Clay and the Salary Grab Tale from 1816
The narrative recalls Speaker Clay facing a salary raise to 1500 dollars a year in 1816. John Pope, a Federalist foe, sought political vengeance as Clay returned to Kentucky. An Irish barber advises Clay to aim for a Treasury gain, illustrating partisan trickery in early U.S. political life. Also notes a seasickness remedy involving hot water soaked handkerchiefs.
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Clay
Quinn
Kentucky
John Pope
Treasury
Sida de Success Magazine
Literary Disagreement Between Col Soaker and Spouse
Col Soaker asks why Hansen and his wife split. Major Mopper says they were unhappy because of differing tastes. He adds the cause was not unhappiness but that he loved his typewriter while she loved a young poet.
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Col. Soaker
Hansen
Major Mopper
Allen's Foot-Ease offered as cure for sore feet
Druggists carry Allen's Foot-Ease promoted as relief for sweating callus and swollen aching feet. Price 25 cents with a trial package free. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Noise Heard in Apartment Builds Mystery Patient
A Philadelphia Press snippet records neighbors in a building speculating about a strange sound. A resident wonders about a dentist’s patient on the floor below, while another suggests it might be the Popley family’s baby teething upstairs.
Hogs Up Market Lifts Farmer’s Anticipated Day
Farmers in the market section discuss rising hog prices as reported in the daily paper. The overheard remark by the farmer to his wife reflects higher potential earnings today versus yesterday.
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Chicageo News
Making Trouble Pay: A Contrarian Trap for a Wolf
A witty excerpt from the Atlanta Constitution features Brother Williams describing a clever trap to silence a wolf at the door and turning it into circus profit. The quip illustrates streetwise improvisation and entrepreneurial irony in a tense domestic setting.
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Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Wedding Farewell Plans Before Train Departure
Poetic exchange between bride and groom mentions twenty minutes before the train arrives. They plan a farewell meal at the station restaurant referenced by Wiener Salon witzblatt.
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Wiener Salonwitzblatt
Recollections of a Busy Life and Odd Encounters
A passage recalls a traveler and a dodge by a wary man with a hunted look. Frank J. Cheney swears a Toledo firm will pay $100 for every catarrh cure not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad touts Hall's remedies and a notary certifies the oath in 1886.
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Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. W. Gleason
F.J. Cheney & CO
Silent Exchange Over Campaign Costs
A correspondent questions a Senator about campaign expenses while the Eminent Statesman evasively cites scripture and refuses to reveal figures, saying it is none of the reporter’s business.
Diverse News Briefs From Early 20th Century Papers
Reports on medical advances include Berlin physician Wassermann's serum for ptomaine poisoning and Chantemesse in Paris claiming reduced typhoid mortality. Other items note George Smith’s death in a London workhouse, Mrs. Tiny La Roux’s airship riding, and a Creeks traveler Robert Sewell’s journeys. London and American clippings cover labor, politics, spellers, and taxi boom in London with eight cab companies and $10 million invested.
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Wassermann
Berlin
Chantemesse
Paris
Plomesgate
London Standard
Haves
Hayve Nots
London Spectator
Tiny la Roux
Boston
New England
R. F. Wilson
Baggs
Colo
Wilson
Abram Schaeffer
Elizabethtown
James Buchanan
Shaeffer
Baltimore
Buchanan
West Donegal
Germany
T. P.’s Weekly
Robert Sewell
Stidham
Oklahoma
England
Europe
South America
Australia
Kansas City Times
Carnegie Hall
Bryan
Tex
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Baptist Church
Home Mission Society
Methodist Church
Brother Truly
Mystery of Seedless Fruit Stumps Scientists
Science has not explained seedless fruits which appear not to be man made. The seedless orange was found in a state of seedlessness, noted by a vegetarian.
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Scott
Herr Spuytentuufel
Quotes and quips from papers in a mixed column
A collage of witty lines and commentary from multiple papers. Snippets include marital lore on women’s honesty, worries in paradise, printing origins and interrogation humor, Wall Street character judgments, and a comic gag about minstrels. It ends noting 58 312 Canadian immigrants and large European arrivals.
The Bucket Shopper at Open Board Opens Gold Ball Shop
The poem fragment notes a person called The Bucket Shopper entering an open board in a golden grain setting. He uses strong effort and now makes frequent calls at a shop marked by a sign showing golden balls.
Couple's Finances and Wedding Plans Cited in Tribune
The Chicago Tribune quotes a bride asking how they will live on limited income after marriage while the groom predicts support will come. The piece also notes a revivalist's remark about doctrinal disputes with Brother Grimshaw and church membership dynamics.
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George
Pet
Chicago Tribune
Grimshaw
Johnny's Narrow Escape with a Popcorn Bit
A child nearly choked on a popcorn kernel, initially believed in the windpipe but later diagnosed as lodged in the sarcophagus. The Chicago Tribune notes mothers favor Winslow’s Boothing Byrup for teething. Groucher and Kratchett joke about wives’ temperaments and weather-like moods.
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Johnny
Dr Kline’s Nerve Restorer Elitely Promoted
Vintage ad claims FIT St. Visual Dance and Nervous Diseases cured permanently by Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Offers free trial bottle valued at $2 and mentions Dr BR H Kline of Philadelphia. Includes jocular home scene quote from Chicago Tribune.
Polite exchange quoted from Kansas City Times item
A Kansas City Times snippet recalls a polite exchange on a streetcar. A man offers a seat and the speaker tells the older woman to take it, asserting courtesy and age as the reason.
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Kansas City Times
One of the essentials of happy homes revealed
An ethical remedy praised by physicians and the Well Informed of the World as a wholesome family laxative. It highlights Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the trusted product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Armstr ong as principal at Tenth and Morrisons Portland
A. P. Armstrong LL.B. appointed principal at the Tenth and Morrisons site in Portland Oregon indicating a leadership change in the local firm or institution. The record notes Armstrong's legal title and base location without additional context or dates.
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A. P. Armstrong
Ll.b
Tenth
Morrisons
Portland, Oregon
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Libby
Spain
State of
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Lucas County
Miss Cayenne
Chas. H. Fletcher
Rhez Cantaua Company
TT Murray Errecr
New York
Ciffs
London
Cnact
Alum
Navana
Albisu Theater
Cadiz
Cuba
iSpain
Senora Valdes
Singleton
Chicago News
Billville
Paradise
Washington Star
Tom
Wall Street
Canada
United States
St. Helen’s Hall
Portland, Or
Mrs. Winslow
Groucher
Kratchett
Philadelphia Press
Business College
Behnke-Walker
M. Walker
C. A. Bosserman
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