Giant Baby Girl and Other Oddities From Far Lands
A Pine Grove, Texas tale describes a girl nearly 10 and six feet tall with a giant engineer father and equally tall mother. The piece notes her slow growth, strong physique, and weak mind, amid a quirky report of a bat known as the flying fox pest in New South Wales and a seven foot giant Catoni who died in Italy after selling his skeleton rights for $2,000.
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Douglasville
Tex
Philadelphia Ledger
New South Wales
Catoni
Italy
Rome
Expensive Beds of the Greeks Described in Table Talk
The Greeks kept ornate beds with open conch shapes and carved frames. They used two or three wool or feather mattresses and costly coverings, reflecting high craftsmanship and luxury.
Purity and popularity boost Masvirr PinG Car sales
The article touts a smiling testimonial from smokers praising a pure mild sweet smoke and questions how such strong business growth could occur if Masvirr PinG Car were not as claimed. The piece implies widespread consumer approval fueling rapid sales.
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Masvirr Ping
August Flower Testimony Promotes Health Remedy
An 1890s testimonial from Lorenzo F Sleeper of Appleton Maine touts August Flower as a life saver after eight years of illness. The ad urges careful living and promotes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as part of medical guidance. It mentions a free book on careful living and references a drugstore in South Ath Avenue.
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August Flower
Lorenzo F. Sleeper
Appleton
Maine
Scott
Shorthand Language Snippet at Broadway Store
A brisk customer in a gents’ shop debates shorthand with a salesgirl. He grumbles about prices and notes he would wear suspenders as a tie before paying more. The clerk retorts she can say it in one word Git.
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Upper Broadway
New York Sun
Scotland
New York Tribune
Wickets, Gentlemen
Three juvenile officers quartered at the Curragh face a comic misdirection as one snacks tickets at a station. A, the most worn of the trio, claims an easy trick by simply announcing wickets and boasting he has six more.
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Curragh
Dublin
St. James
Stradivarius Debate Sparks Shop Talk in Chicago
A salesman tries to buy a customer’s old instrument for 2.25 as the customer protests calling it a genuine Stradivarius. The exchange plays on value versus branding in a Chicago Tribune style vignette.
Far outward application mix up in Irish anecdote
A humorous exchange from Yenowine's News recounts Mr. Murphy misunderstanding a labeled remedy. The doctor asks about his condition while Murphy explains he used the product on his clothing rather than his skin, mistaking outward use instructions for internal use.
Late Stayer Wily Lamp and Sleepy Guess
A fragment notes fatigue and a lamp’s dimming as someone muses that rest or time for endings has arrived. The odd phrasing implies a meditative diary like musing on endings and weekly cadence.
Snippets of Wit and Wisdom from Periodical Quips
A collage of humorous lines and quips from late 19th or early 20th century sources. It includes playful anecdotes about Mr. Smith’s smile, a Piedmont prince renaming an unfaithful servant, schoolyard exchanges about chaperones, and light exchanges from Harper’s and Detroit Free Press styled captions.
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Piedmont
Giovanni
Michele
Francesco
Serafino
Dillcoteck Requests Carriage as Judge Orders Action
The exchange shows Dillcoteck complaining about being walked on and a plan to have Thomas call the carriage immediately while Kugeda shows forgetfulness amid the judge issuing a directive.
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Dillcoteck
Mixes Kugeda
Thomas
Iron Maiden Torture Exhibit Sought for Chicago Fair
A London correspondent reports a plan to bring the Nuremberg torture instruments collection to Chicago for the World's Fair. The English nobleman owns 600 items including the Iron Maiden and related devices, with many tools showing signs of prior use and designed to inflict varied painful methods.
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London
New York Herald
Chicago
Nuremberg
Nurenberg Castle
Nan
England
America
Wennine
Sharp Swindlers and Deceitful Tricks Across the Seas
The piece describes Asiatic and Indian swindlers in Calcutta and Bombay selling adulterated whisky and counterfeit money. It details drill-and-fill bottle frauds, rupee shelling with poured-in liquid, and the skill of deceit. An expository fable on faith and works closes with a Scots minister anecdote.
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Calcutta
Bombay
Jack
Martell
Laws
Screen Door Misadventures with Mr Bowser and Wife
A humorous household anecdote follows Mr Bowser and his wife as they argue over hanging a screen door. The wife teases his skill while he bungles with a spring and gimlet, until she seizes control to fix the door. The clash ends with the door still misaligned and tempers flaring in a comic scene.
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Mr. Bowser
Jowager Queen of Portugal Marksman at Gallas
Reports say the Jowager queen of Portugal is an avid shooter at her country seat near the sea at Gallas. She practices from a window, aiming at bottles tossed into the surf, and is described as a notably skilled markswoman.
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Portugal
Gallas
New York Herald
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies, Say Advertisers
One hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by taking Mall's Catarrh Cure. The ear condition stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and requires constitutional treatment. nine of ten deafness cases arise from catarrh and can be treated with Mall's Catarrh Cure. Also notes saloon familiarity as a social issue.
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Mall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Across the Times: Odd Bits of Currency and Wit
A collage of snippets mentions a broker’s tip on A. E. and Q. preferred at 23 and 40, a note on 577 million silver dollars coined with 22 to 3 million circulating, and a humorous jab at a Teuton’s zoo promenade, all in brisk editorial style.
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A. E
Exchange
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promised Blood Purity
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy. It claims to strengthen the liver and kidneys, purify and enrich the blood, aid digestion, and treat dyspepsia and a wide range of skin and blood conditions. The copy asserts year round efficacy and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit is shown.
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Dr. Pierce
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