Birds and banter across late nineteenth century papers
A collage of witty exchanges from Philadelphia to Baltimore, Chicago to New York, with six humorously misfired punchlines. Jests hinge on marriage, singalongs, chauffeurs, and social pretensions as one-liners leap from the era’s dailies and weeklys.
Proof For Two Cents Kidney Sufferer Testimony
G W Winey of Medina Ohio invites kidney sufferers to write for a personal testimonial about Donn's Kidney Pills. He says after eighteen months of pain and two hospitals he recovered weight and health, claiming he improved from 143 to 162 pounds after using 10 to 12 boxes. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Winey
Medina
Donn
Kidney Pilla
Dean
Winney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Crescent Emblem Adopted by Byzantium to Turks
The crescent began as a beacon during a night attack by Philip of Macedon on Byzantium. The besieged saw the moonlit advance, repulsed the assault, and the crescent was adopted as the city badge. It later spread to public squares and became the Turkish empire emblem.
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Byzantium
Philip of
Macedon
Philip
Limitations Echoed in Father Son Exchange
A father and son dialogue contrasts travel class choices with a blunt line about paying for comfort. The son questions why they don’t always travel first class while the father asserts he always pays for the fare, signaling a practical stance on travel costs.
Western Canada soils prove productive across vast lands
Winnipeg correspondent notes strong yields for Ingrain wheat amid late sowing and August frost. Alberta districts sowing 100000 acres of winter wheat expected to yield heavily. Canada offers 160 acres free to homestead with proxy entry. Craik Sask dissociated letters illustrate soil power. An aside reveals a farm humor about a village photographer.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Ita
Alberta
Craik
Saskatchewan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Note
A scanned testimonial advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure as linked to J Cheney Co. Toledo. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes the cure is taken internally with testimonials available free. Price listed at one dollar per bottle with sale through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
PF. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
All Drugeists
Dorn in 'Em Jones Marries An Orphan Bride
The Detroit Free Press recalls a wedding tale where Dorn in Em Jones wed an orphan. Three months later the couple faces a rough spell as cold soup and harsh words strain their union. The bride declares she will return to the orphan asylum.
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Sharper's
Wilking
Chicago Record-Herald
Detroit Free Press
New York
Avith
Papa
Harper's Weekly
Dorn
Em. Jones
Orphan Asylum
London Hotelkeepers Say Guests Stay Shorter, Spend Less
Hotelkeepers across London report shorter guest stays and reduced spending on meals and beverages, signaling tighter local tourism and consumer caution, with some establishments noting slower weekday business and altered dining patterns.
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London
Rubber Stamps and Accessories Offered in Fort Wayne
An advertisement promotes rubber stamps of all kinds including self inking daters and ink pads. It invites readers to send for a catalogue to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Whistler's Forgetful Fortune Revealed in Dundee Tale
In The Dundee Advertiser a Whistler story shows the artist's poor business sense. Faced with a debt threat, he asks a friend to check his bank balance for a loan of about $90. The bank clerk uncovers Whistler's balance at over $30,000, leaving the artist baffled about when or how he acquired it.
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Puck
Yonkers' Statesman
Philadelphia Press
Baltimore American
Whistler
Money
Dundee Advertiser
Father’s Lung Elixir Heard From Fort Wayne Engineer
A Fort Wayne engineer, Charles F. Merriott, 628 Third Street, reports twenty three years on the Nickel Plate R R hindered by asthma. After using Father’s Long Elixir started December he recovered quickly and has since returned to service. He praises the remedy and urges asthmatics to try a bottle at $2 with three bottles for $5, noting it soothes throat and lung troubles including bronchitis and early consumption. Contact Lock Box No. 219 Fort Wayne Ind.
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Father
Charles F. Merriott
Third Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fort Wayne, Ind
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philadelphia Inquirer
Baltmore
Chicago News
Yonkers Statesman
Tommy
Chicago Record- Herald
Milwaukee Sentinel
Rhine
Bald
Cincy
Mr. Wellon
Dodds
Guaré
Western
Bacon Ridge
Hira Krown
Szan
Great Bernhardt
Hiram
Hiram Grown
Jim
Gruet
Jack
Fic Syrup Co
Centa Af
R, Paxton
Boston
Masa
EAGLE
F. We. We
Csay
W.l.douglas Shoes
Hildren
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Brockton
Mais
Sloans Liniment
Ann Atin
Earl S.stoan
Mass
Wees
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