The Violet Hat and Mazie Marchmont’s Bold Choice
The Violet Hat follows Mazie Marchmont a poor schoolteacher who buys a violet hat after others pass on it. She secretly replicates the hat herself then appears at the hospital tea with Jerry Arnold at her side. The scene ends with a playful engagement moment and wedding prospects.
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Thexiers
Theodora
Cecilia
Mme
Theo
Mme. Ashe
Cynthia Albright
Cynthia
Madame
Marie Marchmont
Jerry Arnold
Mazie
Cecilia Ray
Mazile
Mrs. Ray
Mazie Marchmont
Harvard
Mme. Ashe's
Jerry
Lincoln and the Gettysburg address in heroic terms
The passage lauds Abraham Lincoln for guiding the Union through the Civil War without major errors and compares him to Hamilton Webster and Franklin. It notes his life ending amid the war and honors his restraint, common sense, and the Gettysburg battlefield address as a pinnacle of American prose.
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Lincoln
Hamilton
Daniel Webster
Webster
Benjamin Franklin
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
T. L. Cuyler
A Irishman in Oklahoma Claims Sheriff Knows His Character
In a petty offense case in an Oklahoma town an Irish defendant asks the court for character witnesses. He points to the sheriff and boasts that after twelve years in the county the sheriff still does not know him, claiming that proves his good character.
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Kansas City Star
What’s the Matter with the Blood Cure
A dated medical ad explains anaemia symptoms pale lips and gums weakness and dizziness and promotes Dr Chase s Nerve Food as an enricher and builder of the blood. It urges sun exposure fresh air and a weight gain record to prove improvement noting price 50 cents a box or six for 2 50 available at Edmanson Bates Co Toronto
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Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
England's Generals and their Irish roots in history
The piece traces British military leadership to Irish and other origins, noting Marlborough as a prior English general and naming figures like Wellington Napier Abercrombie Moore Wolseley Roberts Kitchener Gough and explorers who aided India, highlighting Irish, Scottish, Welsh linkages among generals and statesmen.
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Marlborough
Wellington
Dangan Castle
Meath
Wesley
Dublin
Wolfe
Ferneaux Abbey
Kildare
Westerham
Limerick
William Iti
John Moore
Napiers
Abercrombie
Egypt
Napier
Magdala
Crawford
Clyde
Wolseley
Roberts
Kitchener
Gough
India
Great Britain
Neill
Nicholson
Lawrences
Edward
Rose
Won Fame on its Merits Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
The unbounded popularity of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is not due to advertising but to the medicine’s merits. Across cities towns and hamlets the oil is sought after solely for its quality and effectiveness as a medicine.
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Thomas
Eclectric O
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Baby's Own Tablets Proclaimed Safe and Effective
A government analyst guarantees Baby's Own Tablets are safe and free of opiates. Thousands of Canadian mothers endorse the remedy for stomach and bowel troubles in babies and children. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Canada
L. Murphy
St. Sylvester
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Patient and Doctor Share Unclear Medicine Knowledge
The patient rarely understands the medicines prescribed and the doctor often lacks knowledge about them, a situation noted as unusual by observers.
Shiloh's Cure and Romance Endings
The fragment discusses Shiloh's Cure claiming to cure coughs and colds and a romance ending with marriage. It questions whether couples should board or keep house after reality intrudes on happiness.
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Shiloh
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Notice
An old advertising line claims Minard's Liniment relieves neuralgia and notes the public awakening to a familiar sensory cue. A courtroom style dialogue then pivots to a joke about handsome men and a humorous exchange about timing.
Old Fashioned Quilting Party Tips and Decor
A guide outlining a traditional quilting party setup with decorating ideas. Suggestions include borrowing a quilting frame, tying quilts, serving refreshments, and crafting lavender themed centerpieces with lavender material, dainty flowered chintz, and forget me not accents.
Tablet Unveiled At Cooper Union For Lincoln Birthday
The Woman's Republican club of New York unveils a white marble tablet on Lincoln's birthday on the Cooper Union platform where his 1860 speech was made. Rev C R Richards honors the occasion with a speech as the dedicatory inscription and design details are described.
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Lincoln
Cooper Union
New York City
Woman's Republican Club
C. R. Richards
Abraham Lincoln
Woman’s Republican Club of
New York
United States
Charles R. Lamb
Baby’s Bed While Traveling Shows Cozy Market Basket Hack
A writer advises using a twenty four inch market basket as a portable baby bed. Line includes soft pad pillow and blankets for comfort, white enamel finish and blue ribbon handle. The basket stays on the traveler’s lap on electrics or long trains and can carry all baby supplies for the day.
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Baby
Cardinal Rebukes Social Leader Over Abruzzi Elkins Affair dinner
In Baltimore a dinner guest pressed Cardinal Gibbons with questions about the Abruzzi Elkins affair. The cardinal avoided tabloid details, citing the burdens of his position. The hostess enjoyed the exchange while her guests noted the pair’s evident affection and the cardinal’s restrained answer.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Ele
Sewing shields to gowns for quick fastening
Instructions describe attaching taffeta binding ribbon to each end of the shields and to the arms eyes to match. The method saves time and effort, especially for wash gowns and those worn in warm weather.
The Recruit Who Turned Guard Into a General
A young Russian recruit stood firm at Peter the Great’s palace door denying Prince Menshikov entry. After a confrontation and a beating by the prince, the czar rewarded the guard by promoting him to general and founding a powerful imperial lineage that remains prominent in Russia’s service.
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Peter the Great
Palace of
St. Petersburg
Prince Menschikoff
Peter
Life Guards
Menschikoff
Russia
Simpson's Pluck and the Gutta Percha Patent Battle
A Missouri inventor named Simpson discovered gutta percha as an electrical insulator and fought for a patent after postwar hardship. He traveled on foot across the country, worked odd jobs, and survived poverty while pursuing his claim, eventually securing a patent with support from the Western Union Telegraph company.
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Charles Goodyear
Goodyear
Simpson
Missouri
Amos Kendall
St. Louis
Washington
Pittsburg
Patent Office
Western Union Telegraph Company
Exchange
Odd Cures For Rheumatism From Folklore
An antiquated belief catalog describes hare’s forefoot amulets and stolen potatoes used as rheumatism cures in England and the Netherlands. It notes a Stanton Cotswolds servant girl claiming three confirmations would cure rheumatism, illustrating curious folk remedies from history.
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Midland
England
Stanton
Cotswolds
Lorella Questions Passenger About the Cowcatcher
A visitor recalls riding thirty miles on a locomotive cowcatcher. Five year old Lorella listens intently and then asks if he caught the cow, addressing Mr. Blank in a playful moment reported by the Chicago News.
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Lorella
Lavater Quote on Pretension and Nature
A concise maxim asserts that excessive pretense is borrowed from elsewhere while nature remains without artifice. The saying reflects skepticism toward feigned appearances and praises natural candor.
The Charge of the Light Ba vade Sutured by Comic Meter
A narrator quips about a sonnet titled The Charge of the Light Ba vade, calling it exquisite yet flawed by meter. The exchange features Rondeau Rimer and a cashier, ending with a pun about the verse’s rhythm.
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Rondeau Rimer
Sweet and Palatable Worm Exterminator Ad
A humorous line from a Chicago Record-Herald sheet music show advertises Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as palatable to children and effective. The gag contrasts a family exchange about night noises with a cartoonish product endorsement.
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Ma. Nagger
Mr. Nagger
Shilohs Cure Repeats and Courtship Dialogues
A fragmented reminiscence echoes about Shilohs Cure promising cure for coughs and colds. A suitor asks for daughters hand but is told she will stay in the house for a while. The exchange hints at a cautious betrothal and a brief house stay. Cleveland Leader.
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Cleveland Leader
Paying teller riddle and bee sting joke noted
A quip pairs onlookers with a bank teller who withholds money and a misfit response about paying. A pun and city paper humor exchange Goes on. A separate ad touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as mild purgatives praised for gentle relief and health benefits by many users.
Horatius Holds the Bridge Under Subway Tactic
The New York Sun reports Horatius guarding a bridge while his wife uses tactics to curb a subway crowd and hunt pennies for fare, reflecting a moment of urban scene humor and resilience.
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Horatius
Macculsy
New York Sun
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Alf Hy. Orth
Shipley
Ort
Pam Buk
Zam Buk Co
Zam Buk
London
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the World's Measure Tailors
City Rd
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Dlo Might Directories, Ltd
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Winnipeg
West
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Garry Street
Mooney
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Ottawa
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Hardappe
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Philadelphia
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