The Twentieth Century Time Reckoning Note
A fragment recalling the start of the twentieth century and a claim about timing for a health remedy called Losteller's Bromgeh Pilters. It cites disease outbreaks and urges immediate cure dating from the era, with a quotation about duty and curiosity from the Chicago Daily News.
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Dodgy Ad Slogans and Mild Health Claims From Vintage Page
The fragmentary clipping blends product ads and chatter about health remedies. It mentions Grove Tasteless Chill Tonic and Mrs Witrelow’s soothing remedy for teething, plus a note on a diphtheria epidemic where 205 patients were treated with serum and two died.
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Meaning in a Squeak Boots Question
Exchange between Gus de Smith and Johnny notes a squeaky boot comment and questions payment, jokingly contrasting with the speaker’s other clothes also squeaking. The fragment hints at a humorous or social exchange without further context or names beyond the speakers.
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Restoring a Medieval Castle in Alsace Like Pierrefonds
At Hobkoninsburg in Alsace the remains of an early medieval castle will be restored by the kaleer in a manner akin to Pierrefonds rebuilt by Viollet le Duc for the Empress Eugenie.
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Little Alice Advises On Pancake Eating
A young girl named Alice watches her mother bake pancakes and, after a moment, tells her to put on her back turn over on stomach and then eat, revealing a playful or curious remark during the kitchen scene.
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Modern Books and Plays A Comedy of Titles
The piece sketches readers debating dramatized novels and plays with playful titles. It moves to a Balzac anecdote about trousers for writing and ends with a Cleveland office tale and Uncle Silas in Boston reflecting on the tea thrown overboard.
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Pedigree Talk Sparks Rivalry Between Elite Figures
A Washington Star clipping captures a sharp exchange where a wealthy American praises a nobleman’s lineage. The nobleman coolly replies he values pedigree, noting his lifelong habit of naming horse ancestry at the races.
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Skeleton key opens family closet scandal
In a witty exchange, a detective explains how a skeleton key uncovers a hidden family secret, revealing a scandal in the household. The banter frames the discovery as a clever unmasking of private truths.
Pink Pills praised by Indianapolis woman as cure for long illness
Mary Burns of 505 Hiawatha Street Indianapolis testifies that after years of indigestion nervousness and female troubles five doctors and many medicines failed. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills she improved quickly and the ailments disappeared. Notary public swears to document October 19 1900. Pills sold at 50 cents a bar or six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY. A Forehanded Lover follows about elopement banter with George and his girlfriend.
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Woes of a Wife and Odd Household Quips
A Waspish dialogue from the Boston Traveler features a wife lamenting her marriage to a comic husband who jokes about keeping jelly mold at bay by turning the jar upside down. Garfield Tea is advertised as a spring medicine for liver cleansing blood purification and overall health.
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Hood
Boston Traveler
Aluminum bridges for cavalry and tonic tablets claim cures
The fragment notes Larative Rromo-Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay and a 25 cent price. It also mocks street car conductors as not passing fare. It briefly reports Austro-Hungary war office testing aluminum bridges for cavalry, crediting Captains de Vaux and de Vall as inventors.
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Tennyson Poses Playful Conundrum at Burlington House
The poet Tennyson teased guests with a newly minted riddle asking who are the greatest women in the world. The clever answer named Mise Ourl, the Missesppi and Sara Gossa in a lighthearted bit of witty wordplay at the gathering.
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Eleanor's endurance mocked by parents in dialogue
In a New York World snippet, Eleanor’s mother defends her delicacy and lack of stamina, while her father counters that she can endure dancing all night in tight shoes, leaving her exhausted for chores the next day.
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The Princess and the Tiger and a Prince
A playful tale recalls a princess with a tame tiger that bites a suitor but ends with the prince departing in a mood. The Detroit Journal muses on love for teachers and boys' dislike of norms, hinting at life’s inevitable parting and the quiet toll of funerals.
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