Kimball Pianos Praised by Noted Artists in Ad
Eminent musicians including Rudolph Ganz Emil Leibling Walter Daniosch Francisco Tamagno Sophia Scalchi and Jean De Reske laud the Kimball Piano for large round tone refined action and superior singing qualities. The ad touts market leadership, trade-in options, and easy payments from W. W. Kimball Co with showroom in Freeport Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Ganz
Emil Leibling
Walter Daniosch
Francisco Tamagno
Sophia Scalchi
Jean de Reske
Kimball
Kimballl
Emit
Leibline
Walter Dani Rosco
Soputa Scalchi
Chicago Musical College
Chicago Heart Art of Music
Hedding College
Drake University
Indiana State Normal
W. W. Kimball CO
Galena St
Freeport
Awful Outrage Sparks Legal Threats Over Libel Accusations
In a Chicago Record-Herald excerpt, Awfal protests a newspaper's claims he built wealth by corrupting rivals and bribing purchasing agents. He vows to sue, saying the reports damage his reputation and accuse county officials of exorbitant contracts. His wife decries the supposedly criminal libel.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Senator Smugg Reflects On Humble Beginnings
In a quippy exchange, Senator Smugg boasts of starting as a grocery clerk earning $3 a week and saving money, while a reporter notes the remark predated cash registers, per the Puck magazine tone.
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Smugg
Hfe
Puck
The Clam D Peddler Feller Joke Quip
A witty exchange unfolds as Mrs Tubman asks about the man her niece married and the Widow replies in confidences that he is utterly innocent, a remark fit for Watson's Magazine style.
Guzzler Persists in Drinking Despite Entreaties
The Philadelphia Press notes YT have frequently urged Guzzler to stop drinking, but he remains unresponsive to pleas. A witty counterpoint suggests he is never deaf to a treat, underscoring the comic tone of the exchange.
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Philadelphia Press
Doctor’s advice blamed for cravings in witty quip
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip has a speaker confessing that the doctor’s diet admonitions feel inverted. The humor hinges on the line that the doctor actually wants the speaker to eat what he forbids, a playful jab at medical dietary guidance.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Briggs You call on the Dimpletons very often brief note
A stray excerpt from Brook lyn Life remarks on frequent calls to the Dimpletons and quips about their children, joking that the speaker has never seen them and praising their quality as “Best In the world.”
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Briggs
Griggs
Brooklyn
Genuis Quip About a College Return in Atlanta
A brief quotation from the Atlanta Constitution spots a returning college student who jokes about not yet deciding his path. The exchange hints at a layabout persona becoming a comic stereotype of a misunderstood genius.
Harmonious System Hat Choice Quip Quizzed by Judge
A humorous exchange unfolds as two women joke about marital meddling in wardrobe. One notes her husband picks hats for her, the other confirms his good taste. The dialogue moves to a witty twist about swapping his picks for her own choices.
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Aly
Auction Weathered Runaway Dog Reward Threat
A street exchange in rough dialect reports a man demanding $5 to return a dog back to a wife who is offering an $82 reward. The confrontation hints at a petty scam, with a rival asserting the money as leverage.
Quack Doctor Stops Patient With PH Short Order
A humorous Bohemian Magazine vignette shows a patient insisting he feels unwell despite good appetite and sleep. Dr Quack interrupts confidently calling out to stop all that in short order, delivering a comic medical miscue.
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Dr. Quack
Bohemian Magazine
You Ought to Study Law in a Barroom Exchange
A Chicago News item notes a brief dialogue where one party challenges the other to study law, recalling the speaker is a member of the bar who argued a case for them last year, reaffirming the legal background and prior representation.
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Chicago News
Conaul Werman
Cananda
Maud Muller Feigns Hay Fever For Comic Effect
A playful verse portrays Maud Muller with hay fever on a summer day, hinting at playful charm rather than beauty. The piece shifts to an advertisement for Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar, touting a non opiate cough syrup sold by druggists to relieve cough and cleanse the system.
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Maud Muller
Maud
Maudie
Detroit Tribune
Kennedy
Summer Tourist Rates to Northern Illinois and Wisconsin
Summer resort literature available from W. J. Kuisberg passenger traffic manager Chicago. For rates and tickets contact agents of Chicago and North-Western Railway. Send 2 cent stamp for literature. 6-Lldw8-11.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
W. J. Kuisberg
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Nature's Way Is Best for Chronic Ailments
Promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a natural remedy from native roots like Black Cherry bark and Bloodroot. Claims relief for bronchitis laryngitis chronic cough and catarrh plus indigestion liver torpor and constipation. Advertises free book endorsements from medical writers and the Pleasant Pellets as a laxative with order forms to Dr. R V. Pierce Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Nature
Pierca
Dr. Pierce
Thos Card
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Paris duel ends without harm after long delay
An exceptional Paris duel between M. EI. de Bruchard and M. Bertrand de Beauvoir occurred after fourteen years. De Bruchard sought pistols with aim, while a doctor's note barred violent exertion. They stood about twenty seven yards apart as Beauvoir remained still and Bruchard fired wide, then left the ground.
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M. EI. de Bruchard
M. G. Bertrand de Beauvoir
Paris Appeal Court
M. de Beauvoir
Irreverent Insurance Plot Involving Cat Rebate Trick
A famed life insurance agent sought a $1000 rebate on a policy with a $1500 first premium share. He improvised by buying the Angora cat in his office from the client, claiming the cat as a gift to his wife, and exited with the cat under his arm. The scheme evaded rebate laws, as described in World's Work.
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Tabby
Matrimonial Dilemma Over Identity Certificates
A Paris workgirl faces an impossible marriage situation after a clerical error sent her a birth certificate of her younger sister. Officials confirm the misfiled entry shows Josephine Pansart is not free to marry until her sister consents and this rare flaw traps both sisters in a tangled registry snafu. A Kentucky brick carrier earns double pay doing two men's work, carrying forty to fifty bricks on a board atop his head up ladders to upper floors.
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Paris
Josephine Pansart
London Mail
Kentucky
Navy Beans Harvesting Method With Poling Stacks
A reader describes a simple, low cost method for curing navy beans. Beans are windrowed or cut by machine, wilted and dried, then poling the vines around stakes to create stacks. Poles allow air to circulate to prevent mold, and a cross cover keeps rain out. Platforms can be reused and stored when not in use.
Beet Sugar Industry Gains Ground In Midwest States
Sugar beets have become a profitable crop in Wisconsin Michigan Colorado Nebraska and other western states with Iowa seeing interest. Beets require rich cultivated soil and careful hand labor for weeding and thinning though much of the work can be done with a single horse. Leaves are fodder or left to enrich soil. Care costs run about 20 to 25 dollars per acre with returns of 30 to 75 dollars per acre at typical prices.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Kimball
Farming as a career and saddle horse demand rise
The piece urges young men to consider farming as a noble pursuit, urging study and hard work to lead rather than accept average status. It notes high prices for saddle horses in Chicago and strong demand, then discusses white oak use in barrels and packaging, with regional variations in wood types.
Kodol for Dyspepsia Advertisement Claim
A vintage advertorial touts Kodol as a digestive aid to ease meals and relieve symptoms such as flatulence sour stomach belching and heart palpitations. It claims the product lets the stomach rest and recover its function with reconstructive properties. Sold by all druggists.
Umbrellas Repaired and Recovered at 87 Galena Street
JT and Ryan reported umbrella repairs and recovery for the 87 Galena Street address. The note lists repairs completed and valuables located, with 49dt noted in the record.
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Ryan
Galena Street
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