All Seek for Happiness The One Thing for Which Mankind May Be Said to Have a Universal Desire
A philosophical piece from the Charleston News and Courier argues happiness as life’s central goal guiding fate under the Almighty. It cautions against placing personal happiness above all else and notes happiness can appear in new forms if pursued wisely. It closes with aphorisms on pity and direction.
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Drink Denison's Coffee The Resemblance Ad Joke
An advertisement fragment touts Denison's Coffee as pure and delicious from The Resemblance. It includes a joke about oculists being like poets and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the best American made by grocers.
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Too Rough For Him Hanging And Fire In Jail Altogether Too Realistic
A tale set in a southern county seat follows Rastus a moved picture actor who is scheduled for execution. A courthouse fire interrupts the scene. another man Sam pretends to be the actor, is freed and almost hung, then escapes as the rope breaks. The crowd recoils at the brutality.
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Swift Heredity Duel Sparks Bloodline War Talk
A dramatic exchange hints at a clash of legacies as two speakers boast battlefield lineage and a shared appetite for powder. The dialogue foregrounds ancestral combat prowess and implied conflict without specifying events or figures.
Fragrant emollients sold everywhere with free samples
Don’t miss these fragrant creamy emollients that cleanse purify and beautify skin scalp hair and hands. Economical and meeting every toilet need. Sample free by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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The Making of Books Knicker-Has Writer’s Cramp
A playful brief notes theme of writer’s craft with contrasts between knicker and reader cramp. It hints at the physical strain of writing and reading. The piece uses witty wordplay to engage readers on literary labor.
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Political party exit sparks debate on impact and attention
A dialogue between Senator Sorghum and an interlocutor questions whether leaving an old party would strike a final blow. Sorghum argues that departure might instead draw attention to the party's continuing existence.
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Boston Streets Bend Yet Boston Walks Reach Places
A humorous comparison notes Boston streets crooked while New York streets stay straight. The quip suggests Boston’s layout allows progress despite seeming confusion, while New York’s grid promises but often lacks direction.
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How It Happened on the Ark with the Camel
Noah complains the camel refuses the quarters given and resists calming down. Mrs. Noah asks what is wrong as the camel keeps its back up and cannot settle.
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Farming prospects in Western Canada improve outlook
The piece highlights Western Canada as a strong mixed farming region in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. It cites success stories from EB L Beputy at Sedgewick and Thomas McKay near Hardisty, noting high yields in wheat and oats, favorable climate, and expanding homesteads. It also points to $88 million in recent American investment signaling investor confidence in Canadian agriculture.
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Influenza Deaths Rise As City Sees More Fatalities
The city records 35 influenza deaths last week, 20 more than in a similar week of 1914, with a total weekly death toll of 1,778 and a rate of 15.98 per 1,000. Deputy Health Commissioner Emerson urges outdoor walking to add years to life.
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Board of Health
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New York Sun
Why does your mayor wear automobile goggles?
A quote from Munich Meggendorfer Blaetter jokingly asks why a mayor dons car goggles before writing. The quip implies protecting eyes from ink, reflecting humorous press wit.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
Mrs Lyon Praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Terre Hill Pennsylvania resident Mrs Augustus Lyon testifies to relief from aches and pains after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad extols the remedy as a grand, standard cure for women's illnesses with testimonials from grateful users.
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California Invites You 229 Percent Save With Info Offer
The notice advertises a savings offer claiming a 229 percent benefit and invites readers to obtain an information book. It lists a mailing address in Long Beach and references a sale and collections involving various names and figures.
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Benham
Long Beach
Call
Spain approves flour price fix across Madrid mills
El Imparcial reports the government sold 25 000 metric tons of Argentine wheat to flour mills at 355 pesetas per ton. Mills agree not to raise flour above 477 pesetas per ton. Wheat-to-flour conversion implies a 34 1 3 percent increase over purchase price. Consul Robertson Honey, Madrid.
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el Imparcial
Madrid
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Liberal
Robertson Honey
The Grouch Finds Seats for Two Ladies at Show
The narrator recalls securing a good seat after maneuvering to avoid a post. An usher then asks him to move over to create two seats for two ladies. The grouch complies, illustrating the common, relatable scene.
Kid Raising for Gloves Technique in Peasant Villages
Before the war peasants in many villages raised kids to supply gloves for which France is famed. French manufacturers prize the skins as essential to perfection. A single worker handles the prepared kid from arrival to glove shaping and finishing.
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