Death of Heroes In Fiction
Louisville Times discusses public reaction to authors killing beloved characters. It cites Dickens Little Nell, Thackeray Colonel Newcome, Kipling’s The Light That Failed, Lear and Cordelia, and the public’s demand for hopeful endings. The piece notes a contrast between emotional readers and abstract critics.
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Snowden Ward
Dickens
Little Nell
Thackeray
Colonel Newcome
Kipling
Shakespeare
Lear
Cordelia
Camille
Louisville
California Fig Syrup Co Laxa tive Syrup Praised
The well known laxative Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co claims to cleanse the system without weakening the kidneys liver or bowels and to dispel colds headaches and fevers. It uses senna and aromatic plants to obtain medicinal qualities and urges customers to buy only with the company name on the package. Price 50c per bottle.
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Fies
California
California Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
New York
N. Y
Rich Yet Starving Doctors and a Diet Cure Quip
A quip from Brooklyn Life contrasts rich doctors with starving patients who cannot digest food. The piece notes stomach disorders cause dyspepsia and nervousness and claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the sure remedy. The exchange also features a gushing maiden asking for new play ideas and a playwright's playful reply.
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Brooklyn
Blood Deep Beauty Claims and Mock Ads
A collage of sensational health lines and jokes from early advertising and opinion pages. Blood purity pitches mix with vendor claims for Cascarets and Allen's Foot-Ease, alongside light quips about marriage, language, and war.
Hoitt's School Readies New Building Reopening
Menlo Park California eager for August 15 reopening of Hoitt's School for Boys under Ira G Hoitt Ph D principal. Emphasizes climate, moral and physical training, with notice of Mrs Winslows teething syrup and Piso's Cure for Consumption as endorsements from J B Palmer Seattle 1895.
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Menlo Park
San Mateo”. Co. Cal
Hoitt’s
Pacific Coast
S. F. Curontele
Ira G. Hoitt
J. B. Palmer
Seattle
Wash
Cough Remedies and Anecdote From Governor Houston
An old notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer with testimonials and addresses. A Birmingham Age Herald anecdote recounts Governor George S. Houston and a speech dilemma after a long journey and a hearty dinner, ending with the housewife's quip about an empty wagon making the loudest noise.
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George S. Houston
Houston
Birmingham
Ala
Age- Herald
The Worm Will Turn in Plan to Soften Opposition
Quotations from a Chicago Post reflect a character dialogue about a strategic shift. The woman predicts a reversal while the man notes the plan facilitates turning views with relative ease. The exchange hints at political or social maneuvering behind the scene.
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Chicago Post
The Dewey Paris Teatest Hero Life of Agents Wanted
An ad offering a life of agents wanted by Murat Halste about a theater hero titled The Dewey Paris Teatest. The pitch promises an outfit at no charge and lists Miller at 5 Washington St Chicago as contact.
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Paris
Murat Halste
Miller
Washington St
Chicago
Indians Prepare Lettuce Like Ants Sour Taste Plant
The author describes Placer County Indians gathering leaves of Indian lettuce, placing them near red ant nests. Ant swarms over the leaves, then the people shake off the ants to impart a sour flavor comparable to vinegar.
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California
Placer County
Uneasy Heads Seek Cure in Hood's Sarsaparilla
Overworked and anxious people suffer aches and disordered blood, stomachs, kidneys, and liver. Hood's Sarsaparilla is urged as the effective cure, infusing life through purified blood.
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Hood
Earthquake Tale From Crawford Tour
During a 1898 lecture tour in San Francisco F Marion Crawford experienced a major earthquake. While guests panicked and plates clattered he remained calm, joking that earthquakes are common in Italy and asking what dessert to have. The narrative shifts to a light moment with Christine posing for a photographer.
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F. Marion Crawford
San Francisco
Crawford
Mr. Crawford
Italy
The Blind Boy Finds Beauty Beyond Sight
A blind boy learns from his father and surgeon that true beauty is in the soul not the face. The boy reassures his mother remains beautiful in love, and the family finds solace in shared faith and acceptance. Hummingbirds can be domesticated by placing tubular paper flowers with sugar water in cages for the birds to drink.
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New York
Baby talk at lunch counter sparks light moment
In a casual scene at a lunch counter the subject turns to Charlie Youngpop and his baby beginning to talk. He speaks to a waiter girl, asking for "dem y a jinky water" in a lilt that amuses bystanders. The comment becomes a small, humorous anecdote in a Catholic Standard and Times column.
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Charlie Youngpop
Charlie
Catholic Standard and Times
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Jesse Moore
Wellup
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Tom
Hoitt’s School
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F. J. Cheney & Co
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Sterling Remedy CO
Christine
Kep
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Los Angeles, Cal
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Philadelphia Shoe CO
Third Street
P.N.U
L. A
Fairbanks, Morse & CO
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Los Angeles
Toore
Bickford
Washington
D. C
N. H. Vola
Tie Pension
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Penna
Gordin
Kearney
Aed
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Reneliot
French Drug CO
Pearl St
N.Y
Rome
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Mascagni
Admiral Dewey
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Grove
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