Offbeat Humorous Scraps from Various Papers
A jumble of quirky anecdotes and dialogue snippets from multiple papers, including conversations about marriage, a stout diner scene, a European waiter exchange, a troubled partnership, and a wandering traveler. The clipped items mix humor with social foibles, drawing from Pittsburgh and Rochester sources.
The Prize Fly and Malden Chicken Firm Talk
The report recounts Poultney Below describing a forthcoming venture at Malden. The exchange involves vague phrases about a historic friend Horatio Bowers and a character named Marl Rogers, with mentions of costs and figures in a disjointed dialogue.
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Poultney
Malden
Horatio Bowers
Marl Rogers
Deafness Cure Claim and Catarrh Remedy Ad Copy
An old advertisement claims deafness can be cured by removing a damaged ear tube and restoring its function, promising ten dollar rewards for cures, and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Medicines. The passage also includes stray literary dialogue about books and a brief note about a doctor delivering remedies.
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Cataerk
Hall
Bo Cursery & CO
Toledo
Child's Terrible Sores Cured by Cuticura Remedy
A mother recalls her infant years of painful sores covering the child’s face arms chest and body. She describes using Cuticura products to cure the condition, noting the child nearly died and was kept from scratching with cloth restraints at night.
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Cutieura
Old Turkish Joke About Moon in the Well
A colorful Turkish tale features Nael-Beddinek the jokester who descends a well seeking water. He traps the moon with a rope and hook, pulls it up, and the moon is seen resting on a ledge while the crowd groans at the misadventure.
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Nael-Beddinek
Khodja
Dominion Lands open for homesteading in Manitoba and North-West
Government agents advertise homestead opportunities in Dominion Lands open to sole heads of families or adult males. A quarter section of 160 acres may be claimed for a ten dollar fee with locations, routes, dates, and locating offices listed in Ottawa and other cities.
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Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
United States
Manitoba
North-West
W. TL
Ottawa
T. Holmes
Jackson
Paul
Ming
M. MacLachlan
Watertown
South Dakota
WV. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
Atchison Globe Notes Oddities and Local Musings
A collage of humorous observations and questions from the Atchison Globe. Readers ponder idle gossip, social habits, fitness, health, and daily routines with quirky anecdotes about neighbors, weather, fashion, and common manners. Most pieces focus on ordinary life and human foibles.
Snuff as Medicine and Its Harmful Effects
A mangled text fragment discusses snuff as medicine and its dangers. It mentions health harms, addiction potential, and the idea of using tobacco products for relief, warning of negative recovery outcomes and the need for caution. The passage reads like a cautionary note on smoking and related habits.
Lost Sour Telling of Pike and Coin Twist
A humorous fishing tale recounts a trip where a pike swallows a line and a coin chain. Brown jokes about finding nine shillings and threepence, while friends ask about the missing threepence and the pike paying through the lock.
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Brown
Mountain camping youths endures comic singing dispute
In an up state district mountains a youth camp ended with a musician’s vow of vengeance after a would be singer broke into a long verse during supper. The musician coolly retorted urging him to finish the song concisely.
Ten Years of Pain Ends for Ohio Woman Patient
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Napoleon Ohio describes decade long kidney trouble with back and eye problems. She credits Dewitt’s Miles Pills with quick relief and cure after doctors failed, noting improved secretions and regained ability to perform housework. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box. Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Margaret Emmerich
Linton Street
Napoleon
Ohio
Dewi
Miles Pils
Fnally
Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Bachelors and a Poker Night Chuckle from Ade
A fragment from a George Ade vignette recalls a bachelor in New York lecturing a fellow about not calling on a girl after drinking. The exchange ends with a light note on how many engagements arise from snappy social mistakes.
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George Ade
Ives
New York
oNo
So Dolnas
Italian Duke Delivers Corking Cigar Critique in New York
Corned Beef and Don Marino Torlonia of Rome's Torlonia family praised American cigars at a New York dinner. He derided Italian cigars as poorly made and poorly drawn, claiming government production and straw cores. A Rome companion reportedly found an American cigar excellent. The anecdote blends social dining with cross country tobacco snobbery and a light moment about corned beef.
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Don Marino Torlonia
Torlonia
Rome
New York
Ostre Nazionale
Corso
Simple Kidney and Bladder Remedy Promoted in Newspaper
An alleged New York Daily paper feature touts a home remedy claimed to aid kidney and bladder issues. The article extols a “simple mixture” praised by users for rapid relief without stomach or organ injury, urging readers to mix and try it despite doubts about its authority.
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New York
Otley
Quaker Reflections From the Philadelphia Record
Fragmentary reflections critique wealth and sport with garbled phrases. The piece hints at morality, wealth use, and public figures, mentioning a dentist and a dubious expedition with references to money and gold.
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Philadelphia
Definition or a Lie Tro the Taitheray Observer
The viewer reflects on truth and schooling as he jokes about honesty and deception. A child’s perspective on what is real and what is told is explored through playful dialogue and engaging questions.
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Ying
Pheiase
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