Remarkable Prayer Anecdote From Late Bishop Foss
A Philadelphia Methodist recounts an odd Norris town anecdote about Ph Prescott who during a Sunday night denial prayer laments misfortunes and asks to be tried with wealth. The tale contrasts with a product pitch for Dr Thomas Kelectric is praised as a versatile remedy.
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Foss
Philadelphia
Norristown
Ph. Prescott
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims Cure All Stages
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for proof Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. It asserts catarrh is constitutional and promotes internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents claim a cure and encourage sending for testimonials. Also promotes Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Adress F. J Cheney & CO
Royal Druggists
All's
Comet Double Feature in Housefly Pad Ad Banter
The Rochester Democrat quotes a Bon Vivant line about using Wilson Fly Pads in summer to end or dim houseflies. A humorous note mentions alarm clocks relieved as the comet no longer rises at unearthly hours, reducing morning strain for a few days.
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Rochester Democrat
Generous Casey in a Irish bar tale
Two Irishmen discuss the late Casey noting his generosity. Pat recalls Casey as a cheerful and generous man, while Mike recalls a night at Flaherty's bar when Casey offered to buy the group drinks and asks what they want.
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Pat
Casey
Mike
Cassey
Mik
Caseey
Cescey
Flaherty
Frightful crooked streets and a lost cat tale
In Yonkers Statesman humor, two men discuss Boston streets and getting home after losing their way. A light moment recalls following a cat to find the route home amid crowded city streets. The ad promises Holloway's Corn Cure as relief for corns and painful walking.
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Penn
Boston
Hubb
Thorstt
Yonkers Statesman
Holloway
Woman Owner Questioned by Sewing Machine Agent
A fragment from Harper's Weekly shows a scene with a sewing machine agent challenging Paudget about the woman who owns a house. The dialogue exposes curiosity about ownership and social roles in a handwritten period piece.
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Paudget
Harper's Weekly
Williams Pink Pills Say Back Aches From Weakness Not Kidneys
A medical ad argues most backaches come from weakness not kidney trouble and touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a brace for nerves and blood. It cites a testimonial from Alex Cockburn of Deloraine Manitoba praising relief after multiple courses and notes price options and mail order from Brockville Ontario. The piece closes with a humorous quote about a cigar.
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Dr. Williams
Telephone prank teaches operator training tale
A grey suited man confronts a disruptive prank call on a telephone line. An operator uses a phonograph record to demonstrate standard phrases, revealing the caller’s own voice in a staged demonstration. The scene ends with embarrassment as the caller realizes the impersonation and is asked to return to his office.
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Somone
Maud
Minard's Liniment Sought and Sold Here
This store reports Minard's Liniment as the sole liniment requested and stocked. Shoppers say it is the only one seen in Pleasant Bay and Fulton, with local demand centered on this product.
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Fulton
Pleasant Bay
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Rear Admiral Faces Court Inquiry Over Frontline Questions
A judge questions a rear admiral about statements asking whether he could proceed to the front. The exchange centers on command decisions and potential risks to troops. Details remain under judicial review.
House fly blamed for most disease says science
American and Canadian scientists warn the common house fly causes more disease and death than any other source. Wilson's Fly Pads claim to trap flies and germs. A quoted line from the Boston Transcript questions Maude's marriage to a circus contortionist.
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Wilson
Maude
Boston Transcript
The Doctor's Answers By Dr Lewis Baker
The questions answered below are general in character the symptoms or diseases are given and the answers will apply to any case of similar nature. Those wishing further advice may address Dr. Lewis Baker College Building College-Ellwood Station Ohio enclosing self addressed envelope for reply. If unable to obtain drugs go to a prominent large retail drug store.
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Lewis Baker
College Bidg
College-Ellwood Sta
Ohio
Home Remedies And Prescriptions For Common Ailments
Letters advise treating stomach disorders catarrh dandruff and bedwetting with compound syrups tinctures and elixirs. Suggested remedies include blood tonics salves and tonics using ingredients such as saw palmetto balsam wort buchu aromatic elixirs cascara and cardiol for appetite nerves and growth.
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Arthur F
Alice G
Sam K
Eugene
Washington remembered by Barngat pupils in a riddle
A Barngat schoolma am asks pupils to name a Washington. A fisherman's son answers He was a great General He recalled crossing the Delaware in a skiff. The anecdote reflects a child’s frontal recall of a national hero.
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Barngat
Washington
Delaware
Everybody’s Magazine
Cholera Warning and Kellogg Cordial Claim
The notice urges prompt use of Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Ysentery Cordial to treat cholera and similar summer illnesses, promising quick action and thorough relief for those who have tried it. The ad emphasizes that many deaths could be prevented with timely treatment.
Dowry Demand Sparks Classroom Puzzle
Dialogic vignette shows Elsie seven asks for a nickel to marry Willie James who will marry only with a dowry. Teacher uses the moment to pose a mental arithmetic example about age from 1875, prompting a pupil question about gender terms.
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Elsie
Willie James
Swinburne and Tobacco Clash Over Hugo Worship
The text recounts Swinburne opposing tobacco while admiring Victor Hugo. At the Arts Club he sought a smoke free room and, amid his feelings, proclaimed James the First a knave yet loved him for slaying Raleith who invented the smoking game.
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Mr. Swinburn
Victor Hugo
Arts Club
James the First
Raleith
Cleveland Leader Quote About Love and Nervous News
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader presents a conversational exchange about love and telling a father about a relationship. The dialogue centers on emotional hesitation and acceptance as the speakers navigate family concerns.
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Cleveland
Fragmentary dialog on inheritance and language use
Fragmentary lines show tension between an heiress and a baron over broken word commitments and foreign language gaps. The text hints at domestic contention and cultural friction within a family dispute.
Girl From Country Meets Employment Agents Dream
A fragmented item notes a girl seeking work in a country setting and an employment agent advising self advertisement as maid of all work. The excerpt recalls a New York tale about a refined woman who spends on art yet claims money matters do not drive her.
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New York
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Minard’s and Henry’s Exchange Sparks Terse Response
A fragment from a Chicago Tribuneette captures a brief domestic exchange. Henry asks a question about a new item, and a sharp retort ends the conversation with a firm refusal to discuss it.
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Chicago Tribune
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