Priscilla and Jimmy’s Lake Ride Prompts Love Realignment
A lake excursion backdrop frames Jimmy Marshall’s dawning affection for Priscilla Baker amid social tension. Priscilla misreads motives while Mrs Baker frets over friendship and potential heartbreak. An overturned boat rescue becomes a catalyst as Priscilla learns Jimmy’s true feelings and confronts an awkward confess.
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Mrs. Baker
Priscila
Priscilla
Jimmy Mershall
Priscilia
Jimmy
Abe
Prisetlman
Stery
Willy
Barker
Timmy Marsal
Doug Hurty
Jimmy Shirstill
Leto
Baker
Jimmy Fant
Ie Aong
Tekia
Prisellas
Mia
Lriswilla
Timmy Marshall
Imagination as Cure Through Self-Deception
A Victorian anecdote describes Sir Humphry Davy treating paralysis with imagined electricity. A patient received a glass thermometer under the tongue as a supposed device, and, believing the treatment worked, returned daily. Over days the paralysis improved due to the patient’s own imagination.
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Sue
Mumphry Davy
Hiw
Davy
Mim
Fires Surface In Ocean Disappearances Of Cargo Vessels
The article notes fires aboard ocean freight ships as a common cause of disappearances. It cites the Ada Iredale, a China trade vessel sailing from a Scottish port to San Francisco with coal, which caught fire 2,000 miles from the Marquesas. Despite efforts, the blaze continued as the ship drifted 2,420 miles to Tahiti, where it remained burning for over a year.
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Cal
San Francisco
Marquesas Islands
Obituary Death Rumor Sparks Witty Parrot Tale
A fractured OCR fragment recounts an anecdote about premature obituaries for English novelist S Lafontd and an American editor’s wry reply. It ends with a parrot joke about a talking bird understanding every word a husband says.
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Viatterieg
S. Lafontd
Ar Bits Native
Ameriiat
Baring Gould
London
Geimly
Goa
Ody
Kean and the Shoreman in Richardson's Showman Tale
A Chambers Journal anecdote about John Richardson, the English showman, recounts his claim of a youthful association with Edmund Kean. Richardson playfully credits his own limited role in Kean’s education, noting his own ignorance of Macready and describing Kean as a singular figure among actors.
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Kean
Chambers’ Journal
John Richardson
Edmund Kean
Ken
Macready
Tramati
Oldest Chinese bank notes show early design and ethics
A writer describes ancient Chinese notes known as flying money or Jiagi and notes from 1899 B.C. printed in blue on mulberry fiber paper. These bills bore bank name, issue date, note number, official signatures, and value in figures and words. One specimen is preserved at the Asian Museum in St. Petersburg.
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Jiagi
China
Asiatic Museum
St. Petersburg
Dr Shoop Cough Cure Ad Promotes Safety and Tests
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop Cough Cure as poison free and safe for children with a legal emphasis on labeled ingredients. It urges buyers to refuse substitutes and notes Sexton Bros sell the product along with a trial offer and nationwide testimonials.
Japan Expands Its Steamship Fleet To Sixty Three Vessels
Forty years of coastwise shipping gave way to rapid growth as Japan now operates multiple steamship firms. The largest company alone runs sixty three vessels, signaling a major expansion in maritime capacity.
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Japan
Dr Shoop Catarrah Remedy Trial Size Offer
Free trial box of Dr Shoop Catarrah Remedy advertised as a snow white creamy antiseptic relief for nasal and throat catarrah with address in Racine Wisconsin. Also notes large jars and sale by Sexton Bros. Plus a short note on Sea Snakes distribution in the south Pacific and their venomous nature.
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Dr. Shoop
South Pacific
New Zealand
Beware of Mercury in Catarrah Ointments Warning
Public health notice warns against mercurial catarrah ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrah Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free. It notes internal use, authenticity, and a 75 cent price per bottle. A testimonial offer and Druggists selling point are included. It mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and coffee plant height.
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Hall
F. Ds Gheney & Co
Toledo
Caledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
The New Pure Food and Drug Law Notice
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults. Cape Lookout is said to be named after a captain who watched storms from the cape.
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Bae ‘Yer
Preseli
Mel
Baker
Genese
Priscilla
Dr. Shoop
Sexton Bros
Foley
Cape Loakout
Fy Spa Captaine
Price of Health Promises Relief With Dr King’s Pills
Ella Slayton of Noland Arkansas touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure that cleanses the body and renews vitality at 25 cents with satisfaction guaranteed from Sexton Bros. druggist. A Wayne West Virginia man credits Foley’s Kidney Gate for a complete recovery after severe kidney disease.
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Dr. King
Ella Slayton
Noland
Ark
Sexton Bros. Druggist
Anachronism Mention and Kidney Cure Ad
A fragment discusses Foley's Kidney Cure claiming it stops kidney and bladder trouble. Another note names Sexton Bros. and defines anachronism with examples such as cannon in Shakespeareное King John.
Eye Specialist J W Burns Atop Bank District
J W Burns, specialist in eye ear nose and throat, operates near the American National Bank. Eyes tested, glasses fitted, operations performed.
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American National Bank
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