Sweet Filling Giggle Aged Tooth Tale
A humorous exchange shows Tommy misled by a toothache claim about a gold filling while the visitor learns the tooth was filled with gumdrops. The line finishes with a classic newspaper quip from Chicago News. Also notes dairy consumption differences between the United States and older European countries.
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Tommy
Chicago News
United States
Washington
Denmark
Lindblom
State Department
Copenhagen
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney is marketed by Toledo firms West Trouax Walding Kinnan Marvin and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces with a price of 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials offered free.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Trouax
O. Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer Promises Cure
Advertisement claims permanent cure for fits and nervousness after first day of use. Offers free trial bottle valued at 82.00 and a treatise from Dr R H Kling Ltd, 980 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Million-dollar bedchamber at Ludwig II’s Herrenchiemsee
The article describes Ludwig II of Bavaria and his unfinished Herrenchiemsee palace noting the million-dollar bedchamber, vaulted allegorical ceiling, gold panelling, and a two-stage dining room table. It recalls his secrecy with visiting actresses and the palace’s opulent, impractical features. It also cites Hezekiah’s ancient waterworks in Jerusalem and a Solomon pool conduit with earthen pipes.
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Munich
Salzburg
Herrenchiemsee
Ludwig II
J. H. Gore
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bavaria
Ludwig
Hezekiah
Judah
B. C
Jerusalem
Gihor
City of
David
Solomon
Bethlehem
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Flower Preserved Inside Iron Casting Found at Ontario Forge
A foundry worker in Ontario uncovered a flower sealed in an old wheel casting. The blossom remained perfectly preserved, its color vivid, suggesting it fell into the mold during pouring and survived the molten metal in an airtight crevice until exposure.
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Ontario
Splintering the Speaker's Desk During Randall Era
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes Samuel J. Randall as an artistic and scientific desk splinterer during the Forty fourth Congress when Hayes was declared president. It says Randall pounded the desk top three times, leaving it in worse condition than prior speakers, with Reed supposedly surpassing all others in splintering it.
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Samuel J. Randall
Mr. Hayes
Randall
Capitol
Reed
Pittsburg
Ancient savage vengeance in war described by historians
A historical sketch recounts how ancient armies conducted human sacrifices after victories. Priests blessed slain foes, with captives sacrificed on altars or bound for torture. Writers like Tacitus and Gibbon note ritual cruelties, including crucifixion and limb amputation, as a feared custom among early peoples.
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Hermann
Varus
Latham
Gibbon
Secret Service busts counterfeit gang and warns of imitators
The Secret Service uncovers another band of counterfeiters and seizes bogus bills. The piece notes counterfeiters imitate popular remedies such as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, while contrasting its effectiveness for indigestion with rival imitators. It also promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a safe remedy for nursing babies' colic.
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Secret Service
Hostetter
Foot-Ease offers instant relief for tight shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease powder provides quick comfort for swollen, blistered, burning feet and ingrown nails. It claims 30 000 testimonials and is sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial package by mail. Also reports a copper mine sale negotiation involving Captain Freeman and Martin White & Co. of London.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
W. M. Freeman
San Diego
Lower
California
Martin, White & Co
London
England
San Fernando
Peabody
Mormosa
Butler
E. C. Humphreys
Mr. Brophy
Arizona
Peruna praised by Robert Downing for health benefits
Robert Downing credits Peruna with preventing summer illnesses and protecting mucous membranes, calling it the finest traveling companion and a strong tonic. The piece also references Dr Hartman’s book Summer Catarrh. A Burmese tale from Rangoon reports a mysterious voice near a colossal egg said to hatch, per Times of Burma.
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Robert Downing
Downing
Peruna
Hartman
Rangoon
Shwebo
Burmah
Peruna Promoted as Cure for Summer Bowel Ailments
The advertisement claims cholera morbus cholera infantum summer complaint bilious colic diarrhoea and dysentery are all catarrh of the bowels. Catarrh is the proper home for these afflictions and Peruna is an absolute specific. Dr Hartman with over forty years practice says he never lost a case and used Peruna as his only remedy. Readers can request a free copy of Summer Catarrh by mailing to Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio.
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Hartman
Columbus
Haunted Philadelphia House Mirrors and Mysterious Faces
In a Philadelphia dwelling years ago a wall showed faces that faded and reappeared drawing crowds and newspaper reports. Scientists blamed moldy growths but locals insisted the house was haunted, keeping it vacant for years. A London dinner remark about Bradlaugh closes with a witty, cryptic exchange.
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Philadelphia
Forgetful Couple And A Stalled Clock
A comic exchange shows Mrs Bilkins scolding Mr Bilkins for forgetting to wind the clock. He deflects by noting she asked him to remind her, and she insists he forgot again. The gag relies on a mundane domestic mishap.
Actions of the Just Smell Sweet
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier that strengthens the weak and voices vigor. It claims impure blood causes internal troubles and promotes the tonic as a remedy.
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Hood
United Verde Mine Drilled to 2000 Feet Shows Mineral Continuity
The United Verde mine has been explored by diamond drill to a depth of 2000 feet and indicates ore body continuation throughout. Current deepest workings reach 600 feet with sinking underway for another 100 feet to open a level at 700 feet.
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United Verde
New vein struck at Hercules level in Yellow Aster mine
The Randsburg Miner reports the Yellow Aster mines look better than ever and require fewer workers to run the mill. A new vein was struck at the Hercules level about 900 feet deep from where the ledge reaches the surface.
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Randsburg
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