Spring Humors and Hood’s Pills Adverts Dated Humor
An old ad touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as the cure for spring humors including pimples and dyspepsia, claiming radical and permanent cures for scrofula rheum catarrh and other conditions. It rails against substitutes and urges readers to act quickly on an automobile trip anecdote follows about Senator James K Flood of Hart Michigan joking with a mounted Indian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Flood
Hart
Mich
Joe
Brooklyn Eagle
Stine's Great Nerve Restorer Ad Fragment
An OCR fragment advertises Stine's Great Nerve Restorer promising a permanent cure for nervousness after a first trial. It invites a free $2.00 trial by mail from Philadelphia address Lod. val arch st. The fragment repeats with altered capitalization and a Chicago News quote about a dialogue between Tom and Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iar
Stine
Val Arch St
Philadelphia
Soothing Syrup Promises Relief for Teething Children
Mothers are advised that Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup is the best remedy for teething children. The dialogue suggests a buyer and vendor debating authenticity, asserting the product's efficacy. The ad emphasizes trust and effectiveness for age-related teething discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winston
Beware Mercury In Catarrh Ointments Warns Town and Country
Old Emdee and Young Emdee spar over profession as Mercury containing ointments get condemned. The notice urges caution against catarrh remedies with Mercury. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio touted as mercury free and effective, with testimonials offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney Co
Allen's Foot Ease Free Sample Ad From Olmsted NY
An Otsego era style ad offers a free sample of Allen's Foot Ease from Olmsted LeRoy NY. It claims to cure blains sweating damp swollen aching feet and corns and bunions with a price of 25 cents at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Forty Years Piso’s Cure for Consumption Ad
An exchange ad touts Piso's Cure for Consumption claiming it has cured coughs and colds for forty years. It notes the product is available at druggists for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prio
Dress Debt Dilemma Cited In Bazaar Quip
A humorous exchange features Mrs Gazzam confessing to Mrs Wilffles that she charges dresses on credit and leaves her husband to chase collectors. The remark illustrates balancing household needs with financial pressure.
The Appreciation the Author after the first performance
A dialogue from Brooklyn Life features the author asking for reaction to the play and a friend praising it while admiring the designer of the costumes. The brief exchange highlights theatrical fashion and audience approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Life
Nocash and Miss Fullpurse Refuse Gap to Mr Coupon
The New York Weekly notes the rich grow richer while the poor grow poorer as Nocash laments being refused by Miss Fullpurse who plans to marry Mr Coupon in a lighthearted society vignette about marriage prospects and social class.
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Nocash
Miss Fullpurse
Coupon
New York Weekly
Enraged man delays duel as moon not right yet
In a Chicago Tribune report a heated confrontation is described where friends urge a fight while the enraged man refuses, stating the moon is not in the proper phase. The exchange ends with heightened tension and unresolved challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
No title provided in source fragment
A humorous remark about a cosmic ride loops through the text as the speaker notes that the journey through space speeds a mile a minute for 10 000 years and jokes that it surpasses any previous ride he has experienced despite the ghostly mile posts along the way
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Magazine
First Boy and Second Boy in Family Lineages Quote
A quoted exchange contrasts family status with belonging to early or late generations, attributed to New York Life. The dialogue frames social value through lineage, with one boy claiming a first family and the other a last family lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Denver Judge Supports New York Wheeling Ban Crusade
A Denver justice backs the New York effort against wheeling baby carriages on sidewalks. He quips that if God meant babies to go on wheels he would have given them wheels. The remark mirrors the campaign tone favoring curbside safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
New York
Monopole brand tomatoes touted by Portland packers
A housewife is urged to choose Monopole canned goods for economy and quality. The ad claims paying 5 cents more for a solid packed 5 pound can beats a larger waterlogged 24% pound can. It promises the best market product and notes the company has no coal at any price. Waddbams Kerr Bros., packers, Portland, Ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monopole
Waddbams & Kerr Bros
Portland
Parlor Etiquette Divides Servant Marital Fortunes
In Paris male domestic servants are urged to marry to appear settled and dutiful. In London the practice is discouraged as it may shift loyalty from their masters to their own families.
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Paris
London
Breakup of Servia and Alaska Ends Era of Atlantic Giants
The breaking up of the Servia and the Alaska marks the loss of two of the three famed Atlantic liners whose advent twenty years ago was hailed as a landmark in transatlantic steamship history.
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Alaska
Japan's highway of perfect crypto mera trees extends to Nikko
An avenue fifty miles long grows crypto mera trees, each perfect and straight, standing 130 to 150 feet tall and twelve to fifteen feet in circumference. The line runs from Namanda to Nikko, a striking arboreal corridor across the landscape.
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Japan
Namanda
Nikko
France Secures Patent for Nitro-Glycerine Powder
France has secured patent rights for a nitro glycerine powder claimed to propel a rifle bullet seven and a half miles and extend artillery range by eighteen miles. This development could significantly alter battlefield reach and explosive performance.
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France
Matrimony Ends Risky Business Start
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote describes a man who launched a matrimonial agency hoping to gain wealth but faced a swift downfall after marrying his “typewriter girl” within a week. She halted the venture, deeming it too dangerous to continue.
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Cleveland Plaindealer
Bibliomaniac misquote sparks playful quip
A Baltimore News quip contrasts two rivals with a pun about Brown. The speaker clarifies Brown is not a regular bibliomaniac but a bibulous maniac, using wordplay to highlight drinker versus reader stereotypes in a lighthearted exchange.
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Brown
Baltimore News
A Feminine Dig Mrs Sniffy Uppish Comment
A quoted humorous exchange notes Mrs Sniffy as uppish and made-uppish in a playful dig. The brief dialogue reflects light social satire and character teasing within a domestic or society column.
Browning Readers Stir Controversy at Local Club
A Washington Times item notes lively debates in literary circles as members praise Browning while a few voice objections. The quarrel centers on Browning's merit and influence, reflecting enduring passions of poetry enthusiasts in the community.
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Browning
Washington Times
Bess Dashes Knightly Air in Up-All-Nightly Mode
A playful exchange in Chicago News notes Bess at sixteen and Aunt Mary observing Mr. Dashing's knightly air, joking about an up all nightly mood.
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Bess
Mr. Dashing
Mary
Chicago News
Mysterious Recluses Across Histories and Places
A survey of secluded lives from the fifties to earlier eras, detailing Cambridgeshire and Kentish recluses, a London bell‑shaped wicker domicile, a Giorgon’s head delusion, a Parisian with a private suite for death, an American lecturer's immurement tale, a Viennese watchmaker who vanished seven years unseen, and other cases driven by mania or fear of contact.
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Blore
Giorgon
London
E. P. Whipple
Amnuu
Shameful Strategy Sparks Winter Visitor Plan
In a domestic farce the Bigheads clash over inviting a winter visitor. Clarence hints at a middle aged guest while Helen resists, fearing intrusion and domestic disruption. A quarrel in the kitchen and icy tea set a tense mood as the husband contemplates a gym and Helen contemplates her mother as guest.
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Clarence Bighead
Helen
Effie
Clarence
Mr. Bighead
Mrs. Bighead
Picking Out Their Careers For Brooklyn Children
A group of five Brooklyn cousins in a nursery overheard talk of the new woman and advanced ideas. The eldest, about ten, says she will be a musician. another will be a sculptress. Marie aims to be an actress or teacher. a younger brother wants to be a 'pleesman.' Four year old Marjorie remains content, planning to be a mother with a large family.
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Clarence
New York Times
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
Jeannette
Marie
Marjorie
Life in the Sea at the New York Aquarium
Mr. Spencer, superintendent, collects sand fleas for examination in a jar of anemones and mussels, revealing life everywhere in the sea. He describes serturiaria growth on mussel valves, bryozoan lace, sand fleas, rock crabs, and a tiny crab observed amid the nest of mussels in New York.
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Mr. Spencer
New York Aquarium
New York Tribune
Discovery of Rabies Microbe Mentions in 19th Century Papers
A fragment cites reports of hydrophobia on the Continent and discusses public concern over remedies for rabies. A note references a dog bite causing illness in a child, reflecting era worries about contagious disease and public safety.
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Leah
Fiao
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Peruna touted as cure for pelvic catarrh and women's fatigue
An advertisement extols Peruna as a perfect remedy for women with pelvic catarrhal discharges causing chronic fatigue. It claims quick relief from backache dizziness and weakness, urges readers to write Dr Hartman for advice, and notes Peruna’s availability at $1 a bottle from first class drug stores. It includes testimonials from Mrs Alberty Mrs Eva Barth o and Mrs Wim Hetrick.
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Eva Bartho
2Th Street
Lama
Peruna
Hare
Barbara Alberty
Seventh
Walnut Streets
Appleton
Wis
Wm. Hetrick
Kennard
Washington County
Neb
Wim
Hetrick
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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Hood
W. R. Merriam
International Mercantile Agency
Tom
George
Jack
Rube
Princeton Tiger
Will
Chas. H. Fletcher
Baguf
Louise Manon
Louise Mahon
Gillen Ballle Street
Toronto
Ont
the Kings
Lady Maccabees
Anna Martin
Peruana
Barbara Aliberty
Kate Mann
Hathurst Street
Torronto
Can
Ladies Aid Society
Mre
Hoyt St
N.V
Veruna
Anne Martin
aTiven L. Heer
Huesell
Detroit
Mick
Remedy Company
Chicago
McCauley Machine Works
Morrison St
Portland, Or
Ire & Iron Works
Front ST
John Eer Portland
Morrison Street
Wadhams & Kerr Bros
Portland Oregon
Convex Sharpener Co
Siet St
Mrs. Simpson
Express
Simpson
Ayer
R. N. Mann
Fall Mills
Tenn
Cnr
Forthie
Lewell
Ranny, Porter, & D
Fenemas & Stormman
Mase
Rortlasy Sek CO
Fortland, Or
Coast Agente
O. Smith
Davis
Portland,Or
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Great Western
H. A. Kyer
Mutual Life Bldg
Seattle
G. A Cooper
Stark St
Portlard
Cirevlars
Tampa
GEE WO Chimnese Medicine CO
Ees St
Porthand, Oregon
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