Marbles accuse policeman and figs in London grow rare
A Hagerstown policeman was removed after several boys accused him of stealing their marbles. The Aldgate ward schools yard shows a fig tree relic of the Abbey of the Holy Trinity. London figs are scarce while shaddock or grapefruit rises in demand for breakfast and health uses. Garfield Headache Powders touted for nerves and pain. A call to qualify for tomorrow and Oxidine marketed for malaria and fever. Babies in cradles described as having reached bedrock.
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Hagerstown
Unsolved Puzzles and Wartime Echoes Across Notices
Fragmentary OCR hints at varied topics from transport and warfare to health cures and crime. It mentions automobiles in France, battlefield destruction, malaria remedies, and a 1899 Rogues Album listing 80 criminals photographed by Berlin police.
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Berlin
Cure Eyes With Old Reliable Eye-Water Ad
An old patent remedy promises to cure weak eyes and granulated lids without burning. The product sells for 50 cents through Home Remedy Co. in Houston Texas. Also notes miscellaneous observations on marriage customs and literacy in Europe.
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Dickey
Home Remedy Co
Houston
Texas
Advertisements and home remedy claims from an early 1900s page
A collage of patent medicine ads tout Allen’s Foot-Ease for tight shoes and relief of swollen feet, plus claims for Wizard Oil, Piso’s Cure, and Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Mentions of dental and herbal cures, medical quackery, and generic inspirational proverbs accompany the product pitches and dubious testimonials.
Use Mouse Whiskers in Fly Tying Impresses Fishermen
Fishermen use mouse whiskers to craft the new gray gnat flies, paying nearly 2 cents per whisker. Expert tyers spend about 15 minutes per fly, combining Egyptian dove feather wings, fox hair legs, and mouse fur bodies with yellow silk binding. Precision in placement, including cat hair feelers, yields flies that catch multiple large trout, while sublime browns and Himalayan eyebrows enhance new fly ties sold at about 1.50 dollars.
Incompetent Dentists Liable to Damages for Malpractice
A New York court ruled a dental corporation could be liable for malpractice even if not the true owner of a dental department. The firm represented itself as operating dentistry, and the plaintiff relying on that fact could seek damages. A separate note recounts Millionaire McKittrick’s cheerful generosity to a cowboy asking for supplies.
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New York
Court of Appeal
Ofe
Fental
Dentbt
France Debates Income Tax Amid Budget Clash
The finance minister faces a demolition of his income tax scheme as the budget committee urges inserting the principle in 1902 estimates while deferring rate and assessment method. They seek to drop the habitation tax and the door and window levy. Senate budget group resists income tax amid growing deficit and calls for economy.
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France
Senate
M. Cailleaux
Chicago Journal
Goose verdict in Pittston petty case shocks town
Mrs Ann McDonald accused butcher Max Conners of stealing her goose. Conners denied the charge claiming purchase from a farmer. Alderman Loftus ordered a goose verdict with Constable John White guiding the bird to Mrs McDonalds home, where it fled toward Conners store.
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Ann McDonald
Pittston
Max Conners
Loftus
John White
Boy Loses Temper and Sparks Fly After Hatchet Hit
A boy chopping the ground with a hatchet strikes a stone and causes sparks. He runs to his mother in alarm shouting that he hit the Bad Man on the head with his hatchet.
Get to taking OXIDINE results guaranteed
An advertisement urges readers to start using the product OXIDINE with a promise of guaranteed results and directs them to consult their druggist for purchases.
Nonsensical Charm Theme Sparks Light-Hearted Debate
A playful piece notes that nonsense is seen as a charm in whimsical discourse. It explores how quirky phrases delight readers and challenge conventional logic with humorous twists.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot ailments
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for swollen sore feet corns and bunions. It claims relief when shaken into shoes and offers a free sample with purchases through Druggists and Shoe Stores. contact Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY for details.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Empress Josephine Popularized Handkerchief Motif
The handkerchief was popularized in good society by the Empress Josephine who hid her irregular black teeth behind it whenever she laughed and smiled.
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Josephine
Garfield Headache Powders Offer Soothe Relief
In cases of rose cold hay fever and catarrh Garfield Headache Powders will be found of the greatest value. They soothe the nerves and relieve the head of the pain fullness and congestion caused by these diseases.
Arbor Day Exercises at Gaylord Kansas Go Quiet After Program
In Gaylord Kansas Arbor Day events featured thirty one items spoken by children plus many songs. The program concluded too late to plant any trees leaving the town with a postponed planting opportunity.
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When & Sone
Boston
Gaylord
Kan
Faith as Substance Hope Realized in Oxidine Quote
A brief snippet quotes faith as the substance of things hoped for, noting Oxidine as the realization.
Floating dock near Algiers claims world’s largest scale
The immense steel floating dry dock, built at Sparrows Point Maryland by the Merian Steel company, is nearly finished and will be located at Algiers Louisiana. It weighs over 13,000,000 pounds of steel and is the largest of its kind in the world.
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Algiers
Louisiana
Sparrows Point
Merian Steel Company
Americans Embark on Lisbon Weather Jokes
A witty remark notes Americans trekking through London rain may adjust attire, yet no one is so Anglicized as to ignore an English joke. The line contrasts cultural blending with humor across domains.
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London
Atchison Girl Reflects on Love and Hair Curling Troubles
An Atchison girl speaks of loving for the seventh time and notes no difference in the attacks except that she calculates more than before if the trouble in curling her hair will pay off.
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Atchison
Reflection on a woman's needs says Dr Popper
The testimony of Dr Popper of San Francisco outlines four desires a woman may have in relationships: to be well treated, to be petted, to be admired, and to avoid being contradicted. He frames these as basic social expectations.
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Dr. Popper
San Francisco
A little better than the best OXI DINE for malaria
An advertisement touts OXI DINE as an improvement over the best remedies for malaria, highlighting its efficacy against malaria fever and chills.
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Yucatan
Dentists Appointed for Public School Programs
In Strassburg and other cities dentists have been officially appointed for public schools. In parts of Bavaria 99 percent of schoolchildren were found to have various teeth.
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Strassburg
Bavaria
Essay on the mailing of a British colony from St Marys Redcliffe pupil
A Bristol schoolboy at St Marys Redcliffe wrote an essay claiming Africa is a British colony. He describes England’s method through missionaries gathering people, praying, then raising the British flag. The piece also notes fashion among girls and hair styling as a separate observation.
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St. Mary's Redcliffe School
Bristol
Africa
England
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