Be Pleasant Mornings With Simple Foods All Day Energy
A vintage ad style note urges pleasant mornings by proper digestion. It argues milk wheat and eggs are natural foods while plain white bread wastes energy. Promotes Back to Nature and the Egg-O-See product, offering a free copy of the book and prepaid mail to receive it.
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Nature
Egg-O-See CO
First Street
Quincy
Ieavia
Rocky Mountains
Illinois
Price
Gotham Grist tall tales of New York’s bustling city
A compilation of curious urban statistics about New York City. It notes one police officer per 459 residents, cemeteries covering 3155 acres, and a daily arrival rate of 39 people since 1626 when Manhattan was purchased for 24 in merchandise. It also absurdly estimates sewers and wind speeds to mock scale.
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New York City
New York
Peter Minult
Manhattan Island
Pike's Peak
Wires in Egypt Versus Wireless Telegraphy Joke
A humorous exchange pits an Egyptologist and an Assyriologist against each other about ancient progress. The Egyptologist cites wires as evidence of electricity in Egypt, while the Assyriologist retorts that lack of wires in Assyria proves they understood wireless telegraphy, illustrating a wry view of civilization and courtship.
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Marconi
Egypt
Assyria
Doctor Fooled by Own Coffee Habit Ends With Postum
A physician recounts his slow realization that coffee harmed his heart. He stopped coffee and tea, switched to Postum, and reports no palpitations since, aside from rare irritations when reintroducing coffee. He advises friends and patients to quit coffee and drink Postum, noting widespread physician use and a marketing line.
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Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Postum
Wellville
Legend of Cascades Battle of Hood and Adams
Geologist notes the Columbia near The Dalles shows immense water flow and historic legends of a natural bridge called Tomanowas. Indian tales describe a fire lava event and earthquake that destroyed the bridge, with trees buried in the river and rocks bearing old water lines.
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Cascades
Columbia River
Dalles
Wilhelma
Columbia
The
Klickitat
Mosier
Ore
Cascade Locks
Life-Saver And A Tragic Ice Cream Death
A Boston Transcript tale notes a girl died after eating excessive ice cream, while a bystander remarks it likely involves no familiar person. The piece blends cautionary irony with urban commentary on dietary excess.
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Boston Transcript
London Humor and Fun Across The City Life
The piece argues London humor pervades daily life fromLondon horse drivers and railway porters to hotel waiters and street sellers. It contrasts London with Parisian gaiety, notes distinct local types like costermongers and shop boys, and foresees a future London humorist who would reveal the city’s jovial character.
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London
W. W. Jacobs
Dickens
Thackeray
Butcher Boy
Baker Boy
Shop Boy
Paris
Marvel of Engineering Tower in Butte Montana
A Chicago engineer helped design a massive reinforced concrete chimney in Butte Montana rising to 350 feet. The tower uses a triple shell with 14 inches of concrete at the base and a seven inch shell toward the top, reinforced by steel rods for strength. This structure surpasses skyscrapers in height for its era.
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Butte, Mont
Chicago
United States
Sacred Colorado mountain sheep likened to India’s sacred bull
State Game and Fish Commissioner Jim Woodard compares Colorado mountain sheep to India’s sacred bull and urges noninterference with the animal. A band resides near Florence and Victor, with Woodard showing a photo taken nearby. A letter notes Fred Klantzsky’s $800 fine plus $140 costs for killing a mountain sheep and potential prison time if unpaid.
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State Game and Fish
Jim Woodard
Colorado
India
Denver Republican
Woodard
Florence
Victor
The Seat of Conscience Often Seems to Be in the Liver
A concise aphorism suggests moral judgment or inner resolve may be linked to liver function, echoing historical ideas about body organs governing emotions. The statement frames conscience as a bodily source rather than a purely mental faculty.
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