St Bernard Mario at Smithsonian Ends in Tragic Finale
The article recalls Mario the St Bernard raised among kittens at the Smithsonian Institute. The creature grew enormous and fearless of dogs, then met a rapid end when a nearby humorist shot him during a nocturnal display. The tale includes a satirical postscript about a fashion glove made from his skin and a moral about cosmic oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science
Smithsonian Institute
Mario
Mansard
Washington
Heaven
Earth
Horatio
A Hanging and What Came of It Gainsborough and the Royal Academy
An analysis of Thomas Gainsborough as a premier British painter and his tension with the Royal Academy. It recalls his refusal to fulfill duties and the 1784 incident over hanging royal family portraits. The piece notes Reynolds’ respect, Gainsborough’s temper, and the Academy’s stance, ending with the breach between Gainsborough and the Academy authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gainsborough
Gainsborough
Mr. Leslie
Reynolds
Burns
Academy
Royal Academy
Rey
Prize yields in horticulture and garden profits
A survey of fruit and vegetable yields from the New Jersey Horticultural Society and other reports shows diverse high returns per acre. Strawberries on two acres exceed $1700, while asparagus, cabbage, tomatoes, and other crops yield substantial profits in various conditions. A Rochester cabbage venture earned about $6500 on thirty acres, illustrating strong vegetable markets alongside dairy-area pressures in New York and Long Island contexts.
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Eastern Horticultural Society
E. P. Roe
New Jersey Horticultural Society
Peter Henderson
Atlanta
Rochester
Northport
Long Island
New York
New York City
Princeton
James Kk. Reeve
Harper's Magazine
The Governing Theory of a Great Journalist
The piece muses that a Supreme Power guides human actions and destinies, with historic geniuses reappearing in different forms across eras. It cites Blowitz and a Chicago belle foot-salary reply, plus a Jersey City undertaker offering funeral essentials, as contrasting anecdotes.
Editorial on Proprietary Medicines and Public Notice
The writer recalls Dr. Holland and Scribner's Monthly to contrast physicians' authority with popular remedies. They defend Warner's Safe Cure against medical derision, noting public trust grows as physicians seek fresh publicity while editors face late night visits from doctors seeking favorable notices.
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Dr. Holland
Scribner's Monthly
Hut
Gwen
Warner
Onions for Health and a Whale of a Trip Tale
Short tips praise year round onion use for children and health, noting fall planting and weekly spring servings during illness. Then a shipboard humor piece contrasts hearty safety with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters praised for seas and fatigue, followed by an anecdote about a Europe trip and a skeptical roller of questions about storms and wrecks.
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Europe
Haldhead
Detroit Free Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure reward offer and testimonials
An advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from F J Cheney and local druggists claim reliability and financial ability. The ad notes internal action on blood and mucus surfaces and lists price as seven cents per bottle. There are additional unrelated anecdotes about a lead hat-band causing headaches and trees turned into newspapers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Vent # fruax
Co. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
FE. H. van Hoesen
Toledo National Bank
All Druggiate
Philadelphia
Brother Gardner on Divorce in Lime-Kiln Club Talk
The Lime-Kiln Club meeting opens with Brother Gardner arguing that divorce provides a humane escape from misery when couples hate each other. He contends laws should allow divorce to prevent murder risks and to avoid forcing unhappy spouses to stay together. He notes divorce does not spur lax morals and shares fifty years of partnership with his wife. Detroit Free Press.
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Brother Gardner
Detroit Pree Press
Nothing Like It Great Rejoicing in the Conover Family
Afflicted with rheumatism for twenty years, a Conover family note reports crutches used for a decade and relief from Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup. After taking seven of the last dozen bottles, the writer claims improved movement, sleeping easier, and regained ability to walk without a cane. Manistee, Michigan agent S. B. Conover signs the testimonial for Northwestern Mutual Life.
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Hibbard
Loase
Conover
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Manistee, Mich
Wet hen mystery amuses a doctor's family tale
A doctor recounts a scene at a patient’s house where Mrs Brown’s frantic rushing amused him and his wife. Later Mrs Brown visits, and Bob Brown, age six, asks if she knows about a wet hen. He then remarks she ought to know, leaving siblings horrified.
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Mr. Brown
Bob
Forced to Leave Home for Free Trial of Lane's Medicine
Over sixty people were forced to leave their homes yesterday to call for a free trial package of Lane's Family Medicine. The advertisement claims the remedy cures bad blood liver and kidney troubles constipation headaches and unsightly complexions. It promises a free sample and notes a large size package available for 50 cents.
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Lane
the Indies
Rising at Five and Dining at Nine A French Maxim
A historical note on a Francis I era saying translated as rising at five, dining at nine, supping at five, and sleeping at nine. It comments on the contrasting daily hours of past and present and suggests such strict routines seemed to extend a man’s life to ninety nine years in jest.
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Francis I
France
Simple cough remedy and odd dialogue fragment
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites as a cure for a simple cough and lung healing, endorsed by physicians and sold by druggists, followed by a stray dialogue about a biting incident and a marriage disappointment.
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Scott
A Unique Club House at Lexington Georgia
A Lexington Georgia club houses a log hut built by local youths with clay chinking and a large open fireplace. The club hosts a weekly supper with meals cooked in glowing ashes and coals, offering dishes from birds to oysters. An advertisement extols Bobbin Electric Soap as pure and money saving against adulterated soaps.
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Lexington
Idle helper and a shade break in tale and ad
A farmer catches a lazy helper sleeping under a tree and rebukes him for idleness. The man defends resting in shade. An employment ad by B. Johnson & Co. of Richmond Va urges teachers cler gymen and others seeking work to write for profitable odd hours.
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B. ¥. Johnson & Co
Main St
Richmond
Diphtheria cure and small town humor in prints
A correspondent promotes tar smoke as a diphtheria cure with inhalation and swallowing sessions, claiming universal success. Oregon is hailed as a farmers paradise with immigration info via the Portland board. A series of jokes about manners and misheard remarks follows, including a carpet cleaning retort and a typewriter quip. Smiles are praised as higher responses of nature.
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Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Portland
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Attila
Peter the Great
Frederick IF
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Louis le Debonnaire
Catalina
Boulanger
Charlemagne
Joan of Arc
WM. de Blowitz
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Mary
Herno, Brown
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
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Mass
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Mfr
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Radway
Radway & CO
Warren Street
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Hobbyville
Ind
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Jany
Annie Geesling
Columbus
Swift Epectric Co
Drawer
Madison
Kidder
Trrlestown
Maas
CATON
Bryant's Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
BusiNess and Phonographic College
Sterling
Borton
Stampa Granian Detective Bureau Co
Arcade
Cincinnati
Bradfield Regulator Co
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Brewster Mtg. Co
Holly
Mick
Nebraska
Ekansar
Colorado
Wyoming
BP. G. Ecstia
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homeopathic Chemists
London
England
ALMER
Mzilon
D.O. Galliak & CO
Franklin Street
Chichester
BED Cross
Ikea Braud
Rugete
Tampa
Peclenlass
Lapigs
Chichester Chemical Co
Phils
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