Sarsaparilla Cure Promises Health and Energy
Advertises Hoods Sarsaparilla as a remedy for humors catarrh and rheumatism. Claims to relieve fatigue restore appetite cure paleness and nervousness and strengthen the whole system with liquid or chocolate tablets called Sarsataba.
Blame Physicians for Growth of Dope Habit
New York druggists blame physicians for morphine habits saying prescriptions and patent medicines fuel addiction. They protested a city ordinance restricting retail sale of morphine products without a doctor prescription, targeting paregoric and stomach remedies. Caswell Mayo cited surveys from sanitariums showing 90 percent of habit formation linked to physician prescriptions.
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New York
Board of Health
Caswell Mayo
French Bean Coffee A Healthful Drink
Catalog advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co. promotes French Bean Coffee as a healthful garden product. Claims high yield of 50 pounds from a 10 by 10 patch, 90 day Wisconsin ripening, popular in Europe, with mail-order offers for culture information and seeds. Produced by Salter Seed Co., La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
France
Germany
Europe
John A. Salter
Old Pennsylvania German Walks In Daylight Then Rides Auto
An elderly Pennsylvania German resident in the mountains endures a dusty three hour journey, is overtaken by an automobile, and reaches his destination in about 20 minutes. He jokes about having left two hours early and being picked up so early.
Change of air urged to travel and shoot goats
A humorous line suggests leaving the city for Montana to shoot mountain goats, while a character protests claiming a known goat in Newark. The exchange appears in a New York Times excerpt conveying a light domestic riff.
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Montana
Newark
New York Times
Diary of slave driver found on Arkansas plantation
A diary kept by Monroe Thomas, manager at the Rice plantation near Helena, Arkansas, records daily work, sickness and a river levy during spring floods. The owner, F. H. Rice, preserves the aging diary as a relic, noting holidays, slave health, and family life on the 1,860 acre estate with 125 enslaved people.
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Monroe Thomas
Ita
F. H. Rice
Sioux City
Darsey Rice
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Mississippi
Arkansas Plantation
Helena
Ark
Virginia
Dorsey Rice
Jimason Rice
Minnesota
Diary of a southern plantation manager from 1868
Fifty two years past the North and South quarrel over slavery, a plantation manager kept a diary and exact records. The Darney Rice and Jimason estate entries reveal daily slave management, work, and supposed humane treatment. The old book is rare for its age and the window it provides into plantation life.
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Darney Rice
Jimasonce
The Government of American Cities Ideas for reform in municipal government
A Springfield Republican summary of Horace E. Deming's The Government of American Cities arguing that city government is real political government. It advocates local democracy with accountable officials and expert administration, empowering cities within state and national frameworks, and applying merit and local control principles.
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America
Springfield
Mass
United States
Horace E. Deming
England
Europe
Deming
Legislative Branch
Sermons to Warm the Congregation
A pastor asks for a series of sermons to energize the congregation and keep them awake during services. He seeks ideas to stimulate interest and attendance.
City Government Should Reflect Local Sentiment in Elections
The city’s administrative public service should be simple with a few elective officials responsible to the people. Elective city officers must represent prevailing local policy views on state-aligned issues. State aims should not compel city governments to enforce policies repugnant to citizens’ will.
A Shade Tree Statute and Newark’s Tree Commission
The article praises New Jersey shade tree law creating a three-member freeholder commission to protect and plant street trees. In Newark, six years in force, 17 000 trees on 102 miles of streets have been planted, with the commission tasked to mulch trim spray fertilize and nurture the saplings to grow beauty and wealth.
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New Jersey
Newark
Carl Bannwart
The Slaughter of the Seal From the Wide World
The article notes the peak annual seal kill reaching 600000 with an average around 800000 and last season about 400000. It explains catches where workers are found at the fishery by the steamer owner, who takes a third share and each man typically earns about sixty dollars in roughly three weeks.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again
A Washington Evening Star fragment quotes reformer comments on risk and perseverance as aviators push to keep operations going amid challenges. The text interweaves a motto with a skeptical remark about danger in pursuit of progress.
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Washington Evening Star
They Go On Forever and the Military Instructor
A fragmentary note mentions hereditary enemies and asks about relations in a military context. The text reads as a cryptic discussion of heritage and loyalties without clear events or names. Further readable details are unavailable in the supplied fragment.
Roosevelt in Royal Funeral Row Meets German Emperor
An anecdote from King Edward VII’s funeral in London places Theodore Roosevelt among seven kings when Emperor William I approached him for an early conversation. Roosevelt declined, citing prior plans to leave, prompting amused remarks from the German emperor about American disregard for royalty.
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Waananteen Seay
King Edward
London
Theodore Roosevelt
Emperor William
Germany
Roosevelt
William
Engah
His Queue in Silk Lined Casket
Ling Sung in Omaha parts with his queue under a silk lined casket as demanded by the imperial decree. He kept the traditional adornment for 40 years then shared a chop suey dinner with friends, saying the barber used shears and the queue will lie in his box for comfort.
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Omaha World-Herald
Ling Sung
Mr. Sung
Omaha
Sung
Bettys Plan for Ocean Crossing Devices
Betty proposes using a gyroscopic device to steady ships on ocean crossings. The idea is to reduce rolls and dips, with a judge on board to overrule motion. The note appears as a quoted plan with Betty urging practical, steady motion rather than a heavy machine.
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Betty
Snow Burden and Time in a Poetic Reflection
A fragment reflected on time, burden, and mercy. The speaker contemplates a melting hour and a softer day or night when time releases the weight of labor, invoking Edith M. Thomas as the source of verse.
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Edith M. Thomas
Miss Healer Oh Mr Fudse Title Trick Not Prepared
A casual exchange reveals confusion over a promised title upgrade and a reminder that preparation was lacking for the requested naming or designation. The dialogue suggests a playful or mistaken encounter between the speakers.
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Miss Healer
Mr. Fudse
Excellent Grain Fields in Western Canada
Farmers across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba report strong yields despite localized drought. Notable returns include Laird J B Peters 12800 bushels from 320 acres about 40 bu per acre and many fields yielding 20 to 60 bushels per acre for wheat and 80 to 110 bushels per acre for oats at various districts. Government agents offer information on 140 acre free homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Western Canada
Drouth
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Laird
J. B. Peters
Blaine Lake District
Ben Crews
Amond Trotter
Foam Lake
Sask
Angus Robertson
D. McRae
C. H. Hart
George FE. Wood
James Traynor
Regina
Arthur Somers
Strathclai
Thomas Foreman
Milestone
W. Weatherston
Strathclair
John Gontila
Gillies
Rosthern
Wm. Lehman
Midsky
Rapid City
Man
Brandon
Fife
Preston
Strathmore
Sturgeon River
Edmonton
Wm. Craig
Albert Teskey
Olds Alberta
Joseph McCartney
Cupar
Traquaira
Laurence Barkner
Wordsworth
Reeder Bros
W. McMillan
William Krafft
Alix
John Layecroft
Dinton
High River
BE. F. Kaolpe
Lloydminster
W. Metcalf
Henderson
McWhirter
Fleming, Sask
The Cannibal King and the Burnt Lunch Sketch
A fragmentary dialogue sketches a cook and a Cannibal King in a lunch scene. The Cook claims the victim was hunting when captured while the Cannibal King notes the dish tasted burnt.
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Seorcher
Me Ealy
Family Driven by Poverty Chooses Tomb Refuge
New York special reports Pauline Green and her two daughters displaced by poverty shelter in an old Presbyterian cemetery vault in Paterson New Jersey. After the father was killed in a Shenandoah mine five years ago, cash ran out, leading to eviction and a makeshift life among the dead until a police officer intervened and moved the children to a children's home.
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New York
Paterson
N. J
Pauline Green
Duffy
Sophie Green
Margaret
Angela
Daily Grind
Old Presbyterian Cemetery
Shenandoah
Charity
Oak Street
Mater
Rather
Owa Girl Seeks British Title After Elopement Scandal
Beatrice Van Bruner of Davenport Iowa, famed from The Waltz Dream, is rumored to seek marriage to a British duke or earl after eloping with Arthur W. Godfrey of Chicago and later divorcing. She has attracted London critics and American fans with photos and a rising stage profile.
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Boston
Mass
Beatrice van Bruner
Davenport
Arthur W. Godfrey
Chicago
Mias van Bruner
Daly's Theater
London
Mins van Hauner
Engilah
Daly's
Miss van Bruner
Lester N. Godfrey
Godfrey
Maulvin
Dove Cote
Cross Billa
Godfreys
Richard Carle
Motherly Advice From the Metropolitan Magazine
Margery plays school with hen dolls in a physiology lesson. She asks the children what hands are for and stresses keeping hands clean. She adds feet should be kept clean to prevent accidents.
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Metropolitan
Margery
Fortitude Required from a Rowdy Philosopher and Reformers
A cryptic exchange contrasts a rowdy philosopher's grim note on earth's endurance with a discouraged reformer remark about aviators risking injury to keep her going. The dialogue hints at perseverance amid political and social tensions.
Fragmentary line from Harper's Magazine poetry note
A garbled excerpt appears to reference The Tracks Li and a contemplation of life and memory. The readable fragment mentions Harper's and a reflective tone, suggesting a literary note or quotation without clear context or complete meaning.
Philosophy in Marriage Sparks Quiet Resolve
A fragmented reminiscence on marriage with a speaker claiming marital conflict matters little if a man keeps his stance away from his wife. The piece reflects a sardonic tone about gender roles and personal discretion within a long union.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Health Restorations
A Beottrille reader, a forty year old mother of thirteen, credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Tablet/Compound for restoring health after long farm work and family strain. She urges others, especially young girls, to try the remedy, praising its roots and lack of narcotics or harm and claiming many cures.
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Lydia
Pal
GS Oumcom
Beottville Mich
Lydia E. F
Thackeray Quips On Pessimism And Health Elixir
The excerpt presents a Thackeray quote contrasting pessimism with healthful dullness. It notes a jest about enjoying apple blossoms despite stomach aches, mentions the product Hamlins Wizard as a cure, and reflects on how calm cheerfulness avoids grief and harmful excitement.
Constituent Questions Congress Member’s Holiday Spending
A constituent questions their representative about holiday use, accusing him of doing nothing at home instead of being in Washington. The terse exchange highlights public scrutiny of lawmakers during recess.
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Congress
Washington
Castorla Ad Emphasizes 90 Years Signature
An advertisement urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castorla for the familiar 90 year signature and the assurance of a trusted remedy for infants and children. The copy stresses safety and longtime availability.
Quiet classroom prank leads to inventive silence plan
A teacher pleads for quiet as students disrupt the lesson with noise. A backrow suggestion adds humor by tying a dumbbell to a pin to create silence next time.
Senator Newlands’s flourish misread in Congress
In a printed account, Senator Newlands of Nevada boasted during debate that perfervid oratory supplied all the food eloquence needs. A day later the Congressional Record showed a slip where his words became food elephants need, prompting mild embarrassment.
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Newlands
Nevada
Congressional Record
It Wasn't a Fire at East Side Night School
A New York East Side night school principal enrolls Tom Dugan in a new suit paid for at seven fifty, as engines roar nearby. The boy refuses to answer about any fire, scowling and insisting there was no fire.
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New York East Side
Tom Dugan
Tommy
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