Coral Boring in the Pacific From Funafuti Expedition
News from Fiji via the Birksgate reports progress of the coral boring expedition at Funafuti in the Ellice group. Since Sept 7 depth reached 557 feet and 643 feet by Sept 16 with coral rock, no volcanic rock seen. Expedition led by G Sweet, with Professor David noting corpses of coral cores and Darwinian implications.
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England
Sydney Herald
Birksgate
Fiji
Funafuti
Ellice
Suva
H. M
Professor David
John Williams
David
Dr. Corney
G. Sweet
Rason
Archer
Darwin
Pacific
Royal Society of London
Sollas
Encouraging His Whim and a Long Engagement
An irate father complains to his daughter about her six month engagement to an actor. The daughter defends the timing saying patience is needed and notes the actor is fond of long engagements.
From the West A Stranger Claims Fair Land
A speaker with long whiskers proclaims origin from the fairest land the sun has kissed and asserts West roots. Bystanders question his provenance, listing districts like malaria, grasshopper, tuberculosis, brouth region, and cyclone belt.
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Grasshopper
Brouth
Women voters spark talk of municipal scandal
A satirical exchange quotes Mrs Bildad claiming a new municipal scandal as she asserts men are involved with rings. Bildad counters that if women had half a chance they would also have a finger in it.
Legacy of Names Marks a Life of Change
A compact verse traces a man named through childhood as Willie Will and Billy to Bill. It notes his mother’s affectionate nicknaming and his father’s lack of expectations, ending with a grim line that he has “been killed ever since.”
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Willie
Will
Billy
Bill
Lost Opportunity Quip Sparks Blunt Remark
A brief exchange reveals Harry and Jack quoting a remark about perfection and jealousy. Harry defends his stance after a woman hints she is not perfect, leading to a sharp retort that there are others.
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Harry
Jack
Quip Exchange About Love Gold and Tobacco
A humorous dialogue features Jimmy Short bargaining for long cut tobacco and George remarking on marrying a girl as good as gold. Charlie counters with a sharp twist about finding a girl who has the gold, highlighting clever wordplay.
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Jimmy Short
George
Charlie
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advertised Aid
A vintage promotion claims seven eighths of women’s suffering come from uterine disorders and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. Testimonial letters from readers in Reading Pennsylvania describe relief from uterine pain backache and improved health after using the product.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Cos. D. Essent
Wood St
Reading
Wit and wisdom on widow and widower remarriage
A humorous exchange observes that widows typically surprise friends when they remarry, while widowers are seen as having prior signs of remarriage the day after burial. The joke contrasts gendered perceptions of romance after loss.
Hood's 1898 Coupon Calendar and Hood's Cook's Book
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla Coupon Calendar for 1898 with a gold framed image and floral mosaic design. It promotes redeemable coupons for valuable books including Hood's Practical Cook's Book, a 30 page volume, urging readers to ask their druggist or send six cents for delivery to C. L. Hood & Co. Lowell, Mass. The colophon closes with a humorous note about aging and photographs.
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Hood
C. L. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Beauty Ad Claims Cascarets Clean Blood and Skin
An old tobacco toned advertisement promotes Cascarets as a blood purifier and skin treatment. It claims to cleanse the liver and remove pimples boils blotches and a sickly complexion for ten cents with guaranteed satisfaction. A separate note warns of traffic growth on the railroad between Tien tein and Pekin requiring a double track.
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Tientein
Pekin
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Toledo Firms
An advertised notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any case not helped. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo back the claim, with endorsements from Hall’s Druggists West & Truax and Walding, claiming long acquaintance and financial reliability. Pills are praised by another vendor. a Russian scepter is described with diamonds and gems.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Iggists
Walding
Petmant Jarvin
Bullet in Head Bursts Into Throat After Twenty Seven Years
Paris newspaper recalls M. Charles Jabrat who was shot in 1870. a bullet lodged near his temple and resisted extraction. Surgeons believed he could live with it, and he did for 27 years. Recently the bullet moved toward the brain causing insanity, then shifted back and finally surfaced in his throat.
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Petit Journal
Paris
M. Charles Jabrat
M. Jallerat
Brothers Unaware of Kin After Forty Years in Delaware
Two brothers lived within eight miles of each other in Delaware for forty years. They attended the same church and traded with one another without realizing they were siblings.
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Delaware
Coming Opportunities in Brooklyn Politics
Smythe warns Tammany gains in Brooklyn could trigger major changes in city power. Tomkins acknowledges potential shifts, suggesting the movement could influence broader influence over city leadership and business dynamics.
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Smythe
Tammany
Brooklyn
Tomkins
Matrimonial Bliss
A witty exchange portrays Ned and his wife in harmony after their quarrel. Her mother notes no words pass between them, while Jack jokes that they now never speak to each other.
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Kitty
Ned
Jack
Money to Buy What’s Truly Worth More
A dialogue where a father asserts some things outrun wealth and his son counters by valuing money to obtain those things. The exchange hints at moral considerations about worth beyond money and the incentive to accumulate wealth for meaningful ends.
Early 1900s Patent Medicine and Humorous Quips
An assortment of vintage ad blurbs and jokes appears, touting Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with cheap price, a riddle about Hamlet, Cascarets candy cathartic for constipation, a refund guarantee, and cheeky lines about rejection and marriage. The items resemble a compact classified or filler page.
Prose Snippets and Ads from a 1895 Page
A collage of jokes ad lines and quotes including humorous exchanges about money nerves and borrowing, a cure claim for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine, a promo for Star Tobacco, a misdirected housewife note, Piso's Cure boast from J B Palmer, and a cynical remark on society and murder.
To Cure Constipation Forever Advise
A humorous ad quip promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a money back guarantee if it fails. A playful exchange mocks luminous paint used to light a baby’s night drink, highlighting odd wartime home scene practices and product pitches.
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Mrs. Ebbert
Hamlet
Hopkins
Star Tobacco
Piso
J. B. Palmer
Seattle
Wash
Baker’s
la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
ST. Jacobs Oil
Huy
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