What Became of the Button in the Pudding
Lole Puller recalls a Christmas party where a pudding prize included a coin a china doll and a button The coin went to a child the doll to a girl but no one claimed the button The hostess later learns the button was eaten by her favorite little girl who hid it to avoid scandal The tale closes with a remark on trial marriages and beliefs.
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Lole Puller
Ryy
Mat
Weill
Eleath Green
Teo
Joseph
Mra James Et
Se. N. W
Jespricen Fork
Utah
Dean
Harris
Philadelphia Times
Harvard
Cambridge
New Haven
Yale
National tuberculosis fight costs and reach in 1909 report
A report by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis details 1909 spending across sanatoria, associations, dispensaries, and municipalities for patient care and public education. It notes 6,586 patients received free treatment at dispensaries, 38,758 at sanatoria and hospitals, and 16,968 aided by anti tuberculosis associations. over 1.9 million educational pamphlets were distributed and public education totals exceeded 106,000 distribution sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natonal Association
State Departments of Health
Diverse 1900s anecdotes and advices across magazines
A collage of quips and ads from early 20th century publications. Humorous lines on foolish hunts, a hunting tale, eye remedies, a Marine Eye Co. pitch, a Georgian father’s admonition, and chest rub for colds, all reflecting popular culture and advice era humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicac
Doctors Failed Restored by Peruna
A testimonial from Misa Ninette Porter of Braintree Vermont claims Peruna cured her lung hemorrhages after doctors failed. She describes initial slow gain, then removal of stringy mucus from the lungs and eventual feeling well and fleshy again after continued use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Ninette Porter
Braintree
Vermont
Peruna
Thia
The Poet-Just Dodges a Windstorm Mishap
A humorous exchange recalls a near miss as a fence collapses during a gale and a billboard nearly causes trouble. The Poet-Just quips about dodging danger while the Artist jokes about dodging a board bill in short order.
Burning Eruption from Head to Feet and Remedies
The clippings describe a severe eczema case cured by Cuticura Remedies after weeks of suffering. A 1909 testimonial from Mrs. Edward Nenning of Watertown New York credits Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent with stopping itching and allowing recovery. The passage also includes brief, unrelated humorous vignettes from The Circle and The Delineator style pieces.
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Edward Nenning
Salina St
Watertown
N. Y
Coffee Poisoning Case Reverses With Postum Remedy
A woman's testimonial describes decades of neuralgic headaches and weight loss. She credits Postum with restoring health, increasing weight, and clearing headaches, claiming improved confidence and clarity after two weeks. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Wellville
Fortress of Schluesselburg A World Apart in a Cold Prison
A vivid account of Schluesselburg fortress on a Neva island near St. Petersburg. Sentinels pace the walls. prisoners are isolated, denied contact, and subjected to grim conditions. Cells have black floors and gray walls, no sunlight, limited food, and only a Bible for reading.
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Neva
Ladoga
Schluesselburg
MecClure
Dead Sea
Asia
St. Petersburg
Schluessburg
Light Moments and Global Facts From a Curious Era
A Philadelphia magistrate mishap ends with a misheard insult and a joke about language. The Toronto Monetary Times reports American investments in Canada totaling 236 million dollars across mills mines land deals and distribution. The wistaria plant yields edible leaves tea substitute seeds bark fiber and durable branches for cables bridges and clothing. Historical notes also claim tuberculous exemptions for breweries Tanneries and ink factories and typhoid prevention in copper mining workers.
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Canada
Toronto Monetary Times
United States
Dominion
British Columbia
Mills
Alberta
Briteh Columbia
China
Nippon
Harper's Weekly
Snowy Christmas Reflections and Domestic Dog Jokes
A humorous slice from a 19th/early 20th style page includes Senator Heveridge on snowy Christmas and Solomon's remark about snow with a wry Indianapolis quip. A domestic vignette follows about a young husband supervising his wife’s two dogs, a Great Dane and a St Bernard, joking that all fleas are on him.
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Marie
Hubby
Tom
Fragmented Advertisements and Humorous Vignettes
A collage of odd snippets and mock ads including remedies Capudine and Pill cures, a courtroom quip about behavior, a judge and prisoner exchange, a diner joke about appetite, and stray lines on occupation and manners. The jumble preserves era tone with brief, wry punchlines and product pitches.
Van Albert Stock Market Call Signals Unclear Dialogue
A fragment notes a stock market call and mention of Van Albert amid unclear dialogue.
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Rodrick
van Albert
Humorous Skits and Anecdotes From A Busy Campus
A collage of light anecdotes and quips. A physician jokes about timing and fees while a teacher chides a boy for lacking respect to parents. Yale Harvard campus satire and a brief note on plagiarism tease wit and social norms.
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Elward Senna
California
Fic Syrup Co
Sloan
G. T. Roberts
Resaca
RFD
Nout
Sweeney
Earl
Boston
Mas
U.S.A
Darling
Erry
James BK. Keene
New York
Jones
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Everybody's Magazine
Bears
U. S
Seat
Eales
Allen
Una
de. Pierce
Fred C. Witten
Newark
N. J
Gierling Remedy Company
Chicago
Haineis
THE
Bohemians
Teddy
Mrs. Blank
Amaranth
Bright
Doan
James Doan
Doans
R. Black
Sixth Street
Topeka
Kansas
Mr. Black
Deans
Foster-Milbern Co
Buffalo
Tatlor
Mr. Nopay
Heveridge
Solomon
Indianapolis
Jerusalem
Fr. Cheney & CO
Toma
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Hall
Comstipati
Jlame
Dr. Pheree
Willie
Japan
Senator Sorghum
Perey David
Schirmer
Gene
Godard
Sateen
Hawdler
Nevin
Reteewas
Jean
Arheemad
Delorem
Greek
Haire
Hildach
Molley
Nedktam
Sudsvan
Tremgis
Andros
Cowmad
Sfamir
Neidhinger
Parker
Anducy
Schsecker
Strelraki
Watcom
Avoral
O« Mestal
Piano Galaxy
Botte
Eiger
Trevore von Gedard
Greet
Karqaef
Heimund
Prana
Marthe
Locke
France
Faust
Prophet
Carmen
Cavalera
Alda
Tasclece
Lohengrin
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