Veteran builder credits Pink Pills for cure of rheumatism and kidney trouble
A Hutchinson Kansas contractor George Shearn, long known for supervising major blocks, describes years of rheumatism and kidney disease. After trying local remedies, he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, reporting full symptom relief, restored mobility, and renewed vigor for life and work. His wife also improved. He recommends the pills for his family and neighbors.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Humenn
George Sheark
Conversa
Shearn Waid
Ardery
Williama
Tam
Kane
Hutch
Williame
Br. Williams Medicine Community
Bebenociady
Soft spot on baby's head sparks old family joke
A mother tells her four year old son not to touch the soft spot on a baby's head. He asks if all babies have it, and whether papa did too. The father overhears and quips that he does, joking about luck in love.
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Papa
Budd
Inspiration and railroad ads mingle in old ad copy
An eclectic excerpt blends talk of poetry inspiration with promotional copy about an editor paying five dollars per stanza, and a crisscross of early 20th century ads including Santa Fe routes to Cripple Creek, with names like G D Nighulas and a Chicago yard.
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Cripple Creek
Colorado
Porpat
Nde
G.D. Nighulas
Moundyock Bork
Chicago
Compensation and Humiliation in a Taxing Sermon
A fragment discusses a speaker who notes sleeping under taxation, finding humiliation offset by the chance to preach the same sermon multiple Sundays without recognition. Another item mentions a person named Deddy-en and a bicycle, with his wife opposing alienation of affection.
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Ka Puiddy
Stoker
Den
Deddy
Hoston
The Locust Tree Bride and a Dark Family Secret
In a tense confession scene, Helen Fulton uncovers Marina Trenholme’s murder amid a web of deception. Imogene Troton admits to murder for love and money, Lynde Graham faces a wrongful accusation, and Mrs. Tremolme’s sleepwalking and a silk sleeve fragment reveal the true culprit as the gothic tale climaxes with justice and revelation.
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Helen
Walla
Ahe
Tagree
Helen Fulton
Marina Trenholme
Imogene
Lynde Graham
Ralph Trenholme
Rudolph
Miss Fulton
Menon
Father
Europe
Cnld
New York
Marina
Amalda
Imogene Troton
Ralph
St. Cyril
Mr. Trenholme
Imogene Ireton
Miss Ireton
Becauon
Twan
Trenholme House
Mr. Trenholmme
Misa Falton
A Sleeping Power and Telepathy Instincts
A New Science Review excerpt explores a latent power of telepathy and instinctive knowledge. The narrator recounts sensing known faces from photographs and handwriting that stir memory without explanation, suggesting ideas ahead of their age and a covert influence guiding actions and meetings. The piece also notes Worley Ayres of Green Bay losing three sons to drowning over four years.
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New Science Review
Ax T
Fawlty Aviation
Worley Ayres
Green Bay
Wis
Farmers Grow Rutabagas to Feed Cattle All Year
The article praises sowing rutabagas and turnips broadcast to yield green fodder in August and September, comparing value to oats and suggesting varieties Balver's LaCrouse Mammoth Russian Milk Globe. It also recommends sowing seed in cornfields before lant cultivation for dual crops and notes summer sowing for green food and July sowing for sweet roots.
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Balver
Wis
Umpire Silence After Ball Game Disturbs Wife
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip a doctor notes a husband’s quiet mood after a local club’s defeat. The wife reveals he attended the game and returned home without criticizing the umpire, highlighting a lighthearted take on restraint after a loss.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Contempt Charge Cited by Attorney in Court
A Chicago Post item notes the attorney protests he is not guilty of official contempt and would rather pay a fine than plead to personal contempt, suggesting old scores being wiped clean.
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Chicago Post
Face DiMeulty and the life sized signbox problem
A rustic exchange from Harper's Round Table features two speakers debating how to paint a life sized man on a signbox. They discuss whether to balance the figure by letting the loge hang off or placing the head above the edge, offering a humorous glimpse of old craft challenges.
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Harper
Wilting to Watt and the condemned man breakfast request
A prison superintendent asks the condemned man what he wants for breakfast on execution day. He requests peaches, but the keeper notes peaches are not in season. The man replies to wait and see. The exchange highlights a minor, morbid humor amid execution procedures.
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Watt
Waka
Gomez the Cuban patriot referenced in terse telegram
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph notes a brief dialogue about Gomez, a Cuban patriot, with remarks on life and death and a cryptic, quickly summarized exchange amid unclear context.
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Gomez
Fragmented Incoherent Exchange Sparks Odd Debate
An awkward agricultural meeting features a lecturer asking about a perfect man and a late reply from a woman claiming prior marriage. The scene includes garbled names and stray remarks about a local arrest and a symbolic color meanings discussion, all reflecting scattered, unreliable dialogue.
Hal's Catardh Care and Sicilian Wedding Flower Symbolism
Hal's Catardh Care is described as a constitutional cure. The orange flower, valued by Sicilians, stands as a symbol of generosity and is widely used as a wedding flower across Europe and this country.
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Hal
Europe
How to Live Happily Despite critics and misfortune
A fragmented advice piece urges self indulgence and grandiose behavior to cope with criticism and failure. It promotes loud talk, public self display, blaming others, and avoiding personal responsibility while mocking modest restraint and sincere self-improvement. The tone mimics a dated cautionary self help voice.
Worn-out Reporter Voices Sixteen-Hour Grind
A tired man laments sixteen hours a day, saying the grind may kill him. The other asks what he works at, and the reply identifies him as a reporter with eight hour duties in Chicago.
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Chicago
Intemperance Topic Echoed by Long Haired Passenger
An exchange aboard a journey spotlights contrasts in views on intemperance. One passenger derides the crying evil of the day while the other, described as fat, insists he prefers music and has never suffered a crying jag. India: Journal
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India
Journal
Lanbedt Triumph Over Swans Noted In Isle Match
Local report notes Lanbedt securing a decisive win against Swans in a tense harbor town match. Officials recorded key plays and crowd reactions as the teams clashed on the quay field.
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