The Careless Matron and The Honest Farmer Sparks
A short item notes Mrs Hirledn Yager of Oak Park withdrawing savings from a bank and hiding it in a stove and cupboard after losing faith in banks. A South Side grocery tale features a farmer delivering apples packed as claimed and tested in the open barrel to prove size. A small joke panel asks a humorous question about a woman’s attire and borrowing dresses.
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Hirledn Yager
Oak Park
Deters
Johnson
Jones
Worth
South Aide
Awiok
Diver’s Generosity Sparks Mixed Reactions At Charity Stone
In a tense morning scene Diacration and Diver sparred over aiding impoverished neighbors. Diver refused to create paupers, insisting the relief be restricted to those who choose an alternate allotment, drawing cautious applause for his restraint amid accusations of self interest.
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Diver
Puck
Insomnia Advice A Stranger’s Bizarre Banter
A fragmentary exchange features a speaker asking what cures insomnia while another voices erratic thoughts about a boxing match and mentions a long sleepless period. The awkward dialogue hints at confusion and sleep deprivation.
Charming Lady Seeks Address in City Park Notice
A fragmentary notice shows a reader asking a charming young lady to lease address K 46 at an office. The odd ad snippet ends with an exclamatory line about hate and a name Blatter.
Shoes Pinch Me Not Family's Choice in Polls
A humorous line from the Chicago Tribune about personal comfort and political involvement, noting an average of LS polls per year and the speaker's family influence on purchasing decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
A Woman's Worth Praised in Chicago Record Herald
Poem excerpt extols a girl as a heavenly gift from birth symbolizing devotion. It contrasts church, play, and home scenes to praise purity, innocence, and virtue in a young woman as the finest creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. MacLean
Chicago Record- Herald
Violin Player Wins Every Day On Paris Nice Train
On an express train to Nice two travelers discuss plans for Monte Carlo and daily gambling. One man boasts he plays the violin and nothing else, claiming he never loses at the tables when he visits Monte Carlo each year.
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Paris
Nice
Monte Carlo
Royal Magazine
Burglars Target Hotel Proprieter and Head Waiter Room
In a Roy a l Magazine excerpt a burglar persuades an accomplice to ignore directions and head for the head waiter’s room inside a hotel. The dialogue shows the criminals planning to reach key staff quarters during the break in.
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Royal Magazine
A Girl in Evary Port Pretty Visitor on Board a Battle Ship
A judge notes that Jack leads a double life and has promised to die for more than one sweetheart. The story follows a sailor with romances across the fleet and a bold claim of multiple lovers.
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Evary Port
Jack
Sweetheart
Little Girl Seeks Meaning of Intelligence Office
Mother explains to Edith in New York Herald that an intelligence office is a place to learn what wages cooks are charging.
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Amma
Edith
New York Herald
Roosevelt Cutes Equipment for Safari Expedition to Africa
Ex president Roosevelt prepares for a African jungle safari with a bespoke English financed outfit. The gear includes a 12 by 10 by 7 and a half foot tent with veranda and folding furniture, a portable bath, folding beds, mosquito curtains, a compact cooking set, a water cooler, and light sources. English naturalist R J Cuninghame and Erne Courtney Selous assist, with most personal gear bought in England and shipped to Mombasa.
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New York
Roosevelt
England
Motahaga
British East Africa
R. J. Cuninghame
Ered Courtney Selous
Wingland
Angwers
Africa
White House
Save One Who Knows cites chauvinist remark in office clash
A Cleveland Leader item notes a stenographer makes improper remarks to an office boy and argues she should not be allowed to be romantic with anyone but the boss. The column reflects dated gender attitudes and comments on workplace propriety.
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Cleveland
Millionaire Oliver Named U S Senator From Pennsylvania
George J. Oliver, Pittsburg publisher and steel magnate, elected United States senator to succeed Philander C. Knox. A tale recalls Oliver buying and selling newspapers including a German paper after a long joke about editorial roasts. He objected to papers running editorials regardless of conditions.
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Pittsburg
Hany
George J. Oliver
United States
Philander C. Knox
Oliver
Woman Who Was Governorin Oregon Absence Leads to Unusual Rule
The article notes senator Chamberlain left Oregon for Washington and during his absence his stenographer Mrs C B Shelton acted as governor. With no lieutenant governor or successor, her unofficial tenure arose from a peculiar political setting and a secretary’s appointment to a judgeship.
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Fice
Oregon
Washington
C. B. Shelton
Chamberlain
Two Years of Freedom From Kidney Trouble
Mrs J B Jobueon of 710 Wee St Columbia Missouri reports severe kidney trouble in the 1906 era, suffering smothering spells and dropsy. After using Deans Kidney Pills the swelling subsided and kidney function improved, with a marked health restoral by 1908. The testimonial notes the product priced 50 cents a box and sold by Foster-Mitchum Co, Buffalo NY.
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J. B. Jobueon
Wee St
Columbia
Mays
Dean
Johnson
Foster-Mitchum Co
Buffalo
Predestined to the Bar Quibble Lessons in Goldfield
A Goldfield Nevada father questions his eight year old son Harry about repeated tardiness at school. Harry defends himself saying he is always on time and suggests the school clock runs late or erratic. The exchange, as recounted from Harper's Weekly, highlights a humorous take on punctuality and parental concern.
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Norris
Goldfield
Nev
Harry
Harper's Weekly
Cure of eczema by Cutleura remedy in 1808
A Chambersburg reader recounts a long struggle with eczema that started on the hand and spread to the arms legs and face. After consulting two doctors and trying various remedies he found relief and full cure with the Cutleura remedy, with no recurrence to date. The letter is dated September 19, 1808, and mentions Potwor Drug and Chem Corp as the source.
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C. Burkhart
W. Market Sc
Chambersburg
Potwor
Freedom and the City Gift Joke Exchange
A playful dialogue, a son asks when the city’s freedom is given to a man. The father jokes that it happens when his wife travels to the country for the summer, a light humorous quip about domestic life.
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Pater
Practical mind and a wooden leg marriage tale
A border farmer with a practical outlook marries a wife with a wooden leg. When counseled against the choice he jokes that she will be “awful agein’ at settin’ time” as he plants cabbage, describing her stump making a hole for seed while he works.
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London
John
Floyd County orders ten pajama sets for prisoners
Floyd County commissioners reported they have ordered ten dozen pairs of pajamas for inmates. The Savannah News asks if any other Georgia county or U.S. penal institution outfits prisoners with nightwear, speculating on the appeal of a pajamaed chain gang versus a shirtless free man on the plains.
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Floyd County
T Ig
Georgia
United States
Windy Firangas
Savannah News
Stops Colds In an Hour Pleasant Tablets Ad
Advertisement claims Lenc a Pleasant Tablets will stop a cold in an hour. The laxative tablets are said to break up three colds quickly. Available from druggists and dealers at 25 cents a box. Sample offered.
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Lenc
Orator I
Woodward
la Roy
Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago Advertises Remedies
A fragment notes a marine eye remedy claiming benefits for eye pain. It mentions writers and physicians and promotes the product for ocular relief and knowledge on ignorance. The archaic style echoes period advertisement language.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Murine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Dinguista
Necklace Offer Sparks Curious Bargain in Odd Exchange
A brief, odd exchange centers on a 5,000 dollar necklace offered for 1 dollar. The dialogue hints at a curious business interaction or prank, with one party declaring a small present and the other reacting to a surprising discount. No further details are provided.
Bathing Test for Porter Reveals Manager's Wit
A filthy applicant for a porter job at a large firm is reviewed by the manager who gives him a half dollar and sends him upstairs to bathe. On departure the manager adds a quip about taking another bath if any change arrives, illustrating a grim joke from Everybody's Magazine.
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Gs 4Porter
Everybody's Magazine
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