Rounted Him They tell me you half-filled two highwaymen
A fragment from a 19th century style column recounts a street encounter, noting a man defending himself against three robbers with revolvers. The narrative mentions a crowd of onlookers and a surprising turn of events as the robber threat collapses into chaos. It also includes a humorous anecdote about a seed company gift and a barber joke, quoted in a rambling, patchwork fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Cure Ad and Miscellany
An assorted early 20th century clippings page includes an advertisement for Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Cure with a $2.00 trial bottle, plus fragmentary dialog about weather and jokes. Items mention Philadelphia address Morne Ltd Arch St and local family banter, plus anecdotal quotes and a sales note for Arnold’s Cough Killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kline
Morne, Ltd
Arch
Philadelphia
Centenarians in Servia Reach Remarkable Milestone
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Borvia, a small country of under 1.8 million, has 575 people aged over 100, highlighting extraordinary longevity amid limited population. References to various items and odd phrases accompany the brief census-like tally.
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Servia
Borvia
Heaviest New Jersey Hog Claimed At 1700-Pound Live Weight
Robert Black of Cream Ridge Monmouth County owns a Jersey Red hog described as perhaps the heaviest in the United States. Three years old, it weighed 960 pounds in March and 1240 pounds by August 1. It stood at 1620 pounds on November 1 with daily gains of about three pounds and is expected to reach 1700 pounds when slaughtered in December.
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New Jersey
United States
Robert Black
Monmouth County
Axio
Grohard Traod
Il- Haola Horticultural Society
H. M. Dunlap
Two Grateful Women Work
DANENY West Winsted Conn writes of relief from female weakness and womb displacement after using Mrs Finkham s Vegetable Compound. She says sleep returns, pain eases, bloating stops, and daily work becomes possible thanks to the medicine and advice.
Sickness to Solution in a Nebraska Woman’s Letter
A Franklin Nebraska reader describes relief from painful menses and back pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, praising its effects and stating she would not part with the medicine. The note accompanies assorted quotes and humorous items from newspapers and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Neb
Lydia
Pinkham
One Day Cold Cure Mishmash and Odd Tale
A garbled medical ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinire Tobieta as a cure for a cold in a day with refunds. The piece includes a London hospital scene where a surgeon meets a bizarre bite case, noting the bite was not from an animal but "another lady" in a witty exchange.
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London Hospital
Bits
Light flaky pie crusts with Dr Price's Baking Powder
A recipe note promotes Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder for light digestible crusts without butter or with reduced fat. It claims economy and ease, suggesting half quantity, possible shortening, and thinning flour by a third to achieve a tender crust using the powder's rising action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Price
Alkali surveys and berry growing notes in farm circular
The article reports an underground survey of alkali distribution in Yellowstone Valley soils, linking irrigation depth to alfalfa decline, and outlines methods to grow quality strawberries with select plants, thorough soil prep, and proper fertilization. It also covers pest controls, orange fruit worm spread in Mexico, farm manager shortages, and winter forced pie plant production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Valley
Department of Agriculture
Ailall
H. Qugal
Colman
California
Florida
Mexico
Sierra Madre Mountains
C. G. Elliott
Sew Talk Sparks City Debate On School Activities
A Chicago Reward letter quotes opinions arguing that sewing instruction for schoolgirls may be pointless and that even skilled married women might not sew, reflecting a broader debate on curriculum and practical skill teaching.
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Chicago
Patents listed for Northwestern Inventory week
A summary of patent filings shows inventors from Minnesota and surrounding states. Notable items include Mason H. Crittenden of Minneapolis with a closing light wells device, Henry Dahlman of Minneapolis with a machine for making purflings, and Owen Dougherty of Minneapolis with a fishing tackle and a signaling train device by Harry De Wallace of St Paul. Other entries cover a merry-go-round by Samuel La Due and various agricultural and construction devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Mason H. Crittenden
Minneapolis
Minn
Henry Dahlman
Harry de Wallace
St., Paul
Owen
Dougherty
J. Thomas Gormay
Bertsch
F. Aamodt
Ole R. Hauskey
Lake Preston
Samuel (. la Due
Min
Ruler
Spacer
Francois B. McDaniels
Owatonna
Gilbert Thorsen
Letcher
Merwin O
Washburn
Henry Whames
Winona
Power Hammer
Joseph J
Fixing the Mame Questioning a Tailor’s Short Trousers
In Chicago News a young Brockleigh questions why trousers are always a bit short. The tailor replies he notices the length is shorter when he presents the hill, leaving Brockleigh puzzled by the fitting.
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Young Brockleigh
Nolegs
Hill
Chicago News
Left-Handed Club Draws 2000 Members in Southern California
A left handed club in Southern California reports about two thousand members across major towns. The sole eligibility criterion for joining is being left handed.
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California
Hull's Catarrh Cure offered for $100 cure guarantee
Frank J. Cheney and company of Toledo promise one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. The sworn affidavit, notarized December, outlines the guarantee and directs buyers to send for testimonials. The ad promotes Hull's Catarrh Cure taken internally and its purported blood and mucous action. Hull's Family Pills are also advertised.
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Bratyd
CITT
Toledo
Brenk J. Chaney
F. J.chenay &Co
Hull
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
San
A.W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Te. Hull
Fasting feats noted by Innns sect in India
The Innns sect in India leads fasting feats with members fasting thirty to forty days routinely and abstaining from food for seventy five days once a year. The practice highlights remarkable endurance among followers as reported in the excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Fent
Innns
India
Wasis
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Hood
America
G. J. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Steen Hood
Henry A. Salzer
John A. Salzer
Biggs
Diggs
Mase
Uncle Mase
Chile
Boston Journal
Ethel
Mrs. Cawker
Mr. Cawker
Anna M. Ross
Williamsport
Jane
Mary
Cleveland
Arnold
Barton, Boyd
Wis
Abothie
Jenkins
Han
Romeo Scruggs
Winslow
Lydia Brinkham
Santa Claus
Washington Star
Wafficult
Hobson
Cleveland Plala Dealer
Nott
Mr. Augustine
Conkta
Herewich
Inquirer
Hoard
Spain
Williams
Asa Robinson
Mt. Stilling
Wilkams
Br. Wiliams Medicine
Gatrey Genemueteer
Gaud Roth
Tau Ila
Salle
Bays
DR. Martel
Daugco
Pearl St
New York
Tull
W.H. Dunlap & Co
Monras St
Buckingham
A. P. Hall & Co
Nashua, KH
Candy Cathartic
Atves Gulek Rojlof
Aurea Woret Sane
Seni
ST. Jacobs
Curei
Sciatica
Lumbago
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