Deputy Jim Lifts Prisoner From Georgia on Mule
In a humorous tale from the Wom an s Home Journal a deputy marshal hunts a bail jumper in Georgia and brings him back to Alabama. He telegraphs the judge and arrives leading the prisoner on a mule tied with a clothes line, the man showing signs of hard service. The judge questions the method, and Jim explains he dragged part of the way and the man swam the Tallapoosa river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
John D. Fearhake
Georgia
Jim
Tallapoosa River
Blunder and Admiring Rider Exchange
A dramatic line features a bold admirer and a stern stranger who reveals the man’s wife is nearby. The exchange ends with a warning glance and a tense moment on the scene.
Perfect Lady Charged After Umbrella Incident
A police court heard a case where a self described perfect lady admitted smashing an umbrella over another woman's head. She called it an accident and claimed she did not intend to break her own umbrella. The magistrate pressed her on the contradiction.
Word Play and Moral Lessons From a Schoolroom Scene
A headmistress tests pupil Juan with a grammar prompt using the word seldom. He replies with a humorous sentence about his father’s horses. The piece also features product ads and aphorisms about opposites and weather effects in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper tone.
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Juan
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Claims Wide Home Use
An old advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy as a cure for red weak and weary eyes with claims of universal value. It urges readers to ask their druggist and notes Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago. The piece includes faded prose about a happy nature and work scarcity.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Concrete floors for cribs and granaries in Kansas farm
A Kansas farmer describes building concrete floors for cribs granaries and a cream separator room. He explains rock foundations cement mortar anchoring sills with iron rods and the use of flat and edge sash sills with L shapes for framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanas
Clauders
Lyon County
Repairs of Open Ditches and Farm Improvements
The article argues that open ditches require regular repair like other farm improvements such as buildings fences and machinery. Neglect leads to rapid deterioration as roots debris and overgrowth clog channels, making cleanup costly. Regular seasonal attention keeps ditches functional and cheaper long term.
Young Trees Should Not Bear Heavily When Young
Do not allow young trees to bear heavily as fruit reduces vitality and heavy yields ruin form. Some boast of large early yields from two or three year olds, but fail to see future losses.
Mining Activity Warms Copper Districts Across Idaho and Utah
Reports from Thunder Mountain Idaho and surrounding Utah districts note rising ore production, new leases, and planned dividends. Daly Judge mill in Park City operates one shift yielding 125 to 135 tons daily while Utah Copper contemplates a $2 per share annual dividend. A Bingham Garfield Railway is proposed to link mines with Garfield smelter, and substantial ore values sustain steady shipments amid market shifts.
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Thunder Mountain
Idaho
Daly
Park City
Utah
Red Warrior Company
Star
Monument Company
Utah Copper Management
Balt Lake
Majestic Mines Company
Milford
Bingham and Garfield Railway Company
Bingham
Garfield
Tom Fisherman
Stimler
Harry Stimler
Tom
Coldfield Chronicle
Fish Springs
Salt Lake Tribune
Montgomery
Croesus
Virgin River
Itn
Virgin City
Grasscells Chemical Company
United States
Richmond Eureka
Eureka
New
White Pine County
Nevada
New York Evening Post
May Day Mining Company
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Advertisement
G W Winney of Medina New York invites kidney sufferers to write for a personal testimonial of Doan s Kidney Pills. He says after two hospitals and eighteen months of pain he recovered from back ache laments twinges and rheumatism by taking ten to twelve boxes weighing 162 pounds. The pills cost 60 cents a box and are sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Winney
Medina
N. Y
Dean
Mr. Winney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Telepathic Thirst and town gossip from Palmyra journal
A collage of humorous clippings and anecdotes from the Palmyra journal including quips about wireless wonders, a Lyons fair whisky win, church and band members meeting crowds, a child’s view of religion, a cash bias in gratitude, a hair and eyes vanity joke, and Abe Hummel’s advice for lovelorn clients.
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Palmyra
N. Y
Lyons
Different Now Athlete Finds Better Training Food
A Michigan athlete credits Grape Nuts and Postum with improved training form and strength. He notes morning digestion improvements and gains from substituting meat with Grape Nuts at meals and coffee with Postum during training and football seasons.
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Bept
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkce
Iver
Garden of Eden mischief in a child’s playroom
A Philadelphia matron finds her three children enacting Bible stories. Thomas, nine, stands on a table while Jack and Ethel cry from the floor as the scene in the Garden of Eden escalates with the line God’s eat the apple. The mother learns the children’s reactions to their game.
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Reallem
Philadelphia
Paiis
Jack
Ethel
Thomas
Mamma
Tom
Bohemian Magazine
Guess the Marriage Answer Conundrum
He asks a marriage question and she responds with a playful, teasing banter about the right reply. The exchange hints at mutual affection and humorous hesitation.
Two Cures of Eczema From Cuticura Remedies
A Louisville man recounts two eczema cases cured by Cuticura remedies. He notes his grandson healed after a costly doctor effort, and he himself escaped virulent sores after a long winter of suffering. Endorses Cuticura with dates Apr 23 and May 14, 1907.
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M. W. LaRue
Seventh St
Louisville
Milk Men Deception Tale Tells of a Schoolteacher
A former schoolteacher now in Uncle Sam’s service studies a wagon legend reading Pasteurized milk and declares Philadelphia milk men duplicitous for using pasteurization while noting cows cannot be pastured in winter. He jokes about growing up in the country and outsmarting the dairy claim.
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Custom House
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Hopeful note on birth and future generations
The Christian World reflects that birth itself, not only heroes, guarantees the world’s renewal and progress, stressing that each generation’s rise sustains eternal progress and avoids aging or stagnation. It frames birth as a hopeful, infinite renewal for all generations.
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Carlyle
Remark on Coffee Quality and Cheerful Influence
A reflective note on coffee quality and mood. The text contrasts three quarters of coffee that are untouchable, five grades of the top quarter, and a grocer refunding money. It ends with a quotation about a cheerful friend being like a sunny day and the world as a palace or prison.
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Lubbock
New Hope for Women Health From Lydia E Pinkham
An early 20th century advertisement promises relief for female ailments through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made from roots and herbs. The letter asks women to seek advice by writing to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, claiming thousands helped.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Maggie Gilmer
Weat Union
8. C
Mrs. Pinkham
Eee Cs Hall
Bardstown
Lydia Encham
Poate
Lydia
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Houlsby
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Winslow
Fics
John T. Stewart
Mini NG
Tommy
Carter
Elizebeth
Elizabeth
Grace
Mr. Henley
Albany
Abe Hummel
Abe
Eve
Childreh
Story
Baby
Grandfather
Schilling
Guar
Carters Pills
Wekes
Paxton
Boston
Mass
Leno
Pir
Lata el Atay
Petia
AN. Bellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adame
W.N. Uy
Salt Lake City
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