Florida fruit rates revised by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission updated fruit shipping rates from Florida as tests proceed. The first army airship flight is anticipated this week. Judge Taft starts rehearsing campaign speeches on a phonograph at Hot Springs. A race riot in Norfolk involved sailors and African Americans with numerous shots fired but no fatalities.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida
Taft
Hot Springs
Norfolk
Date Fluff Duff Dessert From The Washington Star
A dated dessert recipe from the Washington Star describes cooking chopped dates with sugar and cream of tartar, beating egg whites and yolks, folding gently, adding nut meats, and baking fifteen minutes in a moderate oven. Serve with cream.
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Washington Star
Fractured quotes and medical ads mixed in a snippet
A fragmentary newspaper snippet presents a joke about breaking a record and ceding the last word with a woman, followed by varied advertisements for eczema cures and Women’s monthly pains. The ad copy promotes Glencoe Md 1997 cures and Hicks Capuchine relief with quick effects and drugstore pricing.
Mark Twain’s Buffalo Tea Offer From In-Law
H H Rogers recalling Mark Twain in Bermuda speaks of a surprise Buffalo home gift from his father-in-law, Mr Langdon. Twain, moved by tears, tells him he may visit for tea twice a year and stay the night at no cost whenever in Buffalo, underscoring his humor in emotional moments.
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H. H. Rogers
Bermuda
Mark Twain
Elmira
Buffalo
Langdon
Washington Star
Solitary Gift Triggers Witty Exchange in Chicago
In a brief Chicago Tribune exchange, Nan compliments a solitaire Dick gave her, noting his fickle nature. Nan reveals she pressed for the expensive piece to secure a firm commitment as a witty remark follows about hasty climbers facing falls, dated 33-03.
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Nan
Chicago Tribune
Woman Gains 20 Pounds on Grape-Nuts and Postum
A New York state woman credits Postum and Grape-Nuts with restoring her health after a decade of stomach and liver trouble. She reports gaining twenty pounds, increased energy, and the ability to work mornings to noon, eating a simple breakfast of Grape-Nuts and Postum.
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York State
Mie
Sring
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Foes of the Flag Sermon Urges Faith and Courage for America
The Rev. Ira Wemmell Henderson at Irving Square Presbyterian Church extols Old Glory as symbol of nation and God. He warns against subtle dangers to liberty from indifference, lax thinking, and secularism while urging steadfast faith and public virtue.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Irving Square Presbyterian Church
Hamburg Avenue
Weirfield Street
Ira Wemmell Henderson
America
Besneak
Heaven
Hell
God
Valleyorge
Yorktown
Appomattox
Sin
Paul
Republic
Jesus
Life as a Foundation for Right Living
A reflection on life as more than rivalry, urging patient, loving work aligned with divine design. The quote suggests spiritual duty over speed or spectacle and ends with a reminder that saints are not found by self-examination in the mirror.
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Joseph Parker
Discharged as incurable after five months in hospital
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in a hospital he was discharged as incurable with six months to live. He describes heart trouble smothering spells and periods of unconsciousness then credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring his health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
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Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Beds for cows at Wisconsin farmers course
A Wisconsin farmers course speaker advised not to milk a cow completely dry during drying off and to milk her thoroughly dry a week after. Farmers were urged to add inch boards over cement floors for cows and calves to prevent garget and discomfort from hard surfaces.
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Wisconsin Farmers’ Course
Silver Covers Bring Elegant Dining Within Reach
The New Haven Register notes plated silver boxes and covers for cheese marmalade caviar and sauce bottles now affordable for households on modest incomes. The invention helps households avoid serving from plain jars, enhancing meals with stylish accessories at reasonable prices.
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New Haven Register
Careful care can’t kill a stubborn cat says Press
A Philadelphia Press quip notes the paradox that no amount of care can kill a cat that keeps returning. The short exchange reflects humor over persistence and luck rather than any real event.
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Philadelphia Press
Oregon Senator Fulton Salmon Dinner Tale Retold
Senator Fulton recounted a Washington anecdote about a Astoria fisherman who once tipped him with salmon. He joked that busy mornings led to an insistence on written proof that no tip was given, lest his wife think he spent it on rum.
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Senator Fulton
Oregon
Washington
Astoria
Senator
Washington Star
A Natural Timidity New Arrival Seeks Safe Amid Menace
A timid new arrival asks to use the safe and is told there is no need. He recalls past troubles with impregnable institutions in New York, expressing nervousness. The exchange features St Peter’s aloof reply and a life magazine tone.
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St. Peter
New York
Cuticura Relieves Chronic Eczema Trial
Mrs. David Brown of Locke Ark recounts long eczema suffering with constant itching and pain. After five doctors provided brief relief, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and slept well for the first time in months. Her ankles healed quickly and no relapse occurred within a year.
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Ee Lease
David Brown
Locke, Ark
Hicks Capuchine Cures Headache and Feverish Ailments
An old advertisement claims Hicks Capuchine relieves headaches from colds heat or nervous troubles with a liquid formula sold in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes. It also promotes Grove’s Tasteless Chili Quinine and Iron for malaria and system build up priced at 30 cents for adults and children.
Tetterine A Reliable Cure for Eczema and Skin Diseases
Derresine is advertised as a safe speedy cure for eczema tetter skin and scalp diseases itching piles. Endorsed by physicians praised by thousands who used it. Fragrant soothing antiseptic price 50c from druggists or by mail from T Luorraine Dept A Savannah Go. No one can give what he has not Latin quotation.
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Glencoe
M. Harvey
J. I. Shupftrine
Dept. A
Savannah
T. Luorraine
Lydia E Pinkham ad sign promotes open claims and private letters
A Lynn Massachusetts sign proclaims advertising honesty for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The piece questions the product's vegetable nature, letters from women, and confidentiality. It invites readers to see the Laboratory and aims to reassure doubters while praising the benefits reported by thousands of women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Lydia E Pinkham
The Wrong Tense A Father and Dorothea in a Quiet Home
Dorothea asks what her father is looking at as he sits with her on his knees by a window. He replies he is looking into the future though she mistakes it for the pasture. The exchange captures a parent child moment from Harper's Weekly.
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Dorothea
Papa
Harper’s Weekly
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