Judge Harlan on a streetcar prompts a witty remark
The Washington Star notes Judge Harlan rode a Fourteenth Street car with clerks talking loudly. One man warned his friend to lower his voice, quipping that justice is blind but not deaf. The detail elicited a calm smile from the judge.
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Conductor Shortage Sparks Fare Swap on East Side Car
Inspector Johnson of Columbus Railway recounts a new conductor catching nine riders but eight fares on an East Side car. The green country man halts the vehicle and orders one passenger off after grabbing the Dell card and admitting the shortfall.
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Beebe Describes Kidney Pills Relieving Severe Pains
Mrs Anna Beebe of Anoka Minnesota suffered rheumatic back and leg pains shortness of breath and dizziness with disordered kidney secretions. After taking Deans Kidney Pills she regained mobility and confidence in recovery. Sold by all druggists 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Foster-Milburn Co
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Platt Allegedly Jokes on Political Economy at Manhattan Visit
A cynical quip attributed to Senator Platt involves a Western millionaire's daughter at the Manhattan Beach hotel. She asks what political economy is and he reportedly replies that it is the art of never buying more votes than you actually need.
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Baby's Eczema Clears With Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A New York couple reported their baby's eczema worsening at three months, trying several doctors with no relief. After using one cake of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment, the child improved and was fully cured by six months. total cost was $1.25. C F Kara, 343 East 65th Street, March 30, 1906.
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Mexico's Indian Women in The Modern Mexico
The piece extols Indian women as a striking charm of Mexico noting fine eyes and refined features. It contrasts life in the capital with smaller towns, praising dignified bearing and noble countenance in both Indian men and women, likening some peons to ancient civilized types. Modern Mexico.
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Maps as Premiums Inspire Cash Pauses in Subscriptions
The Adams Enterprise editor recalls maps given with subscriptions causing excitement until Ben Spudge dismissed their value. His comment halted seven potential buyers, prompting the paper to map Ben’s face, turning him into the best walking advertisement for their map industry. Call again, Ben.
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Ben Spudge
Ben
Atlanta Constitution
La Follette compares interests of people and corporations
Senator La Follette used a parable about a mother and child choosing between chicken and duck to critique power dynamics. He suggests the public and corporations face a similar choice, yet the mother’s firm restraint mirrors necessary limits on private interests.
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Child’s witty reply at school in Harper’s Weekly
A New York principal asks a pupil about parental income. The child retorts that the mother earns money by staying away from the father, a blunt, humorous line attributed to Harper’s Weekly.
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Grape-Nuts and Postum Advertised By Battle Creek Firm
A Wisconsin woman reports six years of weakness nervousness and headaches eased after this summer’s Grape-Nuts use. She gained five pounds in one week and says she now feels healthier and weighs more than ever. The ad cites Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville and There’s a Reason.
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Heart Throbs praised as a friendly timeless book
A prominent lecturer recalls an old farm Christmas sing along reading from Heart Throbs. He describes the volume as a book with strong personality that slaps you on the back and suits every mood, ranking it beside the Bible in personal value.
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Admiral Walker urged sailors to wed in New York meeting
A naval officer recalls Admiral Walker promoting marriage for sailors. He praised a ship broker celebrating his marriage, joking about belts and wife’s bills. An unrelated ad for Dr Kline’s nerve restorer appears. A cheeky exchange suggests a daughter’s elopement and ongoing family tensions.
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Washington
New York
Hunt's Lightning Oil Praised as Household Necessity
S. Harrison of Kosciusko Mississippi endorses Hunt's Lightning Oil as the quickest acting liniment with rich results for both people and animals. He cites its effectiveness on burns and fresh cuts and calls it an indispensable household item.
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Eluding the Teacher and the Bananas
Willie arrives at school with a cap and bananas. The teacher forbids the bananas and Willie leaves. He returns slowly and says he hid the bananas inside him, claiming they are safe there.
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Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for Catarrh
A 100 dollar reward pledge from F. J. Cheney & Co. claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. The ad promotes internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and mentions testimonials and Toledo, Ohio. It also notes Haiti's Family Pills for conception.
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Rural Free Delivery funding grows over decades
The passage traces federal funding for rural free delivery from $10,000 fourteen years ago to $40,000 ten years ago, then to over $25,000,000 last year, and $37,000,000 this year, noting rapid growth in the program's cost.
Dialogue Snapshots in a Tense Exchange
Two speakers, Windig and Mifkins, clash over trust and truth in a terse argument. Windig denies statements while Mifkins questions credibility, labeling the discussion as insincere and untrue.
Irritable Skin and Pride Taught in Moral Ad Buy
An advertisement urges Hunt's Cure as a guaranteed remedy for all skin troubles and itching. It links moral lessons to the heart fed by pride, warning of consequences. The message emphasizes quick relief and a one box cure.
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Taking Immediate Steps
Ruggles the bookkeeper suffers hay fever as Ramage the cashier urges him to seek frost and a raise. Ruggles agrees to go at once to ask the old man for higher pay.
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Winter Ailment Promptly Eased by Simmons Cough Syrup
A cold with distressing cough hits many, and Simmons Cough Syrup is praised as the quickest and best remedy. It soothes lungs and bronchial passages, stops the cough, and aids restful sleep.
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Those Railway Croakers and the Gloomy Railroad Man
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt features street talk about a railway man whose grim expression hints at approaching hard times. The quip contrasts hopeful chatter with looming industry troubles.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hunt's Cure Promises Relief for Itch and Eczema
An old advertisement proclaims Hunt's Cure as a guaranteed remedy that knocks itch from all forms including eczema and ringworm, claiming cure in one box and promising wealth-minded readers the cure to their ailments.
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