When the Luck Changed A Philadelphia Financier Recounts a Turn
In a Washington talk the Philadelphia financier describes a type of high fin rapper. Peter Brown a Conshohocken grocer faced ruin after two accidents with damages awarded by a generous jury. His son rushes in to report, mother run over by a car, and Brown whispers with relief that luck may have changed at last.
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George H. Parle
Philadelphia
Washington
France
Mr. Earle
Peter Brown
Conshohocken
Brown
Gobsa Gold
Fragmented Tale Snippets Drift Through Harper’s Weekly Style
A jumbled, humorous voice piece from Harper’s Weekly parodies a scene with Wiggins and Willie Mulligan and a stray mix of social observations. It blends a funeral, a child’s plea, a supposed parade, and a Taft reference in a collage of dated, satirical snippets.
The Congressional Way Ball Match Mystery
Congressman Wontbat acted in the congressional baseball game, striking out twice, then was granted leave to print a base hit. The playful report hints at the lighthearted contest and a political figure’s athletic moment.
True Success Through Piety Perseverance and Purity
Rev Stephen Paulson argues true success lies beyond wealth and status. He cites Columbus and Garfield to illustrate holding course with piety perseverance and purity. The feature urges young readers to seek God and ethical conduct as the path to lasting achievement.
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Columbus
America
Ife
Lord Lytton
Garfield
God
Tenderness and faith in the Savior deepen love's reach
The passage speaks of faith in human love yielding to divine tenderness. It argues that once a soul trusts its Savior, it clings tighter through life’s waves. It emphasizes the revelation that tenderness is real, like a mother's embrace, making God's love more precious than any earthly joy.
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Rev
R. W. Dale
Grateful Testimonials Endorse Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
In Waurika Oklahoma Mrs Sainr Stevens credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring strength after seven years of female troubles and nervous exhaustion. Huntington Massachusetts resident Mrs Janet Bates also reports three years of illness cured by the product, praising doctors for acknowledging its benefit. The notice urges others with difficult cases to try the remedy for inflammation ulceration and related symptoms.
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Waurika
Okla
Lydia E. Pink
Sainr Stevens
KF. D
Tluntington
Masa
Lydia E. Pinkhamn
Mont Janette Bates
Huntington
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Royal Commission report influence noted in country
The piece references a Royal Commission of Australia and its recently received report. It mentions a special task to follow and notes similarities to the Australian commission's lines and conclusions. The passage is fragmentary but centers on importing insights from the commission’s work.
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Cubabel
Lady lecturer credits Grape-Nuts for health during lectures
Philadelphia writer describes chronic fatigue and insomnia tied to improper diet. She credits regular Grape-Nuts use with restored strength, mental vigor, and stability, noting rapid improvement and continued reliance during lecture tours. She endorses the product and its palatability.
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Philadelphia
Wellville
Onions in Various Forms From Stuffed to Fried
A vintage guide lists onion dishes including Bermuda stuffed onions with meat dressing and stock, onion on toast with cream sauce, onion salad with lettuce and mayonnaise, onion sandwiches with sugar and pickles, and French fried onions as a steak accompaniment.
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Bermuda
Inventive two-in-one combination pan from Colorado
A Colorado man developed a versatile combination pan usable for roasting meat and potatoes or baking bread. The device features a rectangular bottom with a slanting mansard style top and a sliding tray inside the casing. A front end mechanism closes the lower opening while a hinged flap seals the upper half.
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Colorado
Perforated Pans Drain Juices For Juicier Meats And Cakes
A quirky article describes baking with perforated pans to drain liquids, noting moister meat, less attention, and reduced steam loss. It shares Sour Cream Cocoa Cake recipe with sour cream, cocoa, vanilla, and cider vinegar and suggests dye tips and a Curried Eggs dish with rice, onion, apple, and curry powder. It also mentions a simple wafer for salad courses.
Do Not Shell Peas Until Ready to Cook Says Market Advice
Guidance urges not shelling peas ahead of time to preserve sweetness. If relying on market supply, keep peas in shell until the moment of cooking. The advice stresses timing to maintain flavor and quality.
Recipe Fragments From A Sepia Kitchen Column
Fragmented cooking notes cover brains boiled pimento cheese meat loaf and apple sauce. The instructions describe soaking brains rinsed in cold water boiling until tender with parsley and butter sauce. Other items detail clabbered milk curd, pimento addition, and meat loaf mixing beef pork veal onion eggs and seasonings.
Munyon Promises Health Reforms From Philadelphian Expert
Professor James M. Munyon of Philadelphia speaks to despondent men and women about cures for nerve wear, stomach trouble, and chronic ailments. He cites his new system of individually tailored treatments and says consultations are free at Munyon's Laboratories on Fifty-third and Jefferson streets.
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Munyon
Munyonia
Ciy
Vallde
America
James M. Munyon
Fifty-third
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
J . Munyon
Jeferson Streets
She Old Brown Quips About Age and Love
She says if he were twenty five years younger he would marry me and he counters that twenty five years younger is just my age. Charlie exclaims this catch is sudden and playful in tone.
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Old Brown
Charlie
Why Should I Use Cuticura Soap
An ad explains Cuticura Soap as a preventive skin care product with emollient purity and fragrance. It claims benefits for hands hair scalp and dandruff reduction and notes higher upfront cost offsets by lasting longer than other soaps. The pitch invites readers to mail for a book and sample cake.
Interior department shows revised reply on Alaska matters
A coal man notes the interior department has grown touchy on Alaskan issues after the Cunningham claims. He recalls writing about a separate Alaska subject and receiving a non committal reply that bore the initials of at least six people, suggesting thorough revision and caution. He suspects they are on the lookout for bombs.
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Interior Department
Cunningham
Department
Countess orders swift fate for errant dinner guest
In a clipped dialogue from Mergendorfer Blaetter, a countess commands a careful disposal of a man named Johann, keeping him unharmed but removed outdoors. A footman notes rain and asks about a sheltering umbrella as speculation about a lightning strike arises. Speeder’s automobile is mentioned in relation to the incident.
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Johann
Mergendorfer Blaetter
Bargain Between Hillis and Physician Told by Cosmopolitan
Dwight Hillis, noted New York preacher and author, once led Evans ton First Presbyterian. A physician, famed for storytelling, treated him but refused a bill. Hillis proposed a pact to save both from heaven and hell, a deal outlined in Cosmopolitan Magazine.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
New York
First Presbyterian Church
Evanston
Heaven
Hell
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Woman Recovers from Kidney Trouble with Doan’s Pills
Mrs Emma Kunze of 1649 N Halsted St Chicago tells of severe back pain and kidney trouble improved after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She reports she was bedridden at times and suffered rheumatic pain before finding relief. The testimonial notes the product is sold by druggists and stores for 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Emma Kunze
N. Halsted St
Chicago
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Senator Flint Promises Flowers to the Dead
A California senator declines a charity request for a hospital ward and instead vows to spend spare money on sending flowers to the dead, citing the wasteful hospital bills and the need for flowers at funerals. The anecdote appeared in the Sunday Magazine.
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United States Senate
Flint
California
the Sunday Magazine
Not Guilty Verdict Sparks Court Lash at Thief
A man charged with pocket picking pleaded guilty at arraignment but the jury returned a not guilty verdict. The court denounced him as a thief and liar, saying he would not leave court without a stain on his character.
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Wee
Stalin
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Senate Lawyers Outnumber Other Occupations
The Senate of the United States comprises 61 lawyers, five bankers, eight businessmen, four farmers, three journalists, two mine operators, two manufacturers, one author, one doctor, and four with unspecified callings. Of the farmers Tillman and Smith hail from South Carolina. The lawyers clearly outnumber all others.
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Senate
Senate of the
United States
South Carolina
Tillman and Smith
Spohn's Distemper Cure Sold Nationwide for Animals
The advertisement proclaims SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE effective for horses and dogs of all ages, preventing and curing disease with a guaranteed bottled product. It touts over 700,000 bottles sold and offers a beet remedy for chicken cholera, with pricing and ordering details from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Ind USA.
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Spohn
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
U.S.A
New Disappointment
Comic exchange from Puck notes a man failing to appear, replaced by a bird viewed up close by the Second Summer Girl. The quip captures light social wit about mistaken expectations and a bird as stand-in.
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Puck
Quack Remedies and Proverbs from a Hapless Era
A jumbled collection of ailments and advice promotes patent medicines and old wive sayings. Mentions Hamline Wizard Oil and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children alongside aphorisms and vague health tips.
The Brute and Scattered Wit's Themed Quotes
A column compiles short anecdotes and quips from artists ministers and editors. It includes Robert Henri critiquing an overvalued “old master” and a joke about conscience definitions. Quick humor notes from Houston Post and a forest efficiency remark finish the set.
Fragmented 19th Century Snippet on Bequests and Belief
A distorted reminiscence notes Uncle More and a preacher at a plantation inquiry. It mentions a bequest of £109 from Mrs. Jule Fraty of Brigi England, and a garbled tale of an accident and a questioned motive, with vague references to a will and a friend.
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Jule Fraty
Brigi
England
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