Texas Schools for Texas Boys and Girls Slogan Urged
The Greenville Herald argues against sending Texas youths abroad for education. It praises Texas institutions including the university, normals, industrial and agricultural colleges, denominational and private schools. The piece urges Texans to favor in-state schooling to preserve patriotism and reduce costs.
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Greenville Herald
Texas
Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
the Herald
Phere
Yeas
A Boy's Long Ride for Life to Get Medicine
A Leesville Indiana man named W H Brown endured severe asthma as his family feared death. His son rode 18 miles to obtain Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. Brown reports instant relief and eventual cure, praising the medicine for throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00 with free trials at Edgar Matthews & Co.
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Dr. King
W. H. Brown
Leesville Ind
Edgar Matthews & Co
His Life Saved by Chamberlain's Golic Remedy
B L Byer, a town cooper, claims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life after a month of pilious dysentery resisted all other treatments. He reports immediate relief. Also notes Gra ham Drug Co sells the remedy.
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Chamberlain
B. L. Byer
B. T. Little
Merchant Ancock
Gale
Graham Drug Co
Expectancy on a parson's hammering miscue
A country clergyman nails a refractory creeper to trellis near his gate when a small boy watches closely. The youth asks if he will hear a hint on pain or praise while the parson hoovers over his hammer.
Stomach and Liver Tablets Offer Quick Cure
For a bilious attack take Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by Graham Dru, Uo.
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Chamberlain
Graham Dru
Teaching a Dog to Read by Card Cues from Master
An article notes dog intelligence and a collie trained by Sir John Lubbock to fetch cards labeled food drink and out. The dog learned by distinguishing writing on similar cards, showing reading-like comprehension. The piece suggests dogs can grasp symbolic cues through training.
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John Lubbock
Sir John Lubbock
Ohio court hobbyist judge with New England mannerisms
A Connecticut born judge in an Ohio court joked that there were no frills in his court but noted the absence of a pencil. While a petitioner pressed for an immediate settlement, the judge feigned difficulty locating a pencil to better hear the plea, reflecting a humorous temperate justice in Youth's Companion.
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Ohio
Connecticut
New England
Letter with no address confuses a messenger
A Precaution reports a colored boy admitting he mailed a letter with no address to the post office to avoid revealing the recipient. The man questions why the letter was sent without a writin on the envelope and whether the action was deliberate to hide the addressee's identity, as cited by the New York Tribune.
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New York Tribune
Trouble in the Choir Missing Angels Wings
A Chicago Tribune item reports soprano Hycee frantically searching for the solo "On Angels' Wings" during a rehearsal. The alto mutters bemoaning her loss and warns she will not obtain another pair if found.
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Miss Hycee
Chicago
The Pleasure of Eating Digestive Cure Ad
Advertises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. Claims the remedy digests food, sweetens the stomach, and aids assimilation of nutrients. Mentions sale by Graham Drug Co.
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Graham Drug Co
Her Dearest Wish and a Billygoat Prayer
Florence asks to be a boy but learns girls cannot change. She prays for a boy and then for a billygoat, a tale cited by Woman's Home Companion about a child’s longing and faith.
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Mamma
Florence
American hen yields vast egg crop worth billions
The American hen produces eggs valued at 300 million dollars annually, making the product among the nation’s most valuable crops alongside wheat, corn, and hay.
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United States
Cockroach intrusion joke noted in Chicago Trib excerpt
A man with a pack persuades the mansion mistress to discuss pests, she denies any cockroach problem, and the exchange ends with a curt good day as the roach topic appears brushed off.
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Chicago Tribune
Proper Treatment for a Sprained Ankle
A sprained ankle often keeps a person hobbling for weeks but Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied promptly can cure in less than a week or even three days in some cases. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Graham Drug Co
Kidney Trouble Warns of Heart Strain Advertising Copy
An old advertisement argues kidney disease underlies most constitutional illnesses and urges early kidney treatment with Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root. It claims kidneys influence heart function, promotes sample bottles by mail, and lists Kilmer Co. contact in Binghamton New York with prices of fifty cents and one dollar.
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The
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Rock
Anderson & Carlton, Proprietors
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Graham
Chas. Widmayery i Blacksmith & Carriage Maker
West 4Th St
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Scientific American
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U'S. Paten
Washington
Anite
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