Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Relief
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel. It claims the product cleanses sluggish livers, purges sour bile, and prevents sickness without causing salivation or bone necrosis, with a money back guarantee and family use.
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Dodson
Reading for the Soldiers in Portable Tracts by The Times
The Times announces portable broadsheets for trench readers with sets of six, including works by Shakespeare Milton Wordsworth and others. The program aims to supply postable readings to officers for distribution, with price low and content varied across five sets. John Barrymore comments on German submarine policy in New York, recounting a joke about doors and wind.
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London Times
Walter Raleigh
Oxford
The
Times
the Times
Grave
Gay
Milton
Wordsworth
Pericles
Froissart
Macaulay
Armanda
Deborah
Bacon
David Harris
Nyren
Overbury
Partridge
Tom Jones
Winchester
Cobbett
Mr. Micawber
Cavanagh
Hazlitt
Buckram
Pope
Kinglake
Fielding
Agincourt
Elijah
Gray
Bunyan
Bob Acres
Sheridan
John Barrymore
Germany
New York
New York Times
Capucine remedy ad and social quip column
A brief ad touts Capucine as quick relief for aches pains and nervousness claiming it is not narcotic. A social note humorously comments on a friend with a new four detail car and the joke about washing it in the sink.
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Sarcasticus
Age of Youth Ad Promotes La Creole Hair Dressing
An old advertisement claims hair darkening makes one look ten years younger using La Creole Hair Dressing. The piece also includes a series of aphorisms and a call to write the Lidurine Eye Remedy Co. for an illustrated eye book.
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Lidurine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Ground Itch Cured by Tetterine and Its Benefits
Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Clarksville Ga reports 15 years of tormenting eczema cured by Tetterine. The ad cites widespread cures and urges purchase from druggists or by mail 50 cents from J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga.
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Thomas Thompson
Clarksville
Tetterine
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Fine Stock and Wealth Clash in An Aged Debate
Two men with opposite legacies discuss birthright versus wealth. One dismisses lineage as pride while the other values possession. Their polite exchange reveals a deeper antagonism as they claim superiority based on ancestry versus assets.
Grove Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Promotes Malaria Fight
An old advertisement touts Grove Tasteless Chill Tonic asserting quinine fights malaria and iron builds strength. The label highlights quinine and iron in a tasteless formula priced at 50 cents with an old World magazine quote about Percy growing up.
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Finlay
Dicks & CO
New Orleans
Money Saved
Quote reflects a financial quip about stock market gains and saving. The speaker notes no earnings but highlights savings from not playing the market. The item captures a humorous exchange on financial risk and prudent discipline.
Boundary dispute and medical ad copy mix in fragment
A fragmented page ties a Hungary Serbia boundary quote to a wrist rub remedy and a Hanford's Balsam advertisement. It mentions a military courtship and a French city street with a glass paving block experiment.
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Hungary
Serbia
Save
Eminent Medical Authorities Endorse Dr Pierce Remedies
Leading doctors including Eberle Braithwaite and Simon agree urine rarely reveals disease causes. Send urine sample and symptoms to Dr Pierce Buffalo NY for free advice. Pierce promotes Anuric, Favorite Prescription, Golden Medical Discovery, Pleasant Pellets with trial offers.
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Eberle
Braithwaite
Simon
Dr. Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Lithia
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
The First Thanksgiving Poem of Pilgrim Fathers
Poem recalls the Pilgrim Fathers seeking freedom and building altars in New England while honoring the first Thanksgiving. It honors their sacrifice, faith, and enduring memory across the colonies from Atlantic shores to the Pacific, urging sacred remembrance of their legacy.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Pilgrim Fathers
First Thanksgiving Service in England and Wales 1847
A historical note describes one of the earliest Harvest Thanksgiving Services in modern times. An official Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving was issued for churches and chapels in England and Wales and Bethwick-on-Tweed on October 17 1847 to thank God for a late plentiful harvest by Her Majesty's Special Command. Only one earlier November 1769 service exists for sea and land successes, including the capture of Quebec.
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England
Wales
Bethwick-on- Tweed
Quebec
Cadences of Song and a Nation’s Destiny
A reflective meditation on Alpine herdsmen’s horn calls as a metaphor for singing praise to the sun and the nation’s future. The piece links folk ritual to a sense of national greatness and destiny across valleys plains and mountains.
Thanksgiving in Switzerland a Movable Feast in October
The piece notes Swiss Thanksgiving ends harvest season and falls on a Sunday in October. It describes autumn beauty, church interiors decorated with produce, long prayers, a sermon, a brass band and parades between churches. The tone compares Swiss gratitude to the American tradition.
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Switzerland
Thanksgiving Day Reflections From a Child’s Voice
A child lists small survivals and small wins as Thanksgiving nears. He notes his mother’s safety and health, a favorable court outcome, and plans to avoid hardship. He recalls found coins and traded cats for toys while fearing danger beyond the doorstep.
Plymouth festival links to English Harvest Home tradition
The passage compares Plymouth’s festival with England’s Harvest Home. It notes Pilgrims’ familiarity with the English celebration and suggests participation by many in both. It highlights harvest ingathering as the festival’s dominant joy with regional English observances lasting a week, as Richard Carew described.
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Plymouth
England
Richard Carew
Cornwell
Thanksgiving Table and Longfellow Letter Rite
An 1828 Rome letter from Longfellow to his mother recalls Thanksgiving as a vivid reminder of home. The writer envisions being with family, renewing bonds, and reflecting on blessings as the year closes.
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Longfellow
Rome
Mrs Hinchliffe Praises Peruna For Catarrh Relief
Mrs William H Hinchliffe of 20 Myrtle Street Beverly Massachusetts says Peruna helped her catarrh of the hand and throat. She reports feeling much better and capable of more work after four bottles and endorses Peruna to other sufferers. The pamphlet on staying well and Peruna Tablets are offered free to all.
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Peruna
William H. Hinchliffe
Myrtle St
Beverly, Mass
Umbrellas in Battle Off the Nive Stir Military Etiquette
A London Chronicle report notes British Grenadier guards in the December 10 1813 Nive battle near Bayonne used umbrellas in the rain. Wellington condemned the practice saying the duke disapproves of umbrellas in action though officers may carry them on duty at St James.
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London Chronicle
the Nive
Grenadier Guards
Bayonne
Wellington
Arthur Hill
St. James
Purifying Soap and Healing Ointment Ad Sample
Fragrant emollients named for babies provide cleansing and soothing health benefits. The advert offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept XY in Boston with a postcard address, claiming suitability from birth.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
What is a liberal education according to a freshman
A freshman economist replies that a liberal education means when the governor has plenty of spending money. The professor asks for the meaning and the class gathers to discuss.
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Mpon
Doctor Cook’s Polar Claim Fades From View
The exchange notes that Doctor Cook has not featured recently after his polar discovery claim. He reportedly never fully recovered from the severe frost he faced, leaving his fame diminished.
Rub It On and Rub It In Balsam Ady Ad
An old advertisement promotes Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for back pain sprains sore throat and stiff neck. The copy urges thorough rubbing and states one strong initial application beats several light ones.
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Hanford
Ady
Blunt Office Banter on Bookkeeping Blunders
A humorous exchange notes a head bookkeeper who can add four columns at once and relies on an assistant to absorb mistakes. The quip reflects office dynamics and blame shifting in a lighthearted, period voice.
Duck shoot ing trip offers warmth and luck
Lucky exchanges banter about a duck shooting trip with one remark about not catching cold. An advertisement promotes Hanford Mfg. Co. Balsam of Myrrh in two sizes 60c and 1.00, from Syracuse New York.
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Hanford
G. Cc. Hanford Mfg. Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Spartan Women Suffered Unto'd Tortures Ad Page
A mixed cluster of ad snippets and quips from the Boston Evening Transcript reflects sensational tone. It includes a joke about an eye opener and alarm clock and mentions products such as Femenina for female disorders and price notes.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Salmon Thrive in Maine Hatchery Efforts Record Success
The bureau of fisheries reports humpback salmon released on the Maine coast since February 1914. Fish weighing five to seven and a half pounds have been seen in Penobscot River, with twenty captured near Bangor to obtain eggs. From two fish 3,000 eggs were taken and sent to Craig Brook hatchery for incubation.
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Maine
Bureau of Fisheries
Penobscot River
Bureau
Bangor
Craig Brook
Green Lake Hatchery
Dennys River
Niagara Roar Turns From Majestic to Mocking
A travel quip contrasts the Majestic roar of Niagara with a later domestic dispute over a hotel bill. The line implies the famous falls initially impressed, but a quarrel at the hotel shifts the perception to a trivial, watery simile.
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Niagara
Winter’s Supply Laxative Quinidine Tablets Ad
Advertisement touts PROMPT RELIEF for colds coughs la grippe and headaches using Laxative Quinidine Tablets. Claims no effect on head or stomach and urges purchase of a winter supply at 25 cents.
Remarks on War, Manners, and a Bathing Idea
A fragmentary collection notes witty lines about war, a horse event in battle, a quip about honesty, the Hanford's Balsam brand since 1846, and a mother’s view that a boy’s safest swim is in a bathtub. The tone mixes humor and practical observations from an old paper page.
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