Woven Remedies and Post Office Puzzles
A health note on rheumatism praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood balance. In a humor piece, post office workers decode defective addresses using phonetic methods to deliver misaddressed letters to the correct recipients and towns, with examples from New York and far places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Broadway
Adistem
D. A. Metiger
New York
Hinly
Tomaville
Sarah Ann Street
Tompkinaville
Merryone
Matteawan
N. Y
Kingston
Boccloplon
Seateh Plains
Chalpit Pommilean
Acrova
Care J
Pierpont Morgan
Hop Lee
Colock
Campiice
Texse
Hop
Lowell
Mans
Little Johnnie’s witty exchanges amuse daily readers
Apt Leassona and the playful boy nicknamed Little Johnnie entertain the press with quick quips about aging, birthdays, and language notes. Government supporters discuss a minor cost, noting a price a little over one cent each, amid lighthearted banter and social scenes.
Wistful talk on housing and change of fortune
Fragmentary dialogue mirrors a shift from poverty to wealth as speakers recall seeking a simple home and later collecting multiple residences. The piece cites a Chicago Post strand and hints at irony about what “home” means as wealth grows.
Kentucky Man's Duty Promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills
Jamboroo Kentucky August 29 Special tells how J M Coleman, a longtime resident, found relief from years of back pain with Dodd's Kidney Pills. He urges fellow sufferers to try the remedy, noting his daughter also found relief after using about half a box. The article warns that kidney ache may stem from back pain and that Dodd's pills are not a universal cure for all kidney ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamboroo
J. M. Coleman
Dodd
Coleman
Unexpected Happenn in a Nonsensical Wedding Tale
A fragmentary domestic scene unfolds as a young husband recalls coffee his mother made while his bride misreads a journal. The exchange turns humorous and rambling as they tease about the beverage, revealing playful misunderstandings and light banter.
Mayflower Captain Dismisses Plan To Land At Plymouth Rock
Fragmentary historical note questions landing near Plymouth Rock as Willam Bradford asks why land, while a captain answers that without landing the voyage home would be impossible. Read as a garbled reminiscing dialogue from colonial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Willam Bradford
Eme
Powltry-Brealure
Final Queen Victoria Retinue Cut by King Edward VII
The last retainers of Queen Victoria are being trimmed by King Edward VII as part of royal household reductions. Officials report a gradual reduction in ceremonial and staff numbers with focus on curbing expenses while preserving essential functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Eiward
Quotable Jokes From A Distant Evening Paper
A collage of humorous snippets from an old city newspaper, featuring jokes about horses, marriages, and social quirks. Characters like Willie Peebles appear amid gags on doctors, beauty, and courtship. The items skew toward light, moralizing wit and local-flavored quips.
Brave Girl Fights Alligator to Save Family
A frail girl named Mien Nelson bursts from a room with a lamp and battles an alligator that menaces sleeping children and a mother. After hurling a lamp, tossing hot coals, and finally a stout ax strike, the creature is defeated though the house is left battered and the heroine wounded but triumphant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mien Nelson
Hex
Alice
Notable British Peer Named as Canada Governor General
The Earl Grey is chosen to succeed the Earl of Minto as Governor General of Canada when Minto’s term ends. Grey, a leading financier and philanthropist, helped Rhodes scholarships and worked on South Africa projects with Cecil Rhodes. He also pursued river tunnels in New York and advocates temperance via the Public-house Trust Company. He is in his prime and expected to bring a vigorous, progressive administration. He is Minto’s mother in law and will retire with Canadian goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Grey
Canada
Earl of Minto
Ghey
Motor
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
New York
Hudson River
City Hall
Manhattan
Flatbush Avenue Station
Brooklyn
Public-house Trust Company
Earl
Perth
The Humorist of the Country Sketch
A humorous vignette portrays a boy pestering a heavier man to sit still while a father returns with a new horse. Eli hopes the animal will prove shy at the man, capturing a rustic comic moment in a brief country sketch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
Bahamanship and Critics in Art Debate
The dialogue cites Crittick Maulstick’s paintings selling well, contrasted with D Auber who notes his own paintings sell well. A Philadelphia press quip adds a moral analogy about conscience being to the soul what health is to the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crittick—Maulstick
D'Auber
Philadelphia
Presa
No Place Like Home Says Shifters Man
The shifters individual muses there is no place like home as he sits in the room's only rocking chair. His wife retorts that a man should look for work rather than loaf around.
Keeley Nostalgia and Patent Cure Ads Echo Past
Fragmentary scrawl mixes quotable snippets from Simon Suggs and Henry Watterson with a British postal stat and an old Piso’s Cure for Consumption ad. The garbled text references habits, mother wit, and schoolchildren, then shifts to a 488 million cattle figure and a 25 cent drug advert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Suggs
Henry Watterson
Time in precious and time wasted in delays
A witty exchange contrasts moralizing with cynicism as one speaker admits wasting time. The other defends punctuality, claiming discipline in keeping appointments demonstrates moral character. The dialogue satirizes common attitudes toward time and responsibility.
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Wizards OF the Post Office
Wen
New York Postofice
Tanaka
Leassona
Johnnie
Daily Press
Johanie
Weedle
Utcle
Mike
Piso
Doctor Holmes
Pohinwlon
Chicago
Tan
Kentucky
Babby
S. S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Howling Green
Mot Springs
Setonon
M. Sandurs
Willie Peebles
Gola
Wille
Wille Peebles
Golp
Biankahire
Parte
Darter
Serape
New York Evening Sun
Stirter
Mita
Bay Rom
Cinelinat
Commerce Tribune
Chilcago Post
Detroit Free Pres
Miss Vane
Miss Speke
Baxter
Caxton
Beaton
Augustus
Angelina
Chicago Post
Minnie
Williary
Ike
Bloemfontein
Chihp
Giml
Alligator
Ayers
Ayer
Banr
Mt. Kinen
N.Y
Ater .O
Alldragerste
Lowel Mawes
National Bank
Tecoma, Wash
Columbia University Boarding School
Dinenne
Lark Station
Portland
Ore
Keeley
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Commercial Elk
Phillips
Ram
Col. Columbia Engineering Works
Tenth and Johnson
Oregon
PM U
Saceniciemeinnncaiaenainatiaams At Aietnnal
Proselen Remedy Co
St. Paul, Mina
Zomtland Seed CO
Portland, Or
Coast
Russell
Boiuens
A. H. Averill Machinery Co
Oreshy
Chatham
Cheatham
Pacific Conant
Geo. W. Foot
Pacific Coast
Sacramerto
Cal
W. L. Douglas
Hiana Crace
Ponce
Torre So
Jon Daces
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Dowg
W. L. Rr
Gray Knowles
Palla
Brockton
Ponglas
Warton
Corona Collie
Ruetons
Brocktea
Mass
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