Mammoth institution Smyth Co at West Madison Chicago
The John M. Smyth Co large Chicago house at 150 to 166 West Madison marks a third of a century in operation. It has furnished over a half million homes in Chicago and nearby areas, earning public trust through fair dealing. Its immense illustrated catalogue lists every household article and prices, with a sample shown in the illustration of a lady's blouse in another column.
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John M. Smyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
John M. Smyth Company
Intensified Misery in Rag-Time Saw-Filing Shop
Indianapolis journal reports a neighbor has opened a saw-filing shop two doors from the house, with the odd note that all work is done in rag-time. The item portrays local grievance and community tension through a humorous yet sharp skit.
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Indianapolis Journal
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
List of patents issued to Minnesota inventors includes Thomas M. Crepar Swan River for a signal lantern Adelbert D. Hill Northfield for a coin controlled skimmed milk measurer Gilbert T. Hoff Ashby for a heating drum Miland A. Knapp Minneapolis for an adjustable tooth band Stiles Lindersmith Faribault for a steam boiler Nels L. Lodahl Peterson for a currycomb Henry B. Peterson St. Paul for a device for drawing corks Marie L. Spenard Duluth for garment stretcher Bernhardus Todahl St Olaf for a windmill regulator Adolph Wulff St. Paul for a portable smoke house Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 011 912 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul.
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Thomas M. Crepar
Swan River
Minn
Adelbert D. Hill
Northfield
Gilbert T. Hoff
Ashby
Miland A. Knapp
Minneapolis
Stiles Lindersmith
Faribault
Nels L. Lodahl
Peterson
Currycomb
Henry BP. Peterson
St. Paul
Politics make strange bedfellows in a shoe clerk tale
The Indianapolis Journal notes a witty line from The Cheerful Idiot. A shoe clerk boarder quips that politics make strange bedfellows and that it brings together curious boom companions.
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Indianapolis Journal
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Highlights Foot Powder Relief
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight new shoes and cure corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with sample offer from Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York. The note cites a humorous comparison to the Pilgrim Mothers and Job from Atchison Globe.
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Allen
Fred
Addres Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Same Reason. Why does a woman take a man's name after marriage
A compact bill of humorous and ad filled snippets. The column blends social quips about marriage names and politics with jokes about self sacrifice and everyday advice. It reflects early 20th century newspaper brevity and tone.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Melon Warnings and a Doctor’s Practical Jape in Torbett
In Torbett township Miss Saline Jones falls prey to three ominous warnings seen on watermelons, a local scare spreads, and Dr Townly reveals a prank. He stages a sudden assembly, exposed as a hoax using carved stone “signs” in the old melon patch and orders a communal feast, leaving Miss Jones to recover with a hearty dinner.
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Dr. Townly
Torbett Township
Saline Jones
Miss Jones
Torbett
Mrs. Bennett
John
Tommy
Jabez Strong
Returned the Compliment at the Paris Opera
An obsequious impostor tries to extract fees from travelers by posing as nobles. A man at the Paris opera house is hailed as prince by an usher who bows and offers the door, but the English visitor declines the trap and replies with a polite, witty retort, “Thank you very much, viscount.”
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Paris Opera House
A Gentle Hint of Tartar and Kurdish Custom
The passage describes a customary practice among Tartars or Kurds where a man who loses cattle or property wraps a small amount of brown sugar in colored cloth, ties it in a parcel, and gives one to friends. In return, recipients grant a cow, sheep, or money, depending on circumstances.
Imagination Plays for Little Ones by Wise Parents
A Philadelphia Times noted mother uses half hour daily to spark creative pretend play for her children. She builds forts, assigns roles, and guides imaginative journeys through woodpile mountains and goat milk feasts, aiming to charm and educate without stressing the busy household.
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Philadelphia Times
Paris Cabs Fail, Withdrawn From Service
London analysis notes horse wins over motor cars in Paris as cab service withdraws from ranks. Motorized cabs fail on price and practicality, moving to higher half day fares as engineers work on cutting traction costs. The shift leaves only a temporary triumph for the horse if tech advances reduce costs again.
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London
Paris
Twins Hatch From One Egg Like Aristocratic Chickens
A Massachusetts farmer refused a liberal twenty five dollar bid for a pair of twins born from a single egg. The buff brahma hen laid a large egg that hatched two chicks inside one shell. Removed, warmed, and nurtured for three weeks on malted milk and brandy, the twins grew hale and independent, refusing to associate with other chickens.
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Massachusetts
Elder H Delivers Paper On The Devil In Conference
After a forenoon ministerial session the presiding officer announced Elder H will present a paper on The Devil. He urged prompt attendance noting Brother H has a carefully prepared subject. The Holometic Review reports laughter upon realizing the intended humor.
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Brother H
No One Said Nay Pun Cruel Scottish Braes Jest
A witty remark mocks Scotland's emblem thistle and its poets fond of braes implying Caledonia is a paradise for donkeys. The quip labels the speaker as reckless and playful in tone.
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Scotland
Caledonia
World Largest Tree Lies Broken in Nevada Defile
The world’s largest tree, claimed to be 666 feet long, lies broken and petrified at the end of a defile in northwestern Nevada. Local reports describe the colossal trunk as a remarkable relic of a prehistoric forest.
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Nevada
Fitted to Govern A Classic of Egypt’s Civil Service Hero
Harper's Magazine praises Lord Cromer and the British Egyptian administration. It credits merit based entry to government service, notes the absence of family privilege, and lauds Cromer as the cornerstone of the occupation with a life shaped by service and steady advancement.
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Egypt
Colonial Service
Cairo
Lord Cromer
Baring
Evelyn Baring
Ismail Pasha
England
France
Council of India
Harper's Magazine
Spirit of a lone British grave in Hiroshima island town
The London Star recounts how a British naval officer’s grave on Hiroshima island has been lovingly tended by local peasants since 1871. Captain St John buried the officer at Ikwoji Temple, a wooden cross placed, later replaced by a stone monument. Every Meiji year reveals renewed care with flowers and incense from tenth to sixteenth day of the seventh month.
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Hiogo
Hiroshima
Japan
Sylvia
Lake
Enoura Bay
St. John
Ikwoji
Enoura Shrine
Teranaki Kaemon
London Star
A Modern Instance of Farming Progress in Jefferson
An Ashtabula Sentinel anecdote shows quick cream delivery. A Jefferson society needed a gallon of cream and called nearby milk farm proprietors. In thirty minutes the milk was separated, cream delivered to town by bicycle, a sign of rapid advancement over older methods.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Jefferson
Saved Through Chess in Granada Succession Tale
In 1396 Mohammed Balba seized Granada from elder brother Jussef but failed in the war against Christians and was killed by poison absorbed from a shirt. He ordered Jussef’s execution, yet a prison delay ended as Balba died, allowing Jussef to ascend the throne instead. Hot Scotch Wins. It’s a cold day when I get left.
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Mohammed Balba
Granada
Jussef
Gems influence health and lifelike shine, science claims
The article argues opals pearls rubies and turquoise respond to wearer health. Pearls supposedly reflect the wearer’s condition and can fade or die with illness while gems emit invisible emanations that alter their brilliancy. It advises invalids to lay aside rings pins and related jewelry and even rest clothing in a dark closet to refresh their look.
Uncle Bills Ideas On Life And Change
A clipped column from the Cleveland Plain Dealer jokes about parenting growth, work snappiness, and a French scientist noting salt injections could intoxicate. It then mocks an advanced woman who sees reality, hinting she drives her husband to confusion.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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