Whimsical and grim in a single notice
A fragmentary collage from Pall Mall Gazette and other items shows absurdist verses, stray ads, and a 1895 testimonial note. It mentions a train of odd images, a stray dog and cat, leaky sofa, and looming bears, then shifts to a gold payments claim and a mass mail ad for agents.
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Grizey
Pall Mall Gazette
Web ster and Hayne relay tale from the 1830 press
A humorous 1830s anecdote recalls New York and Philadelphia papers arranging relay machines and steam press readiness to print Daniel Webster’s reply to Hayne in Providence. It mentions two Irish brothers in bed, one whisky bottle, and a prank of the other waking and finding the bottle hidden in a corner.
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Operation Averted by Vegetable Compound
Mrs Rosa Gaux of 720 Wall St Los Angeles California writes of a years long ovarian tumor that grew worse but vanished after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the medicine and urges recommending it to other suffering women. The letter extols cures and claims universal relief of female derangements.
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The House Push to Permit Vote on Hawaiian Question
The spectacle of the House majority is to coax Tony Reed into allowing a vote on the Hawaiian question, a move that will not yield favorable coverage for the nation.
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Washington Post
Tony Reed
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Echoes a Constitutional Cure
An old advertisement fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It weaves in mock dialogue about a tailor, hints at Kilne's Great Nerve Tea, and references Philadelphia K Street and a flourish of patriotic, celebratory sentiment from a period-era newspaper.
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Freybourg
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Shake Into Your Shoeee Allen's Foot Nose Powder
Shake Into Your Shoeee Allen's Foot Nose powder relieves prippul swollen smarting feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy, cures sweating, callous and hot tired aching feet. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. 25 cents by mail. trial package free. Allen S, Om sted, T.e Row, N.Y.
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Editor's War Humor Gaff Sparks Trawler Tale in Washington Star
The Washington Star recounts a surreal recruitment scene in which an elderly editor with a wooden leg hires a gaunt humorist amid wartime censorship. The dialogue lampoons press duties and a vow not to joke about Spain, ending with a somber poem on national mourning and battle losses.
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Howler
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Meaning a practical religion Dr Talmage sermon
Washington story outlines Dr Talmage's view that religion should be practical aid from the sanctuary. It argues worship must lift daily life, with music, sermons, and prayer acting as real help. The piece emphasizes congregation energy, clarity of illustrations, and prayer as central to guiding youth and adults toward faith and action.
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Rangefinders and Gunnery Advances in Naval Fire Control
The article discusses modern rifled guns and accuracy, noting rangefinders aid gunners. Lieutenant Fiske’s device uses a transit base line and telescopes, with galvanometer logging angles to compute distances, enabling automatic distance determinations during sea battles.
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Can Our Coast Be Blockaded and Newspaper Snippets
A fragmented column swerves between naval defense ideas and satirical notes on editors and marriage in journalism. It mocks an O'Neill frontier editor and jokes about a six column quarto offer while weaving coastal defense and petty personal opinions through a fog of archaic phrasing.
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