Odd Postal Note and Electric Motor Inventions
A garbled paragraph mentions a postal case and a backward capital notice in an apartment, plus notes on clocks powered by water and a chimney driven weight brake. It cites historical clock motor experiments by Lepaute, a 1783 Connecticut patent by Benjamin Hanks, and a Chicago dairyman who added a 1.5 horsepower motor to cream processing to make butter on the spot for customers.
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Alr
Lepaute
Louvre
Paris
Benjamin Hanks
Litchfield County
Connecticut
Chicago
Shakespeare Era Stage Scene Echoes in Modern Pastiche
A fragmentary dialogue hints at tension between native and foreign plots in Elizabethan theater and the challenge of staging Singlish plays. An impresario grouses that prima donnas clash with audience expectations, while Puck laments Shakespeare’s enduring influence on national fate.
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Shakespeare
Eliza
Seothan Man Jo
Puck
The Logic of It in Uncle Eben's Wry Remark
A quoted line shows Uncle Eben warning against overvaluing one person. The speaker notes a man who focuses on himself should not be surprised if that self interest yields a small payoff. The exchange reveals a humorously cautious mindset about vanity.
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Uncle Eben
Pure Air on the Sea Warships Draw Cleaner Air
Tests show air in crowded sleeping quarters aboard modern warships is purer than in barracks or typical shore residences, suggesting better indoor air quality for sailors at sea.
San Cura Ointment Promises Quick Healing for Sores
A local ad touts San Cura Ointment as a powerful antiseptic that can draw out poison and heal running sores and skin conditions. It claims a money back guarantee if two jars do not cure the ailment, and lists uses from eczema to cuts with prices of 26c and 60c per jar plus mail order options.
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Syre
Thompson Medical Co
Ton E. Hildebrandt
Dutton
Titusville
Quite an Expart. Sétte Utie ago to Mdinburgt & po.
A garbled tale cites a thief trapped stealing a banktota and a clever escape by a woman who was later jailed nine months. The tale ends with a wry exchange between a released prisoner and a police officer.
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Sétte
Mdinburgt & Po
Hieeman
Pearson's Weekly
Mighty Kings and Legendary Giants in Antiquity
A fragmentary Exchange piece recounts mighty rulers and giants, naming Caius Juline Verus Maximus as a supremely tall and powerful Roman emperor, and recalling biblical giants Og and Atlas with hyperbolic feats, all presented as storied legend.
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Caius Juline Verus Maximus
Rome
Bashan
Noah
Atlas
Mauritania
Ocean Musicians on Ocean Liner
Sea travel offers one of the coziest roles aboard a liner the orchestra earns more through tips and extra duties Four and a half hours daily of work plus rehearsals and learning new pieces mark voyages Musicians are booked as passengers and dine in the saloon They gain popularity after seasickness fades by the third day as passengers appreciate the band
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London
Judge Mercher At Sligo Assizes Acquits Fenton
During Ireland's early duel ban era Judge Mercher sums jurors the law declares killing in a duel murder yet notes a fairer duel exists. Fenton is acquitted of the charge for killing another in a duel.
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Ireland
Mercher
Sligo
Fenton
Literary Job in Washington Mentioned in Cartoon
In the Plain Dealer humorous item a character asks about a literary job in Washington and quips that the role is to place fresh blotters on senators desks each morning, highlighting satire on political work. The exchange features Macl dime and a jest about elite duties.
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Washington
Claveland Plain Dealer
Too Much Paint or Mad at Lum ber Artist
A fragment from the Cinecinoutl Enquirer notes a woman hired Lum ber, the artist, to paint her. On the first sitting he refused to complete a jet that had already been half finished, prompting questions about the engagement and motives.
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Ale
Cinecinoutl Enquirer
The Man and the Bao
A Washington Star extract uses a humorous exchange about a busy figure named Cumrox. The dialogue likens him to a busy bee who cannot gather honey without inadvertently stinging someone.
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Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
Prophatic: Typo Costs Job in Pittsburgh Press Version
A garbled typographic error turns intended name Gottfried into Gotfired in a Pittsburgh Press excerpt. The misprint alters meaning and highlights how small mistakes can derail studies and notices. The piece notes relief at a change of study, amid unclear context and fragmented wording.
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Gottfried
Ittsburgh Press
A Deacons Remedy for a Religious Marriage
A humorous tale in which Deacon Roberts mediates a quarrel between newlyweds Philetus and Eunice over biblical doubts and heaven. After repeated disputes, the deacon threatens drastic action, imposes a two day silence, and the couple agrees to mend their ways, ending their wrangles.
Zemo Soap Free With Every 26 Cent Bottle
Zemo soap free with every 26 cent bottle includes a Zetmo Soap sample and a skin care guide. It claims to cure skin irritations and be a reliable head wash for children. Returns are accepted for a 26 cent reimbursement, guaranteed by druggists and Noble Miller's Drug Store in Indiana.
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Indiana
Noble
Miller's Drug Store
Zemo
Zemio
Rose Medicine Co
St Louis
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Koebrang
Mallordae
Yoomyson Medical
Sleet Street
Burma
M. P
Bermuda
Livesey
Wien
Associated Literary’ Press
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Fhiletus Siandillan
Buuce Carter
Roberts
Philetus
Bach
Kunice
Mnuriage
Hou
Jonah
Eunice
An Kon
Dracon
Hilotus
Lor Tsrael
Red Sea
Tye
Deacon Roberts
Eunlce
Heacon
Uhietus
Theo
Phitetus
Dove of Love and Peace
Judas Lecarlot
PGI
O. H. L. Wernicke
Macey Company
Sheraton
Indiana, Pa
Atherton é.Rumberger DuBois
R. W. Wehrle CO
Opticians
Wehrle
Iniliana House
Munnimakers
S.at.v
Oran
J. KR. Wettling
R. D
South Seventh Street
Manto
Young
Lewis Shatenu
K. D
N. Sixth Street
Philadelphia Street
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Beymer
Bauman
J. M. Stewart & Co
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Reading
Evening Gazette Office
Pennsylvania
Waverly Oil Works Co
Pittsburg
Aleomakerg
Waverly
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Uass
Hotel
St. Andrew
Broadway
New York City
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Root
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Re Warnes
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