dollars per thousand. Describes wide acreage in Altair county available for 4 to 6 dollars per acre and notes demand for land suited to this crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Morton
Katy
St. Louis
Rock Island
Texas
Halletsville
W. B. Hawkins
Altair
Quippy Ad Snippets From a Past Market Page
A collage of product pitches and unsolicited advice line the page. Advertisements tout Russ Bleaching Blue for clothing, Defiance Starch, Kra-Nol for headaches with free samples, and airy general observations on gender, age, and ambition. The tone mimics a cluttered early 20th century ad column.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Max O’rell
Maurice Barrymore
Barrymore
London
Lyceum Theatre
Sir Henry Irving
Knight
Sir Henry
Denver
Seine
He Feels
Pius IX
Hormisdas
Silverius
Victor III
Eutychianus
Gelasius
Urban I
Gregory the Great
Kyrie
Christe Elelson
Symmachus
Meli Ciades
Anicetus
Pelagius II
Gregory IX
Vigilius
Clement VII
Henry VIII
England
Alexander VI
Borgia
Columbus
America
Alexander III
Europe
Paul IV
Tribunal of the Inquisition
Pius IV
Boniface V
Vatican
Dolan
Herowith
Popany
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Dean
Smithland Sanner
Jolley Bros
Grand River
B. C. Jongs
W. W. Kimball Co
Ww. W. Kimball Co
Des Moines
C. B. McNerney
Maer
Missouri
Wainwright Bidg
Villach
Austria
Grevelle
Piso
John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Philadelphia
Suel Medicine Co
Destines
Funa
Harding
John Harding
Dee Moines
Newa Ig
Hall
Lawrence Drug Co
Afy
Lanes
Lane
Lanes Family Medicine
F. Woodward
le Roy
Lewis
Peoria
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, I
Paxtine
B.axton CO
Boston
Columbus Ave
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