Humorous Cure Claims For Skin Trouble And Odd Political Anecdotes
A 1905 reader-letter describes Cuticura remedies for a severe skin humor, claiming cure after three weeks of washing with Cuticura Soap and several applications of Cuticura Ointment. The second fragment recounts a Sulzer district seed-garden joke and a brief Grant meal-boot anecdote amid playful political vignettes.
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Myers
Newark
New York
Nansen Questions Sympathy for Travelers and Alcohol
Dr Fridtjof Nansen now Britain’s minister says sympathy for travelers is misplaced Those who roam the wilds live by choice Civilized folk seldom understand the pull of nature He also rejects alcohol to lift spirits Museum in Harvard receives a full size reproduction pulpit from King Friederich August of Saxony The pulpit from Wechselburg dates to the early 13th century and stands 15 feet high on Romanesque columns.
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Fridtjof Nansen
Norway
Gerat
Britain
Friederich Aueusat
Saxony
Germanic Museum
Harvard
Wechselburg
Leipwic
Change of Food Brings Final Relief From Stomach Ailments
A reader testifies that switching from starchy greasy fare to Grape-Nuts eased long indigestion, fermentation, and distress. The testimonial notes rapid improvement within two weeks and ongoing benefits, urging readers to try Postum Co. products and read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellvite
The Original Unwashed Trapper Bathed at Salem Asylum
Jake Fox Oregon’s legendary man of grime, who shunned water for decades, was forcibly bathed after a three hour struggle by four attendants at the Salem asylum. The incident ends his lifelong water boycott and begins a new routine for the inmate.
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Portland
Ore
Jake Fox
Oregon
Jake
Albany
Fox
Wickskin
Mehta
Salem
Nover
Winnie
Woman Lives Like an Ape in Swiss Forests
Geneva widow of a wealthy merchant vanished from society seven years ago. Now she roams Waute Savoy forests, eats berries, climbs trees, hears acutely, and mumbles a strange jargon. Police captured her but learn little. she is believed mad and confined to an asylum.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Tary
Ghe
Anglem
Waute Savoy
Roeder
Alow Denmoniae
Sy Lima
Rabbit chase in church shocks Sulphur town
In Hapitat church during services residents chased a rabbit that escaped from Athletic Park where 64 rabbits were set for a coursing event. Women climbed seats as dogs pursued the animal. Mayor McGinnis cannot intervene due to park location outside city limits. The Commercial club chief calls it the gentlest sport, with $500 wager on the rabbit Eli to outrun the hounds.
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Hapitat
McGinnis
VC. Wall
Commercial Club
Jack Rabbit
Old EH
Nebraska
Eli
Hunter’s Hug Slows Wildcat Until Help Arrives
In Lake City a farmer named John Blep wrestled a wildcat after it leaped on him. He hugged the animal with his arms and elbow under its chin, preventing a bite. Step ran four miles calling for aid as the wildcat’s flaming eyes glared. Two nearby farmers then shot the beast, killing it near Step.
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Wildcat
Four Mile
Lake City
John Blep
Siep
Step
Torpedo Boats By Post
London reports on a trial of the motor Yarrow torpedo boat seen by the king aboard the Victoria and Albert This railable shallow water vessel carries two torpedoes weighs eight tons measures 0 feet long and nine feet wide with 500 horsepower and a 600 mile range highlighting a shift from steam to internal combustion propulsion.
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London Mall
Admiralty
Victoria and Albert
Lee
Tall European chimneys outrank English stack heights
Harper's Weekly notes Bolton mill in England as the tallest at 168 feet with 800000 bricks and 122 tons, while Glasgow features taller stacks at 445 and 468 feet. Builders fear vibration at the top and crews defer work in high winds, as Brook mill in Heywood shows a crooked 200 foot shaft with belt braces for safety.
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England
Barlow & Dobson's
Bolton
Harper's Weekly
Scotland
St. Rollox
Glasgow
Lancashire
Brook Mill
Heywood
Novel Interest in Torpedo Boats by Post
The text notes a growing curiosity about using torpedo boats delivered by mail service as a river defense method beyond their known value in direct river defense. It highlights innovative transport concepts and potential logistical challenges.
Quaint ideas of children in a noted lawyer's library
The article recalls Frederick R. Coudert and his fondness for children. It highlights a manuscript titled A Child's Dictionary with playful definitions parents read aloud, such as Dust Mud with juice squeezed out of it and Enoring Seotting off sleep, illustrated by humorous misnamings like Hackbiter, Fan, Iceo, and Apples as bubbles from apple trees.
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Frederick R. Coudert
Settling a Damage Suit in Kansas City Courts
A Kansas City Star anecdote mocks a noted damage suit attorney known for pressuring corporations to settle quickly. The lawyer burst into the clerk of court’s office shouting about making change for a quarter, prompting the chief clerk David McClanahan to react with disbelief.
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Kansas City
Sults Aghinal
Therouble
Dave
David McClanahan
Chlef
Kansas City Star
Predicament of Age Refined by Modern Attitude
In this Gentleman's Magazine excerpt the author laments age being ignored as society prioritizes youth. The piece notes a shift where old age is not ridiculed but quietly sidelined in politics and markets, with elders forced to borrow youth's attire to maintain presence.
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GenUleman
What became of that queer patient you spoke of last spring
Inkwirer asks about a patient described as queer and Dr Price-O reveals a new complaint troubling him. The exchange notes a brewing grievance over the quantity or adequacy of stories or material.
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Inkwirer
Town Meeting Drama Over Schoolhouse Funding in Cranita State
In a 1940s Cranita state farming community a town meeting debated approving $600 for a new schoolhouse. Veteran farmer and floor leader derided education efforts, challenging the eddication idea as city talk. The toneys fled as the noes won the vote.
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Cranita
Bene Anda Clots Philistine
Nestor
Guild
Foghorm Lane
Skalehouses
Harry
Danny Webster
The Author Man Surprised By An Unlikely Acceptance
A writer submits a piece after begging for money and facing multiple rejections. The editor ultimately accepts the story despite an initial note claiming redundancy in similar matter. The tale ends with the narrator pondering the manuscript’s fate and a sly punchline.
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Ludge
Unearthing the Srider in Eng land campaign bribe tale
A canvasser asks a laborer's wife if her husband will vote for Lord Mank. She refuses and cites a bribe involving blankets and trousers from a clergyman. The canvasser offers a sovereign, but the wife admits she promised the trousers herself to secure the vote.
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England
Lord Mank
Cash
Rifle Shooting Added to Elementary Curriculum
Mr Kircell, president of the board of education, announced in the House of Commons that rifle shooting will be included in elementary school curricula in Great Britain. Children of certain ages may be taught to shoot at miniature ranges, with instruction funded from public funds under restrictions.
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Mrriain
Kircell
Board of Education
House of Commons
Change In University Rules Discontinues Senior Wrangler
By a vote of 206 to 169 the senate of Oxford University Hogland has discontinued publishing students in the mathematical tripos in merit order. As a result there will be no senior wrangler for this year.
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Oxford University
Hogland
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