Story of Golden Medical Discovery by Dr. Pierce
The article details the creation of Golden Medical Discovery by Dr. Pierce using glycerine and heat to extract from native medicinal roots and omitting alcohol. It claims cures for weak stomach indigestion biliousness and various respiratory and throat ailments, with endorsements from medical books and instructions to take it promptly for best results. It warns against miracles and states it cannot cure advanced consumption.
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Pierce
American
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Dr. Pierce
A Marriage Lottery In Smolensk Russia Ends In Charity
In Smolensk a quarterly matrimony lottery sold five thousand tickets at one ruble each. The 6000 ruble prize went to Dmitri Varonl vic h, who chose to marry Mirza Dovienfel, but they ultimately gave the money to the poor and planned no wedding. The strange tale drew crowds until a later telegram summoned the groom to Petersburg.
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Smolensk
Russia
Dmitri Varonlvich
Dmitri Waronlvich
Mirza Dovienfel
Mirza
Tula
Vula
Count Odendorf
Sind
St. Petersburg
A Bluff With a Cork Leg
A man with a cork leg recounts a train car tale on stoicism and pain. He boasted of enduring pain and then pricked his leg with a pen knife, causing one passenger to faint, another to turn pale, and a third to flee the car.
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New York Press
Stories of Brahms and his sharp critics
Tales recount how Brahms treated aspiring pianists and singers seeking his critique. He would seat on the piano lid to deter intruders, claim the instrument was out of tune, and respond to a bold learner with calm witticisms about his residence and life.
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Brahms
Dr. Brahms
The Treacherous Lioness and the Cat Threat
A quoted animal trainer contrasts lionesses with male lions, claiming lionesses are more treacherous and temperamental. He notes lionesses can appear affectionate yet suddenly strike, likening them to a clever fox terrier. The piece warns that trainer maulings are more often caused by female cats than males.
Greenland Glaciers Show Layered Ice and Slow Flow
Greenland glaciers terminate in vertical faces from 100 to 1,000 feet high, exposing basal ice stratification with earth materials in layered forms. Laminations number twelve to twenty per inch, layers twisted and shoved, while movement at the ice border runs from a foot per day to a foot per week.
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Greenland
Parrot Complains About New Two-Story House
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a parrot in a two-story house addressed its owner with profane greetings the day after moving in. The bird apparently resented the shelter, mistaking the owner for the janitor.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
His First Love Affair
Mrs Rose asks about her husband’s affairs and learns he loved himself long before meeting her. Pose jokes he fell in love with himself, not another person, highlighting comic self-absorption.
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Mrs. Rose
Mrs. Pose
Rose
Mardi Gras Romance Ends in Masked Deception
Tracey Ashley, a northerner, wooed Rosalind St. Leger in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Disguised, Rosalind revealed herself as an African mistress to Ashley and as Julius Warfield’s companion, exposing a staged test of love. After the reveal, Rosalind left the city, lamenting her bold ruse.
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Tracey Ashley
New Orleans
Rosalind St. Leger
Miss St. Leger
Julius Warfield
Louisiana
Ashley
Mars’ Ashley
Missy Rosa
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