A Gem of a Girl Delays Homecoming Over Whales and Homesickness
An American tale from New Jersey and Maine follows a Maine-born maid Mrs. Poet’s household where homesickness strikes amid a rose garden attacked by whale oil spraying. The maid fears returning home, but the odor clears and she stays, amid a humorous yarn about a Scotchman and a sea voyage ending in ill fate.
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New Jersey
New York
Maine
Post
Mary
Poet
Misches
Marm
N. Y
Queer Money in Mexico A Travellers Odd Currency
An old traveler recounts finding edible banknotes in Mexico where soap cakes served as legal tender in many towns. A police officer noted the odd money as the traveler inspected each cake stamped with town names and government authorization. Some cakes bore washing signs from laundries, yet the narrator continued to encounter similar makeshift currency.
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Mexico
Eenea Coveney
Tyre
Unreadable OCR Fragment on Humor and Identity
Fragmentary text discusses jest appreciation and perception gaps among readers. Mentions an intentional enemy and a steamer coming to America. Contains garbled names and unclear events, with no verifiable details or clear outcome.
Polite Man Corrects Public Etiquette on New York Elevated
An incident in an uptown New York elevated car shows a gentleman insisting a mother teach her son to offer a seat to a young woman. The boy returns to his mother as he is compelled to show courtesy, sparking the mother's rebuke and a debate on parental influence. A clockmaker later finds a wag-tail nest made entirely of clock springs, presented to the local museum as a curious example of natural ingenuity.
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Euysine
New York City
New York
N. Y. Press
M. Rueder
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Opens in Durham NC Ad
Dentistry office over Whitmore’s bakery offers Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Cures piles or no pay. 25 cents per box. Sold by R Blacknall & Bon Cc.
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Bucklen
R. Blacknall & Bon Cc
New Great South American Kidney Cure advertised
Relief in six hours claims the New Great South American Kidney Cure relieves distress in the bladder kidneys back and urinary passages in both men and women. It promises rapid relief from incontinence and pain and is sold by Heartt and Farthing in Durham North Carolina. Also mentions pile cures and testimonials from Yearby and Milwaukee as proof.
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Heartt & Farthing, Druggists
Durham
N. C. Co
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and protection pledge
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists endorsements from West Truxa and Walding Kinnan Marvin, notes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and urges purchase from Toledo druggists at 75 cents per bottle. It promises testimonials and cites constitutional treatment.
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Hall
Ondie & Co
P. J
FE. J. Coheney,& Co
Toledo
O Sa
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Bowes
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Farquhar
A. B, Farquhar Co., Ltd
York, PA
J. T. Womble
Department of Dentistery
Whitmore's Bakey
N.C
Perry Davis & Son
Ada Smith
Bons &c
Woods
Chikren
Goves Rib
First National Bank
Main Street
Ellis, Stone & Co
H. Heineman
Milwaukee
New Y
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Seaboard
ATR Line
Ralbson, D. C
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Carolina
Salisbury
Knoxvile
Tent
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Ihereenville
Athens
Atlanta
Oxford
Dan Richmond
Ureville
Mandally Ae Sica
Columbia
Charleston
Savannah
Ae Wille
All Roe
Florida
al Jacksonville
Augusta
Selma
Fayetteville
Sona
Son Gold
Newborn
Wilmington
W4& K. R
Goldsboro
Points East
Rock, Mount
Tarboro
Yore & Caroll
Ing Railroad
Hains Arive
Kaledil
Ima
Easter
Clarksville
Rans Pointe
Richmond
Raleigh
Greens
Pouthie Galt
Charlot
Pasta
Atlantic and Danville Railway
West Norfolk
Courchland
Shonbiers Hil
Beamon
Copetaie
Helium
Elwood
Frankilo
Ble Court Kupe
Oaqrea
Danville
Connections
Bejfheid
Attamste Coast
Jeffress
Fi Pall Meer Dorham
Sertolk
All Pointe North
CW. Rochele Photogrape
Norham N.C
Alderson
A.G. Elliott
Sunnyside Floral Nursery
Jamas M. Lambe
Chas. A. Robinson & CO
Olive St
St. Louis, Mo
Rae
Society
Mae Eee the
Recorder Office
Aamm
Accsat
Nt. Tea
Fiesta B
D.& C. Roses
West Grove
Siastrae Vast
Emma
Southern Railway
Graham
Haw River
Mebane
Hillsboro
Univer TY
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Eigh
Goldaboro
Carris Pullman
Cotton State
Atlanta, GA
Iber
Asheville
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Ghartae
Burloite
Denyiile
Hoya
Warrenton
Wilkentsor
Colvin Aziekats
Inclus
Wit
D. T
Colum
Macs
Nordtessen
Dureham, NW. C
Union
Lynchburg
Urbe
Sam
Roanoke
Pocahonitas
Rocky Mount Clea
Amy
Chattanooga
Enosville
Guan
Radford
Ghatetanooga
Lynch
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Norfolk
Pullman Palace
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