The Busy Man's University at the YMCA
The educational department of the YMCA acts as a busy man's university with courses in Denver drawing over five hundred men last year. The program includes pharmacy with drugs, complete assaying equipment, and an exceptional electrical laboratory with high standard instruments.
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Great Young Men's Christian Association
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Chicago
Denver
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Denver Young Men's Christian Association
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Y M C A Offers Night Schools For Working Men
The Denver Young Men’s Christian Association promotes evening classes to boost practical skills for country and town youths who must advance. It describes fully equipped laboratories, affordable student memberships, and a program balancing study with social and athletic activities to cultivate brains over brawn.
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Y. M.C
Association Schools
Chemical Laboratory
MCA
High school and college chemistry facilities described
The article notes facilities for all standard chemistry work at the school including special apparatus for research and investigation. It lists equipment such as a polariscope, microscope, and precise analytical balances as part of the laboratory setup.
Woman Swallows False Teeth After Twenty Five Years
A St Louis woman swallowed her false teeth twenty five years ago and now complains of a gnawing sensation inside her. The anecdote appears in the Atlanta Georgian report.
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St. Louis
Atlanta
eGorgian
Roses and Dew Theme in Riley Verse
A reflective line extols roses, dew, and heavenly love, highlighting nature as a symbol of affection. The couplet-like wording emphasizes tender sentiment attributed to Riley.
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You
Riley
Cat Sleeps on Hat Inspires City Ride
A humorous exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a cat sleeping on a new hat and prompting a lighthearted downtown adventure. The quip underscores local whimsy and city life captured in a brief column.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
A New Wrinkle
A humorous exchange about a gas warning sign and a boy who accidentally blew out a gas jet. The brief vignette captures frontier wit and rural scenery as remembered in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Atlanta Constitution
Cough Remedy Uses Glycerine Pine Oil and Whisky
A home cough mixture blends two ounces glycerine, half an ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound, and eight ounces pure whisky in a large bottle. It claims to cure curable coughs within twenty four hours and to be inexpensive for a year’s supply.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Had an Object Lesson and a Dinner Time Laugh
A seven months old baby being cared for by a seven year old boy leads to a playful library stroll and a comic song. The piece also references old advertisements for Haven's Catarrh Cure and various pills, followed by a brief London News quip about a rector and Berkshires.
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Harry
Pettit Eye Salve and Allen’s Lung Balsam Adverts
A collection of early 20th century ads promotes Pettit’s Eye Salve for 25c and Allens Lung Balsam claiming quick eye relief and curing stubborn coughs. Also mentions Der Perce laxative, Pleasant Pellets, and a quip about a philosophical man. Howard Bros. Buffalo is cited as the druggist source.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised in Letter
A Minneapolis reader shares a testimonial claiming Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles and restored health. The letter urges public release to show the product's benefits and notes Mrs. Pinkham offers free confidential advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia J. Pinkham
Lydia St. Pinkham
Joan G. McLean
Second St
North
Lydia E. Pinkham
Beauty as Business What Scouts Say About Looks in Trade
Actress Hattie Williams argues beauty fuels modern commerce in Philadelphia. She cites store windows showing attractive salesgirls as key to drawing shoppers, noting that fair faces can boost sales for legitimate goods and benefit both workers and customers.
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Philadelphia
Hattie Williams
Sparkes
Garrick Theater
Paris
Chestnut Street
Bertha
Phosphorescent Forest Lights Borneo Trail Report
English engineers surveying a low lying tract in Borneo encountered night spirits claimed by natives to warn of danger. The spirits were revealed as brilliant phosphorescent agaries on dead tree limbs, burning so brightly that portions appeared to be on fire. Tests with paper showed readings by the luminous trees.
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Borneo
Going Up in Omaha Elevator Ads Sparks Gently Humorous Reflection
A narrator and companions in an Omaha office building joke about a railroad ad on an elevator shaft, recalling safety jingles for the Union Pacific. The passage also mentions defining a gentleman and Sadie’s witty reply that a gentleman is “a man you don’t know very well.”
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Omaha
Sadie
North Pole Discovery Noted by Chattanooga Elder
A slightly deaf Chattanooga woman commented on news of the north pole discovery. She quipped in a wry tone that Cook tourists seem to reach every place, including the very top of travel, reflecting local amusement at a grand voyage.
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North Pole
Chattanooga
Lippincott’s
Doctor Yourself Adverts for Perry Davis Palakinere and Winslow Syrup
An OCR fragment advertises self treatment for colds with Perry Davis Palakinere claiming safety and affordability in large bottles. It also mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic, and asserts belief limited to human understanding.
Not Expecting Too Much in Congress Remarks
A statesman notes that in congress a speaker is fortunate to deliver a speech without people failing to listen, reflecting on the limited attention given to parliamentary remarks. The dialogue contrasts expectations with practical reception in political discourse.
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Congress
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London News
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Gentleman
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