Still in the Family: Husband Pun Sums Up Flea Crisis
A light domestic quip has a husband claiming there is not a flea on his wife’s two dogs the Great Dane and a St Bernard yet his wife replies with a twist. He admits all the fleas are on him. The exchange unfolds in a yard scene.
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Open air class on Chicago nursery roof under TB risk
Thirty children at the Mary Crane Nursery in Chicago study on the roof amid a cold snap. Dr James A Britton notes weight gains of at least one pound weekly, and a boy who weighed 771/2 now 96 pounds. Teacher Esther Sandys finds the plan beneficial but needing modifications for delicate children.
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Peary
Mary Crane Nursery
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Peruna credited with curing lung hemorrhages report
Miss Ninette Porter of Braintree Vermont says doctors failed to help her with recurrent lung hemorrhages. She began Peruna after reading a testimonial, saw slow initial progress, then noted reduced sputum and overall restored health, calling herself well.
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Ninette Porter
Braintree
Vermont
Division Superintendent Question on Fare Passengers
A dialogue snippet shows a Division Superintendent asking about fare passengers on the last trip, while a new conductor questions the notion of noticing people by complexion. The exchange hints at issues of passenger counts and bias on transit operations.
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promotes 50 Cent Solution
Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offers a 48 page illustrated Eye Book Free advising proper application for eye trouble. The driller claims the product soothes sore eyes strengthens weak eyes and does not smart. It sells for 50 cents and is recommended for babies with scaly eyelids and granulation.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Angel in your picture inspires fiancé description remark
Miss Rogers asks how the angel in the portrait could be imagined as so beautiful. The artist explains he captured the fiancée through the engaged man who described her to him.
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Miss Rogers
An Obvious Proposition About a Plain Cook
A brief exchange asserts a plain cook is valued, with a man claiming his wife only wants such a cook in the house. The dialogue highlights domestic preferences and humor in everyday life.
Capudine Relief for Colds and Gripp Headaches
Hicks Capudine advertised as the best remedy for colds and grippe with claims of relieving ache feverishness and headaches. Liquids available in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes at drug stores. Perry Davis Painkiller also promoted for strains sprains and muscular pains with sizes 25 35 and 50 cents.
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Absence of occupation is not rest says old ad copy
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a sugar coated remedy for stomach, liver and bowels claiming they regulate digestion and cure constipation. The copy humorously notes not to blame a phonograph for a bad record.
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Love and Money Axle of the World
A brief verse on how love powers life while money keeps things turning, noting affection as vital yet money as essential to daily motion and practicality. The piece hints at balance between emotion and finance without a narrative.
Lynn's Flatiron Building Surprises Lynn Visitors
In Lynn Massachusetts a small corner structure on Sutton and Center streets near City Hall is nicknamed the Flatiron building. The tourist finds it stands apart from larger designs, taking its lines from a compact 300 square foot corner lot rather than a faithful replica.
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Flatiron style sits on old Gaffney estate site
The text notes Center Street cut through in 1870 and the Flatiron building evokes New York. Breezes pass the corner as this block, once part of the Gaffney estate, is now sliced by streets and flanked by large office structures.
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Center Street
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Change in Neighborhood Forces Family to Sell Home
A long-time residents leaves their house due to declining neighborhood character. The former home becomes a Home for Aged Colored Women. A visiting family member notes, the place has altered its complexion.
Rural Testimonial on Horological Oiniment for Lameness
Mr. G. T. Roberts of Resaca Georgia reports using the product on a horse for sinew and lameness, claiming a thorough cure. He also notes treating a mule’s ailment and a large spavin, praising the remedy as best for stiffness and soreness.
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Sweeney
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered for Deafness Claims
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offers one hundred dollars for a cure for deafness caused by catarrh. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, with a note to consult druggists for purchase at 75 cents.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Household Remedies
A child bursts into a drug store asking for liniment and cement after his mother struck his father with a plate, prompting a puzzled clerk.
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Pop
A Jar of Resinol Ointment a Handy Home Remedy
A nurse with twenty years of experience praises Resinol Ointment for skin troubles including eczema. The cooling healing effect on sore nipples is described as wonderful and Mrs. T. B. Henderson of Albany New York is quoted.
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T. B. Henderson
Albany
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Truth Sassier Than Fiction in a Georgian Quote
A quotation from Every body's Magazine notes Southern gallantry with a sharp exception from a Georgian father who tells his son not to chase a woman or a street car as another will come along soon.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Capudine Relief Ad Highlights Hicks Product
A Capudine advertisement promotes Hicks capudine as fast relief for headaches from colds heat and nervous or stomach troubles. The liquid medicine is described as pleasant to take with immediate effects and priced 10 25 and 50 cents at drug stores. The quote from Dr Alexander Bain extols the value of pleasurable memories from early years.
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Alexander Bain
Allen's Lung Balsam Final Cough Remedy Claim Ad
A trifling cough will become a permanent one unless stopped. Allen's Lung Balsam will surely stop it. A large bottle is enough for that. Sold by all druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles.
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Allen
It Costs a Young Man More to Uneducate Himself
A quip reflects on the rising expense of neglecting schooling as a young man impedes his own education, contrasted with a father’s cost to educate him. The saying underscores the long term loss from choosing ignorance over study.
Piles Curable in Days Guarantee Ad
An advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or money back. It claims Pazointment cures all cases and offers a 50 cent price.
The Selfish Hunter at a New York horse show
James R. Keene warned that hunting breeds savage selfish men. He cited Jones who ignored a frozen brook hazard and shouted duck and leaped away, a grim anecdote about misplaced courage from a St. Louis Globe-Democrat quote.
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New York
Jones
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
No Nonsense to Him
A brief dialogue from Stray Stories shows a woman scolding John for discussing trial marriages. He replies he must believe in them, quipping that any marriage that isn’t a trial should be shown to him.
Unlucky Escape At City Undertaking Establishment
A man fleeing unseen assailants rushes into a doorway while the proprietor coolly notes the setting is an undertaker’s shop. The scene suggests a chase and potential danger, with the doorway serving as a narrow rescue point.
Chest pain relief with Hamlin's Wizard Oil
The note describes chest discomfort and misery from a cold lung illness and seeks a remedy. It mentions Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a quick solution to ease chest symptoms and restore comfort.
There comes a moment in every man’s life
A reflective line about regret and self accountability conveys a universal truth. No further context or entities present.
Wisdom Often Tied to Clever Wife
A saying notes that a man's wisdom is sometimes a result of having a clever wife, implying partnership enhances judgment and decision making.
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