Teaser of varied topics from ships to wildlife
A mix of lines mentions fixed stags and a famed theatrical star, notes on steamships using electric windlasses for cargo, a kangaroo reputed to jump eleven feet, and a deer record of nine feet six inches. A medical claim for Piso’s Cure for Consumption is cited from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17, 1900.
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N. WW. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N.J
Fur Harvest in Russia Dominates Global Supply
The Russian empire and Siberia dominate fur production with annual catches of 3.7 hundred thousand ermines, 16 million marmots, and 24 million squirrels, forming most of the world’s fur supply.
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Russian Empire
Russia
Siberia
Deserter John Smith Sought by Wife and Child Ad
A Texas newspaper carries a plea from a wife and child of John Smith who deserted them twenty years ago. The ad offers payment to the father if he returns, framing the plea as a call to reunite family and provide for the child.
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John Smith
Texas
Babe
Hilm
Cure Cold In One Day By Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advert says take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. All druggists refund money if it fails. KE W Groves signature on each box. Price 25 cents.
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Piso
Gonsumptio
No Sport About It Cups Defender Constitution
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that the cup defender Constitution conducts trial trips on Sunday. It argues that such trips are dangerous scientific experiments rather than sport and not to be indulged as recreation on the day of rest.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cameron
Betsy Robinson
Mamma
Halis Catarrh Cure Sold With Promise of Relief
An advertisement promotes Halis Catarrh Cures for internal use at 75 cents. The page also includes a whimsical exchange from Dietary Repartee with A Bronson Alcott and Dr. Walker about diet effects and character, noting beef, mutton, pork, and vegetarian meals.
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A. Bronson Alcott
Dr. Walker
Allen's Foot Ease Promotes Comfortable Feet
Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight new shoes. Relieves corns bunions and swollen hot sweaty feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores. Sample sent, Allen S Olmsted Leltoy N Y.
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Allen
Ric
Allen S, Olmsted
Leltoy
N. Y
New Dark Lantern For Warships Installed On Magnificent Cruisers
The British battleship Magnificent and the cruisers Arrogant Niobe and Pelorus willreceive a novel stern light using shade and reflectors. The beam reflects only to the immediate following vessel and can be elevated to cast under the foremast or at set ranges. This allows concealing other lights and enables safer tactical maneuvers by a squadron at sea.
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Magnificent
Arrogant
Niobe
Pelorus
Johnson at Work Again in Racivoe Wisconsin
Johnson of 24 Hanmaillton street suffered kidney and urinary trouble for years and quit work. A friend suggested Dodd's Kidney Pills. After using them he is fully recovered and back to daily labor. Neighbors call his recovery a near miracle and the medicine widely discussed.
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Johnson
Racivoe
Wis
John Johnson
Hanmaillton Street
Dodd
Comparatively Well Fixed Dialogue From Town and Country
A humorous exchange features a beautiful girl and her father discussing marriage and shared thoughts. The daughter quotes a line about two souls with no single thought while the father responds with a quip about his and the mother’s lack of unity at their wedding.
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George
Shuffle Debate and a Death Thought in a Prison Scene
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a prisoner ponders death by his own hand while an executioner warns of a single cut remaining. The scene contrasts class, wit, and fate within the prison setting. A separate notice touts a calming syrup for children sold at 26 cents a bottle.
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Detroit
Caily
Wilhal
Adorer Describes Anger of Father Over Warning
The anxious speaker asks what the father said as Sweet Girl recounts the son’s furious outburst. She notes his terrible rage and urges a calm approach to appease him by entering.
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Adorer
Ice Crossing Fatality Delays Wedding Plans
In a rural river town a two horse sleigh on unsafe ice plunges through after an unsafe straight line run. A young couple, John Cameron and Hetty, face an abrupt halt to their marriage as funerary ice claims the road and alters their future plans. Betsy warns and guides them toward caution while the watchman recaps perils on the river.
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Jobo
Pittsburg
Emperanceville
South Wittsburg
John Cameron
Simeon Mulyveil
Rufus Goldie
Simeon
Hetty
Jobp
Joly
Dunan Tamestead
Lfetty
Legal Decisions on Nuisance Pollutants Union Compulsion and Unlawful Arrests
The case Butler v Village of White Plains restrains continuing nuisance filings to curb river pollution. A nonunion employment policy with union joiners is enjoined if interference harms the employer. A railroad fare-tampering scheme involving a minor and a colluding worker risks company injury. Snead v Bonnell upholds a $500 false arrest verdict due to police detention without warrant and misdirection to another charge.
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Butler
Village of
White Plains
CO N. Y
E. Rep
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division
Court of Appeals
Snead
Bonnell
N. E
Lovers evade pursuit as fate awaits in a darkened town
In a fragmented scene a couple elopes after a chase behind them, seeking secrecy at the Farmers Inn run by Andrew Roebinson. The innkeeper, beloved by Washington County residents, declines immediate marriage due to sunset and the need for a legal license, while urging caution and offering support.
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John
Farmers’ Inn
Andrew Roebinson
Robinson
Evie
Andrew
Washington County
Cameron
Hetty and John Run From Home In Hidden Romance
Hetty Mulveil and John elope while her guardians debate approval and class feud. Betsy Robinson reassures the couple and urges discretion as Hetty promises eternity with John. The scene ends with Hetty kissing and biting John before slipping away to married life.
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John
Love
What Paul Would Have Said In The Debate
A student challenged church leaders with indignation asking what the Apostle Paul would say about life of luxury among prelates. Bishop Blomfield replied in a mild tone that Paul would suggest things in the church must be looking up.
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Paul
Blomfield
London
Not Afraid Threat Echoes From The King Story
A clerk reports a threatening message from an irate employee. The employer urges persistence, saying the would be intimidator misreads resolve and vows not to be deterred by fear or violence.
Ring saga ends as engagement breaks and old ring proposed return
Dialogue from an Indianapolis Press item shows Julia and Jack discussing the broken engagement. Julia argues they are attached to the ring and Tom Get offers to buy it, with Julia instructing him to see Jack and cover its cost.
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Ian
Jack
Julia
Sweldup Seen as Believer in Instant Top Status
The Philadelphia Press mocks Sweldup as an optimist who already occupies all the space at the top, describing him as a man who cannot be convinced there is room for others. The jest centers on his self-importance and perceived arrogance.
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Sweldup
Philadelphia Press
Century's Export Rise Cites U S Figures of 1800 and Last Year
The article notes United States exports growing from 31 million dollars in 1800 to about 2 billion dollars last year. It adds a remark on personal coldness tied to freezing water and hints at undisclosed coal tonnage weights sold by certain dealers.
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United States
Odd Sayings by Children From an Indiana School
A report from an Indiana teacher shares humorous pupil sayings that tested classroom discipline. Ray compares a bowlegged principal to a noisy walk, a third-year class misreads Christopher as Cristop’er, and a girl in a revolutionary tale drops her corset near Lord Cornwallis’s headquarters.
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Indiana
Ray
Professor H
Christopher
Cristop
Toasted cheese risks and odd fashion tips from old periodicals
The excerpt warns against eating raw cheese noting toasted cheese may not aid digestion and could destroy microbes while cautioning that cheese is decayed milk fit for pigs. It includes a sanitary engineering remark and a humorous line about shirt waists and 15-cent sales offering two for a quarter.
Mrs Judge McAllister Recovers From Catarrh With Peruna
A letter from Mrs. Judge McAllister of Mingavapolis Minnesota credits Peruna for curing a long standing bladder back pain and glandular catarrh. She describes initial improvement after seven weeks and praises Peruna as a safe remedy while warning against substitutes by druggists. She invites other readers to seek free medical advice from Dr Haring.
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