Jump-Short Pie and a General Named Major
A mixed fragment from old newspapers includes a California Fig Syrup Co laxative endorsement and a London tale about Jump-Short pie made from lamb, plus a Kansas Star anecdote about Harold Hudson preferring to be called major after Civil War service and a later brigadier general title.
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California Fig Syrup Co
London Chronicle
Ingoldaby
Barbar
Kansas
Tod MacDonald
Ck. Murdson
Hludson
Hudson
MacDonald
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Constitutional Disease
Readers are assured of a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. The ad claims the medicine works internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, supporting the constitution. It cites testimonials and lists Cheney Co. of Toledo as sellers. Also promotes Hall's Family Villa for constipation.
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Aconce
Cataerh
Bavn
Addeons FJ
Cheney CO
Toledo
Take Hall
Foreign Spring and The Badinage of a Building Janitor
Fragmentary verse and prose snippets mix into a readerly mosaic from the Washington Star. The text includes stray poem lines about spring and nature and a short dialogue in which Mr Sirius Barker cites a joke about a building janitor’s nationality, implying a light editorial note or cartoon caption.
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Washington Star
Sirius Barker
Kemp's Balm Unmatched Cough Cure Endorsed by Doctors
Physicians endorse Kemp's Bulsunj as the premier cough remedy. For years doctors have trusted its effectiveness, and druggists advertise it at 25 cents. When Kemp's Balm fails, readers are urged to seek other solutions.
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Hursee
Kemp
Gardens in hotels brighten New York window boxes
From the New York Herald, hotel windows show flowers as essential decor. Easter greenery shifts to Danae and geraniums, with tropical green leaves. Bride fashion aside, hotels like the Knickerbocker and Latham display vivid scarlet geraniums and bright blooms in guest areas.
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New York
Briding
Ministers Honor John Calvin in Philadelphia Banquet
Two hundred Presbyterian ministers and laymen gathered at the Belleville Stratford to mark the fourth anniversary of John Calvin’s birth. Speakers included Reverend Isom Whitlam Knox and Reverend Dr. ter Fullerton as part of the Presbyterian Social Union of Philadelphia events.
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John Calvin
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church
Bellevule-Stratford
Presbyterian Social Union of
Philadeli
Lsorme Whitlam Knox
Ter Fullerton
The Ruse That Failed
A garbled fragment shows a street scene where a blind beggar is tested for sympathy by a passerby who quips about the price of a mule canary in Germany and compares it with other costs. The text references T. Fale Goursud and a grand or magios phrase, but details are incomplete.
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Germany
Irregular English and world cattle stats from scraps
The piece blends humor about archaic English and a muttered verse on irregular verbs, then shifts to Bohemian novelty gadget brag and Argentina Russia and U S cattle figures. It notes Argentina ranks third in cattle and horses with vast values, Russia and the United States leading. A final quip jokes that even a deaf man can hear duty if the salary is fat.
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Argentina
Russia
United States
Australia
House of the Black Wilds Rescue From Fire
In a perilous journey a duo escapes a forest blaze by a narrow valley. Jim Farthing leads his companion through a breaking landscape, crafting a trout supper and shelter in a burned mill as they seek a safe route home while flames close behind.
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Jim
Foaming Valley
Dinkey
Mr. Farthing
Acti
Owl Place
Owith
Gnane
Paine
Iealde
Ale
Indiana
Haunting Fires and a Valley of Superstition
Amid dry winds and a blazing fire on the ridges a man and a woman linger by a cabin as rumors of ghosts and superstition swirl. Their conversation touches fear, fate, and affection, set against a desolate landscape and a near-mythic old mill.
Wisdom of Jefferson on Freedom and Education
Jefferson urges gratitude to France and justice to England while warning that reliance on others harms self sufficiency. He stresses a balanced economy, warns against dependence, and calls education the sure foundation of freedom. The press is praised as a tool to enlighten and improve public virtue.
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Jefferson
France
England
Washington
Public school quiz and Cuban trade talk prompt thoughts
A southern town teacher quizzes pupils on Grover Cleveland and a student blurts Buffalo Bill. The clipping then shifts to a recipe for green peas and mint salad, Pettit's Eye Salve ad copy, and quotes New York attorney Charles Cassidy Cook on Cuba’s nascent republic. He cautions about insurrection risks, office seekers, foreign capital, and the need for better trade terms with the United States.
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Grover Cleveland
Buffalo
Buffalo Bi
Charles Cassidy Cook
New York
Washington Herald
Cook
Cuba
Junta
Gomez
Congress
Captain Cook
United States
Germany
France
England
Light Booze Do You Drink 11 A Tluister’s Wife
A nurse recounts a coffee addiction during night duty spanning years. She states coffee caused nervous breakdowns and severe illness, leading to a switch to Postum. After a year she reports clearer thinking and steadier nerves, with no more attacks. The letter promotes Postum as a breakfast beverage with a testimonial style.
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Tluister
Wellville
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