A Few Grins From Sporting Instinct and Reproof
A gag about mule shoes and a bet on fooling a mule appears in The Sporting Instinct. Chicago Herald and Examiner notes a sharp quip about footwear and a comical exchange on expenses. A Washington Evening Star critique mocks plain speech and claims of understanding amid domestic complexity.
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Chicago Herald and Examiner
Mr. Meekton
Washington Evening Star
A Traveling Man's Experience
The Louisville traveling salesman recounts a 1888 cholera morbus episode. He bought Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at a hotel, followed directions, slept, and awoke cured at five the next morning ready for travel. City Drug Co. 1m
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W. H. Ireland
Louisville
City Drug Co
Constipation Remedy Ad Cites Silly Misquotes
An ad fragment parodies a W. Shakespearean line about marriage and the “best man,” then promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for constipation. It claims to regulate bowels tone the stomach and purify the system, urging readers to try the product.
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A. Potts
Inquest Ridicule Echoes Through Louisville Courier
A brief, satirical note quotes a Courier-Journal cartoon line about excessive investigations and food as a metaphor. The item highlights public skepticism toward probes and the call to ignore complex inquiry. The piece preserves the period voice and regional vibe.
Gets It Drops Then to the Dance Corn Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Gets-It as a miracle corn remover that relieves pain and makes corns peel off like a banana. It claims the product works on all corn types and invites readers to buy at drug stores with a money back guarantee. Dillon local mention and Kupfer Drug Co. are cited.
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Ike
Midley BE. Lawrence &Co
Chicago
Lawyer Presses Witness in Robbery Case
A Galveston News report describes a cross examination where the lawyer demands factual knowledge of the robbery date. The witness replies with a comment about thinking, prompting the judge to question the relevance of thoughts in testimony.
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Galveston
Be Prepared for Vacation Ills With Foley Cathartic Tab
Change of food and water can cause indigestion and headaches during travel. Foley Cathartic Tablets act without pain or griping or nausea, relieving biliousness sour stomach bloating gas and coated tongue. Potts the Druggist.
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Potts
The Meadow Fire Stopped by Elderly Man Confrontation
A sharp youth admonishes an old man burning dead grass in a meadow. The elder replies that the grass will grow back green. An aside promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a pleasant, mild medicine sold for a quarter by City Drug Co.
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City Drug Co
You Never Travel Alone in Your Auto
Detroit Free Press notes a driver prefers a companion to help with a tire change, emphasizing safety and practicality of having a helper on the road. The quote highlights common roadside aid expectations.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Detroit Free Press
Youll Do Better At Home Health Remedy Ad
Sufferers from hay fever and asthma seek relief at health resorts or remain home using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The product claims to allay inflammation soothe bronchi and help breathing, as advertised by Potts the Druggist selling at 1m.
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Foley
Potts
Hair and ears joke sparks playful exchange
In a light moment cited by the Detroit Free Press a speaker asks Helen how she’d look with hair covering her ears. She replies he’d look all right but then asks whether he has enough hair.
Growing Old Before Your Time Kidney Pills Claim
An advertisement notes kidney trouble slows middle aged people and fears of aging stem from kidney issues. Foley Kidney Pills are said to aid Nature in restoring health and relieving backache soreness lameness stiffness puffy eyes and related symptoms.
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Potts
Regular Superman Farm Hand Quits Over Idle Hours
A farm hand who worked daily from dawn to nightfall tells the farmer at month end he will quit. The worker cites three to four hours of idle time each night with nothing to do but sleep, despite promises of steady work. The Buffalo Times report notes the dispute over employment workload.
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Superman
Buffalo Times
Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed for Cough Relief
Mrs Amanda Flint of New Philadelphia recommends Foley's Honey and Tar for her child’s nighttime coughing and tickling throat. She notes the formula contains no opiates and proved best for colds, as advised by Potts the Druggist.
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Amanda Flint
New Philadelphia
Foley
Potts
Moonlit jest at supper ends in family joke
A bar wit teases a farm laborer about marriage. The laborer replies he married once to a woman and adds his sister also married, prompting further sly humor about marriages and gender.
Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed
A hotel man from Dupuyer Montana shares four years of successful use of Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and recommends it to friends through City Drug Co. This reader notes the remedy as a trusted product with proven results.
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Chamberlain
F. H. Dear
Dupuyer, Mont
City Drug Co
Glipping’s Wish for Three Motor Cars Cited
The Birmingham Age Herald notes Glipping's desire to buy a new motor car, claiming he cannot be happy with less than three machines. It recalls his former poverty and jokes that his prior ambition was owning two pairs of suspenders at once.
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Glipping
Birmingham Age-Herald
An Old Fault Finder Advises Chamberlains Tablets
An irritable disposition is linked to indigestion and constipation. A man with good digestion is typically good natured. For digestive trouble, Chamberlains Tablets strengthen the stomach and promote natural bowel movement, as sold by City Drug Co. 1m.
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City Drug Co
Eye Injury Sparks Duty of Care Suit at Chicago Resort
An Irish man in a Chicago resort was poked in the eye with a stick during a brawl and promptly filed charges. The magistrate questioned intent, while the Celt quips that the offender meant to push the eye farther in.
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Chicago
Celt
Cartoons Magazine
House Work in Hot Weather
Hot weather brings no relief from housework drudgery. Women’s work is more trying with overwork and worry causing kidney trouble and a range of pains. Foley Kidney Pills help weak kidneys. Potts, the Druggist. 1m.
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Foley
Potts
Brains Sought in Modest Employer Hiring Talk
A Boston Evening Transcript exchange frames an interview where an employer asserts need for brains and an applicant argues his value, highlighting the job fit and mutual persuasion in a hiring scene.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Woolworth Building Said to Rise From Five And Ten Cent Pieces
A historical note claims the Woolworth Building in New York was financed or built using five and ten cent pieces, illustrating ingenious fundraising approaches for the famed skyscraper.
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Woolworth
New York
Magnificent Ambersons Premier in Our Serial Feature
Esteemed Hoosier author is celebrated for Turmoil Seventeen and Penrod. The Magnificent Ambersons is hailed as his best work yet. Read the installment in this paper. secure the issue with the first part.
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Penrod
Kidney pills promise relief from aching joints and pains
When kidneys function properly they remove waste from the blood and prevent poisoning. Foley's Kidney Pills claim to help the kidneys by removing poisons causing aches and pains, stiff joints, sore muscles and backache. Potts, the Druggist.
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Foleys
Potts
Insurance Payouts For Livestock Losses Prompted By Drought
In Dell, Iowa, Fred E Hale insured six head of cattle with Iowa State Live Stock Insurance Company on May 1 for three months at a premium of 119.85. Eight cattle died from Larkspur poisoning due to drought and short grass. payments totaled 515.00, equal to the insured amount. Hale filed July 28 and received the August 14 check. Separately William Stewart and Sons near Twin Bridges received 500.00 for the death of their Belgian stallion Alphonse No 8459, with a Helena office claim filed July 25 and a check issued fifteen days later.
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Fred E. Hale
Dell
Iowa State Live Stock Insurance Company
Hale
George Opp
Dillon
Opp
William Stewart and Sons
Twin Bridges
Alphonse
Helena
The New West Magazine Building The Wear
An advertisement for The New West Magazine established 1910 promotes Western industry agriculture mining oil and tourism. It offers subscription details with sample price and back issues and lists offices in Salt Lake City Seattle and Detroit with mail options.
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Walker Bank
Salt Lake City
Utah
White
Seattle
Wash
Goldberg
Detroit
Mich
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