A Crushing Blow Recalled by Veteran Ward of Girard Kansas
A reporter records E C F Ward a Co H 55 Indiana veteran recovering from illness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Ward recalls heart palpitations dizziness and cold feet prior to treatment saying the pills revived him and cured his nervous and blood difficulties He claims work resumed in March and credits the pills sold by all druggists worldwide
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Ward
Dr. Williams
Richmond
Kentucky
Aly
Thad
Theran
Isus
Old Men of Famous Name Authors Who Flourished After Seventy
The piece surveys noted seniors who remained productive past seventy, citing Goethe who wrote sections of Faust at 57 and poems at 75, Bryant Whittier Longfellow Lowell Holmes Emerson and others who thrived late, with Napier and Dundonald examples of vigorous late work despite age and hardship.
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Goethe
Faust
Saturday Evening Post
Bryant
Whittier
Longfellow
Lowell
Holmes
Emerson
Dundonald
Peru
Chile
Brazil
Charles James Napier
Scinde
Lfe
Veteran resolves kidney trouble with Dean’s Pills
Aly done out reads a testimonial from Jowina Weller of Urbana Alabama praising Dean’s Kidney Pills. She claims relief from kidney pain back pain and shoulder blade discomfort after using the product and endorses it as before. The notice advertises the pills sold by Toster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY price four cents per box and available at druggists.
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Jowina Weller
South
Walnut Street
Urbana
Dean
Toster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Five kinds of days and time reckonings
The piece lists civil, astronomical, apparent solar, mean solar, and sidereal days. It explains civil day starts at midnight, astronomical day begins two hours after the civil day, and shows time drift between civil and astronomical dates with examples from January. The article notes anomalies with civil day use and argues for adopting astronomical time. It ends with a testimonial for Faise’s Care for Oaar eemption for Asthma.
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London
Trenty
Smoking and Ear Troubles Warned by French Doctor
A French physician cautions smokers with hearing issues to use tobacco in moderation as it worsens ear ailments. The warning emphasizes careful use and awareness of potential auditory complications among tobacco users.
Quack Remedies and Printing Advice From a Past Ad
An old fragment lists a cold remedy with laxative and quinine, a note about doctor Crove and a Dox fc signature, plus an item praising vulcanised wood and Leckwheat cakes. It urges Eagle Lines Paper for letter paper and ends with a dated commercial tone.
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Eure
W. Crove
Esek Dox. Fc
Two Little Cubs Joke About Looks Like Siblings
The cub on the right jokes to the cub on the left that they resemble each other, admitting uncertainty about which one resembles which. A St. Nicholas quotation frames the whimsical observation.
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St. Nicholas
Do you think love really is blind
A Wisconsin man eloped with his mother in law prompting a jurisdictional quip from a judge. The remark highlights a domestic twist amid a shared family tie. Incident details remain sparse in the scanned clipping.
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Wisconsin
Dolly and Madge Exchange a Bold Bet
Dolly insists she will not take no for an answer and plans to tell him yes. Madge questions the plan as the two exchange a playful, flirtatious exchange in Town Topics.
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Dolly
Madge
Skin Grafting a New Branch of an Old Art
The article cites a Detroit Free Press remark questioning a late discovery in skin grafting, clarifying grafting remains a skin process and part of a long established practice.
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Dtroit Free Press
Noncommilptal Bubson Did Sh Sing For All Eternity
Glimson admits uncertainty about Bubson Did singing the piece titled For All Eternity as the Town and Country column notes she was still singing when the observer left.
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Bubson
Glimson
Rich Mrs Snaggs Hit In Paper Report
In a Detroit Free Press snippet a woman named Mrs Snaggs is described as too rich to mingle with and later reported as having been struck by a push cart and an automobile in a public notice of the incident.
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Loudoun
Unclear Epistolary Exchange Sparks Family Banter
An old dated exchange features a speaker scolding Willie for anger and counting to a hundred. The dialogue recalls a moments of family friction and a remark about the Jones boy’s actions, illustrating domestic voice and informal instruction.
Aunt Jane Edith and Mr Sweetser Hal Kiss Incident
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript recalls Edith denying a kiss with Mr Sweetser in the hall last night. She notes it was only in reminiscence of a souvenir spoon from a former class.
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Jane
Edith
Use for Luxuries
A short dialogue notes a mother asking for pearls and Harold recalling lending the so called millen dollar string to a neighbor girl to skip rope. The excerpt references a moral and social commentary on spending and charity.
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Harold
Collier’s
Quote about exclusivity and secrecy in travel choices
An unsigned Life magazine snippet contrasts Palm Beach with smaller resorts, arguing exclusivity depends on visibility so that the right audience can discover the destination. The remark implies exclusivity requires public awareness to matter.
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Palm Beach
Literary success measured by work or sales, says publisher
A Washington Star quote contrasts two kinds of literary success: merit in writing and market appeal. The publisher notes one depends on quality of work, the other on commercial performance.
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Washington Star
Love in New Orleans Times Democrat style excerpt
A fragmented quote notes a “young married couple” who “managed to live or love” and asks how they did it. It mentions a father named Robert J. Love and a cryptic phrase about a $4 Sandringham place in the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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Robert J. Love
Sandringhan Niace
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Post Mortem Diagnosis Praised by Medical Expert
A Washington Star excerpt quotes a man claiming insight into horse racing and a medical professional noting that while such interest reflects a keen diagnostic mind, true accuracy lies in post mortem conclusions.
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Washington Star
No Particular Grief in Odd Portrait Remarks
A brief social aside notes Duddy-Oh, a married man, naturally looks melancholy and suited to his disposition, as observed in a Boston Transcript snippet.
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Fuddy—dJilson
Duddy
Boston Transcript
Man and Woman Clash Over Natural Behavior
A Yonkers Statesman dialogue shows Mr. and Mrs. Crimsonbeak debating natural conduct. The exchange contrasts liking naturality with not wanting to see someone act foolish.
Editor Riffs on Poetry Length Preference
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Press notes the editor prefers long poems to avoid inventing excuses for rejection. The quip highlights editorial strategy and humor about manuscript submissions.
Politician’s Reception Baffles Guests With A Name
At a distinguished politician’s reception a man struggles to pronounce a guest’s name. The presenter calls the pianist “the celebrated pianist” after a stammering exchange, highlighting the humor of the moment and the challenge of names in social introductions.
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Kluppengehaugenbaum
Mrr
Gigman
Chicago Tribune
Neighbor Gossip Sparks Housewide Debate
Mrs Naggsby remarks about a new tenant across the hall while Mr Nagesby defends her. The exchange from the St. Louis Star hints at local gossip and social scrutiny in a shared living space.
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Mrs. Naggsby
Nagesby
St. Louis Star
United States as a Farm Census Idea of a Great Nation Farm
A historical view imagines the United States divided into major crop regions. It assigns Maine and New Hampshire to oats, Rhode Island to tobacco, Vermont to a wheat area, and Virginia to hay, with other states allocated to corn, potatoes, rye, and grazing. The concept highlights vast unimproved land and forest remaining.
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United States
Alaska
Insular
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Long Island
Vermont
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Ohio
Kentucky
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Woman's Kidney Pain Cured By Dodd's Pills
Mrs A Wellatt describes years of kidney pain and sleepless nights. After a box of Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports sleep returns limb cramps end and fretful nerves ease. She credits the cure to Dodd's Kidney Pills, noting improved health and well being.
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Mich
A. Wellatt
Dodd
Anick Lason
Kincaid
Miss
Faith in Him Tests Election Bid In Chicago Daily News
A wife questions her husband the candidate about campaign effort and losses. He admits spending time and money on the race and failing to win his ward or precinct. She believes in his potential and offers him a brief challenge to prove himself by carrying coal from the cellar.
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Chiccago Daily News
Two Years of Agony Ended by Cuticura Remedy
A sister aged eighteen months suffered a two year skin humor across the shoulder and back with oozing, scabs, and rawness. After trying many doctors with no cure the family used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, which healed the condition completely with no scar. Signed Lilie Chase Walker from Woodfords Maine.
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Lillie Chase Walker
Tremont St
Woodfords, Me
Feminine Diplomacy in a Hat Tale
A wife questions her husband why she never asks if his hat is straight, and she replies that her love prevents such public reminders. The note ends with a gag about the wife wearing the milliner’s latest creation on the following Sunday.
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N. B
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adclaims Deafness Cure Offer
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from blocked nasal passages and inflamed mucous membranes in the Eustachian tube. It promises cure with Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure, mentioning F J Cheney Co and distribution by Druggists.
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Castarr
Hall
Old clocks and their uses in daily life
The verse compares various clocks to life’s rhythms. It contrasts the san dial marking peaceful, cloudless days with alarm clocks that spur activity and bustle, noting clocks serve different purposes for work and pleasure.
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