Story of Julius Caesar Told as Bedtime Tale
A fragmented domestic scene shows a father reciting a Julius Caesar tale to a child as the child complains of pajamas. The excerpt shifts to a harder edge with a warning from a weary mother, then transitions to a magazine-style collection of brief notes about historical figures known for being considered “dunces” in school and a humorous dueling anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inius Caesse
Robert
Caesar
Alfred Poti
Juliaa Caesar
Julius Cassar
Papa
Alfred Potts
Julius
Mr. Todi
Julius Caesar
Robert Gallahue Todd
Mr. Todd
Wilbur Nesbithi
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Walter Scott
Napoleon
Wellington
Clive
Plessy
Ghalmers
Chatterton
Leigh Hunt
Isaac Newton
Sir Willam Jones
Robert Morrison
Minneapolis Journal
Dough Head of Ian Finds His Niche at Last
An Italian ironworks tale follows William Brice a shy shift worker whose misfit career spans thirteen trades until the ironmaster finally places him in a role as a successful trader. Brice marries an elderly widow and, after years of shifting, secures a fortune through her land and a final sale, proving every man has a niche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy H. Surcilste
Willem Brice
Crowline
Alscourt
Brice
Min
William Brice
Willian Brice
Jay Lustler
Fragmented tale of marriage and loyalty in odd verse
A garbled text blends lines about marriage, debt, and social duties with misread names and stray dialogue. The piece hints at a couple, a party, and a weekly milary, then shifts to contempt and thanks in a perplexing, incomplete scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marriiza
George
Geora
Orino Laxative Start Ayrun Cleanses Without Irritation
Advertisement promotes Orino Laxative Start Ayrun as a stimulant that cleanses without irritation. Sold by Sturm and Wilvan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturm & Wilvan
Dr Shoop Restorative Ad Claims Nerve-Based Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Restorative as addressing underlying nerve causes of stomach heart and kidney weakness. It warns against treating only symptoms and promotes samples and a free book from Racine Wisconsin, noting the product is sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoop
Racine
Wis
Desiers
Kodol Relief Promises Quick Stomach Comfort
When indigestion heartburn or stomach trouble appears take a little Kodol occasionally to settle nerves and aid digestion. Distributed by druggists.
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Health Benefit
An old advertisement states Kodol will nourish and strengthen digestive organs and furnish natural digestive juices. It claims the product will make you well and digests what you eat. Sold by oil druggists.
Dr Shoop’s Pain Tablets Promised Free Sample Mail Offer
An old advertisement extols Dr Shoop’s Headache Tablets and Pink Pain Tablets as cures for toothache earache sore throat and other pains. It claims pain relief comes from reducing blood pressure and offers a free sample by mail. Also promotes Electric Bitters for weak women and beauty claims, with Frank G Bland’s drug store as guarantor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Bland
Prolific cures and remedies pitched in old advert
The passage touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cure for consumption and coughs, claims a genuine product is on the yellow label, and recommends Bucklen's Arnica for long‑lasting relief of leg sores. It also mentions Pean's Ointment for quick relief and a Bucklen's salve claimed to heal sores, burns and wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Sturm & Weon
Amos FP. King
Port Byron
Bucklen
Frank G. Dinod
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the Merchants National Bank
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John L. Ruhl
Frank C. Gaylord
J. J. Francis
James T. Drudy
Rae Epson
Eureka Plumbing
Gould
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Simmons Plumbing Shop
H. F. Burke
Union National Bank of
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THE
Union National Bank
West Virginia
Empire National Bank
Clarksburg, W. Va
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Herone
Tame
Tallus
Julia
Tulide Caesar
Santee
Catebius
Benjamin Constane
Foncht Siecins
Bath
Hor
Arthur
Pather
Emma
Lem Cil
St. Louia
Ian
Sweet
Ira W. Kelley
Mansfield
Foleys
Sturm & Wilson
Thomas
Impti
Holmboe & Lafferey Architects
Onis
Clarkaburg
W Va
Athens
Tilda Hildebrand
Leiciner
Willison Audit and Systea ‘Gu
C. L. Hickman
Una Builder Plate
P. Kalsoning
Rittenhouse & Wiest
Maud Sc
Bell
John J. Hamrick
Homer Strosnider Hamrick & Strosnider
Harmer Lynch
Yaliding
Court Street
Opp Court House
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John R. Cook
Luther Haymond
W. A. Selby
West Pike St
Carksburg
Rosenshine Junk Co
First Street
Waldo
Wlusic
Wurtzburger
Grasselli
Clarkeburg
Kounans
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