Hulda Chooses Love After Park Wagon Incident
Hulda faces a romance dilemma between Hans the Swedish suitor and Michael Flanagan the police lieutenant. A runaway ice wagon driven by Hank O’Day ends in a dramatic courtroom scene where Hans saves the day, is arrested, then cleared with Hulda witnessing his courage. The affair ends with Hulda walking hand in hand with Hans as the crowd watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans
Hulda
Mr. Flanagan
Michael
Flanagan
Gans
Han
Hank O'Day
Iceman
Hank
Hank O’day
Michael Flanagan
Mlanagan
Policeman Flanagan
Mr. Ball
Ball
Massive Italian relief lumber order shipped for Messina aid
A five minute telephone order for 12,000,000 feet of lumber and hardware to build 10,000 cases for Messina victims was fulfilled. The U S government sent the shipment with minimal ceremony, to aid 10,000 homes. Fifty trains carried the lumber to vessels sailing within twelve days from Brooklyn navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
United States
Messina
San Francisco
New York
Atlantic
Brooklyn Navy Yard
National Magazine
Horrible Examples Drive Museum Taste in Wurtemburg
Prof. Pazaurek, originator of the museum of bad taste, argues every art museum should feature a collection of horrible examples to elevate public taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pazaurek
Wurtemburg
Parsley Linked to Birth and Death in Traditional Lore
The plant parsley is historically tied to both birth and death. Folklore notes its alleged hospital and clerical roles around birth, while death lore ties parsley to the grave as a conventional phrase for someone near death, linked to Lycurgus and the notion of a doom bringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lycurgus
London Globe
Fountainhead Purchase Ends With Soaked Wallet
A quoted exchange reveals a poor buy from a direct source as one person brags about saving money while another confirms the result. The humor centers on overconfidence in direct purchases leading to an unexpected drenched outcome.
A Victim of Treachery Jonathan’s Capture and Death
The tale recounts Jonathan’s capture by Tryphon after a ruse in Ptolemais during the Maccabean era. Simon rallies Judea, avenges his brother, and buries Jonathan in Modin as Israel laments.
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Jonathan
Rome
Lacedemonians
Tryphon
Ptolemais
Galilee
Simon
Judea
Israel
Bascama
Modin
Sermonette On Maccabee Leader And Divine Help
The piece cites Jonathan as a victorious leader seeking peace with the Lacedemonians and notes his reliance on heavenly aid. It parallels his trust with David’s psalmic lines about help from the hills and the Lord preserving Israel from danger and into eternal protection.
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Jonathan
Lacedemonians
David
Heaven
Earth
Israel
Tryphon Plots Against Antiochus and Deceives Jonathan
Tryphon plans to kill Antiochus but fears Jonathan A king’s power. counsels to lure Jonathan from Jerusalem. A mighty army arrives at Bethsan as Jonathan marches with 40,000 men, meeting Tryphon in cordial terms before true aims surface.
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Ryphon
Antiochus
Jonathan
Tryphon
Demetrius
Jerusalem
Judea
Bethsan
Feed the Sheep or Exercise The Spiritual Call
A pastor and parishioner debate feeding the flock versus spiritual exercise. The piece argues Christians need practice of preached truth and personal responsibility to Christ to become saints. virtue shapes choices and friendships amid adversity.
Old Lady Seeks Reassurance as Boat Sails Safe
In a cautious exchange, an elderly woman asks about danger while a boatman replies that it does not matter since the boat is insured. The brief dialogue hints at practical risk management over fear.
Come Home Mother and the Oxford God Quip
A witty exchange features Prof Jowett of Oxford famed for latitudinarianism and intolerance of pretension. An undergraduate challenges him on God’s existence, and the master retorts that if a God isn’t found by five this afternoon the student must leave college. A separate verse from the Los Angeles Journal mockingly asks a mother to return home for tea.
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Jowett
Oxford
Los Angeles
Jax Press
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Readers
A public notice warns against ointments for catarrh containing mercury and urges medical prescription. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, claiming internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a 75 cent price. also recommends Hall's family pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Toledo Ohio
F. J. Cheney,& Co
Chocolate Confession Drives Hearts A-Twist
A young woman admits love of chocolate despite denying love to her suitor. He cites 69 boxes bought over the year, while she explains her affection lies in chocolate itself, not in him. The exchange unfolds with heated emotion and a witty pivot to dessert.
Resinol Praised for Skin Disease Treatment in Baltimore
A. F. Volkman of Baltimore reports six months of use of Resinol in many cases of acute and chronic skin diseases and ulcers, noting very great and unvarying success. He calls the preparation reliable with prompt and satisfactory action.
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A. F. Volkman
Baltimore, Md
Summer Conquests Rogues Gallery Quip
A witty exchange frames a photographer's ambition to assemble a rogues gallery from failed suitors. The banter hints at romantic misfires and a light mockery of courtship in a playful social vignette.
A Distinction Tommy Sounds Out Vision and Sight
Tommy asks about the difference between vision and sight. His father replies that one may flatter a girl by calling her a vision but not a sight, noting the nuance in metaphor and tone.
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Tommy
Son
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Relief
An item listing Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for children teething claims to relieve gum pain, reduce rumination, ease wind colic, and soothe crying. Advert shows early 20th century euphemisms and product claims for infant care.
Cheap Lands Offered by Colorado Under Carey Act
The state sells land in Routt County Little Snake River Valley for 60c per acre with a perpetual irrigation right for 36 dollars paid via ten yearly assessments. The area boasts high fertility, yields profits of about 20 dollars per acre, and is being developed by Moffat Road and Union Pacific. Routt County Colonization Company of Denver is sole agent. no lottery, selection is first-come, first-served.
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Colorado
Little Snake River
Routt County
Moffat Road
Union Pacific
Routt County Colonization Company
Welton Street
Denver
Henry Objects to Bath Time in Four Year Old Anatomy
In a Judge's Library snippet Henry resists baths and constant washing as he debates his mother over every inch of his four year old anatomy. He exclaims that his stomach need not be washed since no one sees it.
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Hulda
Hans
Mr. Ball
Michael
Law
Micheal
Christ
God
New York
Cuticura
Atlantic
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Solo Props
Borton
Henry
Judge's Library
Repartee in the Bright Family
The Brights exchange quips on marriage and heaven as Mrs Bright notes newspapers stir over men avoiding matrimony. Mr Bright counters with the Bible saying no marriages in heaven. The couple muses on earthly heaven and romance.
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Bright
Mrs. Bright
Mr. U
The Panama Canal Debate Recalled by Public Librarian
A fragment recalls Peleg visiting the public library to read old newspapers. He wonders aloud whether the canal will be a basin or lock solution and indicates opposition to the current plan.
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Peleg
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Boosts Women Health
A columbus Ohio testimonial claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aided her during change of life and restored energy to perform work. Other letters praise the remedy for nervousness and female distress, noting thirty years of use and community trust in the product.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lydia
Pinkham
Kellanson
East Long St
Graniteville
Pinkhai
Charles Barclay
Lydia HE. Pinkham
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Mip
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Paattla
Union Developed Mines Company
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Union Dink & Kupt
Union Land CO
W. C. Corbett, Pres
Houston
Tex
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I State
Chicago
Ofper Clmar
Alberta
Anglo-Canadian Land Company
Winnipeg
Canada
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Jacksonville
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