Musical Fisherman Nets 400-Pound Sacramento Sturgeon
Eugene Barion, dubbed the musical fisherman, hauled a seven foot seven foot long sturgeon weighing about 400 pounds from the Sacramento River at Middle Creek. His 200-foot trot line with twelve bells rang as the fish bit, drawing neighbors to help land the catch worth 63 dollars according to the Redding Dispatch.
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Sacramento
Eugene Barion
Barion
Middle Creek
Berlon
Barton
Redding
Cal
San Francisco
Apostle of Silence In Politics A Pussyfooter Exchange
An agent offers a volume to teach eloquence. The man at the desk refuses, saying he built his reputation in politics as a pussyfooter and would rather say less.
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Apostle of Silence
Inconsistent Employment Model Engagement Question
A dialogue hints at employment status where a model asks if the role is temporary and is told it is a standing engagement, highlighting workplace ambiguity in the contract.
Stage wings and chorus girls drive Red Cross Ball Blue ad
Ad copy notes stage wings and chorus girls as the draw for a Red Cross Ball Blue product used by grocers. Mentions home use and broad appeal.
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Red Cross
All Good
Uncanny remark about a baby sparks eerie comments
A reader notes an unsettling claim about a baby describing it as uncanny and with creepy ways, prompting curiosity about the remark's source and context.
Free Book Offer on Rheumatism Cure
An advertisement from Brockton Massachusetts promotes a free book titled Rheumatism Its Cause and Cure. The notice urges sufferers of rheumatism or neuritis to write for the booklet authored by Jease A. Case, Dept. C. W. and promises it is absolutely free.
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Jease A. Case
Dept. C. W
Brockton
Mass
Adv
Meago
Chicago
Buffalo
Detroit
Cleveland
Duluth
Georgian Bay
Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit Co
Clark St
Alls
Fooled He Bit Peppermint Tablet in Poker Chip Tale
Hobart recounts a curious episode where a white poker chip hidden as a peppermint tablet leads to a mistaken swallow. Father confronts the odd claim as a playful exchange unfolds.
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Hobart Herold
Envying the Engineer in a Passenger Debate
A Detroit Press quip contrasts railroad engineers with passenger advice. A speaker imagines the engineer’s joy in driving without heeding passenger counsel, highlighting the tension between operator autonomy and rider input.
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Detroit Press
Debutante Tags Orchids as Cause of Breakup
A society debutante laments losing a perfectly eligible beau though a florist hints at the fault. She returned twenty dollars worth of orchids for ten dollars, believing the flowers mattered less than her look. The florist recalls she wore carnations, a truth her mother knew.
Rip Van Winkle Not Available for School Address
A Columbus area tale from Rev. W H Book notes a schoolteacher recounting a plan to invite Rip Van Winkle as commencement speaker. The township trustee suggests the idea, but the teacher explains Rip Van Winkle is not available for the address this year.
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W. H. Book
Tabernacle Christian Church of Columbus
Bartholomew
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Singer at the Railhead
A train of eight hundred men arrived as dawn broke and a private in the Black Watch sang from the rear brake van. The crowd gathered on the roof and cheered as he belted out Kurnevals song from Tristan and Isolde and then the Toreador from Carmen.
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Kurneval
Black Watch
A. T. QO
Westminster Gazette
Fiji natives turn to cinema amid fashion revolt
Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott, governor and high commissioner, reports Fiji Islanders abandon cannibalism for moving pictures. One hundred islanders join the war, all described as good man killers but not man eaters. The couple return from London after their eldest son’s shrapnel wound.
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Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott
Fiji Islands
Western Pacific
Ernest
Lady Sweet-Escott
Fijis
London
Salesman Should Look Healthy Says The Magazine
A successful salesman explains that appearances of health and prosperity aid sales. He argues that associating the product with success through the seller’s look convinces customers the article contributes to that success and harmony. He cites repeated experience and psychology behind the impression.
Farmer Outsmarts Buyer Over Check for Pigs
In a village market scene Farmer Jones sells livestock to a buyer who asks him to cross a check and add and Co. The farmer misunderstands and reveals the trick, joking that the buyer will only get the pigs for this price and that a further ten pounds buys the cop.
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Jones
Jone
Old Jones
London
Vision in Fishes and Color Perception
The article explains fish vision parallels human vision for shade and color but is less sharp for small dots. It notes detection of one millimeter dots but not 0.5 mm and reports motion sensitivity equal to humans using rotating black and white backgrounds. It argues color grounds in skin arise from exposure to the same color, so fish have color vision but not necessarily color sensation.
Furred Tongue and Medical Diagnoses in The Past
The piece satirizes using a furred tongue as proof of digestive trouble. It recalls a stern spinster who joked that doctors only ask to see the tongue and bills two dollars. The editor notes old time physicians who claim precise diagnoses from distance, while lampooning such claims.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Offer Free Sample
Bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse and purify then dry lightly. Apply Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal itching pimples dandruff and scalp irritations. Heals red rough sore hands. Free sample by mail with book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Pacifist decries preparedness as cause of war
A man with a lugubrious countenance explains he is not a humorist but a pacifist who believes preparedness will inevitably bring on war. The narrator laments his condition and calls him a fool, implying satirical critique of overreaction to conflict.
SLEEP THE SICKNESS STOPPED QUICKLY LIKELY
An assortment of ad snippets mentions health tonics and remedies, including Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. The clippings note Red Bank New Jersey company ads and a general reference to designers with London furniture museum.
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Ake Grove
Grove
Lanark Tria
Ae Company
Red Bank
N. J
Adv
Remarkable Cure Claimed With Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Englewood resident Mrs E Sheldon credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing severe headaches and stabilizing her health after life threatening illness. She urges other women to try the medicine and notes physicians could not improve her case. The ad invites inquiries to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Englewood
Gotia
Seram
E. Sheldon
S. Halsted St
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkeam
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Libby
McNeill & Libby
AUTH
New Post
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Singer
France
Knicker
Sheldon
ETP Ee
Eeo Hari
Sven Posltry
Cies
Daley
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
American Artificial Tooth Co
Merchants Bank
Indianapolis
Iad
New York
Fort William
Erior
Teveland
Bonita Farm
Raymore
Helper Co
Lincoln
Tae Fae
Signatere of
OL Mla A U
Hi Ae Ee
Castoria
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