Meekison and Catarrh Battle Highlighted by Peruna Claim
Prominent Ohio congressman Meekison battled catarrh for thirty years. He credits Peruna with relief and optimism for full eradication. The ad invites readers to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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Congressman Meekison
Ohio
Davis Meekison
America
David Meckison
Congress
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus Ohio
Brooklyn Teacher Threatens Boy Over Misconduct
A Brooklyn schoolmaster faced a defiant pupil. He warned that better behavior would be required, or he would inform the boy's father. The boy retorted that his father is dead, joking that the father would need a pick and shovel to be seen.
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Brooklyn
Park Slope
New York Times
Nantucket's Oldest Resident Aunt Sarah Bunker Dies
Nantucket mourns Aunt Sarah Bunker ninety four who died recently. She lived sixty eight years as a widow and was known as aunt to all the island. Her husband Elisha Bunker was a whaleman lost at sea in 1834. She resided in the same house for ninety two years, built by her father.
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Nantucket
Sarah Bunker
French Like a Native in a Word Play
A compact medley of witty quips and ads. A New York Times quote on French politeness contrasts with a dog reference about biting the hand that smites. Other snippets promise a Dean's Ointment and note marital insight about men and women.
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Merritt
France
Cora
New York Times
Boiler blast wrecks factory. four dead, forty injured
In Lebanon Pennsylvania a 200 horsepower boiler exploded at the American Iron and Steel Manufac turing plant’s puddle furnace No. 3. The blast hurled the boiler into offices and across the Quittapahilla creek, causing deaths and serious injuries as flames were fought by the company fire force.
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Lebanon
Wist
American Iron
Quittapahilla Creek
North Dakota News Roundup Reveals Local Happenings
A sweeping digest notes Minot cruelty case and court fights at Grand Forks. Kensal to marry, Bowbells banks rise, Jamestown connects by telephone, and Ward county shows mining, hunting, and road progress. Shoots, marriages, floods, fires, and a pig hung on a door mix with rail and telegraph advances.
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Bowbells
N. P
Milnot
Minot
North Dakota
St. Thomas
Kathryn
Jamestown
Kensal
Cass County
Ward County
Jim Buzzelli
Italy
Balfour Sports
Mayville
Church’s Ferry
Cavalier
Starkweather
Bowden
Martin & Backus
Iowa
Portland
Guillotine Scheme Moves in House of Commons
London on Nov 15 reports the government’s guillotine plan applied to the educational bill. Five clauses and many amendments were closed and voted with no debate as the opposition forced twenty divisions between 11 pm and 3 am before adjournment.
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House of Commons
London
Colombian rebels suffer shortages of salt provisions and sickness
The government gunboat Bogota returned to Panama on Nov. 15 after minor pump repairs and carrying revolutionary papers. The documents suggest the rebels lack salt and other necessities and face widespread illness in their camps.
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Panama
Colombia
Bogota
Jamaica to Plant Large Cotton Expansion by Lancashire Group
London reports the Lancashire Cotton Growers association will spend a large sum to promote cotton growing in Jamaica. The group aims to reduce dependence on American raw supply with extensive planting planned for next season.
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London
Lancashire Cotton Growers’ Association
Jamaica
Germany May Retaliate Over US Tariff Practices
Berlin reports the Reichstag passed a tariff paragraph by 192 to 71 allowing reprisal against nations discriminating against German goods including US practices. Agrarians say the government must be armed with reprisal tools, especially against the United States. London notes British navy selloffs due to alleged obsolescence. Emperor Francis Joseph cancels a reception over lumbago. Scranton dispatch: a large fire wipes out a block in Olyphant, destroying 20 buildings with about $100,000 in losses.
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United States
Berlin
Reichstag
Scranton
Olyphant
Here
Black eagle killed near Bradley by local hunter
The only black eagle seen in this region was killed a day or two ago by George Le Count. The bird measured nearly seven feet from wingtip to wingtip, and the event was reported from Bradley on November 15.
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Bradley, 8
George Lé Count
Four youths hurt in hunting accident near Ottumwa
In Ottumwa Iowa on November 12 a careless shotgun mishap during a pre hunting outing left Frank Perkins 17 dead Asa Noe 20 lost a hand Oliver Rothergill wounded in the thigh and Frank Oejka may die. The four youths were handling fowling pieces when Perkins discharged his gun into his face.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Frank Perkins
Asa Noe
Oliver Rothergill
Frank Oejka
Perkins
Mayer Boot and Shoe Co expands to Milwaukee plant
The F. Mayer Boot and Shoe Co of Milwaukee now occupies 3 12 acres with capacity for 6000 pairs per day. Founded 23 years ago by F Mayer, the firm grew from a modest start to one of the nation's largest shoe factories, with shops, leather supplies from local tanneries, and 40 traveling salesmen serving 20 states. The business is run by Mr Fr Mayer's three sons and Mayer's shoes are marketed nationwide. The ad also touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for coughs and colds.
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F. MAYER BOOT @ SHOE co
Milwaukee, Wis
F. Mayer
Milwaukee
Ohio River
Mayer
Sves
Mayer Shoe Factory
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe O
Fr. Mayer
Mosquito Size Sparks Banter on Brains
A Chicago News quip compares a mosquito's brain relative to its body with that of humans. The witty exchange notes the creature’s size yet calls some men bore-like, highlighting dry humor about intellect and stature.
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Hix
Dix
Chicago News
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement from a 19th century issue
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve uncomfortable sweating and damp feet with tight shoes, priced at 25 cents and available at druggists and shoe stores. Samples offered free, address given in Le Roy New York. The mix includes humorous prehistoric coal joke from Harvard Lampoon.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Advertisements and testimonials from early 1900s pulp
A collage of patent medicine endorsements and satirical lines. Claims praise Cole's Carboli salve for painless healing with no scars, Burdock Blood Bitters for curing scrofulous sores, Putnam Faceless Dyes for quick dyeing, and a quip about gravity and a mocked health claim. Includes cartoonish quotes and a schoolboy joke.
Peep Behind the Scenes in Municipal Work
The piece mocks the wasteful repairs and backtracking in street work, noting streets are dug up again soon after being put in good condition. A Ward Statesman remark argues lack of municipal planning creates extra voter work for the party.
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Ward Statesman
Boston Evening Transcript
Mining Stock Dealt to Cheat Greenhorn
A man recalls selling a mining stock to a naive buyer, believing it worthless. The buyer later discovers the stock is highly valuable, while the seller suspects the buyer knew its true worth all along. Washington Evening Star.
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Washington Evening Star
Witty Exchange Warns Against Literary Obsession
A young woman vows to improve her mind while a companion cautions that literature should not monopolize life. Miss Cayenne adds humor by noting currant jelly can win a man’s attention more than fiction.
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Miss Cayenne
Deaf and Dumb Notice Stirs Philanthropist’s Dilemma
A beggar displays a notice reading Deaf and Dumb as a passerby offers help. The philanthropist asks how to know if the man is truly deaf and dumb, and the beggar suggests reading the notice to confirm.
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IDAY
Montgomery Ward & Go
Ioago
Thompson's Eye
North Dakota State News
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McHenry
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Dayton Brickyard
Finley
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Danhybrook
McKinney
Ward
Israel Miel
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la Moure
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Jadwiga Warzynik
Grand Forks
Pembina County
Williston
Otter Tal County
Minn
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Sinclair
Courtenay Bank
Cooperstown
H. T. Helgeson
Milton
Hallowe'en
Wilton
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Magnolia
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Hallowe’en
Carl Nelson
Wheatland
Kenmare
Burns
Fargo
Methodist Church
Little Rock
Ark
Will Baptie
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Bank of LaMoure
School For the Deaf and Dumb
Devils Lake
Otk
Se Grafton
Germany
Lumbago
Vienna
Rollo
Harvard Lampoon
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Burdock Blood Bitters
Chas. Hutton
Berville, Mich
Bobbie
Putnam
Joan F Borsnr
Trinity Springs, Inc
Great Mars
West
Northwest
Wasem & Gaard
Broadway
California Fig Syrup CO
Minnesota
Minneapolis
T. M. Roberts
T. M. Roberts Supply Co
Security Bank of Minnesota
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