A Cheery Impression and a Digging Groundhog Tale
A Washington Star item recalls cheerful lines about helping others and a tale of Senator Dolliver's father, a Methodist circuit rider in West Virginia. He meets a youth with a mattock who asks where he is going, and the minister replies he is seeking lost sheep of Israel. The youth points to Uncle Billy's for a big buck groundhog.
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Senator Dolliver
the National Monthly
West Virginna
J. Dolliver
Israel
Billy
State trains country girls to become good home-makers
The State plans a training program for country girls to become skilled home-makers. It notes that after training they will marry and move to New York to live in a family hotel where dogs and children are barred.
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New York
New York Herald
Holloway's Corn Cure Endorsed For Direct Use
An advertisement asserts that regardless of corn depth or burden, Holloway's Corn Cure will yield when used as directed, presenting a direct usage claim aimed at readers seeking relief.
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Holloway
Royal ill health notes from late 19th century gossip
A brief item reports Emperor William suffering a minor ailment described as lamygitis and Theodore Roosevelt with inflamed bronchial tubes, both described as hoarse.
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Emperor William
T. R
New York Mail
The Doctor's Answers: Home Remedies and Recipes
Dr. Lewis Baker offers reader questions answered with practical remedies. Includes a quinine lotion for eyebrows, kidney and bladder treatment, a dyspepsia formula, a bust development lotion and tonic, blood poison regimen, and a laxative cough syrup recipe.
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Lewis Baker
M. M
Remarkable Progress of a Disabled Boy in Miss Doll’s Class
In Cincinnati, a special class supervised by Miss Louise M Doll shows striking gains in a sixteen year old boy named August who had infantile paralysis. After months in the ordinary grade he gained muscle control by moving at the blackboard and practicing simple gymnastics. He learned to write read and spell within a week and progressed in arithmetic with encouragement and games. By year end he walked with near normal balance.
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Hampien’s
Rheta
Chilie Dorr
Cincinnati
Louise M. Doll
August
Miss Doll
Malapropisms and jokes in mid 19th century notes
A compilation of humorous mistranslations and malapropisms from examination texts. Includes remarks on a diplomat, lake, base of a triangle, volcano, and lungs, plus anecdotes about William I and John Poe. Features a Honduras army general reference and a Poe in a light war story summation.
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William I
Albany Review
Baby's Own Tablets Save Infant Life in Summer
An advertisement urges keeping Baby's Own Tablets at home for infants and young children, claiming they prevent summer stomach and bowel troubles and can aid even well children. It cites Mrs. P. Laroche of Quebec praising the product and notes sales by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box. The source also includes a humorous dialogue snippet from the Boston Transcript.
Minard’s Liniment Cures Colds and More
A clipped editorial style note from the Cleveland Leader quotes playful banter about remedies and intoxication. The excerpt contrasts a medical claim from Minard’s Liniment with humorous household dialogue about appearance and behavior.
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Minard
Dr Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills Promising Relief
A testimonial style notice touts Dr Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills as quickly awakening a sluggish liver and regulating digestion. It cites Mrs James Lawrence of West LArm oise and others, claiming cures for chronic dyspepsia and liver complaints. Pills sold for 25 cents a dose, available through Dalers or Firmanson Bates Co in Toronto, with free recipes offered.
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Dr. Chase
James Lawrence
West L’armoise
C. B
Firmanson
Bates & Co
Toronto
A Question of Psychology and a Child's Prayer
A psychology professor dismisses a child as a little pagan until Lois Windsor answers for herself. The mother insists Lois prays earnestly, and Lois coolly says she says her prayers to the bed. May Lippincott's.
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Windsor
Lois
Mothers Grave Worm Exterminator Vermicide Endorsed
A vermicide named Mothers Grave Worm Exterminator is praised for its claimed life-saving effects on children.
Questioning Cupid in a Hemispheric Debate
A lecturer poses if marriages are made in heaven and a wary audience member responds with a quip about strawberries growing at the North Pole, prompting a tense exchange amid the crowd.
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North Pole
Minard's Liniment Wins Gentle Relief for Dog
Drummondville letter praises Minard's Liniment after veterinarians failed to cure a valuable hunting dog with mange. Witness Wilfrid Gagne, proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel, confirms the cure dated August 3, 1904.
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Minard
End of the world jokes in Lustige Blaetter cartoon
A humorous exchange quotes a character asking about world’s end and another replying with a gag about being fully insured. The caption reflects satirical safety in the face of catastrophe.
Marine Eye Remedy Ad and Hercules Punch Line
An old Punch excerpt includes a Marine Eye Remedy ad promising relief for eye troubles and a comic Hercules scene. The ad references Murine and a Toronto company. A mother threatens the boxey man while Hercules jokes about cleaning the Augean Stables and illegal voters. The piece ends with Hercules falling asleep to infantile cries.
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Rene
Hercules
Pers
Europe
Late Student Seeks Excuse From School Mistress
A boy asks a teacher to excuse his lateness with a playful remark, illustrating a morning rush in the city. A second note from Lord Lansdowne contrasts city haste at morning with the rush to escape it in the afternoon.
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Detroit Free Press
Lord Lansdowne
Newhouse Housekeeper Teaches Irish Maid Exact Names
A Mrs Newhouse instructs her Irish maid Bridget on correct names for houseware. She specifies ewers and corrects her to stop calling them jugs. Bridget eagerly agrees and asks if the small basins are hers as well.
Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial Praised as Best Remedy
Historical noting places Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a powerful remedy for summer bowel complaints and inflammation. It is described as the most potent cordial for both young and old, with a reputation unmatched by other cordials for this purpose.
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J. D. Kellogg
Parlor Conversation Sparks Family Wordplay
A dialogue between Miss Blushe and her mother reveals a playful exchange about kin. Miss Blushe claims they spoke of kith and kin while her sister quips that Mr Thmith asked for kith and she said you kin.
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Mr. Smith
Miss Blushe
Local New Brunswick Trial Ends With Sharp Witness Quip
In a petty suit over ownership of an auger a local New Brunswick character testified with dramatic certainty. When asked how long he had known the tool he declared he had known it ever since it was a gimlet, prompting a dry, comic exchange during cross examination.
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New Brunswick
Ahanger
Auger
Tropical life praised as pleasant and profitable
Dr. C. W. Daniels claims the tropics are nicer and more lucrative than England, arguing overall life there is more enjoyable and financially rewarding.
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Tropics
England
C. W. Daniels
Sailor quotes and witticisms about travel and innocence
A collection of aphorisms featuring Sir Ernest Shackleton on sailors seeking world seas and lacking home comforts, plus a quip about a life of drink and memory. The notes conclude with a blessing on the innocent who have much to learn.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
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