New Year Resolve and Peruna Endorsements From 1911 Ad
A 1911 ad features Mia A G Rucker of Brentwood Tennessee praising Peruna cough remedy for curing a long cough and restoring strength. It urges readers to ask for a Free Peruna Almanac and ties the New Year to renewed effort and ambition in a promotional voice from the New York World era.
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Mia
A. G. Rucker
Brentwood, Tenn
Paul Wert
New York World
Wise Bishop Declares Charity Ball Worthwhile
A Memphis man questioned the reverence of charity balls to Dr. Thomas F. Gallor, Episcopal bishop of Tennessee. The bishop replied with humor that if dancing could help, he would dance the whole length of Memphis to full canonicals.
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Tennessee
Thomas F. Gallor
Memphis
Motherly Advice from Margery in Dolls School
A short vignette from Metropolitan Magazine shows Margery leading a dolls classroom in physiology. She emphasizes hands and feet must stay clean to prevent accidents, framing a simple moral lesson for children through playful dialogue.
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Margery
Metropolitan Magazine
Does It Cost Much to Clothe a Family
An economical man asks about clothing costs for a family. Mr. Sirius Barker replies that his only daughter dances barefoot and his only son runs marathons, implying unique expenses or priorities in his household.
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Sirius Barker
How the Fight Began in a London Parlor Dramatic Scene
Violet pleads for a tip to remove a pitch from her dress as Reginald jokes that song helps her escape embarrassment. The judge remarks how she always dispels tension through singing, revealing a lively domestic comedy.
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Violet
Reginald
Cheated For Years Prejudice Will Cheat Us Often If We Let It
In a blunt critique of prejudice, the piece asserts bias harms both the governed and the biased, citing self-deception and societal harm. It includes an anecdotal testimonial praising Grape-Nuta for digestive relief and weight regain after years of stomach issues. The text references pulp advertising styles and a road to wisdom essay.
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Tam
Wollville
How Felt Hats Are Made and Their History
The article traces hat making from early England around 1610 to American colonial times, detailing beaver fur usage, styles like steeple and Quaker hats, and laws and prizes in Virginia Delaware and Carolina. It describes fur and wool blends, and the shift to mechanized processes in large factories with electrical machinery.
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England
Eliizabeth
America
Great Britain
Assembly of
Virginia
Delaware
Carolina
Pennsylvania
On the Punishment of Children
A cautionary note argues against punishing children when they are fearful or in distress. It warns that fear instilled in early life creates lasting mental patterns, urging calm, compassionate discipline in home and school to avoid shaping harmful future behavior.
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Ife Rays Orfson Swett Mardin
More Than Plumb in Cleveland Church Build
Contractor Mulligan boasted the church is beyond plumb after inspector Dunn doubted. Mulligan climbed up and measured, declaring with triumph that the plumb line is “more than plumb” by the piper who played before Moses.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
P. J. Mulligan
W. H. Dunn
Mr. Mulligan
Mr. Dunn
Moses
Described Court Ejection of a Dog by Midland Judge
Descriptive report recalls a dog dragged from a courtroom by order of the bench. The animal glanced at the Judge in a last effort to identify him for a future occasion, a scene noted by the London Tailor as a vivid midland detail.
Had Hig Doubts Prom the Chicago Tribune Visit Me on My Farm
A garbled quotation from a Kansas man reports a playful invitation to visit a farm, urging one to enjoy the air and fresh produce while acknowledging lingering doubts about the plan. The text reflects a muddled mix of phrases and spelling.
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Prom
Chicago Tribune
Kansas
Nature
Abbaring
Dumas Quips on Humor and Coal in a Youth Chronicle
The fragment notes a playful aside on humorists and jokes as Dumas remarks that the world’s coal mines yield 400,000,000 tons of coal each year. The text blends a light anecdote about laughter with a stark statistic framed as a worldly observation.
Diamond Ship Hunt Near Atlantic Passes New Clues
The narrative follows Dr. Fabios and companions aboard the yacht White Wings as they pursue Val Imroth and the Diamond Ship. Messages via Marconi hint at a password linked to Imroth and Fordibras, raising hope of a sea pursuit while risks to Joan and others loom amid tactical moves, mutiny threats, and perilous escape.
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Kan
Saya I
Bt. Michiels
Imroth
Fordibras
Joan
Court of Justice
Timothy
Murray
Larry
St. Michaels
McShanusenya
Mr. McShanus
Europe
Tangier
Athintic
McBhanus
Jean Fordibras
Samroth
Dr. Fabios
Pursuit of Imroth Ends as Expedition Heads Home
The crew abandons the chase after weeks of fruitless pursuing Imroth and his rogues aboard a vessel. Captain Larry and McShanus urge returning to Portamouth and entrusting government aid, while the narrator vows to seek Joan Fordibras in Europe as the yacht sails northward amid a morning of rough Atlantic weather.
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Timothy
Larry
Europe
Manas
Porto Grande
Brazila
Jason
Villa da Porto
Valentine Imroth
South Africa
Paria
America
Atlantic
Imroth
Portamouth
Mr. McShanus
McShanus
Joan Fordibras
Tia
Ike
Allence
Blocult
Timothy McShanus
Sonnet of Burdens and Untried Quests
A reflective sonnet contemplates laying down burdens after striving with earnest effort. It imagines kings seeking risk and renown through untested quests, choosing faith over doubt. The verses affirm lasting joy and rest beyond earthly victory or defeat.
Drinking in Dry Places sparks Prohibition critique
The American Magazine article by a well-traveled author argues statewide prohibition is a farce. He recounts entering Jackson Mississippi after a statewide ban and obtaining whisky within minutes, paid at a premium, as a shopkeeper explains the scheme funds lobbying.
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American Magasine
Jackson
Miss
Waguet
Eee
Mississippi goes dry as legislature passes prohibitory law
A Jackson scene shows wreckage of liquor politics as a four‑dealer junk trade ships four carloads of bottles while lawmakers cheer the statewide prohibition bill. Prohibitionists celebrate and lobbyists for soft drinks toast the victory with a banquet. Express data hint Mississippi consumes more intoxicants now that it is dry.
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Jackson
Reformers
Good Women
Mississippi
St. Louia
Delicate Modern Courtship Tale From LA Times
A fragmentary Los Angeles Times passage depicts a woman discussing intimate matters with a lawyer. The dialogue touches on traditional courting expectations and improvised marriage signals, with risqué tone and unclear resolution. The excerpt preserves era slang and social norms without graphic detail.
Fame and Fate Intersect in a Short Tale
A concise Life magazine line presents fame and fate as they briefly touch a man. Fame promises a five cent cigar named for him, while Fate threatens with a grim twist, and the man flees toward obscurity along a byway.
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Fate
Nurse Endorses Cuticura Remedies For Skin Ailments
Nurse Margaret Hederson testifies to twenty years of using Cuticura products with success on eczema salt rheum ringworm and boils. She cites a child with facial and hand eczema cured after one set, a thumb salt rheum cure, palm salt rheum relief after yearly falls, and a toe nail infection healed by ointment. she also notes her husband’s rheumatis m and burns improved and offers to provide names of others upon request.
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Margaret Hederson
Highland Ave
Malden
Maas
Theatre Narratives On Prejudice And Style
A fragment reflects social friction within a theater setting as a husband openly dislikes his wife’s attire while others note his extreme prejudice and abrupt exits during orchestra interludes, highlighting tense public performances.
Honest remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia
For over fifty years Hamlins Wizard Gil has cured rheumatism neuralgia and other painful ailments. It is a good honest remedy and you will not regret having a bottle ready for use. True charity will seek to purify the well and not rest content with painting the pump.
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Hamlins
Gil
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
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