Shonts Quip Echoes At Virginia Hot Springs
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes a witticism by Theodore P. Shonts at Virginia Hot Springs. A renowned New York clubman has died and friends discuss his career over cards, one lamenting his fate had it not been for his wife.
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Virginia Hot Springs
Theodore P. Shonts
New York
Mr. Shonts
St. Louis
Globe- Democrat
Quotes on government and customers in old papers
A quip exchanges lines about government deriving power from consent and the governed’s acceptance. A Brooklyn Lite cartoon caption mocks a shop director in London who must guide customers who get lost, reflecting humorous media dialogue from the era.
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Josh
Silas
Brooklyn Lite
London
Northwest notes sweep of regional news items and events
Northwest notes report on Robert McCormick withdrawing from senate bid for health reasons. Other items include a chimpanzee exhibit valued at 75000, a suffocation aboard a Seattle to Portland trip, a Walla Walla shooting contest with 75 participants, optimistic wheat prospects across Oregon Washington Idaho, mining activity in Idaho, a Nevada hand injury from milking, Seattle firecracker restrictions, water rights debate at mining congress in Los Angeles, Montana mineral survey meeting in Helena, train wreck near Cheyenne Wells, growing northwest wheat acreage, double tracking for Southern Pacific between Ogden and San Francisco, a Spokane murder arrest, Kee Mun Chinese passengers wounded aboard the Kee Mun, vast unoccupied land in Oregon, a Nevada suicide, Twin Bridges dry status, Mark Twain cabin myths, and a Juarez identification of a Reno murder suspect.
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Robert L. McCormick
Tacoma
United States Senate
Charles I
Seattle
Portland
Northwest Sportsmen’s Association
Walla Walla
Wash
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Northwest
Hatley
Bullen
Osceola
Nevada
Lee R. Marriott
American Mining Congress
Los Angeles
United States Mineral Surveyors
Montana
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Great Falls
Missoula
Livingston
Bozeman
Cheyenne Wells
Colo
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Company
Ogden
San Francisco
Lucin
Poiceman
Spokane
Grove M. Walk
Coeur d'Alene
F. Huston Childress
Bristol
Tenn
Blue Funnel Line
Keemun
Hong Kong
Wuchow
Iglang
Sam
Twin Bridges
Mont
Mark Twain
Aurora
Mark
Frank Wilson
Juarez
Mexico
Strandl
Balaryich
Reno
Ney
Doan's Kidney Pills touted by Denver soldier
A Denver veteran from 1356 Delaware Street testifies to severe kidney trouble after Spanish American War. Doan's Kidney Pills improved his condition from the first use and he was soon well, with a sales note from Foster Milburn Co. The piece includes other short anecdotes about wartime rammer mishaps and a Mexican market tale with a boy and peppers.
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H. N. Camp
Delaware St
Denver
Colo
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Witch laments invasion of her field by joyriding pilot
A frightened witch flees a near miss with an airplane, lamenting the invasion of a field she spokes as her own domain. She exclaims in distress that a man would invade a space long held by women, calling the pilot a “kid.”
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward
An old advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. Claims internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces. Includes price seven cents per bottle and mail order details.
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Hall
F. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F J. Cheney
Irm
Walding, Kinnan & Mapvin
Wholeate Drugella
Senator Sorghum Ranks Poetry Quotes in Speeches
The Quoter asks about quoting poetry in speeches. Senator Sorghum replies that quoting poetry is often like sending an anonymous letter, used to shift responsibility for authorship.
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Senator Sorghum
Pettit's Eye Salve Ad Slogan In Fractured Copy
An ad style fragment promotes Pettit's Eye Salve and mentions Howard Bros buffalo goods. The text shifts to a moral quip from Phillips Brooks urging people to act for others, not just themselves.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo Lo
Perry Vis Painkiller and Mustard Plaster Sayings
A garbled colonial era text mentions Painkiller and mustard plaster remedies for chills and colds. It notes medicines, whiskey, and household cures, with a saying about a man who plants a ladder never knowing what will come up.
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Perry Vis
Giacroas
Sam Mey
Firet Burglar and Second Burglar Exchange Barbed Remarks
Quasi speech fragment shows two burglars trading boasts about residence status and notoriety. The text contains stray phrases about Pierce's Pallets and generic references to farmers, washladies, and edible items, with unclear context or action.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Public Appeal
For 30 years the remedy is promoted as the standard for women’s health. The advertisement claims roots and herbs provide thousands of cures and invites sick women to write Mrs. Pinkham for free health guidance from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dre Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Pete Prince
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