Little Folks Champ Sharp Eyes and Steady Hand
Seven year old Leslie Halley earns the title of Pacific coast champion boy marksman while also excelling at deer stalking. He hunts with his dog Shep up near Mount Zeta and has earned three sets of antlers this summer. In a Quincy long range match at age six he outshot rivals to win the trophy, showing calm poise and a veteran's skill beyond his years.
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Sporsman
Leslie Halley
Markeman
Pacific Coast
Snow Capped Mount
Shep
Leslie
Quincy
Plumas County
Halley
Mittie
Sériy
Sparta
San Francisco
The Ferris Wheel Game at the Fair Exhibit
A new game titled The Ferris Wheel echoes fair amusements. Players decide lead off by casting, then Ghee Master A B traces a spiral diagram, marks initials, and others follow. Points accrue for each successful mark without stepping on another’s initial, with the highest score winning as the design grows tangled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B
Atepe
Aim of Christ's Work and the Golden Rule
Ed ward Bellamy argues in The Ladies' Home Journal that Christ’s work aimed at peace on earth and ending strife through mutual helpfulness. He emphasizes the gospel centers on the golden rule as the foundation of modern social organization, noting earlier generations failed to follow it openly.
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Edward Bellamy
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Four Big Successes in Guaranteed Remedies
Four remedies reach phenomenal sales with merit to back claims. Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds Electric Bitters for liver stomach and kidneys Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Dr King s New Life Pills guaranteed to perform as advertised Dealers Tom E Hildebrand Indiana Wm I Moore Homer City and Milt G Miller Blairsville offer these products with assurances of satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Bucklen
Tom E. Hildebrand
Indiana
Wm. I. Moore
Homer City
Milt G. Miller
Blairsville
Shakespeare and Bacon Controversy Recounted by Historian
A Boston historian recalls a librarian's method for cataloguing Baconian theory works under the label Insane Literature. He shares that any volume arguing for Baconian authorship was filed with other controversial topics, highlighting the lingering debate in a historical quote from the Boston Journal.
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Boston
Boston Journal
Cake in the pantry and a cough remedy praise
Mrs Youngwife directs her husband to the home made cake in the pantry. O W O Hardman Tyler County sheriff praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for instant relief from coughs and colds. Available from Daugherty Bros Indiana Blairsville Homer City and Marion Center suppliers.
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O. W. O. Hardman
Tyler Co
W. Va
Chamberlain
Daugherty
Daugherty, Bros., Indiana; M. G. Miller, Blairsville; W. J. Moore
Homer City
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
Question of Recognition in Heaven
A dialogue from the Chicago Tribune une raises a child’s doubt about recognition in heaven. A mother assures she will know people there if she is good enough, amid playful questions about a freckled girl from the grocery street corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Folke
Jane Gopplins
Chicago Tribune
A Fine Feet Footwear Exchange in Detroit
In the Detroit Free Press fragment an elderly gentleman seeks shoes while a clerk flatters him. The clerk compliments the man's elegant foot, then privately hints the man may not be the suitor who visited the daughter every other night until last week.
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Detroit Free Press
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills Ad
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for poor digestion nervousness and dyspepsia claiming it restores appetite and blood health. It also promotes Hood's pills as a favored cathartic. The copy emphasizes universal bodily benefits and urges trying the products.
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Hooot
Hood
Appetizers and Ancient Coins in Historic Notice
The New York Dispatch extols pickled olives and celery as nerve tonics and digestive aids with crisp celery prized for digestion while watercress is highlighted as a top antiscorbutic. A later remark notes a gold coin passing between people 2,000,000,000 times before its stamp wears away. The Battle of Barnet, 1471, marked a decisive end to baron rule in England.
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New York Dispatch
Barnet
England
Pascagoula River Meaning and Pain Relief Phrase
A garbled excerpt discusses Pascagoula a Mississippi river and claims its name means bread or relief, mentioning struggle to obtain relief and pain. The readable text is fragmented and lacks clear events or sources.
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Pascagoula
Step Sparring in Boston Aldermen Rule Tightens Licenses
The Boston aldermen adopted a rule requiring unanimous roll call votes to suspend Rule 30 and to grant licenses for sparring or wrestling, effectively making permits harder to obtain. Despite this, 11 petitions for sparring and wrestling licenses were received and referred to the licenses committee.
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Committee On
Boston Advertiser
Olive Blossom Debunked Patent Medicine Claim
The text asserts Olive Blossom is not a patent medicine but a private prescription of Dr. France of the France Medical Institute Co in Columbus Ohio. It notes years of successful use in his practice and lists Mary Hatch of Columbus and Daugherty Bros druggists as sellers.
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France
France Medical Institute Co
Colubus, O
Mary
Gay Street
Columbus
Ohio
Daugherty Bros
Backien's Arnica Salve Advertised for Many Ailments
A vintage ad touts Backien's Arnica Salve as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and even piles with a money back guarantee. Priced at 25 cents a box and sold by Tom E Hildebrand Indiana m I Moore Homer City Milt G Miller Blairsville.
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Tom E. Hildebrand
Indiana
M. . I. Moore
Homer City
Milt G. Miller
Blairsville
Original Marjorie and Mummy Cheat in Hilarious Snippets
A collage of quotations and anecdotes, from a child’s odd prayer to an Egyptian mummy swap, and a tale of breeches valued at $700. It also notes Darwin’s maize grains found in Peru and a Texas publisher praising Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for grip. Includes local ad notices for 25 and 50 cent bottles.
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Darwin
Peru
Jas. O. Jones
Leader
Mexia
Texas
Chamberlain
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
M. G. Miller
Blairsville
W. I. Moore
Homer City
BR. N. Parks
Marion Center
Disputed crowd disperses after Napoleon quip
Najipleon's apt replies stir humor as a Sahwoman harangues a mob and laments leaders who ignore the poor. Napoleon, thin as a shadow, asks which of two is fatter, prompting laughter and the crowd to disperse.
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Najipleon
Napoleon
Japanese Soldiers Note In Diaries Of Modern War Knowledge
A London News digest cites a China Mail correspondent noting Japanese soldiers and coolies keep diaries and study Western history. They discuss Spartans Persians Napoleon and the shift from hand to hand combat to long range tactics. They mock Chinese tactics at Ping-Yang and praise Western machine guns and fieldpieces.
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Zml
China Mail
Great West
Napoleon
Moscow
England
Japan
Ping-Yang
Waterloo
London News
Obesity Pills and Cure-alls Ad in Brooklyn
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement offers weight loss pills claiming 12 to 20 pounds monthly without diet, plus cures for liquor, morphine, and laudanum habits, a red nose remedy, insomnia relief, and a free family ointment with each order. Priced at $1 per item, securely mailed from Heeba Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn.
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Heeba Manufacturing Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Castoria Refrain From an Old Advert Script
An ad style verse recalls a mother's remedy for a child’s ailments with Castoria cited at every stage from baby to motherhood and into grandchildren. The nostalgic line emphasizes the product as a steady family staple across generations.
Cataract operation results praised by Dr Sadler
After reviewing his last 100 cataract operations, Dr. Sadler reports an impressive cure rate and compares it with several ophthalmic lists from global journals. He notes one Zurich list slightly better and urges consultation at 804 Penn Ave Pittsburg Pa for an illustrated pamphlet and personal examination.
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Sadler
Zurich
Penn Avenue
Pittsburg
Did You Vote Dear Prices At West Indiana Store
A handwritten storefront notice advertises special prices to clear stock in West Indiana. Items include 13 lbs dried peaches and dried peas, 20 lbs granulated sugar, 25 lbs Orleans sugar, 14 lbs rice, 5 lbs plug tobacco, 44 lbs coffee, 5 iris green tea, and 100 tin cups. The dealer also offers low prices on shoes to make room for spring stock. Call early to secure a bargain.
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Orleans
A Dollar a Drink Brilhart's 5 and 10 Store Review
A vintage notice advertises Brilhart's 5 and 10 Cent Store with prices and a review of daily goods. It invites customers to compare quality and value, highlighting glass lamps, pitchers, cutlery sets, tea service, and tableware to entice purchases.
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Brilhart
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Castoria
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Daniel Mazrry
D. C
New York City
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Pasie
Hidk
Ch Streck
7Th Ave
Tex Cuxrave Company
Meeay Sem
Eeer Kittanning
Reynolda
Fume
Faby
Od Csaba
Apollo—Chambers
Bietig
Cra
Saaat Premson
Bedford
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Somerset, Pa
Tethingd, Pa
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