His Receipt and the Banker's Tiny Loan Tale
A southern banker recalls a tale of his boy receiving a five dollar bill to visit country friends. The banker borrows six dollars at interest to keep both child and cash in the family, prompting the boy to insist on a receipt while the nurse confirms the $5 was handed over. The story, sourced from the Delineator, ends with the boy boasting of a black and white record.
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Jack
University student debts and river watch incident
A Penn student in debt through heavy spending asked his father by wire to hire a diver to recover a watch from the Schuylkill River. The father replied simply that nothing could be done now and that it would be cheaper to soak the watch where it is, highlighting financial strains and family tensions.
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University of Pennsylvania
Schuykill
Salome fears fashion and finance in witty Life quote
A humorous Life magazine line contrasts vanity and prudence with lines about Salome, fearing outfits, urging a new motor car yearly, trusting her physician, and judging husbands by others. The quip plays on social expectations and personal judgment in a satirical voice.
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Salome
Elope Promise Recalled in Moments of Love and Blame
A distressed woman recalls vows to her partner promising never to be separated and lifelong happiness, while the fiancé retorts that concealing his faults led to their romance and that she bears responsibility for their past choices.
What's In a Name Advertures of a Hotel Visit
A Chicago Tribune snippet questions a young visitor nicknamed the adventurer who visits Hegsle six nights weekly. Maria defends the guest by hinting he may become John’s son in law, prompting light banter about names and rumor.
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Maria
Hegsle
John
Chicago Tribune
Child speaker seeks control amid quiet parents fear
A man recalls childhood when he craved speech and attention while his parents feared they could not raise him. The Hithe man questions why the situation caused anxiety, recalling past inability to speak up.
What Is Life Worth
A brief exchange in which Puck recalls a debt of life and adds a lesser sum owed. The dialogue hints at a playful yet sharp confrontation over obligations, underscoring themes of loyalty and petty arithmetic in a whimsical tone.
He Won't Believe It. A Luck Myth in Success
A skeptical quote discusses the idea that luck rarely explains success and that convincing a self-made winner may be futile. It hints at the belief that effort and merit underlie achievement more than random chance.
Denver seeks commission form of government movement
A Denver Chamber of Commerce led drive aims to adopt a commission form of government. The allway ticket protective bureau reports that Denver is free of ticket scalpers. Other items note the 1915 Panama- California Expo endorsement, railroad and mining news, and local incidents across several states.
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Denver
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Allway Ticket Protective Bureau
National Irrigation Congress
Pueblo
Colo
Walla Walla
Washington State College
Whitman College
Central Building Trades Council
H. R. Riddle
R. B. Foy
Union Pacific
Walcott
Wyo
Arthur Noah
J. Spray
Laramie
San Diego
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Routt County
Colorado
Moffat
Utah
A. Strauss
Portland Post Office
Wolverton
Guggenheim
Colorado State Normal School
State Supreme Court of Washington
Ortis Hamilton
Mining News Highlights From 1908 to 1910 Developments
The piece covers U S gold production in 1908 and 1909 value shifts, Utah Copper and Boston Consolidated merger talks, Eastern Prince mine expansion in Nevada, and a proposed $800 million copper combine tied to Standard Oil decisions. It notes Calumet & Hecla dividend, 1910 projections, and various mining events including new fissure drilling in Utah, a Fogarty lease gold strike, a fatal Florence mine blast in Ohio, dredging profitability in the Philippines, and activity around Eagle Bird Mining and Leonora. It also mentions Tintle district quartzite, Tintle Standard shafts, and Crackerjack mill plans in Idaho.
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Boston Consolidated
Utah Copper
Utah
Prince
Ploche
Nevada
Wall Street
United States
Colorado
Alaska
California
Indian Queen Company
Beaver County
Black Hole
Fogarty
Chafey Mines Company
Florence
Monongahela & Ohio Coal Company
Martin's Ferry
Ohio
Philippine Islands
New Zealand
Jacob Myers
Salt Lake City
Boston
Eagle Bird Mining and Milling Company
Bingham
Myers
New York Dispatch
American Smelting and Refining Company
Tintle District
A. N. Holdaway
Tintle Standard Company
Duluth
Leonora
Red Warrior
Beaver Carbonate Company
Grant Snyder
M. M. Johnson
New York
Salt Lake Herald
Buffalo Hump
Idaho
Toothache Mule Ride Turns into Trailside Comedy
A Utah prospector with a jaw injury rides 500 miles to get a tooth pulled. On Bear river he asks for Salt Lake distance, a string around the tooth is tied, and the tooth is yanked out by a bystander. The man jokes he hadn’t heard about a string because he hadn’t heard one.
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Matt Hamilton
Alemon
New York
Bear River
Utah
Crafly
Salt Lake
Personal testimonial on Cuticura for skin eruption
A Chicago man describes severe itching and skin tearing from a skin eruption. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, itching ceased within days and eruptions faded in about three weeks. He notes no recurrence to date and cites a 1907 date. Potter Drug & Obey. Corp. advert.
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Aince
H. A. Krutskoff
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Potter Drug & Obey. Corp
Solo
Boston
Hypnotism Long Recognized in Medical History
Hypnotism has been recognized by the medical profession since the fifteenth century and in the last 100 years has been experimented and tested in thousands of cases by savants such as Charcot in Paris and Bernheim in Nancy, yet results have not justified its practical and general use in sickness.
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Charcot
Paris
Bernheim
Nancy
New York Press
Spohn elected mayor of Goshen Ind in landslide
Dr 8 F Spohn president of Spohn Medical Co and former County Superintendent of Schools won the Goshen mayoral race by a large majority, with neighbors praising his long public service and cross party appeal.
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8. F. Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Spohn's Distemperaure
Goshen
Ind
Spohm
Marks of Silverware and Odd Reflections
A fragment list discusses sterling silver meaning genuine metal and patent design. It critiques church fire escapes, promotes Wizard Oil for chest aches, and quips about knowledge of women. Advertisements mention Jake Allen's Long Balsam and generic wisdom on opinions.
The Exceptional Equipment Behind Syrup of Figs and Senna
The California Fig Syrup Co promises pure medicinal plant principles in Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It stresses a single genuine product made by an original method and warns buyers to check for the full company name on the front to avoid imitations.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
California Pig Syrup Co
Purchasing Power: A Boy Weighs a Penny to a Dollar
A six year old boy waiting with his mother at a railway station drops a penny into a weighing machine and asks how much he would weigh if he had dropped in a dollar. The anecdote highlights child curiosity about money and weight.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Promotion
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. cures come from internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Chene is a trusted physician’s recommendation and a potent tonic. Sold by druggists for 7 50 with testimonials offered. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Blall
Refrigerated Staterooms on Three New Fruit Ships
Refrigerated staterooms are found on three new ships in the fruit service between New Orleans and Colom. Each room features a cooling radiator connected to the refrigerating system to preserve fruit in transit.
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New Orleans
Colom
Great Britain Tops U.S. Trade in 1908 Exports
Canada’s July report on foreign trade shows Great Britain purchased goods from the United States worth 620 million dollars in 1908, ten million more than the combined total from France, Germany, and Holland.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Holland
Department of Trade and Commerce of
Canada
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