Moonlit Lane Romance and a Rooster Egg Prank
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century column blends nostalgic verse about a sylvan night and lovers with short humor pieces. It features a poetic lovers’ dream, a comic tale of Bucklin and his wife fooled by roosters’ eggs, and a quip about Douglas Malloch and a million-dollar pact. The tone is light, miscellany, and period newspaper style.
Never Touched Him Bottle Warning in Barnyard Tale
A surreal exchange unfolds with Balcam’s ass warning of a bottle on a gsa cred peacock in a barnyard. A wooden horse claims indifference to all but wood ticks after capturing Troy.
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Balcam
Troy
Humorous social bits and an old time marriage tale
A collage of jokes with married life, editors, and readers. A Nebraska story shows a wife negotiating proceeds from a land sale, insisting on a cash share of at least 16 dollars after years of hard work, highlighting gender and money themes of the era.
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Nebraska
A Strange Column Mix of Notes and Local Flavor
A fragmentary column mix reports on travel by some men with wives, a France school for curing a diet evil, potato lore, a reader asking why cars are called she, and various satirical vignettes. It mentions aviation, fashion, letters, and a note about Fort Sherman travelers and a local railcar file fad.
Fads Of Women Smokers In Fashionable Cigarettes
A London xpress note describes new women friendly cigarettes without cork or gold tips, tied with a small cylinder of taf feta ik to match gowns. Silk cases and scented brocade boxes accompany the line, plus silver electric lighter arrangements and slip on smoking gowns in satin and velveteen.
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London Xpress
A Woman's Argument About Ownership and Emotion
A fragment from a Victorian style piece shows a woman arguing about ownership and social expectations. The scene mentions a man named Pete and a woman crying, with references to politeness, restraint, and emotional display. The text is garbled but conveys gendered conflict and social norms of propriety.
Fragmented Dialogue From Obscure Report
A garbled voice exchange describes a scene with a whale, a swallow, and a struggle. The text seems to capture misread phrases about a whale, a bite, and a patient murmur amid tension, though most names and details are unreadable.
Father Learns Rule of Contraries From Pa
Dialogue reflects a son asking about a philosophical rule and a father’s concise reply that your mother embodies the principle in a wry, domestic moment.
Magnetic Healing Offered by Murphysboro Doctor
Murphysboro physician L. Haskill promotes Magnetic Healing as a universal cure without drugs or surgery. He claims endorsements by national figures and says patients can be treated at home, with written case descriptions and a reply available upon enclosing a stamp.
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United States
L. Haskill
Murphysboro
Botanic Mood Balm claims cure for various blood and skin diseases
An advertisement promotes Botanic Mood Balm as a universal purifier for blood and skin ailments. It lists conditions such as cancer poisonings itching sores and rheumatism and claims relief of sores pains and itching as the blood is purified. It offers samples by mail and bottles by express with a strong sales pitch.
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Blood Hate Co
Gra
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