Twain and Depew Comedy on Atlantic Voyage
On a sea crossing, Mark Twain entertained guests with humorous remarks at dinner while Senator Depew followed with a jab about Twain’s act. The crowd laughed as Depew’s speech was humorously recalled. The English passenger praised Depew yet mocked Twain’s prior speech for its quality.
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Senator Depew
Mark Twain
Twain
Mr. Depew
Washington Post
Clemena
Mr. Clemens
Clemens
Unfavorable Symptom Quinine Cough Passages
A doctor describes a quinine cough as akin to Peruvian bark. The patient reacts with a wry remark about the medicine. The exchange reflects medical language and reference to traditional remedies.
Mrs Laura Howard Chicago Praises Pinkham Remedy
Miss Laura Howard of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing health problems after doctors failed. She describes relief from pains swelling and insomnia and urges others to seek the remedy. The notice includes a testimonial from Latena How AED at 113 Newberry Ave Chicago and an $8000 forfeit offer for genuineness of the testimonial.
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South End Ladies’ Golf Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura Howard
Lydian
Pinkham
Latena
AED
Newberry Ave
Ill
Mira
Iit
Lynn
Mass
The Thorn in Pauls Flesh and Gods Strength Made Perfect
A sermon outlining Pauls thorn in the flesh from Second Corinthians and how God uses infirmity to display Christ’s power. It contrasts permanent and temporary thorns, urges persistent prayer, and shows strength perfected in weakness through grace.
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Copright
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
Paul
Paradise
Satan
God
Christ
Sam
Jesus Christ
Pauls
Fife
Strength Found in Weakness Across the Galilee
The sermon contrasts the rich young man who clung to wealth with the demon possessed man in Gadara and the thieves on the cross, noting that God works through human extremity. It cites Rev. F. B. Meyer on relying on divine grace for the weak and describes a Chicago street cripple who finds joy in Christ despite infirmity.
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Jesus
Lake of Galilee
Christ
Paradise
St. Paul
Paul
Chicago
Brother
Jesus Christ
God
Fac Similes of Declaration Scarce in Philadelphia Trade
Letters arrive from Philadelphia asking if the original declaration of independence copy exists and if duplicates can be obtained. Facsimiles were common years ago but are now scarce. a collector offered ten dollars for one bearing a western railroad ad. The original rests in the state department in Washington but is faded and nearly illegible.
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Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia
Western
Department of State
Washington
Government Employes Strike Threat Discussed by Clerks
A Washington Star excerpt quotes an veteran clerk warning that a united strike by federal workers could paralyze the capital and force a wage rise as meat prices climb. He argues women and men cannot unite, making a general strike unlikely despite the beef shortage.
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Washington
Washington Star
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Act
Senator Elsberg recounts loan tale on train to Albany
A New York Times report recalls Senator Elsberg telling a tale of a colored man who kept paying off an installment loan on his wife’s burial plot. The man visits the senator confessing trouble over a $40 overdue balance and fears consequences for his departed spouse.
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New York Central
Albany
New York Times
Elsberg
The Manly Woman Sparks Debate On Girls Reading
Duchess of Sutherland urges girls read adventurer tales to nurture courage and fair play. Mrs Alec Tweedie counters that modern girls grow lanky from too much exercise and hockey is too rough for girls, questioning sports over home life.
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Duchess of Sutherland
Saturday Review
Proress
Bessie
Tom Tidler
Alec Tweedie
Daily Mail
Girl Escapes Harem Aboard Wanderer Near Constantinople
The American yacht Wanderer docked for cleaning after reaching Constantinople with owner Mrs Mars ter and party. A girl named Levia, about 17, escaped a Broussa harem, swam to the yacht with a dog in pursuit, and was taken aboard to be educated in America.
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Wanderer
Constantinople
Marster
Robinson
Broussa
Levia
America
Half Million Acres Open to Settlers in Nebraska Lands
The North Western Line extension to Bonesteel, South Dakota, mirrors a government plan to open part of the Rosebud Reservation to settlement. Lands lie between the Missouri and Niobrara rivers, with farm prices from 20 to 35 dollars an acre and grazing land 6 to 15 dollars. A lottery may distribute 160 acre homesteads to 50,000 bidders as the Bonesteel boom accelerates.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Rosebud
Missouri
Niobrara
Oklahoma
United States
Verdigre
Nebraska
The Barber Detects a Bookkeeper by Ink Clues
An amateur detective barber in Philadelphia outs a customer as left handed and a bookkeeper through ink on the ear and lather tests. He explains left ear ink and red and black ink spells while shaving, prompting the customer to request silence.
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Sherlock Holmes
Philadelphia
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Offers Trial Packs
Don’t Get Footsore Get Foot-Ease a powder that cures tired hot aching feet and makes tight shoes easy Ask today for Allen s Foot-Ease Trial pack FREE Address A S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Salzer Funds Move to Clear La Crosse YMCA Debt
Henry A. Salzer, noted Ta Crosse seedsman, donated his last thousand dollars to wipe out the YMCA debt. Though extremely busy, he often supports educational and philanthropic causes and encourages others to do likewise.
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Henry A. Salzer
Ta Crosse, Wis
la Crosse
Parrot Trainer and Language Claim Stir Washington Post Note
A Georgetown man with a bare lip teaches a parrot to talk while a Boston professor dismisses the idea of new languages. The clippings also promote various remedies and quotes from famous figures, reflecting early 20th century advertising whimsy and aphorisms.
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Boston
Georgetown
Washington Post
New Matrimonial Scheme Proposed by Omaha Mayor
Mayor Moore of Omaha Nebraska considers a matrimonial bureau after a eastern bureau suggests matching western men with eastern women. An album of photographs would circulate among eastern centers where women outnumber men, inviting interested girls to correspond with the pictured men.
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Mayor Moores
Omaha
Mayor Moore
Neb
Eatry
Market Prices From Cincinnati Cattle Hogs And Grains
Cattle for sale mostly from 325 to 500 for common cattle and 610 to 650 for choice steers. Hogs show 705 to 720 for ch packers and 680 to 700 for mixed packers. Sheep and lambs quoted with lambs at 685 to 700. Wheat No 2 red around 82 to 83. Corn No 2 mixed around 64. Potatoes new about 7 to 8 per bag. apples fancy around 4.00 to 4.50. Butter choice creamery around 2.3 to 2.4 per pound. Apple and potato notes appear brief and scattered.
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Cincinnati
Timothy Sa
None in Stock Observation of Apple Quotation Exchange
A literary customer notes that concealment in Shakespearean quotation preserves the damask cheek of apples, while the apple dealer unfamiliar with Red Shakespeare remarks it is a variety he has not heard of. The Chicago Tribune tone captures a playful dealer customer exchange.
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Chiczgo Tribune
Mining Comes Up in Converse on Bonds
A clipped exchange shows Une'e Eph claiming to be in the mining business now and denying work for Mr Stockeon Bonds, reflecting a shift in employment amid a broader frontier-era tension. The Philadelphia Press quotes a remark about a brave man risking life but not his conscience.
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Schisier
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