Enough For Him
A physician arrives at a designated house to find a decrepit Black patient who asks for minimal service. The patient counters that ten cents worth of cough medicine suffices, rejecting the physician’s higher fee. The exchange highlights casual racial language and humor from old sources.
Remedy for Bilious Headache Promoted Pills
The advertisement touts Permelee's Vegetable Pills as a speedy remedy for bilious headaches. It claims the pills regulate the stomach and soothe nerves and blood vessels, promising relief from head pains for those afflicted.
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Permelee
Patient Complains of Elephants Crowding In
A humorous quip from Success Magazine depicts a troubled patient lamenting his "elephants-pink" crowding troubles. The speaker prefers elephants, but the crowd overwhelms him in a whimsical, illustrative line.
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Success Magazine
Shilohs Cure Advertisement and Cartoon Exchange
An old advertisement promotes Shilohs Cure claiming quick relief for coughs colds and throat issues priced at 25 cents. A short comic exchange follows with Mrs Jewback and Mr Jewback in Cleveland Teeter's panel.
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Joke Recalled
A Pittsburg Leader humorous note recalls a man promising neuralgia relief from Minard's Liniment while quarreling over hats. He jokes about buying his wife another hat after a past purchase, highlighting a light social aside rather than a full event.
Native lambs could challenge western markets with proper care
Experts argue that neglect and inbreeding reduce native lamb quality. Robert Matheson of Swift urges starting with 25 western bred ewes, avoiding scrub rams, and using silage to boost lamb production. Breeders like William Leake cite pasture and corn silage as keys to healthier, marketable flocks.
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United State
Robert Matheson
Merwet
Western
Lamba
Mathieson
North Dakota
South St. Paul
Chicago
William Locke
Christian County
Pribler
Leake
England
United States
Commission
Omehr
St. Joseph
Miescuri
Enil
Michigan
Gazette
Complete In Itself Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
A quirky passage notes the product works without additional medicine and claims steady efficacy. It also references a dialogue between The Barber and The Patron about a fete, with a mention of Brooklyn Life as a source.
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Mother Graves
Brooklyn
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns and More
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment for burns and other minor ailments as a household remedy. A random quip about a child and a joke about horseplay appear in the surrounding text. The item reads as a miscellaneous newspaper filler from a late 19th or early 20th century page.
Disturbing Tales and Mrs Norton in Odd Snippets
The fragmentary reads mix a failed New York politican remark at an orphanage entertainment with a cheeky ad line for Holloway's Corn Cure and a quip about mourning attire. The tone resembles late Victorian magazine snippets with humor and medical ads.
Phrase from a conversation about a song title
A fragmentary dialogue reflects on belief a scientist once predicted rising gun sales. The speaker asserts truth noting a novelty song titled Oh you Spearmint Kiddo With the Wrigley Eyes as an example. The exchange hints at media culture and consumer behavior.
Garden Job Prospects Tanned Waiter Says Tins Pay Well
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet quotes Mr Soggsley discussing garden work. He notes he works as a waiter in gardens with little daytime activity and mentions night shifts and generally good tins as payment.
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