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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
7
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The Rail Bosss Diet Advice and the Five-Year Question
A railroad president seeks medical help in New York for chronic nerves and stomach pains. Diagnosticians urge a strict life overhaul and dietary restrictions. Asked what happens if he follows their plan, they reply that he would live at least five years. He asks what for.
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New York
Blank
Mr. Blank
A Small Job for the Colored Brother
A Louisiana officeholder explains why Black voters are few in a state election. He says the test is educational for both races, but with a different set of questions for Black voters. The joke ends with asking the Black applicant to demonstrate the bimedia theoreml.
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Louisiana
Louisignan
Finne rty misadvent at work for kin and fortune
A lawyer at an excavation informs Michael Finnerty of an Irish aunt's estate of twenty thousand dollars. Finnerty returns to his tough job after a brief comic delay and later learns of another inheritance from his uncle, but doubts he can endure more hardship.
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Mr. Finnerty
Castlebar
County Mayo
Mary
Owen
Finnerty
Kate
Slow Town Arrest Prompts Confederate Ruse Claim
A mailman was detained by local authorities who mistook him for a Confederate soldier, underscoring the town's reputed slowness and odd rumors circulating about the era.
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Rum
Draum
Two Hats Offered to Solve Milliner Quandary
A puzzled woman tells a milliner she cannot decide on a hat. The milliner suggests buying two hats to please both minds, a playful exchange captured by the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Don’t brood over stomach distress ad copy
The text touts a remedy for stomach distress claiming rapid relief and a money back guarantee. It frames misery as a rebelious disordered state and promotes quick action with a promise of returning money if not helped. The advertisement emphasizes sales appeal and nationwide reach.
Sherman Prepared for Any Emergency
Judge Gary praised an efficient overseer at a banquet saying Sherman on the march to the sea could repair railroads. He noted Confederate riders tearing up track but trains still passed, and he quipped Sherman carries duplicate tunnels to foil tunnel blowing plans.
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Sherman
Gary
Detroit Free Press
Flowers Respond to Jazz Music with Shifting Faces
The cyclamen and the carnation near a jazz band in Pittsburgh turned their heads toward the music then away as vibrations affected their fibers, creating a curious plant reaction observed by observers.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad
Cuticura soothes rashes that itch and burn with hot baths using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment. Finish with Cuticura Talcum dusted lightly for fragrance. Advertisement. 25c each.
Glove Returns After Twenty Years For Rochester Man
A traveling man told John Hartigan of Rochester New Hampshire about a friend Hartigan had not met in two years from their days as ball players. Hartigan asked to pass along the glove to him. The next week a parcel arrived containing the glove Hartigan had missed since a game twenty years ago.
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John Hartigan
Rochester
N. H
Hartigan
Maharajah of Gwalior Sends Gifts to Indian Troops
The maharajah of Gwalior who died in Paris sent forty ambu lances a fleet of cora to England and three months supply of cigarettes for all Indian troops in France during the war.
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Maharajah of
Gwalior
Paris
England
France
London's Park Jazz Draws 20000 Before Start Time
London's first park jazz concert drew about 20,000 attendees many arriving an hour and a half early for the advertised start time.
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London
Park
First Aid Helps Bashful Suitor With Bar Father Aid
A humorous anecdote recalls a shy suitor who, uncertain about calling on a girl, receives timely guidance from Bar father. The exchange highlights light family support and courting etiquette in a past era.
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Bar
Man’s Job Dilemma: Should He Take Any Offer?
A jobless man weighs swift employment against long term fit. The piece argues wisdom may say no to unsuitable offers, urging careful choice even when work is scarce.
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