Quote exchange on plans for next campaign noted
Washington Star quotes a practical man who will not pursue plans, instead letting others pursue and dodge attention. Indianapolis Journal notes someone asked who proclaimed the voice of the people as the voice of God, suggesting the speaker forgot after defeat at the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Tommay—Paw
God
Hgg
Indleuspolis
Mixtorlenl Hem
Tommy—Paw
Mr. Pigg
Indiapapalis Journal
Seed catalog advertisement and quotations
Old style catalog blurb invites readers to request seeds including Salzer seed offerings and 80 cent catalog. Prominent quotes from Thomas a Kempis and Sainte Elsewhere appear. Also includes a cold cure pill ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and general maxims about wealth and contentment.
Peruna touted by ex congressman in catarrh cure letter
Ex congressman A T Goodwyn of Alabama endorses Pe-ru-na from Columbus Ohio for catarrh. He claims two bottles cured him and urges the public to consider the remedy promoted by Dr Hartman. The letter touts Peruna as a national catarrh remedy backed by public figures and a free book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Goodwyn
Alabama
Columbus
Ohio
Centlemen
Hartman
Peruno
Fortiminn
Tho uble of the Poor and Rent Worries
A factory worker voices distress over hunger and rent as the main fear for the poor. She notes meals possible on cheap staples and second hand clothing, but rent pressures loom regardless of work. A widow facing eviction due to an overburdened rent collection reveals systemic strain and charity help with wrap dressmaking earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Walking Fish of the Indian Sea
The article describes the walking fish of the Indian seas noting elongated wrist bones and powerful claws like pectoral fins that let it traverse wet ground. It cites the Doras of South America traveling overland in dry pools and the climbing perch leaving water to climb trees using its tail and spiny fins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Sea
Indian Seas
Gunther
Antnala at Play and Mountain Youths Ski Jumping
The excerpt describes cat play in straight runs and quick turns using the goat jump, plus young chamois sliding on perpetual snow from 100 to 350 meters before scrambling back up. A crust of humor appears as Professor Ferdinand pledges forever to his wife Emma after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antnala
Brehn
Emma
Ferdinand
Revenge of the Jitted and a Mining Rush Report
A garbled column blends tales of a prank involving Algy and Hidith with a wild mining rush at Nullagine Australia where diamonds were found and lives feared lost. It promotes Tonics and patent medicines, including Hoatet ter's Stomach Bitters, Dr Kinne’s nerve remedies, Seth Arnold’s Cough Killer, and Piso's Cure, in a jumble of ads and quotes from various sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nullagine
Australia
Hoatetter
Tosing memory and self worth in a breakfast table remark
An excerpt from the Litts burg Chronicle-Telegraph notes a boarder remarking on tomorrow’s Maine remembrance and today’s Valentine memory. It closes with a Maxims-style line about personal value and self-determination by Schiller.
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Tosing
Maine
St. Valentine
Littsburg
Record Diving Feat Sets Cargo Relay Depths
A diver named Erooper completed seven descents below 200 feet to aid the Cape Horn wreck, staying underwater for forty two minutes. An authority notes the deepest verified human descent is about 220 feet, equating to roughly 88 pounds per square inch pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Horn
South America
Erooper
Comforting Words To Women By Lydia E Pinkham Ad
A galveston reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from backache headaches whites and menstrual pain. The letter endorses the tonic and Mrs Pinkham's advice as lifesaving for women and argues many would benefit from trying it.
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Mra. Pinkham
C. B. Lann
19Th
N Sts
Galveston
Texas
Pravertas
Pinkham
Lydia EB
Why Ships Are Not Struck by Lightning
Explanation notes that ships avoid lightning strikes because rigging uses wire rope and hulls are iron or steel, making the vessel a continuous conductor that directs electricity into the ocean before damage can occur. The text discusses electrical conduction from ship parts to the sea.
Hulls Catarrh Cure advertisement and Paris bootblacks
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure claims from Hulls Catarrh Cure by I J Cheney Co Toledo. Endorsers West Troax and Kinon Marvin vouch for reliability. Also notes French female bootblacks in Paris wearing neat garb and tending work with clean hands.
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Haw
Hull
I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
I. J. Cooney
West& Troax
Paris
France
Sisters of Mercy
Sign of Decay in Cleveland Parody Scene
A vendor remarks on Sonnet the rhymester once notable, now on the down-hill road as townsfolk express disappointment. The cause appears to be his failure to parody Stud Nipling’s latest poem for a full week.
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Cleveland
Patents Inspect Eant Week to Northwestern Inventors
List of names with Minn. cities for various patents including monkey wrench dredging apparatus corn planter and placer mining apparatus. Mentions Baltimore & Ohio Railroad order for steel conlets and rolling stock purchases totaling 30,304 with cars and locomotives. Includes stray remarks and a question about the phrase the voice of the people.
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Northwestern
John I. Daniels
Minn
John R. Kungselman
Stillwater
Adelbert G. Lawrence
Mottey
Alexander McDougall
Duluth
Horace N. Randall
Tracy
Mion
Peter Schaeter
St. Peter
George Wetherby
Ming
Baltimore & Ohio Rall
Pressed Steel Company
Carnegie Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chip
Conductor on crowding a car puzzle in Philadelphia paper
The Philadelphia North American quotes a quip about how many people can fit in a car, noting it depends on whether they are married or courting. The line reflects 19th century social humor, with a nod to risk and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alabastine Promises Durable Wall Coating
Alabastine is marketed as a long lasting wall coating, superior to cheap kalsomines. It comes in white or twelve tints, ready to use with water, dry powder form, and coats plaster brick wood or canvas. It resists rubbing and scaling, can be re coated, and is promoted for use in churches and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalsey
Aclte
Elistomere
Alabantine Bird
Alabantine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
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Ayer
Cork Addon
Ne ‘Lowell
Salzer
Salser's
John A. Balzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Kempis
Soeratea
Omed of
Catatric
Lonia
Algy
Hidith
Indianapolis Journal
H. H. Green
Atlanta
Alldruggiste
Dr. Kinne
Baby Kine, Ltd
Arch St
J, UG
Leoland
Seth Arnold
Togue
Socrates
Jy Winslow
Avery Tailor
Piso
Northcott
Windsor
Ont
Canada
Herbert
Sehiller
ST. Jacobs
E Harry
Rife
Ohlon
Alon
Ian Mond
Rocky Mountains
Tell
Wisconsin
Ed Tors
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Ben Davies
Thiri St
St. Paul
T. O. Currie
Stevens Point
Wla
Buckingham
Hall
Gregory
James J. H. Gregory
BON
Marblehead
Mums
No. O
Agro
Ong
Tom
United States
Nue Ladies
Shade Eb Bros
Fiona
Enh & Perm
Addres
Sears, Roebuck Ry ii
Thigabo
Sapolio
Sens
Rome
New York
Furter
Thin Ae fompkins-Corbin Co
Broadway
New York City
Cayetie Uconn
Saat
Tim mentFree
Thore Ayes
Mae
Thompson
Leman
Mertel
Biwi
Para AG Pca French Drug CO
Sarah J, Hale
Waat
Kalsomines
Ani
Crurches
Ici
Eithar
Alamands
Salling
Nalogan
Infringement
Lapas Co
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