Famous Sayings on Wisdom and Character
A collage of maxims from Marcus Aurelius Plato Emerson and others on fortune cheerfulness truth integrity and duty. Notable lines urge calm mind room for force charity keeping promises and the perils of deceit and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaconsfield
Montaigne
Lapland
Colton
Emerson
Plato
Richter
Lawrence
Bellamy
Leigh Hunt
Carlyle
George Macdonald
Francis Bacon
Marcus Aurelius
John Hall
Neve
T. de Witt
If Dumas Came Back and Other Dumas Parodies
A Cleveland Plan Dealer quotes lines humorously imagining Alexandre Dumas's reactions if alive today. The quip lists comic alternates from Chicago claimants to Funston and D artagnan to Mary MacLean, cabbage cigars, a dyspeptic tonic, and Sunday yellow journalism, concluding that Dumas is better off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandre Dumas
Chicago
Hobson
Funston
D'Artagnan
Mary MacLean
Cleveland Plan
Little Sermonettes on Religion and Demeanor
A brief domestic note advises readers not to jeer at others beliefs and to cultivate humor. It suggests laughing as better than medicine, minding one’s own affairs, and masking ailments with a cheerful smile to avoid sympathy for earache headaches or rheumatism.
Figs and Thistles in Rams Horn Sermon Excerpt
A Rams Horn reflection urges steadfast Christian living urging reliance on faith not hollow sentiment. It warns against impersonal religion and stresses prayer, sacrifice, and love for God guiding church life and pulpit care. The piece emphasizes endurance through suffering and true devotion over comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rams Horn
Pointed Paragraphs on Women and Morals in Society
A collection of aphoristic lines on gender roles and morals. Witty observations critique brides, dressmakers, finances, and marriage. Highlights include women’s happiness, the assessor, wigs, habits, love, and peacemaking, all delivered in pointed editorial tones from a historic newspaper snippet.
Bits of Philosophy on Marriage and Money
A collection of wry observations on matrimony friendship and work. It questions gender roles and practical aims noting how expectations shift with proposals and aging while humorously comparing business to a clock and critiquing advice from millionaire philosophers.
Reflections of a Bachelor Quips on Love and fooling
A collection of wry maxims about relationships and flirtation from the New York Press anecdote, noting that men often hide true motives while women read into verses. It compares kindness, deception, and pride in love with tongue in cheek aphorisms. The piece ends with a caution about projecting intentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Proverbial Snippets on Behavior and Society
A collection of terse maxims on fault and responsibility. It links jailbirds, company, parenting, popularity, vacation choices, actions versus words, beliefs, betting, and pessimism with cautionary outcomes and social expectations. The tone mirrors a playful, old fashioned editorial mood.
Italian Captain Praises Peruna For Curing Stomach Catarrh
A letter from Captain O Bertoletto of the Italian Barque Lincelles, Pensacola, praises Peruna, claiming two bottles cured chronic stomach catarrh. A second endorsement from J D Botkin of Washington supports Peruna and Manalin for catarrh and constipation. The notices urge readers to seek Dr Hartman’s free medical advice if results are not prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Bertoletto
Co Man Botkin
House of Representatives
Washington
D. C
B. Hartman
Columbus
Mediasaas
Peruna
Manalin
J. D. Botkin
United States
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
Various Remedies and Quips From a Turn‑of‑the‑Century Page
A mosaic of ads and snippets appears with humor about farmers and wolves, Allen’s Foot Ease for shoes, Defiance Starch prices, a violin test on Berlin animals, cure pitches for colds and teething, and political quips. It mixes product pitches from Allen’s to Piso’s Cure with short jokes and spoof dialogues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dumas
Blessed
Kansas
L Etter
Mustang L
Liniment
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Defiance
Animals and Music
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Jonah
Edgar
Edith
A.j.tower CO
Boston
Mass
Pueblo
Colorado State Fair
C. A. Galloway
Sec’y
Fourth St
Ainty
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha
the Auditorium Coo
Nebraska
Auditorium Co
Defiance Starch Co
Neb
Defiance Starch
Wehrle Precious Stones Mining CO
16Th St
Denver, Colo
The
Colorado Tent & Awning Co
West
Denver
Colo
Bts
Reduc
L Uaverasas
Welton
the Geyserite Soap Mfg. Company
Heart & Hand
Kansas City
Birofita
C. A. Pearsal Co
Walnut St
Des Moines
Iowa
Whco
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
C. S.C
ST. Mary's Academy
Conservatory of Muale
Conservatories
Europe
West Art Schools
Gymnasium Unter
Boston Normal School of Gymnastics
Academy
Notre Dame P. O
St Mary
Banbas City
Moore
Thompson
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