Rat Captured At Gateshead On Tyne Measuring Large
A rat was caught at Gateshead on Tyne measuring eighteen and a half inches.
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
3
Stage Driver Chats With A Writer In A Rural Setting
A solemn stage driver between Willowby and Greenfield talks with a visiting writer. The driver praises the writer but reveals he writes for a living only part of the time and relies on other means for income. He mentions reading the writer’s latest book and discusses Bill Sears.
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Willowby
Greenfield
Bill Sears
Muscles Counted in Moth Reaches 4061
A scientific tally reports a moth’s body containing as many as 4061 muscles highlighting complex physiology. Researchers cataloged muscle groups across the insect to map its movement and resilience.
Coffee Eyes Slow Poison That Blindness Can Result
A Oswego Mont woman describes coffee induced eye trouble with weakness and light flashes. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she reports complete eye relief and healthier nursing. A friend also improves from dyspepsia and headaches after abandoning coffee for Postum. "There's a Reason." Grape Nuts No 1797.
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Oswego
Mont
Husband
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Ancient Greek hero revisited in a Cornell Widow verse
The piece playfully revisits a classic Greek figure as an ancient hero. It mixes whimsical lines about food, fashion, and love as a lighthearted verse from the Cornell Widow column.
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Cornell
Education Complete Graduation Praised By Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a graduate of Prince vard who is praised for his knowledge and skill. The item frames the graduate's education as a strong ad for the institution.
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Princevard
Louisville Courier-Journal
Matrimonial Confidences Cartoon Quip
A humor strip features Mr Billus lamenting a bald spot and Mrs Billus teasing that his only feature ever to smile is gone. The exchange plays on marital banter with light insult and playful vanity.
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Billus
A Housewifely Request
A light exchange where a wife asks her husband to bring jellyfish for preserves as she plans to make jellies this year. The playful vignette sits in the Baltimore American to amuse readers.
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Baltimore
Never been whipped but once truth telling boast
A humorous exchange quoted from a Woman's Home Companion piece shows a boastful man claiming he was whipped only for speaking truth. The meek man quips that the punishment cured him. The dialogue highlights midwestern frontier wit and moral tone.
Santa Claus Seeks Permit to Enter Chimneys
Building inspector questions a man with white whiskers seeking a chimney permit. The exchange ends with a wary remark about charges, reflecting a humorous city scene from Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Santa
Louisville Courier-Journal
Pearl- Was Clarence hurt when Grace threw him over
A fragment from a Chicago Daily News item notes Clarence suffered three stitches after Grace threw him over during a roller skating incident. The tone suggests a lighthearted or gossiping society blurb typical of the era.
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Pearl
Clarence
Grace
Ruby
Chicago Daily News
Reverend Goodley Defends Against Mr Tuff Provocation
The Public Press reports Reverend Mr. Goodley’s remark that he never knew profanity until meeting Mr. Tuff. Dumley adds that Mr. Tuff is aggravating and could tempt a saint to sin.
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Mr. Goodley
Mr. Tuff
Dumley
Gibbs and the audience views in the new play
A Boston Transcript quote frames Gibbs noting the audience threw eggs at the new play. He calls the eggs a forceful but unsound expression of public views.
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Gibbs
Boston Transcript
Balboa's arduous Pacific quest trudges onward
Balboa toils along the western slope muttering a joke about hitching a ride. He pushes forward despite the heat and the loading machine as the Philadelphia Ledger notes his stubborn perseverance in the grueling search for the Pacific.
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Balboa
Pacific
Philadelphia Ledger
Meandering Mike Seeks Help For Auto Purchase
In Chicago a humorous exchange shows Meandering Mike asking a passerby for aid to buy a car while noting he already has the oA and only needs the mersheen. The dialogue captures local dialect and a slice of everyday city life.
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Chicago News
Ridiculous claim sparks young heart debate
A dialogue from the Chicago Record-Herald mocks a speaker who asserts enduring youth while noting fire engines passing and Emer son’s essays drawing attention away. The exchange frames a humorous clash over vitality and perception.
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Emerson
Chicago Record-Herald
The Day of Beautiful Women, Not Men
A Philadelphia Bulletin clipping quotes a dialog about eras of greatness and beauty. A woman remarks the day of great men is gone while a man counters that the day of beautiful women remains. The exchange ends with her blush and a quick clarification.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Public Kidney Remedy Endorsed by Sunny San Bernardino Writer
Lionel M. Heath of 158 Eighth Street reports five years ago using Deans Kidney Pills relieved back pain urinary issues dropsy and rheumatic pains from kidney trouble. He repeats the public endorsement and notes the cure was thorough. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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San Bernardino
Lionel M. Heath
Eighth Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
State Farm Colony Discussed at Albany Conference
Edmund Kelly who authored The Elimination of the Tramp urged a State colony plan, describing international examples. Commissioner Hebberd supported creating independence for the unemployed, while Homer Folks questioned cost and urged industrial labor alongside agriculture. Folks favored expanding state prisons into training schools as the next step.
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State Farm
Albany
United Charities
Charity Organization Society
Edmund Kelly
Robert W. Hebberd
Department of Public Charities
Homer Folks
State Charities Aid Association
Hebberd
Folks
New York Tribune
Travels of an English Postmistress
Miss Trimmingham is postmistress and letter carrier at Fishlake near Doncaster. She has served as postman for thirty seven years and in charge of the post office for twenty three. Her yearly journeys total 6186 miles with only seven days off duty. she has walked over 200000 miles in total.
What has become of the old fashioned father in Where Pa
A fragment notes a writer questioning the fate of the traditional father while he struggles to support a modern family. The piece upsells various patent medicines and household goods including Garfield Tea and Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, typical of period ads.
Have Learned Lesson About Widows and Matrimony
A witty remark notes widows find amiability and kindness win in marriage. The line suggests experience as the key lesson, framing matrimony as a game where soft virtues prevail over others.
A Cure at City Mission
A young woman arrived at the city mission in an awful state with scabies and related ailments. After seven weeks with little progress the use of Cuticura products led to rapid improvement. within five weeks she could seek work and become healthy again. Laura Jane Bates of New York signed the testimonial dated March 11, 1907.
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Mission
Laura Jane Bates
Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
Mar. 11
Pardon Me Sir Sat On Hat Joke On Train
A portly man jokes with a fellow passenger on a railroad train about sitting on his hat. The other man replies with a wry suggestion and the portly man concedes he tried it, in a light Harper's Weekly moment.
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Harper’s Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Cure
A period advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio is described as the only constitutional cure with a $100 reward for failure and is taken internally. Also recommends Hall's Sante Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Prngree
F.J. Cueney & Co
Hall
Between Judgment and Compliance in a Rural Landscape
A critic notes the tension between evaluating a work and honoring its creator. He recalls a Baltimore American critic who questions consistency in nature, citing a rural scene where the brow of a hill frames the stream’s mouth as the key identifying feature.
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Baltimore American
Come and See Lydia E. Pinkham Advertisement Message
Public display claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is open and above board. It invites scrutiny of statements in advertisements and asks readers to verify if the product cures many women and whether the Lydia E. Pinkham who writes is real. The text aims to reassure skeptics and promote continued use by women nationwide.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
An Vs. Pinkham
Venison Price Recall From Early Indiana Days
In Morgan and Brown Counties hunters brought venison to market priced far below pork in the early fifties. A full grown wild turkey sold for less than a spring chicken, and a dozen quail cost less than a dozen sausage links. The piece notes Hoosier preferences and old market values.
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Morgan and
Brown Counties
Indianapolis News
Chinese Population in New York City Reported at 12147
A brief item notes that there are 12 147 Chinese residents in New York City, as reported in the New York area figures. The note cites demographic counts for the seventeen precincts and highlights Asian community presence in the metropolis.
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New York City
N.Y
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