Giant Folding Bed Causes Building Wide Commotion
Mrs. Bentley buys a giant folding bed at half price against her husband Mr. Bentley’s warning. The bed blocks hallways, damages walls, and sparks a feud with neighbor Mrs. Cochran as workers battle to move it through two apartments. After two days a carpenter destroys the bed, leaving the couple to tally the costs and laugh about the ordeal.
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Mr. Bentley
Cora
Mrs. Bentley
Mrs. Cochran
Mrs. Codigan
Reef
Mr. Cochran
Bentley
Cochran
Vinci fortifies feeble Lewistown woman after illness
An 80 year old Lewistown resident credits Vinci cod liver oil with boosting her strength and allowing walking a quarter mile after three bottles. The testimonial urges others to try the product and promises money back if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Bloom
Lewistown
Vinci
Ladder Dare on a Four-Story House Ends in Fever
A nineteen year old Oxford trainee and friends Tom Hewittson and Frank Palgrave bet £5 I could reach the roof of a vacant four story house. Palgrave balked, the climb induced vertigo, and after a harrowing ascent and descent I barely completed the feat. Aging into a fever, Palgrave warned of legal peril, while I settled the debt and avoided a potential assault dispute.
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H—— Street
Ruseel Square
Tom Hewittson
Frank Palgrave
Oxford
Hewiltson
Palgrave
Iewitson
Thewitson
Guy's
Terra Firma
Palprave
Frank
Hewitson
Vertizo
Lfe
Earth
Jove
Stelna Accepts Jack but Endorses Tom in Quiet Duel
Bella confirms acceptance of Jack while simultaneously endorsing Tom, creating a dual stance within the political exchange reported by Harper's Bazaar.
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Stelna
Jack
Bella
Tom
Harper's Bazar
Learner's Weekly Passes Whispered Request
A brief dialogue scene recalls a polite exchange aboard a train or carriage. Two passengers ask for a moment to read or pass along a copy of Learner's Weekly, highlighting courteous manners and reader culture.
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Learner’s Weekly
Ring’s Little Liver Pills Promised for Bilious Headache
An ad touts Ring’s Little Liver Pills for biliousness and sick headache claiming they keep you well. It lists H J Moogh and C P Guenther as sellers and urges readers to avoid altering the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.J. Moogh
C. P. Guenther
The Wisdom of Dorothy Nighttime Quest
Dorothy dislikes sleeping alone and asks her father to join her. He delays until his dinner digests then plans to go to bed, prompting Dorothy to urge him to come upstairs. The exchange reveals a child’s longing for parental closeness and playful banter.
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Dorothy
Toursville Courier-Journal Poem Fragment
A historic newspaper fragment presents a playful verse on rhymes and stock in trade. The piece lists fall rhyme options like Gold and Leaf and invites readers to fill in as they please.
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Toursville
The Squirrel Version Predicts Cold Winter
A Washington Herald cartoon quotes two squirrels observing fashion as an omen of an exceptionally cold season. The first squirrel notes thinner peekaboos on the ladies while the second asks what it portends. The exchange signals a frigid winter to come.
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Feil
Washington Herald
The Bliss of Ignorance in a Queenly Gown
A vivid scene from a Philadelphia Inquirer item shows a graceful queen figure with a proud mien as onlookers admire her flowing silken gown. Gallants reel with pride, while envious women smile at the unfolding fashion moment as her hair begins to come undone.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A Martyr to Love and Kindred Verse Snippets
A fragmentary selection notes devotion to Miss Gill day and a dog bite incident followed by reflections on a humble hen. The tone imitates period newspaper humor and verse with brief mentions of Cleveland Plain Dealer and Washington Heald.
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Fle
Giilday
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Place For Ripe Ones Chestnut Query in Baltimore
A Baltimore American quip notes a season of chestnut gags at musical comedies with a character claiming attendance at all performances. The exchange highlights humor and theater culture in the city.
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Baltimore American
The Average Razor Cartoon Mentioned
A Baltimore American lines up a quip about a dull razor that glides over a man’s face but leaves his beard intact, delivering a humorous image of ineffectual grooming with smooth grace.
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Baltimore American
Chronic Litigant and Retaining Fee Tussle
A quip from the Atlanta Constitution hints at a continuing legal dispute. The exchange centers on a retained fee and ongoing litigation as a chronic litigant waits for resolution.
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Atlanta Constitution
He is justified. See him glare and swear
A Cleveland Leader quips about a man in a fourteen collar and a fifteen shirt, asking if he is sick crazy or hurt while noting his bold glare and loud oath.
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Cleveland
Jones’s umbrella heirloom noted in Myer-Ever tale
The Chicago News remarks on an old umbrella carried by Jones as a shade of his ancestors, described in a Myer-Ever notice.
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Myer
Jones
Chicago News
Quotations and Humorous Bits from Past Papers
A garbled passage references a scene of characters bowing to a maid and two men kissing her fingers and lips, with inserted jokes from Houston Post and Christian Guardian. The fragment lacks a coherent narrative or clear news facts.
Controversial Quote on Copyright and Reputation
A fragment quotes a debate on approving restrictions for a kissing discoverer and contrasts a man of high repute with a roaming vagabond. The Philadelphia Press and Kansas City Mines are referenced in a literary, opinionated tone.
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Kansas City ‘Mines
Poetry and Fact. Mary Had a Little Lamb
A compact verse notes a lamb that grew quickly and was later served as mutton stew in a playful Philadelphia Press item. The piece contrasts the childlike rhyme with a stark culinary ending.
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Mary
Philadelphia Press
Seeking His Level and a Widow Fussleigh Figure
A clipped line remarks on a man who mached the widow Fussleigh being present, followed by the claim that he is now a zero, reflecting a sharp shift in public opinion noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Fussleigh
Cleveland Plain Dealer
How It Sounds and the Drummer's Compliment
The St Paul Pioneer Press jokes about how a band earns praise yet the drummer dominates the rhythm with bum bum bum, questioning who deserves praise when the drums set the beat. The quip reflects a newspaper cartoonish arts snippet contrasting praise with percussion.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Small Change Prompts Cash Crunch in Cleveland Leader
A brief squib notes a question about getting change today and answers that the situation has deteriorated from bad to worse, reflecting a local mood in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Penner the Writer and a Bohemian Circle
In Harper's Weekly a small group of bohemians discusses their absent brothers. They wonder about Penner the writer and whether he remains a free lance. The dialogue plays with names and a comic misreading of Penner as married.
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Penner
Lusitania A Suffragette Displays Votes For Women Banner
A British suffragette aboard the Lusitania displays a purple white green banner reading Votes For Women. Mrs Nora Blatch De Forest, daughter of Harriet Stanton Blatch and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s granddaughter, travels with her husband and participates in the display.
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Lusitania
Nora
Blatch de Forest
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lee Deforest
Mrehind
de Morest
Tietr
Pte Ferest
Rortinur
London
Tao
Pe Forest
Modern corsets praised by Dr Landrone in Los Angeles talk
Dr. LB Landrone argues corsets benefit women by strengthening torso muscles weakened by centuries of support. He cites Queen Elizabeth era steel corsets as torture and credits the modern corset with comfort. He says emotions affect body fluids and that happiness and dancing relieve fatigue.
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LB. Landrone
Luther Burbank
Women's Literary Club
Los Angeles
Cal
Queen Elizabeth
Pr. Landrone
New York Man Bags Notable Moose in Canada
W Redmond Cross of New York earned a hunter’s license and traveled to Canada to hunt a moose. He arrived prepared for three weeks but, on the first morning, shot and killed a five foot three inch antlered moose, the largest in the region in years. He returned to New York with time left, planning to hunt quillards in the south.
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W. Redmond Cross
New York
Canada
Cross
Canadian Woods
Pay Within Street Cars Introduced by Philadelphia Transit
Philadelphia Rapid Transit introduces fifty pay within street cars that close doors while in motion. Conductor-operated pneumatic doors prevent boarding after departure. Doors open at stops, steps lower automatically. Entrance remains at the rear.
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Philadelphia
Rapid Pransit
Street Car Fare Clarification Notice Issued
A company order posted on all Brooklyn Rapid Transit surface cars and waiting rooms requires conductors to announce the denomination of coins or bills tendered for fare in a sufficiently loud tone to be heard by passengers, aiming to reduce disputes over fare payment.
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Thas
Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit
Man Zan Pile Remedy Offers Quick Relief
If you suffer from piles, Man Zan Pile Remedy provides relief on first application. Guaranteed. Price 60 cents. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Wedding Crowds Spark Tears and Hysteria at Ceremony
Reported reactions at a crowded church wedding included the bride’s mother crying and the groom’s mother having hysterics. The officiant’s voice was inaudible as attendees filled the church to capacity.
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup Offers Quick Relief
A honey flavored cough syrup marketed for coughs colds hoarseness whooping cough and bronchial throat troubles. Mothers especially favor it for children. Pleasant to take and gently laxative. Sold by H. J. Meoogh and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Meoogh
C. P. Guenther
Honest or not Is your collector question asked
A brief anecdote quotes Mrs Downtown asking her milliner if her collector is honest. Mme Chiffon replies she does not know and notes she has sent the collector with bills a dozen times, but the money has never been delivered.
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Mme. Chiffon
New Orleans Times-Democrat
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Freeport
Ilinois
Quall, Ball
Dale
Washington
Pendente Lite
Houston Post
Christian Guardian
Philadelpha Press
Bobby
Harper's Weekly
Big Ghip
Sportsman
Petrone
Liverpool Mercury
Chicago
Chicago& North Western
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Wells Street Station
North Western Line
Lifornia
California
California Limited
Rune Daily
Kansas City
San Diego
San Francisco
Fred Harvey
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Korte
G. T. Gunnip
Gen. Agt
A.T
S. F. Ry
Adams St
Phoas
R. I. Greenings Baldwins
King of Tompkins Co
Northern Spy
Spitzenberg
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Riley
Galene Street
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