Woman praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A grateful letter from Mrs Gaunsa Esssons of Walkerville Ontario lauds the remedy for ovarian trouble with years of discharge weakness near fainting. She credits the product with avoiding surgery and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham’s free advice from Lynn Mass. The passage also notes historical commentary on industrial growth and U S iron and steel production relative to Britain and Germany.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhamt
Gaunsa Esssons
Walkerville
Onl
The Old Surf Bath on Long Island’s Eastern Shore
A reminiscence of primitive surf bathing near Long Island’s eastern end. Farmers’ wagons served as beach access and old fish houses doubled as pavilions. Lifesavers in red flannel guided a primitive life line while families splashed and laughed in a carefree Saturday tub.
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Long Island
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said To Cure Kidney Complaints
The article reports that Dodd's Kidney Pills cure kidney and bladder troubles, citing W. A. Terry a grocer who suffered four months with kidney and bladder issues. He notes improvement by the second day and urges others with kidney complaints to try the remedy.
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Dodd
W. A. Terry
Photographer’s remark sparks distance at lakefront talk
A Chicago News quip notes a photographer’s poor judgment after a sarcasm about coal prompts a derisive exchange on the lakefront. Mrs. Austins Pancakes promise to restore appetite available at grocers.
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Lake Front
Easant
Chicago News
Telegrams and perfumes spark a wartime newsroom quip
In a brisk exchange from Citease News Sharpe jokes on telegraph improvements for wartime use. Whalton quips that messengers should carry smelling salts to revive fainting women upon telegram delivery.
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Sharpe
Whalton
Bey
Fake vanilla flavors warned by Massachusetts board
An article explains that vanillin substitutes are widely used in soda syrups and may be chemically identical to true vanilla. While vanillin can be produced cheaply from various substances, concerns include possible spinal convulsions in frogs at large doses and metallic water contamination being more harmful than flavor adulteration. A second tale, Saving the Time, follows a messenger boy and a man on a fence debating the worth of time in receiving a telegram.
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Massachusetts Board of Fhrewich
Otlers
Massachusetts
John Banks
Indianapoilis Sun
Rank and Seasickness Toll on a Veteran Officer
A retired army officer, long a seasickness skeptic, endures a two year voyage after his wife and daughter persuade him to serve abroad. As waves rise and fall, he laments aloud for ranks from private to general, revealing the method he finally accepts in his suffering.
Stranger asks about first-class tensorial parlor
In a tongue in cheek exchange the stranger asks the barber about a first class tensorial parlor and whether one shares conversation. The barbers replies with confusion as the town scene unfolds in a humorous Chicago News quote.
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Chicago News
Muggins and Buggins Ponder Eternity
A Philadelphia Record cartoon sketch shows Muggins and Buggins discussing eternity. Buggins jokes about his wife calling him ready in a minute as he leaves, highlighting everyday humor.
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Muggins
Buggins
Philadelphia
Record
Schemer notes on wealth and marriage prospects
The Schemer reports on a soft approach to a wealthy Miss Willis and a promising future with her as Jack vows to influence her parents. The Philadelphia Press urges Eagle Linen Paper for letter paper. A Hungarian rule bans waitresses under 40 in cafes and restaurants.
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Willis
Jack
Philadelphia
Hungary
Newspaper Office Underground Press Route Joke
An old subscriber tours a three story newspaper building and the business manager shows engines and presses below ground. At the basement final landing the visitor jokes that the paper gets news from China by the shortest route.
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China
Fortune telling and mercantile agencies discussed
A dialogue explores belief in fortune telling and the reliability of mercantile agencies as the characters debate whether such predictions are credible and useful.
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Papa
Hic
The Reason and The Other Man Sketch
In a brief dialogue a man recalls a flirtatious exchange with a woman who now avoids his gaze. The other man suggests he is the woman's husband as the cause for the tension. The exchange mirrors stage humor and social dynamics.
In Old Madrid Singalong Sparks Flying Machine Comment
A dialogue fragment shows Edith singing two old songs, including In Old Madrid, provoking a playful remark about arriving home in a flying machine. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment and humorous banter.
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Edith
Madrid
Kidder
Abbe De Afarolles’ Verse Output Noted by Scholar
The Abbe De Afarolles, in one of his latest works, computed that he printed 133,124 verses yet laments the public’s lack of appreciation for him as a poet.
Captain Survives Wash Overboard In Narrow Rescue
Honolulu customs inspector Captain John Hodson recounts a storm at sea where a wave swept the wheel man and Hodson overboard. A broken rope and a dramatic lurch drew Hodson back aboard, and he returned to the wheel to steer the schooner safely to port. He jokes that it is the only time he has known a man washed overboard and washed back again.
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John Hodson
Honolulu
Honolulu Commercial Advertiser
Hodson
Mean Insinuation at High School Commencement
The commencement exercises closed successfully as Colonel Wye, president of the school board, received diplomas. The principal praised the colonel’s remarks, prompting him to insist they were entirely original and not merely well chosen. A pasted advertising line about Putnam face less dyes follows.
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Wye
His Little Joke Nets Quip About New York Flats
A light exchange in a Chicago Nets piece jokes that New York flats are unsuitable for large families. The caption recalls a family doubling up due to cramped rooms, illustrating urban living humor.
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New York
Chicago
Nets
On Our Back Fence Feline Converses On History
A humorous snippet features a bob-tailed cat and a yellow cat named BON J speaking in garbled dialogue about ancient Egypt. The exchange plays with misheard phrases and playful banter amid bric-a-brac.
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Bon J
Yellow Tom
Miss Ann Teek-I Plans Shopping In Afternoon
In the Catholic Standard and Times a quoted exchange shows Miss Ann Teek-I wishing to go shopping with someone while a dentist treats her teeth this afternoon. Miss Speitz notes the plan allows time for the dental work.
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Ann’ Teek
Rubber Stamps Made to Order and Daters
Rubber stamps of all kinds made to order. Self inking daters with new ink and pads. Send for catalogue to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort’ “Wayne
Indiana
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