Whimsical Clippings and Humorous Snippets From The Era
A collage of light reading including a mother nursing a suspected influenza scare with a child joking that the mother has a cold, a humorous miscue about Uncle Tom's Cabin, a teacher and pupil omen about future husbands, a World War I era aerial whale hunt tale, and brief quips on luck, lawyers, Russian stereotypes, and a banker’s hearing aid joke.
Fragmented Palaver From The Suffering Press
A muddled reading reveals stray phrases about savings and brief telegram requests. Characters mention wire briefness, college letters, and a hazy scene of conversation, with quips on wit, economics, and a mock telegram Tad 8S.0.5 8% FQRS. The text drifts through snippets from various voices and locales, invoking confusion and satire.
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Hellman
Eeuis
Mike
Los Anevles
Pines
The Finding of Les Ay and Jasper Holt in a Modern Tale
A promotional notice previews a contemporary romance featuring Jean Grayeon and Jasper Holt amid dramatic events including a railroad wreck. The story follows intense love, crime, and dramatic trials as they seek happiness, with praise for Mrs. Lutz and comparisons to Marcia Schuyler.
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Jasper Holt
Jean Grayeon
Jean
Jasper
Mrs. Lutz
Fen
Marcia Schuyler
Proverbial Attitudes and Rugged Jests Across Pages
A collage of humorous quips on women and marriage, rustic misadventures, and light skits from Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph and Boston Transcript. Includes mock proverbs about women, a golf miscue, soda water bite remark, pickles with bottle talk, and brief comic exchanges from London and Washington scenes. Also notes a fur trade auction and unrest reports glimpsed in dispatches.
Freezone Corn Remover Promises Quick Pain Relief
An early 20th century ad copy touts Freezone as a painless corn remover that instantly relieves pain and allows easy lifting of corns between toes and calluses. It claims cheap, tiny bottles at drug stores and features a Cincinnati invention. The piece also includes a brief anecdote from Billy Sunday about preaching methods and a Philadelphia audience moment.
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Cincinnati
Billy Sunday
Philadelphia
Green's August Flower Promoted as Household Remedy
Green's August Flower has long been marketed as a universal cure for constipation, indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, and low spirits. The ad claims it relieves a wide range of symptoms with a few doses and describes it as a gentle laxative sold in ill regulated markets. it urges readers to ask their druggist.
Child’s reply frames cryptic sermon on new heart tale
A preacher speaks of a “new heart” while Little Bess, sitting with her father, is asked what a new bert is. She answers, “Oh, yes, Indeed,” and defines it as a heavenly stomach, revealing a humorous misunderstanding of religious language.
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Jackie
London
Bess
Bert
A Lady of Distinction and Notions on Money and Health
An advertisement extols the charms of a lady through fragrance and beauty products, praising Cuticara Soap and Cuticara Talcum Powder for clear skin. It also quotes Shaw on money as a social curse and touts a remedy for headaches and digestive issues, ending with a caution about speaking hastily.
Indigestion and Acid Stomach Remedies Promised Relief
An advertisement touts Eatonic and Walton remedies for indigestion gas and acid stomach. It claims hyperacidity causes a wide range of ailments from headaches to rheumatism and urges readers to try Eatonic tablets for quick relief and to ask a druggist for Walton salts.
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Jack P
Eve
Mavonic
Jabel
Hatonic
Walton
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