Long Lost Son Recognized by Hotel Waiter at Astor
Mrs. Robert H. Burnham of Reno identifies a hotel waiter as her son Burnham Roberts after he serves at Hotel Astor. He had left home years earlier to seek fortune, later fell on hard times, and was reunited with his mother when she confirmed his identity. They plan to return home.
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New York
Robert H. Burnham
Reno
Nev
Hotel Astor
Mra. Burnham
Abe
Mrs. Burnham
Walt
Roberts
Burnham Roberts
Roberta
Hia
Noa
Qnally
Dean's Kidney Pills Advert for Kidney Troubles
An old classified style ad touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for irregular kidney secretions backache and pain. Testimonial from Charles Cole of Buckeye Kansas claims complete relief and two years of good health after using the product sold by Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 60 cents a box.
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Dean
Charles Cole
Buckeye Kans
Dean's
ter-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Remarkable World and Witty Dialogues Collide on Street
A jumble of sketches and quips shows restless street chatter. A man puzzled by a wireless signal on a paper, another grocer misreads C QD as CO D, and a shirtline test mocks housekeeping. A humorous long exchange ends with a quip about proposing to Miss Gabble and never getting a word in edgewise.
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O'mien
Murphy
Tom
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
A Richmond woman details health decline from coffee and the dramatic recovery after switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts. She reports regained strength, weight gain, improved walking capacity, and sharper memory, urging others to consider the products for Wellville.
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Richmond
Wellville
Oman
Funeral of Casey Sparks Thirteenth District Tammany Honor
Members of the Thirteenth district Tammany organization attended Casey’s funeral in a body. They filed past the coffin, consoled the widow, and heard Mr Hogan praise Casey’s good qualities. Mrs Casey recalled their lack of acquaintance. Hogan admitted he had never met the deceased.
Eczema Cure Promised by Cutioura Remedies
A 12 year struggle with eczema on hands arms and feet ends after using Cutioura Remedies with rapid healing reported by Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pa in 1908. The item weaves in assorted anecdotes about doctors and quack cures, starching tips, and humorous quips on home remedies and products like Allen's Foot-Ease.
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Charles T. Bauer
Volant
Mar
Vomer Drag & Chem
Curp
Boston
Detective Holmes Mistaken for Simple Farmer
An old mail carrier misidentifies a sunburned farmer as Holmes in a brief exchange on a dirt lane. The farmer retorts that he is Sherlock enough to see through the teller’s misread character. The scene blends rural life with a toast to wit and perception.
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Holmes
Beverly Gt
Sherlock Holmes
Arian
Widow seeks marriage from London missionary in stray letter
A letter to Mr Robert Marshall, a London police court missionary, asks if he knows a respectable man who wishes to remarry. The widow, years alone, seeks a match. The note appears among mixed gossip and advertisements including dental humor and laundry starch pitches.
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Robert Marshall
London Police Court
Mia
Oh My Woman Keeps Love Letter Secret
A playful exchange notes a woman who will not tear up a love letter even after forgetting who wrote it, highlighting a curious, affectionate character moment in light dialogue.
The Water Bite And Other Oddities In A Scan Of Fragments
A garbled notebook of snippets on science curiosities and social quips. It hints at a six year old’s microbe wonder, a joke about civil service, fashion starch advice, marriage chatter, a painkiller claim, clothing whiteners, and a quip about a stingy man.
Mixed Prose Snippet Reflects On Marriage And Gender
A quirky line asks if a bite from a golf ball would knock him semaelons, followed by a note that they are soon to marry. The piece then reflects on men realizing they misunderstand women, implying self-deprecating folly.
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Evicenes
Central Methodist Advocate
Not In First Encounter at Beach Itinerant Quip
Evelyn accuses George of seeing her at the beach in a bathing suit while he denies intent. He admits seeing her briefly, and she insists he misunderstood their proximity. The fragment ends with a quip from Moggendorfer Blaetter.
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Evelyn
George
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