Ragged Ad Snippets and Odd Quotes From A 19th Century Page
Fragmented passages describe humorous talk by a bachelor and a married man in Torxpo Lucas County. Mentions Frank J Cheney Hana Hall and a patent remedy in Toledo. Letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and a patient recounts ovarian cure while urged to avoid operation.
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Torxpo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cuexty
F. J. Cumney& Co
Toledo
E. Pinkham
Margaret Aenes
Third St
Milwaukee
Unusual Job Beside the Smelter Vats
A couple strolls near a smelter vat where a half naked worker stirs molten gold. She jokes about the occupation and he coolly answers that he has done it many times, claiming the heat would not affect him. He quips he was kneading money.
Local notes mix in a jumble of ads and recollections
A fragmentary column recalls Dean's Kidney Pills and a Buffalo drugstore claim, interwoven with miscellaneous anecdotes about judges, a grocer’s remarks, and a Shouting Kirkland, Illinois, patient praising the remedy. The text also mentions Dodd’s Kidney and a burglar incident with overdue details.
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Eugene
Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union Station
Denver
Dean
Kinney
Pilla
Foster-Milburn’ Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Deceptive Rumor Sparks Mock Dead Tale at Hotel
A friend recalls rumors of a person being considered dead by friends and questions a hotel death hoax. The exchange references Lent gossip and suggests the safest way to end life is to move to another hotel, highlighting the rumor’s absurdity.
Quotation on Irritation and Water Request
A fragment from Fliegende Blätter shows a dialogue where a speaker resists actions that might irritate them. The exchange includes insistence on only water and a reaction of impossibility when questioned.
Feminine Amenities Visitor Governess Dialogue
A London Punch excerpt shows a visitor remarking the governess seems good natured while the Lady of the House explains she took her in after her father lost much money. The exchange highlights social compassion and class commentary in a witty tone.
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London
When Greek Meets Greek in the One-Say Line
Excerpts show a dialog of thieves and social satire with a widow and a minister reflecting on poverty, death, and society. Mr Cumrox longs for a town where ladies value only sewing and literature, amid remarks on wealth and manners.
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Cumrox
Washington Star
His One Economy and She Papa Exchange Quip
A playful exchange focuses on conserving gas and candles. She Papa notes the irony of burning both ends while claiming efficient use when she calls. The light debate centers on energy use in a domestic conversation.
Kissing Controversy Reaches The Hospital Admitting Room
A fragmented reminiscence describes rioters and staff in a hotel or hospital corridor with chatter about a drummer in room 214 and a claim that kissing cures dyspepsia. The tone suggests a satirical or dialogic scene with eccentric remarks from a chamber maid and elevator boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 214
Sony
Cuticura Soap and Miscellany Patter and Opinions
An assortment of notices and quips accompanies an advertisement for Cuticura Soap praised as the world’s greatest skin soap. The page includes testimonials about cough cures, domestic advice, social quips, and humorous one liners about vanity, aging, marriage, and money.
Habits and Will Power The Coffee Cure Story
An Indiana woman credits Postum with ending years of coffee-related dyspepsia and stomach troubles. She recalls coffee’s health impact before discovering Postum and says breakfast now depends on it, with relief from prior ailments. The notice promotes Postum and its booklet The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Lattle
Wellville
Sisters of Charity Endorse Peruna Medicine
Letters to Dr Hartman from Catholic Sisters and a congressman praise Peruna for catarrh and throat ailments. Notes from Detroit Catholic institutions and Congressman Meekison claim relief and decades long disease eradication prospects, urging continued use and direct contact for unresolved cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
Hartman
United States
Detroit
Mich
Columbus
Ohio
Sisters of Charity
Sisters’ of Charity
Peruna “Medicine Co
Columbis, O
David Meekison
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Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Harpham Bros. Co
Lincoln, Neb
Eherry
Lincoln
Wales
Gaya
Rochested
Supreme Court
Johnny
Rath
Acanan
Pepe Tayee
Norance de Bliss
Shia
Tak
Cordelia
Rekea ‘Usshiver
Trist
Ufs
Kirkland
Richard R
Dodd
Fisher
Bors
Ux. Wi
Istortas Children
Imereigh
Led
Runnoving Ak
Onaba
Putna
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Cucaco
DUC
Mustang
Liam
Booome
Gera
Canada
Ottawa
Life Building
Government
Ninth Street
Manaus Ol
States
Fadele Deles
Kk ES
Gunner
Guyer
Richmond
Dix
Piso
Joobn FL
Boren
Trinity Springs
Ind
Jones
Weaver
Wigwax
Gotrox
Henpeckke
Chicago
Habit’s Chain
Congressmat
Meckison
Napoleon
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