In Praise of Eloquence Defense Story
A courtroom scene in Alabama features Senator Morgan defending a Black man. The senator clears the defendant of the charge and questions his understanding of a mule joke. The exchange centers on persuasion influencing the jury and the definition of belief after the verdict.
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Alabama
Morgan
Restus
Estes
Maree Morgan
Spring Skin Troubles and Zam-Buk Remedies
An early 20th century advertisement urges readers to treat facial skin problems from winter wear and weather with Zam-Buk and Zam-Buk Soap. It promotes clearer color, healing of eruptions, eczema, ulcers, ringworm, cuts, burns, and baby baths. Available at 50c for Zam-Buk and 2c per soap tablet, or 3 for 70c. order from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto.
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Zam- Buk Co
Toronto
Editor’s Axioms on Flat Earth Stirring State Outcry
An Oklahoma editor mocked a Eastern paper’s scientific note claiming a flat earth would make oceans two miles deep worldwide. He reprinted it with a provocative warning that anyone flattening the earth should be shot, noting many in the state cannot swim.
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Oklahoma
Cure Eczema With Cuticura Remedies Says Patient Testimony
A patient recounts severe eczema that covered the body and caused constant itching. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent the writer slept for the first time in months and was fully cured in three weeks without side effects.
Household Humor and Advertising Snippets
A fragment collection shows domestic anecdotes about a bossy cook and a mistress disputing a turkey choice, a patent tonic claim for anti consumptive syrup, a banking joke about savings banks, and a quip on women’s suffrage predicting dinner failure on election day.
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Euffrage
Galveston News
Courtroom quip on damages prompts cautious payout
A Louisville Courier column quotes a lawyer duo weighing a $10,000 verdict with a junior partner suggesting $50 for the client and a senior partner urging restraint. The exchange underscores prudent compensation and wary settlement spirit.
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Louisvile Courier
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Relief for Constipation
Aimed at babies and children, Baby's Own Tablets are marketed as safe and free from opiates. A mother from St Julie Station, Quebec reports dramatic improvement in her CONSTIPATION plagued infant after using the product. The Tr Williams Medicine Co offers boxes at 25 cents by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Ernest Plamondon
St. Julie Station
Quc
Tr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Shilohs Cure PS coughs and cures all lung scents
A scanned clip shows ad copy for Shilohs Cure PS claiming it cures a cold in one day and a man named E W Grove signature. The page also contains brief dialogues and a joke about Rockefeller's income.
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E. W. Grove
Professor Questions Intoxication Defense in Criminal Case
A Cornell Law School professor addresses a student query about intoxication as a defense. The professor declines to debate the scenario, suggesting substantial contributory negligence would prevent a drunken defendant from qualifying for a defense.
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Cornell Law School
Eclectric Oil Parade of Oddities and Harmless Quips
A pasted mix of quotations from a Boston Transcript style page mocks polite cafe chatter and touts Thomas Eclectric Oil. It extols internal and external uses for sore throat croup and cough, claims high curative qualities, and notes low cost with ready availability.
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Thomas
Secret Revealed About Miss Paynter in Harper’s Weekly
In a fragmentary Harper’s Weekly excerpt Little Binks and Whibley discuss Miss Paynter. Whibley asserts she is 48 years old and hints she guards a terrible secret.
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Little Binks
Policeman’s Attachment Sparks Domestic Dispute
A Wilmington woman concludes an officer’s attachment to her cook requires investigation. She asks her helper Mary whether the officer means business after he begins to complain about her cooking, signaling possible domestic tension.
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Mary
Medical endorsement for Mind Ard’s Liniment by A King
A. King of C.D. certifies personal and professional use of Mind Ards Liniment achieving the desired effect in all cases where liniments were needed. The note asserts reliability and success in practice.
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Minard
A. King
C.D
Local Humor Quotations From The Pittsburgh Post
A humorous clipping describes Mrs Binks as kind hearted with rare qualities in town. A reader questions her charity interests while noting she recently helped a dress maker by sharing contact details. The excerpt ends with a line about mental indigestion and reading baseball news.
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Pittsburg Post
Waiter and Diner Bet Creates Bill Prize Joke
An irate diner spots extra dollars on a bill. The waiter explains a bet with the cashier over the discrepancy. The waiter presents a folded note that doubles as a sly wager, implying the cashier would be fooled when the bill returns.
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