Eddy’s Drum Tale Highlights A Humorous Campaign
A humorous anecdote from Mr. Eddy recalls using a War of 1812 veteran drummer to rally crowds. A 12 year old observer remarked that constant drumming wins audiences, prompting Eddy to note that drumbeats can be incendiary and effective. The tale parallels a UK subject's boast and a hotel clerk exchange about Boers lurking in the area.
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Mr. Eddy
Jitsle
Drummin
Washington Star
Eddy
Philadelphia
Together We Ride the Hill Through Age and Storm
A short Scots verse reflects on aging and endurance as friends stay united. The speaker notes leaving their lane to help others descend the hill, acknowledging age brings snow and hardship. Despite storms, the bond remains strong and the group remains together through time.
The Funny Man by Kennett S Harris
A grain dealer recalls a meal time jest that sparked a worker’s career as a talker. The dyspeptic narrator recounts his early reserve and a bold dinner quip that delighted relatives and launched his stage and social speaking persona.
Whimsical Whiskers and Odd Jokes in a Grainman Tale
A dyspeptic narrator revisits childhood pranks told to a grain merchant in Chicago Daily Record style. He recalls Uncle George with distinctive whiskers, test books, and oat jokes that land with a hard lesson after a failed punch line. The tale ends with a quip on photography versus whooping cough.
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Chicago
Jay
Baldwin
Jerry Baldwin
Jerry
Sonny Bug
Chicago Daily Record
Old Hawaiian Woman Claims 108 Years Of Memory Of Kamehameha
Pauelua Waioloe, deported as destitute, asserts she is at least a century old and recalls Kamehameha the Great before Western contact. She says she saw the king at age 15, witnessed rock breaking for rain, and married before missionaries arrived in 1820. Her daughter says she’s been told she is 113.
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Hawaii
Kamehaimeha the Great
Pauelua Waioloe
Kamehameha
Pavelua
Kamehamehas
Haole
Kamehameha the Great
Mystery in the Manor A French Maid’s Quizzical Reply
A man in his library calls his maid Marie to explain noises from the drawing room. She wavers between guessing madame singing or the cat and the dog fighting, offering a comic explanation of the sounds.
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Marie
Monsieur
Nanswerer
Supreme Court rules shipper pays stamp on express receipt
The Chicago Tribune reports the United States Supreme Court's decision requiring the shipper to cover the postage on the stamp affixed to an express package receipt, a practice the paper notes the shipper has long been following.
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United States Supreme Court
The
Chicago Tribune
War News From Manila Reports Otis Victory Claims
Washington reports Lt. Gen. Otis states April and May action yielded 30 artillery pieces 1299 rifles substantial ammo and stores with enemy forces active in Luzon and nearby islands. U.S. losses include 13 enlisted men 3 officers, 24 wounded, plus unreported Samar losses. Insurgents allegedly surrendering pacification progresses. Otis to depart US. MacArthur to succeed. Wheaton to command southern Luzon.
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Benquet Mountains
Senate Passes Army Reorganization and Fortifications Bill
Washington May 5 Friday's senate session ended after a three hour debate with the army reorganization bill and a fortifications appropriation of about 7.5 million dollars passed. The measure reshapes staff assignments by detailing officers from the line as vacancies occur, retaining some corps, and increasing cadets at West Point. The president may retire officers under specified court-martial sentences within a year. In the House, the free home bill was approved without division, with Galusha Grow lauding its passage, while the day closed on sundry civil appropriations.
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Corbin
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Congress
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Nicaragua Canal
Hepburn
British Move Slow Across Boer Lines Near Thaba N'Chi
London dispatches detail Lord Roberts with a 40 mile front advancing slowly along the thrust toward Kroonstad. Generals Broadwood French and Rundle push from Thaba N’Chi as Hamilton reports success at Houtnek and Jacobsrust with 26 Boer prisoners. Canadian mounted infantry and Gordon’s troops press forward, while Mafe king relief looms near Windsorton ahead of the queen’s birthday.
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Derby Winner and Tragic Family Incident Reported
May 2 notes a Derby winner in Louisville as Lieutenant Gibson wins easily. In a separate item, 19-year-old Thomas Law allegedly struck his mother with an unloaded shotgun during a mental crisis near Cleary Lake, taken into custody after the incident reported Monday night at seven. 33,000 spectators attended the Derby event.
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Louisville
Lieutenant Gibson
McLean quits Dewey bid for Bryan in Democratic split
Springfield reports John NR McLean, brother-in-law of Admiral Dewey, abandons Dewey’s presidential bid and backs Bryan after a state central committee meeting. Chicago notes 15,000-plus strike across cities demanding eight hours and higher wages amid rail and building trades tensions. Washington reports the Nicaragua canal bill passing 225 to 35 with no fortification language altered. Jacksonville records Grand Army of the Republic encampment closing with officers elected. San Juan Puerto Rico confirms Charles Herbert Allen inaugurated as first American civil governor. Newport villa blaze causes substantial loss. Chicago reports bodies found in a sewer on West Sixty-second Street.
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Dewey
A Pretty Old Horse
Rev. Frank Gunsaulus sought a quiet horse for parish work but tangled with “philistines.” His father inspected the animal and quipped about rooks, noting the Savior rode a handsome horse, suggesting Frank may have bought a fine one by fate.
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Mr. Gunsaulus
Mr. Gungaulus
Gunsaulus Pere
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Health claims and sales pitches in early ads and notices
An OCR fragment presents health product advertisements and miscellaneous quotes. It touts Stomach Ditters for general weakness and bodily disorders, cites a maid inquiry anecdote, jokes about honesty, mentions telephone convenience, a dining error, and a cough cure endorsement, concluding with a note on farm hands and sunlit washing.
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Lostetter
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Promoted
A mix of medical raslions and anecdotes on deafness dominated by claims that local applications cannot cure the condition. It emphasizes inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh as causes, offering Hall's Catarrh Cure and a $100 reward for cases cured by nonlocal remedies, plus a postal invitation for circulars.
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FL. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Druegists
Fragmented miscellany text with ads and quotes
A jumble of brief items and quips from various sources, including train times for a Colorado special, a quote about love and washing, a Grain-O coffee parody, neighborly disputes, Lane's Family Medicine, and a snagged remark on fame. No single coherent event. multiple detached fragments appear.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Cures
The advertisement claims the female system’s derangements resist ordinary remedies but yield to Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It touts uterine and ovarian issues, kidney troubles, ulcerations, tumors, discharges, back pain, and painful periods as ailments it cures. It cites a thirty year record of absolute cures and says thousands of women attest via letters in this paper.
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