Quips and Quotations in a Busy City
A collage of light funny lines from newspapers like New York World Cleveland Leader and Louisville Courier Journal. Jokes cover debates trains family feuds fairs and courtroom quips with characters such as Bobbie mother-in-law and a doctor offering a cure.
Varied Daily Book Output and Global Happenings
A snapshot of diverse items notes five fiction books published daily, the Salvation Army preaching in 31 languages, newsboys’ health, and New York State's 15 000 uniformed soldiers. It covers Siam rice cultivation, Prevost's election to Al Francaise, oil finds near Suez, and a sanitary train water system with 1 cent par affin cups.
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Salvation Army
London
News
New York State
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New York Store Chafing Dish Sells Nightmares
In a quirky exchange a clerk touts a chafing dish as new while a customer asks about features. A judge references Hamlin Wizard Oil as a potent remedy. The page also cites a letter carrier on rainy weather and a farmer remarking on boarders and moonlight ideas.
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New York
L. C
Boston Transcript
Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Endorsed
Allen B. Olmsted of Le Roy New York promotes Foot-Ease a cure for hot sweating callus and swollen aching feet. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents with a free trial package offered.
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le Roy
N. Y
Job Ad Offer Too Rich for His Blood
A Houston Chronicle excerpt shows a man offered a neat job through a seller promising “the place for you” with hours from 10 to 2 on Saturdays, “work genteel and light,” no experience needed and a salary of $100 per week. He replies he has no $50,000 to invest in the business.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Senator Sorghum
Chicago Daily News
Houston Chronicle
Not Told Sooner as Marriage Plan Shocks Household
A dramatic exchange reveals Suzanne's suitor is her son’s proposal to the French maid. The maid laments the sudden engagement while the mistress questions the surprise, noting the maid’s claim of it being not her fault. The spoof item mirrors old timey newspaper tone.
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Suzanne
Philadelphia Inquirer
Why so many women rest chins on hands while thinking
A Cleveland Leader quotation prompts a sharp reflection on women’s gestures as they think. The item analyzes body language and social expectations without naming individuals or events.
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Jess
Cleveland
Pettit's Eye Salve Ad From Howard Bros
Pettit's Eye Salve offered for 25 cents to relieve tired eyes. Claims to quickly stop eye aches congestion and inflammation and common sore eyes. Available at all druggists and from Howard Bros Buffalo New York.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Not in Salon Discusses Gallery Hangings and Croutons
The passage contrasts a summer meeting with an artist who boasted of his family ties and notes none of his pictures were hung. it adds a recipe tip that croutons come from stale bread cut thick, buttered, and baked to brown.
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Baltimore
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