Pure Herb Tablets Offer Holistic Digestive Benefits
Advertises Pure Herb Tablets as a natural remedy that corrects the digestive system, kidneys, liver, and blood without weakness. Claims immediate improvement and broad benefit, with a three month treatment per box and a money back guarantee. Sold by Pure Herb Tablet Co. of Ashland Ohio, via agent W. J. Townsend in Dahlonega, Ga.
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Pure Herb Tablet Co
Ashland
Ohio
W. J. Townsend
Dahloneon Ga
Kingsley Teases Coxwell Over Ballooning Joke
Charles Kingsley joked that the first balloon ascent might have been done by a dentist after dinner with aeronaut Coxwell. A humorous exchange followed, revealing Kingsley’s discomfort and his sensitivity about causing pain.
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Charles Kingsley
Coxwell
A. C. Benson
North American Review
Kingsley
Mr. Kingsley
Mr. Coxwell
Tomatoes Save Woman As She Falls From Paris Window
A Paris woman attempting to remove a holiday flag from an iron window sheath toppled from a shop window. She landed in a basket of ripe tomatoes below, which bore the impact while she escaped injury. The tomatoes were damaged but the woman survived unharmed.
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Paris
Ex Shah of Persia Evades Diplomats in Austrian Escape
A tale says Mo hamed Ali the ex shah left Austria unseen after feigning gout. He and family hid near Vienna under the alias Khalli then vanished claiming a continued cure at Marienbad. A lookalike later appeared at Marienbad while the real ex shah proceeded to Persia.
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Mohamed Ali
Persia
Austria
Vienna
Khalli
Marienbad
Shifting Position and Pinchpenny’s Business Tone
A dialogue critiques Mr. Pinchpenny as erratic in shifts of stance. When in an advantageous position he offers friendship and when seeking friendly concession he shifts to business talk. The exchange hints at opportunistic bargaining behavior.
Photograph Advice Sparks Silent Rift
A terse exchange about how to pose for a photo exposes a rift as one speaker warns another to keep their feet out of the foreground, hinting at lingering tensions and concealed grievances behind polite phrases.
Patton-Ayres-I Pursue the Ideal
Keen comments on distance as rivals race, prompting a candid exchange about progress. The brief dialogue hints at ongoing competition and aspirations among the runners in a segment focused on training and motivation.
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Patton-Ayres
Miss Keen
Breakfast and camping fare and Irish inn anecdote
A mix of camp cookery for corn pone with bacon, tea, Erbswurst, and trout coating, plus a humorous Irish inn tale. The recipe notes batter ratios and cooking tips for johnny cake and camp fry, followed by a Galway hunt inn lodging misadventure with bacon rashers set near a guest’s head.
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Warwick Carpenter
Wild cattle roam Olympic mountains near Dusewallips source
Seattle correspondence reports large bands of wild cattle in the Olympic range near the Dusewallips river headwaters. Grant W. Humes brings in a bull hide and horns, noting several hundred wild cattle at large. Guides say the stock, linked to Scotch settlers, is untamed and elusive compared with deer.
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Olympic Mountains
Grant W. Humes
Plateau
Humes
Olympia
Seattle
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
The Real Thing and the Kindergartner on Good Luck
A child speaks of good luck using a concrete example. The speaker Michael, waving his arms, gets the floor and explains his father’s long tenure on the section gang without ever breaking a hand car, illustrating a simple definition through personal tale.
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Michael
Papa
Section Gang
Harvest Scenes Color West Virginia August
The Wheeling Intelligencer describes August in West Virginia with rich imagery of earth’s bounty. The harvest fills the air with sweet scents as corn glistens and apples redden, while insects hum harmoniously in the warm countryside.
Edison and Trust Magnates Anecdote Shows Dilution Comment
Harper's Weekly recalls an Edison tale about a directors meeting at his Orange laboratory discussing indictments against trusts. When asked why he dined with captains of industry he replied the invitation was probably to dilute the company.
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Thomas A. Edison
Orange Laboratory
Trusts
Edison
Captains of Industry
Harper’s Weekly
Bull and Snake in Battle at Festival of Empire
At the Crystal Palace Wild Australia enclosure a large carpet snake about 18 feet long and weighing 55 pounds fought a bull. The snake reportedly bit the bull but was likely crushed by the bull’s trampling. The clash occurred in the stock yard, with fencing preventing escape to the grounds, and the snake lay dead near the bull.
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Australia
Crystal Palace
London Standard
Strange diet ends with risky play in Monticello home
Three year old Harry Fulton of Monticello New York drank carbolic acid and sampled a door key. Doctors saved him with prompt care but say an operation will be needed. The incident alarms the Fulton household as the child, who holds the family front door key, shows no remorse.
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Harry Fulton
Monticello
N. Y
Fulton
Harry
Child’s Narrow Escape at Port Melbourne
A baby girl, Irene Angwin, daughter of William Angwin an engine driver, wandered onto the railway line near her Port Melbourne home. An approaching engine struck her, casting her about ten yards. She suffered a fractured skull but is expected to recover as she cried for her mother.
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Irene Angwin
Port Melbourne
Australia
William Angwin
Cars Replace Rail Travel With Luxury Automobiles
The piece notes many wealthier, distant travelers abandon rail for cars. Automobiles rival private cars in luxury, offering features like bathtubs and refrigeration. Couches convert to sleeping spaces, and interiors rival yacht quality with meticulous design and decoration.
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Leslie’s Weekly
Dickens Early Reporting Hand Revealed in Letters
The London Chronicle notes Dickens was an swift reporter in his early days, traveling by gig and postchaise to country meetings and transcribing with a carriage lamp glow. His handwriting is praised as perfectly formed with microscopic detail.
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Charles Dickens
Dyce and Forster
South Kensington
Dickens
London Chronicle
Real Reason: Florist shop youth escape due to rubber heels
In Harper's Magazine an employer humorously reveals his checkers game miscue. Two Philadelphia florist shop youths are blamed for loafing in back while the boss oversees front. They explain the escape as caused by the proprietor's rubber heels. The anecdote ends with a light remark from Youth's Companion.
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Harper’s Magazine
Florist
Philadelphia
Snowy family joke and a new baby arrival
A schoolday moment shows Tommy Snow excited by a new baby, claiming “fourth” sibling. The teacher congratulates him as the family quips about snow and summer. The lighthearted line about “ait tle Snow every summer” reflects a family joke.
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Tommy Snow
Tommy
No Sale Eggs Joke From Harper's Weekly
A humorous exchange in Harper's Weekly features Mrs. De Jay inspecting a crate of eggs through a lorgnette. The grocer touts the eggs as unbeatable while Mrs. De Jay laments they are unsuitable for omelets and requests beaten eggs.
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Mrs. de Jay
Harper’s Weekly
Big Offers for Subscriptions From Townsend in Dahlonega
A six month offer lists various combinations of newspapers and magazines with prices from 50 to 75 cents and up. Substitutions include Tri-Weekly Constitution, Weekly Chattanooga News, Farm Journal, Georgian, Uncle Remus Magazine, McCall's and more. Orders to W. B. Townsend, agent, Dahlonega, Ga.
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Gorge
Craig R. Arnold
Mountain Club House
Dahlonega
Constitution
Chattanooga Weekly News
Farm Journal
Alabama Times
Chattanooga News
Chattanooga
McCall’s Magazine
Farm Press
Spare Moments
Magazine of Mysteries
Peoples Poplar Monthly
Gentlewoman
Georgian
Ala
Homeland Farm
Gentlewomen
Jeffersonian
Watson’s Jeffersonian
Uncle Remus
Southern Ruralist
W. B. Townsend
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Columbia
North Georgia
Homer
Manlonega, Ga
SODA
Sam
H. E. Watson
Dahlonega Feed & Livery Stable
College Street
G. H. Moore
Daily Hack
Gainesville
Marties
Galway Hunt
Cornhill
Galway
Honor
Samo Bowles
West Virginia
Edison and Trust Magnates
Bull
Snake
Lejeune
Dahlonega, Ga
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