Rhinoceros Attack Ends Cavalry Scout Horseloss
An African hunter recounts a near-fatal encounter with a long horned rhinoceros after a day stalking elephants. He describes a fatal riderless saddle accident and the horn’s close approach, then killing the rhino and losing his best horse. He reflects on the crucial role of horses in African big-game hunting and offers advice on training after-riders and mounts.
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Mabobo
Livingstone
Oswell
Stael
Africa
Nyanza
Armbruster
Maboho
Tales of Hunts and Rhino Danger Across the Subcontinent
The narrator recalls experiences hunting elephants and rhinoceroses, detailing close escapes, horse prices, and the perils of tracking in bush and thorn. He recounts a dramatic rhinoceros charge that nearly killed him, the horned beast disabled by a thigh wound, and legends of enormous white rhinos.
Awful Tale of Kidney Trouble in Baltimore and Omaha
Alfred J. O'Brien of Sterling, Coles, endured nine months in Baltimore Marine Hospital with back pain and bloody urine. After seeking care in Omaha’s St. Joseph’s Hospital with no relief, he used Dean's Kidney Pills. One box ended the back pain and led to a complete recovery. Sold by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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Alfred J. O’brien
Sterling
Cole
Baltimore Marine Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Omaha
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
National Tuberculosis Sunday Observed in Churches
Indications point to a broad observance across more than 200000 churches on April 24. Leaders from health and religious groups praise the drive as the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis distributes sermon outlines to clergymen nationwide.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
East Twenty-second Street
New York
Typhoid Moves Family to Quebec for Precaution
A family fled a typhoid outbreak by traveling to Quebec aboard a morning boat. They planned a Montreal return, but sightseeing tired them. they found the smoke stack level with the deck as the tide dropped 18 feet. A child asked if God drank the water, and mother answered that it was not boiled.
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Quebec
Montreal
Sweden's industrial sanatoria combat tuberculosis in factories
A major phase of the campaign against tuberculosis in Sweden involves industrial firms opening sanatoria for tuberculous workers. The Vulcan Match Company, Ljusne-Voxne Timber, Sandviken Hardware, Eriksson Telephone, and Stora Kopparsberg maintain facilities housing 15 to 30 patients each. Workers are admitted free and families may visit for a small fee.
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Sweden
Vulcan Match Company
Ljusne-Voxne Timber Company
Sandviken Hardware Company
Eriksson Telephone Company
Stora Kopparsberg Company
Child Corrects Mother On Age In Witty Quip
A five year old asks her mother if she is almost forty. The mother confirms then the child adds you don’t look it tonight but you will tomorrow morning. The remark appears in a Judge column or humor page.
Knickerbocker Youth Learn Game Then Lambs Gambol
The note says children were taught a game called Bocker-Fine and hints at future demonstrations by animal trainers teaching lambs to gambol. The terse comment reflects a playful, possibly satirical tone about staged activities for youth and animals.
Rosy Color Postum testimonial letter promotes Postum
A reader recounts health improvements after switching from coffee to Postum. The letter cites reduced nervousness and ringing in the ears, improved color in a pale lad, and a claim that Postum helps “make red blood.” It ends by inviting further letters and noting The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Wellville
The Student Waiter Quirks an Odd Exchange
A humorous exchange from Lippincott's shows a patron demanding a served dish after an hour while the waiter jokes about a vivisection lab. The witty dialogue contrasts impatience with playful understatement.
Wedding Gift Gaffe Sells Tacky Tiara Joke
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal recalls a humorous wedding gift line about a tiara set with perfectly matched pork chops. The quip highlights a playful, if odd, wedding present exchange.
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Cholly
Louisville Courier Journal
One of His Worst at the Reception
A guest notes a dark red beverage in a receptacle on the table and the professor's granddaughter offers to pour. The granddaughter is described as a society lady and queen, with a witty line about her pouring. The event is said to be a success aside from the moment.
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Chicago Tribune
Poorman Declines Wedding Invite Over Present Concerns
In a witty exchange from The Catholic Standard and Times, Tom Poorman explains he will not attend a wedding. He quips that his absence is cheaper than risking noticeable gifts, framing the joke around financial priorities.
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Tom Poorman
The
Catholic Standard and Times
Love Answer Postponed A Marital Quip
A Pittsburg Post item mocks a couple’s playful exchange about aging and alimony. The dialogue features a practical answer where affectionate vows are framed against future financial support as the woman asks if love will endure with age. The tone is humorous and lightly satirical.
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Angel Face
Pittsburg Post
Highbrow Magazine features poem with a denial of poetry’s death
The assistant editor admits confusion over a poem after reading it many times. The editor agrees to feature the piece with a counterpoint declaring poetry not dead and to send a $1.25 check to the author as reported by Lippincott's.
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National Tuberculosis Sunday
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