Fossilized Egg Attracts UC Geology Department
A fossilized egg preserved in a hard shell is being studied by the University of California geology department with the aim of acquiring the specimen. It is one of only two known on the Pacific coast, the other housed at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. The egg, said to be from Arizona, has a perfectly preserved delicate shell with fine outside pitting and measures about the size of a hen egg, slightly longer.
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University of California
Geological Department
Pacific Coast
Museum
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco
Arizona
Strychnine Pie Suspect in Rat Poison Case
A cook claims a pie poisoned with strychnine killed a man recently. The incident centers on alleged rat poison in the dessert and the resulting death. Police are investigating the claim and potential charges.
Ripans Tabules Claim Wide Stomach Healing Fame
Ripans Tabules are advertised as the best dyspepsia medicine with massive sales in the United States. The copy claims relief or cure for all stomach related illnesses, endorsements from physicians, availability at druggists, and rapid relief within twenty minutes.
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United States
Scotsman's deathbed truce forgives long feud
A dying Scotsman, urged by friends, reconciles with a neighbor after years of feuding. The neighbor visits, they shake hands and agree peace, the man warning that if he recovers, the gesture would be for nothing. The tale appears in Pearson's Weekly.
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Donald
Pearson’s Weekly
Irrelevant historical ad fragments from early 1900s
A jumble of advertisements and notices mentions Dr Kline grants Mrs Winslow's Syrup Piso’s Cure and other products, political costs for House and Senate, fashion and dyes, and demographic notes about Germans abroad. The text is a collection rather than a cohesive article.
The Funny Side of Life Humour Moment
A Baltimore News reader note frames a lighthearted popular song series with playful refrains about affection and family references. The fragment hints at a comical verses about love and parental lines in a casual local item.
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Tor Bradstreet
Broken Engagement Reported Between Isabel and Arabella
In Detroit Free Press prose a terse interaction reveals a broken engagement. Isabel complains a suitor stirred jealousy, while Arabella counters the dynamics prevented mutual jealousy and affinity.
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Isabel
Arabella
Detroit Free Press
Editor and Author Spar Over Story Idea
A witty exchange quotes an editor deriding a story idea while a great author retorts he cannot sell what does not exist. The Life magazine jab highlights tension between criticism and creativity in publishing.
Portrait Dispute Between Husband and Artist
Judge remarks on a portrait as the husband objects saying it resembles his wife? The artist replies that the work reflects the subject as she believes herself to appear.
Flying without wings, a judge and advice
A quote from the New York Times features a speaker telling a judge of a discovered method to fly without wings and seeking guidance, paired with a remark about stopping smoking cigarettes.
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New York Times
Chrysanthemums Among Flowers Live Long After Cut
Chrysanthemums are noted to last the longest among cut flowers, extending their display life beyond other blossoms.
Catarra cure offer and endorsements in Toledo ad
An advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for a catarra case cured by Hail's Catarra Curse from F J Curner & Co in Toledo. It includes testimonials about F J Cheney’s honesty and ability, and lists Wace Truax and KinnaXx as wholesale druggists. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and notes Damascus Jewish population figures in the first century.
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Catarra
F. J. Curner & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wace & Truax
Waxpina
Kinnaxx & Manvix
Damascus
St. Paul
Historians in Politics and Liberal Ties Across Nations
Collier's Weekly notes historians like Mommsen and Lecky served in national legislatures in Germany and England as liberals. It compares historians active in parliaments with figures such as Morley Rosebery Bryce, suggesting speculative learning trends toward liberalism and politics giving life to scholarship.
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Mommsen
Lecky
Germany
England
Collier’s Weekly
John Morley
Lord Rosebery
James Bryce
Renan
Anxious Mother and Wise Daughter Quote on Colonel Munnymint
A Boston Transcript item prints a witty exchange between a anxious mother and a wise daughter. The mother questions why the daughter ignored Colonel Munnymint while others claim his wealth. The daughter reassures with a sly remark about a charming back.
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Munnymint
Croesus
Boston Transcript
Quirky Exchange Captured in Brooklyn Life
A humorous dialogue snippet shows a bemused speaker commenting on a “queer looking chap” and a follow up about drinking water after ice cream. The exchange ends with a playful remark attributing the behavior to the chap’s character.
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Brooklyn
Breezy Hedges Quips On Plumber’s Job Hunt
Breezy Hedges declares to Indy he is a plumber seeking work. Mrs Handcoat questions tools and he replies that a plumber must return for them, noting the necessity of tools. The exchange is delivered in a humorous Puck style.
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Indy
Puck
Yes for a year and a half she doubted marriage
A Chicago Record Herald dialogue notes a woman’s doubt about love and engagement lasting eighteen months. A rival woman’s calculated affection prompts the decision, revealing the sought outcome in a succinct, period tone.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Charley Lacks Tact Says Donkey Remark Causes Rift
In a brief exchange, Harry notes unresolved tensions with Charley after Charley called Dreck a donkey. Dreck adds the insult was the latest in a string of poor manners, highlighting friction between the two men.
Calvert Street Man Seeks Change for $107 Laughter
Jinks asks Blinks for change for $107 in a witty exchange from the Baltimore News. Blinks replies with equal politeness that he is the man needed, prompting Jinks to cry out for a liver in a humorous street scene.
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Jinks
Calvert Street
Charles
Baltimore News
Shakespeare Sized Up by a Literary Circle
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a local group studying Shakespeare. Ned asks about the playwright, Bess replies with a light remark that they all find him “cute.” The brief exchange captures a playful take on literary discussion.
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Ned
Shakespeare
Bess
Philadelphia Press
I do not like to sail and fear the wind
A dialogue snippet shows a woman resisting sailing as she laments wind blowing her hair in her eyes. A man persuades with a joking threat to fix her so the wind blows into his eyes instead, prompting Bo to cry.
Woman Credits Peruna Cure In Public Letter
Mrs Muriel Armitage of Detroit writes that five years of uterine irregularities caused hysteria and weakness. After using Peruna for six months she reports strength return and full recovery after fifteen bottles, urging other women to try the remedy for catarrh and related ailments.
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Muriel Armitage
Greenwood Ave
Detroit
Moch
Royal
Temperance
Pernna
AL Mariel Armitage
Perona
Pelvic Catarrh and the Claim of Peruna Cure
A classic medical testimonial claims female weakness is pelvic catarrh and that catarrh progresses through the body. It asserts Peruna permanently cures catarrh and invites readers to write to Dr. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for free advice.
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Perils of Fanaticism Explored by Dr Buckley in Christmas Century
Dr James M Buckley discusses fanaticism in the United States citing a cosmopolite’s claim that the nation is a hot bed of fanaticism. He analyzes Oneida Community Spiritualism Mormonism Dowie Christian Science and labor movements, framing fanaticism as a key danger to the republic.
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James M. Buckley
United States
Buckley
Dowie
Our Republic
Pope Pius Chooses Cigar Like Past Popes
The article notes Pope Pius I II or X enjoys cigars in private while public smoking by Italian priests is not deemed clerical misdeed. It also compares Pius X with Pius IX as musically inclined, playing piano organ and singing mass. It ends with a remark on romantic challenges.
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Pope Pius
Cardinal Sarlo
Pius IX
Pius X
Life Saved Woman Credits Kidney Pills Cure
Mrs G W Fooks of Salisbury Afd wife of the sheriff reports eight years of kidney trouble with swelling bloating and breath difficulties. After three days on Deas Kidney Pills the back pain vanished and she was cured. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents.
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G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Afd
Wyomico County
Saays
Bright
Deas
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
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