Worldly Point of View on a Clergyman’s Judgment
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a Rev. Dr Bingley is deemed not mentally strong after he refused to wed a divorced woman and lost a $200 fee. The remark frames the clergy member's professional stance as a point of moral contention and public opinion.
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Bingley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Typewriter Invention and Its Effects
A statistician claims the typewriter invention has created 500,000 jobs but omits how many cases of weak stomachs it caused. The text promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for sedentary workers to help bear the strain of confinement.
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Hostetter
For What He Missed
A dispute erupts at a gate when a hand organ musician tries to play. An irate citizen orders him away while the vendor repeats a refusal to play claiming no interest and offering coins for music.
No Remedy Equals Peruna, 80 The Women All Say
Miss Susan Wymar a Richmond schoolteacher in Chicago writes to Dr Hartman praising Peruna as a blessing from relief she has found. A Racine Wis reader Mrs Margaretha Dauben reports feeling well and happy after taking Peruna for female complaint during life changes. Peruna is claimed to have no equal for irregularities and pelvic catarrh claims and a free women’s book is offered.
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Susan Wymar
Richmond
Chicago
Ill
Hartman
Margaretha Dauben
North Superior St
Racine City
Wis
Pen
Columbus
Nine-year-old in psychology labeled worker at term
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation features a nine year old, Jimie, described as a worker in psychology in his second term. He asserts higher moral influence does not make a good citizen and claims the speaker is afraid of the police.
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Jimie
Cleveland
Unclear dialogue fragment hints at stomach upset
Fragmentary exchange mentions loss of appetite and stomach tumbling likened to cobblestones. References a truck and luncheon but lacks clear context or identifiable persons or events.
Ladies Can Wear Shoes With Allen's FootEase
An ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight shoes and treat swollen hot feet, ingrown nails, corns, and bunions. It claims universal drugstore availability, a trial package by mail, and lists Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York as advertiser. The piece also includes a brief cartoon caption about a landlord and a barmaid negotiation featuring Ally Sloper.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
J H Rindlaub Eye Ear Nose Throat Doctor Ad
Dr J H Rindlaub specialist in Fargo North Dakota offers eye ear nose and throat care. A humorous Chicago Journal quote appears about a child choosing between parents and a joke about Rubber. The snippet ends abruptly with an unfinished thought.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Critical period in a woman's life and trusted medicine
A period described as crucial for every woman with no mistakes to be made. The medicine is hailed as highly reliable, proven by an army of grateful women helped by it.
In Her Arms Once More
Constance Maynard, nearly 30, watches over her nephew Laddie on a sunny shore when he slips near a breakwater. Rupert Laird, once her lover, rescues the drowning boy and revealing a shared past shocks Connie. He admits a hard life since their separation, while she remains the devoted chiefly to the children.
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Constance Maynard
Margaret
Laddie
Rupert Laird
Constance
Rupert
Tom
Connie
Lovers Reunite After Years By Moonlit Sea
In a quiet seaside scene Connie and Tom’s bond is renewed as Laddie sleeps nearby. The moonlit water, dawned lights, and sea breeze set a hush as long-awaited reunion unfolds with lingering faith and memory.
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Tom
Connie
Laddie
Montanas Red Man Schemer Sells Polished Buffalo Horns
An Anaconda Standard piece portrays a Montana Indian in town who trades polished buffalo horns sourced from a slaughterhouse. He inflates their value with careful preparation and craftsmanlike mounting by a skilled squaw, then sells them to gullible buyers for two dollars. The tale notes his cunning and habit of avoiding saloons and slots.
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Buck
Yallowstone Park
Tenderfoot
Foolhardy Familiarity Triggers Deadly Explosions
A Pittsburg railroad veteran warns that familiarity with handling high explosives breeds carelessness. In a wrecking scenario two men prepared dynamite on a wrecking train. a misthrown cap or dropped cartridge caused a catastrophic explosion, erasing the car, train, and both men in a single blast.
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Pittsburg
Called the Wrong Man
An Irish arrival in Cincinnati finds his bed shared with a barber. After sleep, the barber shaves the guest’s head. The next morning the man discovers his bald reflection and exclaims that they have called the wrong man.
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Cincinnati
Pat
Venerable Bishop Taylor Career of a Missionary Leader
Bishop William Taylor, now on the Methodist Episcopal Church superannuated list, retired four years ago after preaching fifty three years. He began as a street preacher in California and served in foreign missions across Africa Australia India South America Asia and many South Pacific islands.
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Taylor
William Taylor
Methodist Episcopal Church
California
Africa
Australia
India
South America
Asia
South Pacific
Lace Making in America Mills and Machines
Lace making in the United States grows with about a dozen large mills and 175 lace making machines. The equipment represents nearly 3 million dollars in invested capital and produces about 4.5 million pairs of curtains annually valued at 20 million dollars.
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America
United States
Wee bairn comes to house delays school
In a Scottish-Gaelic tone a little girl explains a baby arrived at the house that morning causing her late arrival. The teacher smiles and notes the father is in Edinburgh unaware, while the mother being at home would have helped. The exchange ends with a cautious approval.
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Muaggie
Edinburgh
Hame
St. Andrew's Gazette
Gold Medal Prize Trentine Book Prospectus
A promotional notice from The Pea body Medical Institute invites buyers to order Gold Medal Prize Trentine 25 Cts. The catalog promises a 865 page work with engravings in paper or cloth binding and offers a prospectus Vado Mecum free. Postage 60 cts. Write now to No 4 Bulfinch St Massachusetts.
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Trentine
Minil
Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St. N
Mass
America
Prospectus Vado
Theorising About Degenerate Descents
A studious man asks if men are descended from orangutans and Mr Blykins criticizes scientists for generalizing. He claims he was not descended from an orangutan and doubts others are, while acknowledging suspicions about many people. The Washington Post cites the exchange.
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Mr. Blykins
Washington Post
Promoter Claims Riches in Mining Stock Sale
A promoter recounts striking a paying claim in the mining region and touts selling stock certificates at five dollars each. He boasts the venture paid well, claiming his claim yielded a marvel of richness and that he sells printed stock broadly.
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Washington Star
Advertisement Habit Brings Reader Bargains and Stories
Read the advertisement and you will enjoy this publication more as it offers amusing stories and helps you find excellent bargains. Our advertisers supply exactly what they advertise, reflecting their offerings in each notice.
Honesty Pays Off in A Fare Mixup
In a Philadelphia Inquirer report a man recounts paying the conductor with a $1 bill that was mistaken for a $2. The conductor gave back $1.95 in change. The exchange underscores the old saying honesty is the best policy.
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Smith
Jones
Philadelphia Inquirer
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement for Foot Comfort
An advertising notice promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve swollen burning sweating and bunions. It claims a cure and urges purchase at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples. The ad provides a mailing address in LeRoy New York for samples.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
Plainly Impossible in Love Pair Vexes Father
Dialog fragment shows Young Mr Spoonamore newly accepted and a young woman fretting over her father’s disapproval. The exchange hints at romance inhibited by parental expectations in a Chicago Tribune context.
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Mr. Spoonamore
Papa
Chicago Tribune
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
List of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes Leroy Buffington Minneapolis for Automobile Thomas Canty Minneapolis for Hat-box Oliver Crosby St Paul for Supplementary track Carl Kartowics Pelan for Whiffletree attachment Sidney L Long Magnolia for Type-setting stick Silas E Warrick Pipestone for Band-cutter and feeder for threshing machines Griggs Cooper Co St Paul for certain Krocer’s merchandise Trademark Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 011 012 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul
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Northwestern
Leroy
Buffington
Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas Canty
Oliver Crosby
St. Paul
Carl Kartowics
Pelan
Sidney L. Long
Magnolia
Silas E. Warrick
Pipestone
Griggs, Cooper & Co
Krocer
Merwin, Lothrop @ Johnson
Pioneer Press Bidg
Bt. Paul
Preserving Hin Dignity in Freshie Notice Quoting Slang
A brief glance at a campus exchange shows a professor leaning on slang quotes while a senior grumbles that the practice lacks dignity. The Indianapolis Press notes the ongoing tension between informality and traditional decorum in academic discourse.
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Freshie
Indianapolis Press
Cure for Consumption Rivaled By No Equal Claim
A reader from Trinity Springs Indiana quotes Feb 15 1900 asserting Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal for coughs and colds. The letter references a strong personal endorsement of the product.
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Piso
Joan F Bowen
Trinity Springs, Ind
Does Miss Giddy Play Cal lows Ill Now
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press item mentions Miss Giddy playing Cal lows Ill Now, referencing Prof Dalsegno and Mr Hunker in a quoted exchange. The rest of the text advertises Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer free trial, Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti, and various patent medicine claims, with a brief tease on open-air amusements.
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