Diarrhoea Cured by Remedy Trial in West Virginia
John H. Zirkle of Phillips West Virginia reports his father suffered chronic diarrhoea for years. After using Chamberlains Colic Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy from the Phillips Republican ad the bottle cured him and he has remained well for eighteen months though sixty years old. He can work as a younger man.
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John H. Zirkle
Phillips
W. Va
Chamberlain
Phillips Republican
R, F. Billings
German Satire on Scientific Experiments Ends in Tragedy
Harper's Weekly recounts a satirical tale about a German biologist Herr Professor Schlitzer who tests habitat changes on a herring. The fish survives salt to freshwater transitions, thrives in a dry tank, drifts in a birdcage, but drowns after the doctor forgets to provide water, illustrating risky experimental arrogance.
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Germany
Professor Schlitzer
Harper’s Weekly
Turkish Soldier Faces Camel Murder Plot In Beasts Own Fate
From Hebron a Turkish soldier rode a prized camel boasting its virtues. In Ra fideh the camel attacked the sleeping master, savagely mauling him. The Turk was beaten, kneeling, and the camel attacked again before the owner fled to seek a bazaar sale in Beersheba. The camel’s future owner remains uncertain.
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Hebron
Rafieb
Leo
Moed
Beersheba
Norman Duncan
Harper's Magazine
Verger’s Birthday Joke at Rochester Cathedral
Mr William Miles, verger of Rochester cathedral and model for Mr Tope in Eewin Drood, was a favorite of the late Dean Hole. On an anniversarial birthday greeting, the Dean asked about his mother’s children. Miles replied he was the eldest of twelve, and the Dean quipped he had not seen his youngest brother, Miles claimed to have met him ten miles apart.
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William Miles
Miles
the Dean
Lawyer Justifies Retainers by Fairness in Divorce Case
A court scolds a lawyer for taking retainers from both spouses in a divorce. The attorney explains he began with the husband and then added the wife to balance access to skilled legal talent, arguing there was no impropriety in the arrangement. The exchange is cited from the Kansas City Newsbook.
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Kansas City Newsbook
How Do You Get Along With the Men So Well Maude
A Cleveland Leader quote captures Maude’s view on men, stating she treats them as fools while masking her expectations so neither side is disappointed. The line reflects social gender dynamics and wit in a periodical snippet.
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Maude
Cleveland
Flood Legend of Avee-helah Ark and Indian Beliefs
The piece recounts a North American Indian flood myth where a mountain peak becomes dry land, a sacred ark appears and departs, and a log marks its resting place Qual-jo-para. Indians explain the deluge as a cosmic response to seeking the earth’s edge, not sin nor wrath.
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America
Avee-qua-lul
Ret
Imesa
Avee-heilah
Los Angeles Plans First Western Elevated Railroad
Los Angeles engineers outline the Pacific Electric plan for a half mile elevated railroad from the main building to Center Avenue. The elevated line will increase interurban train capacity from a single station.
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Los Angeles
Western Elevated
Pacific Electric
H.E. Huntington
Center Avenue
Burbank Denies Spineless Cactus Swindle In San Fernando
Luther Burbank says reports of spineless cacti from a San Fernando nursery are a joke or a swindle by an agent. He notes many sellers claim to handle his spineless cactus and denies knowledge of the San Fernando Nursery Company that allegedly bought his plants.
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San Fernando
Luther Burbank
Burbank
Race tracks cited in city club talk on living costs
J M Eshelman at the City Club luncheon linked racetrack gambling to higher living costs. He said small nearby grocers bakers and butchers report a 25 percent drop in meat and bread sales during racing season. He blamed Senator Leavitt for defeating the anti race track bill and noted Leavitt oversees the Emeryville track concession.
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California
J.M. Eshelman
Westminster
Leavitt
Committee On Public Morals
Emeryville
Hawaiian Honeys Bulletin Details Bee Industry Growth
Bulletin No. 17 of the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station issued in Honolulu contains two parts by D. L. Van Dine and Alice R. Thompson. It notes the bee industry has grown to a significant sector with about 600 tons produced last year.
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Honolulu
The
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station
D. L. van Dine
Alice R.thompson
Hens Thrive At Huntington Beach Purchase Details
C. D. Heartwell bought six hens and a coop at Huntington Beach for $5 and has fed them since. The hens laid 602 eggs about 50 dozen valued at 25 cents per dozen, covering the cost of hens, coop, and feed while leaving Heartwell still with the chickens.
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Huntington Beach
C. D
California fruit growers plan orange promotion with Union Pacific
The California Fruit Growers Association and Union Pacific funded a campaign to boost orange sales in Iowa. A full train of oranges opened the market and a second 25 car shipment followed at market price. Iowa orange consumption rose 70 percent year over year, proving advertising pays.
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California Fruit Growers’ Association
Union Pacific Railway
Racine
Wis
California
Hemet Water Company Adopts Motorcycles for Zanjeros
The Hemet Land and Water Company replaces horses with motorcycles for zanjeros. Ernest Layton of Valle Vista shows success with a motorcycle. Manager Crump announces plans to equip all zanjeros, including chief Lawrence Brubaker and night foreman Elmer Odell, boosting travel miles and reducing costs.
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Hemet Land and Water Company
Ernest Layton
Valle Vista
Crump
Lawrence Brubaker
Elmer Odell
Lake Hemet Water Company
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