Prize contest at St. Louis World Fair offers $85500 in gold
The St. Louis World's Fair contest promises $85 500 in gold coins as prizes for the closest estimates of paid fares. Funds are deposited with Missouri Trust Company per the official treasurer receipt and published in the prize schedule. The World’s Fair Contest Company at Delmar and Adelaide avenues, St. Louis, guarantees the cash in bank to pay winners. Contest closes October.
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Missouri Trust Company
Financial Institution
Delmar
Adelaide Avenues
St. Louis
Issouri Trust Company
Co Awards
Quack Quack A Stranger Tries Mail Window Joke
A strange man asked for letters for John Drake at the ladies' general delivery window. The attendant redirected him to the next window saying this one is for dacks only.
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Post Police
John Drake
Rubber Stamps and Ink Pads Made to Order
Advertising blurbs offer rubber stamps and ink pads with custom orders. Provides a mail address Lock Bea B19 Port Wayne Indiana for a catalogue indicating new products for office and labeling needs.
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Port Viayne
Indiana
Is Your Name Down and the Racial Arrest Records
The piece reports Chicago arrest statistics by ethnicity, noting nearly 50,000 arrested as Americans or claiming birth or adoption proof. It lists counts for blacks, Germans, Irish, Italians, Palestinians, Bohemians, Swiss, and a remark on Lutherans and Chicago district divisions.
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United States
Chicago
Hoe
Vnderland
Moen
Chicara Dur
Dean's Kidney Pills Cure Chicago Man Says Permanent
George W. Renoff of Philadelphia testifies he suffered five years with kidney troubles back pain and swelling. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his back grew strong and appetite returned. Four years off the pills and health remained excellent. Free trial offered from Foster-United Co Buffalo NY. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box.
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George W. Renoff
North Tilt Street
Philadelphia
Dean
Gorge W. Renoff
Foster- Uhamn Ua
Buffalo
N.Y
Dangers in Paper From Rag Harvests and Decay
A historical note warns of health and contamination risks in the rag supply chain for paper. It describes rags from Europe and the Levant processed in rag mills and shipped to America, noting decay, disease, and the role of rag pickers in collecting materials for papermaking.
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Feyptoin Feiinho
America
Imo
Rhine
Spuirrers
Europe
Levant
Fragmentary OCR What Happened in the House
The readable text shows scattered phrases about laundry and cleaning products, a late night scene on the coast, and incomplete references to photographs and wind. No clear event or identifiable persons or organizations are present in the surviving lines.
Forms of begging once familiar now largely in disuse
A New York Sun reader describes shifting begging fashions. He recalls a period when beggars asked for meals at restaurants rather than money, claiming it appealed to sincerity and sped payment. He shares a personal anecdote of guiding a hungry man to a restaurant and watching him eat with evident relief.
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Mr. Blinkinton
New York Sun
Never Saw a Railway Train
A Kentucky mountaineer tells of his first encounter with a railroad. He arrives early, nearly off the track awaiting the train, then races toward the station and is startled by the locomotive’s speed. A bystander questions his path, and he jokes about fleeing if it had struck the ground.
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New York
Ling
Not Satisfied With the Place
Mrs Backlotz questions her servant girl about leaving the home. Mrs Subbubs explains she disliked the way the work was done. Philadelphia Press notes the exchange as a domestic dispute item.
Childhood Hours Spark Ball Game Recollection
A dampened remark contrasts with a companion’s claim about enjoying a ball game as much as in youth. The Detroit Free Press quotes reflect on nostalgia and the enduring appeal of sports across ages.
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Detroi Free Press
Throat trouble joke in early Philadelphia humor
A comic exchange recalls a man suffering throat trouble with a gag about a wife’s long talk after an early morning home return. The bit satirizes domestic conversations and letters from women overanalyzing everyday chores.
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Wrubber
Klubber
Philadelphia Record
Henry Thompson Brown confidant recalls Kansas border era
Pasadena resident Henry Thompson, son-in-law of John Brown, recounts border troubles in Kansas Missouri during the 1850s. He describes companionship with Brown in expeditions, the Harper's Ferry decision, and Lone Jack battles. Thompson, born 1822 in Lewis New York, now lives with daughter Mary in Pasadena.
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Lone Jack
Pasadena
Henry Thompson
John Brown
Kansas
Brown
Thompson
Harper's Ferry
Wny
Miss Brown
North Elba
Wate Field
New York
Sir. Thompson
Missouri
Sharp
Ruth Brown Thompson
Mary Thompson
Mr. Brown
Los Angeles Herald
Calcaricus Leads Global Medicine Sales Claim
Advertisers hail Calcaricus as the world’s largest selling medicine with over ten million boxes sold annually. Growth blamed on public trust and CASCARRETS, whose merit is said to drive demand as people are cured and recommend the product to friends.
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Cascarrets
Mistaken Identity On Streetcar Turns Sour
A woman mistook a cherubic boy for someone named Tommy and attempted a friendly exchange on a streetcar during a long stop at an open bridge. The boy retorted that he has no sister and has never been married, exposing the mix up.
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Tommy
Better Than Spanking Says Educator On Urine Trouble
Mrs. M. Sumners of Notre Dame Indiana offers a home treatment for children with urine difficulties claiming spanking is ineffective. She asserts it is a constitutional cause and urges mothers to write for instructions without demanding money.
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M. Sumners
Dox
Notre Dame
Ind
E. F. Hayes
Dudley St
Roxbury
Boston
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. F. Hares
Hayes
Lydia &. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mags
Patchwork Shoes Prompt Fashion Dilemma
A humorous exchange contrasts costs between repairing shoes and buying new ones. A father claims mending shoes is pricier, while a daughter counters that if repairs were cheaper the patched look would be in fashion. The quip hints at changing attitudes toward footwear and thrift.
Red Cross Ball Blue for whiter clothes ad note
Advertising note promotes Red Cross Ball Blue 2 oz package to whiten clothes. Mentions 5 cents price and claims the product makes clothes white as snow. Also includes a sailing distance fact of 2 768 miles from New York to the world via a Panama Canal route.
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New York
Panama Canal
Consumer testimonial and quotation from 1901 letter
A dated 1901 letter from John W. Henry of Fostoria Ohio endorses Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The note includes a Chesterfield quotation on politeness and is signed with a box number.
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John W. Henry
Fostoria
Ohio
Very Low Colonist Rates Advertised by Nickel Plate Road
The Nickel Plate Road announces very low homeseeker rates to the West Northwest South and Southwest on the first and third Tuesdays monthly with long return limits and stopover privileges One way colonist rates to the West and Northwest run Sept 15 to Oct 15 inclusive This offers a fine chance for groups seeking Western settlement For details contact the local agent or Mr C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind.
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C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Land Value in England Soars to 300 Times Past Level
Historical analysis shows England land today is valued at about 300 times its worth two centuries ago, reflecting long term price growth and economic shifts. Experts caution measurement varies by region and land type.
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England
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