Turkey Offers Rare Opportunities for American Capital
In Cilicia, Turkey's new order invites American capital and goods for irrigation, utilities, and industrial projects. Officials like Djemal Bey advocate modern reforms, while concerns grow over the American Line ships flying the flag to skirt Turkish law and profit from subsidies, risking national reputation.
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Turkey
Levant
Grover Cleveland
The
United States
Doan's Kidney Wills Backed by Morrillton Woman
GryPites Mrs. Joseph Gross of Morrillton Arkansas describes severe backache dizziness and swollen ankles. She credits rapid improvement to Doan's Kidney Wills and urges readers to remember the name when kidneys falter. Available at druggists and general stores priced 65 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises the product.
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Joseph Gross
Church St
Morrillton
Ark
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Novelist Rescue Marriages Questioned in Divorce Suit
A Reno filing for divorce on incompatibility of temperarment cites a wife saved from drowning at Asbury Park six years earlier. The New York Evening Mail asks if rescuing a spouse makes wedlock sound, noting debt, lifelong partnership, and seasonal romance as reasons against such unions.
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New York Evening Mail
Reno
Asbury Park
Pa Grew Reflective Dinner Quip By Guest
In Pa Grew Reflective a Smith dinner guest surprises Willie's observation during dessert. Willie notes the guest’s eyes, asking if he changed since dining began and cites the father’s remark about a big hug when the keaf is seen.
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Smiths
Little Willie
Mr. Curtis
Willie
Contagious? Club night fuels worry at home
A man returns home in a distressed condition after a night at a club prompting concern from his wife. A friend notes the man drank heavily, implying excessive intake.
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Gayboze
Cuticura credited for eczema cure in infant story
A Syracuse mother recounts her eight month old daughter's eczema, said to be from teething, improving only after Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment use. The child fully recovered by age one, and has remained free of eczema. The ad notes free samples and a 32 page book. A separate anecdote recalls a girl named Marion resisting grace after being made to eat onions.
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Freeman Craver
Lewis St
Syracuse
N. Y
Boston
Marion
Six sorts of people you should not expect kindness
Home Notes lists six types unlikely to show compassion: the narrow minded who think only of themselves, the indifferent lazy, the busy with no time to consider others, the rich who ignore pleas, the poor lacking spirit and ability, and the good natured fool unable to serve.
Wifely Sarcasm and Plankville Fashion Exchange
Wording hints at a domestic scene with sharp humor. A wife mocks thrift and mentions a place called Plankville under the Peak as a setting for shopping or scheming. The exchange suggests a light, comic domestic dynamic and a plan to haul seven trunks of garments.
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Plankville
Stop the Pain Cole's Carboni salve heals cuts
Pain relief claim for burns and cuts using Cole's Carboni salve. Promises quick healing and scar prevention with 25c and 50c prices to buy from druggists. Free sample offer addressed to 3 W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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Cole
W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
World of Plausible Feeds and Starved Workers Echoed
A stark complaint on a world where many workers starve while horses are well fed, underscoring inequality and hardship faced by laborers. The remark highlights systemic hunger amid abundance in another era.
Bridegroom compared to vice president in church wedding remark
A witty quip compares the status of a vice-president to that of the bridegroom at a church wedding, suggesting both roles carry limited ceremonial heft in the ceremony.
The Trouble With Humor Epigram From Rail Chief
In New York E N Brown president of the National Railways of Mexico jokes about a railroader always out of work. He says the man is too quick with his tongue and has a ready wit used on his boss. Brown adds repartee has cost many jobs as it has built reputations.
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E. N
Brown
National Railways of Mexico
New York
An Unsleeping Youth Milkman Joke
Farmer Corn tessel jokes about his son Josh keeping odd hours saying he was naturally cut out to be a milkman. The tale plays on industrious youth and rural humor with a light punchline.
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Farmer Corntessel
Josh
The Hero's Lament Achilles Laments Heel
Achilles laments his vulnerable heel and quips that his wife will have him wipe his shoes at home. The remark blends mythic fate with domestic humor as he speaks of a constant need to clean footwear.
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Achilles
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