Father O Leary’s Facetious Wit in Reminiscences
An 19th century vignette from Kelly’s Reminiscences recounts Father O Leary joking with a counselor about heaven and hell. Curran laughs at the quip as the cleric notes it would be better to hold the keys to the other place.
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St. Peter
Reverend Father
Curran
Heaven
the Divine
Kelly
Fragmentary Autobiography Excerpt Mentioning Fecke and Baca
A brief dialogue recalls an instant on an automobile where Fecke claims to have been briefly on the front dashboard as the vehicle moved away, while Weeks confirms a single prior exposure. Omen Baca Fecke-Were you ever on an auto mobile. Weeks-Yes, once.
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Fecke
Digestive Aid Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion
A potent advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for sour stomach indigestion and heartburn. It claims to digest meals in five minutes, relieve belching and nausea, and leave no sour odor in breath.
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Rmacist
He Was a Boston Boy and His Gifted Young Learner
A Boston teacher praises her five year old son who forms Greek words with building blocks. A visitor remarks on his intelligence and the mother beams at his early erudition, noting the boy’s remarkable precocity.
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Boston
The Preface to Trade and A Stranger Story
A short exchange recounts a curious incident where a stranger told a humorous tale without attempting a sale. The fragmentary dialogue hints at a casual, humorous encounter and a reference to a former Corntessel.
Regular Fare on Social Access and Tea Appetite
A fragment discusses youth access in society and notes an unusual interest in tea and sab ada. The text hints at social appetite as a cultural marker and mentions perceptions of the young man’s place in society.
The King’s Messenger Seeks Marion in a Turret Tale
Nathaniel, driven by Obadiah’s warning and a looming Mormon uprising, seeks Marion as fire lights the sky and a bell rings. He finds Marion’s family within the lilac scented cabin and declares he is a messenger of the King, intent on speaking with Marion.
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Nat
Puroel
Plum
Net
Neil
Price
Toeve
Nell
Marion
Strang
Ice
Erie Nathaniel
Obadiah
God
Nat—Nat
Nathaniel
Israel
Canaan
Madness on the island council as Obadiah’s frail state falters
Nathaniel guards the cabin after Obadiah’s collapse, battling a glimpse of madness. The tolling bell of St James rings through the Mormon kingdom as Obadiah mutters about tomorrow while Nathaniel plots to intercept Marton.
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Nathaniel
Obadiah
Nat
Naethaniel
Marton
St. James
Pat Sits Out Too Many Funerals at Work
A sly Irish worker Pat keeps taking days off claiming relatives die. Each week he repeats the tale of his grandmother and mother, confusing his employer Mr. Dobbinng who finally grants yet another bereavement leave.
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Pat
Mr. Dobbinng
Matther
Mr. Dobbing
Perma Supervisor Scandal Sparks Yonkers Court Action
A Yonkers supervisor faces court action amid an internal probe. The case centers on alleged handwriting irregularities linked to a personnel matter and certain tools used by the department. Local officials promise transparency as inquiries proceed.
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Yonkers
Bas
New York Sun
Cured Six Years No Fear Of Kidney Trouble
Mrs Josiah Clinker of State Street reports intense back pain from kidney trouble eased quickly by Deans Kidney Pills. She claims the pains disappeared and kidneys returned to normal, with six years free from trouble. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 60 cents a box.
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Josiah Clinker
State St
Browa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Local Pride and Baseball Versus Grain Business
A conversational remark contrasts Chicago pride in local culture with a pragmatic view of baseball scenes versus the grain trade, as spoken by Mr. Cakermish and others. The exchange highlights differing regional interests influencing the city’s economic and sporting spirit.
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Chicago
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh
Public health warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co as mercury free and systemically absorbed. Claims internal use cures catarrh. notes price and pharmacist testimonials. Warns against dangerous alternatives.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney
Drigeiets
Lover's Wedding Cake Recipe
A poetic bridal recipe mixes pounds of love and good looks with halves of youth temper and self forgetfulness. It blends powdered wits and dry humor with sweet argument and laughter, then folds in common sense to bake forever in a well furnished house.
Death by Own Action At St Fashion Hotel
A stranger, about the reporter's size, shot himself with a .2 caliber revolver at the St Fashion hotel. The body was taken to the morgue. The editor orders a rush report on a big society wedding, sending the reporter to borrow a dress suit from the morgue.
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St. Fashion Hotel
Terrified Hero Recalled Lifesaver Rescue
A lifesaver recalls a near miss in the surf last summer as a grateful survivor nearly married him after a rescue. The account highlights one dramatic rescue and the emotional aftermath for the rescuer.
Grape Nuts Said to Rebuild Nerve Health Through Diet
A Wisconsin mother credits Grape Nuts with restoring sleep weight and energy after reliance on tonics failed. She replaced tonics with Grape Nuts four times daily plus milk and fresh air, noting rapid improvements in her health and her daughter’s. The account shares her reading of The Road to Wellville.
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Wisconsin
Wellville
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Gix Castle
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Ada
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