Let Her Thrown Theatrical Manager Recalls Amusing Near Breakup
In Cheyenne in the Gold Room theater a heated clash between Monte Verde and Tony leads to a staged drowning. A misjudged rescue scene ends with the actress's death and a later resuscitation to continue the play. Nearby tale notes John Carmody's 70 mile small-boat swim from Washington to Colonial Beach in 48 hours using improvised sails.
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Cheyenne
Gold Room
Tony
Hudson River
Benton
Monte Verde
New York
John Carmody
Washington
Colonial Beach
Mr. Carmody
Repeated European Place Names Found Across the Country
The article notes that Paris appears 21 times led by a Kentucky location. Berlin 29 times. Vienna 19. Dublin 17. Warsaw 14. St Petersburg 2. Madrid 4 with Madrid Springs. It highlights the prevalence of European toponyms in multiple states.
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Paris
Kentucky
Berlin
Vienna
Dublin
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Madrid
Green Fruit Harvest Practices in China Declared
A Chinese farmer faces challenges as fruit is picked green and ripened off the plant. Local thieves and market pressures push growers to harvest early and rely on post harvest ripening.
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China
The Handy Man Visit Concludes Home Repair
A cartoon caption describes a visitor noting a craftsman mended a cuckoo clock but jokes it still misbehaves before it cuckoos. The humor centers on domestic repair and a humorous clock fault.
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Andy
Comparative New Revelations About Mr. Westend Car
The dialogue questions Mr. Westend's new car ownership status and whether he has been fined. It notes no newspaper reports about fines and suggests the issue is recent and unsettled.
M Kinley Monument Dedication Highlighted In Buffalo
New York state erected a white marble McKinley monument in Niagara Square Buffalo to be dedicated Thursday Sept 5 during Old Home Week Sept 1 7. Gov Hughes and staff will participate with Roosevelt and Cleveland invited to attend. Military parades will feature the ceremonies.
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McKinley
Charles E. Hughes
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Supreme Court Hears Cold Storage Plant Case
An Oregon attorney urged the state supreme court that his client’s title to a cold storage plant affects a human life. He stated that the client’s life’s efforts and blood are in the plant, and his body and soul are wrapped up in it.
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Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court
Cuticura Heals Twelve Year Eczema Case
A Brooklyn mother recounts her son’s twelve year battle with eczema spread from a red infant spot to four body areas. After doctors declared incurable, Cuticura brought rapid relief and full cure after two remedy sets, leaving the boy with smooth skin at age twelve. The note is signed Michael Steinman, 7 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn, dated April 16, 1905.
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Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alwaye in the Way
A northern Ireland countryside incident features a brusque bachelor country doctor stalled by an old bog woman guiding an ass laden with peats. He snaps “Women and asses are always in the way” as the woman calmly retorts she puts him last before he drives on.
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Alwaye
Ireland
Faugh
Safe and sure remedy for infants and children
A brief line notes a safe and reliable remedy intended for infants and children, signaling trust in its use for young patients. The fragment suggests a recommended product or treatment, though details such as the exact formulation, dosing, or manufacturer are not provided.
Approaching Nature with Whisky and Cigars
A columnist mockingly notes some men believe true nature contact requires two quarts of whisky and a box of cigars, a view attributed to a judge. The piece humorously critiques ritualized outdoor pursuits and the pretensions of outdoorsmen.
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Nature
It Cures While You Walk Allen’s Foot-Kase Ad
The ad promotes Allen’s Foot-Kase as a remedy for hot sweaty feet and callouses sold by druggists. It includes a sales pitch and a joke about a pugilist at a wedding notice. The line about “The Bride” and “The Groom” hints at a humorous aside.
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Allen
Does Your Head Ache Boxed Capsules Ad
An old advertisement promotes a box of two headache capsules from Norman Lichty Mfg. Co. of Des Moines Iowa. The tone markets relief for head pain with a simple medicinal claim.
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Norman Lichty
Self Control as Virtue Cited by Cato
A pithy reflection cites Cato noting self control as valuable and the value of silence when one believes he is in the right. The quote praises restraint as proximity to the divine.
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Cato
Advert for hunting gear and cigars from Nashwa? Noted
An advertisement lists items like guns traps and decoys with a free catalog from N. W. Hide & Fur Co. in Minneapolis. It also promotes Lewis' Single Binder Cigar with a Peoria Illinois factory detail.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Advertising copy and mock wisdom from a bygone era
A fragmented ad style text playfully contrasts language choices for appealing to a girl as a vision or sight. It promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children as a remedy for teething discomfort and wind colic, priced at 2c a bottle. It closes with a quip about loafers and rest.
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Buffalo
Lewis
Dodds
Kidne
Y. N. U. Lincoln
A. M. Hagermann
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bay Shore
L. I
Douglas Oes
W. L. Douglas
Lai
Brockton
Mass
Douglas
W.L
Cal ' A
Tlea
Naturita Canal & Reservoir CO
Cooper Building
Denver, Colo
Thompson
Sare Arte
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