Farmer’s ban tam hen hatches a worried crowd
A Rhode Island farmer keeps a bantam hen on fourteen turkey eggs, causing a small town stir as neighbors and visitors come to witness the odd spectacle. The tale, recalled from Harper’s Weekly, frames the scene with humorous gossip about how many turkeys might hatch.
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Old Man Bitt and His Boys Work on a Hot Day
A city man rides with a sour driver toward a summer boarding-house. They pass a field owned by Old Man Bitt where his young helpers work in the heat. The driver jokes about the cows and goats while the man questions the scene.
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It Must Have Been Cheap to Be At Your Expense
The passage recalls Joel Chandler Harris mocking rival editor Simon Simpson of Mobile in comic editorials. Harris responded by quickly drafting a sharp retort for the next issue, accusing Simpson of cheap wit at his expense.
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Entertainer Whispered About Complimentary Tickets
A spectator recalled that his tickets seemed free but the show proved disappointing. The man described the performance as painfully amateur, noting his initial belief in complimentary access contrasted with the poor result.
Woman’s letter touts Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Minneapolis reader endorses Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after claiming relief from female troubles and general weakness. The testimonial urges publication to show benefits and offers confidential letters for advice from Mrs. (name obscured), who has assisted sick women for years.
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Fire destroys two hotels and seven houses in Long Branch
A large blaze in Long Branch New Jersey wiped out two hotels and seven houses causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The disaster followed earlier deadly and damaging incidents reported across the country including strikes and accidents.
Howells Rebukes Boasters in Fourth of July Speech
A Chicago editor recalls William Dean Howells challenging American boastfulness. Howells, now joined with a suffrage society, contrasted a Maine oration where he undermined impious boasts and likened loud bragging to a hen’s egg.
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Skin eruption cured by Cuticura remedies
Mrs. R. R. Whitaker of Winchester Tennessee shares her two and a half year old daughter suffered a painful itchy eruption on hips and legs. After two doctors failed the Cuticura remedies healed the child in two weeks and no further skin problems arose by age fourteen. Boston supplier Potter Drug & Chem Co.
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Winchester
Tenn
Privilege of English Husband at Marylebone Court
A wife testified at Marylebone police court that her husband abused her. Magistrate Mr Plowden said it was a husband’s privilege and urged endurance. She complained of years of such conduct but received no redress and was told to expect abuse in this world.
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Marylebone
London
Utile daughter in Philly candidate scene
The Utile daughter, a Republicary candidate for a local Philadelphia office, reacts to her father’s nomination with a tremor in her voice and asks mom if they often die of it.
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Autocrat and Confidant, a Brief Conversation on Reputation
The Autocrat notes a remark about reputation shaped by future expectations. The Re condite Person and Practical Person discuss how reputations form, with a college son adding that some build a reputation and keep it, while others have a reputation and have it force them.
A Baseball Preacher Ends Sermon With Innings Remark
An Episcopal clergyman, a devoted baseball fan, closed his sermon by quipping Here endeth the first Innings, then woke up. The anecdote blends faith and sport to playful effect, illustrating a preacher's lighthearted take on the season's start.
Hamline Wizard Oil Promoted for Child Mishaps
A short editorial style blurb extols a mother's duty to have a reliable remedy for accidents, praising Hamline Wizard Oil as a dependable emergency aid for children, then oddly shifts to a social cue about marrying a beloved girl when one feels inseparable.
Terry Davis Painkiller Ad From A Fragmented Notice
An OCR fragment advertises Terry Davis painkiller claimed to heal cuts bruises and diarrhea with list of odd effects. It mentions Witaalow's Soothing Synse and promises soothing for teething and wind colic while warning that duty has a stern face when judged.
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