Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health From Nature
An advertisement extols the earth’s bounty and Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a natural cure for stomach and digestion problems. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Morey of Marshall, Michigan, and invites readers to obtain the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser by mailing 21 or 31 stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Wm. Morey
Marshall, Mich
R. V. Pierce
Main Street
New Sullivan Telephone Adds Local Subscribers
The Sullivan Telephone Exchange lists new subscribers not in the directory including 373 Mont Getty, 375 Ed Stitzel, 245 Chas Colvin, 377 Stivers & Dunlap, 229 Richard St. Clair, 202 Albert Hotel, 3218 John Martin, 301 Annex Saloon, 90g ae Aud Price, 370 Dave Dudley, 247 Dr. Hinkle, 338 Otto Krug, 363 Marion Willis, 933 Citizens Coal Co, 366 Arthur Rose, 368 W R Turman, 359 W H Davis, 264 U S Gordon, 367 Andy McClanahan, 369 Ed Rusher, 372 Harry Mayfield, 371 R S Stratton, 384 N B Lamb, 300 Mrs Mary Brice, 378 Gus Nesbit, 880 Tom Mason, 382 Mrs Ella Stewart, 381 T B Springer, 2289 J W Lindley, 298 Wm Bridwell, 166 J B Vaughn, 385 Chas Orr, 109 Virgel Stratton, 200 Walter Hill, 365 B & N Saloon, 361 Thos Prity, 362 Davis Hotel Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sullivan Telephone Exchange
Mont Getty
Ed Stitzel
Chas. Colvin
Stivers & Dunlap
Richard St. Clair
Albert Hotel
John Martin
Annex
Oo Niicheal MicOrrow
James Nash
Arcade
A. Goule
Aud. Price
Dave Dudley
Dr. Hinkle
Otto Krug
Marion Willis
Citizens Coal Cou
Arthur Rose
W. R. Turman
W. H. Davis
U.S. Gordon
Andy McClanahan
A Costly Mistake and New Life Pills Ad
A humorous warning about costly blunders ends with an advertisement for Dr Kings New Life Pills sold at Joe K Smock s Drug Store. The copy promises relief from dyspepsia headache and bowel troubles and notes the pills are gentle yet thorough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Joe K. Smock
Dixie Fiver Battlefield Route Promises Dustless Tourist Ride
Florida Points promotes the Dixie Fiver route as the shortest scenic march to war history with modern equipment. The Nashville to Jacksonville journey uses several railways with full northbound connections, offering maps rates and information via Binard F. Hill or W. L. Danley at listed Chicago and Nashville offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Sherman
Nashville
Jacksonville
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Western & Atlantic R. R
Central of Georgia Ry
Georgia Southern
Florida Ry
Binard F. Hill
Marquette
Chicago, Ill
W. L. Danley
G. P
T. A
Tenn
Davis Cafe Xmas Candy and Nut Offer Near Times Office
All kinds of fine candies nuts oranges and grapes for Xmas presents at the Davis Cafe one door north of Times office. 20-31
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Cafe
Times Office
Thackeray Satire and a Misread Cigar Folly
A humorous anecdote recalls Thackeray at Garrick Club after dinner when a tuft hunter asked to borrow a cigar. Thackeray gently offered one and explained it was given by a lord. The man misread the irony and claimed Thackeray boasted of a lordly gift, spreading the misperception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Pean
Garrick
Witty Intro by Lecturer Praises French Mirror Metaphor
A professor as meeting chairman introduces Max O Rell as a French mirror to reflect citizens. O Rell replies in jovial fashion, joking that a nation cannot mirror itself. He adds a quip about the man in the moon reflecting on the earth and promises to give a correct picture of the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max O'Rel
O' Rell
Origin of Life Insurance Roots in Early Society
A Philadelphia Record snippet traces life insurance origins to the Agr eable Society for a Perpetual Assurance Office, a non mutual venture where members paid fixed fees and heirs received a share of year end funds. It notes crude methods and contrasts with modern life insurance. A separate NY tale recounts young Daniel Webster’s boyhood and a joke about lending money between brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlenn
Give Insurance Company
Te Agreable Society
Philadelphia Record
Scotch coolness tale on a fell Scots worker
An English traveler recalls Scots on a fifteen story building project. A faller passed the twelfth floor and, in midair, sang to a fellow worker about the fall with humorous bravado. The anecdote highlights Scottish calm under danger.
Clublands Submerged Tenth
The Court Journal notes a social phenomenon where many clubs contain members whose ambition faded and who hide in their sparse rooms. It laments clubs as lifelines for men who fear obscurity if clubs closed, portraying dwindling spirits and failed self presentation within cloistered chambers.
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Clubland
Court Journal
On His Mind and a Debtor’s Prompt
A brief exchange reveals a creditor pressing a debtor about a $19 loan. The jibe hints at repayment and personal tension over the debt in a concise street conversation.
Do you think Skinner can make a living out there
A Hustler questions Skinner’s prospects, insisting he’d turn any rock in the ocean into a livelihood if another man is present. The exchange highlights confidence in Skinner’s resourcefulness and market edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner
China
Tve
Tse
Yu Bu
Husband and Wife Disagree About Pleasant Demeanor
In a brief exchange a husband and wife debate the effort to be pleasant, noting differing views on the value and consistency of polite behavior.
Norway’s coast line through fiords expands greatly
The coast line of Norway extends 1,700 miles straight but would run 12,000 miles when traced around the fiords. Within these fiords lie over 150,000 isanda.
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Norway
The Smart Set and Its Dangers to Domestic Life
The speaker condemns a segment of society known as the smart set for ostentatious dress late-night gambling in saloons and temptations facing young women. He warns such behavior leads to loss of domestic life or divorce, noting many reprehensible cases within the group.
Four Hundred Women In New York Do Not Fuel Drink Habit
An author argues sick American women will not become addicted to drinking. He dismisses reports of rising female alcohol use among New York society, noting the Four Hundred drink wine at dinners but influence remains limited. He claims moderation prevails and public drinking venues for women are unlikely in New York.
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New York
Four Hundred
Avoid Vices for Young Men in Commercial Life
A terse admonition from a business leader warns young men against gambling intoxicants and tobacco. The speaker, citing personal practice, emphasizes abstinence to ensure work capacity and career success, noting preference for tobacco use only among older workers.
Trade Unionists Must Revise Their Creed
A public critique argues union leaders and members have committed crimes under cover of labor. It condemns lax municipal enforcement and calls for a revision of the creed to curb violence and lawlessness within the labor movement. It expresses hope for reform and warns of public condemnation if changes fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization OF Labor
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Hood
Little Dan
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Dan
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Bronson Howard
Edward C. Simmons
St. Louis
David M. Parry
National Association of Manufacturers
Index Fargain
Dora Dean
Hiawatha
Rockies
Ishneil
Beulah
English
Orleans
Browning
Meuhlers Drug Store
Victor
Flinch
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