Folly of Hobson Provokes Grown Man’s Shock
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a harsh critique of Lieut Hobson’s practice, describing the editor’s reaction with vivid, biting language. The piece laments perceived folly while noting Hobson’s reportedly fortunate status. It also references Germany Asia Minor and predicts changes under religious and political pressures and touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for digestive ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Germany
Asia Minor
Why the wedding ring goes on the third finger
The article explains the origin of wearing a wedding ring on the third finger of the left hand. It notes the Egyptians believed a slender nerve connected this finger to the heart and that Isis worshippers held it sacred to Apollo and the sun, making gold the chosen metal for the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isis
Apollo
Advertisements invite readers to enjoy bargains
The notice urges readers to study advertisements for amusement and value. It promotes advertisers as reliable and claims they deliver what they advertise, inviting engagement with the publication’s ads.
Fits Permanently Cured and Trousers Too Short
A fragment from Chicago News suggests a humorous tale about a tailor and a young man named Brockleigh. The tailor jokes the trousers come up short because the habit follows the wearer, implying a playful, self aware remark on fitting and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Brockleigh
Chicago News
Very Bad Case Biggs Distracts With Newspaper Towel
A terse exchange notes a barber across the street who humorously pins a newspaper around the neck and offers a towel to read during a hair cut. Biggs comments on the absence of rind and questions the barber’s actions.
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Biggs
Health for Ten Cents Cascarets Health Cure
Cascarets promote natural bowels and kidneys function, destroy microbes, and ease headache billiousness and constipation. Sold by all druggists.
Unfortunate Query Inspires Handwriting Talk
A young man muses on writing as a soft read pencil while a cruel girl asks about study of handwriting revealing character. An ad jokes about curing colds in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Henry A. Salzer Seed Co. manager sends an $8,000 New Year gift to Charles City College.
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Washington Star
Henry A. Salzer
John A. Salzer
Munich
Fragmented Comic Snippets From Tease and Tales
A garbled OCR collage presents quotes and jokes from multiple sources. It includes lines about honesty in government, a New York burlesque quip, A white man and Uncle Mose dialogue, grocers charging for salt, and a girl’s tongue as an arrow, all stitched into a single noisy clump.
Murder on Pitcairn Island ends peaceful era of mutineers
The article details Pitcairn Island's first murder, committed by Christian, a descendant of Fletcher Christian, who killed a young woman and her child to pursue another lover. A British judicial commissioner presided after the island parliament imprisoned him, amid a history of isolation, mutiny, and strict order. The piece also surveys island life, geography, and curious scientific notes.
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Pitcairn Island
Bounty
Pitcairn
Christian
South Pacific
Fletcher Christian
Harry A. Christian
Child
The
Coffin
Nantucket
Youngs
Mc- Coys
Buffets
Coffins
Mc- Coy
England
McCoy
Suva
Fiji Islands
Western Pacific
Old England
New England
Bounty Bay
Goat House
Parliament House
The Human Body Facta Not Generally Known
The London Mail notes that tall men are rare with only one in 208 exceeding six feet. It adds that ideal weight per foot of stature ranges from twenty six to twenty eight pounds, a proportion not shared by all in modern hurried lives.
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Ayer
London Mail
Swiss Anthropologist Faces Customs Over Bones
A Swiss anthropologist returning from Patagonia brought cases with skeletons and skulls. Customs officers initially appraised them as "common bones" and charged a duty, provoking the scientist's anger. After further consultation they reclassified the items as "worn personal effects of foreign residents."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patagonia
Statue 6 000 Years Old Unearthed In Ancient Site
A newly recovered statue believed to be about six thousand years old marks one of the earliest known carvings discovered at an ancient site. Archaeologists described the find as a significant glimpse into early craftsmanship and cultural expression.
Survivor of Bounty mutineers and Pitcairn life amid ruins
John Adams, last survivor of the Bounty mutineers, taught natives to read and urged missionary aid. The mutineers, once wild sailors, grew religious before death, leaving a God-fearing Pitcairn community behind. The island’s white house houses the president, visiting ships from San Francisco frequent, while an ancient wooden carved sheikh portrait tomb is noted as 6 000 years old.
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Triatch
John Adams
the Bounty
Adams
Pitcairn
White House
United States
San Francisco
Japanese Breweries Thrive in Domestic Beer Industry
Japanese Breweries Thrive Japan has developed the beer brewing industry within its borders to a degree that Japanese brewers can compete successfully with importers. The text notes strong domestic growth and a capability to challenge foreign brands.
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Japan
Great Opportunities in Daily Fidelity and Hebrew Cubit
A reflective note on seizing opportunities through daily fidelity. It asserts that preparation is simple and comes from attention to each day. The mention of the Hebrew cubit, defined as just under 23 inches, adds a historical measurement detail.
Sunday in Billville sermon notes oversteeped with jests
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution mocks local life in Billville with a blown church steeple stone joke and satirical lines about a minister and Mormon missionaries. It mentions a husband’s salary levied by lightning rod and a Jubilee in Atlanta with married men away.
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Billville
Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
List of patents granted to inventors from Minnesota and the Dakotas. Names include Mason H. Crittenden Minneapolis Henry Dahlman Minneapolis Henry De Wallace St Paul Owen T. Dougherty Minneapolis J Thomas Gorman F Bertsch F Aamodt Ole Hauskey Lake Preston Samuel La Due Fertile Francis McDaniels Owatonna Gilbert Thorsen Letcher Edwin Washburn Minneapolis Henry Whames Winona Merwin Loth B Johnson and others. Patent attention at 010 Pioneer Press Building St Paul.
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Northwestern
Mason H. Crittenden
Minneapolis
Minn
Henry Dahlman
Harry de Wallace
St. Paul
Owen T. Dougherty
J. Thomas Gorman
F. Bertsch
F. Aamodt
Ole R. Hauskey
Lake Preston
Samuel 0
la Due
Fertile
Francis B. McDaniels
Owatonna
Gilbert Thorsen
Letcher
Edwin UC. Washburn
Henry Whames
Winona
Joseph J.irembie
Whitewood
Merwin
Loth B Johnson
Patend
Atton Beys
Pioneer Press
St. Peul
Jane Tried It in a Kitchen Misstep
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls a quip where a cook’s hair burned while lighting a candle. The exchange centers on Jane and Mary, with Jane overheard dismissing Mary, prompting Mary to attempt the candle. The line ends with “Well, she tried it.”
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Jane
Mary
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim in Toledo Admitted
Frank Genney, senior partner of F J Cheney, swears to pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The oath is made before a notary in Toledo Ohio as part of a promotional claim. The document includes truncated and garbled text surrounding the inquiry and a few unrelated quotes.
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Onna
City OF Toledo
Ounty
Frank Gneney
F. J. Cheneyusiness
Toledo
Hall
Ron
Eney
Wat Eaton
Why It Was Named Rubber The Origin Of Caoutchouc Ware
A British consul report traces the origin of the term rubber to an English artist who in 1770 noted its use for erasing pencil marks and claimed a cubic foot costing three shillings would last years. It later led to waterproof clothing in France and the Mackintosh firm from Manchester popularized the waterproof.
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England
France
McIntosh
Manchester
Mackintosh
Philadelphia Record
I Roused Him From Highway Robbery Night
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote recalls a man who says he felled three highwaymen during a robbery. The robber boss pressed a revolver to his chest as two others rifled his pockets, but a push against the man’s vaccination caused chaos. Two robbers dropped, one fled clinging to a tree.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Bipedal Bite Joke From Tit Bits
A London hospital surgeon treats a woman with a severe arm bite. He cannot tell the creature, small for a horse and large for a dog. The patient reveals it was another lady, not an animal. Also notes quips about the jolly mute, charity aiding progress, and etiquette versus a hot plaster.
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London
Pastry Without Butter Uses Price's Powder in Crusts
A historical notice promotes Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder to make light flaky pie crusts without butter or with reduced fat. It claims digestion aid, economy, and ease, noting crusts can be rolled thinner by using less flour and relying on the powder's rising action.
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Dr. Price
Soret
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder The F cemon
A brief advert or notice for Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder featuring a slogan style claim. The copy mentions the product and its baking powder form, typical of early 20th century marketing tone aimed at households and cooks.
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Western
Canada
Department Interior
Ottawa
Iw. Ritchie
Grafton
N. D
French Drug CO
Martel
Peart
New York
Baa
R.P. Hall & Co
Neshua,n.h
Des Moines
Iowa
ST. Jacobs Oil
Lumbago
Palleaeignie
William
Chang
Russia
Chicago Daily News
Uncle Mose
Chile
Boston Journal
Timoorish
Australia
South America
Brit
Mur
Derer
ISLDB
Erally
Spain
Heroes of the
Asa Robinson
Mt. Stirling
Ill
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Dr. Williams
Chicago
Mrs. Cawker
Genemy
Mr. Cawker
Che World
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