Planetary Readings by Mail Seeks Applicants for Free Divination
Instructions invite readers to request free astrological readings by mail, requiring full name, address, birth date, place, and birth hour if known. Readings cover Virgo, Scorpio, Aquarius signs with ruling planets noted, plus remarks on appearance, temperament, ambitions, health, and love life. Some notes on asteroid discoveries and calendar dates appear in closing paragraphs.
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G. W
Cuuchingham
Dept
South Clinton Street
Chicago
Mankato
Kan
K. A
Owenaville
A Cure Claimed for Heart Disease By Jones-Sillibub
A joke item notes Jones-Sillibub claims a medicine cures heart disease. It quips that it cured him by causing a frightful indigestion attack that distracted him from his heart issue. The gag appears in Harper's Bazaar.
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Jones
Sillibub
Smith
Harper'a Bazar
Much More. Woman Fear Feared Typing Easier Than Men
Indie apolls Journal notes a discussion on gender differences in typing speed and skill. It highlights a perception that women may face fewer obstacles and shows interest in how prospects differ between male and female typists.
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Prospect
Indie
Apolls Journal
Western Passenger Rates in the Midwest Debate
An analysis before a congressional committee on railroad passenger costs shows western rates are shaped by population density and route length. Missouri and Illinois data suggest actual earnings per mile fall well below two cents, while Europe’s second class fares are higher. A separate note highlights a mass distribution of The Charles A Vogeler Cookery Book and Comfort volume, with 200 tons of paper used and 100,000 copies daily.
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Western Honda
Eustis
Howan Committee
Misouri Ingiais
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rustroad and Warehouse Commission of
Missouri
Hustla
Ohio
New York
New England
Bustle
Matee
Roxtin
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern
Mustis
Illinois
Iowa
Wlaconain
Minnesota
Dakota
Missouri River
Europe
America
Charles A. Vyogeler
Maelicard
St. Jacobs
Charles A. Vogeler Company
Baltimore
Royal Philopena Serves Captives At Dinner
A Royal Philopena tale from the Cannibal islands notes the king and queen planning to eat two captive twins as a philopena. The scene depicts a royal fantasy with a macabre appetite and a dinner gambit.
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Pittsburg
Sleeping Beauty and Mock Remedies in Quack Memoir Headlines
The item lists various elixirs and patent medicines including horehound and vampane blends with grape juice, claiming purification and cures for pulmonary issues, priced at 20 cents. It recounts a girl near Partsree declared a real sleeping beauty after thirteen years in somnolent catalepsy, with a garbled note about carriage and calling cards.
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Parts Ree
Elk Horn Fence Circles Mammoth Hot Springs Studio
F. Jay Haynes in Yellowstone Park builds a fence of elk horns around his Mammoth Hot Springs studio. More than three hundred sheds are used, each horn twelve to fourteen points, weighing up to thirty pounds. Horns were gathered under permit, weighing logistics of moving them to the enclosure.
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Fayynes
Baehoshaye Hein Heiter
Elke Faye
F. Jay Haynes
Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone Park
Mr. Haynes
Permisson
Haynes
Mosaic age shown as highly literate by Amarna tablets
The piece discusses Tel el Amarna tablets shifting scholars’ view on ancient literacy, likening it to Homeric age debates. It notes critics’ reluctance to admit Moses could write and cites a Augusta Georgia woman who always displays Confederate flag imagery, claiming she has never surrendered.
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Linn Baws
Tel el-Amarna
Renyan
Wolfe
Greece
Moses
Augusta
Little Girl Corrects Sunday School Lesson on Sacraments
A New York Recorder anecdote recalls a Sunday-school exchange where a pupil answers that there can be no sacraments left because Johnny Taft's father took the last one yesterday, prompting the teacher's astonishment.
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Johnny Taft
New York
Haverhill Sets Shoe Output Record in Massachusetts
Haverhill produced 15 444 920 pairs of shoes last year, the new high water mark for Massachusetts towns. Brockton remains a notable rival, with 121 875 malts reported. Emperor William employs twelve workers in related operations.
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Maverhill
Haverhill
Massachusetta
Brockton
Peaceful Slumber Restored by Pink Pills Testimony
Mrs Carlow of Emporia Kansas describes years of chronic illness with sleepless nights and fainting spells. After using Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she reports renewed health and peaceful sleep, praising the remedy and endorsing its blood-building effects.
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Frew
Republican
Menporia
Kun
Mra
Jennie Carlow
Ehent Biredt
Kinporia
Kane
W. Ie Cire
Neoprietr
Carrow
Hiarkhaith
Emporia
Mm. Carlow
Amon
Mrs. Carlow
Eliabeth Drake
Williagne
Yadvine
William
Aire
Carlow
Cisauvin Hanis
Amporia
Kan
Williama
Herve
Pr Rollans
Medicine Ca
Schuectady
Fragmented Family Vignettes Verses and Advertisements Blend
A jumble of short scenes and lines from various items appears, featuring a church fair moment with a pastor’s speech, snippets of dialogue including Marguerite and Madge, tastefully toned pages of poetry and fiction bits, and a dental bill joke. The clipping also carries ads for seeds and farm topics, and casual remarks on prices.
Standard Karat System Adopted by Jewelers
A historical note explains karat as the weight used for precious gems, about 8168 troy grains, usually divided into four parts each 728 of a teno grain. In 1871 jewelers across Paris, London, Paris and Amsterdam formed a syndicate to standardize karat, later confirmed by diamond merchants’ agreement.
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Pari Jevrelers, Goldsmiths and
Deryous system harmonized with tonic remedy proposal
Fragmented historical note praises Hostetter's Biomach to harmonize body systems. It claims gentle digestion, smooth bowels, and protection against malaria rheumatism and kidney complaints.
The Umbrella Germ And Rainy Day Follies
A fragmented humor piece satirizes the umbrella germ theme and rainy weather culture. It mocks popular notions about exposure to germs, includes garbled ad copy and quips about bonnets and chores, and notes social mores on wife duties and churchgoing with odd misspellings and nonsensical brand mentions.
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Ombrolisovts
utabral'Jaosin
Amusing Egg Trick From a Simple Severed Shell
A playful trick shows how to turn a raw egg into a dry sand filled imitation by puncturing the shell, filling with sand, and sealing with wax. The object is to make the egg appear natural while making it seem to respond to one’s wishes.
Royal Figures Proficient in Odd Trades Across Nations
An unusual note lists King Humbert of Italy skilled in waking and mending shoes and felling trees, while King Oscar of Sweden and HJ RH, the Duke of York, are praised as rope-makers and sailors.
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Humbert
Italy
Oscar
Sweden
HJ RH
Duke of York
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John A. Salyer Seed Co
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Talmage
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Huerta Cate
Usless
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Hive
Hegemans Camphor
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Ucla
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Hohn W
Dr. Kay
Berree
Dandy Cathartig
Sterling Remedy
China
Montreal
Joseph
Jakey
Adder
Tesacson
Wehwaveno
Wery
Rata Pam
Elkhart Cimmice Ano Manns Acre. Co
Pratt
Bas Mace
Kalnomen Rehrusakx
Nell Walloowting
Tina
Lee Alnbast
Thianen
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