New Superstitions and a Patient's Fly Tale in Park
A collection of odd beliefs and a hospital anecdote share a Washington Post style note from Goshen Illinois. A nurse provokes a patient with a superstition about a blue bottle fly and visitors, while a letter from A C Jackson M D praises GRAIN-O as coffee substitute. Classifieds solicit roomers and promote W S Daugherty's building materials and mill work for porches doors and decorative items.
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Washington
Maui
Frankly Park
Mammy
Chile
Curtin
Theine
Grumice
Busi
Tem
Washington Post
Goshen
Ill
Genessee Pure Foop Co
LE Roy
A. C. Jackson
M.D
Not a Joke or Lie in Scraps on Editor and Plumber
A fragment from Scraps recounts a joke about a plumber with high bills rejected by an editor who calls it not a joke and not a lie. The contributor revises with a tale of a plumber whose charges impress, but the editor remains wary, noting the piece lacks truth and humor.
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Aylmer
Mussel
Detroit
Meh
C. G
Cider Press at Ashbaugh Bros Offered Weekly
Ashbaugh Bros in Plumville Pa announce cider pressing on Tuesday through Thursday each week during the season. They own the county’s largest hydraulic press and promise satisfactory service to customers. Farmers should bring enough barrels for their apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbaugh Bros
Plumville
English Red Tape and Absurd Departmental Classifications
A London Standard anecdote mocks bureaucratic mislabeling in a major government department. Items like a hairbrush, tooth brush, and spectacles are misfiled under unlikely headings such as elathi medicines and victualing. A dog death inquiry shows the rigidity of red tape as officials repeat entries to satisfy superiors.
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Elathi
Areh
Dog
London Standard
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Cathartic Simm Ps
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Eling Remedy Companys
Chicago
Montreal
New York
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E C
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Eor
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Atla Ec
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Penn’ A
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