Secrets and password joke at lodge meeting
A wife taunts her husband about his lodge secret keeping asking for the password. He offers it only if she promises not to reveal it. The wife pleads and then mishears the password in a humorous exchange reported by Chicago Tribune.
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Widow Threat Over Grave Visit Shocks Cemetery Entrance
A widow standing at Wadsworth cemetery entrance, with her young son who sobbed, warned him he would not be allowed to see his father's grave if he did not stop crying, after his crying failed to ease.
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Balitmore and Ohio Railroad to hire men only after audit
Auditors in the Pittsburg offices of the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad report that women clerks and stenographers perform about 30 percent less work than men on average. Management plans to hire only men going forward while current women workers remain employed.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hard to Swallow Health Advice in a Joke
A comic exchange has a health crank advise moderation before exercise. He recounts walking fifty miles on only soft boiled eggs. The boy replies with a witty remark about the crank’s feet after the feat.
Cuba fears uprising as troops move toward Santa Clara
A special train carriage with infantry and machine guns under General Rivas departs Camp Columbia toward Santa Clara amid rumors of a Santa Clara uprising denied by the government. Interior Secretary Lopez Leiva cites suppressed excitement among Afro Cubans and promises troop dispatch for moral effect and public confidence. The unrest centers on agitator General Estenez, with calls for President Gomez to resign and fears of foreign-backed support.
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Robbery Delays China Japan Mail Train
Two masked men halted the China Japan mail train near Sprig two miles east of Benicia California at 12 30 a m robbing nine pouches of registered mail. Four pouches recovered others rifled. Robbers fled into hills between Martinez and Oakland as detectives sheriffs and post office inspectors pursue. Train engine cut loose and sent runaway eastward.
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Post Office
Philadelphia Strike End Vote Accepts Company Terms
The nineteen member committee of striking motormen and conductors from Philadelphia Rapid Transit barns voted to reject the AFL settlement and accept no terms yet public. Reports say proposed terms echo Mayor Reyburn’s March 20 plan to reinstate strikers at $2 a day until regular runs resume, with 174 discharged men to be submitted to arbitration.
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Frost Hurts Ohio Grapes with Higher Prices Ahead
A cold snap across Ohio damaged grape crops from Cleveland to the Akron area, hitting Concord Niagara and Worden varieties hardest. Dealers forecast prices may rise by about 25 percent based on reports from major vineyard districts. Catawban grapes are reported in fair condition.
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Quick Verses and Techniques From a Bygone Page
Odd snippets from a late 19th or early 20th century column include a short courtship tale from Tit-Bits, a joke about a flannel shirt, a playful domestic scene, and beliefs about catarrh. It also mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure and Dr Eugene Doyen's heat therapy for cancer with references to Toledo based Cheney firm and Paris physiotherapy discussions.
Nature's Remedy Promoted for Multiple Ailments in 1900s Ad
A pamphlet advertises Nature's Remedy DNA tablets claiming to cure or prevent constipation rheumatism dyspepsia liver and kidney complaints. The offer includes a free ten day treatment at the sender's expense with a request to write A H Lewis St Louis Mo to obtain samples.
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Right for That and the Melon Claim at Pullman Town
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a visitor touring the Pullman area where the host, a local stockholder, notes the sandy soil yet boasts of producing some of the juiciest melons in the world. The piece closes with an unrelated ad for Russ Bleaching Blue.
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Chicago Tribune
Berenice’s Guess in Yard Conversation
In the Houston Post account a Black gardener chats with 3 year old Berenice about her siblings and neighbors. The child declares the five children are “little Black people,” reflecting attitudes in a playful yard scene.
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Sores Eye Salve Recommended by Howard Bros
An advert promotes Phtit's Eye Salve for sore eyes including weak inflamed red itchy and swollen eyes available from Howard Bros druggists in Buffalo New York.
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Howard Bros
Buffalo, N.Y
Confidence and care from Mrs Pinkham for women
A 25 year expert, Mrs Pinkham offers free medical advice to women with female weaknesses. Letters are read and answered by women and handled confidentially at Lyon Massachusetts and Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn MA.
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