Fable of the Greedy Bird and the Cuban Debate
A Philadelphia Times fable warns against greed as a tale of two birds in a meadow ending in a swampy grave for the gluttonous bird while the cautious one survives. It is followed by a New York Recorder note on Arturo Baldasano Jr a Spanish consul son who runs El Mundo. It closes with Brooklyn Eagle advice for recent graduates urging purposeful hobbies and prudent charity.
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Gust
Borth
Philosopher
Geather
Philadelphia Times
Senor
Arturo Baldasano
Spain
Senor Arturo Baldasano, Jr
General A. Baldasano
New York
Young Baldasano
el Mundo
Brooklyn Eagle
Estelle Probes a Round World Orbit Mystery
A fragment from St Nicholas describes Estelle puzzled by the round world in orbit, comparing it to a ball hung by a string. Delia Hart Stone notes a child's wonder and a merchant office tale of a boy seeking a job after a catechism quiz.
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Delia Hart Stone
St. Nicholas
Temporary Blood Substitute Displaces Blood Loss
An article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch explains saline solution injections as a temporary stand-in for blood during severe wounds. It notes blood composition, how saline supports heart action, and why transfusion fell from favor due to donor risk and drain on donors, using plain terms and historical medical reasoning.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Duel of Big Guns in Crimea Ends in Russian Defeat
A dramatic 19th century siege tale recounts a planned duel between English and Russian 58 pounder guns during a truce. The Jenny rifle-like English gun fires first, but the Russian battery replies with a successful shot. After several exchanges, the Russian artillery is toppled and the duel ends with English victory as both sides resume firing.
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Jenny
Daniel Lyons
Bad Break In Hiring A Job Seeker Sparks Exchange
Two businessmen at lunch discuss a salesman who asks for work and is vowed to prove himself by a big drive on customers. One notes the man insulted for being poor and vows to outwork rivals. The scene ends with a sharp reprimand on a hiring decision. The article also notes Jamaica’s 50 mile railroad linking the island, featuring 27 tunnels, 193 ridges, 18 via ducts, and 11 tower bridges built at about 1000000 per mile.
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Island
Jamaica
Champagne Hook Story Highlights Hulls Public Image
A Washington Post piece recounts Rep Hull of Iowa receiving a champagne hook knife from Chickering as a joke about his prohibition stance. Hull and his wife play along, trading lines that poke at political reputations and press gossip, boosting Hull’s popularity regardless of view.
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Washington Post
Hull
Iowa
Congressman Chickering
Chicago
Chickering
Avidions
Renta
Antis
One Way to Be Happy Disease Cure Advertisement
A vintage ad urges families to call local agents in Indiana to obtain Otto's Cure, a German remedy claimed to treat coughs colds asthma consumption and throat lung diseases. Free trial bottle promised with large sizes priced at 50 cents.
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Daugherty Bros
Indiana
J.C. Rugh
Penn Run
B. Beringer
Beringer
H. B. Hawes
Cherrrtree
G. W. Gromley
Hillsdale
WL. Houk
Purchase Line
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
J. C. Cuddy
Atwood
E. Green
Plumville
B. F. McHenry
North Point
M. G. Miller
Blairsville
R. L. George
West Lebanon
Thos. Hart
Clarksburg
Otto
Judge Byles and the cure for kleptomania story
A tale recalls judge Byles after his elevation to the bench. In a theft trial a medical witness claims the defendant suffers from kleptomania. Byles replies that it is a disease he is sent to cure. Separately, the Victoria Regia in American botanical gardens bears leaves up to seven feet across.
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Byles
Temple Bar
Botanical Gardens
United States
Victoria Regia
Patent Medicine Advert Column From Indiana Pa
A block of vintage ads touts Castoria and Burdock Blood Bitters as remedies for digestion and cleansing the body, plus Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for burns, Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for colds, and the New Great South American Kidney Cure for urinary issues. Herrick Bros druggists in Indiana Pennsylvania market these products at 90 to 96 cents.
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Wood
Herrick Bro’s, Druggists
Indiana
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Cuba
Ketelle
Estelle
Pach
Pearson's Weekly
Pitcher’s Castoria
Thomas
Dr. Bull
Ans Lange
Great Tobacco
A.C. Meyera Co
Batto. Md
Doan
Dean
Flemino
Foster-Milburn Co
Sagen
Optician
R. W. Wehrle
Indiana, Pa
Hotel Naugle
Indiana Barbers
Elkin Building
Philadelphia St
John G. Cameron
Insurance Agency
Swan & Simpson
Penn’a
Gilchrist
Phil Street
Selig
Barberadelphia
Nesbit
F. T. Empfield
Drug Studs
F. J. Johnson
J. T. Boucher
John S. Hastings
Indiana Ladder Company
Lockard
Indiana County
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