Autumn and old age in a thoughtful mirror
A miscellany of reflections on aging, education, and language. It cites Fontenelle and Johnson on happiness in later life, argues intellectual pleasures sustain the autumn years, and warns against letting practical or sinful pursuits dull the mind. It also discusses home pronunciation, a tiny electric dynamo, and social plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Butler
Fontenelle
Dr. Johnson
Johnson
New York
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe Laxative Cure
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative for children and adults. It warns of feverish, irritable children with slow digestion and promises quick relief after a teaspoonful, urging readers to buy the 50 cent bottle with full directions.
Gretna Green Style Wedding At Berwick
A young couple who arrived at Berwick last Sunday wed in a plain Scottish fashion. They crossed into Scotland to a spot with two bystanders, declared themselves married to avoid banns, and signed a document witnessed by the two onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna Green
Berwick
Scotland
Danderine promises dandruff relief and hair growth
An advertisement extols Danderine claiming dandruff disappears within ten minutes and no falling hair remains after application. It promises new hair growth in weeks, describes instant cosmetic effects, and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store to prove hair can be improved regardless of prior neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Unkind Exchange Aboard The Musical Voyage
Miss Scervech remarks on exciting experiences after the first selection aboard the musical voyage. A terrible storm rose, forcing her to sing to quiet the passengers as heavy seas raged outside while Andethoe, a rude man in a pink necktie, mutters that he does not blame the sea.
Cascarets Claim Quick Relief for Liver and Bowel Distress
Advertised in vivid terms Cascarets promise to purge headache biliousness indigestion and sour stomach by morning. The 10 cent box is said to cleanse the stomach remove sour fermenting food carry out waste and poison while you sleep leaving a clean head and healthy bowels. Children supposedly love Cascarets as they never gripe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascareta
Eichen
Digestive aid Papes Diapepsin touted for quick relief
A jumble of old ads extols Papes Diapepsin as the fastest safe remedy for indigestion and stomach upset, promising relief in minutes and urging readers to keep a fifty cent bottle on hand. Also notes on signatures in paintings, Castoria warnings, and light quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Raphael
Sposanzo
Milan
Raphael Urbipas
Reynolds
Queer Old World Celebrates Those Who Made a Pile
A poem notes the paradox of praise and envy in a society that extols the wealthier for their success while condemning greed. It highlights the contrast between denouncing vice yet admiring the well dressed sharp who earns his pile, and the tension around wealth, art, and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huckater
Hit
Random Quips and Schoolroom Banter Echo A Lesson
The fragmentary text mixes an assortment of wry aphorisms about manners and gender roles with a classroom moment. It includes lines about fashionable dressmakers, prize fighters, Paraguay etiquette, a corkscrew inventor, and a pupil mispronouncing barque during a reading exercise. The tone recalls a light, ironic column.
Idle Speculation And Quips In Short Humorous Bits
A quirky slice of miscellany features a science thinking dreamer imagining distant stars may host millions of people while a pragmatic politician dismisses any chance to influence their votes. The page also includes playful vignettes about a sweet vague girl, a boy asking about auto da fe, and a wry exchange on beauty and aging.
Reform Debate Sparks Hartford Mayor Zinger
Mayor Cheney criticizes a reformer he calls a danger to Sunday freedoms, alleging the reformer seeks excessive interference. He warns the man would curb reading the Sunday paper and taking Sunday auto rides, labeling the reformer as believing in divine right of interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
Hartford
Caild
And That Won Her
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a wife seeming to win favor with a cook by promising family treatment. The conversation shifts to speculation on joy rides at night and the difficulty of enjoying scenery when in the mood for one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Frugal Mother Teases Silk Stocking Habit
In a witty Life magazine exchange, a mother asks about saving for a rainy day and daughter Ethel replies she never wears silk stockings around the house, signaling thrift as a lifestyle joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Whimsy on Creepers and Opinions Echoed
A quirky exchange features The Kind quipping about creepers around a house with a playful jab on fat babies. The banter prompts lighthearted agreement and dissent from Bo and others.
Why did the list man who roomed here leave
A landlady tells a would be lodger she told the former tenant to go and refuses more roomers like him. She mocks his habits and notes he kept only one thing in his room clean his towel. He has bought a car to save streetcar fare. The exchange ends with a quip about moonlight being mere moonshine.
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Paris Academy of Science
Trevet
Alfonso
Manuel
London
California
Fletcher
Mrs. Chuggins
Dean
Druggiata
Avery
Pia
Sti
Bright
Hamuel Haley
Mroter
W. Race Ft
Portland
Ind
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N.Y
Carter
Ther
Silk
Iver
Piso
Cohe
Henry Howland
Heaven
Paraguay
Willie
Searon
Hostetter
Lydia E. Pinkham
Henry Heayvilin
Cadiz
Ohio
Fort Worth
Texas
Huxay Heavitin
Mra
Edward B
Hilbert
Fleetwood
Eowamp B. Hizaert
F. P. Mullendore
Munford
Aln
F. P. Munimpone
Munford, Alane
Winchester
Nublack
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