Electrical growth abroad sparks global demand surge
A Shangha i correspondent notes rapid electrical expansion in China with street lighting reaching about fifteen miles and forty three miles of wiring plus six thousand incandescent lamps for homes. An American firm secured Bulawayo’s urban lighting contract, winning on engineering merit amid European competition.
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Shangha
Ching
Tampa
Shaighai
Electton
Bulawayo
Europe
Indian Wisdom and Kickapoo Remedies Promoted by Dr von Spiegel
A Saratoga physician Dr Christian von Spiegel commends Kickapoo Indian Sagwa and other remedies as cures for many ailments. The ad cites miraculous recoveries, promotes Sagwa as a safe vegetable tonic, and urges readers to consult the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. of New Haven for information and medical advice.
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C von Spiegel
Saratoga Springs
Daily
Sardingian
Sapt. 1d
Indiana
Christian von Spiegel
Prataa
von Spiegel
Itu Timaly Tse
Wny
Kickapoo ‘Indian Mediving Co
New Haven
Conn
Unclear fragment hints mischief and new woman satire
A fragment blends spoof dialogue about Munchausen and a dreamlike scene where Adam awakens to a strange creature resembling himself and a “New Woman” figure. The text mixes vaudeville travel talk with surreal imagery and satirical literary references.
The Reason Why and Other Vignettes from Papers
A collage of short humorous snippets and anecdotes from various papers. Dialogues on monuments for women prompt a reflection on gender power, while skits from Chicago Post Harper’s Bazar Punch and others mix domestic scenes and a joke about a boy named Dunraven. A Detroit Tribune note about real estate booms closes the fragment.
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Chicago Post
Fragments of a 19th century newspaper page
A garbled OCR sample presents dialogues and captions from multiple papers. Snippets include a man named Bill and a new gun, remarks about shooting skills, a scene from a Chicago Street flat, a remark on locality “door fourteen,” a note about elevators and latenight service, and jokes about slang and marriage. Also mentions a boardinghouse drawer riddle and a joke about board quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alethia
Fragmented Humor Pieces From Various Uproarious Lines
A collage of quirky snippets and comic dialogues from vintage papers. Jests include punning exchanges about books for a Boston boy, a clerk selling “Jack and the Bean Stalk,” football banter, suffrage banter, fast trains, a clergyman selling sleepers, and playful exchanges on manners and mischief across multiple papers.
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Boston
Momm
Bel Air
New Salzer seeds promise huge yields for farmers
The note touts three new cereals Silver King Barley Silver Mine Data and Golden Triumph Corn claiming yields up to 260 bushels per acre and more. It urges farmers to request Salzer's Seed Co catalogue from La Crosse Wisconsin offering 10 grain and grass samples and the mammoth catalogue for six cents postage.
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Salger
Salzer
Ericssen
John A. Balzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Mammoth
Hooking Wim and Bashful Pastor Scene in Quirky Verse
A whimsical, metafictional exchange features a bashful pastor and a mischievous spirit. The dialogue hints at fate and denial, with playful interruptions from Puck. The fragment reads like a stagey, wordplay laden sketch.
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Wim
Kirtysimith Fengely
Puck
Baby Teething Remedies and Odd Dialogues
Fragmented OCR from a late 19th or early 20th century page shows quips about teething babies and household woes. It includes odd exchanges with Uncle Mose, Parson, and a sarcastic professor, plus medical ad language for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hustetter's Bitters. References to a Detroit press item and Chicago Record style jokes appear among scattered captions and consumer notices.
Dancing in Cold and Illnesses Across the Town
A fragmentary verse list describes bitter cold and its effects on people and animals. It mentions frost bite, rheumatism, neuralgia, toothache, buckache, and universal feebleness. It references a St Jacob’s OM. The tone mirrors a local lament or humorous catalog.
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Jack
Dialogue Fragments From Mrs Bingo's Scene
A fragmentary exchange shows Mrs Bingo instructing her servant to be sent for Bridget. The dialogue mentions lorny and a servant named Bridget, hinting at a domestic scene within the Life publication.
Hanson's Maglio Corn Ulve and Oddities
A garbled clump of 19th century ad jingles and quotes. It mentions Weranted cures and refunds, a Life Position, and an exchange about a permanent position. It references Parker's Ginger Tonia for ailments and Windercorns for corn relief. Burglars broke into a church last night, stealing everything, prompting a quip about collections.
Feeding Sheep for Mutton in Nebraska Outlooks
A Nebraska sheepman notes abundant cheap feed with about 400000 sheep fed this season. He aims to export mutton to Baltimore and Glasgow, shipping 1000 head per lot every ten days. He expects British restrictions to cut value by about one dollar per hundred for American shippers, and sees shipments buoyed by more sheep on feed than last year.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
J. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wholesale Drugerate
Tolaia
Obio
Nail
Sli
Halls Family
Nebroska
Nebraska
Baltimore
Glengow
Indiana
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von Spiegal
Saratoga, N
Lirganeas
Washington’ Star
Nore Finsky Tyne
Munschausen
Adam
Phere
Gome
Papa
Tommy
Willie
Dunraven
Tommy el
N. B
City Hall
Detroit
Vanderchamp
Chicago Record
Wargreaves
Porry
Ethel
Molly
Nell
Somerville Journal
Folly
Westchester Globe
Phathead
Sarah
Cleveland Post
Farniah Thom
Hamlet McDuff
Arizona
Bazoo
Plenane
Detroit Tribune
Diglind
Peat
Detroit News
Miss Gush
Storma
Cleveland
Skidds
Detroit Free Press
Mise Morence
Florence
Bree Press
Wisaiow
Uncle Mose
Parson
Katie
OG. Albright
Minbirg
Dee
Coot
Plese
Ree Press
Sebasinpol
Vaxault
Hustetter
Blomich
Louise
Isabel
Hanson
Fawley 2
Snolp & Co
Harper's Haznr
Parker
Garpeis
Riga
Stulr
Erie Cay
Jacobs Oil
Walter Baker &P
George Washington
A. W. Greely
Ladies’ Home Journal
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
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