Witty Tales and Quaint Jests From Hectic Times
A jumble of anecdotes and witticisms features a widower at a wedding misquoting an amateur performance line, a British artilleryman and an American tourist bantering over a captured gun, lawyer jests from Boston, a Java joke at the World’s Fair, and jokes about Stead Shaw and Lord Exe among London society observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeas
Thomas Riley
Boston
Awe
Mitters
Miley
Lawe
Java
Wat
Stead
London
G. Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Decrease in Lockjaw Deaths Tied to Firework Laws
Historical report notes a drop in Fourth of July lockjaw deaths as use of loud blank cartridges declines. In the United States five year deaths reached 721, with 108 due to blank cartridges. Maryland imposes police-enforced toy cartridge restrictions to curb injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talfimore
Unite States
Maryland
Fragmented Domestic Scene Quoted by Detroit Tribune
A neighbor questions a woman's plan to arrest her husband after domestic abuse. The telewoman with a plaid shawl recalls considering taking action but fearing her spouse’s reaction, reflecting a troubling domestic violence exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Detroit Tribune
Daily Recitation Reflects on Wisdom and True Genius
The Detroit Tribune notes the word to the wise may be excess for some, while praising a real genius who finds a way to provide for his family. The piece suggests practical wisdom beats mere clever talk in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paw
Detroit
Tribune
Cure for Itching Hands After Three Months of Suffering
A Boston reader recounts severe itching and raw discolored hands worsened by edema and sleepless nights. After trying doctors’ remedies, he found relief in Cuticura Remedies within a month, concluding with a full cure. Also noted is Hans Knudsen's wireless typewriting invention and its potential to drive Linotype machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Cox
Somerset St
Boston
Mass
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Hans Knudsen
Koiudsén
Air and coffee dailies and Postum health claim
Reader letter promotes fresh air over food and coffee avoidance. It cites opening doors and windows for air quality and shares a postum and grape nuts recovery story from a woman once harmed by coffee. The endorsement emphasizes Postum as a remedy and invites more testimonials.
Wiser Woman, Names, and Wonders of Moles in News
A fragmentary column discusses wisdom for understating folly, a Harvard Japanese student questioned by a sophomore, and a beard-creating remedy by Ferrero. It also notes moles are not vegetarians, but insect eaters, sparing roots rationale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Japan
Iede
Moses
Monsieur Ferrero
Domestic Tips and Oddities in a 19th Century Column
A column offers practical household guidance such as preserving fruit by simmering in syrup to keep it whole and flavorful, and a throat gargle using chlorate of potassium. It also notes a domestic measure for potash and cites a statistic that one in six people are left handed.
Faith and Formula in Religion by Henry F. Cope
The article argues religion rests on lived experience rather than creed, arguing that doctrine and ceremony are mere symbols. It urges letting life’s practical deeds reveal faith, noting that truth and morality align with universal forces and that misuse of theory harms the spiritual life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Cope
Italy
Wales
Tata
Kary Lee Tor
Nate
Catarrh Cure Ad and Public Notices From Toledo Firms
An old advertisement promotes Mall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from Cheney and Walding Kinney & Martin, Toledo druggists, asserting the product cures catarrh internally. The piece includes generic notices and unrelated quips about constipation and social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Cheney &C
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Sears
Ee Walding
Kinxxn
Martin
Wholesale Drugeists
Halle Catardi
Horses in City Work Life Contrast and Costs
A historical notice compares horse lifespans across city tasks. It notes working horses average about sixteen years, but urban heavy trucking and brewing duties shorten active years to four to six years. It highlights high feed costs and difficulty finding capable drivers to prevent injury or disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nature Is Man's Aid by Rev J Lewis Hartrock
A religious meditation titled Nature Is Man's Aid discusses how natural forces shape life and human contact with existence. It references biblical imagery such as the stars in their courses fighting against Sisera and reflects on law and the power of nature in shaping fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah
Narak
Israel
Siserh
Sisera
Goa
Anarchisut
J. Lewis Hartrock
Moral Fragments on Faith and Self Control
A collection of aphorisms urging self discipline and balanced faith. It cautions against vanity, flattery, and trusting too much, while stressing inner conscience, prudent restraint, and prioritizing daily duties to avoid ruin. It references God, fear, humor, and the path to sanctity.
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Bee
Pierre Lorillard Ronalds
Lencheon
Taris
Rome
Exe
Cartton
Piccadilly
Burlington
Carlton
Bidngham
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brockton
Masa
Teem
Nuu
Len
Nerrveus Searenstt
Leisville
Khes
Postum
Ehé
Postum Co
Battle Creex
Mich
Wellville
Ione
Faith and Formula
Mother Gray
Bow Vork Uy
Favorivbie Iss
Dentruy Ornia
Ceids Ino
Onc
Vite Teale
Mike
Heaven
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