Figuratively Speaking and a Cough Cure Ad Oddities
A travel vignette from England features an American trainee asking how to “throw a look of ate” at Shylock when five are present. The page includes a Salem of quick quips, then a Buffalo cough syrup endorsement praising Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as number one. A note on national debt interest shares, a bite about easy jobs, and a St Louis reader praising Salvation Of as the best remedy. A classroom joke about teaching from a tale of Taaves and flakes ends with a boarding-house punchline.
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England
Loston
James T Barnet
Cedar St
Buffalo, N. Y
Dr. Bull
Touriats tickets on sale to all points
Homeseekers tickets at half fare on ex cursion dates December 12 January 9 February 13 March 18 April 10 and May 5th. For rates or folders describing lands climate call Wabash Ticket office 1502 Farnam Street or write Guo N Crarrox NW P Agt Maka Nebraska.
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Touriats
Wabash
Farnam
Guo
N. Crarrox
N. W. P. Agt
Maka
Neb
Syrup of Figs Offers Gentle Laxative Relief
Knowledge promotes Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and eases colds headaches and fevers. Marketed by California Fig Syrup Co the remedy is praised by physicians and sold in 50c and $1 bottles through druggists with the company name on every package.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Let the Immigration Gates Be Closed and Wait
A broad, opinionated survey argues for tighter immigration controls and fear of foreign influence. It claims immigrants burden taxation, cites prison and poorhouse stats, and calls for stringent supervision to protect native-born citizens and institutions. It also contrasts against opening gates to foreign welcomed by some readers.
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United States
Feathers Fur and Fins and Odd Charms at Store Counter
A New York book counter encounter features a shopper asking for Feathers Fur and Fins and being told of Nuckleberry m. An elderly country woman tries to make change for a 23 cent purchase. Cardin al Richelieu hears a shoemaker’s simple sermon learned among cabbage heads. French Canadian kids discuss Christmas shoes versus stockings and bottles of perfume. General Morace Porter tells stories at Lotus Club dinner in Boston and recalls an English reception with a tall flunky announcing General Banjo Colonel Drunk and the cook.
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Cardinal Richelieu
Richelieu
Morace Porter
Henry Irving
Boston
Porter
London
West End
General Badeau
Grant
Cools
Banjo
Drunk
Poems, tobacco, and a wedding joke from old Chicago paper
A mosaic of short items notes Chicago writers on serse in praise, tobacco output in St Louis, a wedding organist quip, a philosopher on lost love, Alfred W Shield’s will leaving stock to two servants and Virginia university, Caroline Romney’s cellular brickwork dinner pail, Emperor William milk sales in Potsdam, and a Methodist preacher joke about marrying outside one’s congregation.
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USA
St. Lous
Ethel
Alfred W Shield
Richmond
University of Virginia
Caroline Romney
William
Potsdam
Berlin
Midwinter Surf Bathing In Florida Ocean
Ormond Florida correspondent reports a January sea bath in 70 degree water. At eleven in the morning the air is just warmer than the sea and noon mercury reaches 76 degrees. A strong sea runs as bathers ride the surf toward the sands, a vivid sea and sky scene unmatched for beauty along the coast.
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New England
Ormond
Cor
Atlanta Constitution
Principles that Should Govern Business Architecture
The text argues that buildings must embody their core purpose rather than follow styles, noting Greek temples, Gothic cathedrals, and modern office buildings each express their era. It emphasizes architecture as a natural response to complex modern needs and conditions, stressing individuality and direct expression of intended function.
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Promoted for Kidney Health
An early note encourages use of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a safeguard when kidney function wanes, describing conditions like Bright’s disease and diabetes as obstinate and potentially fatal. The remedy is praised for countering danger, aiding constipation biliousness dyspepsia and nervousness, and guarding against malaria and rheumatism.
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Jright
Petrified Fish Beds Spur Colorado Fossil Claim
Fragment from a Colorado region article describes extensive petrified fish beds with shale containing fish remains extending along the Screen River for many miles, claiming a vast 150 foot thick deposit across hundreds of square miles in the northwestern state. The piece blends ad-like content and other notices from periodical sources.
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Colorado
Tsreen River
Detroit
Railroads and public safety in the United States and Germany
A discussion contrasts US private railway ownership with German government ownership, noting far more accidents in the US relative to population and suggesting stronger safety laws and civil service reform. The piece praises Germany’s life-saving services and criticizes railway executives blocking safety measures. It also mentions various contemporary remedies and promotional notices.
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United States
Germany
Chicago
Berlin
Washington
North American Review
No Time to Lose Edison on Faraday Works
Boston life shows Thomas Edison reading Faraday at 3 a m and walking for breakfast. He tells Adams life is short so he must hustle as he delves into electricity. The quote underscores his urgency and obsession with progress.
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Boston
Edison
Faraday
Karaday
Adams
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