Stage's reluctant embrace and the weary path to adoption
Mr Stormington Barnes reflects on adopting the stage after years of struggle. He admits he did not set out to adopt it, yet the craft finally claimed him through persistence and tireless effort. The remark captures a playwrights journey toward belonging in the theater world.
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Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
Uncle Eben Teases On Look In The South
A colorful dialogue shows Uncle Eben teasing a neighbor about wisdom and ignorance. The excerpt captures dialect rich in humor and regional character, highlighting playful banter and social dynamics common in Washington Tar era folklore.
Raucous Capitol Tour Highlights Gallery Mixups
A playful exchange maps galleries in the Capitol with the ladies’ and rogues’ spaces misidentified. The men’s gallery sits above the speaker’s desk as the speaker guides the tour.
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Capitol
Preas
Rogues
Homing Instinct of the Horse
An Arabian horse lost from a moving train between Oklahoma and Morrill Kansas last March reappeared last week at its former home in Oklahoma and was unharmed. This follows a report from the Kansas City Journal.
Piso's Cure for Consumption Advertisement
An 19th century style notice touts Piso's Cure for Consumption as a bronchial remedy. It claims efficacy for coughs and is offered at druggists for 25 cents.
Watermelon Diamonds Recipe Note
A brief culinary tip describes chilling a watermelon and cutting it into thick diamonds before layering in a glass dish with powdered sugar. Serve on small plates as a fruit course.
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Washington
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promised Cure for Catarrh
A 19th century advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy for catarrh affecting nose throat stomach and lungs. It cites testimonials including William Sherman of Milwaukee claiming four battles cured and urges readers to choose Hood's as the only true solution.
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Hood
William Sherman
6Th St
Milwaukee
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Jail for Runaway Husbands Under New Jersey Law
Law imposes one year in state prison or a $100 fine or both on husbands who desert wives and children and leave the state to escape family support responsibilities.
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New Jersey
Great Nerve Treatment Trial Noted in Philadelphia Ad
An advertisement from Dr. Kline’s firm at 08 Arch St Philadelphia promotes Dr Kline’s Great Nerve remedy claiming lasting relief from nervousness and energy issues in a late trial battle context.
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Kline
Bank Clerk Refuses Cash Without ID at Clévéland Plain Dealer
Quote from Clévéland Plain Dealer describes a bank clerk denying withdrawal without identification. Narrator recalls unmarked linen and absence of a handkerchief, highlighting a tense moment in a local banking scene.
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Clévéland Plain Dealer
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications since it is a blood or constitutional disease. Internal remedies are needed. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces and is not quack medicine. The product shown is a long-standing prescription with testimonials available. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Halls Family
Unclear Snippet Sparks Mixed Claims About Truth and Remedies
Fragment traces a dispute about honesty involving a woman named Mrs. ane and a remark from the New York Sun. The text also mentions soothing remedies and advice for guiding children.
Child's Grief Over Ezra Whitney Marriage
Little Mary Whitney complains to her mother after a punishment and accuses Ezra Whitney of bringing misfortune to the family, revealing tensions surrounding a marriage into the Whitney household.
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Mary Whitney
Ezra Whitney
Blood building and spring cleansing prompts in warm weather
An advertisement urges readers to start a course of S. S. S. to purify blood, strengthen the liver and kidneys, and prevent skin eruptions, boils, and nervous symptoms as warmer months approach. It claims polluted blood invites illness and touts S. S. S. as a safe tonic, with testimonials praising its health benefits.
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Oman
Swift “Pecific CO
Atlanta, Gas
Various Industrial and Scientific Advances Reported
The article surveys diverse topics from steel production and grape sugar benefits to electric traction tests in London and wireless telegraphy trials. It notes a tribe in British New Guinea with limited mobility, German wood washing for joinery, and livestock improvements tied to limestone soil, ending with comparisons of census methods in Europe and the United States.
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H. Goldschmidt
Wiesbaden
J. Adams
Dublin
London
Coast Survey
British New Guinea
Germany
Department of Agriculture
D. W. May
Kentucky
Europe
United States
Treasury
Visual reach of water creatures and reaction advice
The passage notes fish see only at close range about half their length while snakes have poor sight with limits of a quarter to an eighth of their length. Frogs see better at fifteen to twenty times their length. The text also advises men to shake rugs instead of slamming doors when angry.
Woman urges Pinkham remedy for menstrual pain in Chicago talk
Miss Agnes Miller of Chicago speaks to young women on dangers of menstruation and how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her six year battle with dysmenorrhea She credits three weeks for improvement and a month for cure while promoting free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass
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Agnes Miller
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Potomac Ave
French Army Mortality Higher Than German Rates 1888 1900
Official figures show that from 1888 to 1900 mortality in the French army was more than double that of the German army. The data highlight a stark disparity in military deaths between France and Germany during the late 19th century.
Newfoundland fishers form a large livelihood group
In Newfoundland more than a quarter of residents work in catching and curing fish. A child, Mildred aged four, divides candy among family members naming mamma Virginia Charlie and others while mamma asks where papa fits in. The reply is at the front door.
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Mildred
Mamma
Virginia
Charlie
Papa
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