Negro's & white man shift coal job in street scene
A New York City incident on West 23d Street shows a black man hiring a white man to shovel coal for a private house. The black employer pays $1.50 to the white man while the driver drops the coal on the sidewalk, provoking laughter at the improvised arrangement and a digression about Governor Hughes.
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West 23d Street
Lexington Avenue
New York Times
QO. K
Taber
Tlaghes
Ceuts
Billion Dollar Grass seeds advertised by Salzer Seed Co
An advertisement touts Billion Dollar Grass and related seeds claiming high yields and three crops a year. It urges readers to send for the original seed catalog from John A Salter Seed Co and promises samples and other farm seeds. It also mentions a desk tool to remove rust from pen nibs.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Pastare
America
Victoria
Qeai
Eta
Vor
John Va. Salzer Seed Co
LN. OU
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days With Pazo Ointment
Guarantied claim that Pazo Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. Product priced at 50 cents.
Patent Medical Quackery Ad Teems With Odd Claims
An old newspaper fragment touts various health elixirs and laxatives. It claims Horseflesh and Rustic-What cure ailments, and praises a product named Garfield Tea as a simple laxative. It also promotes a syrup for teething with questionable efficacy and lists vague figures about coal and oil heat efficiency.
Marriage Dickering in Hungary Custom and Arbitration
In parts of Hungary the groom pays a tariff to the bride’s parents. If the parties disagree the mayor acts as arbitrator. A cattie deather ruled the groom must pay a king’s ransom for each pound the bride weighed. The verdict set the price at eighty SIN paids and the groom paid the equivalent of 505 shillings before the wedding ceremony.
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Hungary
Tiungary
Remarkable Man Credits Kidney Pills For Cure
A nearly centenarian resident of 44 Wallace St. credits Deans Kidney Pills with complete relief after 40 years of kidney trouble. He endured pain, back weakness, and nightly awakenings before starting the pills, which cost 50 cents a box and are sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N.Y.
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Shepard Wollock
Wallace St
Ted Bank
Mr. Wollocek
Deans
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Western Canada Crops Cannot Be Checked Claim
A letter from Saskatchewan written by A. Kaltenbrunner to the Emigration Commissioner asserts Western Canada crops cannot be checked. He reports 70 acres of wheat yielding 20 bushels per acre and 30 acres fallow at 25 bushels, plus 9,000 bushels of oats from 160 acres with 90 bushels per acre on fall plowings. He notes three carloads shipped at 53 cents per bushel and predicts higher earnings despite a late spring and adverse conditions.
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Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
C J
DoMinion Government
Lroulean
Drinkwater
Moose Daw Creek
Western Canada
Kaltenbrunner
Margaret Norton kinship clash over lessons abroad
Family quarrel centers on Margaret Norton's voice and music lessons. Relatives debate her training, expenses, and whether she should study abroad for years to improve her abilities.
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Trowas
Norton
Margaret
Lord Kelvin Romance and the Canary Islands Message
A garbled memory ties Lord Kelvin to romance on a voyage to the Canary Islands where a clever signaling system prompts a marriage proposal. The tale ends with a quip and notes a whisper of science and a quirky heart beat comparison between vegetarians and meat eaters.
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Lord Kelvin
Lord Kelfvin
Rihige
What Causes Headache From Colds to May
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine claims to remove the cause. W.K Grove on box 25¢.
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W.grove
Cuticura Cures Fifteen Years of Eczema in Six Days
Edward Wovell of Fort Crook Nebraska reports fifteen years of terrible eczema on hands arms and legs. He credits Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent with stopping itch and healing sores after about six days.
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Edward Wovell
U. S. Infantry
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Striking Reciters and Artists Elevate Hidden Details
The quote from Strand Magazine compares skilled reciters and painters to reveal beauty others miss. It warns that mediocrity loses charm through sameness and dullness, stressing the power of craft to illuminate small details.
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Strand Magazine
Tough city boy dodges trolley fall in urban taunt
A Chicago Tribune item recalls a mother asking a doctor if her son would recover after a fall from a trolley car. The doctor replies it will take more than a fall to keep the boy down, calling him the toughest imp who runs the streets.
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Chicago Tribune
Reward for Catarrh Cure Promoted by Hall’s Company
One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials from Vandxe, Kexwan & Marvin of Toledo praise FL J Cheney. Walls Catarrh Cure advertised as a blood and mucous system remedy. Festitenia free with order and prices listed. Also selling salts and Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Foredo
FL J. Cheney
Vandxe
Kexwan & Marvin
Diraggists
Toledo
Owalls
Odd Grimes Dies Shrouded in Mystery Coat Unbuttoned
Reverent hands remove the black coat Odd Grimes wore always buttoned. Discovery explains why he kept it fastened, revealing a silent secret beneath. Chicago premiere reports a somber, unresolved ending to the notable figure.
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Odd Grimes
Chicago
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad On Shoes and Charities
Inon Pinch promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease feet and fit shoes. It claims to cure corns swelling soreness heat callouses aching sweating and ingrown nails. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for two shillings. address given as Le Roy New York. Uncle Jerry Peebles derides state charitable institutions as blackened rather than whitewashed.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
State St
Chesebrough
W. L. Douglas
Douglaz
Klus Sted
Brockton, Maas
Correct Social Etiquette and Coal Transport Costs
A society note discusses proper usage of terms and chaperone role, then provides a cost estimate for hauling coal on the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad. It cites a rate of six mills per ton mile for transport and two cents per ton for labor of handling.
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St. Louis and
San Francisco
Flibberty Jibbit on work ethic and life insurance
The passage features a quoted joke about overworking and seeking reassurance from a doctor. It contrasts a physician's verdict with a humorous take on buying more life insurance to ease anxiety, ending with a wavering self-assessment.
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Flibberty
Unique ornamental panel on office door shown
Weekus asks Mr Brackett about new designs and the Busy Architect reveals a distinctive ornamental panel he added to his office door.
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Weekus
Sagain
Mr. Brackett
Do You Eat Pie
An advertisement urges readers to order packages of OUR PIE from grocers to make Lemon Chocolate and Custard pies. If a grocer won’t supply, switch to a store that will. Prepared by D Zerta Food Co Rochester NY.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
N. Y
Ingots Hidden in Bank of England for Over Two Centuries
A note reports that silver ingots have rested in the Bank of England vaults for more than 200 years. The find highlights long term storage of precious metal and historical monetary practice.
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Bank of England
Bromo Quinine Ad Claims One Day Cold Cure
An advertisement touts a single Bromo Quinine laxative product with the claim it cures a cold in one day. It urges readers to look for the signature of E. W. Grova and notes the widespread use worldwide. The poster claims 25 cents price and notes global reach.
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E. W. Grova
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Putnam
Monroe
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Quincy
Mlinots
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