Catarrh cures and the shop talk on remedies
A newspaper heart to heart on patent medicines explains the rise of catarrh cures and the risk of unknown ingredients. The speaker urges caution, promotes honesty, and offers a money back guarantee on one proven cure.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Collier's Weekly
Ainu of Yezo Describe Hairy Dwellers and Lore
A Chicago New story outlines the Ainu of Yezo with hairy bodies and facial tattoos on married women, noting their lack of religion and records. It cites legends of pit dwellers in Yezo and the Kurile islands and suggests possible southward migration from the Bering Sea region.
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Old Masters Paid Little: Early Prices of Great Works
A 19th century collector notes astonishingly low original wages for famous artists. Michaelangelo and Leonardo earned about $40 a month while drafting Pisa cartoons, Correggio under $10 for Christ In the Garden, Carracci lower still, Durer bartered goods, Rembrandt never more than $8500 for Night Watch, Velasquez mainly worked for the Spanish government at about $35 per painting.
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Street Cars In Mexico
A tourist notes Mexico City street car conductors issue numbered receipts for each fare. The pads show quickly how many fares must be returned to the company, provided passengers accept the receipts. Passengers always demand a voucher as a monthly lottery ticket with many prizes, reflecting the gambling zeal of riders.
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New York Sun
Birthday Surprise Finishes Houston Post Quote
A brief quotation notes a birthday celebration with a husband returning home before midnight, captured by the Houston Post as a light domestic moment. The exchange highlights a personal milestone and a celebratory surprise.
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Houston Post
Century Plant Bloom After Long Silence in Russia
An ancient tale of a maguey root sent from Mexico to Russia, planted by a gardener's daughter, forgotten through generations, and finally blooming after a hundred years to earn the plant the name the century plant.
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Mexico
Russia
Ezar
Campaign speeches hint at third term bid in small town
A two term congressman campaigns for a third term at Broom corn Junction. He concedes limited internal improvements but asserts constant effort for his district. An audience member interrupts with support for an abler man.
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Broomcorn Junction
His Pretty Visitor
London scraps recount a tale in which Blenkinsop leaves his motor at the office, returns to find a pretty girl sitting inside, and instead of chasing her away drives her home. Mrs Blenkinsop replies she will call for him again tomorrow.
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The Historian’s Size Refuses to Ride an Elephant
The Historian Macaulay, lacking athletic gifts, admits he cannot swim ride drive or skate yet meets Windsor duties with humor. When told a horse awaits him at Windsor he quips that the queen must order an elephant to see him ride.
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