Thirteenth Annual Fair and Exhibition at Omaha
Announcement for the Thirteenth Annual Fair and Exhibition in Omaha from August 27 to September 5, 1896. Highlights include agricultural, horticultural, dairy, textile, fine arts, and livestock exhibits, a speed program, musical concerts, and a large Northwestern Scandinavian Singers Association event. Special train service by Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railway Company. One round trip fare plus 50 cent admission.
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Omaha
Nebraska
West
Northwestern Scandinavian Singers’ Association
Rars
Enginots
Ae-Sar-Ben
Olympia
Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley Rh. R. Company
Hall’e Catarrh Cure Described as Constitutional Remedy
A 1895 reader letter notes Hall’e Catarrh Cure as constitutional with a price of 75a for a Vacumna and cites a Buffalo Times debate on Wiggins description of a tornado. Mrs Lucy alae of Marquette Kansas endorses Piso’s Cure for quick consumption.
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Wiggins
Clint Onstrete
Buffalo Times
Lucyalae
Marquette, Kans
Practical home tips and literary notices from a 19th century page
A collection of household remedies for stains and teething along with notes on new Atlantic fiction in Illinois town and Salzer Seed Co fall catalogue. Mentions Mrs Winetons Spormine Starr for Children Teething and John A Salzer Seed Co LaCrosse offering seeds and free samples.
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Mr. Catherwood
Illinois
Prairie
Salzer
John A. Salzer
Rules for a Cyclist and Poker Night Disputes
A Chicago club lays out comic bicycle rules and poker stakes. President Toots describes oddball bike etiquette including dodgy passing and cow encounters, then outlines a poker system with ace high and no betting limit, to be settled by a three member committee.
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Toots
Len
Dar’ Am Poker
Hev Sartin
Chicago News
Dr Wolfe and Georgina in a Humorous Lecture Tale
The narrator recalls a lecture by Dr Wolfe on Palestine and Asia Minor. Anxious for decorum he is amused and unsettled by Wolfe’s foreign accent and songs. The tale ends with Wolfe praising his wife Georgina as the only required wife.
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Blackwood
Palestine
Asia Minor
Jerusalem
Dr. Wolfe
Georgina
Roquefort Cheese Caves Shape Century‑Old Cure
Hundred year old volcanic caves in Roquefort's Larvae mountain host a unique curing process. Milk from 300000 sheep is turned into cheese then salted, inverted, and scraped daily. Fungus forms a yellow red mold, the rind is trimmed, and the cheese is wrapped for market, a triumph of traditional method.
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France
Mercury
Roquefort
Not ax Cent in Sight
Baron Rothschild faced a fare dilemma on a city omnibus when he could not pay. He offered an order for a million and a counterfeit card, prompting laughter until a passerby paid the fare. The driver later offered to lend ten francs on his own account.
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Baron Rothschild
Rothschild
Tom Baron Rothschild
Harper’s Round Table
Sleep in a log camp bedstead memory
An old soldier recalls a dawn to dusk march and a day spent fighting with a late lapse into sleep by a log fire. He compares the comfort of his present bed to the chilly night beside the embers and notes dozing without waking.
Cyclist Backs Away From the Wall After Face Travel
A Wisconsin Sentinel brief recounts a cyclist who, after being taunted by a police officer about trying to travel on his face, admits the stunt and then staggers to a drug store with wheel fragments. The scene frames a comic or precarious crash as the man admits the feat and seeks help.
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Wisconsin Sentinel
Magnificent house bought for a song story
The Detroit News notes a boast about a grand residence bought for a song. It mentions the claim that the author of "Papa's Jag is Three Days Old" is connected to the tale.
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Detroit News
Four-Handed Euchre on a Texas Train
A St. Louis drummer invites passengers to a euchre game in a parlor car. A brash stranger joins, proclaims a one-handed hold up as a counter to the four-handed game, then attempts to seize the pot with two guns. The train moves on as the men recover their cards and watches.
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Texas Prairie
St. Louis
Even and odd coin trick from a number game
A person holds an even number in one hand and an odd in the other. Multiply the right hand by an odd number and the left by an even, then add. If the sum is even, the even count is in the right hand. if the sum is odd, the even count is in the left hand.
Quote Reflects on Peace Versus Love by Atchison Globe
A caption from the Atchison Globe notes that a woman who has observed many men values peace more than love, reflecting a social sentiment expressed in the periodical.
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Atchison Globe
Cannot parse related headline from the scrambled text
Unclear fragmentary report mentions a joke about church contributions and a medical aside on digestion. It also references pearls and their demand for necklaces, but lacking coherent event or identifiable entities.
Capable of Anything Boarders Stir Dinner Rumor
The landlady fears her daughter eloped and the second boarder doubts the tale claiming she could start any report to distract from meals, as noted by Puck.
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Puck
Interview With Czar Aide Reveals Harsh Dialogue
A truth interview recounts an aide describing a Russia visit to pay respects, noting hoarseness from speaking to the czar and the challenge of addressing him with his full title. He mentions preparing days in advance due to the crowd and the icy stare rumor.
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Russia
Travel Choices and Remedies Mentioned in Detroit Tribune
A Detroit Tribune excerpt contrasts travel by sea, rail, or meat with health tips. It promotes Liostetter's Stomach Bitters for seasickness, stomach disorders, and malaria, and advertises Kilne’s Nerve Power with a free trial. The piece closes with a quip about old fashioned language and the devil.
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Liostetter
Fragmentary 19th Century Conversation Reprint
A garbled newspaper snippet shows two men debating Congress and representation. The text references Perry Patettie Waynorn Wat son and a Camphor Ice product from Hegeman’s Camphor Ice with Glycer. Mentions modern weapons and a bayonet as a lasting invention.
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Harper's Bazar
Bryn Mawr College
Agnes Bailey Ormsbee
John Corbin
Margaret Sutton Briscoe
Price
California Fig Syrup Co
Thompson Street Club
DR. Wolfe and
Roquefort Ocheese
Detroit Tribune
de Kilne
Klink
Philadelphia
Arry
Strickly
Congress
Perry Patettie
Waynorn Watson
Profesal
Cinciana Enquirer
Hegeman
C. C.G. Clark Vo
N. Haw
Bane
Ayer
Hartford
Pope Mfg. Co
E Core
Conn
Columbias
Aermotor Company
Fecal i Worth
Batein
Toutie
Fleders
Ailver
Buffalo, WY
New York
Bestia
Baltiner
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