Oil Experiments Aid Kansas Road Improvement Study
A. Dickens reports Kansas Experiment Station tests on crude oil use for road repair across Manhattan Hutchinson Maple Hill and Garden City. Residuum oil mixed into soil to form a waterproof crust costs 86 cents to $1 per barrel and may require 3 to 6 inches of depth for heavy traffic with diminishing annual needs as roads smooth.
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A. Dickens
Kansas Experiment Station
Kansas
Manhattan
Intchinson
Garden City
Rich, Titled, But Lonely Lord Rosebery
An English writer portrays Lord Rosebery as one of Britain's saddest men revealing a dual nature. Though celebrated as prime minister debater and wit he is deeply disappointed and overlooked in private life. The piece contrasts public glamour with inner gloom and notes the common trait of great men bearing hidden sorrows.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Napoleon
London
Lord Rosebery
Berkeley Squire
England
Tie
Italy
Rosebery
Britain
Turkey
Jey
Nothing New Under the Sun in Burglary Tales
A historical critique notes a magazine piece by a retired burglar praising terriers and simple locks. It cites Sir Walter Scott recalling a court defense of a housebreaker and the thief’s advice about not trusting fancy mechanisms.
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Edinburgh
Walter Scott
Scott
The Poetry of Motion in Ole Bull's Cambridge Home
Miss Emma Thursby, famed with Ole Bull, visited James Russell Lowell's Cambridge home. Lonese low and Whittier crossed paths there while the 70 year old poet, long unused to dance, witnessed Ole Bull’s daughter Olea perform a Norwegian spring dance and requested a repeat.
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Emma Thursby
Ole Bull
James Russell Lowell
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Miss Thursby
Loneselow
Whittler
Olea
A Whimsical Riddle About Sharing Three Apples
A playful exchange shows Harry dividing three apples among James John and himself with a punchline about sharing. The passage then hints at youths choosing careers from piracy cowhand or baseball pitcher to working in a confectionery or restaurant.
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Harry
James
John
The Trouble with Decorators in Design Fads
A critique of decorators who fixate on a single design school. The author argues such monomania narrows taste to Arts and Crafts English Elizabethan or Georgian styles and mocks extreme allegiance to French German Flemish or colonial trends.
Does Your Back Ache Profit by the Experience of One Who Has Relief
James KR Keeler a retired farmer of Fenner street Cazenovia New York says he suffered with back and kidneys for fifteen years. He found relief from the first box of Deans Kidney Pills and two boxes restored him to sound condition. His wife and friends used Donan kidney pills with good results. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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James KR. Keeler
Fenner Street
Cazenovia
Dean
Donan
Foster-Milburn Co
Bffalo
N. X
Lightning Strikes Mule Repeats Odd Name
In Yonkers State newspaper style dialogue a worker notes bruises from a lightning strike. The other replies that the mule named Lightnin has caused the injury, remarking that the animal never strikes twice in the same place.
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Bam
Sam
Yonkers Statesman
Ambiguous OCR Note Faces Reading Hurdles
Fragmentary text from an old notice shows garbled names and terms like Dr Mine and Seresk. readable parts hint at a medical or legal notice but lack clear actions, dates, or entities to extract a full, coherent summary.
Marvard Man Beats Rivals With Hammer Report
A Philadelphia Press item notes a Marvard man beating all rivals with a hammer. The line captures a humorous exclamation from a wary observer about college figure and wrongdoing.
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Marvard
Philadelvphia Press
Beware Mercury Ointments for Catarrh and Hall's Cure
Public service notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury due to harmful effects. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and systemically acting. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. testimonials available. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Village I Knocker Under the Lemon Tree
A rustic street vignette describes a village knocker by a spreading lemon tree. He offers only sour fruit to passersby, delivering lemons briskly in a humorous scene. The note explains a technical quirk about using a hammer and mentions a cut in the illustration due to production concerns.
Allen’s Foot-Ease advertised for foot comfort and shoe fit
An old advertisement urges readers to ask their dealer for Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It promises relief for corns, bunions, swelling, irritation, aching, sweating feet, and ingrown nails, and claims it makes new or tight shoes feel comfortable. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 2 cents with mail order option.
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Allen
Rample
Olmsted
Te Roy
N. X
Expert Yet Not an Expert Makes a Wry Remark
A philosophical boarder quips that he has known women all his life and, the more he knows them, the less he knows them. He keeps the remark quiet to avoid arousing the landlady’s attention.
Inconvenient Memory Exchange
A tense exchange arises as Rambo confronts Mualdwin over a past loan. Mualdwin dismisses the request while hinting at a lingering debt of twenty units from their last friendly interaction. The dialogue reveals strain from money matters affecting their relationship.
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Mualdwin
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Slogan
Classic grocery ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue detergent as a home staple. Sells a large 2 oz package for 5 cents and urges readers to ask their grocer for it.
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RED Cross
Cherry pie seeds souring romance in old joke
A humorous tale recalls a girl who allegedly ended a romance by serving a cherry pie with seeds left in, implying a culinary misstep as a joke about love and teeth. The quip contrasts courtship and dental issues in a light, old newspaper voice.
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St. Paul
Minn
E. J. Dennis
St. Louis
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J. E. Simpson
Chicago, Sr
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Omaha
Neb
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Kansas City
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