Cross-Reference and Bridges-Foine Poker Note in Harper's Bazar
A fragment from Harper's Bazar mentions a cross reference and Bridges-Foine with a poker term phrase. The odd wording suggests a light item or gossip snippet typical of the periodical. Names appear as generic references. no clear event date or location.
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Harper's Bazar
Beautiful Post Cards Free Post Card Club Sample Offer
Tim Jackson BL of Topeka promotes a card club offering five samples of gold embossed birthday flower and nature themed art postcards. The ad highlights beautiful colors andloveliest deena Art Post Card Club.
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Tim Jackson
Topeka
Hanans
Not If He Knew It Nice Little Game at Church Marriage
A terse exchange reveals a confrontation over a planned church wedding. One speaker claims a girl was stood up, while the other disputes the idea of a game being played. The remark hints at prior deception without detailing events or motives.
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Godfrey
Kingdon Cottage
Kingdon Sisters
Yellow Press
Parella
Harriet Kingdon
Parello
Italy
Bloomingdale
Elizabeth
Mis. Lawrence
Bigvellu
Kingdon
Oxen King J D Avery Excels At Brattleboro Fair
Shelburne Falls cattleman J D Avery dominates Brattleboro events with Devon oxen. He wins all three prizes in the free for all class and takes first and second in the 3500 class while drawing loads of 9106 and 10288 pounds. His famed Holsteins previously set a Brattleboro record of over 11000 pounds.
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Massachusetts
J. D. Avery
Shelburne Falls
Brattleboro Fair
Mr. Avery
Brattleboro
Excusable remark on bridge crossing and mule cart dispute
A judge admonishes a driver for speeding across a bridge while an inmate deflects with a quip about driving mules and a pun on alga. The exchange shows legal humor amid a traffic or mobility issue.
Hamlet Company Casts Improviser in Second Gravedigger Role
A theatre troupe staging Hamlet substitutes a versatile performer for the ill Second Gravedigger. The impromptu actor, with little respect for Shakespeare, steals scenes by pilfering waistcoats to elicit louder laughs, while the regulars watch their humor dissolve into the new man’s farce. The audience reacts with mounting laughter as the improvised antics outshine the familiar routine.
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Vaughan
Sexton
Salve to Conscience at the Concert
A woman with a conscience asks a neighbor if her hat obstructs view at a concert. The neighbor replies not at all, and the hat wearer returns to listening while others strain to see around her in the back seats.
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Shadoved
Spohn's Distemper Cure Promotes Animal Health
Spohn Medical Co markets SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE claiming it treats distemper and pink eye in horses of all ages and prevents spread in the stable. It also claims to cure chicken cholera and dog distemper. Available via druggists or by mail from Goshen Indiana. Agents wanted with a free book on contagious diseases.
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Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Alleriticiam and the Tailor and Cutter teased by Brander Matthews
Professor Brander Matthews, in a Columbia lecture, quips that Alleriticiam, the weekly paper The Tailor and Cutter, and recent leading articles on Carlyle Sartor Resartus and Mere dith van Harrington mock the ephemeral novels of today and predict their eventual fade.
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Carlyle
Association of Ideas Turns on Summer Visitors and Pests
A playful exchange between a supercilious girl and Farmer Cortessel notes the annual convergence of files, mosquitoes, and summer boarders. The humor hinges on the coincidence of these three elements appearing together each year.
Hamling Wizard Oil Ad Promises Fast Relief
An old newspaper ad touts Hamling Wizard Oil for burns, scalds, sprains and inflammation claiming instant relief. It extols Mrs Whitslow’s Goothing Syrup for Children to soothe teething and reduce fever while urging immediate purchase despite crude moralizing.
That Affair at Elizabeth and the Yellow Press
Lester and Godfrey scrutinize a sensational newspaper series that reveals how the Kingdon murder and Harriet Kingdon's escape intertwine with Miss Lawrence's disappearance. The two men debate motives and truth as the case widens, testing theories about Curtiss, Parello, and a puzzling photograph.
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Ife
New York
Godfrey
Miss Lawrence
Lacey Kingdon
Parello
Dr. Schuyler
Lucy Kingdon
Lester
Hart Curtiss
Marcia Lawrence
Hamburgs Wonderful Harbor Scene Inspires Awe and Trade
The Hamburg harbor display unfolds with indented quays and fleets of steamers flying the German flag. German merchant seamen build influence through a modern steel fleet, led by fast five masted ships like the Potos, while crews include lively forecastle orchestras and sturdy German youths, echoing a revived era at sea.
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Scribner
Europe
English Channel
Potos
Peru
Masked 19th century quack remedies at Dresden exhibit
The article discusses dangers of old time preventives sold to curb illness, including a woman’s cholera outfit with elastic bodice, sand bags, vinegar tubes, and a revolving pinwheel hat. It notes electricity shocks, steam current risks, and reports crime and liquor enforcement in Chicago with mentions of “blind pigs” and government liquor hoards.
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Dresden
Arthur B. Parnell
Law and Order League
Chicago
Farwell
Supreme Court
Johnny and the Ball and a Window Call
A tale shows Johnny ignores his mother’s calls while focused on a high ball and bat practice, racing to a tree and then toward home as the window voice repeats. The piece shifts to a humorous anecdote about Clement J. Driscoll recounting a weights and measures joke at a New York dinner.
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Johany
Johny
Clement J. Driscoll
New York
No Wonder He She Artificiality Sparks Debate
A terse exchange questions authenticity with remarks that blur gender cues. The dialogue hints at social perceptions of appearance and expression, reflecting broader discussions about identity and performative behavior.
Tribute to Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit on his legacy
In view of the abnormal weather this summer a tribute recalls Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit born September 16, in 1736 or 1740. He moved from wine spirit thermometers to mercury, his scale enduring. The Royal Society honored him as a fellow and he contributed papers to its Transactions.
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Dantzig
Gabriel
Royal Society
Pall Mall Gazette
Quotations From Thomas Fuller
The line notes that the spoke creaky yet lightest burdened wheel bears less load, reflecting a paradox about strength and burden. It conveys a moral on value and resilience through a simple mechanical metaphor with no contemporary events or entities.
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Advice Not Belonging To Us Catches Some Ears
A brief note reflects on people hearing guidance not theirs and the mixture of trust and doubt it invites. The line suggests caution in accepting counsel from unfamiliar sources and the value of discernment in everyday decisions.
Change of life relief from Lydia Pinkham's remedy
Nathical Natick resident Mrs Nathan B Greaton writes of dramatic recovery from nervous insomnia cold limbs and sleep disturbance after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it cured her and urging others to seek its help as the best women through this life stage remedy.
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Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nathan B. Greaton
N. Main Street
Lydia Ekham
Yan
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