There’s Something To Be Said On Both Sides Of Every Question
An anecdote illustrates how a common name helped a traveler secure a preferred room on a Sound steamer while another Mr. Smith lost one of two held rooms. The piece shifts to a family scene where a girl scolds a brother’s remark about practicing what he preaches, ending with a church rector’s restrained reaction.
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Smith
Tie
Hibimn
Hector
George
Georgie
Mrs. Cabilly
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Afghan War Folklore of Washing an Enemy Soldier
A wartime anecdote recounts General Roberts ordering harsh treatment, while two soldiers scrubbed an Afghan prisoner for two hours with brushes and soap. They stopped when finding no relief, discovering another suit of clothes to wash instead.
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Roberts
A Sensible Letter From Western Canada Settler
Western Canada settler G Simpkins writes to friend Mr T A Wawkysard in Rockford NL detailing conditions as snow falls after Christmas. He notes cattle thriving, cold not severe, plentiful timber and fences, loamy soil, and strong crop yields. Prices for wheat, oats, and other staples are listed, with advice on crops, stock, and equipment for emigrants planning to move, including timing for breaking land.
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Illings
T. A Wawkysard
Rockford
G. Simpkins
Leduc
Alverta
Western Canada
Butler
A Call to Arma and a Midnight Exchange
A fragment from Villadelphia North American presents a nocturnal dialogue where a wife urges Wesley to heed Kipling's white man's burden caption. The scene is interrupted by a wall of the Infant and a murmured question, revealing a mix of literary reference and domestic moment. A separate note describes a hag or myxine, a slimehead creature that invades cod and similar fish to eat the interior, leaving only skin and skeleton.
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Arma
Wesley
Kipling
Villadelphia
Cake Walkers Factory and Parade in Chicago Dining Hall
A Chicago restaurant district hosts a cake walker scene with about fifty colored men in white uniforms forming a lunch line daily at 2:30. The parade-like lunch includes a cake walk dance and jeering remarks from passersby, highlighting a curious local practice amid the city’s dining life.
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Chicago
State Street
Ltne
Chicage Chronicle
Oldest House in America in St Augustine Florida
The oldest house in America stands in St Augustine Florida, built in 1564 by St Francis monks. The coquina structure, made from sea shells and mortar, survived the town’s sack and fire. It was purchased by antiquarian J W Henderson to serve as his winter residence.
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America
St. Augustine
Fla
Order of St. Francis
Janeis Drake
Ibis
J. W. Henderson
Salzer Grass Seed Claim and Free Catalogue Offer
Sromus Inermis Grags praised as the greatest grass on earth by Salzer. boasts 4 to 7 tons more hay than timothy in dry regions and better yields in several states. Advertises seed price 1.20 and catalogue by mail from Salzer Seed Co. Berlin accident note reports sparrow injury to a woman’s eye. warns of a remarkable offer from S. M. Roberts Supply House. Domestic dialogue about heirloom and Paddington’s bargains ends with light social banter.
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Salzer
Ohio
Ind
Mich
Wis
Iowa
Kans
Nebr
Mont
Union
Jotin A. Salzen Seed CO
Lacrosse
Cure a Cold in One Day Tablet Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for a cold. It claims refunds if it fails and emphasizes genuine B. Q. on each tablet. Includes a humorous household dialogue snippet from Household Words.
Spiders in Japan Plague Telegraph Wires and Spires
The text notes a serious Japanese spider problem with spiders spinning webs on telegraph wires and across spires. Spiders are described as numerous enough to cause insulation losses. Sweeping spires is ineffective as spiders quickly repopulate sites. The fragment also mentions cries of agony and neighbors’ aid, and a reference to sciatica and a remedy called St Jacobs OW.
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Sciatica
St. Jacobs
Japan
Sorrows of sterility and Lydia Pinkham’s remedy
Readable excerpts claim Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cures supposed barrenness and uterine ailments. Letters from Mrs Ep Wotromp and Mrs Frora Coorrr describe pregnancy improvement, healthy births, and relief from womb inflammation and pain after using the medicine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ep. Wotrorp
Lone Tree
Iowa
Frora Coorrr
Doyle
Dak
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Fragmented mixed ad and trivia from an old paper page
A collage of 19th century ads and notes cites Allen's Foot-Kase for foot care, pecan facts, a travel distance claim to polar exploration, and a Kansas City insurance ruling about poison being an accident. It also includes teething remedies, testimonials, and a John Adams anecdote about his father-in-law’s disapproval of lawyers.
Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward and Endorsements
One hundred dollars reward offered for catarrh cure not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Firm claims T J Cheney honorable in business, with Wear & Treax and Walding Kilman Mangin endorsing. Isalis Catareh Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous membranes. Price and bottle details, testimonials free, sold by all druggists.
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Hall
Fu, Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
T. J. Cheney
Snane Oatty
Wear & Treax
Wholesale Drugaists
O. Walding
Kilman & Mangin
O. Isail
Parishioner notes on life question at church
A New Orleans Times-Democrat fragment shows a parishioner asked about life’s big question, with responses indicating no young men have asked yet. The brief exchange reflects rural parish audience curiosity and religious discourse of the era.
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Mary
Giyl
New Orleans Times-Democrat
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