Reed’s Beard Sparks Ticket Office Tale
A humorous anecdote from a Washington Post item recounts Mr Reed’s small mustache drawing attention. At a railway station he forgot his change after buying tickets, prompting the conductor to remark on whether his facial hair qualifies as an ample mustache. The tale ends with Reed defending his understated beard.
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Reed
Ales
Teed
Washington Post
Maine
Flo
Mr. Reed
Dee
Wilson
Washington
Fragmented 19th Century Advertisements and Phrases
A jumble of historical quack cures and product claims appears, mentioning Hall's Catarrh Cure, a 1286 England ball, Embellished boasts for Salzer's World’s Fair wheat and winter rye yields, and various remedies like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The text mixes odd translations, misprints, and promotional snippets with numerical notes on yields and prices.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer
Corea and Coreans A Curious Mongolian-Chinese Blend
A dated sketch contrasts Corean life with Chinese and Japanese traits, noting isolation, sparse resources, and a unique society. It describes population density, attire, paper making, and a strict urban order with officials traveling in litters, while farming remains labor intensive and villages rely on simple irrigation and vigilant field guards.
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Coren
Grawn
Dhare
Sinilarity
Corea
Missouri
Escaped convict Monroe Marshall recaptured after 21 years
In May 1873 Monroe Marshall, a Fulton county chain gang convict who escaped 21 years earlier, was traced to Deettur street and recognized by a fellow Black man. He confessed the long-ago escape, described guarded pursuit and river crossing, and was rehoused in the camp with new stripes as authorities closed the case.
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Mick
Georsiy
Monroe Marshall
Fulton County
Shickles
Marshall
Clain
Wiis
Deettur Street
Atlanta
Georgia
Texas
Mareshall
Corean Forced From Seclusion to Frontline Duty
The Corean, once to vegetate in seclusion, now faces compulsory front line service as circumstances compel him to participate in ongoing hostilities. His reputation rests on several valued harbors coveted by Russia, England, and Japan, shaping the pressures surrounding his deployment.
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Irussia
England
Japan
Detroit Builder Levi Key's Early Life and Pink Pills Cure
A Detroit builder Levi Key recalls his move to Detroit forty years ago and his rise, noting his Moran Street home. He shares a tale of illness from varicose veins, medical treatment, and a revival after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He endorses the pills and explains their benefits for blood and nerves, marketing them as the world’s best.
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Detroit
Levi Key
Gratiot Avenue
Leyi Elsey
Moran Street
Gira Tot
Hisey
Newberry & McMullas
Camon
St Village
America
Evening News
Northrup
Woodward Avenue
Jim
Dr. Williams
Woodward Ave
Chad
Williams
Schenectady
Detroit Eyening News
Cloned Mouth and Indian Mowers Warn Parents
The article notes that Indian mothers train children to keep lips shut from infancy, claiming the habit persists and prevents throat or lung weakness. It warns against neglecting this early practice and urges prompt attention to any mouth-opening tendency in children.
Practical Englishman and wife weighings mislead on pounds
A tale of Misers and a wife chasing weight loss through a fashionable carelessness ends with a joke about pounds lost versus spent. The dialogue tangles with references to a son and college, and a knee injury interrupts the scene with a hint of domestic misfortune.
Insurance Item in a Saloon Teases Quasi Death Plot
In an Austin saloon Colonel Percy Yorger jokes with Major Witherspoon about collecting half the insurance on Yorger's wife. The prank centers on a supposed death or near death fear, with the colonel musing on legal half of the policy while the wife reports being half dead from fright every night.
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Ted
Percy Yorger
Major Witherspoon
Austin
Paul
A Happy Death On Ouion Creek
A negro living on Ouion Creek came to Austin recently and spoke with a city friend. The exchange centers on Pete’s condition and the community’s concern. The dialogue notes Pete is "done dena" and that he died with digestion of the lungs, surrounded by best wishes from the neighborhood.
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Ouion Creek
Austin
Hind
Pete
Hull
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Karl
Ont
Gullworth
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Price
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Naon
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Buffalo
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Lava
Premiuma- Woolson Spice Co
Hurun St
Pole Rcs Silo
Inneapolis
Minn
Laxi Boahd
Tetas
Asp
Hank
Corea and
Coreans
Maud
China
Tap Dane
Wifornam
Corean
Lo Ray
Joss House
Miss Julie
Judie
Actual Loxs
Madagascar
Robly Donglison
Philadelphia
California Fig Syrup Co
Slate
John M. Purdy
Missourh ‘Tek Company
Neosho
Catarah
Paige
Ann
Ayrup
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