Notable Misprints Blur Crime and Carnival Notes
A garbled US regional clipping recounts a blood poisoning case in Wellington and a September carnival featuring Banda Rossa. It mentions Osawatomie tablefuls, Atchison crime values, and Rushexter town sights like a ferret and a beer. R. J. Alexander recalls Kit Carson era reminiscences.
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Greenboro
Wellington
Banda . Rossa
Osawatomie
Atchison
Lechardville
R. J. Alexandér
Kit Carson
Judge Sentences Man to Six Months for Petty Larceny
A New York judge sentences a guilty petty larceny offender to six months in prison, saying his record is bad and the promise of marriage to an estimable young woman will not save him. The judge expects the separation to prompt the woman to reconsider and the couple’s future.
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New “York
Timabte
Almanac Story Credits Kidney Pills for Cure
Sanders of this place recounts how Dodd's Almanac 1902 featured Kidney Pills stories that inspired her to start using the product. Her condition improved quickly, and she now reports being as well as anybody and credits the almanac for a lucky, life changing find.
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Matthews
Ark
Dodd
Salvation Army founder to establish large WA colony
General William Booth of the Salvation Army has acquired 30,000 acres in Western Australia to create a vast agriculture and industrial colony. He plans to populate it with people drawn from London slums seeking new opportunities.
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William Booth
Salvation Army
Western Australia
London
A Place to Spend the Summer by the Milwaukee Road
The notice promotes summer getaways in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with Okoboji as a nearby resort. It highlights boating fishing lakes and cool weather and notes lower round trip rates from Omaha. Full information available from F A Nash Western Agent, C M St P Ry, 1504 Farnam St, Omaha. A stray line reflects on deep thinking and pain.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Okoboji
Omaha
F. A
NASH
Geni Western
Farnam §T
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Promises relief for feverishness teething disorders and stomach upset in children. Claims 30 000 testimonials and worm destruction. Available at druggists 25 cents with free sample offer from Alien S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Defiance Starch Promoted As Superior Brand
The advertisement claims Defiance Starch is absolutely superior to competitors and notes it is sold in a 16 ounce package at the same price as 12 ounce rivals. It ends with a warning that the match you have always goes out before you get a light.
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Men of
Omaha
Delance
Defiance
Starch, Co
Nebraska
Yellowed clothes cure and farm offers in column notes
Cloth care tips promote Red Cross Ball Blue and Defiance Starch with cheap pricing. A stray ad notes bees as sole insects for fine combs. Iowa Colony Co. teases farm rent offer and free farm month instructions for eggs and colts breaking.
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Iowa Colony Co
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Household Quality
Puffed as the best cold water starch, Defiance Starch claims to be in every household with extra 4 ounces for 10 cents compared to rivals. The ad mentions global concerns with domestic troubles, hinting at broader market appeal.
Laugh in the Pulpit as Gum Prank Tops a Sermon
A St Louis minister recalls laughing during a crowded service when a girl in the choir aimed a wad of gum at a sleeping man in the rear pew. The gum striking the man caused the preacher to break mid sermon, ending the service as he staggered from the pulpit in tears.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Parable of Hadley and the boy who cried over death
A Hadley anecdote at a New Haven banquet uses a parable about a village boy to deflect a question on Yale’s defeat. The uncle’s death prompts a bystander’s remark and the boy’s measured reply, illustrating tact in handling delicate topics.
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Hadley
New Haven
Yale
Johnny
Curious French Heirloom Hand of Comte de Fleydeau
A Gothic tale about the Comte de Fleydeau heirloom a woman’s severed hand kept in a gold casket in a Gironde family mansion. It claims a 1393 siege surrendered castle spared the countess and the hand as proof against thieves, symbolizing aristocratic legend.
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France
Gion
Gironde
Notable Patent Remedies and Teething Syrup Advertisements
A collage of 19th century patent medicine claims. Jumbled lines tout foot relief ointments for swollen feet and corns, Defiance Starch, Winslow's Teething Syrup, and Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds. Mentions trial offers and wide retail availability.
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