Chautauqua Echo Sparks Confusion at Summer Resort
A city visitor on his first stroll into a busy pavilion of a summer resort is misled by a speaker about the event. He tells a companion it is vaudeville, but she corrects him that it is a chautauqua, clarifying the evening's program.
Government seeks crust shift evidence after San Francisco quake
Secretary Metcalf orders coast survey to study horizontal crust displacement along the Pacific coast after the earthquake of April 18. Prof Omori notes likely continued aftershocks. Japan expects no major quake in this region for 50 years.
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Coast Survey
Pacific
Iadia
Heiglt
Omori
Japan
San Francssco
Doctor Cured of Eczema in Maryland by Cuticura
Maryland physician G M L Fisher M D says the Cuticura Remedies cured his eczema after 1807 and urges others to use Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap. He reports sixteen years practicing medicine and endorses publishing the letter as a testimonial.
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Depotas
Maryland
Fisher
Lberty
Gml. Fisher
After Yeara. Courtship Quips Between Mrs Hix and Mrs Tix
Mrs Hix recalls John calling her title duck during courting. Mrs Tix notes he called her an old hen before marriage, and they joke a goose would not marry a man who used such fowl terms.
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John
Tix
Round Trip Train Offers to Big City via Nickel Plate Road
Special train leaves St. Wayne at 11:00 A.M. Tickets for train No.5 leave at 9:25 A.M. Aug. with good return Aug. 6. Fare two dollars each way from Chicarzo and return, contact C A Medlin, Pt. Plaza Ft Wayne Ind for full information.
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St. Wayne
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PT. Pla
Ft. Wayne
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Souvenir Tale Trims Truth About Morocco Cup
A tourist in New Orleans shows a Morocco cup with Arabic inscription to a friend. The inscription proves to be mere decorative marks, not a true script, leading the collector to regret his purchase as he realizes his seller spoke only a general truth about numerals.
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Chipago
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New Orleans
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Prominent Minnesota Merchant Praises Donn's Kidney Pills
Albert Les Hayden & Co. dry goods merchants of Albert Lee Minnesota cite relief from back weakness and persistent pain after using Donn's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes rapid kidney action and no relapse, selling at 40 cents a box through Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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C. Tayden
Hayden & Co
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Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Aunt Clarissa Sees a Calculating Woman at the Heart Interest Play
Aunt Clarissa mocks a woman who carries multiple handkerchiefs to a heart interest play calling her too business like and calculating to be genuine. The remark frames a social judgment on femininity and performance in theatre.
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G A R National Recampment Advertises Travel Rates
Minne apolis Minnesota hosts the G A R National Recampment with low rail rates via Nickels Pinto Road. Trains depart August 1st and 2nd with returns in August. For full information and limit extension contact C A Melin T Pp A Ft Wayne Indiana.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Pinto Road
Aventor
C. A. Melin
T. Pp. A
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Dropsy Specialist Ad by H. O. Green's Sons
A local advertisement by H. O. Green's Sons of Atlanta proclaims them the only successful dropsy specialists in the world. The copy notes a fat man and a physician exchange about stomach issues and touts a liberal offer in another column.
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H. O. Green's Sons
Atlanta
Man Returns After Accident Alters His Appearance
An unnamed man visits a home, asking if he is the weekly visitor or sick. The woman suspects him, while the man named Tufford Koutt explains he fell from a pier into the lake this morning, which altered his face.
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Tufford Koutt
Chicago Tribune
Cheap Excursion to Chicago by Nickel Plate Special Train
Aug 4 to 6 excursion price offered via Special Train leaving Bellevue at 10 PM Aug 4 and return Aug 6. Tickets also for Train No 6. Visit the Big City on the Lake. Details from agent C A Melin T P A L Wayne Ind MT.
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Nickel Plate Road
Bellevue
Bie
C. A. Melin
T.P
AL P. Wayne
Ind
Untitled Dialogue Fragments About Trust and Love
A terse exchange reveals Clara and Mand debating trust as Taras proclaims love, while Maude suggests doubt and possible motives. The fragment hints at miscommunication, loyalty, and hidden needs among the speakers.
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Frees
Odd garbled ad copy touts Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort in hot weather. It claims relief for corns and bunions and promotes easy wearing of shoes.
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Rochiy
Olmsted
Luc Oy
Noy
Fragmentary OCR Note Highlights Dazed Memory Ornaments
A partial OCR passage references a rescors dele daughter and a mother speaking to a fed sdi er about a brown robe and a brass collar and chain. The text is garbled but suggests a scene of memory and request involving a girl and symbolic items.
Nickel Plate travel excursion to falls and Toronto
Niagra Falls and return trip includes the twenty third annual encursion via Nickel Plate Road on August 20. Stops cover Chautauqua Lake and visits to photographs and sights in Toronto and Montreal. Fall information lists agent address at 4 Meling TPA Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chautauqua Lake
Toronto
Montreal
Meling
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Wabash
Alexandria Bay
Destroit
Untitled Fragmentary Local Humour Note
A garbled OCR fragment describes a saintly man and a sighting on a road. The text references a figure named Gunner and Guyer, mentions a possible cover story or misheard exchange, and notes a person lying on a sack under a car after a freakdown.
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Guyer
Jooks
Baltimore
Fragmentary ad copy and misjoined quotes from era text
A disjointed collection of phrases mentioning Chicago tunnels a self dating stamp offer and an Indiana address. The garbled text includes references to Russian peasants floors and a child care product with an unclear price and packaging.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Cincinnati Woman
A Cincinnati woman reports relief from femine trouble after nine months of suffering. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with stabilizing her periods and curing her symptoms after five bottles. The letter extols the remedy as a trusted female tonic for various signs of female weakness.
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Tella
Lydia H
Pinkham
Lydia
Sam
Sara Wilson
Easted Street
Ohio
Lydia EE
Pinkhow
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