Remedy for Bilious Headache and Odd Patient Tale
A fragment describes a physician meeting a decrepit patient who quibbles over a ten cent medicine. It mentions Jucge's Library and a remedy for bilious headache using Ermelee’s Vegetable Pills claimed to ease stomach irregularities and nerve and blood vessel pains. The piece mixes a courtroom mood with an advertisement style.
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Desizneter House
Ermelee
Now Doctor. Elephants disturb patient in comic quip
A patient complains to a doctor about elephants crowding him, embracing a humorous misreading of illness and pestering crowds. The line showcases light social humor and a playful tone typical of early magazine wit.
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Success Magazine
Shilohs Cure and Humorous Hat Prattle
A fragmented collection of exchanges with a Cleveland Leader remark on Shilohs Cure and a Pittsburg Leader quip about a hat. A Minards Liniment note claims neuralgia relief. A wife’s new hat and a joke about styling imply light urban humor from early newspapers.
Native lambs face neglect hindering western competition
Expert Robert Matheson warns 75 percent of native lambs lack care from breeding to market. Inbreeding and poor management yield coarse, low-value lambs while Western stock often tops prices. Advise starts with Western-bred ewes, silage feeding, and weed-clearing pastures as a profitable strategy.
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United State
Robert Matheson
Reme
Colorados
Matheson
Western
Lamba
Mathieson
North Dakota
South St. Paul
Chicago
William Lorke
Leslie
W. D. Fribler
Leake
England
United States
Omeha
St. Joseph
Miesuri
Michigan
Gazette
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns in Odd Ad Claim
A quirky ad claims Minard's Liniment heals burns and more as a boy and girl in a domestic scene are interrupted by George who stops the girl from rifling his pockets amid peculiar dialogue.
Politician’s Entertainment at Orphan Home Provokes Discomfort
A New York politician caused unease at an Orphan’s Home entertainment when selecting the boys’ band proved troubling. He whispered to a friend, fearing the scene, saying it was no wonder the orphans feel sorrowful. The fragment reflects a satirical remark from Success Magazine.
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New York
Succcess
Song Nods to Spearmint Theme in Local Quip
A short dialogue references a scientist and a growing Spean trend then pivots to a joke song titled Oh you Spearmint Kiddo With the Wrigleyes showing playful local wordplay and whimsy.
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Wrigleyes
Garden waiter joke echoed in Chicago Record-Herald
A dialogue in a Chicago Record-Herald vignette features Mr. Seggsley asked about garden work. He replies he earns well but stays pale because he works nights at a garden with little daytime activity, noting tuno are generally good.
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