Come Lord Come and Milk the Spirit in Georgia Revival
A Georgia revival by Ascensionists featured a comic scene as two hunters hide in a church gallery and coax the minister with calls of Come, Lord. The episode ends with a cautious laughter, then shifts to a dairy venture where milk is prepared in clean, orderly fashion. The narrator notes a market for six cents a quart locally, slightly above town prices.
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Georgia
Maria Gabe
Duffy
Cuffy
Gabriel
Bill Nye's Genius in Advertising Humor
A humorous sample imagines Bill Nye selling a cow in a mock advertisement. The quirky copy describes a plush raspberry cow named Rose and a double barrel shotgun, noting ill health, her fearlessness, and odd traits like a red calf with wobbly legs.
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Bill Nye
Teaiman
Rose
How He Got Customers
A western farmer, selling milk at two cents a quart, targeted a nearby town where prices were five cents. He invited residents to visit his farm, gave a tour, and explained his dairy methods. Milkmen arrived in clean attire and demonstrated hygiene practices with water, soap, and udder washing.
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Ben
Castile
Pocket Handkerchief Theft Joke in Street Exchange
A street preacher pleads for justice in a crowd as a street arab quips that passing the hat around would move the wicked. The quip underscores casual theft and communal response in a terse urban moment.
Knox County residents hang mule in barn dispute
Citizens in Knox County confronted a man named Prickett and hanged one of his mules from a barn rafter in an act described as a queer way to settle a dispute. The mule was found the next morning.
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Knox County
Prickett
Frenchman’s English letter ends with unintended pickle pun
A French writer practicing English searches for preserve in a dictionary and discovers a pickle meaning. He then wishes his friend and family be pickled to all eternity in a humorous, unintended mistranslation.
German Man Buries Wife Then Reflects on Fate
A German husband, burying his wife, tells a neighbor about her fate. When asked if she accepted her lot with resignation, he replies with blunt honesty that she indeed had to resign herself to it.
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Teuton
Child Corrects Minister During Sermon With Firm Finger
A three year old girl attending church with her sister rises in her seat and points at the minister calling him to stop swearing. Her bold remark, delivered with adult tone, ends the sermon’s use of the name of God in her presence.
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God
Unusual Dry Season Forecast by State Statistician
Childish quips about dogs at the station contrast with State Statistician Conner predicting an unusually dry season. He notes cycles of dry seasons, unusual rainfall, and steady north to west winds as signs of ongoing dry weather.
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Conner
New Fish Killing Method Emerges From Lake Practice
A new method used at Wawasee involves sinking a lime filled jug to a fish bed. Water enters through a cork, a small explosion kills the fish, which then rise to the surface to be collected.
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Wawasee
German Baptist Brethren meet excursion fare announced
Goshen Democrat reports round trip fare via Nickel Plate to Roanoke Virginia for the Annual Meeting of the German Baptist Brethren. Tickets May 16 to 22, return by June 24. Also includes an ad praising Chamberlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a testimonial from J W Lynch of Dorr West Virginia and noting availability from Dr Chas Rager.
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Roanoke
German Baptist Brethers
C. A. Asterlin
Ft. Wayne
Chamberlin
J. W. Lynch
Editor’s death mocked by demon over unpaid paper debts
An editor dies and meets the devil in a world’s cormitory. The demon chides him for years of uncollected pay, deadhead labels, and a paper that “has gone out for one dollar” yet profits unpaid. The editor is urged to rise higher, despite his fiscal labors.
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Cormitory
Editor’s Dilemma in Honest County Journalism
A level headed exchange notes the editor bears heavy responsibility for accuracy and fairness. It argues editors cannot please all and must rely on sometimes doubtful sources, yet should correct errors when justified and pursue truthful reporting.
Obituary: Sarah White Jamison of Silver Lake
Sarah White Jamison born November 8 1829 in Henry County Indiana died May 2 1899 at age 71 in Silver Lake Indiana. She had seven children from two marriages and is survived by three sons two daughters and many relatives. Funeral by Rev Brinkman at her daughter’s home and interment at North Pleasant cemetery with ashes laid to rest.
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Sarah (White) Jamison
Henry Co
Ind
Silver Lake
Jamison
Brinkman
North Pleasant Cemetery
Peacé Lo
Nickel Plate Road Announces Low Rate Summer Excursions
Patrons are urged to consult newspapers and ticket agents for reduced fares before buying tickets. The Pearl Daily express trains from Chicago to New York or Boston offer direct service with no car changes, and gate rates are stated to be lower than other lines.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
New York
Boston
Whooping Cough Epidemic Cited Remedy Use
Last winter during a whooping cough epidemic my children suffered severe coughing spells. We used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. John E Crirrorp Norwood House Norwood NY. Dr Chas Rager sells the remedy.
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Chamberlain
Croup
John EH. Crirrorp
Norwood House
Norwood
N. Y
Chas. Rager
D-Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Healing
Advert shows D-Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as ante-septic remedy for scratches, wounds, ulcers, sores and skin diseases with claims of curing piles. Attributed to Dr. Flavien.
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D -Witt
Flavien
National Baptist Anniversaries May 26 30 in San Francisco
Nickel Plate Road agents offer complete travel details for the coast trip at reduced rates. One round trip fare. Information includes rates sale dates routes and train times for travelers to San Francisco for the National Baptist Anniversaries.
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National Baptist
San Francisco
Cal
Nickel Plate Road
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Editor
J. D. Bridge proprietor of the Democrat in Lancaster New York commends One Minute Cough Cure for his boy describing it as the best remedy for croup and a trusted aid during colds and coughs.
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J. D. Bridge
The
Democrat
Lancaster, N. Y
Flavien
Notice to Breeders Seeks Spring Horse Services
Breeders urged to call and view an esshot at a barn near depot in Silver Lake for Norman or Clyde horse services this spring. Terms described as reasonable. C. M. Weprick.
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Silver Lake
C. M. Weprick
Witch Hazel Salve Cure Claim Promises Relief
An advertisement urges readers with piles to use De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure. The copy claims it treats the disease itself, not just the symptoms, and asserts universal success with Dr. Flavien endorsing the product.
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de Witt
Flavien
Cure rheumatism with Chamberlains Pain Balm
The article touts Chamberlains Pain Balm as a cure for rheumatism with demonic-infused imagery. It claims one application relieves pain quickly and presents testimonies supporting the remedy, sold by Dr. Rager.
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Chamberlain
Prin
Rager
One Minute Cough Sure Promises Quick Relief
Pneumonia lagrippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough readily yield to One Minute Cough Sure. Use this remedy in time and save a doctor s bill or the undertaker. Sold by Dr Flavien.
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Flavien
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Regulate Bowels
An advertisement-style claim promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy for bowel accumulation poisoning the system. It attributes the advice to Dr. Flavien and urges trial with the promise of repeated use.
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DeWitt
Flavien
Narrow Escape Paragraph Fulfills Plea for Help
Ada E. Hart of Groton writes of surviving advanced consumption after four doctors gave up. She credits Dr King's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds, tried eight bottles, and declares she is now healthy. Trial bottles are free at Dr Roger's Drug Store with a 50 cent regular size, guaranteed or refunded.
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Ada E. Hart
Groton
Roger
Frightful Blunder Warns of Burns and Bruises
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for burns cuts bruises and skin eruptions. It claims quick pain relief and healing plus treatment for ulcers boils felons corns and piles. Sold by Dr. Rager for 25 cents a box with a guarantee.
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Bucklen
Rager
Early Risers Pills Promote Liver Health Claim
An advertisement touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as the famous pills for torpid liver and irregularities of the system, noting availability through Dx Flavien.
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de Witt
Flavien
Farm for Sale or Trade Near Capital of Red Willow County
For sale or trade 160 acres of finely improved Nebraska land within five miles of the capital of Red Willow county. It is all under cultivation and in a region where crop failures are scarce. The society is as good as anywhere in Indiana, with schools and churches nearby. Good water is plentiful. The farm can be traded for an 80 acre Indiana farm or sold on reasonable terms. Inquire at or write to the Revorp, Silver Lake, Ind.
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Red Willow County
Indiana
Revorp
Silver Lake
Ind
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Promised to Relieve Liver Torpor
The ad claims fullness under the right rib, dull heavy fatigue and constipation signal a torpid liver. It promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a prompt pleasant cure by removing congestion and opening bile ducts to restore natural flow. Dr Flavien endorses GOOP PILLs.
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DeWitt
Flavien
Spain’s Greatest Need Foresees A I K E N Remedy
Spain’s Mr Olivia of Barcelona spends winters in Aiken South Carolina. Weak nerves caused back head pains vanish after using Electric Bitters a blood and nerve remedy. It purifies the blood tones the stomach and nerves. Every bottle guaranteed 50 cents. Sold by Dr Rager.
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P.olivia
Barcelona
Spain
Aiken
S. C
America
Rager
Witch Hazel Salve heals without scar says Dr Flaviers
A healing claim states DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve will quickly heal wounds with no scar, attributed to Dr Flaviers.
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Dr. Flaviers
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