A Great Joker and the Practical Joke Rivalry
Hack Knober, editor of the Weekly Ker Stash, plots a national reputation through practical jokes. He targets a traveling drummer, hides under a hotel bed, and prompts a tense exchange. The rival editor Hashbought of the News overhears plans, suspending the Herkly Aer Slask. Hack works at a steamboat landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hack Knober
Ker Stash
America
John Phonix
Artemus Ward
Hack
Ciod
Hark
Canned Goods Inspection Instructions from The Sanitarian
A public health note outlines methods to inspect canned foods. Check caps for two holes and the resin edge line, verify factory and wholesale names on labels, identify stock labels on reprocessed goods, reject rust on caps, and test can integrity by bottom pressure to detect gas or swelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Board
How to Regain a Lost Voice in Riga
An old German actor arranges a benefit for Caroline Bauer in Riga. She loses her voice to a cold, risking refunds to ticket buyers. A drastic cure is proposed: drink a quart of hot beer while holding a thick tallow candle in the beer and stir until only the wick remains, then she recovers her voice by evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Caroline Bauer
Berlin
Trousein
Dolle
Inventor’s Stamp Aimed to Prevent Whisky Fraud
E A Locke of Waterbury novel device to prevent revenue stamp fraud on whisky barrels, patented in 1864 after ten years and 22000 dollars, claimed to save the Government millions. The whisky ring was exposed, and Gen Bristow led action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Locke
Waterbury Watch Fame
Gen. Bristow
Locke Patent Dispute Over Stamp Fails In Court
The Government did not compensate inventor Mr Locke for using his stamp claimed as protecting the Government. The Supreme Court ruled the improvement not an invention, yet Locke retains a patent according to the Hartford Courant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Locke
Supreme Court
Locke
Hartford Courant
Clover Club Dinner Showcases Philadelphia Wit
An opinion piece praises the Philadelphia Clover Club for its lively dinners where speakers are playfully teased. A tall, pompous railroad president is publicly mocked until he delivers a sharp, unexpectedly witty closing speech, illustrating the club’s infamous after-dinner banter. The author urges clubs to imitate this spirited format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clover Club
Booklyn Hagle
A Quarter of Patriots at a War Veterans Meet
A humorous exchange at the Atlanta Journal recounts four veterans and one horse-doctor speaker recalling Civil War campaigns at Shiloh, the Wilderness, Gettysburg, and Jonesboro. Each asserts patriotism, ending with the speaker’s quip about bleeding the army mules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wall Streets
Wes
Shiloh
Alburt Sidney Johnston
Gettysburg
Jonesboro
Atlanta Journal
Westminster Commons Chamber Needs Replacement
The British Commons Chamber is deemed unfit for purpose despite massive Westminster funding. The chamber lacks seating and ventilation and members seek desks for writing, echoing needs seen in the French Assembly and American House. A discussion on a new chamber has already begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Commons
French Assembly
House of Representatives
Chinamen Control Wood Supply for Central Pacific
A Nevada Eureka merchant recent test showed a $5 gold piece losing one fifth of its value on delicate scales. The sunken humor notes the Chinese dominating wood supply for the Central Pacific Railroad and mocks mental labor before breakfast. Also a quip about baseball in scripture and a cold day with a tramp freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Nevada
Eureka
The Cashier's Daughter Rheumatism Cure Tale
A Toledo bank assistant cashier M. C. Warn touts Athlophoros as a cure after his thirteen year old daughter suffered months of rheumatism. An accompanying shopper's anecdote places the medicine with barber shop chat, a New York drug firm, and cosmetic masks sold as beauty aids, ending with a trade offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants National Bank
Toledo
Ohio
M. C. Warn
Athlophoros
Messrs
van Stone & Crosby
Crosby
Chicago
Athophoros Co
Wall Street
New York
A Good Breakfast
Mrs. E. W. Carpenter of Overlee Baltimore County Maryland reports strong relief from Red Star Cough Cure for a severe cold and deep seated cough after using it with St Jacobs Oil routine. The change occurred overnight and she felt like a new person by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Carpenter
Overlee
Baltimore County
Maryland
St. Jacobs
Man in Love Brings Out Brilliant Bravado and Flaws
The piece argues love makes a man show his best traits, writes grand letters, spends lavishly, and acts boldly for his beloved. Yet the woman sees him as he seems, not as he is, while many husbands after marriage disappoint by becoming ordinary, practical men.
Nature Demands a Tonic Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
The text extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior tonic for nerves weakness headaches poor appetite and disturbed sleep. It claims absolute purity of spirituous base and botanic ingredients and cites wide medical and private practice use for fever and ague dyspepsia liver complaints bilious fevers constipation choleraic disorders and general intestinal issues as a reliable preventive and remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
The Land of Make-Believe and Childhood Dream
The passage celebrates childhood imagination as a land of Make-Believe where children find joy in unreal wonders. It notes that as people grow, the imagined splendors lure with an unattainable distance, and the dreamlike nature of childhood contrasts with the adult view that things appear as they seem.
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets Described
Descriptive writer lauds Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as popular and praised for producing clear skin and a peaceful appearance. The ad claim notes pharmacists stock the remedy, with a quirky line about a pompous man who seems overly confident and unhappy.
Grand Union Hotel in New York City Offers One Million Dollar Fit
Visit and leave New York with Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire. Stop at Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot boasting 600 rooms, cost one million dollars, now from $1 daily. European plan elevator dining and rail access to depots. Cad live better for less at Grand Union than any first-class city hotel. A Milwaukee club notes a clergyman married two Carrs in the city and escaped without being squeezed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Street
New York
New York Mail
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
Playing Euchre With Ladies in the Parlour
A playful chat centers on a Euchre game where players discuss plays trumps deals and who won tricks. The exchange shifts to a street sighting of Miss Wilson, once thought near death, who has improved after trying Hors and Matt Burrs remedies.
Womanly worth and medical cures in old column
A fragment from a humorous and medical notice column discusses a woman's worth tied to health, lauds Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s weakness, and promotes Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. It notes Wheeling West Virginia as a place noted for carriage smiths and ends with a wag’s remark in the Buston Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damael
R. V. Pierce
Pamphilet
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Wheeling
W. Va
Horsford's Acid Phosphate and Compound Oxygen Cited
Dr T H Newland Jr of St Louis asserts acid phosphate aids gravel and certain urinary disorders with good results. The piece promotes Compound Oxygen from Starkey and Palen of Philadelphia as a cure for consumption neuralgia catarrh rheumatism and other chronic diseases and invites readers to request their pamphlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
T. H. Newland, Jr
St. Louis
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Phila
Gault House Hotel Advertises Low Daily Rates
A Chicago hotel advertisement promotes first class accommodations at the Gault House located at Clinton and Madison streets one block from Union Depot. Rates are $2 and $2.50 per day with elevator service and refined appointments. Hove & Gares, proprietors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gault House
Chicago
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
Hove & Gares
Beecher endorsed cod liver oil and beauty soaps ad
An old newspaper ad promotes Brown's bronchial remedies and Caswell Hazen Co products. It touts pure cod liver oil for health, Beeson's Aromatic Alum Sulphur Soap for skin, Juniper Tar Soap for hands and face, Tar Frazer Axle Grease, and Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water. Sends buyers to druggists or mail orders in Philadelphia and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell, Hazan &Co
New York
Caswill, Hazard & Co
For Weak Women Mrs Lupra Pinknam endorses vegetable compound
Letter from C W Baton of Thurston Nebraska praising a vegetable remedy for uterine hemorrhage prolapse and stomach sickness. He notes rapid improvement after starting the product and grants permission to use their names for others’ benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupra E. Pinknam
Alout
C. W. Baton
Thurston
Allen's Lung Balm Pledge For Health and Life
The advertisement declares heightened responsibility in health care and promotes Allen's Lung Balm, a long trusted remedy for throat and lung diseases. It emphasizes pure ingredients, asserts no opium, and urges readers to keep a bottle on hand for immediate use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aulen
Allen's Lung Balsam praised in multiple letters
Letters from Addison Pennsylvania Astoria and LaFayette commend Allen's Lung Balsam as an effective cold cough and bronchitis remedy. Endorsers report quick relief and complete cures after using one to three bottles, urging readers to trust the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Lis
H. C. Mooney
Draggiat
la Faxtrre
R. L
Burrild H. Davis
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Towa
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Out
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Land of Make-Believe
Pierce
Price
Milwaukes Glube
Reo Star
Jaco Mark Star
Ouch
Carly A. Vodeler Company
Manafecta
Jimerey
Maryleed
U. Bedhe
Foy
Brown
Henry Ward Beecher
Isaac Thompson
John Bull
Smith
Kent
Bull
Main St
Louisville, KY
Mai
Onal Druggists
ELY Brothers
Druceista
Owevo
Pelegraphy Fushi
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
J. Stephens
Lebanon
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D.C
U. S
Enterprise-Carriaur CO
J. Territory
Fanci Tile & Metal Review
Geo. E Williams & Co
Pittsburgh
Addison, Pa
A. J. Hileman
Addison
A.j.colbom, Esq
Somerset
Allen
J. N. Harris & GO
Cincinnati
All Medicine
R. A. Everett
Lexington, Ky
Annie Rathburne
Evie
Guysuty
Guysutts
L. Pond
M.J
J.C. Jactman
Jefferson
Wisconsin
Kidder
Stowell & Con
Charlestown
Globe Mfg. Co
Boston
Mass
R. U
Lorillard
S. Rhy K . Rose
Fae
Bell Telephone
H. T. Johnson
Division St
DYRE
Givoerpress
P. O. Addrom
T. A. Bloom
Pearl St
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