Rheumatism Cure Promoted by Williams Pink Pills
Mrs I T Pitcher of Newark New Jersey suffered three years from rheumatism then found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills after trying many medicines. Her husband Mr Pitcher a veteran confirms she now walks unaided versus a year ago when she needed a wheeled chair. Information from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
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Monmouth Street
Newark
Dr. Williams
Mr. Pitcher
E. D. Morgan Post
New York
Pitcher
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Thoughtless Talk Sparks Umbrella Confusion
A fragment describes someone lamenting trouble with umbrellas and careless mistakes. The speaker jokes about leaving initials on the last three umbrellas, leading owners to recognize them.
Origin of the Forty Fool and Physician Saying Traced
Penn Steele in The Sunday Magazine traces the saying to Tiberius and Tacitus with Bacon citing Life and Death and De Quincey noting a shift from thirty to forty for alliteration. The piece discusses authorship, source authority, and the popularization of the age change.
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Tiberius
Bacon
Tacitus
de Quincey
How Uncle Tom's Cabin Shaped a Deacon's Views
A country schoolteacher in St. Lawrence county New York recalls leaving Uncle Tom's Cabin with a Deacon who, after reading it, declares it a remarkable book that changes his outlook on slavery and jokes he could write a better book if he tried for a month. The anecdote, relayed by the Boston Herald.
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New York
Old Deacon Short
Uncle Tom
Deacon
Boston Herald
Stumped the Judge Defense Serves Fractured Comparison
Judge Cabaniss recalls a peculiar def ense where a man charged with beating his wife argued a joke about a mock dinner attack. The judge refused to sentence, choosing a warning instead, saying he could not answer the fanciful scenario.
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Cabaniss
San Francisco Chronicle
Shortest ghost tale told at dinner, amid coffee
The red nosed man shares a macabre joke about two men in a smoking compartment, one killed there three years earlier. A later quip has a lonely bachelor reaching for matches handed to him in the night, as the dinner party listens.
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Boston
New York
Horse talk at mess hour sparks mill camp debate
In a saw mill camp during mess hour the crew quarreled over horses. Comments praised Kelly's old gray mare, Johnson's black mare, and Water's spindle-shank mare with quips about trotting, barley eating, and double joints as Shepard arrived late for dinner.
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Kelly
Gray
Johnson
Drosled Shepard
Myers
San Francisco Chronicle
Blow Up Sermon Erupts in Boston Parish
A boy at a Newburyport sermon urges his mother to leave. The Bishop Eastburn of Massachusetts is described as imposing and pompous in full canonical dress, then reputedly “blowed hisself up again” as the service continues.
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Bishop Eastburn
Massachusetts
Newburyport
Poultry Looking Exchange Creates Odd Lobby Query
A man with a celluloid collar and ready-made tie asked a Colonial hotel employee about his brother. The clerk asked for a description, and the man replied that his brother was a large poultry looking gentleman similar in appearance to himself.
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Colonial Hotel
Child Learns Humor From a Toe Crushed by a Picture
A mother consoles her crying son as he explains that his father dropped a picture and it landed on his toe. The boy admits he laughed at the accident, a light moment reflecting a child’s charm in a domestic scene.
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Sonny
Mummy
Neighbor's Success Sparks Parental Self-Doubt
A parent reflects that a child’s question about a neighbor's greater success feels like a shower bath of truth. The remark unsettles self image and prompts contemplation of personal progress and envy.
Defiance Starch 13 ptm Up Price Note
Defiance starch is advertised at 16 ounces per package for ten cents. The note promises one third more starch for the same money, highlighting a value increase per unit without changing price.
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Defiance
When a Fellow Falls in Love with an Heiress
The saying notes that a suitor who loves an heiress may view marriage as both a luxury and a necessity, blending romance with social prospects.
Lewis Single Binder 5c Cigar Quality Advertised
An advertisement touts Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar as quality all the time with dealer or factory references in Peoria and Ul.
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Lewis
Peoria
Theater Properties and a Moonlit Vision
A Jersey conversation features a theater manager and a patron discussing Midsummer Night's Dream. The exchange touches on visuals like moonlight and storms and a jokey remark about using stage wings as mosquitoes.
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Jerseyman
A Woman's Heart Anxious Mother and Son Discuss Clara Vere de Vere
A concerned mother asks her adult son Arthur about his feelings for Clara Vere de Vere. He admits he is deeply in love and fears risking his fate. He questions Clara’s affection and mentions her mentions of friends, noting she has shown no clear signs of reciprocation. He concludes she loves him.
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Arthur
Clara Vere de Vere
Europe
French Restaurant Dishes Provoke Indigestion Laughs
A witty exchange jokes about dyspepsia at a French eatery. The speaker notes only dish names pronounceable to them taste indigestible, underscoring playful dining satire.
Peruna Endorsed by Rear Admiral Hichborn in Army and Navy Use
Philip Hichborn, Rear-Admiral U S Navy, Washington, D C, endorses Peruna as an invigorating tonic. The text notes soldiers and sailors are prone to catarrh and Peruna helps prevent colds from becoming catarrh, and can relieve both acute and chronic cases with early use.
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Hichborn
Peruna
Philip Hichborn
U. S. Navy
Washington, D.C
Bargain Window Bargain At Toy Store
A captioned scene shows a boy asking his mother to buy a spinning top while she refuses due to the cold. The boy counters by requesting a double ripper sled and new skates, urging to keep the top deal alive.
You Are a Cheap Scoundrel Fire-Eater Demands Satisfaction
An excited fire-eater blasts insults at an unnamed opponent calling him a cheap scoundrel car blackguard liar and low-down horse thief. He produces a card and demands gentlemanly satisfaction per implied duel customs.
Arrest or Rescue Distinction Tells Court
A courtroom exchange features a man denying an arrest for assault on his wife claiming officers rescued him as she reached for a stove lid. The exchange centers on whether police actions were an arrest or a rescue, reflecting a critical moment in the trial.
More Than He Could Stand
The judge asks the prisoner at the bar for statements before sentencing. The inmate says he has nothing to add except to protest the prosecuting attorney’s language accusing him of murder and denying he is the defendant in a society divorce case.
Senator Signals Possible Casual Bid for Re-election
A conversation quotes a senator avoiding a definite run for re election saying some legislatures have risen while noting past service. He suggests he may drop by and make a casual bid, with others urging continuation of his work.
Friday Worry Sparks Fairness Debate
A brief discussion centers on whether it is fair to blame Friday for bad luck. The exchange notes that tying misfortune to a specific day seems unjust to one speaker.
Inability to Arrive Attributed to Butt In Ability
A witty remark notes that many men fail to arrive not due to delay but because of their habit of butt in. The line implies interruptions and self-defeating behavior as a cause of tardiness.
Not to Be Disturbed in Country Store Exchange
A country storekeeper tries to bar Mrs Medders from taking crackers, while Bill Bruser naps on the bar, hinting at a tense mood and a cheeky, folksy exchange in a rural setting.
His Main Fault in Slow Rise to Greatness
An old farmer laments his son’s slow pace. The incubator remark hints at a thwarted talent as others consistently leap ahead, cutting him out before he can seize opportunities. The dialogue reveals frustration over unmet potential and delayed achievement.
Officer in Gold Braid Faces Harsh War Realities
Reflection on battlefield danger contrasts with parade rank as the most decorated officer often survives while frontline fate claims others. The line between distinction and peril is examined through military life.
Debt-free Life Is Hard Work at Grocer’s Trust
A compact note reflecting on the irony that maintaining a debt-free status often requires persistent effort, with a wry take on earning trust at a grocery store by managing finances and purchases carefully.
Blobb s Politician Price Question Prompted by Quip
A dialogue panel features Blobbs questioning if all politicians have a price and another character asserting most are purchasable at bargain rates. The exchange foregrounds cynicism about political integrity in a light humorous frame.
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Blobbs
Wigg and Wage Debate Club Offer in Revealed Chat
Wigg tries to recruit Wage with promises of home comforts. Wage rejects, noting he is married and not seeking that kind of club.
Coffee linked to irreversible eye damage says Rockford report
Rockford Register Gazette warns that heavy coffee consumption may cause nerve and eye damage in a rare case from Beach County where O A Leach lost forward sight while retaining side vision. Doctors claim three coffees per day for years caused the issue, urging quitting coffee and using Postum to restore nerve health.
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Rockford, Ill
Register-Gazette
William Langhurst
Aurora
O. A. Leach
Beach County
Leach
Register Gazette
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