Many World Snippets Stir Readers Across Hemispheres
A collage of short notes covers topics from Richmond social talk to German beer taxes, Paris crimes, Egyptian vitriol ads, and hat etiquette. It notes irrigation benefits in Nebraska, a Danish summer holiday exchange, American pie habits, and a German appetite trend suggesting pie may persist in future meals.
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Richmond
Germany
Canton
Anya
Japan
India
Bavaria
Australia
Paris
McKinley
Logia
Egyptian Exploration Fund
Cristave Bruett
Bloomfield
Siemens Bros
Oxford
Man
Denmark
Copenhagen
The Undertaking Business Embraces Modern Caskets
A Chicago undertaker outlines changes in burial practice as modern caskets replace old coffins. Caskets costlier but decay in use of cloth and wood. showrooms display a range from inexpensive to luxury pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Faith in Talismans and Pocket Charms
The New York Press notes the habit of carrying talismans from coins to marbles and chips. A charm fails leads to trading to others in a cycle of misfortune. A city leader keeps two worn glass marbles, rubbing them until a hole forms. The saying borrows trouble but never pays it back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
New York Weekly
Washington Post
Rumor of the Week and Wit Across Newspapers
A collage of humorous and ironic quips from various papers features jokes about alarm clocks, twins, jealous husbands, bank ledes, fishing and miscommunications. It weaves snippets from Washington Post, Puck, Philadelphia Record, New York Tribune, and Chicago Tribune into a portrait of light, satirical humor.
Quips and Quirks in Gentlemen and Maids
A collage of humorous exchanges from early 20th century papers. A maid complains a parrot swears, a young doctor from the East provokes envy, and a bachelor joke lands with a laugh. Other snippets critique social mores and travel ironies with brisk wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Piladelphia Bulletin
Suffering and relief from Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Three quoted letters from women in Maine dated Nov 1897 Jun 1899 praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female troubles. They describe irregular menses bloating back and pelvic ache improved after use. One writer notes swelling eased after three bottles and continued improvement.
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Mirs
Pinkham
Praxnas
Mae
Cnag
E. Johnson
Rumford Center
Maine
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
Mas. Citas
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Taxon
Paxon
Alice
Arthur
Wigston
Willie
Weatherstone
Farmer Green
Gum
Inter Ocean
Ashington—Sricklesmith
Teller
Puck
Philadelphia
New York
Spoonamore
Irene
Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia Press
Harper’s Bazaar
der Floh
Maying
Mag
Billy Casey
Billy
Mr. Casey
Jackson
Detroit Journal
Carter
Oma
Union 1G
Sed Wie
Ouglas
Coes
W.L. Douglas
W. J. Doug
Har Douglas
Ouraboes
W. L. Douglas Shoe CO
Brookto
Colen
Ely
ELY Bros
Warton Ht
N.Y
New York Chemical Co
Maiden Lane
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