Lydia the Christian saleswoman and the clerkship path
Rev. Talmage urges clerks in stores offices and banks to embrace thrift discipline and obedience. He praises Lydia the Christian merchantess and warns that diligent conduct in the merchant world leads to respect and advancement while deceit and disobedience ruin souls and fortunes.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Clerka
Lydia
Thyntirs
Philipp
Thyastira
Sol
Cleris
Ime
Valparaiso
Winchester Repeating Arms Co. firearms and ammunition praised
An advertisement extols the Winchester rifles and shotguns as superior and world renowned. It claims the Winchesters are easy to own, cost relatively little, and outperform high priced hand made guns. Winchester ammunition is described as high grade and reliable. Readers are urged to request a free illustrated catalogue.
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Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Haven
Winchester
Winchesters
Thunder-Like Tones in a Courtroom Quip
A humorous courtroom exchange features an old farmer and a city man quarrelling over accommodations. The farmer’s dry wit centers on milk spilled by the man’s voice, delivered in a bass voice that fills the scene with brief, colorful banter.
Northwest Excursions to the Grain Belt by Train
Great Northern railway offers round trip tickets from St Paul and Minneapolis to Northern Minnesota and Dakota points at one fare plus $1. Tickets sell for no less than $9.00 and are valid for 91 days. Meant for homesteaders to visit grain belt harvest areas. Further details via Trailway ticket agent Whitney. GP. d&l Whe. St Paul Minn.
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Northwest
Great Northern Railways
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Pee
South Dakota
Durince Harvoot
Whitney
Paul
Minn
Divorce Court Comedy Quip About Early Trouble
In the exchange a lawyer and witness recall the start of a two year dispute. The humor centers on a minister asking for commitment and the bride replying I will, highlighting how a small moment sparked longer conflict. The brief joke mirrors old newspaper cartoon humor.
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Ale
Allen's Foot-Ease Shoe Comfort Discovery Ad
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful swollen smarting feet and bunion discomfort. It promises quick relief for tight or new shoes and offers a trial package free, with sales through druggists and shoe stores at two cents.
Ice fortune rumor stirs talk in Cleveland harbor
In a brisk exchange, Cleveland Lender quotes a remark about Miss Frost possibly owning a cool million in her own name. The tease hints her ice business father may have built the fortune, fueling local gossip.
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Miss. Frost
Cleveland
Calumny and Callers Mentioned in Patchwork Quips
A quip filled snippet cites Mabel's father grilling a young man who calls seven times a week. It contrasts reactions from the Washington Star and Atchison Globe about marriage timing and trademarks. Ram's Horn riffs disparage laziness in the name of health and note the man who shouts often won’t do the work.
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Mabel
Moore
Washington Star
Sudden Marriage and a Gold Mine on Broadway
Abrupt tale follows a young man who proclaims marriage to Mary aboard a steamer. After a year, he strikes it rich with a Broadway gold mine, becoming wealthy enough to ride home in a carriage as his betrothed’s parents and she arrive ashore, the moment filled with surprise and romance.
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Broadway
Algernon
N. Y. Journal
Baltimore and Obis inaugurate Train 85 fast freight
The Baltimore and Obis along with Continental Line and Central States Dispatch launch Train 85 to the west, serving Locust Point and connecting import traffic to Eastern manufacturers and wholesale dealers with rapid service. Travel times to Chicago and other cities are listed, and the Freight Department projects Train 85 becoming a popular, reliable service from New York to Chicago and St Louis in 60 hours.
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Baltimore & Obis
Continental Line
Central States Dispatch
Baltimore
Locust Point
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Tex
Detroit
Duluth
Minn
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Amphis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Peoria
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Paul
Sandusky
San Francisco
Toledo
Eyaig
New York
Rand
Louis
The Trials of Genin with a Frustrated Artist
A witty exchange reveals an artist distressed by a housekeeper who mixed up latent pictures for framing. The artist laments he may never distinguish top from bottom again, reported in the New York Truth.
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N. Y
Odious Patent Remedies Parade In Rustic Ad Sprawl
A garbled relic ad column touts Ostetter’s Stomacch Bitters for liver and digestion cures, claims malaria rheumatism and debility vanish, and boasts various quack lines. It includes endorsements from Atchison Globe and a Springfield, Illinois note, with stray digs at fashion and a stray Hall’s Catarrh Cure price and a stray ram horn misprint.
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Ostetter
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Talmage
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Alerka
Lang
Iilas
Merrimac
Ile
Augustine
Custom House
Washington
London
Vienna
Thebes
Babylon
Tyra
Fim
Atchison Globe
Alan
Mary
Jeanie Prickard
Springfield, Lil
Hall
Anne
Ram
Legion
Ayer
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