Polly Victim Of Deception In A Family Tale
The Goodleys kept a parrot Polly for entertainment. When Mr Saintly visited on a Sunday Polly was covered with a cloth to conceal the bird. On a Wednesday an unexpected guest caused Mary Woodley to sweep the cloth aside and Polly squawked, sparking a humorous remark about the week.
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Misa Mary Woodley
Polly
Judge Miller Praises Dodds Kidney Pills for Heart Trouble
Gray County Probate Judge PHMP Miller of Cimarron Kansas reports six years of heart trouble and dizziness until Dodds Kidney Pills were used for about a year. He claims no palpitations since and weighs around 200 pounds. He invites correspondence and notes pills cost 50 cents per box.
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Gray Co
Phmp Miller
Cimarron
Kan
Miller
Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
Cure for Hand Eczema Through Cuticura Remedies
A Wis. mother describes her son’s year long hand eczema improvement after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment twice daily for six months. She reports sores healed, no further breaks, and sleep restored. Sample and skin book offered by Cuticura, Boston.
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Abbotsford
Wis
Lawrence Kichl
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Folding bed debate leads to unfolding bed display
A merchant disputes the terminology of a furniture item as customers view a demonstration. The seller insists the piece is an unfolding bed while the buyer questions the label, prompting a hands on explanation.
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Chis
You Can Cure Catarrh with Cole’s Carbolisalve
Fragmented ad copy promotes Cole’s Carbolisalve as a remedy for catarrh. Claims of benefit target general readers with pricing at 25 and 50 cents.
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Cole
Death of General NogI Reflected in Japanese Duty
A column explores why General NogI killed himself as a response to Japan’s changing era, emphasizing pride and the duty mindset over Western notions of heroism. It contrasts Japanese sacrifice with Western quick acts of courage and notes the enduring memory of the emperor and his escort along Lake Biwa for future generations.
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Japan
West
Count Nogt
Matsuhito
Nog
Prince Yamagata
Russia
Prince Kateure
Laks Biwa
Kyoto
Chewing Gum in Germany Market Potential
An article notes German chewing gum consumption is mainly by travelers from the United States and could grow with advertising. It cites US brands in major cities, imports in 1910 and 1911, and possible duty-free stocks at Hamburg free port for regional markets in Scandinavia, Russia, and Austria.
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Germany
United States
Hamburg Free Port
Scandinavia
Russia
Austria
Good Rule to Observe in Life and Judgment
A historical maxim urges avoiding mental harm and offense to judgment in all affairs. The speaker emphasizes careful deportment as a security in undertakings, advocating personal discipline and steady conduct as a guiding rule.
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Epicietus
Evident Impossibility in Virginia Law Sparks Debate
A garbled Virginia public conduct rule mentions a potential $500 fine for oath wearers in public and questions how Virginians can afford daily travel costs amid unclear reform.
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Wwelr
Fragmentary San Francisco Examiner text about a love question
A damaged OCR fragment shows a dialogue with John and Setar B about love and devotion. The San Francisco Examiner cites a line of questioning and an exchange about orders sent home, in unclear context.
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John
Setar B
San Francisco Examiner
Railroading Remarks and Patent Remedies Adverts
A fragmentary page includes comments on a railroad called the Comet and a joke about comets. It also features an ad for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and a note on blueing water vs Red Cross Bull Blue, with brief consumer guidance.
Paper houses keep Marblehead poultry warm and productive
In Marblehead Massachusetts Frank Brown a grocer runs poultry in paper houses built on a half acre of ledge. The inventive coops use tarred painted paper over poultry wire with red outside and white inside ventilation above windows. Hens lay well even in subzero weather aided by incubators hot water and gas heated heat. Brown keeps ducks geese and pigeons and his son guards the yard with a terrier shooting rats.
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Marblehead
Mass
Frank Brown
Mr. Brown
Call That Jack Welcomed
A Royal Navy man visiting his native Liverpool uses a bugle call to locate a shipmate he forgot the house number for. A ragman with a bugle signals the navy call, the sailor answers from a window, and the meeting leads to a comic misunderstanding about the sailor’s teetotal stance.
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Navy
Jack
London
Guianas Gold Placer Fields Attract Marauders
France's Guiana colony hosts a rumored richest placer field but mismanagement and lax policing drive prospectors away. About fifteen thousand marauders, largely from the British Antilles, plunder local deposits as over 20 million francs of gold flee to Dutch and English Guiana, Trinidad, and Saint Lucia, enriching others and fueling an opulent city in Saint Lucia.
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France
Guiana
South America
British Antilles
English Guiana
Trinidad
Saint Lucie
Infni
Panorama history and Barker’s early panorama era
The panorama concept began with Robert Barker of Scotland around 1786. He first exhibited a circular Edinburgh view in 1758, then expanded to London venues under the name panorama. Barker built spacious quarters for exhibitions in Seater Square and died in 1806, leaving the art to successors.
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Gettysburg
Robert Barker
Scotland
Barker
Edinburgh
London
Selecater Square
Missionary Gholce Fragment Sparks Bureau Acknowledgment
Fragmentary dialogue shows dialogue about missionary work and bureau sending arrangements. The notes reference vegetarian mentions and a directive to send to an unspecified location. The language hints at a conversational report from a colonial or mission context with unclear details.
Judicious farming success in Western Canada praised
A lengthy feature extols farming prowess in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It highlights profitable grain crops and sizable estates built by settlers, recounting a Ohio native's rise from debt to prosperity and urging others to immigrate for similar opportunities citing a superintendent of immigration.
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Parmer
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewans
Alberta
Fetter
Saskatchewan
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
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Dayton
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