Worms Cure Claims For Cascarets Patent Remedy
A testimonial from Charles E. Condon of Lewiston Dauphin County Pennsylvania asserts Cascarets cured a friend’s stomach cancer symptoms and passed a 45 foot tape worm after treatment He touts the product as pleasant potent and effective with a money back guarantee and a 25 50 cent price 921
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Tme
Matt Freck
Brillersburg
Dauphin Co
Chas. E. Condon
Lewiston
Mifflin Co
Different with Women Henry VIII musing in royal study
A collage of humorous snippets cites Henry VIII on marriage as a man can endure it yet a woman may lose her head while contrasting soft and hard water death rates and other trivial vignettes from American humor columns.
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Henry, VIII
Baltimore
England
Fox's Book of Martyrs and new shoes remark
A Chicago Tribune quip has a man asking for Fox's Book of Martyrs and another answers that it may not interest him until he explains he is breaking in a pair of new shoes.
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Fox
Paris
Punny Front Page Quips and Gentle Observations
A collage of light quips from major papers highlights humor about baldness marriage banter and stage life. The excerpts include jests about bald spots and a man reciting different maxims, with a quip about a large nose and catching colds.
Arkansas Leads Bauxite Production Nationally
Arkansas tops state output for bauxite contributing over sixty percent of last year’s total. The survey notes varied science items from gas mantles sharpening lights to ultraviolet milk sterilization and a new tungsten fixture term. It also covers Utah style butter laws, wireless stations, aerostatics studies, and the Yana language.
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Arkansas
Holland
United States
Gettingen
Austria
Geological Survey
Pittsburg
Giants of the Sierra Forests Reach Unimagined Size
The passage describes trees supposedly 450 feet tall with trunks over 40 feet in diameter. Bark thickness ranges from 6 inches to 2 feet. It also notes many sugar pines and yellow pines 8 to 10 feet in diameter and up to 275 feet tall.
Arnold's Treason Letter Sells For Fifty Five Dollars
A letter discussing Benedict Arnold's treason and Gen. Gates southern failure sold for 55 at Freeman's in Philadelphia. Dated Oct 5 1780 from Charles Petit to Gen. Greene, it questions Arnold's motive and notes Greene's upcoming appointment to replace Gates and Southern support for Greene over Caldwell.
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Benedict Arnold
Gates
Nathanael Greene
Freeman’s
Philadelphia
New York Times
Greene
Charles Petit
Continental Congress
West Point
Petit
Arnold
Gen. Gates
St. Clair
North Carolina
A Bit of Wit On Beauty And Costs In Action
A Milwaukee Journal quip notes that new ideas may beautify a plain girl while few abandon lotions for notions. The item adds a reflection that seeking vengeance costs more than letting a wrong pass.
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Milwaukee Journal
Train passenger seeks stopoff during inspection
A passenger asks for a stopoff while a conductor inspects a ticket and calls out the bell rope. The exchange hints at a challenge or bargaining during a train journey.
Thirst for Knowledge and Quick Quips Parade
A collage of jokes and captions from various papers features a temperance lecturer fielding a sauerkraut question, a doughnut joke about holes, teething syrup promotion, a near theater fire, and quips about truth, tax, and education with no clear single event.
Quick Thinking in Baseball and Household Errors
A collage quotes a Punch cartoon and a Chicago Tribune remark. It features a housemaid alerting a master to a fire and an umpire noting players must think fast to avoid errors, with humor on who bears the consequence and a pop bottle gag.
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Ilias
Chicago Tribune
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