Quaint Garden of Jokes and Patent Remedies Declares Local News
A fragmentary clippings mix humor with advertisements for Dodd’s Kidney Pills, Pine’s Cure for Consumption, and Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Names and places mix from Briony Longunice in Indiana to Chicago postal helps, with a dated tone and period ad copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briony Longunice
Predericksturg
Ind
Enoch L Stevens
Tha Place
Atrong Bougsuage
Dodd
Bodd
Mr. Stevens
Mrs Elias Is Freed in Extortion Case Trial
New York court releases Tiattagh Elias, accused of blackmailing John St Platt for 685000. Prosecutors withdraw after lack of evidence. magistrate and assistant district attorney condemn the sham. Civil action follows with Mrs Bling rearrested on bail but released. Platt and attorney Warren witness the scene as Rand urges discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negress
Tiattagh Elias
New York
John St. Platt
Mra. Bling
Inn Aid Bilas
Vannait Eliaa
Rand
Thia Cave
Wonderful New Industry Puts Pomona 150000 To Work On Trolleys
A historical overview praises the American trolley system, noting Ohio progress with 300 miles built around Cincinnati, 3500 miles nationwide, and over 10 million passengers carried in the past year. It highlights employment exceeding 150000, diverse car types, and large investments totaling billions. Also mentions governance and unrelated crime notes from Ne Siding and a British Columbia embezzlement case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Ohio
Cincinnati
SHO s ex OLLEGES There is a great deal of unwise talk
A local letter questions school consolidation and argues most prominent thinkers hailed from country schools. It notes Chicago needs 400 new teachers next year while only 150 applicants are found, and that young women are shifting away from teaching due to low pay and training barriers. The piece links naval school graduates to broader education trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littl
Washington
Iowa
Chicago
Cooley
Chicago Naval School
Louis
War Simulations At Fair and Mormon Rise In England
The piece mentions 200 Boers and others to exhibit warfare for British readers, with most party members settling in Mexico after the fair led by Gen. Cronje remaining away. It notes a Boer Jenader returning to his Transvaal farm and reports a Mormon presence of about 6,000 in England, with clergy denouncing them and a crusade planned to halt spreading beliefs, while Britain draws fire from Norway for imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronje
Transvaal Republic
St. Louis
Piet Arnoldus Cronje
Paardeburg
St. Helens
St. Louis Exposition
South Africa
Mexico
Jenader
Ouee
Transvaal
England
Bney
Engh
Great Britain
Norway
New Kansas City St Louis Line Opens for Freight and Passenger
The St. Louis Kansas City and Colorado Railroad completes a fast, well built route between St. Louis and Kansas City. Rails weigh 80 pounds, steel bridges, stone idle, and it will stop at the World's Fair entrance for east and west trains. Two daily trains run both directions with through sleeping car service to California and Colorado, expanding as demand grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City-St. Louis
St. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado
St. Louia
Kansag
St. Louis, Kansas City
Colorado
St. Louis
Kangas ‘Ory
Bolton
St. Louie
Kansas City
Mai
Passeng
St. Tonia
St. Lot
Kansans City
California v
Il Phio
Colorato
Demanis
Odd tale of real and imagined remedies on a moving train
The dialogue centers on a conductor and passengers with exaggerated suspicions as a shabby woman and a pompous man discuss travel. A spoof ad section touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Allen’s Foot Ease with garbled marketing prose, punctuation errors, and dubious claims, reflecting era advertising quirks.
Emancipated Woman Critiques Fashion and Bills
A fragmented notice-like snippet portrays an emancipated woman complaining about a burdensome bill for a shabby item. It references fashion, hats, and football players as cultural contrasts, with distorted wording suggesting an older newspaper voice.
Needed More Moom Miss Buyen and Bargains
Fragmented dialogue from a Philadelphia Press piece portrays Miss Buyem and Tess in a melodramatic scene about cheap furniture and marriages. The overheard exchange hints at flirtation, jealousy, and social gossip in a humorous domestic setting with multiple named characters.
Food Facts From a Georgia Doctor About Grane-Nuts
A Rome Georgia physician recounts his personal food experiment with Grane-Nuts Load claiming rapid nerve brain and muscle restoration. He says the regimen helped him walk a mile in weeks regain strength and return to practice. He urges readers to review the book advertised and notes the regular food alone fails to sustain the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Georgia
Vostuma
Earth
Creek
Mich
Triad
Geige
Len
Dean
Prexman
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Mias Manaanat Merxney
Third St
Milwaukee
Wis
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Bern
Lake Shore
Lake Shore Stailway
G. I. Daily
Cliet Asst
Pass. Agt
United States
John W.fenry
Fostoria
Winslow
Chile
Boston
EB. Paxton CO
Pope Bidg
Hoston
Mass
Felix Gouraud
Aeade
Ditnear
Milgt
Europe
Great Jones
Ba Ander
Reaper Btk
Fiany
Peoria
Ben
Mugo Reaberg
Haton
Deanglat
Oneal Toverne ‘Alow
Sweet Girl
Mrs. Elias
William J. Keyes
Harry Keyes
Wealey Johnson
Frank Carroll
Maxwell
Ne Siding
Wyo
T. 3. Hall
Britleh Columbia
Arvese
Tul Fa
Olleges
A, Chokse
Vightweight
H E
Pass
Olnimentia
Toledo
Tolevto
Fd, Chaney & Gu
Pricote
Hall
Martield
Khel
Allen
Droggluta Sud Hoc
Stmple
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Haniy
Mer
Tess
Philadelphia Press
Fliss Claussen
Dean Mas. Pryrrramt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
KE. Pinkham
Clara M. Craussex
Penn .T
Lydia X
Lynn
Rosebud Indian Reservation Open
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
Caicase
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chamberlain and
Yankton
Geddes, Platte
Rosebud
F. A. Muller
Genca
Ea HR
Wen
Bev
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