Raggles the poet finds a heart in New York City
The itinerant poet Raggles wanders through American cities seeking a soul in each, only to be ignored by Manhattan. After a traffic accident he awakens in a hospital convalescent ward where the citywoman in silks tends him, and he proclaims New York as his town.
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S. S. McClure Co
Ruggles
Nager
Raggies
Raggles
Chicago
Dockstaders
Fittsburg
Magwies
New Orleans
Allons
Boston
Ragzles
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Paradise
New York
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Blood Purification Aid
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for impure blood and related skin and glandular conditions. It touts a concurrent All Healing Salve for open ulcers and instructs readers to send stamps to obtain it, asserting the medicine’s known composition and efficacy.
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Pierce
BR. V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
An Unexpected Customer
Mrs Lane, busy with orders, is surprised when her husband enters in nightclothes and asks to buy a small fancy work item. He reveals the object is to replace missing safety pins on his underwear, paying fifty cents for the kite shaped piece.
Franklin's Diplomacy at Old Lyme Milestone
In Old Lyme Connecticut a Franklin milestone marks Washington’s 1776 Lyme visit after Boston evacuation. The story notes Franklin’s self made cyclometer attached to his chaise to measure miles and recounts a frost night inn scene where he ordered oysters for his horse while Franklin enjoyed a warm corner meal himself.
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Old Lyme
Conn
Franklin
Washington
Lyme
Cambridge
Boston
New England
Katharine M. Abbott
Philadelphia
Frank
Why Naval Uniforms Are Blue
A compact note recounts how blue became the standard naval uniform color after a royal choice in 1747. It cites the Duchess of Bedford’s blue riding habit as decisive and notes the influence on other navies. Also included is a humorous dialogue from the Kansas City Newsbook about a con artist and a baffled woman.
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Duchess of Bedford
Pall Mall Gazette
Reefer-Quaint Spenser Described For Juvenile Wear
The item described is a snowy white serge reefer with a dark blue sailor collar and bright brass buttons. It features a quaint spencer waist made from cretonne with large blue and red flowers, crocheted lace insertions, and cretonne buttons, suitable for careful young wearers.
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Spencer
Kitchen Apron Pattern in Four Sizes and Accessories
A pattern for kitchen aprons labeled 4146 is offered in bust sizes 32 36 40 and 44 inches. Send 10 cents to the office to receive the pattern by mail, featuring taffeta overlay and wide ecru trim. Also advertised are India print scarfs with borders and Mexican straw hats for driving and outdoor wear.
Witty Dialogues and Anecdotes From Times Past
A collage of humorous exchanges and observations from Harper's Weekly Philadelphia Press and London Tit-Bits. Notes range from Mark Twain’s daughter meeting a childhood friend now tall to misanthropy definitions and a curmudgeonly father testing wedding suitors. Also includes William Morris temper anecdotes and a note on Foley's Orina Laxative claims.
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Mark Twain
Clara Clemens
Europe
Hartford
Mark
Tom Jones
Jones
Harper's Weekly
Farm Advice on Horse Workers, Weeds, and Lightning Rods
Farmers receive guidance on turning out work horses between seasons, weed control to protect yields, and choosing effective lightning protection. The piece notes varieties of livestock preference, melon louse damage, and practical steps for salvaging crops, with a closing notice on Homeseekers Excursion via Monon route.
Yokohama Theater Experience Shows Mixed Companies
The narrator recalls a day at a Yokohama theater with a vast crowd sharing meals and tea amid heat and noise. They note long performances of fourteen to fifteen acts sometimes spanning two days. The piece reveals all performers were men in a then transitioning era of mixed companies.
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Yokohama
Pierre Lot
Cody
Sadi Yacco
Japan
Lady Randolph Churchill
The Suffocated Duck Exposed By Dinner Talk
A chef notes Caneton rovennais is dying out and warns that suffocating ducks may carry poisonous blood. Foreign doctors warn diners that some canetons may cause illness or death, suggesting the duck’s torture could soon end.
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Rouen
Junk Dealing a Great Industry
The junk trade has grown huge with Philadelphia handling over 25 million dollars in old metal last year. The Pennsylvania Railroad sells 10 000 to 20 000 tons of waste monthly to city dealers and street railway interests dispose of about the same amount, with many other industries contributing.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Popvolar Mechanics
Do Not Marry Verse and Witness Fees Exposed
The East Asiatic Lloyd of Shanghai prints verses by Richard Neumann urging not to marry while an advertisement lists his witness fees for marriages with outfits priced from 2 to 8 taels plus a meal invite. The piece also comments on America's publicity culture and open government as viewed from the London Chronicle.
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East Asiatic Lloyd of Shanghai
Richard Neumann
America
Chicago
London Chronicle
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Asthma Relief
An advertisement offers Foley's Honey and Tar as immediate relief for asthma sufferers and throat and lung complaints. It claims to cure stubborn cases with no harmful dregs and promotes the remedy as the best for coast Bélde and related ailments.
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Foley
C.D
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