Prosperous W Creamer mixed farmer near town
An 1899 Baldur Gazette profile extols W Creamer’s 1280 acre western Canada farm near town. It details his wheat and grain harvests, 40 horses, 60 cattle, 50 pigs, grand barn and granary, water supply, and threshing outfit, noting his rise since 1880 amid lacking rail and markets. Also mentions other era quotes and Iowa style political musings.
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Degon
Creamer
Fort
Aind
Canada
Baldur (Man.) Gazette
Grief and Laughter in Cob Pier's Weekly Comic
A humorous strip features Aunt Gertrude prompting Tommy about manhood and a playful exchange about growing a beard, followed by an ad riffing on the grip cure and a Grove’s signature reminder on each box.
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Gertrude
Tommy
Waeh
Cob Pier
Grove
A Curious Lad In A Whisky Offer
An exchange in Scottish dialect depicts Sandy and Donald discussing a boy who offered whisky. The line artistry frames a playful, informal courtroom of manners and restraint within a social visit.
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Sandy
Donal
Donald
Lev
Backaches and Hidden Ailments Plague American Women
Readers respond with letters about chronic back pain and fatigue. The paper notes the strain on women and hints at undisclosed causes, urging sufferers to seek relief and address the underlying issue. Submissions from women across Lynn and surrounding areas reflect widespread weariness.
Odor of Oysters Saves a Dying Man in Texas Camp
A railroad contractor recalls Chicago Pete, a hard man dying after a derrick accident. A country preacher struggles to reach him until the scent of fried oysters at the camp stirs memories of home. Pete dies peacefully, kept praying with the door open to smell the oysters.
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Rome
Old Quarter
Texas and Pacific
Alexandria
Chicago
Pete
Peter
Boys Who Lack Good Manners Refuse Seats to Women on Elevates
A Cleveland plank dealer laments New York boys and young men who never yield seats to women on streetcars. He notes many well-dressed youths ignore old women and cites mothers who keep seats for their children, hoping others suffer. The piece condemns widespread selfishness and streetcar hogs.
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Patta
New York
Darling
America
Cleveland
The Ice Cream Burned in a Theatrical Gaffe
A famous actor recalled a farcical stage mishap where a cotton stuffed ice cream freezer caught fire from a flame during a play. The burning dessert prompted surprised laughter as the improvised prop burned away, highlighting the risk to stage realism and audience reaction.
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War
New York Mail and Express
German Doctor Minds Rheumatic Pain With Mercury Massage
A German doctor teaches patients a finger massage using a deep glass of mercury. The patient’s hand is dipped about thirty times per treatment to press on swelling. In a separate note, New Jersey salesgirls crusade against slang usage in their town.
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Germany
Washington Times
New Jersey
Butter by the Yard in Cambridge Milk Market
Cambridge dairy folk still roll butter into yard long, one pound cylinders wrapped in cloth and sold without scales. University students receive daily portions with bread at breakfast in the college commons.
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Cambridge
England
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge “Yard
Dutter
Cnt
Jewish wards in London hospital cater to observant patients
A National Magazine passage describes a London hospital with separate Jewish wards for men and women, including kosher kitchens and Jewish Sabbath services led by a rabbi. It notes limited capacity for eighteen men and fourteen women and mentions a sole Jewish nurse in a children’s ward amid scenes of patient suffering and hope.
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Laidon
London
Jnstitution
Azrael
National Magazine
The Unfunky Thirtienth Superstition Tale
The replacement man recalled his last sighting of "C Gentlemen" and described a night of heavy drinking driven by superstitions around the number 13. He details a cold night, drowning sorrows, and cocktails at a saloon, ending with a fall as his hands trembled and legs failed.
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Orst
Minnie
Entertaining Views on Marriage and Society
A jumble of quips and snippets on bachelorhood marriage and dancing. The man’s delusions and a clever girl’s cleverness are contrasted with decrying divorce and social pressure. A salon of dated jokes and ad copy concludes with a remark on nerves and the theater.
Court witness drives home doubts after cab collision
Sir Richard Webster, involved in a cab collision near the Law Courts, gave his cabman his card as a witness. In court the cabman won the case, and on leaving the courtroom the cabman offered to drive Sir Richard anywhere, claiming he knew it would be settled. Also a note touting Hall's Catarrh Cure claims constitutional treatment and a money-back offer.
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Wight
Sir Richard Webster
Law Courts
Sir Richard
Hall
Fr. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney. & CO
Drugeists
The Janitor Excused
A local colored church faced a chill inside the house of worship when a member whispered the janitor had been arrested last night for coal theft. The preacher received no further comment as the matter was quieted.
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Clacinpatl Enquirer
Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup advertised for teething relief
An early Philadelphia Press item mocks moral reform with a tale where a youth debates future punishment with an aged gentleman. The exchange ends with the elder joking that reforming him would have been better fifty years earlier, illustrating satirical tone.
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Hin
Philadelphia Press
Last Week Patents Issued to Northwen Inventors
A list names several inventors and locations in Minnesota and nearby states linked to patents issued last week. Entries include Thomas Morsiner Sigel Arthur O Deverel J J Lake George H Goodell Albert Kreeen A Lensman Joseph Latourell EB Bischer Merwitt Lothrop Johnson Carl B Olson harnesses and music stands with patent attorneys noted. The piece also mentions a Gibraltar voyage anecdote and a school board quip from Spare Moments.
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Northwen
Thomas Morsiner
Sigel
Minn
Arthur O. Deverel
J. J. Lake
St. Paul
George H. Goodell
Albert 5. Kreeen
A. Lensman
Buffalo Lake
Joseph Latourell
EB. A. Bischer
Sterling Center
Carl B. Olson
Canby, Mion
Harness, Merwitt, Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St Paul
Excusable Wickwire and Hungry Higgins Exchange
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press quotes a back-and-forth about a holy horror of water and chores that would strike if a wife forced long washing duties. Included is a 1905 note from Mrs. C. Bolts offering care for consumption with a Medicine for coughs and colds. A line on aging cites wisdom as a key art of living.
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Philadelphia Press
Pio
C. Bolts
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Indianapolis Journal
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Fadladilph
Lydia E. Putnam
le Lynn
Wyonan
New York Press
Sal
Indianapolis ‘Press
Cleveland Plula
American Pub. Co
Minne Sholie
Mon
Losacy
Archie Young
Ist Oaks Ave
West Superior
Wis
Rowell
Alexander Futrell
Vanadale
Ark
Ciund
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Laks St
Oan
Ana
Ey Roy
Chan
Parti Ace Srioes
Mees
Nand
Oftram
Cretion
Ottawa
Maui
Cookout
Maulobs
Milo B- Stevens
Feliebod
Washington
Cal Jevaland
Detroit
Minnesota College OF Photography
Bio
Nicomue Aw
Matt
Wonder OF Wonders Restoratone
Maxon
Daceaag
vPdak
Mentoratowe Cox
Washington, D.C
Ren Worm Moe
Bova Oe
Umneyewst Thompson
Lim
Silat
Bare Sinteatnad Arena
Ee Earoud
Corwand
Gibraltar
Bill
Wisdow
Alel
Bears
Castoria
Michigan Stata of Healey
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
North Dakota Newspaper Union
Fargo, N. D
Cronan
Ae Sal
Balsa Fia
Au Orak
Ish Bray
Storm
Boston
Minnesota
Baker Drug Company
Fergus Falls
Ane
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