Ex Treasurer Jordan Teases with New Five Dollar Bills
An amusing tale from the Washington Star recounts former United States Treasurer Jordan joking about a new five dollar bill. In New York he handed a clerk a pristine note and claimed it was his work, prompting detectives to intervene before confirming the bill was genuine.
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Jordan Ie
United States
Jordan
Washington Star
Treasury Department
New York
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Mr. Jordan
Treasury
Man credits pink pills for curing rheumatic pain
Frank Song of near Lennon, Michigan recounts severe muscular rheumatism and lumbago in 1894. After failing with doctors and morphine, he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, reporting full recovery after five boxes and urging others to try the remedy with stamped replies.
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Observer
Flushing
Mich
Frank Long
Lennon
Pr. Williams
Dr. Williams
Grain-O and St Jacobs Oil Advertisements
A nostalgic collage noting Grain-O as a coffee substitute praised for wide appeal and gentle digestion with prices 15c and 23c per package, alongside St Jacobs Oil claimed to ease neuralgia. Also includes a solicitation appeal asking readers to inform about canvassers to mail a POal ton opportunity to American Woolen Mills Co Chicago.
Laughing as a medical cure and its limits observed
A Paris congress touts mirth as a therapeutic aid, citing cases from Lord Lanesborough to the Duke of Angouleme where laughter aided recovery. French doctors applaud humor’s potential yet warn it cannot replace medicine for serious illness.
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a’Hygiene
Lanesborough
Academy
Lord Lanesborough
Prince of
Denmark
Anne
Virginia
Denis Prudent-Roy
Duke of
Paris
Matrimonial Banter Over Bondclipper Daughter
Hostetter McGinnis questions Johnnie Fewseads about seeking the hand of Bondclipper's daughter. Fewseads jokes he will propose to the youngest if the father is in good humor, or to the oldest if the father is cranky.
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Hostetter McGinnis
Johnnie Fewseads
The Crookedest Stream in Maine
The No Name Pond brook in Maine is called the crookedest stream in America. An electric road runs nearby for some distance below Crowleys, and locals joke that the Congo River has nothing on this bent waterway. A Lewiston humorist notes its extreme curvature.
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America
Maine
Crowleys
Congo River
Lewiston
The Lion's Petition and the Sultan's Calm Command
Sultan Muley Abderrahman of Morocco rode through the palace court when a lion approached the horse. The sultan kept the horse steady and stroked the lion. He asked how much meat the lion received daily and ordered ten pounds more, calming the beast as if it had petitioned for relief. The court chief noted the animals understand requests despite no speech.
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Sultan Muley Abderrahman
Morocco
One Honest Men and a Biscuit Battle at Breakfast
A newlywed couple argues over biscuits at breakfast as the husband jokes about his mother’s heavy baked goods and the wife faintly endures his teasing. The scene showcases domestic tension from a humorous exchange. A contrasting note praises Hostetters Stomach Bitters for stomach and liver ailments and mentions Spanish captives.
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Hostetter
Strange Insanity in Highland Folklore
Mrs Elizabeth Smith cites an old Scotchm who believed he was a turkey hen and hatched eggs in a straw nest inside his carriage. He sat daily, received food, and clucked with his brood until friends replaced the eggs with young chickens.
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Elizabeth Smith
Entangled Rhetoric and Fox Hunt Notes
A fragmentary piece contrasts a boastful suitor seeking a wealthy heiress with a sharp retort about a rich man. The text shifts to a travel notice noting fox hunting packs in England and a North Western Line home seekers excursion sale offering cheap tickets to Western and Southern destinations from Chicago.
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North- Western
Chicago
St. Jacobs Oil Promises Relief for Aches
St. Jacobs Oil claims to ease sprains bruises soreness stiffness backache and muscular aches. The ad markets its product as a remedy for general bodily discomfort highlighting its oil form and topical use for common pains.
Dramatic Exchange Reflects Bottled Offer in Court Scene
The fragmentary text cites a question about a drink and Cervera's reply that it came from a bottle offered by someone. It references a New York Evening Journal item and promotional copy for Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Re-Saree, with ads and literary mentions including Conan Doyle.
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Cervera
New York Evening Journal
Dr. Kline
B. H. Klin
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