Dressing the Part and Age Yarns Across Cities
A Topeka Capital note recalls a teen guest at a porch chat with a hostess’s son who guesses age as 25 until instructed to answer 16. The piece mocks fashion and propriety, cites English reports on dress at a durbar upsetting chiefs, and repeats Baron Von Ketteler's fatal interpretation of casual attire.
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Topeka Avenue
Kansas University
Mamma
Topeka Capital
England
Sirrederick Modison
Baron von Ketteler
Tsungli-Yamen
Tuls
Wholly Unnecessary Clock Riddle At Camp
A humorous item from the Chicago Record notes a comic exchange about camping time tricks. The joke plays on meals always being ready from morning to night, highlighting lighthearted banter rather than hard news.
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Chicago
German Commander in China Profiles Maj Gen Von Hopfner
Maj Gen Von Hopfner, commander of German forces in China, entered the army 34 years ago and served in the Austrian campaign of 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 with the First Footguards. He became colonel in 1804 and inspector of marine infantry in 1806, was named major general last May, and is a favorite of the Emperor who has traveled with him on many occasions.
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von Hopfner
China
Marine Infantry
Bryan Reply Delivers Acceptance of Democratic Nomination
William J. Bryan publishes a letter accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. He attacks trusts and imperialism, pledges dissolution of private monopolies, critiques the Dingley tariff, and seeks expanded ICC powers. He reaffirms money policy, supports direct Senate elections, labor arbitration, and a cabinet department of labor. He favors Asian exclusion, broad pension laws, a Nicaragua canal, statehood for Arizona Oklahoma and New Mexico, home rule for Puerto Rico and Alaska, arid land reclamation, and an income tax.
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Oklahoma
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Alaska
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Ultianeces
Imperial Household Members End Lives As Allies Advance
Dispatches report that members of the imperial family died by suicide as Allied forces approached Pisa. The deaths include Yu Li and Li-Liang- Chaney, amid telegraphic dispatches from officials and counsel to the crown.
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Yu Li
Chi Li
Ati von Schwartzenstelle
Minpress
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Throme
Prince Poon
Prince King
Psailan
Prince Paan
Kang Yi
Wu Board
Charo Sa Ciao
Railway and Mink Bureau
Board of Panishment
China, color lines and rumor in a muddled editorial
A rambled early 20th century column touches on xenophobia and foreign policy rumors. It references Chinese figures, the Empress, and a dismissive tone toward foreign communities, while joking about long distance telephone directories and a race between empresses and race stereotypes.
Polish Prince in Paris Feasts with Revenge Screen
A Polish prince living in Paris invited fifty friends to a lavish dinner at Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. An electric screen showed scenes of women in freezing water and workers in slush while courses arrived, as guests watched miseries unfold. The spectacle cost over $20,000.
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Paris
Avenue du Boils de Boulogne
Standard medicine endures while money fluctuates
The piece asserts money loses value over time while Hostetter's Stomach Bitters remains a constant remedy for digestion, dyspepsia, and kidney troubles, noting 1873 and 1896 gold-dollar comparisons to emphasize reliability of the tonic.
Carrots touted as beauty boosters in new claim
A newspaper note proclaims carrots as wholesome and sustaining. It claims regular morning consumption can beautify skin eyes and hair surpassing beauty products. The piece reframes carrotty hair as joyful not derisive.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promised Relief For Back Pain
An advertisement claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cure back aches and listless suffering. It asserts science supports the remedy and cites testimonials of people allegedly cured after trying other options. The notice urges readers to obtain genuine Dodd's Kidney Pills. A humorous Life magazine quip follows.
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Pp Dodd
Dodd
Hall's Catarrh Cure Featured in Ad Copy
An 1880s advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy priced at 75 cents. A separate fragment references a music circle question about Liszt and a father son remark about listening to birds with a playful misquote about Liszt.
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Hall
Grain-O replaces coffee with grain based drink
Grain-O markets as a coffee substitute made from pure grains and tasting like mocha and java. It claims easy digestion for both children and adults, priced at 3 cents per cup or 150 and 250 per package, and sold by grocers.
Cascar ets promised bowel relief in old patent ad
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a natural remedy for ailments from headache to cancer claiming quick bowel relief. It markets Festine earth back and notes a ten cent starter price with genuine metal box tablets stamped C C C and warns against imitations.
When you are sure you are right you should suspect that you are wrong
A reflective exchange frames a rule for intellectual humility. The speaker, after a broad survey of philosophy, presents one guiding axiom about doubt. The student asks for clarity and receives a concise, paradoxical life lesson.
Ely Cream Balm Promises Quick Nasal Relief
Ad praises Ely Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with a pleasant scent and cleansing action. It describes a 50 cent trial size, a 75 cent liquid form with spraying tube, and mail orders. Includes testimonial fragment about Piso’s Cure and poet note, dated 1900.
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Ely
Draggisto
Ely's
Strictly Business Office Humor Exchange
Office boy asks why you did not answer his letter about last month's bill. Editor replies he forgot to include a stamp and to forward the letter once postage is provided.
Grain-O promotes healthy children substitute for coffee
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink for children that tastes like coffee but costs about the same. It claims Grain-O replaces coffee in meals and distributes health with increased consumption. Grocers stock Grain-O nationwide.
Dessert Hint Promotes Jell-O From Grocers
A family friendly promotion touts Jell-O as a quick healthful dessert. It requires no boiling or baking, just hot water to set and chill. Available in Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry flavors for 10 cents.
Quote on recognizing virtue and defect in others
A reflective aphorism by Lilian Whiting contrasts human ability to discern flaws with the greater challenge of recognizing noble qualities. The saying highlights humility and the idea that true insight may require a divine perspective.
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Lilian Whiting
Lane's Family Medicine and Misc Advertisements Highlight
A collage of vintage ad copy promoting Lane's Family Medicine with claims of daily bowel movement benefits and liver kidney relief, plus cold cure tablets by Laxative Bromo Quinine and a signature from E. W. Grove. It features pancake flour, air cushion stamps, and various promotional lines with prices and addresses.
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All Russia
E. W. Grove
Zoe
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