Bad Boy Prefers Father Over Heaven Talk
In the story Johnny misbehaves during the day and faces discipline at home. His father chooses conversation over whipping and asks if a good boy goes to heaven, prompting Johnny to reveal he would rather stay with his father.
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Johnny
Father
oriental dream beauty cream advertised in 19th century notice
A health and beauty advertisement touts Dr T Felis Gouraud's Oriental Dream as a powerful skin enhancer offering a clear complexion and freedom from tan freckles or moth patches. It claims medical endorsement and wide distribution through Druggists and dealers in the US Canada and Europe. A second fragment shows a touring car plea for a pedestrian to test braking by standing in the road.
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Freep. T. Horkine
Great Jones Street
New York
United States
Canadas
Europe
Detentable and Heinous at the Story Hour
A visiting minister questions children on the Joseph narrative at a Philadelphia Record event. Quick witted replies reveal the tale of Joseph and his brothers and the childish quip that they sold him “over cheap.”
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Philadelphia
Clave
Kirk
Joseph
Jacob
Not Such a Feat From Everybody's Magazine
Denny recounts a inland shore leave chase as a man with a knife pursues him over miles of road and through woods, ending with a leap across a lake to safety. Jerry quips that the start was the hard part of the run.
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Jerry
Cure Claim for Eczema With Cuticura Remedies
Walter Hl. Cox of WW Somerset St Boston Mass describes severe itching burning and cracking eczema on hands arms and wrists lasting three months. He reports doctor medicines only relieved itch while Cuticura Remedies cured him in one month. Boston date Sept 25 1908.
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Somerset St
Boston
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Dr Aked Praises American Women Amid Suffrage Debate
DrClarlen F Aked of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York argues that American women are God’s best work and contrasts the respect accorded to them at home with what he calls scorn abroad. A stray dialogue shows a beleaguered husband and sobbing wife, illustrating wartime tensions and domestic strife.
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Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York
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Difficult Hepaira and Thome A Mdleon On Future Air Travel
A reported remark by Edison predicts a five year goal to reach the north pole and a transcontinental 40 hour trip with rapid encirclement possibilities. He warns airline trade will need changes before many flights begin.
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Thome A. Mdleon
WC Cotue Une Sa
North Pole
Mr. Edison
Something of a Philosopher in a Local Tale
A fragment from the New York Times recounts Mrs. Sling Kennett, a neighborly philosopher, who responds with stubborn cheerfulness to condolences about family trials. She describes a life of four children, hoping for twins, and recalls past worries over illnesses, appendixes, and a fall that never materialized into severe harm.
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New York
Timen
Sling Kennett
Philospher
Tye
Ten Sermons and Miscellany From a 19th Century Catalog
Catalog style ad copy mixed with brief moral maxims and quips by Charles Bielale. An assortment of sale notes for guns and traps and a list of aphoristic lines about memory, sin, virtue, and human folly. Contains partial phrases and historical spelling.
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Trev
Charles Bielale
Kidney Pills Claim Cure After Railroad Wreck
William White of Three Rivers Michigan reports kidney injury from a railroad collision and long illness. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for rapid improvement after using four boxes, saying he gained significant weight and can work again. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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BR. Moun
Constantine St
Three Rivers
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Female Financiers and Rat Quips in London Papers
A Dundee Advertiser piece notes humorous banking missteps by women as told in a London paper. Stories include an overdraft apology with a replacement check, a woman handing a sovereign to cover a shortfall, and a crossed check joke at the counter. It also cites a Paris idea to reward rat killings and Copenhagen schoolboys hunting rats for cents, plus a misremembered Bible gag from London Opinion.
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Bulgold ruler Ferdinand II praised for Bulgaria’s reform drive
The article lauds Ferdinand II of Bulgaria for lifting the country from ruin under Turkiye suzerainty. It notes he faced language barriers and inexperience yet introduced railways schools and public works. Bulgaria now shows progress with a growing army and infrastructure.
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Hulgaria
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Giant 1000-Grain Pearl Found in San Saba River
J G Millsap of Texas reports a 1000 grain pearl unearthed from San Saba river mussels near Menardyville. The irregular gem lacks full luster yet may fetch a large sum. Pearl fishing has surged in western Texas with a total industry value exceeding $175000 to date.
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Can Babu
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J. G. Millanp
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Ban Baba
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Saba
Millsap
San Saba
New York
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Llano River
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Curing Pork With Sugar Pepper Saltpeter Method
Thos Convey of Wisconsin shares a pork curing method advising frost restraint to avoid freezing, use two ounces saltpeter two of pepper and two to three pounds sugar per ten pounds meat, salt again after 10 days, hang to smoke, and pack with oats or bran for ventilation to keep dry. He stresses dry air, moderate smoke, and avoiding moisture to preserve flavor.
Where Rich Men Are Few in Bulgaria
A discussion notes Bulgaria as a near peasant commonwealth with widespread small landowners. It describes thrifty rural life, minimal large estates, and few individuals earning substantial incomes, quoting a foreign banker who doubts fifty rural earners reach $5,000 annually.
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Dowlor-Hin Weather Keeps Town on Edge
In a chilly lead in the season, locals joke about the frost and the change in titles as Col Dowlor notes the cold. Residents tease him as “Mr. Mack” while the town braces for harsher weather ahead.
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Col Dowlor
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Suenmer
Poa Salad Recipe Quick Mix
A simple preparation for a Poa salad uses one pon pene drained one donen amull sweet pickles cut fine and one onion cut fine. Combine with a good salad dressing to finish.
Second Choice in Job Dilemma Cited in Quote
A newspaper quotation notes a person’s willingness to take any available position if no suitable situation is found. The remark suggests diligence in seeking work and readiness to accept alternatives as necessary.
Game Size as All Others and Regulation Hours
A reading notes that game length matches regulation 60 minutes not long hours. It mentions a beverage beat Heon building food for domestic animals in a fragmented excerpt with unclear context and unnamed sources.
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Wate
Cheyenne Bank Uses Thumbprint Identities for Foreign Depositors
In Cheyenne, First National Bank adopts a thumbprint system to verify foreign customers. Depositors place a finger on ink and imprint a card, pairing with handwritten signatures to prevent forgery. Assistant Cashier A J Johnson leads the program, reading prints to identify patrons without records.
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Donking
Mark Twin
Coonre
Heyenne
First National Bank of
Cheyenne
A. J. Johinson
Mark Twain
Wilson
First National
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Piles Cured in 14 Days by PAZO Ointment
Advertises PAZO Ointment offering 8 guarantees to cure itching, bleeding, or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Claims swift relief and full refund if not cured. Includes call to action for purchase and trial.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
Shrewd sizing up fate falters before marriage
The reply hints at two failed occasions in a personal tale as the speaker notes those misses occurred before marriage and after, underscoring a pattern tied to life milestones. The fragment hints at a larger biographical or philosophical reflection on character.
Advice to the Lovelorn in a Breach Suit Exchange
The defendant laments the letters written to his plaintiff in a breach of promise case. A witty exchange follows with the defendant blaming the situation on hungry fate and the plaintiff urging caution to avoid missteps.
Quite a Difference from the Chleugo News
A quoted exchange contrasts boastful praise with calm concession about a generational shift. The speaker says it takes all generations to make a nation while another remarks it only took one to undo it, highlighting tension over progress and decline.
Peruna Drug Co Testimonial Letter and Odd Chat
A partial ad and interview excerpt tout Peruna for coughs and colds from The Peruna Drug Mfg Co of Columbus Ohio. Testimonials from Mrs Joseph Hall and Mrs A J Wetzel claim scent and hearing improvements after using Peruna. An odd dialogue about acting inspiration follows with a brakeman anecdote.
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Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Obie
Joseph Hall Chas
Tenth St
Washington, D. C
A. J. Wetzel
Ohio St. Terra Haute
Ind
Peruna
Peruns Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus, Ohio
Man learns to say tongue twister after speech lessons
A man with a severe stutter visits a specialist and after ten difficult lessons can clearly pronounce "Pater Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." Friends praise the achievement while the man jokes about the reaction and the effort required.
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