Family medicine pitch for Pe-ru-Na by W H B Williams
A letter from W H B Williams publisher of The Farmers Industrial Union urges Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio to promote Pe-ru-Na as a trusted family remedy. He cites personal relief from systemic catarrh and says his wife also relies on it for severe spells. He recommends keeping it at home for children’s climatic illnesses and offers a free book on family medicine from Dr Hartman.
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W. H. B. Willams
The
Farmers’ Industrial Union
Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Signor
Emilio Borgiotti
Pistoia
Italy
Margerhita
Aosta
Fractured Chat at the Hinterland Crossmark
Two weary American travelers meet with misheard phrases in a humorous exchange about language and identity. Each assumes the other speaks English while the other speaks French, highlighting mutual misunderstandings in a foreign setting. The scene captures a London Punch style riff on cross cultural dialogue.
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London Punch
What Kalsomines Are and Other Short Items
Kalsomines are cheap chalk and clay wall coatings glued with animal glue and do not compare to Alabastine, a durable cement. Alabastine should be sold in labeled packages. Also notes a new violet variety from Italy, patents issued in Northwestern Taventuria, and assorted jokes and ads.
Flowering Specimen Revealed In St Nicholas Story
In a whimsical scene from St. Nicholas, a reader reveals a blossom described by a Big Surveyor as a Taraxacum dens leonial. The girl Mistakenly calls it a dandelion, drawing a gentle exchange about botany and curiosity.
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Margaret Johnson
St. Nicholas
Sagacious Rat Traps Mouse For Cheese Lesson
A well fed rat guards a wire container of cheese and tricks a visiting mouse into entering. The mouse is trapped when the door springs shut, revealing the rat’s course of action as a caution about exploiting others. The tale ends with a moral about experience gained at others’ expense. Detroit Journal and Boston Journal referenced.
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Boston Journal
Mystery of the Flat Above Prompted by Neighbor Gossip
A fragment from the Chicago News reproduces a curious exchange about residents in the flat above. The housekeeper asks if they have children, and the agent references the general secretary of the Mothers Mutual Experience Association as the occupant.
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Mother's Mutual Experience Association
Chicago News
Fragmented Cartoon Snippet Reflects Class Clash
A jumble of tongue in cheek captions fromBrooklyn Life and Ally Sloper contrasts rich and poor, underlines hunger and bias, and hints at immigration tensions with lines about bread, bon bons, and landing indignant immigrants. The clipping frames social tensions through mock dialogue and satire.
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Brooklyn
Prominent hustler and schoolboy fight tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quirk retells a boy’s first day at school and his aggressive resolve to “lick every boy in my class” before being expelled, framed as a burlesque on a political figure. The piece uses a bellicose tone and a mother’s reaction to the boy’s exit.
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Sammy
Sam
Cleveland Plaindealer
Cheerful Mat recollects congress gaiters in bygone days
An elderly boarder remarks on the rarity of congress gaiters, noting that they were once common. The Cheerful Idiot confirms the nostalgia, recalling when such gaiters were seen everywhere in Indianapolis.
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Congress
Indianapolis Journal
A Trylog Moments Slagem (from the West)
A rough warning rings from a Western contract dispute as a young man is told to keep his end or face consequences. The terse exchange hints at tension, law, and implicit fallout. Names or precise places are not provided in the fragment.
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Slagem
Feller
And Then He Fainted at a Dinner Party
A dinner party tale of a bashful golfer who talks through dessert while a quiet partner reveals her disinterest. An exchange ends with a playful misread of golf talk and social awkwardness, reflecting the era's light column humor.
Poker Night Memory of a High Stakes Round
A narrative of a late night poker game with stakes around $800 to $2,100. The teller recalls players betting, an opener raising to $1,000, and a dramatic showdown. Three opponents stay in as tension rises and the pot grows large before a final call and decisive hand.
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Gmia City
Belcher
Ness
York Sr
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John I. Farrar
Rapid City
S. D
Fred C. Gonge
Minnneapolis
Minn
August J. Heine
Walpeton
N. D
Walter C. Cunningham
St. Paul
Haller WK. Solberg
Clarkfield
Artiele
Tufford Koutt
Ant
Chicago Tribune
Allen
Druggista and Shea
Allen & Olmstead
LeRoy, N. Y
Tommy Jones
Bobby Brown
Ohio State Journal
Chicago
Clotham
Jemam
Amor Wity Seyinga
Big
Tom
the Home Journal
Detroit
Sloper
Europe
Papa
Chicago Post
Burnit
Dinnapoll
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