Costs of machine made shoes advertised by United Shoe Machinery
An advertisement from the United Shoe Machinery Company Boston outlines costs of using all machines for making two thirds of U.S. shoes and the royalties for highest priced shoes. It claims low per pair fees far below other costs like stamps or fares and invites readers to write for details. A closing note mocks critics.
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United States
United Shoe Machinery Company
Boston
Mass
Adv
Arbor Day Proclaimed as Statewide Planting Day
Nebraska Governor Morehead issued a Arbor Day proclamation urging April 22 as a holiday for planting trees and shrubs statewide. He called on public schools to align observances with beautification and civic spirit. News notes include insurance bill progress, marriage law amendments, and Fort Kearney memorial funding.
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Morehead
Nebraska
Fort Kearney
Nebraska City
Senate
National Guard
Meant Vacation for Mother Ends in Bread Board Change
Mrs. Emberson travels to Kansas to rest and recover from chores. She returns to a lighter household burden as she bakes bread for her sister and brother in law, prompting bemused remark from her husband about the “change” he notices.
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Laura
Apocrypha Inspires Artful Depictions Across Masters
Rev. James T. Bixby notes the Apocrypha, though controversial, captivates readers with vivid tales deemed sanguinary and worldly. He observes how these traits attracted dramatists and painters from Raphael to Allston and inspired Handel’s oratorio themes like Judith and Judea’s heroes.
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Raphael
Allston
Susanna
Bath
Judith
Jeremiah
Baruch
Handel
Judea
Judaa Maccabeus
James T. Bixby
Harper's Magazine
Gribbling Coined in England From Gribble Fame
A new English term gribbling is tied to Francis Gribble, a writer who specializes in sensational love affairs of notable figures, often sordid or unhappy. The piece compares him favorably to Le Gallienne but cautions that obsession with such tales becomes a life passion in Gribble’s case.
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England
Gribbling
Francis Gribble
Mr. Gribble
Richard le Gallienne
Francis Dribble
Remarkable Gift at Economic Club Dinner
Mayor Hunt of Cincinnati recalled Horace Ames and a ghastly joke about life insurance. The New York dinner scene featured a grim punch line as Ames allegedly quipped about a diagnosis and a one year prognosis.
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Economic Club
New York
Mayor Hunt
Cincinnati
Horace Ames
Horace
To Be Rigidly Exact Regstaff Writing Clarified
A fragmented note describes writing for a popular magazine named Percellum and hints at an author’s intention to pursue clearer aims. The message appears informal and incomplete.
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Regstaff
Canada Growth and Land Prices Then and Now
A reader reflects on Canadian expansion from a small town origins to Calgary and Edmonton’s growth. He notes land values rising from three dollars to fifteen to thirty five per acre, with future rail expansion and settlement potential. The piece contrasts past hopes with current realities and includes a warning about willow switch giveaways from the Arlington experiment farm and a Worcester Telegram insert.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Department of the Interior
Canada
Calgary
Edmonton
Mountain
Prairies
Moseson
United States
Department of Agriculture
Arlington
Worcester
Pimples Covered Face Prompts Cure Claim
A Chicago woman, Miss Clara Mueller, describes red irritated facial pimples that festers and itch until she tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming complete cure after three weeks. The ad promotes Cuticura products and includes a separate polish recipe for patent leather.
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Dayton St
Chicago
Lll
Clara Mueller
Dept. L
Boston
Town Topics and Theatrical Snippets in One Page
The column blends brief theatre notes and society quips. It mentions Mise Prim and a scene at a wedding with a missing handkerchief, and a theatre exchange about smoking during a show.
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Puck
Woman's health advised. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin praised
An article promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as an ideal remedy for women to combat constipation and related health issues. It cites testimonials and notes the product is suitable for babies, adults, and the elderly, with a free sample offer by mail.
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C Caldwell
Jennie Snedeker
West Monroe St
Chicago
America
Washington St
Iman Gg
Women of action and desert life praised by Baden-Powell
General Baden-Powell lauds Lady Baden-Powell as an exemplar of capable women. He recounted their Algeria tour, noting her handling daily tasks from cooking to washing, while he jokes about ironing. The piece also notes varied city street names in Mexico and London’s fading pie shops amid modern trends.
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Robert Baden-Powell
Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Algeria
London
Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd
Eeak
London Chronicle
All Day Whistler Sought For Good Pay Across the Tube
A humorous notice from the Cleveland Plain Dealer seeks a man who can whistle all day for good pay. The gag hints at a grouchy man in the tube across the ball and asks about union rates for whistling.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Castorla Advertises For Infants And Children
An old advertisement promotes Castorla as a safe remedy for infants and children, claiming a long use history and featuring a signature. A stray unrelated dialogue about manners and marriage interrupts the fragmentary text.
Opera party planning and mixed seed prices noted by judge
The snippet lists seeds prices alfalfa 6 dollars timothy blue grass cane 2 sweet clover 9 and mentions farms for sale with payments read on crgo. J Mulhall 800 City In and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with various claimed effects. An unrelated quip on living by contract ends the fragment.
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Crgo
J. Mulhall
City
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