Doan's Kidney Pills Restored Health to Albany Woman
A chronic invalid from New Albany Indiana describes severe kidney disease with swollen limbs and scalding secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she recovered in six weeks, shocking friends and relatives. The testimonial urges readers to buy Doan's from druggists and stores.
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Ray Truaner
Weat
Third St
New Albany
Ind
Doan
Doan's
Price Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Bard of Odon celebrates eighty six years
Rev. George F. Culmer known as The Bard of Odon marked his eighty six birthday yesterday born May 22 1826 in Kent England during King George III’s era His long ministry in the Methodist Episcopal church ended due to age He was a scholar and poet with poems printed in magazines and newspapers Washington Correspondence Indianapolis News
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Odon
George F. Culmer
Mr Culmer
Kent
England
George Frederick
George T
John Quincy Adams
United States
Culmer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington Correspondence
Indianapolis News
Jokers Targeted Mathews Taft Lookalike Joke Returns
In a Cleveland Leader piece, Assistant Treasurer James A. Mathews of Wardlaw Bank faced a Taft resemblance joke that had faded. At a dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Prank Harmon and their daughter Dorothy, Mathews asked Dorothy if she thought she resembled the president. Dorothy replied that she did not in the face.
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James A. Mathews
Wardlaw Bank
Taft
Pass Policy Sparks Family Travel Dispute
In a humorously heated exchange from The Way-Bill, a character derides pass rules claiming free transportation for caretakers of livestock and poultry, while joking about accompanying relatives. The dialogue mocks bureaucratic limits on entitlements and the notion of an “antipass law.”
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Bill
Cannons Crackers and July Fourth Dangers
A fragmented 19th century style piece warns against fireworks and dangerous devices likening them to illicit whisky. It mocks excuses and patriotic bravado while urging caution about blast injuries and unsafe hands with improvised danger on the Fourth of July.
Blighter Hopes Fill the Way Home After North Pole Find
A distressed cowboy laments loss and change after the discovery of the North Pole ends his era of roaming. He recalls past work, minstrel shows, and bank life, now finding no jobs or purpose as he imagines future cold and isolated. The piece reflects longing, fatigue, and uncertainty in bleak frontier terms.
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Tye
Ant
Mister Reary
Big
John Ta
Heney
Amy Laat Hopa
Revised Proverb on idle hopes sparks car humor
A man aims to illustrate the futility of idle wishes with the line Tt wishes were horses but his friend interrupts with Tt wishes wace automobiles. He quips that even cars cannot fix life’s frequent upsets, using comic contrast to convey practical realism.
Colonial Lovers Speak Of Duty In July Fourth Aria
A fragment from a colonial era dialogue dramatizes a lover and a damsel discussing defence of the country on July 4, 1776. The male pledges action while the female laments authors may misname or misdescribe her appearance in future historical novels.
Advised by Jestful Figures On Firecrackers
A fragmented humorous dialogue features JOHNNIE and advisers discussing firecrackers and playful tricks with taunting slang. The piece likens some listeners to bogus fireworks, suggesting a party mood and social observations in a clipped, carnival tone.
Unable to Pitch Again After Arm Sprain Causes Outlook
A fragment mentions Joe likely unable to pitch due to a sprained arm, with speculation that doctors or specialists may intervene. The quote questions fate and personal wish, tying to broader reflections from Thomas A. Kemple and Pierre Lott on self-worth and contempt.
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Joe
Thomas A. Kemple
Remedies and Aphorisms From a Dated Page
A garbled page combines patent medicine lines and social quips. It touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel regulation, and includes mock moral guidance on marriage and courtesy. The text alternates with coinages and rustic dialogue about business courtesy and manners.
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Dr. Pierce
Iratian Clothes and Gender Equality Debate
In a dialogue from a prior discussion, Orras contrasts male garments worn easily with a preference for simple clothes, while a woman seeks outfits that require effort and time, implying unequal ease in attire. The exchange questions whether the law can restore gender parity by reassigning sartorial norms.
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Orras
Iratian
Puck
Australia commemorates Captain Cook's 140th landing anniversary
Australia marks the 140th anniversary of Captain Cook's landing at Botany Bay in 1770. The HMS Endeavour, a barque of seventy tons, entered the inlet later named Sting Rays Harbor and stayed eight days. A ceremonial flag display and gun salutes honored the event.
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Australia
Captain Cook
H. M
Endeavor
Sting Rays Harbor
Botany Bay
Wise broker swindles girl by marrying her herself
A marriage broker named Wiggs promised Anne Bam iggs a ten percent cut of the girl’s estate but instead took the entire fortune. Wiggs confessed he married the girl to claim the full estate, exposing a scheme to profit from a match.
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Anne Bamiggs
Wiggs
Jiggs
Free Advice for Women from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass
Women with illness urged to write Mrs Pinkham of Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for confidential female guidance. The offer emphasizes trust, privacy, and free access to an 80 page text by mail, inviting all women to seek advice from a female audience.
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Lydia
Pinkhisa Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
E. Pinkham
Werito
Sea captain's wife recalls voyage with stern mate
A sea captain's wife narrates a tale of a maiden sister of a ship owner. The dinner table spats with the captain are vivid and the wife, a restrained yet forceful figure, recalls a spirited kick that revealed the mate's pain. A quip about Humpty Dumpty and a stray remark on religious looks like tossed bits amid the travel recollections.
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Mossad
Lim
Mr. Brown
Lalkie
Mind Driven Digestion Says Post Toasties Lesson
A lay discussion cites Pavlov like experiments on dogs to claim the mind’s anticipation triggers digestive juices. It argues a peaceful, happy breakfast mood aids digestion and promotes Post Toasties as a pleasant, appetizing start to meals.
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Pavlov
Pavloff
Ming
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