Eczema Treatments Warned Against Drying Medicines
A medical note argues eruptions such as eczema and pimples arise from humors inherited or acquired by digestion and assimilation. It cautions against using drying medicines, recommending alternatives to manage skin conditions.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Advertisement Tale of A New Rich Woman
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as blood cleansers and body builders, citing cures for eczema and pimples. The item also includes a New York Press anecdote about a moneyed woman flaunting a Russian samovar tea urn and praising tea from a reservoir.
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New York
Russia
New York Press
Fragmented quips and hospital notes headline brief
A collected jumble of quotes from newspapers features a doctor noting a patient injury as a spine base case, a Philadelphia Press line about classifying a patient as a book agent, and light humor from the New York Sun about economizing manicures and a wife rereading old love letters with a knowing look.
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John Jones
Philadelphia Press
Mistaken Seat Offer on Street Car
A man who had given up his seat nudges a friend still seated and tells a fellow passenger to offer his seat to a standing woman. She retorts that she is a lady, and the man apologizes, saying he mistook her for a woman. Portland Oregonian.
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Portland
Oregonian
Tom Eastbell
Reuben Culwck
Reuben
Tom
Petersons
Sarah
Mrs. Eastbell
Omas Eastbell
Reuben Culwick
Sarah Eastbell
Potter’s Court
Nial
Abe
Lucy
Education in Russia leaves 17 million children undeclared
Report notes 17,000,000 school age children in Russia receive no instruction. No further specifics on regions or causes are provided.
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Russia
Chas
H. Re
Quieting His Fears
A brief exchange reveals a character hiding concerns about a father’s reaction to his acting. The dialogue hints at tension between career choice and parental approval in a snapshot of domestic humor.
Glassblowing machine could replace workers at Allegeny plant
John A Lubbers of Allegheny Pa invents a new glass blowing machine built at the Alexandria Ind unit of the American Window Glass Company. The vast cylinders and automated process threaten to end skilled hand blowing and may yield large profits for Lubbers while pushing workers from the trade. Westinghouse mechanics assisted in erection with patents pending on parts.
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John A. Lubbers
Allegheny
Alexandria
Ind
American Window Glass Company
Lubbers
Lkely
Westinghouse
Pittsburg
New York World
Regular church attendance follows a business instinct
A Chicago Post quips that a man began going to church regularly after being persuaded to donate to a church fund. His business mindset makes him aim for value, suggesting he might attend both morning and evening services if given more benefits.
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Chicago
iM the Enemy Was Obliging. Airship in Warfare Debate
The remarking men ponder the use of Langley’s airship in war. They discuss possible employment if the enemy could be coaxed into remaining in place until the craft descended. The exchange appears in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Prof. Langley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Two of a Kind in Casual Banter Amid Shop Talk
A light exchange satirizes constant shop talk between a man and a woman. The man dismisses tiresome chatter while the woman counters with a jab about perpetual shopping talk, reflecting social humor of casual conversations.
Second Cousin Sarah Enters Potter's Court Drama
Reuben Culwick helps defend Sarah Eastbell in Potter's Court as Thomas Eastbell battles rivals. Police arrive, the danger subsides, and Sarah decides to seek Worcester with Reuben and Lucy's support. Lucy confronts past choices and pledges to locate the cousin, while Sarah reveals plans to claim five pounds owed.
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Potter's Court
Thomas Wastbell
Thomas Pastbell
Wistoblus
Saxe-Gotha
Reuben
Tom
Sarah
Mr. Culwick
Hisself
Worcester
Potter’s Court
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