Reassuring Him and the Braying Disturber
A speaker tries to hush a disruptive opposition voter with a parable about a braying ass fighting an army. The disturber retorts that the audience is not afraid, testing its stampede. The fragment then shifts to a joke about a neighbor and a chatterbox wife.
Microphone Experiments and a Horsefly Joke in Old Notebook
A scientist discusses microphone experiments comparing sound magnification to a microscope. The tale describes pin drops like cannon reports and fly notes resembling horse neighing, prompting a witty horsefly pun from the listener. Also an advertisement for PAZO OINTMENT promises piles cured in 6 to 14 days.
Terrible Eczema Healed After Cuthara Cure
Mrs Louis Beck of San Antonio Texas recounts a six month battle with itching eczema on her son. After two doctors failed to help, a four month course of Cuthurna remedies brought sleep and rapid improvement. within two months the sores cleared and the child remained eczema free at age two.
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Louis Beck
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In and Out of Society A Makaron and a Tea
A fragment reflects social cycles with a maiden in society dining on the full menu. The verse hints at social performance and appetite as a metaphor for status and public gaze.
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Detroit Free Press
Why Willie Fell
A mother warns her child not to drink tea from a saucer but Willie returns home saying he obeyed yet Mrs Smith had drunk from her saucer first. The humorous tale highlights a child's misinterpretation of gentle guidance and a witty twist at the end.
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Willie
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
The ad promises a $100 reward for an incurable case of catarrh with Hall's Catararrh Cure. It touts J Cheney Co Toledo and partners as trustworthy, notes the cure is taken internally, and mentions testimonials and per bottle pricing. It also references Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a recalled anecdote about banker James W. Paul.
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James W. Paul
Philadelphia
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Latchkey
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No Fear of Farther Trouble Says Iowa Man
David Price of Corydon Iowa describes severe kidney trouble with back pain and weak health. One week after starting Dean's Kidney Pills he walked without a cane and gradually recovered, remaining well seven years later. Sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Corydon
Anys
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Wants of the Army Duke Jokes on Egyptian Visit
The Duke of Connaught recounts a Cairo stroll where an old English veteran in the Indian Mutiny ribbon challenges modern army life. He says progress comes from brains or immense influence, and the duke replies with a cautioned smile about his own position.
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Signboard English From Japan Sighted At Detroit
The Detroit article lists English phrases used by Japanese businesses and individuals on signs. Items include hand painted postcards, extracts of fowl kept, photographer, head hair cutter, writing for another, dental specialist, and a note on artificial teeth as essential for business life.
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Japan
Detroit
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Cause and Effect of Proper Food on Digestion
A reader shares how indigestion from rich foods affected her health and mind. After trying Grape Nuts, she reports relief and stronger digestion, able to eat anything she desires, and credits Grape-Nuts with building her digestive organs. The letter is from Postum Co. and ties to The Road to Wellville.
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Calf Tail Sign Leads to Photographer in Town
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt describes a tanner fixing a sign by a calf tail hole. A passerby, a photographer, questions how the calf got through the hole, while the joke underscores a curious mistaken scene in a busy street. The article also mentions a cure all laxative ad and a report on calcium cyanamide fertilizer from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Hle Prem- Lena
Eo Nat
W. H. H. Webster
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Europe
Saving Waste and By-Products Drive American Industry
The essay notes how profit from waste by products fuels U S industry from hog processing to petroleum refining. It cites P D Armour and Standard Oil as examples and discusses public opinion and law pushing innovation to profit from every resource. A separate anecdote recalls Tony Pastor and a typist story about ambition and money.
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Wall Street Journal
Industrial America
P. D. Armour
Phonograph
Standard
America
Milan Cathedral Awe and London Barber Woes
Actor David Warfield recalls a Milan cathedral as the beat sight of his European trip. He mocks a London barber shop as dingy and stuffy, describing a dull razor and a carrier who asks if a close shave will leave him alive.
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David Warfield
Milan
London
Fragmentary Dialect Sketch on Courage and Fear
The text presents a garbled scene with Heney facing a threatening crowd yet remaining unbowed. A dialogue fragment mentions wearing something for safety and notes the speaker feels safer today, though overall meaning is unclear due to corrupted wording.
Ants in dispute show scent based recognition and social acts
A suburban observer details ant behavior in a glass nest. Black and red thorax ants clash when confined together, with tactics like antennae gripping legs and winged queens being coaxed to lay eggs. The scene also notes social care as workers coax the new queen to accept duties.
Cannibal Sideshow Tale Circles Burlington Club Prospect
James H Birch in New York forms Circumnavigators club with strict world circuit rule. A tale unfolds of a cannibal exhibit where a religious visitor questions its authenticity, the showman defends it and ironies of converting a cannibal for public display.
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James H. Birch
New York
Mr. Birch
Burlington
Peruna touted as cure for dyspepsia in 1909 almanac ad
A Washington letter touts Peruna as a remedy for stomach catarrh and dyspepsia. Senator M C Butler from South Carolina endorses the medicine after short use, calling it wonderful and a tonic. The ad notes Peruna Tablets are available and offers a free 1909 Almanac via doctors.
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Peruna
M. C. Butler
A. S
South Carolina
Washington, D D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Weathered Streets Echo Fog in New York Visit
An informal exchange recalls a fogbound day in New York as travelers describe thick smoke and obscured skyline. The remark highlights the city’s impenetrable weather and distant skyscraper legends from a past era.
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The
Boston Transcript
New York
Strenuone Sighs in a Quiet Car Moment
In a brief exchange two witnesses recall a couple passing by in a car and a subsequent proposal by Fred. Evelyn confirms hearing the vehicle’s chug as the moment unfolds.
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Fred
Evelyn—Yees
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