Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Cure for Scrofula
The note claims scrofula can be slow to develop and affect digestion, catarrh, and glands, then erupt or swell. It urges complete eradication and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine for all humors.
Recruiters Admit Showy Uniforms Draw Enlistees
General Buller explained that bright uniforms attract Mary Ann the nursemaid who lures Tom into service, making recruitment easier. He argued plain uniforms would hamper recruiting efforts and prove harder than ever.
Peruna Almanac Astrology Almanac Heads Rush Demand
The druggists report Peruna almanacs already in stock with strong demand due to astrology articles. A competent astrologist provides the zodiac character sketches and monthly lucky and unlucky days. Purchasers are advised to ask their druggist early before stock runs out.
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Peruna Almanaca
Peruna Almanac
Telegraphists' paralysis to be prevented by new key
A new telegraph key with a large hand handle aims to prevent paralysis among telegraphists. The device can be turned at any angle and held in any position the operator prefers for easier use.
Matrimony Jokes and Teething Remedy Ad
An old man is urged about marrying a younger wife with age inequality and replies she will be near to close his eyes. A friend counters with dark humor about eye opening. Also a Mrs Winslow’s Sooth is recommended for teething children.
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Mrs. Winslow
Wife-Well Cook Absence Sparks Household Note
A court record-like line shows a husband and wife exchanging a terse exchange about a missing cook. The dialogue mentions dysapep ila tablets and a judge remarks on Piso's Cure as the best throat medicine, with a reference to Ww. O. Exowney of Vanburen Ltd.
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John
Piso
O. Exowney
County Fair Adulterer Exposed At Kansas Event
A Kansas county fair witnessed a man lose $18 at a sure thing game as his wife seized money from a desk grafter to live on, then walked away amid cheering crowd. A quip suggests age and youth themes with wizard oil and dragglat advertising.
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College education yields another year of study joke
A Yonkers Statesman quip has a hotel proprietor chiding a student waiter for spilling soup while the student retorts that he has two more years in college. The exchange underscores the humor around ongoing education and practical service skills.
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Yonkers Statesman
Constipation Warning Prompts Quick Cathartic Remedy Ad
Fragmentary ad copy urges use of a laxative product to relieve constipation. Includes dubious medical claims and promotional language. No verifiable health guidance.
Godfather Denies Core Christian Beliefs During Service
In a Rochester Post-Express account a godfather, when asked if he held the essentials of the faith, emphatically replied I renounce them all, to the parson and witnesses astonishment.
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Purified Blood and Swift's Plant to Cure Rheumatism
Patient testimonial from Mrs James Keil of Ninth Street Washington DC recounts severe sciatica and crippling pain. She credits Swift's Specific (S.S.S.) with purifying her blood, restoring health, appetite, and mobility after doctors failed to help.
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Poy Ninth Street
Washington, D. C
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Four Silk Pillows Fund Belle Gossip
In a cheeky exchange, Tom and Jack discuss a famed belle described as remarkable. The punchline notes she harbors four silk pillows stuffed with hair from four football players, a vivid, humorous detail from the Philadelphia Record.
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Tom
Jack
Philadelphia Record
Carnegie Driven From Pittsburg House by Beggars
Andrew Carnegie was forced to depart a Pittsburg residence by a rear door and escape a crowd of beggars seeking charity, many for libraries. He reportedly receives hundreds of begging letters daily.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Woman Cures Rheumatism With Pink Pills
Mrs. George M. Knowles of Portland Maine suffered rheumatic pains for a year and a half until taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. After two months she was free of pain and has remained cured. The ad promotes the pills as a remedy for various ailments and lists purchasing details.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Philadelphia marks 200th anniversary of 1701 incorporation
October 25 marks two centuries since Philadelphia was incorporated in 1701 as a town with about 1500 houses and over 65000 inhabitants. The city was laid out as a parallelogram between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers.
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Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedy Warns Advert
The advertisement claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining and promises cure if the tube is restored. It offers $100 for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure and urges readers to send for circulars. The note mentions Hall's Pills as a top product and lists F J Cheney & Co, Toledo Ohio.
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St. Louis Emerges as Financial Center of Central West
The St. Louis Star notes the city has built a solid financial base this year with fresh credit from New York and increased support for Western crops. It suggests the world’s fair will mark St. Louis as the financial hub of the Central West.
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New York
Wireless message sparks pier suspense in quarrelsome couple
Mrs Gull confronts her husband over a whispered wireless message from a steamer. He confirms the note read meet me at the pier, dearest, and the exchange ends with the couple pondering the mysterious message.
Paris Figaro writer urges restraint to aid world peace
Mar O'Rell, newly on the Paris Figaro staff, says the press should restore duties once held by diplomacy and avoid topics without basic knowledge. He argues that if followed, global peace could be secured within twenty years.
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Mar O'Rell
Paris Figaro
Archbishop of Canterbury Once Taught Gardens at College
The present Archbishop of Canterbury, years ago as head of a government training college for teachers, regularly demonstrated gardening by personally teaching students and tending the grounds with spade and rake in his shirt sleeves.
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Mississippi counties drive state income from saloon tax
Few saloons operate in Mississippi yet they pay nearly one third of the state's privilege tax revenue. Mississippi is described as ultra prohibition, with antisaloon sentiment in most counties under local option. Fourteen counties account for the bulk of the 150000 dollars received annually.
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Mississippi
I Shall Marry a Hero Says She to Adolphus
Dialogue reveals a challenge of romance and honor as She declares she will marry only a hero. He vows to prove his worth by seeking guidance from religious authority and public opinion in Philadelphia.
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Adolphus
Pope
Philadelphia Bulletin
Cape Girardeau Stepping Stones Test for Sobriety
Cape Girardeau Missouri town marshal Charlie Armgard uses a mud filled hollow and a line of stepping stones to assess intoxication. A hesitant suspect crossing the stones is hauled back to jail, aiming to deter drunken prowlers beyond Coon Hollow.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
Coon Hollow
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Transhollow
Charlie Armgard
Cape Girardeau
Marshal Armgard
Origin of Slang Phrase Go Way Back and Sit Down
A New York publisher recalls a Tenderloin saloon gathering where a heated exchange led to the line Go way back and sit down. Smithy, Bully, and Johnson shaped the tale into a song with Elmer Bowman and Johnson, making the phrase popular and tied to the last campaign’s politics.
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al Johns
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Gooses and Gobblers at Odds Over Uret and Losses
An old cryptic tale recounts geese and a turkey debating events after their capture by a cruel farmer named Uret. The fowl describe cries and misunderstandings while a palace guard list hints at Morocco’s sultan and his seven night courtyard pets.
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Michigan
Morocco
Peruna Endorsed by Doctors in Cure Claims
Washington physician Dr C B Chamberlin and others praise Peruna as a cure for catarrh and a general tonic. Dr Llewellyn Jordan, Dr George C Havener, Dr L S Smith, and Dr Mary Smith endorse its use for chronic catarrh and ovarian issues. Readers urged to write to Dr Hartman for guidance and free advice.
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Llewellyn Jordan
U. S. Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
Geo. C. Havener
Anacostia
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Peruna Medicine Co
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Williston
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Life quotes and a tale of seafaring ambition
In a humorous exchange, Gentle Hint recalls proposing by letter and being redirected to The Life of Paul Jones. The book notes that after fruitlessly seeking command by letter, the individual met with someone and subsequently secured the ship.
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Kentucky’s Early Interest in Road Making Policy
Kentucky was an early western state active in road making. The state cooperated with its minor divisions to build roads, and many years ago a corps of engineers began laying out roads across the bluegrass region.
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Kentucky
Corps of Engineers
Blue Grass State
Montreal street railway records high passenger totals revenue gain
The annual statement reports 46,741,000 passengers and 14,215,000 transfers carried by the street railway. Net profit for the year reached $649,251.51, up from $647,246.64 the previous year, per the Montreal Herald and Telegraph.
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Montreal Herald and
Tur
Tidbits of a playful dialogue tease
A lighthearted exchanges shows She-Oh praising Fred for kindness generosity and looks while he blushes at her question about what he sees in her. He replies she has good judgment. The scene ends with a humorous misstep as Tid jokes about tits.
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