Honest Doctor Advises Peruna in Startling Testimony
Sylvester E. Smith of St. Louis describes severe bronchial catarrh eased by Peruna with health fully restored in three months. A. W. Perrin, M. D. of Brooklyn says he uses and recommends Peruna for catarrh and finds it effective. manufactured by The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus Ohio.
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Sylvester E. Smith
Granite Block
St. Louis
Peruna
Pernna
A. W. Perrin
M. D
Halsey &J
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Edison Endorses Four Hours Sleep Claim
In a Life magazine jab, Edison is called out for prescribing minimal sleep and questioning his own health after a mastoid abscess earlier this year. The letter mocks Edison at 61 and suggests he discuss topics he is qualified to discuss.
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Thomas Edison
Thomas
Wise Mothers Trust Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
Wise mothers who know the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator always keep it on hand, as it proves its value for household pests and protects the home with steady reliability.
Will leaving brain to hospital earns terse reply
Briggs reports filing a will that leaves his brain to the hospital and receives an acknowledgment from authorities. The joke hinges on officials noting that every little helps.
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Briggs
Hard Luck Stories Blame Easy Money Appeal
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben warning that many hard luck tales arise from men who seek quick cash. The remark labels chasing easy money as a common cause of troubles.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered for Cure at One Hundred Dollars
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. declares in Toledo that his firm will pay $100 for each incurable catarrh case. Notary A. W. Gleason witnessed the oath dated December 6, 1886. The remedy is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials are available. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Illus trated Bits
A playful exchange notes a newlywed couple joining a church and jokes about reciprocity in social circles within a church setting. The brief item captures light, humorous tone typical of comic exchanges in the era.
Adonis in Hard Luck Tale From Thackeray Era
A man once asked Thackeray for five shillings to convert into twenty thousand pounds. He claimed to know a young woman with twenty thousand pounds who would marry him if he proposed, but he had pawned his teeth and needed the small sum to redeem them. T. P's Week
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Thackeray
Topsy and Mrs Stowe's Civil War Roots in Ohio and Natchez
An 1850s sketch traces how the Overaker family and enslaved people linked Mrs. Stowe and her novel creation Topsy to Cincinnati Natchez and New Orleans. It notes Stowe observed the enslaved children and that her writings were driven by the fugitive slave crisis and the moral impulse to expose slavery.
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Overaker
Ohio
Cincinnati
Prof
Stowe
Mrs. Stowe
Topsy
New Orleans
Tichenor
Natchez
Haley
Eliza
Bowdoin
Brunswick
Superstitions of River Fishing From Devon Folklore
London Field writer notes beliefs that turning back for forgotten items spoils the day’s fishing. Devon and western highland lore warn bad luck if a colt faces away at dawn and worse luck if a cuckoo is heard before breakfast, affecting anglers’ temperaments and baskets.
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London
Devon
Parable Reflects Mrs Ward Against Votes for Women
Mrs. Humphrey Ward campaigns against women’s suffrage in London joining an anti suffrage league. At a suffragette luncheon she uses a parable to argue the home circle is women’s true sphere of usefulness rather than the voting booth or Senate Chamber. A Scot tells his minister he will read the Ten Commandments aloud from Mount Sinai on a pilgrimage. The minister replies to stay at home and keep them.
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Humphrey Ward
London
Holy Land
Mount Sinai
An Oil Without Alcohol
An oil free of alcohol uses six essential oils in Dr Thomas Ecletric Oil. The blend emphasizes lasting effects and claims superior preventive and healing power compared to other medicines.
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Thomas
Pies Vanish in Dark Kitchen Exchange
A humorous dialogue records a mislaid pie mystery as Aunty and Tommy discuss three pies becoming one due to darkness and miscounting. The exchange highlights a playful domestic incident with a gentle punchline.
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Tommy
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
Mothers beware the summer dangers to infants from cholera infantum diarrhoea and tummy troubles. Baby's Own Tablets are promoted as preventive and curative, with a testimonial from Mrs. George Howell of Sandy Beach Quebec. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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George Howell
Sandy Beach
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Poem Receives Harsh Critique in Cleveland Leader
In a brief exchange, the Poet recalls the editor’s remark that the month’s poem was the worst ever written, while the Critic denies making such a statement. The dialogue centers on blame and disagreement over a literary piece from Pinksey's.
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Pinksey
Cleveland Leader
Serene Susanna and the Streamside Angling Accident
A whimsical verse from Robertus Love in the New York Sun depicts Susanna by a stream baiting a lure for trout. She slips on slick sod and falls, causing a splash that scatters the fish and ends the moment with a dramatic bite of fate.
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Susanna
Robertus Love
New York Sun
Thackeray and Archdekne Friendship Strain Over Pen Den
The piece recalls how Thackeray copied life at times and used Arthur Archdekne as Harry Foker in Pen dennis. Archdekne forgave less, and after Thackeray’s English Humorists lecture they met at the Cider Cellar club where Archie heckled Thack calling the show dull and claiming Thack needed a piano.
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Thack
Archie
Willis
West Point Cadet Riot of 1826 and the Helvetian League
Professor W. L. Fleming recounts the Christmas 1826 riot at West Point after cadets plotted eggnog gatherings. Davis, Tilghman, and Temple hosted invites while Captain Hitchcock arrived unexpectedly, sparking chaos as instructors were forced from halls. Nineteen cadets, including Walter B. Guion, were court martialed and dismissed. Davis remained under arrest briefly amid the turmoil.
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Benny Harvens
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Tilghman
Temple
Benny
Robert E. Lee
Joseph E. Johnston
J. B. Magruder
Drayton
C. J. Wright
Captain Hitchcock
No. 5
North Barracks
Hitch
Hitchcock
Helvetian League
Walter B. Guion
Mississippi
Helvetians
Guion
W. L. Fleming
Metropolitan Magazine
New England Witches and a Global Witchcraft Past
The piece discusses witch trials and executions from New England to Europe, noting 1692 in New England with six months of action, while Europe burned tens of thousands. It cites Hawthorne, Haydn, Chambers and Sprenger, and recalls an Essex drowning in 1863 as part of the wider witchcraft hysteria.
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Salem
Pennsylvania
New England
Europe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Haydn
Germany
Chambers
England
Scotland
Sprenger
Mohammed
Hedingham
Essex
Boston Parks Ban Cars With Tire Chains
Boston’s Metropolitan park commission bans cars with spiked or studded wheels in city parks. Chauffeurs using vehicles with tire chains will be fined $20 as the parks department says the devices tear up parkways faster than repairs can be made.
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Boston
New York
Metropolitan Park Commission of
It Wouldn't Go Down
A New York dinner joke by Henry James explores the stereotype that artists and scientists should avoid marriage to avoid distraction. He cites a friend's claim that one must continually study and keep abreast of the times, joking about starting astronomy, while his wife gently chides him for late hours.
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Henry James
New York
Jerome
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Recommended for Indigestion
The article extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a top remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. They restore normal stomach action when taken as directed and are described as a long trusted standard cure highly regarded by users.
Two Stenographers in Business Questioned
A light quip questions why Surely Doolittle keeps two stenographers in his outfit. The reply suggests the practice is insisted on by his wife as a precaution.
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Doolittle
Puck
Prominent Oak Lake Farmer Recovers After Surgery
Mr. Jas. Milne of Oak Lake Manitoba traveled to Winnipeg last week where he received successful surgical treatment from Dr. F. W. E. Burnham. The news notes Milne’s return and good health following the procedure.
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Oak Lake
Man
Jas. Milne
Winnipeg
F. W. E. Burnham
Mrs Exe and Mrs Wye Joke About Husbands Cars
Dialogues in Illustrated Bits show Mrs Exe pleading to keep husbands home while Mrs Wye suggests a motor car and Mrs Dasher notes her husband bought one and will be indoors six weeks per doctor. The exchange highlights domestic humor over vehicles and freedom.
Mineard Liniment Heals Mare Wounds Without White Hair
F M Doucet of Great Weymouth reports a mare badly cut by a wire fence healed after using Minard's Liniment. Diluted first then stronger over three weeks, wounds closed and hair grew back not white, per Dr Bell's advice.
Amateur Photographer-Look Cheerful Old Chap Cartoon
A brief cartoon caption from The Tatler features a photographer asking an elderly man to look cheerful for his wife away from town. The man replies that he cannot smile because his wife will not be back until tomorrow, prompting a wry exchange.
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the Tatler
Seaside Engagement Sparks Conditional Answer
A seaside suitor proposes, and the woman warns she will decline if the arrangement is serious. She agrees to a summer resort engagement only for the time being, seeking a clear understanding before deciding.
Get His Revenge by Shirley Brooks
The note recalls Shirley Brooks of Punch famed for whimsy. He recounts a door threshold anecdote where a maid refuses entry and he plots a mild revenge by returning five minutes later and asking politely if he had said the person was in.
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Shirley Brooks
Punch
Self Accusing Farm Inquiry Sparks Neighborhood Banter
A dealer quips about farming knowledge while a neighbor, Mr. Corntessel, retorts that a man who knows farming wouldn't buy a farm nearby. The exchange reflects local suspicion and wit in the neighborhood.
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Mr. Corntessel
Washington Star
Turn About in a Banknote Style Exchange
Dr Sharpe notes overdue payment from Mr Dooley while Mr Dooley retorts it took long to cure him, a humorous exchange in old style dialogue.
Optimistic men seek heaven via wives church records
Quote notes that some men believe they will gain entry to heaven through their wives church records, a wry remark from the Washington Post.
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Washington Post
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Wilson
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Crocers
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