Beggar of London on English Apathy and Original Advertisements
London hearers dubbed the best beggar Sydney Holland explains English lethargy in aid of the London hospital. He argues funds must be original and that ads should wake readers rather than rely on generic pleas. He cautions against debt pledges and praises provocative, fact filled appeals.
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London
Sydney Holland
London Hospital
Sphinx Club
Holland
Poplar Hospital
Poplar
Italian claims distant visualization device Televisualizer
William Vincent Pruscino of Rochester asserts a device named Televisualizer can visualize distant objects up to ten or twenty thousand miles away. He plans to reconstruct the model for patenting while noting demonstrations showed vivid color, movement and dimensions. He hints use of telegraph links at sending and receiving points for viewing events from distant theaters and scenes.
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Rochester
N. Y
William Vincent Pruscino
South Union Street
Pruscino
Patent Office
New York
Buenos Aires
Chicago’s Submerged Tenth Critique by Grace Church Pastor
The Rev E L Williams condemned society women who host charity bridge whists for dogs and cats while neglecting destitute children. He cited a fundraiser raising 212 dollars from fifteen tables and argued for preventing illness by aiding vulnerable youths and families.
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Chicago
Society
E. L. Willams
Grace Methodisl Episcopal Church
Williams
R. J. Wyckoff
Ravenswood Methodist Church
D W Smith Trapped in Air Tight Mushroom Vault
D W Smith a 68 year old Capitol Hill caretaker endured two hours sealed inside a heated airtight mushroom vault at the conservatory south end. With no tools he stripped to his underclothes and battered a ten by four inch iron bar to break a rusted lock, finally escaping exhausted but spry the next morning. The lock’s failure was due to damp rust.
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Harrisburg
D. W. Smith
Capitol Hill
Smith
Utah Archaeological Party Finds Giant Natural Bridge
Salt Lake City report states members of the Utah Archaeological Society found a natural bridge four miles north of the Arizona line in Utah, spanning 274 feet and rising over 3200 feet high. Fossils imbedded on its top suggest giant animal life in ancient times.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Archaeological Society
Colorado River
Arizona
Arizona Line
Tragic Staircase Death Near Wilkes-Barre
In Dorrance Township near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Michael Garraghan rushed to his child’s upstairs invitation fell and suffered a fractured skull. He died shortly after. Local authorities reported the incident as a fatal stair accident with no immediate signs of foul play.
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Wilkesbarre
Michael Garrahan
Dorranéeton
Wellesley Class of 221 Sees Few Marry
Wellesley college graduation notes show only eight of 221 seniors plan to marry. One third aim to teach, another third intend to stay home, and two plan farming jobs due to rising agricultural prices.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Texas User
An reader from Columbus Texas recounts illness with swelling and Bright’s disease later dropsy and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with prompt relief and life saving effect. Ad shows price 50 cents a box and lists Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as distributor.
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John L. Perry
Columbus
Texas
Bright
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Simpson Watson sparks lively chat on hobbies
A light feature notes Simpson and Watson sharing a pleasant conversation, with Simpson opening up only when topics like religion golf automobiles and politics are avoided.
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Simpson
Watson
Bishop Stringer Embraces Harsh Arctic Test
A bishop and a missionary companion journeyed to Herschel Island and Dawson City. With dwindling food they ate muckalucks and moccasins soaked to a glue like state and toasted over a fire, finding the meat surprisingly good.
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Bishop Stringer
Herschel Island
Arctic Ocean
Dawson City
Perry Davis Painkiller and Mrs Winslow's Syrup Ad
In the household the Perry Davis painkiller and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup are advertised for common ailments. The copy sells bottles of 2c 8c and 50s and the ad features a quote about a girl and a Spurgeon line.
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Perry Davis
How He Expressed It The boy calls his mother heaven and north pole
A short anecdote describes a boy Richard who tells his mother she is the whole world to him and adds she is heaven and the north pole, illustrating a child’s simple praise of his mother.
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Richard
Heaven
The
North Pole
Castoria reminder warns over 30 years use
An advisory note emphasizes inspecting Castoria bottles to ensure the product has been in use for over 30 years and that it is the familiar brand not a counterfeit. It stresses the safe remedy for infants and children and the line The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Drains on Country's Resources in 1908
The 1908 foreign born population was 13.6 percent yet supplied 15.6 percent of criminals 20.8 percent of paupers and 29.5 percent of the insane. Between 1904 and 1908 aliens in these institutions grew by 34 percent.
I Think I Shall Let That Woman Rent My House
A witty exchange shows a visitor remarking she could touch the husband in the crowd and a hostess noting at home he is untouchable. A later remark reveals a landlord considering leasing to a brag-free applicant who visited about renting.
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Puck
Circumstances Alter Cases Quip on Gifts
A wry exchange notes that gifting can lead to trouble when people give expensive presents. The remark contrasts a husband’s claim that his wife’s father gifted her a house with the humorous suggestion of mischief in such generosity.
Transparent Object Example in Everyday Life
A simple glass window is a transparent object that allows light to pass through clearly. It offers visibility and can serve as a barrier while remaining see through.
Overland Car Offers Simplicity and Value in Modern Factory Line
The Overland car is marketed as simple and trouble free, built on a single-model factory with 140 daily output. Prices start at 1000 dollars for a 50 mph, 102 inch wheelbase roadster and rise to 1600 dollars for higher configurations, all with gan lamps and magneto.
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Oston
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Clark
Beggar OF London
City Hospital
Lord Collins
John Kirk
Ragged School Union
Tower of London
Mr. Holland
Tower
Paris
Pennsylvania
Dean
Atchison Globe
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Spurgeon
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Earth
Cascarets
Fitzgerald & Co
Putattys
Box K
Washington, D
Denver
Gtomachniliver
Pierce
Alabastine Company
New York City, N.Y
Grand Rapids, Mich
Mark
Overlands
Wi Overland Co
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