Curious Customs and Extreme Balloons Across Europe
A survey notes the continued French rural custom of placing a coin in the dead hand, the Wardburg long day from May 21 to July 22, Spitzbergen’s three and a half month summer, and a balloon ascent reaching 26,160 feet with two of three aeronauts suffocating. It also highlights Swiss thrift, with 40 percent of adults holding bank accounts and few beggars.
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France
Wardburg
Norway
Spitzbergen
Switzerland
Colorado Midland Excursion Line Proves Best for Scenic Travel
The Colorado Midland lines attract more excursion and tourist business this season than ever, with the line touted as offering the lowest rates, finest scenery, and best train service through the Mountains to Colorado tourist resorts.
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Colorado
Colorado Midland
Temperament Varies In Reactions To Similar Pressures
People differ in temperament with some yielding to pressure while others remain steadfast. The contrast highlights how individuals respond to the same conditions, showing a spectrum from easy surrender to firm resistance.
Seed catalogue promises profits from wheat at 40 cents
John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes winter wheat rye oats and clovers with samples claiming 80 bushels per acre and a farm seed catalogue priced at four cents while a line about a young woman’s love and a negative appears in the text.
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Salzer
Red Cross
John A. Salzer
Cees Cough Balsam Promoted As Quick Cold Cure
An advertisement touts Cee's Cough Balsam as the oldest and best remedy that breaks up a cold quickly. It claims reliability and urges readers to try it.
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Cee
Any Other Father But Uncle Sam With Forty Five Daughters
A philippic line asserts no father besides Uncle Sam would oppose adding more daughters, implying a debate or proposal tied to national or political topics. The remark frames a stance on expanding a group or roster under a national figure, signaling a humorous or satirical commentary.
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Uncle Sam
Texas Gulf Coast Promise A Home in Texas Pamphlet
A fragmented ad style note touts Gulf Coast Texas as richest for growth and stock raising with mail-order pamphlet prospects from Southern Texas Colonization Company led by John Linderhelm. Mentions cheap excursions twice monthly, Dahl the Swedish botanist, a COSMO BUTTERMILK SOAP claim, and an odd claim of a three mile ant tunnel in South America.
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United States
Gulf Coast
Texas
Southern Texas Colonization Company
John Linderhelm
Rialto Ridg
Chicago
Ill
Cascaret Candy Cathartic Ad Claims Cure
An old advertisement touts Cascaret’s Candy Cathartic as a remedy to cure constipation with a money back guarantee. It asserts even the newest women owe a debt of gratitude to the product’s promoter for introducing them as a new lady.
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Cascaret
Itc. C. C
C.C
Bacteria in Ice Water Shows Freezing Reduces Bacteria
Professor Woll reports freezing water greatly lowers bacterial counts, with Spree water dropping from 66,000 to 14 per cubic centimeter after nine days at ultra low temperatures. Ice origin affects results. surface contamination and harbor ice show higher counts, while long-term ice reduces virulence and slows fermentation, favoring melted ice for dairy work.
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Woll
Frankel
Helsingfors
Natural Foods for Poultry and Bull Selection
The article explains wild fowls grind food in their gizzards, prefer grains and seeds, and balance diets on range. It warns confined fowls lack choice, advise providing sharp grits, and stresses thoroughbred bulls for farmers combining dairy or beef aims. It urges grading up with the best bull for special purpose.
Lime's effect on soil texture and chemistry discussed
A scientific note explains lime loosens heavy compact soils and helps bind loose leady soils. The second line poses a rhetorical question about marriage and misery, suggesting social commentary alongside the agricultural point.
No Woman Is Exempt From Regularity in Life
An ad style testimonial urges that regularity in a woman's natural functions is essential and warns against painful menses. It features Miss Geert Trup e Sixrs of Eldred Pa praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for painful menstruation and leucorrhea. It claims Mrs Pinkham treats by letter many suffering women yearly and invites readers to write for health advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Boy answers he will grow up as a man
A 4 year old sibling was asked what he would be when grown up and he replied with certainty that he would be a man. The neighbor found the reply thoughtful and fitting for the moment.
Artistic Homes Offer Free Plaques With Elastic Starch
Moville designed porcelain game plaques depicting American Wild Ducks American Pheasant American Quail and English Snipe. J C Hubinger Bros Co offers a free plaque with the purchase of three ten cent packages of Elastic Starch through October 1. Plaques are distributed at grocers not mailed.
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Moville
J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co
Messrs
Universal Young Reporter Joke
A playful exchange sketches a young journalist asking which humorous paper Joe Miller writes for, while the veteran replies that he writes for all of them, poking fun at prevalent newsroom tall tales.
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Universal
Joe Miller
Monon Route Promotes Cincinnati Encampment Travel
The Monon Route offers four daily trains to Cincinnati at 1 cent a mile for the encampment period. Tickets go on sale Sept 3 4 5 and 6 valid Sept 6 18 and extended to Oct 2. Request 4 cents for the illustrated Cincinnati Encampment book from Frank J Reed G P A Chicago and L E Sessions T P A Minneapolis.
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Cincinnati
Monon
Frank J. Reed
Chicago
L. E
Fuchsia Named After Botanist Leonard Fuchs
The bright fuchsia flower earned its name from Leonard Fuchs a renowned botanist of note. This attribution reflects historical practice of naming plants to honor scientists who advanced plant science.
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Fuchsia
Leonard Fuchs
Famous Botanist
Laws Perms for Sale and Local Notices
Perms for sale at $2 per acre cash in Lions City and Chicago area. J Mulhall listed as contact. Also note about the city’s first brick house builder's wife passing away recently. Also No-To-Bac tobacco habit cure advertised.
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J. Mulhall
Lions City
Chicago
He Came Too Late In Love A Wake Tale
A comic paper excerpt dramatizes a failed romance where neglect and pride ruin a once hopeful bond. The man returns to a cold reception as memories fade and the woman’s passion yields to distance and resolve, leaving him powerless and alone.
Ally Sloper Quote Blasts Cannibals As Wicked
A humorous quip from Ally Sloper cites a diner scene where the speaker’s father proclaims cannibals are wicked for cooking missionaries, joking that he himself toasted his friends at dinner, signaling satirical social edge.
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Mamma
Ally Sloper
Doolin and the Thunderbolt
P Doolin a track walker for the Erie railroad, attended a wake then tried to walk the line before duty. The Thunderbolt express due at 8:45 never appeared. by 9 he wandered toward the track in a maudlin mood. An oncoming lantern revealed the danger as the engine halted suddenly and the engineer demanded what kept him.
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Doolin
The
Thunderbolt
P. Doolin
Erie Railroad
Harper’s Magazine
Haskell Road
Home Ways Soldier's Mother and Widow Comment
A brief humor piece features a letter from a soldier named George grumbling about army rations and his mother noting the remark. The widow responds that she is glad he feels at home, reflecting domestic wryness in wartime letters.
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George
What They Think Carrie Dear Little Fish exchange
A humorous dialogue from a vintage paper features Carrie wondering what a dear little fish contemplates while the fish replies with a playful boast about the calves the girls have on them as they cling. The light exchange reflects period whimsy and character foibles.
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Carrie
Intend to Marry Policeman Delays Wedding
A kitchen gossip asks Molly about the policeman she feeds nightly. She replies she plans to marry him but waits until his appetite lessens.
Fragmentary Naval Exchange at 3:30 A M
A rugged exchange unfolds in the night as a man calls to be admitted and a woman replies from an upper window in a terse, gaslit moment. The dialogue centers on a demand and a retort over a stated naval action with an unclear broader context.
Struck Hard and a Request for Ten Dollars
A dialogue record notes a remark by Rorick to Midkiff about a comment heard earlier. Midkiff asks what was said and recalls the line: Lend me ten dollars.
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Midkiff
Rorick
Man in Indiana Sleeps Little for Five Years
Reported case of a Indiana man who has not slept an hour in five years. Article notes thousands suffer inability to sleep due to dyspepsia headache and constipation. Claims remedy Hostetter's Stomach Bitters treats these disorders and is sold by all druggists.
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Indiana
Gabley Sece Photographs Capture Surprise Smile
Mrs. Gabley Sece appears in a candid instant photo described as taken by an instantaneous process. The remark notes surprise at catching her with mouth closed and wonders how the shot was achieved.
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Gabley
Wall's Catarrh Cuore and No-To-Bac Advertisement Paste
Wall's Catarrh Cuore is taken internally and priced at 75e. The text repeats the product name and price. It also touts No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco dependence, claiming it makes weak men strong and offering a booklet and sample free from Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
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Wall
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Keith
Keith Enamel Starch CO
Ill
Army blue replaces Spanish orange as favorite color
A brief note observes army blue overtaking Spanish orange in popularity. Mrs. Winston's Soothing Strup for children teething claims gums are softened, inflammation reduced, pain alleviated, and wind colic cured. Price listed as 26 cents per bottle.
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Army
Man's Better Half Question Sparks Lighthearted Notion
A witty remark suggests that many wives may not grasp the finer lifestyle their husbands enjoy. The quip pokes fun at differing social circles and daily habits, highlighting a playful cultural divide without assigning blame or detail.
Cosmo Buttermilk Toilet Soap Promises White Healthy Skin
Cosmo Buttermilk Toilet Soap claims to make skin soft white and healthy with bold results. The brief ad highlights skin benefits and nationwide appeal without detailing usage or ingredients.
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COSMO
The Explosive Force of Dynamite Compared to Gunpowder
A historical note explains that dynamite possesses roughly eight times the explosive force of gunpowder, illustrating its greater energy release and potential impact in blasting and mining contexts.
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Kay
Ripans Chemica Co
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Phompson
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the Thunderbolt
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Schley
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Cherry Valley
Ills
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