Silent joke frames a stage star in Madame X
Dorothy Donnelly, star of Madam X, recalls a comic exchange about marriage and love. A child questions whether his mother loved his father and whether she was nearly sighted then as now, delivering a humorous contrast.
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Madam X
Palmerston Orders Restraint Over Offense to Ladies
The London Chronicle records Lord Palmerston reminding foreign office clerks that they must avoid casting disagreeable reflections on the ladies opposite. He tolerates peccadilloes but expects work to be done well, while a few young gentlemen amused themselves by shining mirrors to flash bun reflections across the street.
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Palmerston
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Verbal Duel Over Probate Judge Prompted Outburst
Two lawyers before a probate judge argued heatedly. One angrily declared the opponent was “the biggest ags I ever had the misfortune to set even upon.” The judge called for order, reminding all present that he was in the room.
Downward Tariff Argument Sparks Brief Kansas Clash
Two Kansas men argued over a tariff claim in a heated exchange. One insisted the tariff had been revised downward and offered a long defense, while the other dismissed the point with sarcasm and needed time to grasp it.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Firm Friends
The dialogue shows a police pinching a character and three steadfast friends, described as cops, who stayed by him. A visitor asks about supporters during hardship and a doctor’s opinion follows, suggesting release may come soon after earlier urging.
Five Thousand Prospectors to Seek Gold in Iditarod Region
Reported influx in Alaska foresees a summer stampede along the Innoko and Iditarod rivers with 350 prospectors arriving from Fairbanks after three weeks on the Yukon. Optimism clashes with caution as estimates predict up to 6,000 arrivals while veterans warn the site may not sustain more than a thousand miners.
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Yukon River
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Murder Syndicate Unearthed After Wealthy Officer’s Death
In St. Petersburg the mysterious death of Count Bouturlin uncovers a broad murder operation. Count de Lassy and physician Dr. Patchenko are arrested. Patchenko confesses to inoculating Bouturlin with cholera and poisoning other rich victims during the epidemic for large payments.
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Houteriin
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Patchenko
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Settlers Move Westward in Heavy Spring Movement
Washington reports show a strong spring influx of homeseekers into Montana Oregon and Washington. Trainloads of settlers pour into the arid west as railroad building advances in Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon. An estimated 12000 acres in Oregon may soon be open for settlement and reclamation projects nationwide see rising settler numbers.
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Expulsions of Jews Reported by Kiev Authorities
The Jewish relief committee of Kiev via attorney M. Glickman informs St. Petersburg that about 200 Jewish families have already been expelled, with numbers rising daily. Expellees receive either short notice to depart or temporary passports valid only for their stated destination.
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Nolan to Manage Tar Baby in San Francisco
Following the discharge of George Little of Chicago as his manager, Jack Johnson announced that Billy Nolan would handle his affairs hereafter. Nolan confirmed the statement and is known for twenty years in the fight game including prior work with Battling Nelson when he won the lightweight world championship.
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Noted Suffragist Mary Catt Struggles After Operation
Grave doubts arise about the recovery of Mrs. Mary Chapman Perry Catt, president of the Woman's Suffrage association, after a serious operation at a private sanitarium in New York. She has been a semi invalid for years and recently too ill to see friends. Catt led suffrage efforts in eleven countries and founded the New York Suffrage party last winter.
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Mary Chapman Perry Catt
Woman's Suffrage Association
Tramp Uses Human Nature for Free Meal in Pittsburg Suburb
A hungry tramp roams a Pittsburg suburb seeking food. After facing rejections from nine houses, he leverages a line about the neighbor claiming the household has little to eat. A hungry woman grants him a meal, ending the encounter.
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Maize not cause of pellagra says Rome inquiry
Dr. Sambon reports from Rome that the Field committee proved maize is not the cause of pellagra. The parasite carrier is the simullum Repans, a biting gnat. The report clarifies the disease's transmission in a concise scientific finding.
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Europe
London
Sambon
Rome
Casey at the Bat in Coca Cola Baseball Record Book
The Coca Cola Baseball Record Book of 1910 includes Casey at the Bat and schedules for both leagues with other baseball records. It was sent by The Coca Cola Co of Atlanta on receipt of 2c postage, along with The Truth About Coca Cola booklet. The ad promotes Coca Cola as cooling, refreshing, and available at soda fountains or in bottles for 5c.
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Casey
Coca Cola
Coca Cola Co
Atlanta
Slow Progress in Tuberculosis Care Demand Grows
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis warns it will take about forty five years at current trends to provide hospital care for all indigent consumptives. Last year 7,000 beds were added across hospitals sanatoria camps and wards, but 300,000 indigent consumptives remain unplaced with only 22,720 beds nationwide. On May 1 1909 beds stood at 15 244 across 294 institutions, and the association reports 99 new institutions and 7,500 more beds since then.
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United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
The
National Association
A Child’s View on Scarlet Fever Confusion
An eight year old girl listened to a recital and misheard the scene next door. She confidently tells a visitor about "Johnny's got scarlet fever" claiming his face is red and his chest is broken in, revealing a child’s tangled understanding of illness.
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Johnny
Widened at the expense of the corporation joke
A rotund alderman walked the streets wearing a placard on his back reading Widened at the expense of the corporation in Tit Bits style humor capturing a local satire about municipal cost.
Kidney pills promise permanent cure for sick kidneys
An advertisement extols Donn's Kidney Pills to filter uric acid and impurities, claiming they cure sick kidneys and backache. A testimonial from J N Markham of Montesano, Washington, says Dean's Kidney Pills cured his dropsy and improved health, with 60 cents per box. Also includes a cynical note on wealth and honor in America.
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
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N. Y
Halls Catarrh Cure Ad in Toledo Notice
Frank J. Cheney of Toledo endorses Halls Catarrh Cure promising one hundred dollars for any case not cured. The affidavit sworn December 3, 1886 before J. A. Gleason, with the product marketed by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists with testimonials of efficacy.
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BraTe
TouEpo
Lucas County
Fuant J. Cwrney
F. J. Cumney & Co
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W
Jimmy Jiggs Defines Geography With Whipping Thought
A humorous exchange from the Sunday Magazine of the Los Angeles Times has Jimmy Jiggs defining geography as what you put inside your trousers when you fear a whipping. The father probes his son’s progress in study with the geography question.
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Jimmy
Sunday Magazine
Los Angeles Times
Not the Reply He Expected
Fragmentary text prompts a dialogue about smoking. A garbled line mentions Perry Davis painkiller and dysentery, with stray phrases about lamps and shining. The readable parts hint at a historical newspaper card with dialogue and medical product reference.
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