Judicial Mind Definition Quip From a Mississippi River Tale
Fragment from a 19th or early 20th century column recounts a lawyer’s tale on a river steamer. It describes a Mississippi prison wardens, a boiler explosion, and a claim that a governor’s clemency would justify a lawyer’s release. The piece cites a New York Post quotation.
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Missisippi
Tie
Rom
New York Post
Ban on Lata Tenola and the Eyes on the Ball
A sports note contrasts tennis and golf skills, stressing tennis players often lift their eyes to the court before the ball is struck, hindering golf success. The piece cites J Parmly Paret and explains how eye focus affects precision in fast exchanges, linking lawn tennis practice to golf mastery. It also mentions Preventics cold cure tablets as a safety claim and ends with a joke about installment payments.
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Jooka
J. Parmly
America
Sexton Bros
Dr Shoop Restoratives Claim Kidney Nerve Focus
An old advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Restoratives as addressing kidneys by targeting controlling nerves. It warns that treating kidneys alone is futile, promising relief for back ache scalding sensations and general kidney distress with tablet or liquid forms.
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Shoon
The Caserta Camellia Tree in the Grand Italian Garden
The Caserta garden in Naples once boasted an English landscape layout and the famous camellia tree. Its seeds and cuttings were prized by Queen Caroline and European collectors, fueling a camellia export industry. Decay followed the garden’s decline, ending its flourishing era noted by the Tall Mall Gazette.
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Caserta
Italy
Germanoy
Entia Tall Mall Gazette
Rewards at Sterntare and Tales From the Field
A miscellany of quotes on a writer’s long, costly path to publication ending with scant royalties, followed by notes on birds, plants and trout behavior. The London Opinion discusses goldfinch preference for apple blossoms and parsnip aversion, while Outing magazine explains trout shyness as a group behavior based on schooling dynamics.
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Sterntare
Nut
Rover
London
America
Mehen
Thorn
Tobarco Leaves and the Stantist: Nicotine in Leaf Hairs
Fragmentary text discusses tobacco leaves and the hairs that carry nicotine, noting leaves must be preserved for commercial use. It includes unrelated dialogue and a Catholic Standard and Times quote about a baby and a dine.
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Copley
Mat
Kateheller
Popley
Baskhis
Catholic Standard and Times
The Cow Rule Card Game Tale
A four member club with strict rules on card playing hid a cheating moment. Four players smuggled in a pack and, after a waiter was asked about rule violations, he recalled only one rule broken: tipping. The game continued.
Physician recalls patient and helper in tense scene
An unsure physician asks if the sick man wants him while reaching for Kik Lat. The doctor notes the patient’s scream for relief and recalls a different person who might end his misery, reflecting distress and urgency in the scene.
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Houston Post
Audience Backlash After First Speech Ignites Reform Talk
A clipped Philadelphia Ledger excerpt notes fear in delivering a debut speech, but the crowd’s scorn grew as WY Tame was announced. Hopeless Cane signals support for reform, inviting input from a stenographer.
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Walt
WY Tame
Philadelphia Ledger
Cures Promised For Various Ailments At Free Consultation
An advertisement promises to treat venereal diseases and allied troubles at a free consultation. It claims to cure blood poison and nervous debility safely and permanently, inviting dissatisfied patients from other treatments to attend. Counsel and charges are described as reasonable and negotiable based on results.
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Livite
Hosts of Good People Praising Dr Pierce's Medicines
A long notice extols Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. It cites cures and testimonials from patients, claims open ingredient disclosure, and promotes non alcohol formulas and Pleasant Pellets as cures for constipation.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Ladies' Home Journal
Iadelphia
Pierci
Ile
Dr. Peres
Podratun
R. V. Pierce
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