Caliph at the Table A Down-and-Out Artist Reveals All
Carson Chalmers dines with a battered stranger named Sherrard Plumer who recounts his fall from a once celebrated painter to poverty. Plumer explains his portraits exposed hidden flaws in sitters, ruining careers and finances, then details his descent into hardship and crime as a result.
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S. S. McClure Co
Carson Chalmers
Phillips
Chalmers
Vintilips
Te Tard Mably
Aston
Jong
Plumer
Philips
Bagdad
al Rashid
Bagdaad-on-the
Tommy Tucker
Wall Street
Mr. Chalmers
Sherrard Plumer
Mr. Banker
Caliph
Chalmer
Foreign Mall
Reineman
Portraits and a Pastel Sketch Reveal Hidden Truths
A conversation unfolds about Dr. Pierce’s medicine and a pastel portrait, then Chalmers commissions a painter to create a full picture from the face he discovers is his wife’s, revealing an emotional twist and a prize-worthy reconciliation.
Making Enemies and Baseball Umpire Advice
A Washington Star quip contrasts advice on success with fear of enemies. An experienced person counsels embracing enemies, while a tractable youth replies that such advice would lead him to work as a baseball umpire for time.
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Lfe
Washington Star
The Pampered Pete and Domestic Chatter Adverts
A satirical exchange from the Washington Herald references Hortense and Mr De Millyans with a nod to Fido. The piece mixes whimsy with a German proverb about the brain and corn and ends with a health advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar claiming asthma relief and cures for throat and lung ailments.
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Pete
Hortense
Foley
Enoefel
Midseason Hats Spotlight Draped Bonnetas and Fringed Bonnets
Fashion notes praise midsummer hats with draped and frilled bonnets in tulle and lace. White straw and green ribbon combine with tulle and rose accents, while high crowned bonnets sit low on the head with soft brim frills. The piece previews early fall millinery trends by Amy Varnum.
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Car- Mer
Amy Varnum
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as women’s remedy
The text promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the standard cure for female illnesses. It cites Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri sharing twelve years of suffering and eleven doctors' unsuccessful help, claiming the remedy restored health and strength following Pinkham's guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Muff
N.C
St. Louisiana
Mrs. Pinkham
Muff
A Base Rule for Health and Happiness in Irving
A world famous surgeon prescribes fresh air, healthy thoughts, and moderation in diet and indulgences. He argues this rule helps forget self and afflictions, delivering happiness and fewer breakdowns, far from the sad ism some deem essential to health.
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Irving
Foley's Kidney Remedy Aids Elderly Health
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy is a boon to many elderly people. It asserts the remedy stimulates urinary organs corrects irregularities and tones up the whole system encouraging immediate use through O. D. Knoefel in the Avening Tribune.
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Foley
O. D. Knoefel
History of the pansy and its floral lineage
The pansy is traced from its English garden roots named heartsease and love in idleness. Florists’ modern varieties diverge from the old violet-formed tri colored petals. Historians note its likely origin from a violet species found along British roadsides and northern Europe.
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Johnny
Shakespeare
Warwickshire
England
Europe
Gerarde
The Pansy of Today and Yesterday in Herbal Lore
The article recalls the pansy as described by Gerard and older herbals, noting its violetlike form and colors purple yellow and white. It contrasts its pleasing appearance with weak fragrance and a root described as a bundle of stringy fibers, while modern pharmacopoeia lists its cathartic and emetic properties.
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Gerarde
Butterfly fakirs color insects into valued imitations
An expert notes rising butterfly collecting attracts fakers who use aniline dyes to tint moths or butterflies from 10 cents to nearly 10 dollars. The dye stains on fingers hide the fraud as genuine dust on wings would stain similarly, making detection difficult.
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London Globe
Vanity's Visions Tailored Waists with Point d'Esprit
Fashion notes describe tailored waists and point d esprit shirts mounted on chiffon fog wear with dressy cogte. Subtle color is added by selecting lace patterns on cravats with Hoss or cable silk. Poplinette fabric offers pliable texture for garments.
Crild’s One Piece Foece-41 19 Pattern Dress Ad
The item offers a pattern for a girls dress in four sizes from six to twelve years. Read describes a tailored jacket suit in white and striped poplinette, a plain nine gore skirt, pongee and tussore dresses with Paisley trimming, silk scarves with Paisley borders, and a gown accessory set with oriental chiffon. A dress can be made from the model shown, with a broad front collar.
Smashing Her Baggage Baffles Mistress and Cook
A chaotic scene erupts at a doorway as a mistress confronts a new cook. Baggage lies strewn after a brawl with a baggageman. The cook explains the flux is tied to her prior employment at the bagman’s master’s house.
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Mary
Hairpin Invention Misused Says Minnexports Journal
The Minnexports Journal notes that many inventors miss the broader impact of their creations. It cites the hairpin as an example where the inventor never intended it for hair dressing.
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Myer
Minnexports Journal
Arizona Admitted Named for Battleship
A Philadelphia Ledger remark notes Arizona will be admitted and jokes the territory will need a name for a battleship after repeated denials.
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Arizona
Philadelphia Ledger
Deluding Himself About Religion Causes Public Mockery
The excerpt mocks Towne and Gagley for joining church arguing the religious act worsened their temper and vigor. Brown dismisses Towne’s faith as mere dyspepsia, reflecting satirical tone of Philadelphia Press.
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Towne
Gagley
Brown
Philadelphia Press
Proved Practically Applied Remark on Campaign Fund Names
A Washington Star quip notes the saying a man is judged by his company and adds humor about not printing all campaign fund contributors. The exchange highlights concern over naming contributors and promotional transparency.
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Washington Star
A Seasonable Dessert Method for Red or Black Fruit
A simple serving method uses blancmange mold to present the fruit in red or black varieties. The writer outlines a straightforward preparation suitable for seasonal dessert service in a concise culinary note.
Fire Alarm Stations List and Cross Streets Document
A listing of fire alarm stations with adjacent streets and intersections. Locations include West Seventh and Ohio, West Tenth and Floyd, West Seventh and Main, Market Street corners, City Hall vicinity, East Fourth and Culbertson, Vincennes intersections, and many others across the city.
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Ohio
Tenth
Floyd
West Seventh
Reel House
Lower Fourth
Spring
River
East Fourth
Culbertson
Reel Tlouee
Thirteenth
Oberteen
Upper Sixth
River Cilugs Works
Vincennes
Beeler
Vincennes and
East Ninth and Market
East Leeth
Elm
Fifteenth St
Culbertsuou Avenue
Charlestown Road
Robineau’s
East Third and Railroad
Main Avenue
East Seventh
Chartres
Main and
Eat
Silver Street
Kir Kh
Willow
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the Tribune Company
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Michigan Central
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French Lick Springs
Carlsbad OF America
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Taylor
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Frank
Reed
New Albanis
Fayette S
French Lick
Bloomington
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Northwest Express
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Pullman Palace
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