To the Preacher and the Reginald Fight
A preacher admonishes Reginald after a torn shirt and black eye, but Reginald retorts that the preacher should pray for his own son who has two black eyes. An old ad copy extols Caturn remedies for severe birth skin diseases with a Burlington, NC testimonial from 1905. A humor vignette ends with a quip about the Lusitania’s knots and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald
Fortone
Bencit
Rockingham Co
W. P. Ingle
Hurlington
N. C
Virginia merchant aid of a very big gravel stone
A Norfolk Va merchant Mr Wood describes severe kidney pain and a stone passage after using Downs Kidney Pills. He reports rapid relief and no further kidney trouble, selling at 50 cents a box via Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y. Also notes a King and Queen of Norway tale about their son Olaf and a palace throne incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
F Wood
Fentress
Norfolk Co
Mr. Wood
Down
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Norway
Olaf
Haakon
Deafness Cure Claims and Odd Medical Ads From 19th Century Text
An OCR fragment lists medical claims for curing deafness with constitutional remedies and catarrh treatments. It includes Wall's Catarrah Cure and Hopkins advertisements, plus stray lines about constipation pills, a romance scene, and miscellaneous references, reflecting a scan of assorted notices and promotional content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Cheney & Col
Toledo
Prohibition Expands Across Southwest Rail Route
A Guthrie special reports sweeping prohibition in Oklahoma and Texas. Saloons closed with the new state laws, firms converting to restaurants and soft drinks. Texas seeks agency sell of liquor for medical uses, with strict penalties and bond requirements. enforcement halts many saloons while some patrons observe the law amid reshaped businesses and communities.
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Guthrie
Okla
Southwest
Rock Island
Kansas City
Ringgold
Tex
Fort Worth
Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fe
Uncle Sam
Mississippi River
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Ol’ Homa City
Lee Hotel
Episcopal Church
Inne Ct
Faust Heer
Boston
Nate Low
Coleons Eclowad
Business Holmes
Texas
Dalhart
Lcense
Austin
First Baptist Church of
The Critic's Shrug by Omar and Archer
An anecdote from William Archer's American visit features a young actress praising the critic's fairness at dinner. Archer notes fairness can be hard and cruel and recalls Omar's shrug as a metaphor for a critic's fate when judging poetry and power.
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William Archer
Mr. Archer
Omar
Allen
Jugada
Shah
Mechanical minds at work in a telegraph office
Two telegraph operators sit side by side when a southern wire delivers a news dispatch. The western operator recognizes a hometown element as Cleveland messages arrive, prompting a casual exchange about a Virginia town story and a shared lapse in listening.
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Cleveland
Virginia
Dream of Bulls Foretells Market Decline
A Wall Street broker recalls a client who bought thousands of shares after claiming a dream of bulls in a field. Prices rose briefly then reversed, ending the day with a sharp market drop. The client, known as a good loser, faced office teasing while insisting the dream was a tip.
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Wall Street
Seaman Chats With Seasick Passenger Aboard Liner
Captain Dugge of the Hamburg American liner Prince Oscar consoles a seasick traveler. A philadelphian passenger recalls wartime suffering and asks about family and stocks while the crew reacts to danger. The remark ends with a poignant wish to bury a loved one and not endure another voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugge
Prince Oscar
Jenny
Comercial ‘Trost Company
Revenge in Adirondacks Passion Turns Fatal in Office
Ten years after college friends Ralph Hays and Richard Payton vie for Frances Castienun. Hays gains wealth but Payton schemes to ruin him. In a New York office Payton is strangled by the wronged inventor as police label the incident insanity.
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Richard Payton
Ralph Hays
Payton
Adirondacks
Frances Castienun
Ralph Haya
Frances Casilenun
Arizon
Potton
Meroes
Tin
Payton Payton
Ute
Richard Peyton
Fm Waume
Haya
bin Eight
Hays
New York
Flayn
Dayton
Thomas
Post
Galleby
Amile
Hla
Min
Tianche
Tie
Chicago News
Wealth and schemes echo in Canfield notes at Saratoga
A disjointed account recalls Richard Canfield at Saratoga lamenting club costs and fame, noting ventures like a showplace clubhouse must pay. The piece references a Chicago News tease promising How to Win the Girl You Love with a dollar, and explores money driven motives, reformers, and the lure of wealth.
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Richard Canfield
Saratoga
Saratoga Club
America
Canfield
Iit
Chicago News
Tokes
Toy
Baptism Sermon Sparks Hopes for Namesake Child
A Lippincott’s feature describes a baptism scene where the clergyman muses on a child’s future possibilities from general to scientist. He asks the mother for the baby’s name, and she answers with Matida Mary Florence, though the text ends unfinished.
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Rom Lippincott
Grant
Ike
Newton
Untitled snippets reveal muddled exchanges and jokes
Scattered lines show a narrator recounting failed business, a lawyer’s collection, and odd personal remarks. The text includes misheard quotes about help, a $15 payment, family connections, and a casual street conversation. The piece ends with birthday party chatter and a joke about marrying a teacher.
Fragmented Readings From The Chicago News Page
A scrambled prose piece from The Chicago News offers aphorisms on duty virtue friendship and human behavior. It mixes reflections on action versus talk and notes anecdotes about doctors and tempers with dated observations about 1907 British coins and public enlightenment.
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England
British
Coffee Troubles and a Caffeine Cure Story
A speaker describes severe coffee related illness and a recovery using Postum. The account covers skin yellowing and stomach issues, the decision to quit coffee after many years, and a shift to Postum which improved complexion and kidney condition. The tale names Powthui Ga and others, recounting skepticism and eventual relief.
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Hoshond
Hiisalon
Bubl
Athos
Intel
Wien
Powthui
Maite Crook
Welle Ville
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California Fir Syrup Co
George
Ode & Pur Co
Minneapolis
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Beatty
Bereeta
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Liemaic
Bortioe Newtoff
Taor
van Ant
Dodd
Smith
Gay
Gramifather
Pilea Inc
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