The Gunmaker of Ilion Finds Health to Return Home
Jefferson M. Clough, famed head of Remington and Winchester ventures, faced rheumatism and bed confinement. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, he regained strength, resumed farm duties at Grenadier Island, and credits the pills with improved appetite and mobility. The ad notes pills cost 30 cents a box, sold by druggists or mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
United States
Jefferson M. Clough
Remington
Winchester
Remington & Sons
Kon
N. Y
China
Winchester Arms Co
New Haven
Belchertown
Phelps
Clough
Grenadier Island
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Bratling Gymnasts in Fin de Siecle Verse
A satirical verse chronicles a young woman obsessed with athletic drills in a fin de siecle scene. It mocks the gym routine and body culture with playful imagery of dumbbells punches, Indian clubs, and bar routines, praising her earnest pursuit of strength and the onlookers' amusement.
That's Different Dialogue Sparks Between Professor and Pupil
A humorous exchange uses French as the vehicle for whispered truths. The Professor teases that bold statements would bring fortune in Paris if the French would reveal that hidden thing.
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Paris
Perfectly Cool Scene Of A Fatal Plan
A tense exchange unfolds as Perfectly Cool insists on a suicide plan and declares it his only recourse, addressing James. James responds with polite disbelief, while Chubfellow asserts silence and defiance, urging the arrival of cucumbers as a grim symbol or prop.
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James
Parrot Breaks Record With Morning Letter Gaffe
Mrs Howitzer asks about a note T gave earlier and Mr H replies with did. The parrot, named in the exchange, falls from its perch in astonishment at the odd response.
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Mrs. Howitzer
Mr. H
A Mistaken Metaphor and Public Glee over Geniuses
A dialogic fragment contrasts populist statesmen with rolling stones and a tribute to a ceramics scholar buried in a potter’s field. It touches on career choices for a son, clerical work under Mose Schaumburg, and concerns about service and opportunity in a satirical Texas setting.
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Cutter
Rolling Stones
Tompkins
Here is your ring and a life apart
A Boston woman named Wendellson faces a dramatic proposal in Chicago Triune style. A jealous suitor demands his fate, insisting on an answer as a highwayman seeks payment and a fragile watch becomes a bargaining chip.
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Ticklewell
Emersonii
Wendellson
Boston
Muel
Chicago
Dont Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away Ad
Fragmented testimonial filled with patent medicine pitches and odd claims. Mentions Dont Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away book, Sterling Remedy Co, and various unrelated notes on parks, sharks, wolves, billiard balls, and McElree's Wine of Cardui. The excerpt blends health tonics with scattered local curiosities and old advertising copy.
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Sterling Remedy
New York City
Chicago
Fragmentary dialogue scene with names and roses
A noisy exchange centers on Mr Absentmind and a cousin about roses, a wife, and insinuations of past affections. Characters Tam, Dorfbarbler, Pauline, Oscar Chambers, and Trath appear in a tangled, clipped dialogue suggesting social flirtation and interruption.
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Tam
Dorfbarbler
Young
Oscar Chambers
Pauline
Not Surprised at a Regular Lady Fight Yet
Ambiguous transcript notes a theater encounter with unclear details. Mentions Heaton, Fenderson, and a unnamed regular lady lead in a fragmentary report. The piece hints at expectations or outcomes but lacks concrete events or dates.
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Fenderson
t.—Heaton
Theater quarrel over hats sparks Mrs Gainsborough remark
Mrs Gainsborough complains at the theater about hat etiquette as Mr Gainsborough responds mockingly. A hot exchange ensues with remarks about hats worn in front and comments about their placement.
What He Wished Sentiment Shared by Masher
Dobbs recalls a late night remark by Masher to Miss Plumpy as he bid her good night. The sentiment expressed was that he wished she were held in his arms with the key lost, a romantic line teased by Dobbs.
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Dobbs
Masher
Plumpy
Chauncey Depew Scolds De Teal Over Poor Act
Chauncey Depew questions the merit of De Teal's acting saying he cannot applaud such miserable performance. De Teal responds that he must do something to stay awake during the proceedings or performance.
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Chauncey Depew
de Teal
A Mincalculation and labor note dialogue
A comic exchange shows Mrs Portly Pompous-So chiding Bridget for leaving service and a Labor Note about nationwide demands for eight hours. Weary Wanderer notes workers seek eight hours while Dusty Dan resists that limit.
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Bridget
Dusty Dan
Revised to Date in Ledger Exchange
Gabriel questions actions on the ledger while St Peter reviews Napoleon's record amid recent developments, reflecting a satirical or literary dialogue.
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Gabriel
St. Peter
Napoleon
The Reali Motive and Bicycling Health Clash
A clipped remark about bicycling as healthy grows into a provocative claim regarding a girl and her bloom. The speaker suggests wagers around the town about appearance and bloomers, framing a social tease rather than a clear event. The tone hints at comedic or satirical commentary on fashion and propriety.
Floteans and Jingle in The Philadelphia Record
A garbled page snippet blends hilariously misheard lines and quips from papers including Philadelphia Record and Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. Bits mention a dog license joke, a secret that cannot be told, and a dramatic misstep of a girl who planned marriage yet refused.
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Floteans
Philadelphia
Jingle
Dingie
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
Flop
Callow
Hiow
Fragmented 19th century remedies and notices mix
A garbled mix of patent medicine claims and ads cites Piso's Cure for whooping cough, Hall's Catarrh Cure, Syrup of Figs, and Cee's Cough Balsam, along with medical books, a Brooklyn murder note, and partial market speculation advice. Mentions Dreres at 67 Throop Ave, Salmon P. Chase grave not marked, drought and wheat prices, and Thomas & Co brokerage.
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M. P. Dreres
Throop Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Commission House
Thomas & Co
Rialto
Chicago
Quip about town talk and spring chicken humor
A compact collection of wry maxims on city interest in odd favors, manners, and flirtation. It jokes about presenting animals to townsfolk, tact in women, bravery to scold, polite answers about spring chicken, and heavenly robes for girls avoiding back gaps.
All Unstrong to Strong with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
A promotional claim asserts nervous individuals can end chatter by using Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters to renew strength and appetite, improve digestion, and address malaria related symptoms, liver and kidney issues, constipation, and rheumatism. It also recommends Mins Wisstow’s Soothe for teething babies.
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Ilion
Brush Creek
Adams County
Ohio
Batter Street
Ani
Mr. Smith
Mose Schaumburg
Mr. Isaacs
Tima
York Tribune
London
Minnesota
Sweden
Madam Bolsvert
McElree
Cardus
MeElree
W. M. Boisvert
Zurich
Kansas
Many F- McCrants
Rockmart
Georgia
Buffalo
Cleveland
Packer
Eligi Rownfort
Mr. Absentmid
Steele
the Royal Baker and Pastry Cook
Rudmani
New-York
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall Street, N. Y
Germany
Ss. K. Coburn
Claire Scott
Hall
Andress
B. M. Woolley
Atlanta
Box Wiz
Salmon P. Chase
California
California Fig Syrup Co
Mexico
Daves
B.lgihken
Ee Parker
Hever
Gabe
Advantaces
Stark Bros. Narseriee & OF Shards Co
Jouldana
Rockport
Papnaci
Angelo
Nut
Franklin St
New York
Kilby &J
St. Lo
N. K. Fairbank Company
St. Louis
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