New to It at Yonkers Getty House Ceremony
In Yonkers at the Getty House a man and his bride sign with flourish. The groom signs for himself and his wife after a questioning moment from Jerk Maling. The bride eyes him reproachfully as she questions the motive behind the showy act.
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Calumet Baking Powder Wins World Award
A faded ad praises Calumet Baking Powder as a superior choice over cheaper powders. It argues many failings come from low quality powders and half the year’s spend on baking powder could be saved by using Calumet, which is endorsed by baking experts and won a top prize at a world food event.
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Hopeless Case in Marriage Dispute
Old Brother Gaumpers laments the marital impasse as he and his wife cannot agree simultaneously on any matter. He says he can agree with her at times, but never at the same moment, leading to endless separate agreements and growing frustration.
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Puck
Votes for Women Debate Echoes in Public Sentiment
Mrs Humphrey Ward within a recent address outlined the split in public views on women’s suffrage. She cited 135 357 respondents with 67 000 not replying, 9 000 neutral, 47 000 against suffrage, and 21 000 in favor of parliamentary votes.
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Grape Nuts A Diet Converts Woman To Health In Ohio
An Ohio woman, 40, reports using GrapeNuts for three years after doctors failed her deranged stomach. She says she suffered years with pain, used morphine, lived away from home, then felt better eating Grape Nuts twice daily. She now walks two to three miles and attributes sharper mental power to the diet. Postum Co Battle Creek promotes with a reference to The Road to Wellville.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Regicide intrigues entwine Richelieu and Regent in Paris
In a palace with the Regent and Richelieu, M de Brancas navigates danger as a rumor of marriage schemes and political plots unfolds. The King of Sardinia withdraws a wager on a royal union after a garden encounter sparks fear, and Brancas contemplates escape and a wary reunion with Laura.
Poor Teacher Guided Bessie Abott to Fame
Extracted from The Woman's Home Companion on the early life of Bessie Abott. A poor Latin teacher in New York mentored her from age 14 to 20, arranging lessons and guiding her toward a singing career, with George Henry Sobart initiating her study and arranging access to notable teachers and performances.
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Beaste Abott
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George Henry Sobart
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Three Ways of Going Life
Three men walk to while away a line discussing purpose and meaning. The first seeks property to view, the second aims for happiness on the journey, while the third, a philosopher, believes time and space are mental and walks in quiet contemplation. The simple pair assign names to what they see as they travel.
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Nowhere Man Reflects On Talk Amid Busy Ant Hill
In a terse village scene the Nowhere Man ponders eating and stays silent while Anywhere and Somewhere Men note ants, pismires, hackberries, and future ripening fruit. The trio debates practical matters and the Nowhere Man concludes others miss the real issue by discussing unrelated events.
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Paddington Boro Council Enacts Window Open Law
Paddington borough council in London passes a public ordinance demanding occupants of tenements and apartment houses sweep doors and open sleeping rooms to daylight for at least one hour daily. Enforcement ordered despite opposition, with committee chairman questioning practical arrangements.
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London
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Irish Peers in London Truth on Union and Identity
The London Truth asserts Irish peers largely avoid pop party life though many are qualified, while the Irish masses recall history and tradition. It cites Lecky on titles tied to shame, and contrasts views of a Union peer with Cromwellian landholders, noting military supporters differ on German War plans. An American general praises Germany as a magnificent military machine.
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London Times
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Urosy
Have You Suspected Your Kidneys A Vicious Warning
Ten signs of weak kidneys are listed with back pain changes in urine and fatigue. The article warns to seek examination and cites confidence in Dow's Kidney Pills as a remedy with patient testimonials. It includes a medical claim and a Washington contact anecdote.
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised in Fort Smith Times Record
The Fort Smith Times Record notes Doan's Kidney Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NM Y Proprietors at 50 cents. A comedic anecdote about a man with a red nose is included, illustrating simple humor in local advertising.
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, NM. Y
Fort Smith
The Safe Laxative for Elderly People
An old-fashioned advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative tonic for the elderly and children. It claims relief from chronic constipation, digestive discomfort, and low energy, noting pleasant taste, stomach and liver support, and availability in 56¢ and 1.00 bottles with sample requests to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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W. RB. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello, Til
Door Etiquette and a Freddy's Peek in Judge's Tale
A seven year old bursts in on a dressed mother with a Boo. She admonishes him to knock before entering. He replies he looked through the keyhole first, as recorded by Judge.
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Freddie
How Do You Come On With Your Russian Study
A speaker recalls poor progress in learning Russian and an interruption by a family physician who prescribed medicines to fight a cold while attempting to pronounce words. The anecdote centers on the awkward misfortune of language study interrupted by a medical intervention.
Murine Eyes Remedy Ad Claims Non Potent Medical Use
An ad for Murine Eye Remedy from a Chicago company promotes the product as a non potent medicine. It claims relief for itching burning and watery eyes and mentions packaging and an eye saloon.
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Guarding the Money Shocks Town Folklore
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a concern over why authorities guarded funds. Citizens speculate the motive was to prevent someone else from claiming the money. The exchange hints at local tension and trust in law enforcement handling a financial issue.
Why was Jonah thrown overboard joke in Pioneer
A quirky Pioneer item riffs on biblical Jonah with a punny line about the first man to rock a boat. It reflects light humor and wordplay typical of a small paper’s humor feature.
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Jonah
Cream of Rye and Humlin’s Wizard Vil Benefit Claims
Fragmented ad style note mentions Cream of Rye for breakfast with a free silver spoon in every package and a Beecher quote about a lost hour. It also promotes Humlin’s Wizard Vil as a cold preventive. A stray line references a girl’s father banning a young man from a house.
AT THE STATION HOUSE
A terse exchange at a station house reveals a judge questioning a police officer about a man clubbing a poor lonely bachelor. The officer replies with a grim punch line that sympathy led to the act.
King suspects blackbirds preserved in pie in Puck tale
In a playful note from Puck, the king questions how the twenty four black birds halted in a pie remained unscathed when the pie opened to sing. The birds offer no reply as the king angrily suspects benzoate of soda.
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Puck
Puffington Helped Put You On Your Feet
A conversation mentions Puffington selecting you from the putter and placing you upright, described as spotting a friend of yours recently. The exchange hints at a humorous or cryptic origin of your rise or recovery, with Puffington taking a guiding role in your start.
Caution Over Castoria Bottles for Infants
Important notice urges mothers to carefully inspect every bottle of Castoria for infants and children to ensure safety and proper remedy use, emphasizing vigilance in selecting trusted products.
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Fletcher
Womanlike Crawford How Aid Your Wife Buy Suspenders
In a quip from a courtroom exchange Crabshaw jokes that a wife bought suspenders for the pretty boxes, while an observer notes that a man gains more knowledge by twenty one than he can forget at fifty.
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Crabshaw
Ifty
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