Old Lim on marriage and divorce in a rural meeting
A community gathering hears Limuel Jacksin reflect on marriage, divorce, and social change. He jokes about romance, warns that more couples fail as populations grow, praises family life, and recounts a Tennessee duel tale before arguing divorce is a societal blight.
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Raleigh
Grantin
Squire Brizantine
Limuel
Sammy Peel
Widder Buntin
Squire Brizintine
Nowan
Old Lim
Tennessee
Ike
Ople
Millionaire Jabez Holtite Brings Charity to Madison Square Garden
In a moral tale, Jabez Holtite, a noted wealth accumulator, plans visible philanthropy. A newspaper reporter spurs a publicity stunt by hosting hourly thousand dollar donations at Madison Square Garden, drawing crowds and converting a portion of wealth into public generosity.
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Jabez
William of
Germany
Jabez Holtite
Madison Square Garden
James Pot
Man Pleads Guilty in Moose Shooting Case
Charles Wingren, who shot Peter Larson near Rapid River mistaking him for a moose, walked miles to surrender, pleaded guilty before Judge McClenehan in Brainerd during a noon session, and was sent to the reformatory after a quick voyage to St Cloud. The case prompts pardon board review due to accidental nature and sparsely settled area.
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Brainerd
Minn
Charles Wingren
Peter Larson
Rapid River
Beaudette
Winegren
Kaochiching County
Larson
Wingren
International Falls
Walsh
Stanton
McClenehan
Toledo Coachman Linked to Lord Roberts Fortune
Ernest Roberts, vice-president of the closed Dorr Street Say ings bank, is alleged to be a cousin of Lord Roberts. He reportedly inherited £30,000 and invested in Toledo real estate and the bank, while remaining reticent about the motive for leaving England and returning to Ohio.
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Toledo
Dorr Street
Ernest Roberts
Lord Roberts
Roberts
Ballard
Lawrence Avenue
Steve Brown
Brown
Collingwood Avenue
Dorr Street Bank
Whale Rain Over Town in Seaside Oregon
A giant whale carcass washed ashore in Seaside Oregon. Attempts to move it with tides and four teams failed. Dynamite dispersed the carcass across the city. Pieces burned or dragged away, one chunk damaged a cottage roof and left sperm oil on the yard and shoes.
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Ccity
Marshal Lindsley
Fossil Shoe Imprint Found in Coal Fern
An imprint resembling a modern bulldog toe shoe is found in fern on a tlab of ferns preserved in anthracite coal at Maltby colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Frederick M. Chase, assistant manager, holds the artifact now. The sole is about an inch thick, the instep area present, and the heel about twice as thick as the sole, forming a unique reproduction.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Frederick M. Chase
Live Lizards Found Sealed In Oak Log Near Altoona
Two full grown live lizards were found inside an oak log split by Joseph McClosky of Bellwood. One lizard was black and white blotched, the other yellow. The log, about fifty years old, was cut recently in the heart of the tree. How the reptiles became imprisoned and survived remains a mystery.
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Altoona
Joseph McClosky
Bellwood
Kidney cure ad and rural verse collage in one
An old advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills with a Marlon Kentucky user testimonial noting recovery from kidney trouble. The piece also includes a long comic poem about rural life and a strange recipe for a merry widow hat, plus light musings on spring and household chores.
Georgia Brand of Love in Uncle Remus Magazine
Joel Chandler Harris quotes a folksy Georgia love motif with playful candy imagery and a blessing from Uncle Remus style prose. The speaker notes admiration for courting couples and the way romance stirs movement in the world.
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Georgy
Mr. Sanders
Billy
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Leap Year Promise Flares In Joke Moment
A playful exchange centers on Mamie’s leap year proposal idea as a man jokes about marriage bells and the leap year custom.
Simplicity in Politics Sparks Barroom Wit
Senator Beveridge cites simplicity as a virtue amid a Washington encounter. A hotel meeting ends with a linguistically flamboyant speaker and a listener who, in humor, agrees to join for a drink, highlighting plain speech over pompous talk.
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Senator Beveridge
Washington
Notable Captain Feebles Back Injury Story
The passage recalls Captain Feebles shot in the back and living with a bent spine until a pension improved his posture. He later grew a beard, then pursued a widow who feigns elusiveness while she plays along with his advances.
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Feebles
Postum Food Coffee Replaces Morning Coffee
A testimonial letter recounts severe health issues tied to coffee and claims relief after switching to Postum Food Coffee. Readers quote multiple individuals including a state president of the W C T U and others who report relief from asthma dyspepsia heart trouble and headaches after stopping coffee.
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Wellvillé
Borax in the Dairy
Farmers adopt borax as a natural cleanser and preservative for dairy utensils and processes. A tablespoonful per two quarts of water cleans udders reduces roughness and cracking. The ad promotes the product and offers a free Jingle Book for mothers with the tops from a Borax carton.
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Borax
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago
Sermon by Telephone Helps Woman Hear Pastor
An elder arranges to transmit sermons to his ailing wife by telephone, hoping to ease her misery. She falls asleep ten minutes after the sermon begins, to the elder’s relief, while a humorous note underscores the odd remedy.
Revenge's Furious Appetite
Montaigne remarks on resisting revenge when provoked and choosing reason over passion. He notes a person who controls anger after injury achieves a greater good than one who acts on quick fury. The passage emphasizes self mastery and the superior virtue of restraint.
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Montaigne
Insect Chemists Demonstrate Sugar Feeding Tactics
Be an observed by Gaston Bonnier French naturalist a group of marked bees failed to bite sugar from several jumps. They flew away returning with other workers after visiting a fountain. They settled on the sugar and pumped water from their crops to suck up the syrup.
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Gaston Bonnier
Castoria ad and quip fragment in 1910s paper
An OCR fragment shows an old Castoria ad urging safety checks and signature reuse. It mentions a joke about hair restorer for a landlady, and includes a snippet reflecting on struggle and repose and a misquoted quotation about duties.
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Philadelphia
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Marlon, Ky
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Bill Smith
Henry Brown
Troutner
Phil
Bill
George Wood
Willyam White
Alfred Jones
Ol Fragler
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Salt Lake Tribune
Stalra
Yvultu
Georgia
Me. Sanders
St. Paul Park
Tozpo
Lugas Court
Fraye J. Cagney
F. J. Cursing & Co
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Tulado
Afuraasid
Frank J. Cheney
Thia
A. D
A. W. Gleason
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F. J. Cheney & CO
At Druga Fits
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Avery
Mable
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
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